On this day in NBA history, 30 years ago, the Houston Rockets were preparing to play the Utah Jazz for game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
Before that game could start, Hakeem Olajuwon received the 1994 League MVP. He initially felt embarrassed to be receiving the award, because he said that he could not have accomplished a great season without his teammates.
Hakeem asked for his teammates to be brought to the center of the court to be congratulated. Kenny Smith, Sam Cassell, Vernon Maxwell, Mario Elie, Robert Horry, Otis Thorpe, Scott Brooks, Carl Herrera, Matt Bullard, etc.
All of those players fit Hakeem’s play style, and they were the key pieces that maximized his skills and abilities to their full potential.
This game did not go without a spectacular performance either, as Hakeem had a monstrous stat line for the game:
Damon Sonnier
On this day in NBA history, 30 years ago, the Houston Rockets were preparing to play the Utah Jazz for game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
Before that game could start, Hakeem Olajuwon received the 1994 League MVP. He initially felt embarrassed to be receiving the award, because he said that he could not have accomplished a great season without his teammates.
Hakeem asked for his teammates to be brought to the center of the court to be congratulated. Kenny Smith, Sam Cassell, Vernon Maxwell, Mario Elie, Robert Horry, Otis Thorpe, Scott Brooks, Carl Herrera, Matt Bullard, etc.
All of those players fit Hakeem’s play style, and they were the key pieces that maximized his skills and abilities to their full potential.
This game did not go without a spectacular performance either, as Hakeem had a monstrous stat line for the game:
41PTS, 13REB, 6AST, 1STL, 3BLK, 63.6FG%.
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