1994 NBA Finals
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In the 1994 NBA Finals, the Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks 4-3.
In the Finals, the New York Knicks would play seven low-scoring, defensive games against the Houston Rockets. After splitting the first two games in Houston, the Knicks would win two out of three games at Madison Square Garden. In Game 6, however, Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon deflected a last-second attempt at a game-winner by John Starks, giving the Rockets an 86-84 victory and forcing a Game 7. The Rockets beat the Knicks in Game 7, 90-84, enabling the city of Houston to celebrate its first championship in any professional sport.
[edit] Trivia
- During Game 5 (June 17, 1994) most NBC affiliates (with the noted exception being WNBC-TV out of New York) split the coverage of the game between NFL Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson's low speed freeway chase with the LAPD. A visibly confused and distraught Bob Costas (NBC's anchor for their NBA Finals coverage) said during the telecast from Madison Square Garden that the Simpson situation was "not just tragic but now surreal."
- In Game 7, John Starks of the Knicks had a dismal 2-for-18 shooting performance (missing all six of his 3-point shot attempts).
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