1993 Houston Rockets vs Seattle SuperSonics Western Conference Semifinals Highlights

1993 Houston Rockets vs Seattle SuperSonics Western Conference Semifinals Highlights

he’s been on Houston playoff teams as a player an assistant and now a head coach but his team missed a chance to really blow it open early as they missed the three-on-one and ending the first quarter Eddie Johnson hits the three-pointer the Sonic within three quick passing here Kenny Smith fires up a three and the rockets build a 40 35 advantage in the second quarter until Seattle started to run Payton nice move leaving it for Sam Perkins who scored 11 and did a great defensive job on AIM alaguan at the end of the first half that’s Eddie Johnson again with a three-pointer and Houston trailing by two Kim alagu on to Robert Ory ory had 11 the Rockets trying to stay in there in the third quarter when Ricky Pierce and the sonics took over Pierce coming down with the pass from Nate McMillan and laying it in he scored 23 points in the game 19 in the second half and then in the fourth quarter Eddie Johnson for two more he had 20 a 12-point Seattle lead but Kenny Smith with the knock away and then gets it back at the other end caps a 13-2 Houston run the Rockets within three but the sonics hang on Shan Kemp who led his team in rebounds gets it to Gary pton and George Carl’s team wins round one 99 to9 AEM blocking five shots but shot just eight of 22 from the floor and Carl throwing a variety of Defenders at him Michael cage who fouled out Kemp hem playing 45 minutes for complaining that the dream gets any call he wants cage found out out in game one while Perkins ended with five personals game two back in Seattle Derek mcke waiting and then the no look to Gary pton Payton had a monster night Sonic’s up by six Rockets not intimidated Matt Buller good time running out into of the half Otis Thorp Robert ay and ay buries it rockets by four at the break third quarter back in fourth we go Ricky Pierce Sam Perkins Perkins bothered by a sore neck three was 23 there Sonics by one Kenny Smith Hakeem hem at 28 rockets by one shot of the day the end of the third Eddie Johnson for three good part of a 14-2 Sonic run fourth quarter all Sonics Payton who had have 22 a playoff career high and the organist right on Q as Payton scores and George Carl says The Knockout blows well they’re up two nothing 111 to 100 game three Saturday night in Houston Perkins as I mentioned came into this game with a sore neck he had 23 five of six from three-point range season award for AE the defensive player of the year the rest of the Rockets turn it up on D this steal leads to a break that would lead to a Vernon Maxwell lay in Houston by 15 at the break third quarter Sonics on d Sean Kemp the steel Gary Payton who scored 22 in game two held to just eight Rudy T looking for a big third quarter when he gets it Otis Thorp he took 14 shots he hit 12 of them when the Rockets missed hakee was there rockets on a 140 run they outscore the Sonics 27-13 in quarter number three the lead is 7647 it’s over final was 9779 Shan Kemp was the only Sonic to score more than 10 points he hit for 12 the rocket shot over 50% from the field Hakeem scores 22 Robert Ory and Kenny Smith each had 11 following the game Otis Thorp was happy to have something positive to talk about game four back at the summit where the Rockets hope to even things up why are they the third best defensive team in the league team Elijah won eight blocks on the night two in a row here more defense by hakee not with the block but with the steel he takes it the length of the Court hakee had 24 points 12 boards eight blocks five assists frustration for the sonics George car in Gary Payton’s face for not calling a timeout pyton gives Carl a mouthful pton would sit on the bench with J George the rest of the first half that’s Eddie Johnson draining the three Sonic again Payton Pierce and it counts Sonic down by six in closing fourth quarter the Rockets trying to take control and Scotty Brooks The Long Outlet Carl Herrera and the rockets even things up taking care of matters on their home floor Robert Ory the rookie with 19 Vernon Maxwell had 18 Seattle’s front Court outscored by the Rockets big men to keep it that way the swing game and problems for AEM early look at the way the Sonic defense collapsed on him he loses it at the other end a monster slam from Shan Kemp sending a message maybe a little Bonsai yell there Ricky Pierce warming up in the second quarter setting up for the three and hits for Seattle as they start to pull away before the half another jumper from Pierce their best shoot again a three-pointer 15 in the second quarter Nate McMillan on a drive Scott Brooks some elbows they get into it both players ejected for fighting and Rudy Tom John say hey just don’t throw any punches remember what happened there as the sonics win this easily 120 to 95 they set a team playoff record for field goal accuracy hitting 55% AEM did have 25 but no block shots and Seattle starting back Court outscoring Houston two constants have emerged the home court Advantage each team averaging double digit victories at home the other constant hakee averaging 25 points a game to The Summit in Houston Sean Kemp coming in off a 20 19point game and 12 rebounds in game five hakee had his game face on the third quarter was the key to this one the block on D and he swats the ball away again sets up the fast break and finishing off the fast break Otis Thorp the beginning of a huge night for OT more d by Hakeem Ricky Pierce now the Rockets are off Bon Maxwell spots Kenny Smith Smith spots up Nails the three one of four on the night hakee not a very big night on offense not needed he scored 14 grab 10 rebounds off the inbounds Vernon Maxwell time winds down he winds up and it’s good Rockets outscore the sonics 3615 in the quarter hakee had five blocks on the night K Smith takes 16 shots he nailed 13 of them for a career playoff high 30 Rockets win at 103 90 along with hitting 13 of 16 Kenny Smith didn’t turn the ball over once Sean Kemp scored only one point took only two shots all five rocket starters were in double figures bar unchecked Nails the three and the Sonic lead by three at the end of three fourth quarter the Rockets go to hakee elijuan against the double team tied at 91 you got to stop that says George Carl aim outside Robert Ory hits the two Rudy T and the rockets think they’re going to stay on top not if Ricky Pierce can help it the rainbow over Vernon Maxwell’s 93 a piece Rockets go for the final shot aeem swings it out to Vernon Maxwell Kenny Smith for three clang and it goes to overtime bad calls hurt Houston the refs say the pass went off Robert Ory and out of bounds when really Sam Perkins just threw it away Rudy T didn’t like it neither did ory but they have to keep playing still in OT Seattle up by two sha Kemp hits the hook and then Sam Perkins the man with the experience the CL Perkins turn fad fires hit it Sam Perkin trains the bway jumer but it wasn’t over Houston gets within one time running down Maxwell decides he’s going to take it play no good Sean Kemp hits two free throws as Rudy tomjanovich agonizes Houston down three last gasp AE to tie it for the three-pointer air ball end of season 10300 SE atle wins in overtime the sonics are now 4-0 all time in playoff series against Houston hakeem’s numbers in the final game of a great season for him 23 point

May 10-22, 1993

The Sonics defeat the Rockets in 7 games to advance to the Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Suns

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