The Houston Rockets completed the Orlando Magic sweep at home 113-101 in Game 4 on this day in 1995.
Akeem Orajwon Victory 35 points and 15 rebounds.
Houston began an unlikely victory over Utah Jazz in the first round of the postseason. They dragged 2-1 in the best of the five series. An explosive victory at home forced a win-loss match in Utah. They dragged 7 points in the fourth quarter, but surpassed Jazz 31-20 in the fourth quarter. Orajwon finished with 33 points and 10 rebounds. Clyde Drexler finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds.
Houston played against the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the postseason. They dragged 3-1 in the series, but survived with overtime wins in Game 5. Orajwon scored 31 points and Kenny Smith scored 21 points. Then I won Game 6 at home. In Round 7, the game was a draw and Mario Elie hit the three points of the game’s winning “Kiss of Death” with 7.1 seconds remaining. Rockets won the game 115-114. Both Orajwon and Dreksler finished the match with 29 points.
Rockets played against state rival San Antonio Spurs at the Western Conference Finals. Houston won Game 1, 94-93 after knocking down a jumper that Robert Holley had won in the clutch game with 6.5 seconds remaining. They continued to win the series in six games. In Game 6, Orajwon was dominant, finishing with 39 points, 17 rebounds and 5 block shots. His incredible performance sent them to the NBA Finals.
Houston traveled to Orlando for Game 1 of the final. Orlando’s Nick Anderson missed four consecutive free throws. This may have cleared the game for Magic. Instead, Smith hit three pointers connecting the rocket game with 1.6 seconds remaining. The match was a draw at 118 and the extra time was running out, so Orajwon shot the winning shot with 0.3 seconds remaining.
Magic was unable to recover from the collapse in Game 1, and Rockets won the next three games in the series to complete the sweep. It was the second consecutive championship.
Orajwon has been selected as the Final MVP for the second consecutive year.
