1994 NBA Finals
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The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1993-1994 NBA season.
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.
Series Summary
| Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | June 8 | Houston | 85-78 | New York |
| Game 2 | June 10 | Houston | 91-83 | New York |
| Game 3 | June 12 | New York | 93-89 | Houston |
| Game 4 | June 15 | New York | 91-82 | Houston |
| Game 5 | June 17 | New York | 91-84 | Houston |
| Game 6 | June 19 | Houston | 86-84 | New York |
| Game 7 | June 22 | Houston | 90-84 | New York |
Trivia
- A scene from the finals was used as a cover for NBA Live 95, a video game published by EA Sports.
- 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).
- This was the first NBA Finals in which the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy was presented on the court instead of in the victors' locker room.
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