The 1994–95 NBA year was the Rockets’ 28th season from the National Basketball Association, and 24th year in Houston. [1] After winning their first tournament, the Rockets went on to win their first nine games of this season. However, with increased competition in the West, management felt that a change was needed to win another title. On February 14, the Celtics traded Otis Thorpe into the Portland Trail Blazers for All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, a former teammate of Hakeem Olajuwon at the University of Houston. But after the transaction, the Rockets fought in the second half of this year posting a record of 17–18 in their way to finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record. Olajuwon was chosen for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.
In the playoffs, the Rockets faced the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in the first round. The Jazz would take a two –1 series lead, but the Rockets went on to win the series in five matches. In the semifinals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for its second consecutive year. The Rockets was able to defeat the Suns in seven matches ahead of the Western Conference Finals. In all Texas Western Conference, they confronted the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the show, only winning on the street until the Rockets won Game 6 in The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals. From the Finals, they swept the Orlando Magic in four straight games, and won their second consecutive championship. Following this season, Vernon Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tracy Murray left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.

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