Hakeem Olajuwon , Sam Cassell and Robert Horry led the way as the Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks in seven games..
During Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Hakeem Olajuwon had 25 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks to lead the Rockets to a 90-84 victory against the New York Knicks, He was named Finals MVP.
The Rockets shed the label of "Choke City" before eventually becoming "Clutch City." They became the first team to win a title after the Michael Jordan era ended briefly. After leading the Chicago Bulls to three straight championships, Jordan retired for the first time to play minor league baseball. Another footnote of the series was the O.J. Simpson factor. A bizarre scene unfolded when Game 5 was interrupted by the Simpson and police car chase on a Los Angeles freeway. At one point, the Rockets-Knicks action appeared in a smaller portion of television screens while the rest of the world watched Simpson slowly drive from cops. There was speculation Simpson was contemplating suicide because of the recent murder of his ex-wife, Nicole, and Ronald Goldman.
Starks, the Knicks' second-leading scorer behind Patrick Ewing, shot 2 of 18 from the field in one ofThe Rockets won the title the following season, too. They are just one of 13 teams to win consecutive championships. Scott Salomon is a contributor to Back to the Day NBA and can be reached at scottsalomon67@gmail.com.Scott Salomon joined FanNation on Sports Illustrated in April 2024 covering breaking news and analysis for the Miami Dolphins channel. In June he joined Inside the Heat and Back in the Day NBA. Scott is based in South Florida and has been covering the local and national sports scene for 35 years.
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