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Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 27 – June 14, 1995 |
Season | 1994–95 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Houston Rockets (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Orlando Magic |
Semifinalists |
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The 1995 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1994–95 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets sweeping the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals. Hakeem Olajuwon was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight time.
As of 2023, the 1995 Rockets are the lowest-seeded team to win the NBA Championship.[1]
Houston became the eighth team to win back-to-back titles (after the Minneapolis Lakers of 1949 and 1950, and again 1952–54, and the Celtics dynasty of 1959–66 and again in 1968–69, as the LA Lakers of 1987 and 1988, Pistons of 1989 and 1990 and Bulls of 1991, 1992 and 1993). It would go on to happen five more times, with the Bulls winning 3 more from 1996 to 1998, the Lakers from 2000 to 2002 and 2009–2010, the Miami Heat from 2012 to 2013, and the Golden State Warriors from 2017 to 2018. The Rockets championships were also part of a run that saw 4 teams win consecutive titles (The Lakers 1987–88, Pistons 1989–90, Bulls 1991–93 and 1996–98, Rockets 1994–95). That streak was stopped by a Spurs franchise, who like the Celtics of the 1980s, didn't win back-to-back titles, but did win numerous championships and are considered a dynasty.
The sixth-seeded Rockets (47–35) took out four impressive opponents on their way to the title, defeating the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz (60–22), 2nd-seeded Phoenix Suns (59–23), top-seeded San Antonio Spurs (62–20) and Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic (57–25) in the NBA Finals. In the first round against the Utah Jazz, the Houston Rockets came back from a 1–2 series deficit, winning Game 5 in Utah. In the second round against the Suns, the Rockets came back from a 2–0 and 3–1 series deficit without home-court advantage, winning Games 5 and 7 in Phoenix. Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon dominated league MVP David Robinson and Shaquille O'Neal in consecutive series to win the title. The Rockets 47 wins were the fewest by an NBA champion since the Washington Bullets tallied 44 in 1978.
The 1995 Playoffs featured the first three playoff series victories in Magic history, as they beat the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, and Indiana Pacers to win their first Eastern Conference title.
It also featured the return of Michael Jordan to the playoffs after a year and a half absence, returning in March, and the only time the Bulls didn't win a title with him on the roster since they started their string of consecutive titles in 1991.
Game 4 of the Celtics-Magic series was the last game played at Boston Garden. Boston returned to the playoffs in 2002, this time in the new FleetCenter (now TD Garden).
Game 3 of the Blazers-Suns series was the last game played at the then-Memorial Coliseum (renamed the Veterans Memorial Coliseum as of 2012). The Blazers continued their playoff streak at Rose Garden (now Moda Center) for the next 7 years.
Game 3 of the Spurs-Nuggets series was the final playoff game at McNichols Sports Arena; the Nuggets missed the playoffs in each of the arena's final four years. Denver returned to the playoffs in 2004, this time in the new Pepsi Center.
The Pacers made the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year (and finally defeated the New York Knicks on their way to doing so), but found the Magic too powerful to overcome. Coincidentally, they met all three playoff opponents (Orlando, Atlanta, and New York) they had in 1994, just in a different order.
Since the NBA playoffs expanded to 16 teams in 1984, the Jazz became the second team (along with the 1994 Sonics) to win at least 60 regular season games and lose in the first round, when they lost to the eventual NBA champion Rockets.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Orlando* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Boston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Orlando* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Chicago | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Charlotte | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Orlando* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Indiana* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Cleveland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Indiana* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Indiana* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Atlanta | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Orlando* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Houston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | San Antonio* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Denver | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | LA Lakers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | LA Lakers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | San Antonio* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W6 | Houston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Utah | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Houston | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Houston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Phoenix* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Phoenix* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Portland | 0 |
April 28 |
Boston Celtics 77, Orlando Magic 124 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–30, 23–24, 20–34, 21–36 | ||
Pts: Dee Brown20 Rebs: Dominique Wilkins9 Asts: Sherman Douglas6 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal23 Rebs: Horace Grant14 Asts: Penny Hardaway5 | |
Orlando leads series, 1–0 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
April 30 |
Boston Celtics 99, Orlando Magic92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 18–25, 26–25, 26–20 | ||
Pts: Dominique Wilkins24 Rebs: Brown, Radja 8 each Asts: Sherman Douglas15 |
Pts: Penny Hardaway26 Rebs: Horace Grant14 Asts: Penny Hardaway8 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
May 3 |
Orlando Magic 82, Boston Celtics77 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 26–17, 21–22, 16–14 | ||
Pts: Nick Anderson24 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal21 Asts: Penny Hardaway8 |
Pts: Brown, Wilkins 16 each Rebs: Pervis Ellison10 Asts: Sherman Douglas7 | |
Orlando leads series, 2–1 |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 5 |
Orlando Magic 95, Boston Celtics92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 30–27, 19–26, 22–20 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal25 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal13 Asts: Penny Hardaway13 |
Pts: Dominique Wilkins22 Rebs: Dominique Wilkins18 Asts: Douglas, Brown 5 each | |
Orlando wins series, 3–1 |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
Orlando won 3–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Celtics and the Magic.[2]
April 27 |
Atlanta Hawks 82, Indiana Pacers 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 23–13, 20–26, 15–20 | ||
Pts: Grant Long18 Rebs: Grant Long11 Asts: Mookie Blaylock9 |
Pts: Reggie Miller24 Rebs: Derrick McKey9 Asts: Mark Jackson9 | |
Indiana leads series, 1–0 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
April 29 |
Atlanta Hawks 97, Indiana Pacers 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–31, 25–28, 26–24, 28–22 | ||
Pts: Steve Smith27 Rebs: Grant Long13 Asts: Smith, Blaylock 3 each |
Pts: Reggie Miller39 Rebs: Rik Smits11 Asts: Mark Jackson7 | |
Indiana leads series, 2–0 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 2 |
Indiana Pacers 105, Atlanta Hawks89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 27–24, 34–20, 20–17 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller32 Rebs: Rik Smits14 Asts: Mark Jackson7 |
Pts: Mookie Blaylock20 Rebs: Grant Long10 Asts: Mookie Blaylock5 | |
Indiana wins series, 3–0 |
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia |
Indiana won 4–1 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 27 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 79, New York Knicks 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 14–20, 18–29, 23–27 | ||
Pts: Danny Ferry20 Rebs: Tyrone Hill8 Asts: Mark Price4 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing21 Rebs: Charles Oakley11 Asts: John Starks7 | |
New York leads series, 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
April 29 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 90, New York Knicks84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 23–24, 22–19, 24–23 | ||
Pts: Mills, Phills 21 each Rebs: Hot Rod Williams6 Asts: Mark Price7 |
Pts: Ewing, Starks 21 each Rebs: Patrick Ewing12 Asts: Charles Oakley5 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 1 |
New York Knicks 83, Cleveland Cavaliers81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 25–18, 20–21, 26–22 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing23 Rebs: Patrick Ewing10 Asts: Derek Harper5 |
Pts: Mark Price21 Rebs: Michael Cage8 Asts: Mark Price6 | |
New York leads series, 2–1 |
Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
May 4 |
New York Knicks 93, Cleveland Cavaliers80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 27–26, 24–19, 15–18 | ||
Pts: Derek Harper30 Rebs: Patrick Ewing13 Asts: Charles Oakley8 |
Pts: Bobby Phills20 Rebs: Hot Rod Williams7 Asts: Mark Price9 | |
New York wins series, 3–1 |
Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
Tied 2–2 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 28 |
Chicago Bulls 108, Charlotte Hornets 100 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–30, 20–19, 20–18, 21–25, Overtime: 16–8 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan48 Rebs: Michael Jordan9 Asts: Toni Kukoč9 |
Pts: Alonzo Mourning32 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning13 Asts: Muggsy Bogues10 | |
Chicago leads series, 1–0 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
April 30 |
Chicago Bulls 89, Charlotte Hornets 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 26–27, 20–27, 15–27 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan32 Rebs: Scottie Pippen8 Asts: Michael Jordan7 |
Pts: Larry Johnson25 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning20 Asts: Muggsy Bogues7 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
May 2 |
Charlotte Hornets 80, Chicago Bulls 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 20–26, 18–34, 20–19 | ||
Pts: Larry Johnson22 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning7 Asts: four players 3 each |
Pts: Michael Jordan25 Rebs: Jordan, Perdue 6 each Asts: Scottie Pippen9 | |
Chicago leads series, 2–1 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
May 4 |
Charlotte Hornets 84, Chicago Bulls 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 19–24, 24–11, 16–20 | ||
Pts: Alonzo Mourning20 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning13 Asts: Wingate, Bogues 5 each |
Pts: Jordan, Pippen 24 each Rebs: Toni Kukoč11 Asts: Scottie Pippen6 | |
Chicago wins series, 3–1 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
Michael Jordan made the series winning free throws with 1:07 left
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Hornets and the Bulls.[5]
April 28 |
Denver Nuggets 88, San Antonio Spurs 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 14–23, 17–30, 28–26 | ||
Pts: Bryant Stith16 Rebs: Bison Dele12 Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Sean Elliott21 Rebs: Dennis Rodman11 Asts: Avery Johnson8 | |
San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
April 30 |
Denver Nuggets 96, San Antonio Spurs 122 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 16–34, 28–31, 29–31 | ||
Pts: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf21 Rebs: Dale Ellis10 Asts: Jalen Rose10 |
Pts: Robinson, Rodman 19 each Rebs: Dennis Rodman16 Asts: Avery Johnson9 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 2 |
San Antonio Spurs 99, Denver Nuggets95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 30–26, 24–21, 18–24 | ||
Pts: Robinson, Johnson 24 each Rebs: Dennis Rodman13 Asts: David Robinson5 |
Pts: Rogers, Smith 18 each Rebs: Rodney Rogers9 Asts: Jalen Rose7 | |
San Antonio wins series, 3–0 |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
San Antonio won 4–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning two of the first three meetings.
San Antonio leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||
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April 28 |
Portland Trail Blazers 102, Phoenix Suns 129 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–30, 31–32, 16–30, 24–37 | ||
Pts: Rod Strickland23 Rebs: Grant, Dudley 7 each Asts: Rod Strickland13 |
Pts: Charles Barkley29 Rebs: Charles Barkley16 Asts: Kevin Johnson10 | |
Phoenix leads series, 1–0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
April 30 |
Portland Trail Blazers 94, Phoenix Suns 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 30–23, 17–27, 20–23 | ||
Pts: Rod Strickland26 Rebs: Buck Williams7 Asts: Rod Strickland12 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson28 Rebs: A.C. Green15 Asts: Kevin Johnson6 | |
Phoenix leads series, 2–0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 2 |
Phoenix Suns 117, Portland Trail Blazers 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–25, 29–29, 27–24, 27–31 | ||
Pts: Charles Barkley47 Rebs: Charles Barkley12 Asts: Kevin Johnson11 |
Pts: Rod Strickland21 Rebs: Clifford Robinson10 Asts: Rod Strickland12 | |
Phoenix wins series, 3–0 |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
Phoenix won 5–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece.
Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 27 |
Houston Rockets 100, Utah Jazz 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 28–29, 23–22, 27–32 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon45 Rebs: Pete Chilcutt9 Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon6 |
Pts: John Stockton28 Rebs: Karl Malone14 Asts: John Stockton10 | |
Utah leads series, 1–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 29 |
Houston Rockets 140, Utah Jazz 126 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 39–32, 30–32, 39–21, 32–41 | ||
Pts: Kenny Smith32 Rebs: Olajuwon, Horry 7 each Asts: Kenny Smith9 |
Pts: Karl Malone28 Rebs: Karl Malone17 Asts: John Stockton12 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 3 |
Utah Jazz 95, Houston Rockets82 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 26–18, 24–24, 25–17 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone32 Rebs: Karl Malone19 Asts: John Stockton13 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon30 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon10 Asts: Horry, Smith 5 each | |
Utah leads series, 2–1 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 5 |
Utah Jazz 106, Houston Rockets 123 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 26–35, 25–32, 28–24 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone31 Rebs: David Benoit7 Asts: John Stockton11 |
Pts: Clyde Drexler41 Rebs: Clyde Drexler9 Asts: Drexler, Smith 6 each | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 7 |
Houston Rockets 95, Utah Jazz91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 23–26, 22–27, 31–20 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon33 Rebs: Olajuwon, Drexler 10 each Asts: Olajuwon, Cassell 4 each |
Pts: Karl Malone35 Rebs: Karl Malone10 Asts: Jeff Hornacek6 | |
Houston wins series, 3–2 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Utah won 3–2 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 27 |
Los Angeles Lakers 71, Seattle SuperSonics 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 20–21, 15–18, 14–28 | ||
Pts: Nick Van Exel29 Rebs: Divac, Campbell 6 each Asts: four players 2 each |
Pts: Shawn Kemp21 Rebs: Kemp, Perkins 7 each Asts: Nate McMillan8 | |
Seattle leads series, 1–0 |
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington |
April 29 |
Los Angeles Lakers 84, Seattle SuperSonics82 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 13–14, 26–35, 15–11 | ||
Pts: Cedric Ceballos25 Rebs: Vlade Divac7 Asts: Vlade Divac6 |
Pts: Shawn Kemp22 Rebs: Shawn Kemp12 Asts: Gary Payton6 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington |
May 1 |
Seattle SuperSonics 101, Los Angeles Lakers 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 25–22, 25–25, 29–24 | ||
Pts: Shawn Kemp30 Rebs: Shawn Kemp11 Asts: Nate McMillan10 |
Pts: Cedric Ceballos24 Rebs: Vlade Divac9 Asts: Van Exel, Ceballos 6 each | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 4 |
Seattle SuperSonics 110, Los Angeles Lakers 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 35–26, 24–29, 31–27, 20–32 | ||
Pts: Gary Payton27 Rebs: Shawn Kemp18 Asts: three players 6 each |
Pts: Nick Van Exel34 Rebs: Vlade Divac11 Asts: Nick Van Exel9 | |
LA Lakers win series, 3–1 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
Los Angeles won 4–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning three of the first five meetings.
Los Angeles leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 7 |
Chicago Bulls 91, Orlando Magic 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 24–21, 22–26, 26–25 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan19 Rebs: Scottie Pippen10 Asts: Jordan, Pippen 7 each |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal26 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal12 Asts: Hardaway, Shaw 6 each | |
Orlando leads series, 1–0 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
May 10 |
Chicago Bulls 104, Orlando Magic94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 28–28, 31–23, 24–23 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan38 Rebs: Kukoč, Perdue 8 each Asts: Scottie Pippen5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal25 Rebs: Horace Grant15 Asts: Penny Hardaway7 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
May 12 |
Orlando Magic 110, Chicago Bulls 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–37, 33–24, 15–20, 30–20 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal28 Rebs: Horace Grant14 Asts: Penny Hardaway8 |
Pts: Michael Jordan40 Rebs: Scottie Pippen12 Asts: Toni Kukoč7 | |
Orlando leads series, 2–1 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
May 14 |
Orlando Magic 95, Chicago Bulls 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–34, 28–25, 24–21, 23–26 | ||
Pts: Horace Grant21 Rebs: Horace Grant13 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal9 |
Pts: Michael Jordan26 Rebs: Jordan, Pippen 7 each Asts: Toni Kukoč9 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
May 16 |
Chicago Bulls 95, Orlando Magic 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 21–18, 20–35, 25–25 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan39 Rebs: Scottie Pippen11 Asts: Toni Kukoč6 |
Pts: Horace Grant24 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal22 Asts: Penny Hardaway11 | |
Orlando leads series, 3–2 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
May 18 |
Orlando Magic 108, Chicago Bulls 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–36, 32–25, 22–22, 23–19 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal27 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal13 Asts: Penny Hardaway7 |
Pts: Scottie Pippen26 Rebs: Scottie Pippen12 Asts: Michael Jordan7 | |
Orlando wins series, 4–2 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
Orlando won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Magic.[10]
May 7 |
Indiana Pacers 107, New York Knicks 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 25–32, 26–18, 27–28 | ||
Pts: Rik Smits34 Rebs: Dale Davis13 Asts: Mark Jackson7 |
Pts: John Starks21 Rebs: Oakley, Ewing 10 each Asts: John Starks7 | |
Indiana leads series, 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 9 |
Indiana Pacers 77, New York Knicks 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 27–20, 13–30, 14–18 | ||
Pts: Dale Davis13 Rebs: Dale Davis9 Asts: Jackson, Workman 4 each |
Pts: Derek Harper24 Rebs: Anthony Mason8 Asts: Derek Harper8 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 11 |
New York Knicks 95, Indiana Pacers 97 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 20–21, 24–20, 15–23, Overtime: 7–9 | ||
Pts: Oakley, Starks 23 each Rebs: Charles Oakley7 Asts: John Starks9 |
Pts: Reggie Miller26 Rebs: Reggie Miller11 Asts: Mark Jackson4 | |
Indiana leads series, 2–1 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 13 |
New York Knicks 84, Indiana Pacers 98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 23–19, 17–34, 23–21 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing25 Rebs: Charles Oakley10 Asts: Derek Harper10 |
Pts: Rik Smits25 Rebs: Rik Smits11 Asts: Mark Jackson11 | |
Indiana leads series, 3–1 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 17 |
Indiana Pacers 95, New York Knicks 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–34, 22–19, 24–17, 21–26 | ||
Pts: Rik Smits28 Rebs: Antonio Davis9 Asts: Reggie Miller6 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing19 Rebs: Charles Oakley13 Asts: John Starks7 | |
Indiana leads series, 3–2 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 19 |
New York Knicks 92, Indiana Pacers82 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 18–22, 27–13, 23–26 | ||
Pts: Patrick Ewing25 Rebs: Patrick Ewing15 Asts: Derek Harper7 |
Pts: Rik Smits21 Rebs: Antonio Davis8 Asts: Derrick McKey6 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 21 |
Indiana Pacers 97, New York Knicks95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–28, 22–24, 25–24, 16–19 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller29 Rebs: Mark Jackson8 Asts: Mark Jackson8 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing29 Rebs: Patrick Ewing14 Asts: Harper, Oakley 6 each | |
Indiana 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 third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first two meetings.
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May 6 |
Los Angeles Lakers 94, San Antonio Spurs 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–30, 18–28, 25–22, 21–30 | ||
Pts: Elden Campbell29 Rebs: Vlade Divac11 Asts: Nick Van Exel12 |
Pts: David Robinson33 Rebs: Dennis Rodman12 Asts: Avery Johnson12 | |
San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 8 |
Los Angeles Lakers 90, San Antonio Spurs 97 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 20–23, 20–14, 23–20, Overtime: 7–14 | ||
Pts: Elden Campbell25 Rebs: Elden Campbell18 Asts: Nick Van Exel10 |
Pts: Robinson, Rodman 22 each Rebs: Dennis Rodman22 Asts: Avery Johnson9 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 12 |
San Antonio Spurs 85, Los Angeles Lakers 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11–28, 32–25, 22–23, 20–16 | ||
Pts: David Robinson34 Rebs: David Robinson13 Asts: Avery Johnson8 |
Pts: Nick Van Exel25 Rebs: Vlade Divac13 Asts: Nick Van Exel8 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–1 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 14 |
San Antonio Spurs 80, Los Angeles Lakers71 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 19–22, 15–12, 19–20 | ||
Pts: David Robinson26 Rebs: David Robinson22 Asts: Avery Johnson7 |
Pts: Vlade Divac14 Rebs: George Lynch8 Asts: Van Exel, Peeler 5 each | |
San Antonio leads series, 3–1 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 16 |
Los Angeles Lakers 98, San Antonio Spurs 96 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 26–25, 21–20, 12–19, Overtime: 10–8 | ||
Pts: Nick Van Exel22 Rebs: Vlade Divac15 Asts: Nick Van Exel7 |
Pts: David Robinson34 Rebs: David Robinson17 Asts: Avery Johnson12 | |
San Antonio leads series, 3–2 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 18 |
San Antonio Spurs 100, Los Angeles Lakers88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 23–26, 32–24, 21–20 | ||
Pts: David Robinson31 Rebs: David Robinson15 Asts: Avery Johnson11 |
Pts: Elden Campbell21 Rebs: Elden Campbell8 Asts: Nick Van Exel11 | |
San Antonio wins series, 4–2 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
San Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first four meetings.
Los Angeles leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 9 |
Houston Rockets 108, Phoenix Suns 130 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–32, 27–43, 24–31, 27–24 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon18 Rebs: Chucky Brown6 Asts: Kenny Smith10 |
Pts: Charles Barkley26 Rebs: A.C. Green15 Asts: Kevin Johnson13 | |
Phoenix leads series, 1–0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 11 |
Houston Rockets 94, Phoenix Suns 118 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–35, 21–26, 30–25, 24–32 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon25 Rebs: Robert Horry8 Asts: Clyde Drexler7 |
Pts: Charles Barkley30 Rebs: A.C. Green14 Asts: Kevin Johnson12 | |
Phoenix leads series, 2–0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 13 |
Phoenix Suns 85, Houston Rockets 118 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 19–33, 18–25, 27–31 | ||
Pts: Kevin Johnson14 Rebs: A.C. Green9 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon36 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon11 Asts: Clyde Drexler8 | |
Phoenix leads series, 2–1 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 14 |
Phoenix Suns 114, Houston Rockets 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 30–36, 37–24, 23–22 | ||
Pts: Kevin Johnson43 Rebs: A.C. Green12 Asts: Kevin Johnson9 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon38 Rebs: Robert Horry17 Asts: Sam Cassell9 | |
Phoenix leads series, 3–1 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 16 |
Houston Rockets 103, Phoenix Suns 97 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 21–27, 27–28, 16–13, Overtime: 11–5 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon31 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon16 Asts: Kenny Smith7 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson28 Rebs: A.C. Green20 Asts: Kevin Johnson8 | |
Phoenix leads series, 3–2 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 18 |
Phoenix Suns 103, Houston Rockets 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 28–22, 26–32, 19–29 | ||
Pts: Charles Barkley34 Rebs: Charles Barkley14 Asts: Kevin Johnson10 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon30 Rebs: Olajuwon, Drexler 8 each Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon10 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 20 |
Houston Rockets 115, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 28–25, 40–28, 34–35 | ||
Pts: Olajuwon, Drexler 29 each Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon11 Asts: Sam Cassell7 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson46 Rebs: Charles Barkley23 Asts: Kevin Johnson10 | |
Houston wins series, 4–3 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
Houston won 3–1 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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May 23 |
Indiana Pacers 101, Orlando Magic 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 26–25, 21–35, 27–22 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller26 Rebs: Dale Davis8 Asts: Mark Jackson7 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal32 Rebs: Horace Grant12 Asts: Penny Hardaway14 | |
Orlando leads series, 1–0 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
May 25 |
Indiana Pacers 114, Orlando Magic 119 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–34, 29–27, 31–28, 31–30 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller37 Rebs: Dale Davis13 Asts: Rik Smits6 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal39 Rebs: Horace Grant12 Asts: Penny Hardaway15 | |
Orlando leads series, 2–0 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
May 27 |
Orlando Magic 100, Indiana Pacers 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 33–26, 24–27, 20–23 | ||
Pts: Penny Hardaway29 Rebs: Jeff Turner7 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Reggie Miller26 Rebs: Antonio Davis10 Asts: Mark Jackson13 | |
Orlando leads series, 2–1 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 29 |
Orlando Magic 93, Indiana Pacers 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 21–27, 24–22, 22–19 | ||
Pts: Penny Hardaway26 Rebs: Horace Grant12 Asts: Brian Shaw5 |
Pts: Reggie Miller23 Rebs: Jackson, Smits 7 each Asts: Rik Smits7 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 31 |
Indiana Pacers 106, Orlando Magic 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–26, 18–32, 22–25, 34–25 | ||
Pts: Miller, McKey 21 each Rebs: Derrick McKey9 Asts: Mark Jackson11 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal35 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal13 Asts: Penny Hardaway8 | |
Orlando leads series, 3–2 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
June 2 |
Orlando Magic 96, Indiana Pacers 123 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 20–34, 22–29, 34–29 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal26 Rebs: Horace Grant9 Asts: Nick Anderson5 |
Pts: Reggie Miller36 Rebs: Smits, D. Davis 10 each Asts: Mark Jackson12 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
June 4 |
Indiana Pacers 81, Orlando Magic 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 21–25, 18–28, 18–25 | ||
Pts: Dale Davis15 Rebs: Dale Davis14 Asts: Mark Jackson5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal25 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal11 Asts: Nick Anderson7 | |
Orlando wins series, 4–3 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning the first meeting.
Indiana leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 22 |
Houston Rockets 94, San Antonio Spurs93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 26–30, 22–15, 20–25 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon27 Rebs: Clyde Drexler12 Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon6 |
Pts: Sean Elliott24 Rebs: Dennis Rodman20 Asts: Avery Johnson9 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 24 |
Houston Rockets 106, San Antonio Spurs96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–25, 25–27, 32–28 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon41 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon16 Asts: Elie, Cassell 7 each |
Pts: David Robinson32 Rebs: David Robinson12 Asts: Elliott, Anderson 5 each | |
Houston leads series, 2–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 26 |
San Antonio Spurs 107, Houston Rockets 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–37, 21–24, 27–19, 28–22 | ||
Pts: David Robinson29 Rebs: Dennis Rodman14 Asts: Avery Johnson13 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon43 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon11 Asts: Clyde Drexler9 | |
Houston leads series, 2–1 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 28 |
San Antonio Spurs 103, Houston Rockets81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 28–23, 24–13, 25–23 | ||
Pts: David Robinson20 Rebs: Dennis Rodman19 Asts: Johnson, Del Negro 4 each |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon20 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon14 Asts: Hakeem Olajuwon5 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 30 |
Houston Rockets 111, San Antonio Spurs90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–18, 18–27, 32–28, 29–17 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon42 Rebs: Robert Horry13 Asts: Sam Cassell12 |
Pts: David Robinson22 Rebs: Robinson, Rodman 12 each Asts: Avery Johnson7 | |
Houston leads series, 3–2 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
June 1 |
San Antonio Spurs 95, Houston Rockets 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 23–23, 31–32, 20–24 | ||
Pts: Robinson, Johnson 19 each Rebs: Dennis Rodman17 Asts: Avery Johnson10 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon39 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon17 Asts: Clyde Drexler7 | |
Houston wins series, 4–2 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
San Antonio won 5–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first two meetings.
Houston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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June 7 |
Houston Rockets 120, Orlando Magic 118 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 31–31, 37–19, 23–30, Overtime: 10–8 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon31 Rebs: Clyde Drexler11 Asts: Kenny Smith9 |
Pts: Hardaway, O'Neal 26 each Rebs: Grant, O'Neal 16 each Asts: Shaquille O'Neal9 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
June 9 |
Houston Rockets 117, Orlando Magic 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 35–22, 27–30, 27–35 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon34 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon11 Asts: Clyde Drexler5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal33 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal12 Asts: Penny Hardaway8 | |
Houston leads series, 2–0 |
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida |
June 11 |
Orlando Magic 103, Houston Rockets 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 23–26, 22–21, 28–31 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal28 Rebs: three players 10 each Asts: Penny Hardaway14 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon31 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon14 Asts: Drexler, Olajuwon 7 each | |
Houston leads series, 3–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
June 14 |
Orlando Magic 101, Houston Rockets 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 30–24, 25–30, 25–36 | ||
Pts: Hardaway, O'Neal 25 each Rebs: Grant, O'Neal 12 each Asts: Penny Hardaway5 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon35 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon15 Asts: Clyde Drexler8 | |
Houston wins series, 4–0 |
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
Orlando won 2–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the Magic.[16]
Category | Game High | Average | |||||
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Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
Points | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 48 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 33.0 | 22 |
Rebounds | Charles Barkley | Phoenix Suns | 23 | Dennis Rodman | San Antonio Spurs | 14.8 | 14 |
Assists | Anfernee Hardaway Sherman Douglas |
Orlando Magic Boston Celtics |
15 | Rod Strickland | Portland Trail Blazers | 9.8 | 3 |
Steals | Robert Horry | Houston Rockets | 7 | Nate McMillan | Seattle SuperSonics | 2.5 | 4 |
Blocks | Alonzo Mourning | Charlotte Hornets | 7 | Alonzo Mourning | Charlotte Hornets | 3.3 | 4 |