The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets’ 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston. [1] After winning their first tournament, the Rockets went on to win their first nine games of this season. But with greater competition from the West, management felt a change was required to win another title. 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 in the University of Houston. But after the transaction, the Rockets struggled in the second half of this year posting a record of 17–18 in their way to finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record. Olajuwon was chosen 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 require a two –1 series guide, however, the Rockets went on to win the series in five matches. In the semifinals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for the 2nd consecutive year. The Rockets managed to defeat the Suns in seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In Texas Western Conference, they faced the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the show, only winning on the street until the Rockets won Game 6 in The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals. In the Finals, they drifted the Orlando Magic in four straight games, and won their second successive championship. Following the 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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