NBA Finals Orlando Magic at Houston Rockets, June 14, 1995
At the end of the first half, the Magic had a 4-point advantage of the home team, Rockets. However, the Rockets have another notable comeback as they outscored the Magic 66-50 in the second half, thus winning their second consecutive NBA championship. Olajuwon outscores O’Neal by 10 points and caps off the sweep by hitting a memorable yet uncharacteristic 3-pointer in front of O’Neal.
Box score https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199506140HOU.html
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U NEVER QUESTION A CHAMPIONSHIP OR PLAYOFF WIN BUT U CAN BE A SORE ASS LOSER!!!! BUT THIS AINT THA CASE GREATEST FINALS AND AND AND GREATEST PLAYOFF UPSET IN NBA HISTORY!! SOMEBODY GOT SOME EXPLAIN TU DO CAUSE SOMEBODY WORKIN SOMW VOO DOO CUZ IT AINT MAGIC
HOW MUCH POINT SHAVIN WAS CAUGHT IN EACH ROUND THEY FOUND ALOT??????
orlando was young team back hen olajuwon was unstoppable
We are the best team in the world 🙂
We are the best team in the world 🙂
Hakeem had them boys in a blender lol
I was so happy that Clyde got one.
Dude , Orlando should have passed the ball to Shaq every play . The coach should ha e been canned
He needed kobe dewayd and Phil
But the mainstream agenda media will tell you back then players didn't shoot 3s. 🤦♀️. Freaking 🤡 media. Blatant liars.
there were a couple of games that were ONLY won because of Drexler keeping his cool in these clearly chaotic, turnover filled melees.
His ability to pop jumpers , or create and power to hoop at will, when it was most needed, his ball handling, quiet confident leadership, experience, off the scale basket ball IQ (when to do what), d, rebounding, passing. . He played first tier , all time NBA superstar level basketball. They completely depended on him to step up, as the Warriors did when Durant did in game 4 back when. I don't see how anybody can knock Drex or Durant. They were so good, It's not like Charles Barkley didn't fuck up MANY MANY TIMES and give it away and fail with his bad lifestyle habits and inability to deliver the goods, and adapt to what was needed in the moment.
THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST NBA FINALS PLAYED IN HISTORY AND ENDED UP BEING THE WORST. ITS GOTTA BE THOSE 4 STRAIGHT FREE THROW MISSES BY NICK ANDERSON EVEN MY GRANDMA DONT MISS 4 FREE THROWS IN A ROW
Olajuwon played Robinson and O'Neal as little toys in the playoffs in 95
Partidazo, que pena por mi querido Orlando, aún no entiendo porqué no campeonó aquella ocasión, teniendo a figuras como Shaquel O´neal y derrotando como a romper fideos a Chicago Bulls de Jordan
Atleast LeBron is not the only one who got swept in their First finals experience
Hakeem!
Best times ever 80s 90s so many great players and teams
Shaq was amazing in this game. Hakeem and the rockets were just too good
Houston is the best
We’re can I watch the full game in HD
Hakeem was given Shaq tha business yikes 😬 😳
Shaw was killem them 3rs lol
8:08 wow! Lol MJish lol
11:01 no human scan stop that force lol
Hakeem would fit perfectly in the modern game. He would be even better, ain’t no shaq type playing now. Who’s stopping him today?
The Dream was on another level in '94 and '95.
Orlando played soft defense and failed to match the Rockets physical play.
This is what I call exciting basketball. The no defense, everyone shoot threes era now is boring.
Possible Bucks Vs Warriors?
I just hope that this finals scenario may happen again this 2023 playoffs for the Warriors.
Shortly after the Rockets won the 1995 Larry O'Brien;
…
Larry Bird: So you think you can dribble? Well let me tell you something…
The teams are back in town, and they plan to teach you a lesson. You learned pretty fast last season, but things have changed. Your opponents have remembered every free throw you gave them, and this time they demand a rematch. This year their hunger for revenge will not go unsatisfied. And one more thing, there are a few new teams in the group this time around. You might want to be careful of them, they can get pretty ugly when they are angry…
…
Bird laughs sinisterly.
An angry Hakeem Olajuwon punches the TV!
Secret to this series was Horry outplaying Hardaway though not matched up together
This is the most iconic and memorable NBA Finals of the 90s. It is fascinating to know the Houston Rockes can be considered a super team (with a great coach in the name of Rudy Tomjanovich) that year. The Chicago Bulls even when Jordan came back was eliminated by the Orlando on the Eastern Conference Finals, which eventually Orlando Magic 🎩 won 🏆that made them to this historic finals.
Moreover, Orlando has the worse coaching during this NBA Finals which I believed could have been different in contrast to the Orlando Magic's complete, talented, and younger line-up.
90s basketball is so different. I can literally feel the energy just by watching. You don’t see such footwork by Drexler, Shaq, Hakeem in todays game.