Who Won The Nba Finals In 1994?
The Houston Rockets won the NBA Finals in 1994, beating the New York Knicks in seven games. Hakeem Olajuwon was named the Finals MVP.
The Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets won the NBA Finals in 1994. This was the first time in franchise history that the team had won the championship. The Rockets were led by head coach Rudy Tomjanovich and star players Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler.
The Houston Rockets won the first game of the Finals
The Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks 90–84 in the first game of the Finals, taking a 1–0 lead in the series. The Knicks had a chance to tie the game with seconds left, but John Starks missed a wide-open three-point shot. Hakeem Olajuwon had 32 points and 16 rebounds for the Rockets, while Anthony Mason led the Knicks with 19 points.
The Houston Rockets won the second game of the Finals
The Houston Rockets won the second game of the Finals, defeating the New York Knicks 92-91 at Madison Square Garden. The victory evened the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.
With the score tied 91-91 and time running out, Houston’s Kenny Smith hit a jumper from the top of the key with just seconds remaining to give the Rockets the lead for good. Smith finished with 19 points, while Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 24 points and 15 rebounds.
The series shifted to Houston for the next two games, with the Rockets winning both contests to take a 3-1 lead. Game five was close throughout, but New York rallied late and had a chance to win it in the final seconds. However, Knicks forward John Starks missed a wide-open three-pointer that would have given his team the victory. Houston held on for a 96-95 win and took a commanding lead in the series.
The Knicks won game six back in New York to force a seventh and final game. The deciding contest was close throughout, but Houston pulled away late and won 90-84 to claim its first NBA championship. Olajuwon was named MVP of the Finals after averaging 27 points and 11 rebounds per game.
The Houston Rockets won the third game of the Finals
The Rockets defeated the New York Knicks 90–84 to win their first NBA championship. The series was tied 1-1 going into Game 3.
The New York Knicks
The New York Knicks won the NBA Finals in 1994. The Knicks were led by head coach Pat Riley and star player Patrick Ewing. The Knicks defeated the Houston Rockets in seven games to win their first NBA championship. The Knicks have not won an NBA championship since.
The New York Knicks won the fourth game of the Finals
The New York Knicks won the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship in 1970 and 1973. In 1994, the Knicks made it back to the Finals after a 21-year drought. After losing the first two games of the series, the Knicks won four straight games to become NBA champions.
The New York Knicks won the fifth game of the Finals
The New York Knicks won the fifth game of the Finals, defeating the Houston Rockets 90–84 at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks became the first team in NBA history to win a best-of-seven Finals series after being down two games to none. Patrick Ewing was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
The New York Knicks won the sixth game of the Finals
In 1994, the New York Knicks won the sixth game of the Finals, defeating the Houston Rockets, 90-84, to become only the second team in NBA history to come back from a 0-2 deficit to win a championship series. The Knicks were led by head coach Pat Riley and center Patrick Ewing.
The Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets won the seventh game of the Finals
The Houston Rockets won the seventh game of the Finals, defeating the New York Knicks 90–84 to clinch their first NBA Championship. Center Hakeem Olajuwon was named NBA Finals MVP, became the first player in history to be named both regular season and Finals MVP in the same year, and joined Michael Jordan as the only players to have won both an NCAA Championship and an NBA Championship.
The Houston Rockets were the first team to win an NBA Championship
The Houston Rockets were the first team to win an NBA Championship. They did it in 1994, when they defeated the New York Knicks in seven games. It was a remarkable achievement for a team that had only been in existence for eight years.
The Rockets were led by Hakeem Olajuwon, who was named the Finals MVP. Olajuwon was a dominant force in the middle, averaging 27.3 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game. He was ably supported by Clyde Drexler, who averaged 21.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
The Rockets went on to win another NBA Championship in 1995, defeating the Orlando Magic in four games. They remain the only team in NBA history to win back-to-back titles with two different head coaches (Rudy Tomjanovich and Larry Brown).
