The 1994–95 NBA year was the Rockets’ 28th year 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 the year. However, with increased competition from the West, direction felt that a change was needed to win another title. On February 14, the Celtics traded Otis Thorpe into the Portland Trail Blazers for All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, a former teammate of Hakeem Olajuwon in the University of Houston. However, after the transaction, the Rockets fought in the second half of this year posting a record 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 movie, the Rockets faced the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in the first round. The Jazz would take a 2–1 series lead, however, the Rockets went on to win the series in five matches. In the semifinals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for its second consecutive year. The Rockets was able to defeat the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven matches ahead of the Western Conference Finals. In the all Texas Western Conference, they faced the San Antonio Spurs. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, just 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 matches, and won their second successive championship. Following the year, 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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