[19][20][21] According to Horry, when David Robinson was given his MVP trophy before a game in the San Antonio-Houston Western Conference Finals, Olajuwon leaned over to him and snarled "That's MY trophy", leading Horry to silently say "Uh-oh" in accurate expectation of the hell Olajuwon was about to unleash on the Spurs.
After trailing 3–1,[31][32][33] the Rockets managed to defeat the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, only winning on the road until the Rockets won Game 6 at The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals.
[47] Following the season, Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers;[48][49][50] Maxwell had a controversial season, which involved him punching a fan during a road game against the Trail Blazers on February 6, 1995, which cost him a ten-game suspension,[51][52][53][54] and leaving the team during the playoffs after being replaced with Drexler as the team's starting shooting guard.
Player Statistics Citation:[17] (3) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 3-2 Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Western Conference Finals (Houston won 4–1) (2) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-3 Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Western Conference Semifinals (Houston won 4–3) (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-2 Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Western Conference Semifinals (Houston won 4–3) Head Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich Hakeem Olajuwon | Clyde Drexler | Kenny Smith | Robert Horry | Sam Cassell | Mario Elie | Carl Herrera | Vernon Maxwell | Chucky Brown | Pete Chilcutt | Tracy Murray | Tim Breaux | Žan Tabak | Charles Jones | Adrian Caldwell | Although both centers played well, Olajuwon is generally considered to have outplayed O'Neal.