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Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 28–June 22, 1994 |
Season | 1993–94 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Houston Rockets (1st title) |
Runner-up | New York Knicks |
Semifinalists |
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The 1994 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Hakeem Olajuwon was named NBA Finals MVP.
This was also the first time that the Boston Celtics (since 1979) and Los Angeles Lakers (since 1976) missed the playoffs. It was their first absence from the playoffs since the playoff field expanded to 16 teams in 1984. It was also the first time that both missed the playoffs in the same year. This would not occur again until 2014. It also marked the first time both of the two Los Angeles-based NBA teams, the Lakers and Clippers (who arrived in L.A. in 1984), missed the playoffs together.
The biggest upset came in the first round, when the Denver Nuggets came back from a 2–0 deficit to beat the Seattle SuperSonics in five games, marking the first time in NBA history that an eighth seed had defeated a #1 seed. Denver stretched their improbable playoff run with the Utah Jazz to seven games after being down 0–3, but Utah defeated them in Game 7 91–81.
The playoffs also featured the first playoff series victory for the Indiana Pacers in their 18-year NBA existence, as they swept the Orlando Magic (who were making their first playoff appearance in franchise history) in the first round, then eliminated the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks 4–2 in the second round. The Pacers advanced within one game of the NBA Finals, but lost Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Knicks.
This was the first time since the ABA–NBA merger prior to the 1976–77 season that all former ABA teams (Pacers, Nuggets, Spurs, and Nets) made the playoffs in the same year.
The Chicago Bulls, who made the playoffs despite the retirement of Michael Jordan, swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round, but then lost in seven games to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The Knicks made history by playing a record 25 playoff games (one short of the maximum), the most postseason games an NBA team has played. The 2005 Detroit Pistons tied this record.[1] However, it was broken by the 2008 Celtics.[1] Their easiest series was the first-round 3–1 win over the Nets. New York then forced three consecutive Game 7s, eliminating the Bulls 4–3 in the Conference Semifinals, knocking off the Pacers 4–3 in the conference finals, both times at Madison Square Garden, before losing in Game 7 to the Rockets at The Summit in the NBA Finals, which meant New York was denied NBA and NHL titles. Game 4 of the Finals took place at the Garden a day after the New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in 54 years in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Knicks coach Pat Riley made history by becoming the first (and to this date, the only) person in NBA history to have coached a Game 7 in the NBA Finals for two teams, having been with the Lakers in 1984 and 1988.
In the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors made their last playoff appearance until 2007. Game 3 of the Suns–Warriors series would be the last playoff game to take place inside the original bowl of the Oakland Coliseum Arena; the building was heavily renovated with increased seating capacity throughout the 1996–97 season, during which the Warriors moved to San Jose Arena, home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks. The arena was reopened the following season.
Game 3 of the Bulls-Cavaliers series was the last game played at the Richfield Coliseum.
Game 6 of the Bulls-Knicks series was the last game played at Chicago Stadium.
Game 5 of the Nuggets-Sonics series was the last to be played at Seattle Center Coliseum before its first renovation and eventual rechristening as KeyArena in 1995. During the renovations, the Sonics played the intervening 1994–95 NBA seasonatTacoma Dome in nearby Tacoma, Washington; the arena had also been used intermittently by them during the early 1990s. After the SuperSonics relocated to and rebranded as the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, the building (which is still being used by the Sonics' former WNBA sister team Seattle Storm) later received a second renovation project to accommodate the NHL's Seattle Kraken. This third iteration of the Coliseum became Climate Pledge Arena and was reopened in 2021.
This would be last time when neither conference's number one seed reached the conference finals until 2021.
The clock incident happened in the last moments of game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Rockets and Jazz. Tom Chambers inbounded the ball to Jeff Hornacek with 13.5 seconds left and Utah down 2. As play resumed, the Jazz timekeeper did not start the clock as they were trying to look for an open shot. After 8 seconds, the clock finally started as Chambers got the ball down low but Utah did not take advantage of the extra time they were given, and after Chambers attempted a shot and missed, there was a mad scramble for the ball. It ended up in Robert Horry's hands, who passed it to Kenny Smith; Houston ran out the clock to win 80–78.
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Atlanta* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Atlanta* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Orlando | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Cleveland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | New Jersey | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Seattle* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Denver | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Denver | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | San Antonio | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Golden State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Portland | 1 |
April 28 |
Miami Heat 93, Atlanta Hawks88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 24–15, 19–23, 28–19 | ||
Pts: Steve Smith22 Rebs: Glen Rice10 Asts: Bimbo Coles5 |
Pts: Kevin Willis17 Rebs: Kevin Willis16 Asts: Mookie Blaylock9 | |
Miami leads series, 1–0 |
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia |
April 30 |
Miami Heat 86, Atlanta Hawks 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 30–27, 23–26, 15–22 | ||
Pts: Steve Smith24 Rebs: Steve Smith9 Asts: four players 2 each |
Pts: Danny Manning20 Rebs: Kevin Willis14 Asts: Mookie Blaylock8 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia |
May 3 |
Atlanta Hawks 86, Miami Heat 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 28–21, 16–19, 24–24 | ||
Pts: Craig Ehlo20 Rebs: Kevin Willis13 Asts: Danny Manning8 |
Pts: Steve Smith25 Rebs: Rony Seikaly20 Asts: Brian Shaw4 | |
Miami leads series, 2–1 |
Miami Arena, Miami, Florida |
May 5 |
Atlanta Hawks 103, Miami Heat89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 33–25, 19–19, 29–26 | ||
Pts: Mookie Blaylock29 Rebs: Kevin Willis14 Asts: Mookie Blaylock7 |
Pts: Bimbo Coles18 Rebs: Rony Seikaly8 Asts: Bimbo Coles7 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Miami Arena, Miami, Florida |
May 8 |
Miami Heat 91, Atlanta Hawks 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 17–26, 19–22, 28–26 | ||
Pts: Grant Long22 Rebs: Grant Long10 Asts: Rony Seikaly4 |
Pts: Kevin Willis24 Rebs: Kevin Willis12 Asts: Mookie Blaylock18 | |
Atlanta wins series, 3–2 |
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia |
Atlanta won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Heat.[2]
April 29 |
New Jersey Nets 80, New York Knicks 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 20–16, 28–28, 19–28 | ||
Pts: Derrick Coleman27 Rebs: Derrick Coleman10 Asts: Kenny Anderson6 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing25 Rebs: Patrick Ewing13 Asts: Patrick Ewing5 | |
New York leads series, 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 1 |
New Jersey Nets 81, New York Knicks 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 13–29, 31–15, 17–20 | ||
Pts: Kenny Anderson21 Rebs: Derrick Coleman21 Asts: four players 3 each |
Pts: Charles Oakley25 Rebs: Charles Oakley24 Asts: Derek Harper8 | |
New York leads series, 2–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 4 |
New York Knicks 92, New Jersey Nets 93 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 20–21, 21–21, 20–9, Overtime: 9–10 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing27 Rebs: Charles Oakley16 Asts: Harper, Davis 4 each |
Pts: Derrick Coleman25 Rebs: Derrick Coleman17 Asts: Kenny Anderson11 | |
New York leads series, 2–1 |
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
May 6 |
New York Knicks 102, New Jersey Nets92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 21–20, 27–23, 30–31 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing36 Rebs: Patrick Ewing14 Asts: Oakley, Starks 4 each |
Pts: Derrick Coleman31 Rebs: Derrick Coleman9 Asts: Kenny Anderson7 | |
New York wins series, 3–1 |
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
New Jersey won 4–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting.
New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 29 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 96, Chicago Bulls 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 29–28, 20–27, 25–28 | ||
Pts: Gerald Wilkins23 Rebs: Tyrone Hill8 Asts: Mark Price5 |
Pts: Scottie Pippen31 Rebs: Scottie Pippen12 Asts: Peter Myers6 | |
Chicago leads series, 1–0 |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
May 1 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 96, Chicago Bulls 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter:23–31, 27–24, 25–23, 21–27 | ||
Pts: Gerald Wilkins28 Rebs: Tyrone Hill10 Asts: Price, Phills 4 each |
Pts: Scottie Pippen22 Rebs: Horace Grant12 Asts: Toni Kukoč11 | |
Chicago leads series, 2–0 |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
May 3 |
Chicago Bulls 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 92 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter:25–28, 19–20, 27–27, 16–12, Overtime: 8–5 | ||
Pts: Scottie Pippen23 Rebs: Scottie Pippen11 Asts: Scottie Pippen6 |
Pts: Chris Mills25 Rebs: Tyrone Hill13 Asts: Gerald Wilkins7 | |
Chicago wins series, 3–0 |
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio |
Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first four meetings.
Chicago leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 28 |
Indiana Pacers 89, Orlando Magic88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 22–28, 24–20, 23–14 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller24 Rebs: McKey, D. Davis 10 each Asts: Haywoode Workman11 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal24 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal19 Asts: Penny Hardaway10 | |
Indiana leads series, 1–0 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
April 30 |
Indiana Pacers 103, Orlando Magic 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 23–34, 29–18, 23–28 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller32 Rebs: Dale Davis9 Asts: Haywoode Workman10 |
Pts: Penny Hardaway31 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: Penny Hardaway7 | |
Indiana leads series, 2–0 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
May 2 |
Orlando Magic 86, Indiana Pacers 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 27–18, 20–22, 14–31 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal23 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal14 Asts: Penny Hardaway4 |
Pts: Reggie Miller31 Rebs: Dale Davis14 Asts: Derrick McKey6 | |
Indiana wins series, 3–0 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Magic.[5]
April 28 |
Denver Nuggets 82, Seattle SuperSonics 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 18–32, 21–23, 24–21 | ||
Pts: Bison Dele15 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo9 Asts: Robert Pack4 |
Pts: Detlef Schrempf21 Rebs: Kemp, Perkins 9 each Asts: Gary Payton7 | |
Seattle leads series, 1–0 |
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington |
April 30 |
Denver Nuggets 87, Seattle SuperSonics 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 18–23, 25–22, 25–25 | ||
Pts: LaPhonso Ellis18 Rebs: Ellis, Dele 10 each Asts: Dikembe Mutombo5 |
Pts: Gary Payton18 Rebs: Shawn Kemp12 Asts: Shawn Kemp6 | |
Seattle leads series, 2–0 |
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington |
May 2 |
Seattle SuperSonics 93, Denver Nuggets 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–41, 26–20, 21–23, 20–26 | ||
Pts: Detlef Schrempf18 Rebs: Detlef Schrempf6 Asts: Gary Payton5 |
Pts: Reggie Williams31 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo13 Asts: Reggie Williams8 | |
Seattle leads series, 2–1 |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
May 5 |
Seattle SuperSonics 85, Denver Nuggets 94 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 22–27, 24–18, 19–24, Overtime: 3–12 | ||
Pts: Payton, Schrempf 20 each Rebs: Shawn Kemp13 Asts: Vincent Askew5 |
Pts: LaPhonso Ellis27 Rebs: LaPhonso Ellis17 Asts: Reggie Williams6 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
May 7 |
Denver Nuggets 98, Seattle SuperSonics 94 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 22–24, 19–18, 28–26, Overtime: 10–6 | ||
Pts: Robert Pack23 Rebs: Bison Dele19 Asts: Reggie Williams5 |
Pts: Kendall Gill22 Rebs: Shawn Kemp12 Asts: Gary Payton8 | |
Denver wins series, 3–2 |
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.
Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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April 29 |
Portland Trail Blazers 104, Houston Rockets 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–39, 32–25, 30–26, 19–24 | ||
Pts: Clyde Drexler26 Rebs: Clyde Drexler13 Asts: Clyde Drexler6 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon26 Rebs: Otis Thorpe12 Asts: Maxwell, Smith 7 each | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 1 |
Portland Trail Blazers 104, Houston Rockets 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 23–28, 31–31, 26–27 | ||
Pts: Clifford Robinson28 Rebs: Clyde Drexler9 Asts: Rod Strickland12 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon46 Rebs: Otis Thorpe12 Asts: Sam Cassell9 | |
Houston leads series, 2–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 3 |
Houston Rockets 115, Portland Trail Blazers 118 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–30, 30–32, 30–24, 25–32 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon36 Rebs: Otis Thorpe11 Asts: Olajuwon, Horry 6 each |
Pts: Rod Strickland25 Rebs: Robinson, Williams 10 each Asts: Rod Strickland15 | |
Houston leads series, 2–1 |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
May 6 |
Houston Rockets 92, Portland Trail Blazers89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–13, 24–23, 17–26, 24–27 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon28 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon16 Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Rod Strickland26 Rebs: Clyde Drexler13 Asts: Rod Strickland7 | |
Houston wins series, 3–1 |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
Houston won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting.
Houston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 29 |
Golden State Warriors 104, Phoenix Suns 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–38, 27–26, 30–28, 24–19 | ||
Pts: Billy Owens27 Rebs: Billy Owens17 Asts: Latrell Sprewell10 |
Pts: Charles Barkley36 Rebs: Charles Barkley19 Asts: Barkley, Johnson 7 each | |
Phoenix leads series, 1–0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 1 |
Golden State Warriors 111, Phoenix Suns 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 31–33, 30–38, 25–26 | ||
Pts: Chris Mullin32 Rebs: Chris Webber10 Asts: Chris Webber9 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson38 Rebs: A.C. Green10 Asts: Kevin Johnson9 | |
Phoenix leads series, 2–0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 4 |
Phoenix Suns 140, Golden State Warriors 133 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 42–42, 32–31, 32–34, 34–26 | ||
Pts: Charles Barkley56 Rebs: Charles Barkley14 Asts: Kevin Johnson12 |
Pts: Chris Mullin30 Rebs: Webber, Gatling 8 each Asts: Chris Webber13 | |
Phoenix wins series, 3–0 |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
Phoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first two meetings.
Phoenix leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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April 28 |
Utah Jazz 89, San Antonio Spurs 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 17–25, 18–27, 29–24 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone36 Rebs: Karl Malone10 Asts: John Stockton8 |
Pts: David Robinson25 Rebs: Dennis Rodman11 Asts: David Robinson7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
April 30 |
Utah Jazz 96, San Antonio Spurs84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 30–9, 25–16, 21–35 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone23 Rebs: Karl Malone14 Asts: John Stockton5 |
Pts: Negele Knight16 Rebs: Dennis Rodman17 Asts: Vinny Del Negro5 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 3 |
San Antonio Spurs 72, Utah Jazz 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 17–24, 16–32, 24–27 | ||
Pts: Robinson, Carr 16 each Rebs: Robinson, Cummings 11 each Asts: Del Negro, Knight 4 each |
Pts: Karl Malone24 Rebs: Karl Malone13 Asts: John Stockton12 | |
Utah leads series, 2–1 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 5 |
San Antonio Spurs 90, Utah Jazz 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 20–20, 18–20, 26–29 | ||
Pts: David Robinson27 Rebs: Dennis Rodman20 Asts: Willie Anderson7 |
Pts: Karl Malone34 Rebs: Karl Malone12 Asts: John Stockton18 | |
Utah wins series, 3–1 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Utah won 5–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Spurs and the Jazz.[9]
May 10 |
Indiana Pacers 96, Atlanta Hawks85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 22–22, 32–19, 17–13 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller18 Rebs: Dale Davis15 Asts: Haywoode Workman8 |
Pts: Danny Manning21 Rebs: Kevin Willis10 Asts: Mookie Blaylock8 | |
Indiana leads series, 1–0 |
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia |
May 12 |
Indiana Pacers 69, Atlanta Hawks 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 13–23, 25–18, 12–27 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller12 Rebs: Dale Davis18 Asts: Workman, Miller 5 each |
Pts: Manning, Willis 20 each Rebs: Kevin Willis15 Asts: Mookie Blaylock13 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia |
May 14 |
Atlanta Hawks 81, Indiana Pacers 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 20–27, 17–23, 22–25 | ||
Pts: Kevin Willis14 Rebs: Willis, Manning 10 each Asts: Mookie Blaylock7 |
Pts: Rik Smits27 Rebs: Byron Scott8 Asts: Haywoode Workman7 | |
Indiana leads series, 2–1 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 15 |
Atlanta Hawks 86, Indiana Pacers 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 22–33, 24–23, 14–24 | ||
Pts: Danny Manning35 Rebs: Andrew Lang8 Asts: Blaylock, Ehlo 5 each |
Pts: Reggie Miller25 Rebs: Smits, McKey 8 each Asts: Haywoode Workman8 | |
Indiana leads series, 3–1 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 17 |
Indiana Pacers 76, Atlanta Hawks 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 22–25, 20–18, 15–23 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller22 Rebs: Derrick McKey13 Asts: Haywoode Workman9 |
Pts: Craig Ehlo22 Rebs: Mookie Blaylock10 Asts: Mookie Blaylock13 | |
Indiana leads series, 3–2 |
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia |
May 19 |
Atlanta Hawks 79, Indiana Pacers 98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 12–14, 16–34, 28–26 | ||
Pts: Mookie Blaylock23 Rebs: Danny Manning10 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Rik Smits27 Rebs: three players 10 each Asts: Haywoode Workman10 | |
Indiana wins series, 4–2 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Atlanta won 3–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning the first meeting.
Atlanta leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 8 |
Chicago Bulls 86, New York Knicks 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 27–23, 19–20, 15–28 | ||
Pts: Scottie Pippen24 Rebs: Luc Longley8 Asts: Scottie Pippen7 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing18 Rebs: Patrick Ewing12 Asts: five players 3 each | |
New York leads series, 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 11 |
Chicago Bulls 91, New York Knicks 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 24–24, 21–22, 19–27 | ||
Pts: Grant, Armstrong 23 each Rebs: Bill Cartwright10 Asts: B. J. Armstrong6 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing26 Rebs: Anthony Mason14 Asts: Anthony Mason6 | |
New York leads series, 2–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 13 |
New York Knicks 102, Chicago Bulls 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 24–27, 24–32, 32–15 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing34 Rebs: Ewing, Oakley 9 each Asts: John Starks6 |
Pts: Scottie Pippen25 Rebs: Horace Grant8 Asts: Horace Grant6 | |
New York leads series, 2–1 |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
May 15 |
New York Knicks 83, Chicago Bulls 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 17–28, 24–26, 18–16 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing18 Rebs: Charles Oakley17 Asts: Anthony, Starks 6 each |
Pts: Scottie Pippen25 Rebs: Scottie Pippen8 Asts: Pippen, Kukoč 6 each | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
May 18 |
Chicago Bulls 86, New York Knicks 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 17–19, 25–28, 15–14 | ||
Pts: Scottie Pippen23 Rebs: three players 6 each Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Patrick Ewing20 Rebs: Patrick Ewing13 Asts: Greg Anthony8 | |
New York leads series, 3–2 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 20 |
New York Knicks 79, Chicago Bulls 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 24–22, 19–24, 19–17 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing26 Rebs: Patrick Ewing14 Asts: John Starks7 |
Pts: B. J. Armstrong20 Rebs: Horace Grant12 Asts: Scottie Pippen5 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
May 22 |
Chicago Bulls 77, New York Knicks 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 18–16, 26–29, 14–20 | ||
Pts: Scottie Pippen20 Rebs: Scottie Pippen16 Asts: Scottie Pippen5 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing18 Rebs: Charles Oakley20 Asts: Patrick Ewing6 | |
New York wins series, 4–3 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
New York won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first five meetings.
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May 8 |
Phoenix Suns 91, Houston Rockets87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 20–18, 24–21, 30–21 | ||
Pts: Charles Barkley21 Rebs: Charles Barkley12 Asts: Kevin Johnson12 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon36 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon16 Asts: Maxwell, Horry 8 each | |
Phoenix leads series, 1–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 11 |
Phoenix Suns 124, Houston Rockets 117 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 27–32, 23–40, 26–8, Overtime: 16–9 | ||
Pts: Charles Barkley34 Rebs: Charles Barkley15 Asts: Barkley, Johnson 6 each |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon31 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon17 Asts: Vernon Maxwell9 | |
Phoenix leads series, 2–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 13 |
Houston Rockets 118, Phoenix Suns 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 26–20, 38–28, 39–25 | ||
Pts: Vernon Maxwell34 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon15 Asts: Sam Cassell10 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson38 Rebs: Charles Barkley14 Asts: Kevin Johnson12 | |
Phoenix leads series, 2–1 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 15 |
Houston Rockets 107, Phoenix Suns96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 27–26, 21–20, 34–30 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon28 Rebs: Otis Thorpe13 Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon8 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson38 Rebs: Charles Barkley14 Asts: Kevin Johnson12 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 17 |
Phoenix Suns 86, Houston Rockets 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 16–26, 24–29, 25–22 | ||
Pts: Charles Barkley30 Rebs: Oliver Miller7 Asts: Miller, Henry 3 each |
Pts: Thorpe, Olajuwon 20 each Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon13 Asts: Kenny Smith8 | |
Houston leads series, 3–2 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 19 |
Houston Rockets 89, Phoenix Suns 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–30, 19–26, 23–27 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon23 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon12 Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon5 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson28 Rebs: Charles Barkley15 Asts: Kevin Johnson13 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 21 |
Phoenix Suns 94, Houston Rockets 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 26–20, 29–27, 18–24 | ||
Pts: Kevin Johnson25 Rebs: Charles Barkley15 Asts: Kevin Johnson11 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon37 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon17 Asts: Sam Cassell7 | |
Houston wins series, 4–3 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 10 |
Denver Nuggets 91, Utah Jazz 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 19–23, 18–20, 29–27 | ||
Pts: Dikembe Mutombo20 Rebs: LaPhonso Ellis12 Asts: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf5 |
Pts: Karl Malone25 Rebs: Karl Malone10 Asts: John Stockton11 | |
Utah leads series, 1–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 12 |
Denver Nuggets 94, Utah Jazz 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 24–30, 26–25, 20–27 | ||
Pts: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf23 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo13 Asts: Robert Pack6 |
Pts: Karl Malone32 Rebs: Karl Malone12 Asts: John Stockton8 | |
Utah leads series, 2–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 14 |
Utah Jazz 111, Denver Nuggets 109 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 18–23, 33–27, 20–27, Overtime: 13–11 | ||
Pts: Jeff Hornacek27 Rebs: Karl Malone13 Asts: John Stockton13 |
Pts: LaPhonso Ellis25 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo13 Asts: Robert Pack8 | |
Utah leads series, 3–0 |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
May 15 |
Utah Jazz 82, Denver Nuggets 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 18–19, 24–20, 23–25 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone20 Rebs: Karl Malone9 Asts: John Stockton6 |
Pts: Reggie Williams21 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo11 Asts: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf6 | |
Utah leads series, 3–1 |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
May 17 |
Denver Nuggets 109, Utah Jazz 101 (2OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 24–20, 22–25, 26–24, Overtime: 7–7, 15–7 | ||
Pts: Stith, Abdul-Rauf 22 each Rebs: LaPhonso Ellis11 Asts: Robert Pack7 |
Pts: Karl Malone22 Rebs: Corbin, Spencer 14 each Asts: John Stockton13 | |
Utah leads series, 3–2 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 19 |
Utah Jazz 91, Denver Nuggets 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 26–25, 21–19, 17–27 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone31 Rebs: Karl Malone15 Asts: John Stockton7 |
Pts: Dikembe Mutombo23 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo12 Asts: three players 2 each | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
May 21 |
Denver Nuggets 81, Utah Jazz 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 26–27, 21–28, 22–17 | ||
Pts: Reggie Williams17 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo17 Asts: Robert Pack3 |
Pts: Karl Malone31 Rebs: Karl Malone14 Asts: John Stockton9 | |
Utah wins series, 4–3 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Utah won 4–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 24 |
Indiana Pacers 89, New York Knicks 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 17–27, 26–17, 26–30 | ||
Pts: Rik Smits27 Rebs: D. Davis, Smits 10 each Asts: Haywoode Workman7 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing28 Rebs: Charles Oakley13 Asts: John Starks6 | |
New York leads series, 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 26 |
Indiana Pacers 78, New York Knicks 89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 21–15, 22–26, 16–23 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller23 Rebs: Dale Davis11 Asts: McKey, Workman 6 each |
Pts: Patrick Ewing32 Rebs: Patrick Ewing13 Asts: Derek Harper8 | |
New York leads series, 2–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 28 |
New York Knicks 68, Indiana Pacers 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 20–16, 13–25, 16–26 | ||
Pts: Oakley, Starks 12 each Rebs: Charles Oakley9 Asts: Greg Anthony4 |
Pts: Derrick McKey15 Rebs: Antonio Davis10 Asts: Haywoode Workman7 | |
New York leads series, 2–1 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 30 |
New York Knicks 77, Indiana Pacers 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 19–25, 16–20, 22–21 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing25 Rebs: Charles Oakley15 Asts: John Starks4 |
Pts: Reggie Miller31 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: Haywoode Workman6 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
June 1 |
Indiana Pacers 93, New York Knicks86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 19–15, 23–27, 35–16 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller39 Rebs: Dale Davis12 Asts: Reggie Miller6 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing29 Rebs: Charles Oakley13 Asts: John Starks8 | |
Indiana leads series, 3–2 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
June 3 |
New York Knicks 98, Indiana Pacers91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–31, 25–20, 22–18, 18–22 | ||
Pts: John Starks26 Rebs: Patrick Ewing10 Asts: John Starks6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller27 Rebs: Antonio Davis9 Asts: McKey, Fleming 5 each | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
June 5 |
Indiana Pacers 90, New York Knicks 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 28–23, 20–20, 19–27 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller25 Rebs: Smits, A. Davis 6 each Asts: McKey, Workman 8 each |
Pts: Patrick Ewing24 Rebs: Patrick Ewing22 Asts: Patrick Ewing7 | |
New York wins series, 4–3 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
New York won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting.
New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 23 |
Utah Jazz 88, Houston Rockets 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 18–34, 30–25, 24–21 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone20 Rebs: Karl Malone16 Asts: John Stockton11 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon31 Rebs: Robert Horry11 Asts: Sam Cassell7 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 25 |
Utah Jazz 99, Houston Rockets 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–27, 23–25, 30–31 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone32 Rebs: Malone, Spencer 7 each Asts: John Stockton10 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon41 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon13 Asts: Kenny Smith7 | |
Houston leads series, 2–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 27 |
Houston Rockets 86, Utah Jazz 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 20–27, 27–26, 19–17 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon29 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon13 Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon5 |
Pts: Karl Malone22 Rebs: Karl Malone16 Asts: John Stockton11 | |
Houston leads series, 2–1 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 29 |
Houston Rockets 80, Utah Jazz78 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 13–10, 22–19, 20–28 | ||
Pts: Kenny Smith25 Rebs: Robert Horry10 Asts: Robert Horry5 |
Pts: Karl Malone25 Rebs: Karl Malone14 Asts: John Stockton6 | |
Houston leads series, 3–1 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 31 |
Utah Jazz 83, Houston Rockets 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–33, 15–20, 20–26, 28–15 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone31 Rebs: Felton Spencer15 Asts: John Stockton9 |
Pts: Olajuwon, Horry 22 each Rebs: Otis Thorpe16 Asts: Sam Cassell7 | |
Houston wins series, 4–1 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting.
Utah leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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June 8 |
New York Knicks 78, Houston Rockets 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 22–28, 17–18, 15–13 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing23 Rebs: Charles Oakley14 Asts: Derek Harper5 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon28 Rebs: Otis Thorpe16 Asts: Kenny Smith5 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
June 10 |
New York Knicks 91, Houston Rockets83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 18–22, 30–23, 19–18 | ||
Pts: John Starks19 Rebs: Patrick Ewing13 Asts: John Starks9 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon25 Rebs: Otis Thorpe12 Asts: Kenny Smith6 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
June 12 |
Houston Rockets 93, New York Knicks89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 19–20, 24–25, 24–26 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon21 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon11 Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon7 |
Pts: Derek Harper21 Rebs: Patrick Ewing13 Asts: John Starks9 | |
Houston leads series, 2–1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
June 15 |
Houston Rockets 82, New York Knicks 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–21, 28–20, 21–31 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon32 Rebs: Otis Thorpe10 Asts: Sam Cassell5 |
Pts: Derek Harper21 Rebs: Charles Oakley20 Asts: Derek Harper5 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
June 17 |
Houston Rockets 84, New York Knicks 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 16–26, 24–13, 23–30 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon27 Rebs: Otis Thorpe13 Asts: Robert Horry6 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing25 Rebs: Patrick Ewing12 Asts: Derek Harper7 | |
New York leads series, 3–2 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
June 19 |
New York Knicks 84, Houston Rockets 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 15–25, 26–19, 22–21 | ||
Pts: John Starks27 Rebs: Patrick Ewing15 Asts: Derek Harper10 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon30 Rebs: Olajuwon, Thorpe 10 each Asts: Otis Thorpe6 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
June 22 |
New York Knicks 84, Houston Rockets 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 22–23, 17–18, 24–27 | ||
Pts: Derek Harper23 Rebs: Charles Oakley14 Asts: Derek Harper5 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon25 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon10 Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon7 | |
Houston wins series, 4–3 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
Houston won 2–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting.
Houston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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Category | Game High | Average | |||||
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Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
Points | Charles Barkley | Phoenix Suns | 56 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 28.9 | 23 |
Rebounds | Charles Oakley | New York Knicks | 24 | Dennis Rodman | San Antonio Spurs | 16.0 | 3 |
Assists | Mookie Blaylock John Stockton |
Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz |
18 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 9.8 | 16 |
Steals | Haywoode Workman | Indiana Pacers | 7 | Charles Barkley | Phoenix Suns | 2.5 | 10 |
Blocks | Patrick Ewing Dikembe Mutombo |
New York Knicks Denver Nuggets |
8 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets | 5.8 | 12 |