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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.
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 ...
[11] [12] The Pistons reemerged as a playoff contender finishing fifth in the Central Division with a 46–36 record, [13] and returned to the playoffs after a three-year absence. Hill led the team with 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and selected for the 1996 NBA All ...
1996–97 →. The 1995–96 NBA season was the 50th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), though the 50th anniversary was not celebrated until the following season. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Seattle SuperSonics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals to win their fourth championship.
Pacers won, 4–3. The Knicks–Pacers rivalry is a basketball rivalry between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The rivalry started in 1977 and quickly became one of the most bitter in NBA history. They met in the playoffs 6 times from 1993 to 2000, fueling a rivalry epitomized by the ...
NOTE: The Detroit Pistons finished the 1994–95 NBA season with a 28–54 win–loss record along with a .341 win percentage, and finished 29 games behind the #1 seed Orlando Magic. The Pistons also posted a 22–19 record at home, a 6–35 record on the road, and an 8–20 record against teams in the Central Division.
1995–96 >. The 1994–95 NBA season was the Hawks' 46th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season in Atlanta. [1] This was the team's first season since 1981–82 without All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, as he signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics in the off-season. [2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the ...
Timeline of the NBA. The following is a timeline of the organizational changes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including contractions, expansions, relocations, and divisional realignment. The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949.