The 1994–95 NBA year was the Rockets’ 28th season from the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston. [1] After winning their first tournament, the Rockets went on to win their first nine matches of the season. However, with greater competition from the West, management felt a change was required to win another name. On February 14, the Rockets 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, after the trade, the Rockets struggled in the second half of the season posting a list of 17–18 on their way to finishing third at 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 take a 2–1 series lead, but the Rockets went on to win the series in five games. In the semifinals, they confronted the Phoenix Suns for its 2nd consecutive year. The Rockets was able to conquer the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven matches to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In all Texas Western Conference, they faced the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, only winning on the road 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 year, Vernon Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tracy Murray left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.
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