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The Rockets became the first team in NBA history to beat four 50-win teams in a single postseason en route to the championship. The Rockets would win a playoff-record nine road games in the 1995 playoffs. It was the second NBA Finals sweep in the 2–3–2 Finals format (after the Detroit Pistons did so against the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989 ...
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.
All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
The Houston Rockets became the lowest seeded team to ever win the NBA Finals, winning as the sixth seed in the Western Conference. The Rockets also became the first team to defeat four opponents who had 50 or more wins en route to a title (Utah, Phoenix, San Antonio and Orlando); the only other team ever to accomplish that feat was the 2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers.
Following the referee lockout, legendary official Jake O'Donnell retired after 27 seasons (1968–95). O'Donnell, who also was an American League umpire from 1968 to 1971, worked the NBA Finals for 23 consecutive years (1972 through 1994). He remains the only official to work all-star games in two major professional sports. [11]
Finals stats: 23.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 56 games Finals rank: 1st in blocks, 3rd in points, 5th in rebounds, 14th in assists Total championships: Six Finals MVPs: Two The ...
The NBA Finals is the ... The first and only team based outside the United States to win an NBA title or reach the NBA Finals. 1: ... Most assists, one series (95 ...
1995 NBA Finals: Houston Rockets ... 1995 NBA Playoffs; 1994–95 NBA season; 1995 NBA draft; 1995 NBA All-Star Game; College. Men NCAA. Division I: UCLA 89, Arkansas 79;