Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

1993-1994 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Scott Brooks PG 5-11 165 Jul 31, 1965 28 UC Irvine 6 1987 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Matt Bullard PF 6-10 215 Jun 5, 1967 26 Iowa 3 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Sam Cassell PG 6-3 185 Nov 18, 1969 24 Florida State 0 1993 1st Rnd, #24, Houston Rockets
Earl Cureton PF 6-9 210 Sep 3, 1957 36 Detroit-Mercy 10 1979 3rd Rnd, #58, Philadelphia Sixers
Mario Elie SG 6-5 210 Nov 26, 1963 30 American International 3 1985 7th Rnd, #160, Milwaukee Bucks
Carl Herrera PF 6-9 215 Dec 14, 1966 27 Houston 2 1990 2nd Rnd, #30, Miami Heat
Robert Horry F-C 6-9 220 Aug 25, 1970 23 Alabama 1 1992 1st Rnd, #11, Houston Rockets
Chris Jent SF 6-7 220 Jan 11, 1970 24 Ohio State 0 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Vernon Maxwell SG 6-4 180 Sep 12, 1965 28 Florida 5 1988 2nd Rnd, #47, Denver Nuggets
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 31 Houston 9 1984 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Richard Petruska F-C 6-10 260 Jan 25, 1969 25 UCLA 0 1993 2nd Rnd, #46, Houston Rockets
Eric Riley C 7-0 245 Jun 2, 1970 23 Michigan 0 1993 2nd Rnd, #33, Dallas Mavericks
Larry Robinson PG 6-3 180 Jan 11, 1968 26 Centenary 3 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kenny Smith PG 6-3 170 Mar 8, 1965 29 North Carolina 6 1987 1st Rnd, #6, Sacramento Kings
Otis Thorpe PF 6-9 225 Aug 5, 1962 31 Providence 9 1984 1st Rnd, #9, Kansas City Kings

1993-1994 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Atlanta Hawks #8 Miami Heat ATL in 5
First Round #2 New York Knicks #7 New Jersey Nets NYK in 4
First Round #3 Chicago Bulls #6 Cleveland Cavaliers CHI in 3
First Round #4 Orlando Magic #5 Indiana Pacers IND in 3
Second Round #1 Atlanta Hawks #5 Indiana Pacers IND in 6
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Chicago Bulls NYK in 7
Conference Finals #2 New York Knicks #5 Indiana Pacers NYK in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Seattle SuperSonics #8 Denver Nuggets DEN in 5
First Round #2 Houston Rockets #7 Portland Trail Blazers HOU in 4
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Golden State Warriors PHX in 3
First Round #4 San Antonio Spurs #5 Utah Jazz UTA in 4
Second Round #2 Houston Rockets #3 Phoenix Suns HOU in 7
Second Round #5 Utah Jazz #8 Denver Nuggets UTA in 7
Conference Finals #2 Houston Rockets #5 Utah Jazz HOU in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #2 Houston Rockets #2 New York Knicks HOU in 7

1993-1994 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Hakeem Olajuwon 23 43.0 28.9 11.0 4.3 1.7 4.0 3.6
Vernon Maxwell 23 38.3 13.8 3.5 4.2 0.9 0.1 2.1
Robert Horry 23 33.8 11.7 6.1 3.6 1.5 0.9 1.2
Otis Thorpe 23 37.1 11.3 9.9 2.3 0.6 0.4 1.6
Kenny Smith 23 30.3 10.8 2.3 4.1 1.0 0.2 1.4
Sam Cassell 22 21.7 9.4 2.7 4.2 1.0 0.2 2.1
Mario Elie 23 16.6 5.8 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.9
Carl Herrera 16 15.5 4.7 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5
Earl Cureton 10 10.0 1.8 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3
Matt Bullard 10 5.5 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Chris Jent 11 5.6 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2
Scott Brooks 5 4.6 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

1993-1994 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Portland Leaders
Apr 29, 1994
v.
Portland
W, 114-104 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 26. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. Otis Thorpe
AST: 7. V. Maxwell
PTS: 26. C. Drexler
REB: 13. C. Drexler
AST: 6. C. Drexler
May 1, 1994
v.
Portland
W, 115-104 Compaq Center
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 46. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. Otis Thorpe
AST: 9. Sam Cassell
PTS: 28. C. Robinson
REB: 9. C. Drexler
AST: 12. R. Strickland
May 3, 1994
@
Portland
L, 118-115 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 36. H. Olajuwon
REB: 11. Otis Thorpe
AST: 6. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 25. R. Strickland
REB: 10. B. Williams
AST: 15. R. Strickland
May 6, 1994
@
Portland
W, 89-92 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. H. Olajuwon
AST: 3. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 26. R. Strickland
REB: 13. C. Drexler
AST: 7. R. Strickland

1993-1994 Houston Rockets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Phoenix Leaders
May 8, 1994
v.
Phoenix
L, 87-91 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 36. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Robert Horry
PTS: 21. C. Barkley
REB: 12. C. Barkley
AST: 12. K. Johnson
May 11, 1994
v.
Phoenix
L, 117-124 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 31. H. Olajuwon
REB: 17. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. V. Maxwell
PTS: 34. C. Barkley
REB: 15. C. Barkley
AST: 6. C. Barkley
May 13, 1994
@
Phoenix
W, 102-118 Footprint Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 34. V. Maxwell
REB: 15. H. Olajuwon
AST: 10. Sam Cassell
PTS: 38. K. Johnson
REB: 14. C. Barkley
AST: 12. K. Johnson
May 15, 1994
@
Phoenix
W, 96-107 Footprint Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. Otis Thorpe
AST: 8. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 38. K. Johnson
REB: 14. C. Barkley
AST: 12. K. Johnson
May 17, 1994
v.
Phoenix
W, 109-86 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 20. Otis Thorpe
REB: 13. Otis Thorpe
AST: 8. Kenny Smith
PTS: 30. C. Barkley
REB: 7. O. Miller
AST: 3. O. Miller
May 19, 1994
@
Phoenix
L, 103-89 Footprint Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 23. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 28. K. Johnson
REB: 15. C. Barkley
AST: 13. K. Johnson
May 21, 1994
v.
Phoenix
W, 104-94 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
4-3 PTS: 37. H. Olajuwon
REB: 17. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. Sam Cassell
PTS: 25. K. Johnson
REB: 15. C. Barkley
AST: 11. K. Johnson

1993-1994 Houston Rockets Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Utah Leaders
May 23, 1994
v.
Utah
W, 100-88 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 31. H. Olajuwon
REB: 11. Robert Horry
AST: 7. Sam Cassell
PTS: 20. Karl Malone
REB: 16. Karl Malone
AST: 11. J. Stockton
May 25, 1994
v.
Utah
W, 104-99 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 41. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. Kenny Smith
PTS: 32. Karl Malone
REB: 7. Karl Malone
AST: 10. J. Stockton
May 27, 1994
@
Utah
L, 95-86 Delta Center
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 29. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 22. Karl Malone
REB: 16. Karl Malone
AST: 11. J. Stockton
May 29, 1994
@
Utah
W, 78-80 Delta Center
Conference Finals
3-1 PTS: 25. Kenny Smith
REB: 10. Robert Horry
AST: 5. Robert Horry
PTS: 25. Karl Malone
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 6. J. Stockton
May 31, 1994
v.
Utah
W, 94-83 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
4-1 PTS: 22. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. Otis Thorpe
AST: 7. Sam Cassell
PTS: 31. Karl Malone
REB: 15. F. Spencer
AST: 9. J. Stockton

1993-1994 Houston Rockets NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders New York Leaders
Jun 8, 1994
v.
New York
W, 85-78 Compaq Center
NBA Finals
1-0 PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. Otis Thorpe
AST: 5. Kenny Smith
PTS: 23. P. Ewing
REB: 14. C. Oakley
AST: 5. Derek Harper
Jun 10, 1994
v.
New York
L, 83-91 Compaq Center
NBA Finals
1-1 PTS: 25. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. Otis Thorpe
AST: 6. Kenny Smith
PTS: 19. John Starks
REB: 13. P. Ewing
AST: 9. John Starks
Jun 12, 1994
@
New York
W, 89-93 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
2-1 PTS: 21. H. Olajuwon
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 21. Derek Harper
REB: 13. P. Ewing
AST: 9. John Starks
Jun 15, 1994
@
New York
L, 91-82 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
2-2 PTS: 32. H. Olajuwon
REB: 10. Otis Thorpe
AST: 5. Sam Cassell
PTS: 21. Derek Harper
REB: 20. C. Oakley
AST: 5. Derek Harper
Jun 17, 1994
@
New York
L, 91-84 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
2-3 PTS: 27. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. Otis Thorpe
AST: 6. Robert Horry
PTS: 25. P. Ewing
REB: 12. P. Ewing
AST: 7. Derek Harper
Jun 19, 1994
v.
New York
W, 86-84 Compaq Center
NBA Finals
3-3 PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 10. H. Olajuwon
AST: 6. Otis Thorpe
PTS: 27. John Starks
REB: 15. P. Ewing
AST: 10. Derek Harper
Jun 22, 1994
v.
New York
W, 90-84 Compaq Center
NBA Finals
4-3 PTS: 25. H. Olajuwon
REB: 10. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 23. Derek Harper
REB: 14. C. Oakley
AST: 5. Derek Harper