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įollowing the season, Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.
As the 6th seed in the 1995 playoffs, the 1994-95 Rockets to date are the lowest seeded team in league history to win an NBA championship. In the Finals, they swept the Orlando Magic in four straight games, and won their second consecutive championship, with Olajuwon being named Finals MVP for the second straight year. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, only winning on the road until the Rockets won Game 6 at The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals. In the all Texas Western Conference Finals, they faced the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. After trailing 3–1, the Rockets managed to defeat the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for the second consecutive year.
#94 95 HOUSTON ROCKETS ROSTER SERIES#
The Jazz would take a 2–1 series lead, but the Rockets went on to win the series in five games. In the playoffs, the Rockets faced the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in the Western Conference First Round. Olajuwon also finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. Off the bench, second-year guard Sam Cassell provided with 9.5 points and 4.9 assists per game, while Mario Elie contributed 8.8 points per game, and Carl Herrera averaged 6.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
In addition, Vernon Maxwell provided the team with 13.3 points per game, while Kenny Smith contributed 10.4 points per game, and Robert Horry averaged 10.2 points per game. Olajuwon and Drexler were both named to the All-NBA Third Team. Olajuwon averaged 27.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 3.4 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, while Drexler averaged 21.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game in 35 games with the Rockets after the trade. 500 basketball in the second half of the season, posting an 18–18 record on their way to finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record.
However, after holding a 29–17 record at the All-Star break, the Rockets played. The team also signed free agent Chucky Brown midway through the season. On February 14, 1995, the Rockets traded Otis Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, and three-point specialist Tracy Murray Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon were both teammates at the University of Houston in the early 1980s. However, with increased competition in the West, management felt a change was needed to win another title. After winning their first championship, the Rockets went on to win their first nine games of the season. The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston.
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