1994–95 Houston Rockets season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets’ 28th season from the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston. [1] After winning their first championship, the Rockets went on to win their first nine matches of this season. But with increased competition from the West, direction felt that a change was required to win another name. On February 14, the Celtics traded Otis Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers to get All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, a former teammate of Hakeem Olajuwon at the University of Houston. However, following the trade, the Rockets struggled in the second half of this season posting a list of 17–18 in their way to finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record. Olajuwon was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.
In the playoffs, the Rockets confronted the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in the first round. The Jazz would take a two –1 series lead, however, the Rockets went on to win the series in five games. In the semifinals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for its second consecutive year. The Rockets was able to defeat the Suns in seven matches to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In Texas Western Conference, they faced the San Antonio Spurs. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, only winning on the street before the Rockets won Game 6 at The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals. In the event, they drifted the Orlando Magic in four consecutive games, and won their second consecutive championship. Following this season, Vernon Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tracy Murray left at the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.

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