1993 Playoffs Game 7 Rockets vs Sonics 3 Bad Calls

[triklops]

Bad calls aside.....this was INTENSE !!!!

[nugentgl]

this is only one snapshot of bad officiating directed at the Rockets. The Rockets were always on the sh!t end of bad calls yet we still won two titles. We probably would have won another during the McGrady/Ming era if we didn't have such bad and corrupt officiating during the Mav series. Stern has it out for Houston...

[Salva46]

Maybe a Houston Rockets threepeat...

[abysmalatrocious]

3:30 That look Rudy T has, reminds me of when I reffed youth girls basketball, dicked a fellow church member's team with bad calls, and he (the coach) looked just like Rudy T did there. As for the Pierce foul call, Rudy T said "Oh, I don't agree with that one." On the Perkins pass, I do that when driving: Put my arms up, then slap the air.

[thenintendogamer]

Shit... Had the Rockets won this we would have beaten Phoenix (we did in '94 and '95 why not '93?) and since we swept the Bulls in '93 regular season, we would have had a chance to steal a ring from MJ and we probably would have been the first to have 3 straight championships.

[funkyflights]

@thenintendogamer

NO you wouldn't have.... Seattle got SCREWED in game 7 against Phoenix BIG TIME.... check that game 7 stat sheet and look at the foul differential... Suns had 64 free throw attempts in that game!! Scoring 57 points from the line.... NBA wanted a Barkely -Jordan match-up and Seattle got JOBBED!! I mean it was pathetic

[ak2pacalypse]

Wow imagine if there was social media and internet blogs like there are today. Ohh the outrage that would ensue..lol. That last call wasn't even close.

[pranith001]

was joey crawford officiating this game lol

[Angelslover9]

1st Bad Call : Houston Ball It went over Olajuwon it didn't touch him it went over him

2nd Bad Call: Houston Ball NO Foul, Clean Block, Before the Foul I Say Shot Clock Violation, and Kick Ball on Kemp

3rd Call: Where Did Houston Touch It, Horry Did Touch He Just Added Pressure

Lack Of Officiating Cause A Possible Chicago Housto Matchup

But In the End Houston Won Championships in 94 and 95 and as well before Seattle

[stacksondeck34]

It's a damn shame what happened to the Rockets this year. If they win this series, it would've potentially cleared up a lot of hypotheticals that we discuss now.

[jonatbaylor]

Refs did not decide this game... yeah there were some bad calls but in the end it swung both ways....

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No, you are wrong. It swung the Sonics way because of those 3 bad calls and the Sonics went on to lose to the Suns. It should have been Rockets v. Bulls that year.

Even Sonics players admitted that the calls were shady.

[natskivna]

This is why Seattle doesn't have a team anymore. Karma from the basketball god.

[kimv020887]

@natskivna because of David Stern.

[abelandjackie]

Those three calls could have very well cost them this game anyone who argues that doesn't know anything about basketball, those were key possessions and the refs killed the rockets

[ErikS1975FreeState]

The 1993 Rockets Sonics series was a great series played between two very good teams

[kdoggjr]

Too bad they didn't have todays rules cuz today the refs could have overturned 2 of those calls by replay.

[FuShengAlex]

We wuz ROBBED!

[mua2]

Tim Donaghy anyone?

[funkyflights]

Sonics had the Rockets number back then... I was at this game!!!!... BEST basketball game I've ever watched....

[2008sALINAs]

and some help from the refs. lol

[funkyflights]

Refs did not decide this game... yeah there were some bad calls but in the end it swung both ways.... plus this was not the only series these 2 teams met.... Seattle swept them in 96 .... I"m not saying Rockets were not a great team because they were.... I"m just saying for whatever reason the Sonics owned them at this time... Even Hakeem admitted it...

[2008sALINAs]

Not saying the bad calls were the end all say all but they didnt hurt. In 93', Rockets were still missin two key pieces in Cassell and Elie.

In 96', Rockets were a good team but they were not at the level they were the year before.

They had a bundle of injuries during the season and basically hobbled into the playoffs. Elie missed most of the season that year played in only 45 games, Drexler missed 30 games had mid season surgery, Cassell missed over 20 games that year including 18 in a row.

[2008sALINAs]

Not to mention Kenny Smith going from 95' NBA Finals Hero to 3rd string point guard in 96'.

[2008sALINAs]

The Rockets were able to beat Sonics in 97'. That was a great series though. I have it on tape.

[funkyflights]

Yeah but 97 is when we started declining because Wally Walker picked up Jim McIlvaine as our center...LOL... we also lost Askew who was a defensive enforcer and we picked up Terry Cummings who was near the end of this career..... Kemp was TICKED off over the whole Mcilvaine pickup and wasn't the same and then of course he was traded the next year for Vin Baker... OH MY GOD... still cant believe that trade.... but yeah man Wally Walker tore it all apart....

[Supersonicsfan12]

@2008sALINAs yeah that was a really good series. i was 8 yrs old when i watched it lol. im surprised they even came back to tie it at 3-3 when they were down 3-1. really good series though. props to houston.

[thenintendogamer]

@funkyflights We got them back in '97 though

[funkyflights]

@thenintendogamer

Yes you guy's did....

[4lifeReagan]

@funkyflights We got the Sonics back in 97 though.

[funkyflights]

@4lifeReagan

Yeah you guy's did... I remember that series went 7 games .. It was close... 99-96 was the final score in game 7.... One big thing that hurt us was getting that weak center Jim MciLvaine... We also signed Terry Cummings that year who was near the end... The Sonics GM Walley Walker started making STUPID decisions... Losing Vincent Askew was a big mistake also... The following year we lost Kemp and got Vin Baker... LMAO... he was so soft... Wally Walker destroyed the team

[MJisKingKobesuckss]

So lets see in 94 the suns took you to game 7 in the semi finals and you has homecourt?? But the bulls beat the suns in game 6 and didnt even have homecourt..So all im hearing is BULLSHIT..94 Bulls had taken the knicks to game 7 with out Jordan and took you guys to game 7 with out homecourt advantage..What do you think would happen if Jordan was there..The only chance the rockets would have had was 95 because of the BULLS lack of interior D..But still Jordan would have got someone...

[MJisKingKobesuckss]

Who cares what the rockets did to the bulls in the reg season..The jazz beat the bulls in 98 twice in the regular season..The reg season play is irrelevant..Point is you got bounced out shitty cvall or not..The rockets shouldnt have let this go to 7 if they were the true winner..So its all water under the bridge..Jordan would not have lost..

[jonatbaylor]

The 2nd "foul", at 1:53 gave me a headache

[jonatbaylor]

Lets not forget, Houston Punked the Bulls 2-0 in intra conference play this year too..

[FuShengAlex]

Don't forget that dirty screen Malone "set" on Clyde for Stock's open jumper in '97 as well.

Not to worry things got a lot better for Houston after this loss to Seattle. :)

[jonatbaylor]

I can't watch this too much though, it makes me sick to my stomach

[im264shirt]

Actually the Rockets lost that game in Chicago when the Bulls rallied.

[jonatbaylor]

WTF!! @ 1:54...effin horrible. He is just there and throws the ball up backwards...

I remember this game now. It was the worst reffing I had seen in like a ten year span. I wonder if those refs that got busted for cheating/lying reffed this game?

[jonatbaylor]

Houston should have won this game and they were rolling..they would have steamed the Suns and given the Bulls and Jordan a run for their money. Big time.

Possibly looking at 3 titles for Hakeem (that is, unless Jordan decided NOT to play baseball and come back to avenge the loss ;)

Ooooh. Imagine that? Rockets beat Bulls and Jordan never "retires" so to speak. History re-written.

[ballin4326]

Man I have never even heard of this it should probably a game worthy of being mentioned but the NBA does not want us to know about it because they were reffing in Seattles favor.

[DoubleClutch95]

Wow I didnt start watching basketball till the 95 playoff but I heard how good houston was in 1993 (hakeem did finish 2nd in mvp behind barkley). Houston got cheated in this game for sure. 3 horrible calls. The refs suck so badly (pause). Its sad that we never got to have a Rockets-Bulls finals cuz Hakeem was the best center in the 90s & I believe he would of out done Jordan in the finals.

[KiPwnNubs]

OH WOW FIXED REFS. I COULDA CLEARLY SAW IF I WAS A REF..Fucking sonics..rockets shoulda beat them and beat bulls. Cuz Olajuwon can block Jordan if..if jordan drives. I HATE U FUCKING REFS

[falkner23]

no way were they ever gonna beat that 93 bulls squad

[crs2333]

it would of been interesting falkner..I think we could of taken the bulls..Mad Max always made Jordan work for everything he got and nobody on the Bulls frontline could guard Hakeem..we were a better defensive team than Phoenix was..I think we could of won

[falkner23]

yeah i after i wrote that comment i regreted it, 93 rockets were pretty solid team, thats what i relised bulls would have bigtime problems covering hakeem, but mj was a man possessed in 93 finals goin for that 3peat

[falkner23]

and the bulls usually struggled against houston during the regular season

[falkner23]

u guys got screwed over bigtime in this game

[crs2333]

yeah we did, and I think we could of beaten Phoenix. A 93 Finals between the Rockets and the Bulls would've been real nice and would of helped answer those "If MJ never retired" questions. But it didn't happen.

[Ballay05]

Wow. That was bad. It sucks, but at least Houston did eventually get 2 titles.

Seattle didn't.

[JoelChavez612]

@Ballay05 And to top it off, Seattle didn't even get to keep their team. Worked out well for the Rockets as they now own the Thunder since the move.

[nintendofan79]

OMG.. had it not been for this BS, rockets woulda won the 93 finals - you know it's true

[falkner23]

nah bulls would of still won 93 finals

[jam555555]

whew i did see bad calls big time.

[wazzumichael]

The only reason the Rockets have their two titles is because they didn't have to face Seattle in the playoffs those 2 years. Seattle F'ing OWNED the Rockets in the mid 90's. Eliminated them in 93' and swept them 4-0 in '96

[Deadshot089]

93 was bull s*t but 96 I agree, but then Rockets defeated them in 97. But I dont think Rockets would've lost to the sonics in 94 or 95 Hakeem was hungry for a title and believe me Spurs were a better team than Sonics in 95. Things changes every year some palyers keep their game and prime the same some players dont Hakeem in 94 and 95 was hungry. Dont get me wrong Hakeem was still good in 96 and 97 but not the same as before especially Barkley and Drexler.

[easytag]

That WAS awful.

[maylay2]

victorfoolio, Its not an honest mistake because refs could not make calls that bad by accident. it was done on purpose because the nba did not want the rockets to play the suns. the nba is fixed and that is just the way it is. also the rockets were robbed the last game of the season in 93 at san antonio on a blantant call when the spurs made a bucket after the the 24 sec shot clock went off. the rockets were the best team in 93

[victorjulio15]

1st call is an honest mistake- human error. but i don't trust nba refereeing

[DamuEmran]

we won 1993-1994 and 1994-1995

[thablackknight07]

Barkley, Kemp, and Malone were guarded by either Grant or Rodman, who were solid defenders (Rodman being on of the best ever). So the power forward spot they could somewhat contain.

But a center like Olajuwon would be impossible for the Bulls to defend, where as the Rockets had solid defenders to play against Jordan, plus Hakeem waiting for him at the basket.

[thablackknight07]

Olajuwon was the most versatile center offensively and defensively ever to play the game. Jordan himself even said it numerous times. Cartwright, Purdue, Longley, Wennington, and whoever else they had playing center could not contain Olajuwon.

They could always double or foul Shaq.

Ewing would settle for jumpers and would choke at times in playoff pressure.

[thablackknight07]

Vernon Maxwell was known as one of the better defenders to guard Jordan, being able to keep him below his scoring average and shooting percentage.

Otis Thorpe was a better rebounder and defender than Horace Grant.

I think the Rockets had a strong chance at keeping the Bulls from 3 peating and it could've very well been the Rockets who 3 peated instead of the Bulls.

[thablackknight07]

Then finally, he beat the Jazz twice who were the most efficient team he faced, who featured Stockton and Malone.

Of all of those teams, none of them had a guy like Olajuwon who the Bulls absolutely could not contain. I think we all missed out on a great opportunity to see the 2 best players of the 90's to face off against each other.

[FuShengAlex]

Hakeem was not Patrick that the Bulls routinely punked in the 90s.

He had one game vs. CHI where he had 8 blocks, twice on MJ. He was more active def than anyone the Bulls ever faced in the playoffs.

And he had a wide array of offence, didn't settle for jumpers like Pat did, & could make his freebies unlike Shaq.

Dream and Shaq were the only 2 90s players the Bulls had no answer for at both ends. No surprise Orl won a series vs. CHI and the Rockets had a winning record vs. CHI.

[DikenotVsSuckSheng]

Hakeem was not Patrick that the Bulls routinely punked in the 90s.

He had one game vs. CHI where he had 8 blocks, twice on MJ. He was more active def than anyone the Bulls ever faced in the playoffs.

And he had a wide array of offence, didn't settle for jumpers like Pat did, & could make his freebies unlike Shaq.

Dream and Shaq were the only 2 90s players the Bulls had no answer for at both ends. No surprise Orl won a series vs. CHI and the Rockets had a winning record vs. CHI.

[FuShengAlex]

Wow aren't you original dickhead? LOL.

[thablackknight07]

He beat an explosive offense in the Suns who did feature 1993 MVP Charles Barkley.

He swept Shaq and Penny and the Magic.

He easily beat the most athletic team he faced in the Finals in the Sonics.

He was able beat the Pacers who played solid defense, great rebounding, had great ball movement, and great shooting.

[thablackknight07]

Hakeem and the Rockets were probably 3 calls away from facing Jordan and the Bulls in 1993. That by far would've been Jordan's toughest Playoffs or Finals opponent.

He beat the defenses of the Bad Boys Pistons and then the Knicks multiple times in the Playoffs.

He beat the best point guard ever in Magic Johnson in 1991.

He beat the next best shooting guard during his era in Clyde Drexler.

[TRJ22487]

And then Seattle got a bunch of bad calls against them in Game 7 that sent Phoenix to the Finals