Index
1994 |
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| BOXSCORE | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks |
| GAME1 | 4 | 3 |
| GAME2 | REGULAR SEASON STATS | REGULAR SEASON STATS |
| GAME3 | NBA FINALS STATS | NBA FINALS STATS |
| GAME4 | MVP: Hakeem Olajuwon | |
| GAME5 | ||
| GAME6 | ||
| GAME7 | ||
Game #1 @Houston
Houston got off to a good start behind Hakeem Olajuwon who made all 5 of his shots in the 1st quarter. New York came back behind Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley who had 12 and 10 points respectively in the 1st half. The Knicks couldn’t catch all the way up, in part, because Houston’s defense forced them into 7 2nd quarter turnovers. They did cut the lead to 54-52 in the 3rd but then missed their next 6 field goal attempts. In fact, they missed 15 of their last 17 shots in the 3rd quarter as the Rockets built an 11-point lead. The lead was 12 in the 4th quarter before New York staged a rally. Stifling defense by both teams led to a Finals record of only 28 points combined being scored in the 4th. The Rockets went almost 8 minutes without a field goal in the 4th as N.Y. cut the lead. The Knicks used a 13-4 run to cut the lead to 3 with 2:15 remaining before Houston finally scored as Otis Thorpe jammed one home. The Knicks were down 82-78 with 0:27 on the clock when Ewing missed a 3-pointer that would have cut the lead to 1.
| NEW YORK | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Oakley | 40 6-11 0-0 5 9 14 4 4 2 3 0 12 |
| Smith | 27 4-7 1-2 1 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 9 |
| Ewing | 43 10-26 3-4 2 7 9 2 5 2 1 2 23 |
| Harper | 29 3-10 0-0 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 0 8 |
| Starks | 38 3-18 3-5 0 2 2 3 3 2 4 0 11 |
| Mason | 26 1-5 3-5 2 8 10 2 5 2 0 0 5 |
| Anthony | 18 3-7 0-0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 6 |
| Davis | 15 1-6 2-3 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 4 |
| Williams | 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 31-91 12-19 13 32 59 23 24 10 13 4 78 |
| 3-PT: Starks 2-8, Harper 2-4, Ewing 0-2, Anthony 0-1 | |
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Horry | 40 3-10 1-4 3 4 7 4 1 2 1 1 9 |
| Thorpe | 35 5-8 4-6 6 10 16 3 4 2 1 0 14 |
| Olajuwon | 40 10-22 8-9 0 10 10 1 5 3 4 2 28 |
| Maxwell | 38 4-16 2-5 0 2 2 5 0 1 3 0 11 |
| Smith | 25 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 5 0 1 2 0 3 |
| Cassell | 23 2-4 4-4 1 5 6 3 1 0 4 1 8 |
| Herrera | 20 5-6 0-2 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 10 |
| Elie | 15 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 |
| Jent | 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 31-74 19-30 11 37 61 23 20 9 17 4 85 |
| 3-PT: Horry 2-6, Maxwell 1-6, Smith 1-2, Elie 0-1, Jent 0-1 | |
| New York 24 22 17 15 78 | |
| Houston 26 28 18 13 85 | |
| A-16,611 | |
Game #2 @Houston
This would be the only time in the series that a team would shoot 50% from the field. Knicks’ coach Pat Riley switched his defense and Anthony Mason guarded Hakeem Olajuwon while Patrick Ewing guarded Otis Thorpe. Houston set a Finals record with 22 3-point attempts in a game. Unfortunately for the Rockets, they connected on only 6 of those tries while N.Y. made 7 of 11 treys. After the Knicks led by 7 entering the final period, Houston went on a 14-4 run to take a 79-76 lead with 6:32 to play when Vernon Maxwell drained a 3-pointer. Houston would not make a field goal for the rest of the game and, this time, they could not hold off the Knicks during their dry spell. N.Y. would outscore Houston 15-4 in the final 6 minutes. Derek Harper’s 3-pointer gave N.Y. the lead for good, 82-79, with 4:29 left. Harper then hit another 3-ball with 2 minutes to play that made the score 87-81 in favor of N.Y.
| NEW YORK | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Oakley | 37 5-9 0-0 2 8 10 4 2 2 2 0 10 |
| Smith | 28 4-8 2-2 1 3 4 3 5 0 1 3 10 |
| Ewing | 46 7-19 2-2 4 9 13 2 4 2 6 6 16 |
| Harper | 37 7-11 0-0 0 1 1 7 2 3 3 0 18 |
| Starks | 40 6-11 4-4 0 5 5 9 4 3 5 1 19 |
| Mason | 32 5-7 3-4 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 13 |
| Anthony | 13 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 4 |
| Davis | 6 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
| Williams | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 36-69 12-15 9 30 45 28 22 10 19 10 91 |
| 3-PT: Harper 4-6, Starks 3-4, Anthony 0-1 | |
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Horry | 35 4-12 1-2 3 1 4 2 4 1 0 0 11 |
| Thorpe | 42 5-8 0-0 6 6 12 3 5 3 1 0 10 |
| Olajuwon | 46 10-21 5-7 1 6 7 4 1 2 3 4 25 |
| Maxwell | 41 8-17 2-3 1 2 3 1 4 0 7 0 20 |
| Smith | 25 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 6 0 2 2 0 2 |
| Cassell | 23 2-8 4-4 3 1 4 3 3 2 3 0 9 |
| Bullard | 14 1-7 1-2 2 3 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 |
| Elie | 7 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Herrera | 7 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 32-82 13-18 17 21 46 20 18 11 16 5 83 |
| 3-PT: Horry 2-7, Maxwell 2-6, Bullard 1-4, Cassell 1-2, Smith 0-2 | |
| New York 24 18 30 19 91 | |
| Houston 20 22 23 18 83 | |
| A-16,611 | |
Game #3 @New York
Robert Horry came up huge in the 1st quarter with 10 points, 4 rebounds & 2 assists. The Rockets led by 9 points on several occasions in the quarter. When Sam Cassell hit back-to-back treys Houston built a 16-point lead in the 2nd quarter. The Knicks finished up strong in the 1st half with a 12-3 run. Kenny Smith scored 6 points in the 3rd quarter’s first 3 minutes as Houston built a 59-45 lead with 7:42 left in the period. Houston made all 11 free throws while the Knicks made only 7 of 23 field goals in 3rd. The Knicks, though, did end the 3rd with a 6-0 run capped by Anthony Bonner’s breakaway dunk. Houston would make 9 of 10 free throws in the 4th while 5 of their 7 field goals were dunks or layups. N.Y. took the lead 88-86 in the final minute of the game. Sam Cassell hit a 3-point shot to give Houston an 89-88 lead with 0:32 left. Patrick Ewing was then called for an illegal screen at 0:24 and Cassell would make 4 straight free throws to clinch the win.
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Horry | 43 5-11 5-6 2 6 8 4 3 1 4 0 16 |
| Thorpe | 40 3-5 3-3 3 6 9 2 4 0 0 0 9 |
| Olajuwon | 44 8-20 5-6 5 6 11 7 3 1 4 7 21 |
| Maxwell | 35 5-15 2-2 0 6 6 4 1 0 3 0 14 |
| Smith | 25 3-7 3-3 1 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 9 |
| Cassell | 22 4-6 4-5 1 4 5 1 4 0 1 0 15 |
| Herrera | 16 1-8 2-2 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 |
| Elie | 15 1-3 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 30-75 27-31 14 33 58 19 18 4 17 7 93 |
| 3-PT: Maxwell 2-6, Horry 1-6, Cassell 3-3, Smith 0-2, Elie 0-1 | |
| NEW YORK | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Oakley | 40 3-8 1-2 6 4 10 1 5 1 1 1 7 |
| Smith | 24 3-5 3-4 2 2 4 2 4 0 2 0 9 |
| Ewing | 46 9-29 0-0 6 7 13 0 3 1 3 7 18 |
| Harper | 39 9-15 0-0 2 5 7 3 4 4 3 0 21 |
| Starks | 43 6-16 5-7 0 2 2 9 5 1 0 0 20 |
| Mason | 28 3-7 4-5 2 3 5 1 3 1 2 0 10 |
| Anthony | 9 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 |
| Davis | 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| Bonner | 5 1-1 0-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 35-87 13-19 18 24 49 17 25 8 11 9 89 |
| 3-PT: Starks 3-9, Harper 3-7, Ewing 0-2, Anthony 0-1 | |
| Houston 26 19 24 24 93 | |
| New York 18 20 25 26 89 | |
| A-19,763 | |
Game #4 @New York
N.Y. came out strong in this game as they started the game on a 17-2 tear. Houston would make only 33% of its shots in the opening frame and commit 8 turnovers. The Knicks led 32-19 with only 4:47 left in the 1st half. Neither team attempted a free throw in the 2nd quarter. Houston went on a 14-1 run in the 3rd with Hakeem Olajuwon scoring 8 of the 14 points in the run. Olajuwon would score 22 points in the 2nd half of the game. The run left Houston ahead 56-50, but N.Y. immediately responded with a 10-2 run of their own and went in front 60-58. Matt Bullard answered with a trifecta at the end of the 3rd period. Houston had shot 55% in the 3rd quarter to storm back. In the 4th quarter, John Starks took over as he outscored his counterpart, Vernon Maxwell, 11-0 in the quarter. The score was tied at 72 when N.Y. took control of the game with a 10-3 run. Charles Oakley pulled down 8 rebounds in the final period as N.Y. outrebounded Houston 18-7 in the 4th. The finisher was when Patrick Ewing missed a free throw but Oakley outfought 3 Rockets for the board. Oakley then found Starks who knocked down a trey to push the margin back to 6 points.
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Horry | 32 3-9 2-3 1 0 1 3 4 1 2 0 10 |
| Thorpe | 40 4-7 1-3 3 7 10 4 5 0 1 0 9 |
| Olajuwon | 43 14-20 4-4 0 8 8 3 4 0 3 5 32 |
| Maxwell | 35 5-13 0-0 1 3 4 0 1 2 4 0 12 |
| Smith | 19 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 |
| Cassell | 30 3-11 3-3 1 3 4 5 4 2 5 0 10 |
| Herrera | 15 1-3 3-3 1 3 4 0 4 0 2 0 5 |
| Elie | 13 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Bullard | 13 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 31-72 14-21 7 26 43 19 27 5 18 5 82 |
| 3-PT: Maxwell 2-6, Horry 2-5, Cassell 1-4, Bullard 1-3, Smith 0-2 | |
| NEW YORK | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Oakley | 40 5-8 6-8 9 11 20 3 4 1 2 0 16 |
| Smith | 27 5-15 0-0 2 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 10 |
| Ewing | 41 8-28 0-2 5 10 15 3 6 1 1 1 16 |
| Harper | 41 7-15 2-2 1 2 3 5 4 2 1 1 21 |
| Starks | 45 6-11 6-8 1 1 2 4 2 0 4 0 20 |
| Mason | 30 1-4 0-1 1 3 4 2 3 2 1 0 2 |
| Anthony | 10 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 |
| Bonner | 6 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 35-86 14-21 21 29 60 21 23 7 12 3 91 |
| 3-PT: Harper 5-10, Starks 2-5, Smith 0-1, Anthony 0-1 | |
| Houston 14 19 28 21 82 | |
| New York 19 21 20 31 91 | |
| A-19,763 | |
Game #5 @New York
There were 6 lead changes and 3 ties in the 2nd half alone as both teams fought back and forth. The Knicks squandered a 12-point 3rd quarter lead as Hakeem Olajuwon made 8 free throws in the 2nd half to pull Houston ahead 79-76 with 4:26 left to play. After a Vernon Maxwell free throw, Houston regained possession with an 80-78 lead, but Kenny Smith stepped on the baseline. N.Y. struck back and John Starks’ 3-pointer pushed them ahead 81-80 with 2:22 left. Patrick Ewing then blocked a Carl Herrera shot that would’ve given Houston the lead back. The Knicks would make 10 straight free throws in the final 2 minutes to seal the deal and close the game on a 15-5 run. Houston would miss 12 of 13 shots (including 10 straight) down the stretch, as they couldn’t escape the Knick D. Olajuwon bounced back from a horrendous 1st half in which he committed 6 turnovers. Of course, it was during this game that the infamous O.J. Simpson Bronco “chase” interrupted the TV broadcast.
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Horry | 38 2-14 1-2 4 5 9 6 4 0 2 1 7 |
| Thorpe | 46 6-14 2-4 3 10 13 2 1 0 2 0 14 |
| Olajuwon | 40 12-21 2-2 4 4 8 1 3 3 8 2 27 |
| Maxwell | 39 3-11 1-2 0 5 5 3 1 0 2 0 8 |
| Smith | 27 2-4 1-1 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 6 |
| Cassell | 21 2-5 2-2 0 0 0 5 6 1 1 0 6 |
| Herrera | 18 5-8 1-1 1 2 3 1 3 3 0 1 11 |
| Elie | 9 1-3 2-2 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 |
| Jent | 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 33-81 12-16 15 27 48 24 21 7 18 4 84 |
| 3-PT: Horry 2-6, Maxwell 1-4, Smith 1-2, Elie 1-2, Olajuwon 1-1, | |
| Cassell 0-2, Jent 0-1 | |
| NEW YORK | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Oakley | 43 3-8 4-4 1 5 6 2 4 1 3 0 10 |
| Smith | 27 1-7 4-6 4 2 6 1 3 3 1 1 6 |
| Ewing | 43 11-21 2-2 5 7 12 1 4 2 3 8 25 |
| Harper | 40 6-13 2-3 2 1 3 7 2 1 2 0 14 |
| Starks | 39 7-14 4-6 0 7 7 6 1 3 2 0 19 |
| Mason | 30 6-11 5-8 3 6 9 1 4 0 3 0 17 |
| Anthony | 10 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Davis | 7 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Williams | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 34-79 21-29 16 29 57 22 19 10 14 9 91 |
| 3-PT: Starks 1-4, Ewing 1-1, Harper 0-2, Smith 0-1, Anthony 0-1 | |
| Houston 21 16 24 23 84 | |
| New York 22 26 13 30 91 | |
| A-19,763 | |
Game #6 @Houston
The Knicks looked like they were going to break out in the 1st quarter as they took a 15-8 lead over Houston. Houston rallied to within 19-13 late in the 1st despite committing 7 turnovers and having 4 shots blocked by Patrick Ewing. Carl Herrera emerged an unlikely 2nd quarter hero as he was 5-5 from the field and had 5 rebounds. Houston went on a 9-0 run to take a 35-27 lead as they made 56% of their shots in the quarter. N.Y. would make only 3% of its shots in the quarter. Patrick Ewing came up with 9 points and 6 rebounds in the 3rd quarter as N.Y. rallied after Houston had taken a 12-point lead. The Knicks cut into the lead with a 9-1 run to cut the lead to 4. John Starks led a furious 4th quarter rally with 17 points in the 4th. A Charles Oakley 3-point play cut the lead to3 points and Hakeem Olajuwon had 5 personal fouls. Olajuwon would play the final 6:10 with those 5 fouls. Houston pulled back out to an 84-77 lead with 3:17 left. Starks hit another 3 to cut the lead to 84-82 at the 1:17 mark. N.Y. got the ball back without Houston scoring but Olajuwon came up with a big steal and drew a foul on the offensive end. Olajuwon converted both free throws to make it 86-82 with 40 seconds to play. The Knicks closed back within 2 at 86-84 and then got the ball back. N.Y. went for the hot hand and the win but Olajuwon blocked a Starks 3-point attempt with 2 seconds left. Houston evened the series despite not making a field goal in the final 3:17.
| NEW YORK | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Oakley | 43 5-11 2-2 1 8 9 0 2 1 1 0 12 |
| Smith | 27 5-10 1-1 2 1 3 0 5 0 2 0 11 |
| Ewing | 45 6-20 5-5 6 9 15 3 4 0 0 4 17 |
| Harper | 42 2-10 5-6 1 3 4 10 3 4 1 0 10 |
| Starks | 46 9-18 4-5 1 1 2 8 5 2 2 0 27 |
| Mason | 28 3-9 1-2 3 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 7 |
| Anthony | 8 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 |
| Williams | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 30-80 18-21 14 26 47 24 24 7 6 5 84 |
| 3-PT: Starks 5-9, Harper 1-5 | |
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Horry | 42 3-10 3-4 0 9 9 4 3 1 1 1 11 |
| Thorpe | 39 1-2 1-4 0 10 10 6 1 0 1 0 3 |
| Olajuwon | 43 11-21 8-8 3 7 10 2 5 1 2 4 30 |
| Maxwell | 36 4-13 1-2 0 1 1 5 2 0 2 0 10 |
| Smith | 27 3-6 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 7 |
| Cassell | 21 2-5 4-5 0 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 9 |
| Herrera | 20 6-6 0-0 1 4 5 1 5 0 1 0 12 |
| Elie | 12 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 4 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 32-65 17-23 5 33 46 21 21 5 14 6 86 |
| 3-PT: Horry 2-6, Maxwell 1-6, Cassell 1-3, Smith 1-2 | |
| New York 21 15 26 22 84 | |
| Houston 21 25 19 21 86 | |
| A-16,611 | |
Game #7 @Houston
Both big men were stymied in the 1st quarter; Olajuwon couldn’t make a shot while Ewing couldn’t get a shot. Olajuwon was 3-10 in the 1st while Ewing was 1-2. N.Y. briefly took the lead in the 2nd quarter but that would be their only lead of the game. An 8-2 N.Y. run closed them to within 40-39 but Houston would not let them retake the lead. The Rockets would shoot 56% in the 2nd to maintain the lead. Ewing would come alive in the 3rd as he scored 8 of N.Y.’s 17 points in the period. They again closed to within 1 late in the 3rd but a Carl Herrera hook shot put Houston back up by 3 entering the final frame. Sam Cassell was again clutch as he scored the first 6 points of the 4th period for Houston and N.Y. missed 9 of 10 shots to fall further behind again. The Knicks cut the lead from 7 to 3 with 2:51 left in the game. Houston would come up with an Olajuwon turnaround and a Vernon Maxwell 3-pointer to go back up by 8 points and clinch the franchise’s history. In the fateful 4th quarter, Game 6 hero John Starks made only 1 of 10 shots and missed all 5 3-point tries.
| NEW YORK | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Oakley | 42 4-9 2-2 5 9 14 3 6 0 3 0 10 |
| Smith | 27 4-7 2-4 2 3 5 1 2 0 0 1 10 |
| Ewing | 44 7-17 3-6 4 6 10 1 3 1 5 2 17 |
| Harper | 38 8-16 5-6 0 0 0 5 4 2 2 0 23 |
| Starks | 42 2-18 4-4 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 8 |
| Mason | 31 3-4 0-0 2 7 9 2 1 0 1 0 6 |
| Anthony | 12 2-5 2-2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 7 |
| Davis | 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | |
| 3-PT: Harper 2-5, Anthony 1-3, Davis 1-1, Starks 0-11 | |
| HOUSTON | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
| Horry | |
| Thorpe | 35 3-7 0-2 2 7 9 3 3 1 2 0 6 |
| Olajuwon | 46 10-25 5-7 0 10 10 7 5 1 2 3 25 |
| Maxwell | 40 6-11 7-8 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 21 |
| Smith | 30 4-7 2-2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 11 |
| Herrera | 25 3-6 0-0 1 4 5 0 3 0 2 0 6 |
| Cassell | 18 4-6 4-4 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 13 |
| Elie | 8 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 |
| Cureton | 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Jent | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Team | |
| TOTALS | 34-73 18-23 3 30 44 22 23 8 9 4 90 |
| 3-PT: Maxwell 2-6, Smith 1-2, Cassell 1-2, Horry 0-1 | |
| New York 21 22 17 24 84 | |
| Houston 22 23 18 27 90 | |
| A-16,611 | |
| Regular season stats |
| Houston Rockets (58-24 1st Midwest) |
| Player G GS Min FG% 3F% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Avg |
| Hakeem Olajuwon 80 80 3277 .528 .421 .716 955 287 128 297 2184 27.3 |
| Otis Thorpe 82 82 2909 .561 .000 .657 870 189 66 28 1149 14.0 |
| Vernon Maxwell 75 73 2571 .389 .298 .749 229 380 125 20 1023 13.6 |
| Kenny Smith 78 78 2209 .480 .405 .871 138 327 59 4 906 11.6 |
| Chris Jent 3 0 78 .500 .363 .500 15 7 0 0 31 10.3 |
| Robert Horry 81 81 2370 .459 .323 .732 440 231 119 75 803 9.9 |
| Mario Elie 67 8 1606 .446 .335 .860 181 208 50 8 626 9.3 |
| Sam Cassell 66 6 1122 .418 .295 .841 134 192 59 7 440 6.7 |
| Scott Brooks 73 0 1225 .491 .377 .871 102 149 51 2 381 5.2 |
| Carl Herrera 75 0 1292 .458 .000 .711 285 37 32 26 353 4.7 |
| Larry Robinson 6 0 55 .500 .250 .375 10 6 7 0 25 4.2 |
| Matt Bullard 65 0 725 .345 .325 .769 84 64 14 6 226 3.5 |
| Richard Petruska 22 0 92 .435 .467 .750 31 1 2 3 53 2.4 |
| Earl Cureton 2 0 30 .250 .000 .000 12 0 0 0 4 2.0 |
| Eric Riley 47 2 219 .486 .000 .541 59 9 5 9 88 1.9 |
| Team 82 19780 .475 .334 .743 3545 2087 717 485 8292 101.1 |
| Opponents 82 19780 .440 .306 .736 3572 1901 767 312 7938 96.8 |
| New York Knicks (57-25 1st Atlantic) |
| Player G GS Min FG% 3F% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Avg |
| Patrick Ewing 79 79 2972 .496 .286 .765 885 179 90 217 1939 24.5 |
| John Starks 59 54 2057 .420 .335 .754 185 348 95 6 1120 19.0 |
| Charles Oakley 82 82 2932 .478 .000 .776 965 218 110 18 969 11.8 |
| Hubert Davis 56 27 1333 .471 .402 .825 67 165 40 4 614 11.0 |
| Charles Smith 43 21 1105 .443 .500 .719 165 50 26 45 447 10.4 |
| Derek Harper NY 54 27 1311 .430 .367 .743 86 236 80 4 466 8.6 |
| TOT 82 55 2204 .407 .359 .687 141 334 125 8 791 9.6 |
| Greg Anthony 80 36 1994 .394 .300 .774 189 365 114 13 628 7.9 |
| Doc Rivers 19 19 499 .433 .365 .636 39 100 25 5 143 7.5 |
| Rolando Blackman 55 1 969 .436 .357 .906 93 76 25 6 400 7.3 |
| Anthony Mason 73 12 1903 .476 .000 .720 427 151 31 9 528 7.2 |
| Tony Campbell 22 11 379 .492 .333 .811 60 31 20 1 157 7.1 |
| Anthony Bonner 73 38 1402 .563 .000 .476 344 88 76 13 374 5.1 |
| Herb Williams 70 3 774 .442 .000 .643 182 28 18 43 233 3.3 |
| Eric Anderson 11 0 39 .412 1.00 .357 17 2 0 1 21 1.9 |
| Corey Gaines 18 0 78 .450 .400 .867 13 30 2 0 33 1.8 |
| Gerald Paddio 3 0 8 .400 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4 1.3 |
| Team 82 19755 .460 .348 .746 3717 2067 752 385 8076 98.5 |
| Opponents 82 19755 .431 .307 .719 3261 1677 677 333 7503 91.5 |
| Championship Statistics | ||||
| HOUSTON | G MN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS | PPG | RPG | APG |
| Olajuwon | 7 302 75-150 1-1 37-43 13 51 64 25 26 11 26 27 188 | 26,9 | 9,1 | 3,6 |
| Thorpe | 7 277 27-51 0-0 11-22 23 56 79 23 23 6 8 0 65 | 9,3 | 11,3 | 3,3 |
| Horry | 7 265 24-74 11-36 13-21 13 30 43 26 24 9 10 3 73 | 10,4 | 6,1 | 3,7 |
| Maxwell | 7 264 35-96 9-40 15-22 2 20 22 22 11 3 21 0 94 | 13,4 | 3,1 | 3,1 |
| Smith | 7 178 14-36 5-14 6-6 2 8 10 22 8 5 14 0 39 | 5,6 | 1,4 | 3,1 |
| Cassell | 7 158 19-45 7-16 25-27 6 16 22 20 22 7 18 2 70 | 10,0 | 3,1 | 2,9 |
| Herrera | 7 121 22-38 0-0 6-8 8 17 25 3 21 3 6 1 50 | 7,1 | 3,6 | 0,4 |
| Elie | 7 79 5-20 2-5 5-6 3 4 7 7 7 2 5 1 17 | 2,4 | 1,0 | 1,0 |
| Bullard | 2 27 2-10 2-7 2-4 2 4 6 0 3 1 0 1 8 | 4,0 | 3,0 | 0,0 |
| Jent | 3 7 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 | 0,0 | 0,3 | 0,0 |
| Cureton | 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| TOTALS | 7 223-522 37-121 120-159 72 207 279 148 148 47 109 35 603 | |||
| NEW YORK | G MN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS | PPG | RPG | APG |
| Ewing | 7 308 58-160 1-5 15-21 32 55 87 12 29 9 19 30 132 | 18,9 | 12,4 | 1,7 |
| Starks | 7 293 39-106 16-50 30-39 3 19 22 41 25 11 17 1 124 | 17,7 | 3,1 | 5,9 |
| Oakley | 7 285 31-64 0-0 15-18 29 54 83 17 27 8 15 1 77 | 11,0 | 11,9 | 2,4 |
| Harper | 7 266 42-90 17-39 14-17 7 14 21 42 21 17 12 1 115 | 16,4 | 3,0 | 6,0 |
| Mason | 7 205 22-47 0-0 16-25 14 34 48 9 20 5 8 0 60 | 8,6 | 6,9 | 1,3 |
| Smith | 7 187 26-59 0-2 14-19 14 16 30 12 23 4 8 7 66 | 9,4 | 4,3 | 1,7 |
| Anthony | 7 80 10-31 1-8 2-2 3 3 6 17 9 3 4 1 23 | 3,3 | 0,9 | 2,4 |
| Davis | 5 38 2-10 1-1 3-6 2 0 2 2 5 0 1 1 8 | 1,6 | 0,4 | 0,4 |
| Bonner | 2 11 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 0,0 |
| Williams | 4 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| TOTALS | 7 232-570 36-105 109-148 105 196 301 152 160 57 86 43 609 | |||
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