1993–94 Houston Rockets season
The 1993–94 NBA season was the Houston Rockets' 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 23rd season in Houston.[1] During the offseason, the Rockets acquired Mario Elie from the Portland Trail Blazers. The Rockets went off to a great start, winning their first fifteen games to tie the 1948–49 Washington Capitols for the best unbeaten record to open a season, before the Golden State Warriors surpassed it in 2015.[2] After losing to the Atlanta Hawks on December 3, the Rockets won the next seven games as well, falling just one victory shy of tying the 1969–70 Knicks (23–1) for the best record with one defeat in NBA history.[3] However, the Rockets would cool off as the season progressed, at one point losing four games in a row. Still, they finished first place in the Midwest Division with a 58–24 record, a franchise record that stood until the 2017-18 team recorded their 59th win.
1993–94 Houston Rockets season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Rudy Tomjanovich |
Owners | Leslie Alexander |
Arena | The Summit |
Results | |
Record | 58–24 (.707) |
Place | Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Champions (Defeated Knicks 4–3) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTXH Home Sports Entertainment |
Radio | KTRH |
Hakeem Olajuwon won the league's Most Valuable Player award, ahead of David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls.[4] Anchoring one of the league's best defenses, Olajuwon also won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, also beating out Robinson by a narrow 23 to 22 votes. He was also selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.
In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 3–1 in the first round, then defeated the Phoenix Suns 4–3 in the semifinals, and the 5th-seeded Utah Jazz 4–1 in the Western Conference Finals. In the 1994 NBA Finals, they defeated the New York Knicks in seven games, and won their first championship in franchise history. It was the Rockets' third NBA finals appearance, after 1981 and 1986. Olajuwon was the only player of the 1985–86 Rockets to still be on the 1993–94 team. By winning the Finals MVP, Olajuwon also became the first player to win regular season MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP in the same season. The Rockets also became the first team from the Midwest Division since the Milwaukee Bucks 23 years prior to win the NBA title.
Offseason
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School or club team |
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1 | 24 | Sam Cassell | Guard | ![]() |
Florida State |
2 | 46 | Richard Petruška | Center | ![]() |
UCLA |
2 | 50 | Marcelo Nicola | Forward | ![]() |
Taugres (Spain) |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | 35–6 | 23–18 | 15–11 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3 | 32–9 | 23–18 | 16–10 |
x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 21–5 |
x- Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16 | 28–13 | 14–27 | 14–12 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 38 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 5–21 |
Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 45 | 6–35 | 7–34 | 7–19 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
4 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 10 |
6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 |
7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 50 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Boston | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
Charlotte | 1–4 | 4–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Cleveland | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Miami | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Milwaukee | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Minnesota | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
New Jersey | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
New York | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
Orlando | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Philadelphia | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Scott Brooks | 73 | 0 | 16.8 | .491 | .377 | .871 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .70 | .03 | 5.2 |
Matt Bullard | 65 | 0 | 11.2 | .345 | .325 | .769 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .22 | .09 | 3.5 |
Sam Cassell | 66 | 6 | 17.0 | .418 | .295 | .841 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .89 | .11 | 6.7 |
Earl Cureton | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 6.0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 2.0 |
Mario Elie | 67 | 8 | 24.0 | .446 | .335 | .860 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .75 | .12 | 9.3 |
Carl Herrera | 75 | 0 | 17.2 | .458 | .000 | .711 | 3.8 | .5 | .43 | .35 | 4.7 |
Robert Horry | 81 | 81 | 29.3 | .459 | .324 | .732 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.47 | .93 | 9.9 |
Chris Jent | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | .500 | .364 | .500 | 5.0 | 2.3 | .00 | .00 | 10.3 |
Vernon Maxwell | 75 | 73 | 34.3 | .389 | .298 | .749 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 1.67 | .27 | 13.6 |
Hakeem Olajuwon | 80 | 80 | 41.0 | .528 | .421 | .716 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 1.60 | 3.71 | 27.3 |
Richard Petruška | 22 | 0 | 4.2 | .435 | .467 | .750 | 1.4 | .0 | .09 | .14 | 2.4 |
Eric Riley | 47 | 2 | 4.7 | .486 | .000 | .541 | 1.3 | .2 | .11 | .19 | 1.9 |
Larry Robinson | 6 | 0 | 9.2 | .500 | .250 | .375 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.17 | .00 | 4.2 |
Kenny Smith | 78 | 78 | 28.3 | .480 | .405 | .871 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .76 | .05 | 11.6 |
Otis Thorpe | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | .561 | .000 | .657 | 10.6 | 2.3 | .80 | .34 | 14.0 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Scott Brooks | 5 | 0 | 4.6 | .833 | 1.000 | .000 | .4 | .6 | .00 | .00 | 2.2 |
Matt Bullard | 10 | 0 | 5.5 | .211 | .200 | .750 | 1.0 | .0 | .10 | .20 | 1.6 |
Sam Cassell | 22 | 0 | 21.7 | .394 | .378 | .865 | 2.7 | 4.2 | .95 | .23 | 9.4 |
Earl Cureton | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | .800 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.9 | .2 | .10 | .20 | 1.8 |
Mario Elie | 23 | 0 | 16.6 | .396 | .313 | .851 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .35 | .13 | 5.8 |
Carl Herrera | 16 | 0 | 15.5 | .534 | .000 | .813 | 2.8 | .2 | .31 | .19 | 4.7 |
Robert Horry | 23 | 23 | 33.8 | .434 | .382 | .765 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.52 | .87 | 11.7 |
Chris Jent | 11 | 0 | 5.6 | .250 | .231 | .000 | .8 | .6 | .18 | .00 | 1.2 |
Vernon Maxwell | 23 | 23 | 38.3 | .376 | .326 | .685 | 3.5 | 4.2 | .87 | .09 | 13.8 |
Hakeem Olajuwon | 23 | 23 | 43.0 | .519 | .500 | .795 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 1.74 | 4.00 | 28.9 |
Kenny Smith | 23 | 23 | 30.3 | .455 | .447 | .808 | 2.3 | 4.1 | .96 | .17 | 10.8 |
Otis Thorpe | 23 | 23 | 37.1 | .572 | .500 | .567 | 9.9 | 2.3 | .57 | .43 | 11.3 |
Playoffs
Western Conference first round
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Portland Trail Blazers: Rockets win series 3–1
- Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (April 29): Houston 115, Portland 104
- Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 1): Houston 114, Portland 104
- Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 3): Portland 118, Houston 115
- Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 6): Houston 92, Portland 89
Last playoff meeting: 1987 Western Conference First Round (Houston won 3–1)
West Conference Semifinals
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Phoenix Suns: Rockets win series 4–3
- Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (May 8): Phoenix 91, Houston 87
- Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 11): Phoenix 124, Houston 117 (OT)
- Game 3 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 13): Houston 118, Phoenix 102
- Game 4 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 15): Houston 107, Phoenix 96
- Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (May 17): Houston 109, Phoenix 86
- Game 6 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 19): Phoenix 103, Houston 89
- Game 7 @ The Summit, Houston (May 21): Houston 104, Phoenix 94
Last playoff meeting: This was the first meeting between the Rockets and Suns.
West Conference Finals
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Rockets win series 4–1
- Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (May 23): Houston 100, Utah 88
- Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 25): Houston 104, Utah 99
- Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 27): Utah 95, Houston 86
- Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 29): Houston 80, Utah 78
- Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (May 31): Houston 94, Utah 83
Last playoff meeting: 1985 Western Conference first round (Utah won 3–2)
1994 NBA Finals roster
Head Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich
Hakeem Olajuwon |
Otis Thorpe |
Vernon Maxwell |
Robert Horry |
Mario Elie |
Sam Cassell |
Chris Jent |
Carl Herrera |
Scott Brooks |
Larry Robinson |
Matt Bullard |
Richard Petruška |
Earl Cureton |
Eric Riley |
Kenny Smith |
Series summary
Game | Date | Home team | Result | Road team |
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Game 1 | June 8 | Houston | 85–78 | New York |
Game 2 | June 10 | Houston | 83–91 | New York |
Game 3 | June 12 | New York | 89–93 | Houston |
Game 4 | June 15 | New York | 91–82 | Houston |
Game 5 | June 17 | New York | 91–84 | Houston |
Game 6 | June 19 | Houston | 86–84 | New York |
Game 7 | June 22 | Houston | 90–84 | New York |
Rockets win series 4–3
Interruption of Game 5 telecast by O. J. Simpson car chase
During Game 5 (June 17, 1994), most NBC affiliates (with the noted exception being WNBC-TV out of New York City) split the coverage of the game between NFL Hall of Famer O. J. Simpson's slow-speed freeway chase with the LAPD. At the time, Simpson had been an NFL analyst on NBC. A visibly confused and distraught Bob Costas (NBC's anchor for their NBA Finals coverage) said during the telecast from Madison Square Garden that the Simpson situation was "not just tragic but now surreal".
Award winners
References
- 1993–94 Houston Rockets
- "Knicks Are All Talk but No Action Versus Rockets". The New York Times. December 3, 1993.
- "Buzzer-Beating Shot Makes Rockets 22-1". The New York Times. December 22, 1993.
- "Rockets' Olajuwon Named Most Valuable Player". The New York Times. May 25, 1994.