What a choke job.. This loss carried over into game 2 then by the time they went to Houton they were done.. If he would've made 1, it would've been a whole different series.
What a choke job.. This loss carried over into game 2 then by the time they went to Houton they were done.. If he would've made 1, it would've been a whole different series.
Remember Olajuwon was 32yo. Just remember it. How many centers are this dominant at 32yo? How many can put a performance like this one against a prime Shaq? Let me answer: NONE.
hakeem is the only player in history to be in the top 10 in steals, rebounds, and blocked shots. and he did it for 9 straight seasons. plus he was in the top 10 in points for 7 years. how does a center end up in the top 10 in steals?
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VID, BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES OF WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. STILL WATCH THE NBA TO THIS DAY, THE TALENT WAS SO MUCH BETTER THEN. NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR THE NBA.
@tsmith206 Same here! I'm 38 in 2011, Seattle born and raised. At this time, I was in the prime of my life, things were going well. Just watching this reminds me about how great life could be. I figure I'll live another 10 years, and die at 48, but I will always remember the fun times of the 1990s.
@tsmith206 Same here! I'm 38 in 2011, Seattle born and raised. At this time, I was in the prime of my life, things were going well. Just watching this reminds me about how great life could be. I figure I'll live another 10 years, and die at 48, but I will always remember the fun times of the 1990 s
Btw, If anybody who watched a lot of Hakeem. How did Hakeem play against physical players like shaq anyways? I mainly saw him do sky hooks in this video.
@YoooPatrick he was super qick and super strong. a rarae combo for a center. hakeem is the only player in history to be in the top ten in steals and rebounds and blocked shots in a season. and he did it for 9 straight seasons. how does a center end up in the top ten in steals??
wow 4 free throws in a row..... I always thought it was odd the rockets swept the magic after struggling in the western conference and being a 6th seed.
Gotta feel for Nick Anderson. earlier in the playoffs he was a hero for stealing the ball from Jordan and eliminating the Bulls. then he misses these free throws and never recovers. his FT% dropped to something like .450 for the next couple of years.
Young Shaq was such a freak of nature. Its kinda sad to watch him now, 60 pounds overweight, his gut hanging out over his shorts and barely being able to run down the floor.
I still can't believe Nick Anderson missed those 4 freebies. I tell you, Kenny Smith made up for a lot of disappointing performances in the playoffs with that one game. He singlehandedly kept them in it before they started to make a comeback. What a game.
anybody else starting to wonder that shaq cant win the finals when a true centre is guarding him? ... when he faced hakeem he lost, same thing with ben wallace in 04
thats nonsense. Shaq dominatet Mutombo...not a bad center. He also dominated the series against the Pistons while Kobe failed.
People forget about how great players are just because the lose versus a better team. Same with LeBron. People can't realize how good this man is. Maybe they're jelous, i don't know
thats nonsense. Shaq dominatet Mutombo...not a bad center. He also dominated the series against the Pistons while Kobe failed.
People forget about how great players are just because the lose versus a better team. Same with LeBron. People can't realize how good this man is. Maybe they're jelous, i don't know
@Hannova Im sorry but your an idiot. Shaq did not really do much against the pistons. Kobe did more. He even hit the game winner to give them one win in the series.
@Disposable5 Kobe did NOT do more in that series than Shaq. In fact, Kobe averaged 22.6 ppg on only 38% shooting to Shaq's 27 ppg on 63% shooting, in the series. Unfortunately for the Lakers, Kobe refused to recognize the mismatch and STILL averaged six more shot attempts per game than Shaq in the series, despite the fact that Shaq was the one drawing the double-teams. Horrible series for Kobe. But Kobe's generally been awful in the Finals throughout his career.
@ErikS1975FreeState notice this, shaq only take 20 shot attempt to have 28 ponts, but it took olajuwon 30 shot attempt to have 33 points, that's hthe different, and if you check this series, shaq was 11 for 19 the whole series, while hakeem was 15 for 30 the whole series, and shsaq has more blocks than him in this whole series. more rebound too, you know what, just qo to basketball-reference com site to see the stat for each of them in this series
You would only have a point if your talking about the 95 Finals and comparing who had better numbers but you would still be wrong. Hakeem led the Rockets to a 4-0 sweep over the Magic. I believe he was even the MVP so there goes your argument.
If your talking about who's a better player in their career you would have a hard time convincing a non Die Hard Shaq fan that Shaq was a better Center then Hakeem.
@ErikS1975FreeState hakeem won because he had a better team, he had a rprime horry, cassell, drexler and ellis and eevrybody who helped him to win, while shaq only has penny hardaway who wasn't even as qood as drexler, that's why hakkeem win that series, but shaq was clearly the man of the middle, much better performance than hakeem.
Lets see the Magic had the 1st or 2nd best record in 95, the Rockets finished 6th in the West winning 46 games having to play every series on the road.
Hakeem had one other great player Clyde and a bunch of solid role players but nobody great. Shaq had Penny, Nick Anderson, Dennis Scot, 3 guys all capable of scoring 20 points in any game. All of them could make an All Star team as well. Plus you throw in Horace Grant. The Magic were loaded in 95 but got swept by an average team.
@ErikS1975FreeState no, they were not qreat like how you described, penny was worse than drexler, horace was worse than horry, anderson was worse than cassell, cassell won't miss those two free throws, and ellis is about the same as scot. so overall, hakeem is still has the better teammates. while shaq just performa better than him
Clyde was a better player then Penny no one who knows what their talking about would argue different. But Penny at that point was one of the best players in the NBA. Horry was Small Forward playing Power Forward. Horace could defend the post rebound block shots, mobile and could score 10-15 points. Horry got his points shooting jump shots and couldn't defend the post or rebound like Horace because he had a Small Forward's body. Anderson was a 20 pt a game scorer who scored in & out
@ErikS1975FreeState drexler better than penny, horry can defend the post just like how he did in spurs in the recent years. and he can score three pointers too. cassell was on fire the whole series and shoot way better than anderson. ellis and scot are about the same. so shaq has to play like a one man team, also if shaq qet about 30 shot attempt as much as olajuwon, then maqic could won. houston won cause hakkeem has way more shot attempt than shaq, that's another factor. if shaq has 30 shot
Don't talk about missing Three Throws without mentioning Shaq and you don't know if Cassell would've missed the Three Throws or not.
Horry was a Small Forward playing Power Forward back in 95. Because of that he wasn't the same Post Defender and Rebounder that Horace was because he didn't have Horace's size. Horace Grant like with Chicago was a perfect fit for Orlando.
I think your thinking of Mario Ellie who wasn't even a Double Figure Scorer. Dennis Scot averaged 20 pts per.
@ErikS1975FreeState cassell won't miss a free throw he is a 90 percent free throw shooter like ray allan. horry proved that he can defense the post remember how he played in lkaers and spurs, he stiopped rasheed wallace. he defense it well post in lakers also. and drexler much better than penny
You know just actually read what somebody wrote before you reply to someone you might learn something.
I said in back in 95 Horry was a 6'10 Small Forward playing Power Forward. Back in 95 he didn't have the Physical Strength of a Horace Grant to Rebound and Post Defend as well. Advantage Magic.
To put the Magic's 4-0 Sweep all on Nick Anderson who was an All Star caliber player is unfair. Every thing was inline for the Magic to win their 1st NBA Championship and they choked.
@ErikS1975FreeState no, you didn't read my comment and didn't see the situation down, stuby it better this time.........horry was at prime in rocket, if when he was in lakers or spurs he 's already pass his prime, a already pass prime horry could stop rasheed and webber, you can imaqine how well his defense was when he's at prime in rockets. and derxler was much better than penny. and cassell shoot much better than anderson, so it was all favor the rocket to win, and hakeem shot 30 times a qame.
Robert Horry never really stopped in great player one on one. He was always a tem defender or a help defender. He never had the size to be a full time Power Forward or the quickness and ball handling to be a full time Small Forward. Thats why he played both position.
The Lakers never stopped Chris Weber they were lucky to win the 2002 Western Finals with a few breaks. Rasheed Wallace was never a full time post player either which is why he shot so many threes.
Robert Horry was a starter with Houston who barely scored double figures and a 6th man or a bench player everywhere else which is why he moved around so much.
Horace Grant was a very good all around starting Power Forward most of his career who complimented Shaq perfectly with his Rebounding and Defense unlike a Robert Horry who at best was a part time starter at Small and Power Forward.
@ErikS1975FreeState horry did play nice defense on rasheed and chris when he was in spurs and lakers years, and horry was even better than that when he was in houston so you can imaqine how well his defense was before. and drexler did beat penny in that time, and cassle was better than anderson shoot much better than him. if shaq has 30 shot attempt then he could of at least win some matches and also if he has cassel and drexler instead of penny and anderson.
@ErikS1975FreeState no, horace didn't think that he had enouqh championship, i ve seen him play that series, he play his heart out quardinq olajuwon, he played his best.......but horry was just even better on the defense in the post, that's why, and if shaq had drexler and cassell, then it will be different.
Horry was a better Post Defender then Horace based on what, you haven't contradicted me. Horry didn't have Horace's size, wasn't as good of a Rebounder, wasn't a natural Power Forward & was a Bench Player most of his career. Horace was a starter most of his carer. Do you understand the difference?
Again Sam Cassell was the 3rd Guard on the 95 Rockets who didn't even average Double Figures. He was a very solid Role Player on a team that only won 46 games in the Regular Season unlike 60 like the Magic who got hot when it mattered most.
@ErikS1975FreeState horry even thouqh was on bench, but he still has a clutch three pointer and a nice post defnse, so he and horace was close, since horace doesn't have the speed that horry had because horry is faster and skinnier......also drexler was much better than penny that's a key factor, and cassell make the whole rocket team work toqether as best that's somethinq anderson didn't do and shaq only have about 20 shot attempt. hakeem had 30 shot attempt
Horry was a clutch shooter because he had a Small Forward's game as far as shooting and passing. But didn't have the speed or the ball handling to be a full time Small Forward. He got most of his shots from Hakeem as well as Shaq kicking the ball out.
Horry didn't have the size of a natural Power Forward. Which is why he wasn't the Post Defender and Rebounder of a Horace Grant or a Karl Malone. Anyone who looks at this matchup objectively would see that.
Clyde Drexler was much better then Penny in that Finals thats clear but Penny was one of the best players in the NBA at this point. But he didn't play very well. Again Cassell was the 3rd Guard on a team that won 46 games who got hot. Nick Anderson the starting Off Guard on a team that won 60 games who was a 20 pt a. The 95 Magic started 4 players that were capable of scoring 20 pts in any game. Thats a lot of firepower.
@ErikS1975FreeState but cassell make the whole rockets team work better from his passinq and leader ability, that's somethinq anderson's firepower couldn't provide, and better than him in shootinq. also, horry is a very nice post defender in his prime, and has a three pointer, that's why he stopped horace, horry played qreat defense on him. drexler better than penny. much better. there's not even a comparison. and shaq only has 20 shot attempt, hakeem 30 shot. so hakeem has better team, and atte
Horry didn't stop anybody, Horace Grant was a big strong physical mobile man. Without him the Bulls Defense of the early 90's isn't nearly as good. Because of his ability to defend his man as well as help out, Bound, Block Shots as well as being the 3rd Scorer on those teams. When he got to Orlando all he had to do was Bound and Defend because of the Magic's Firepower. In 95 the Magic were blowing teams away.
Robert Horry was a tweener for the most part was a bench player.
The 95 Rockets won the NBA Finals because of Hakeem's and Clyde's ability to make a team with average talent play better then they were suppose to. Thats how great they were. Sorta like the Lakers with Shaq and Kobe not because they had overwhelming talent because they didn't. Both teams had two great Hall of Famers and a lot of solid Role Players who couldn't of done it on their own. Sam Cassell was one of those Rockets Role Players.
@ErikS1975FreeState sam cassell make the whole rocket team better somethinq that anderson couldn't do, and cassell shoot better than him, horry played qreat defense on horace and can shoot outside, horace can't shoot.....cylde better than penny, so overall hakeem has the better team that's why he won, not because of he better than shaq......in fact, shaq was more dominate than him, makinq 11 out of 17
Look I don't want to be rude but you either don't know what your talking about like being a kid back then or you don't have any objectivity here and your just trying to back up Shaq.
To suggest that Sam Cassell was the main reason why the Rockets won that Championship when Hakeem was the MVP in that Finals and Cassell wasn't even the starting Point Guard on that team. I mean Kenny Smith not a great Point Guard was the starter over Cassell. Is crazy.
@ErikS1975FreeState but look, i don't want to sound rude to you too, and you just seems don't realize the fact that shaq wswas way more dominate than hakeem in that series, check their stat here basketball reference com for that entire series.
in all four qames, shaq shot a much beter percentaqe, qrab, more rebounds, more blocks, the only thinq that make hakkeem look better is his points, but that was because he has 30 shot attempt, if shaq has 30 shot attempt, he would have 40 points better
Hakeem won the MVP so I can rest my case there plus because his play on the Court was more prevalent. Its not about stats its about when you come up with points and what your opponent has to do to stop you.
The Rockets could've let Shaq score 40 pts a game in that series if the Magic's other big 4 isn't dominate as well. Scoring 10-14 pts in the 1st Quarter means almost nothing. Its about how you play in last 5-10 minutes of the game that matters.
hakeem won mvp, because his team won that series and he has more points that's it, doesn't mean he's better than shaq, and the reason hakeem has more points is because he has 30 shot each match, but shaq only has 20 shot, if shaq has 30 shot, then he will have more points than him, aqain, hakeem won mvp because his team won, that's it, not cause he was better, in fact shaq was better, and also, hakeem has the better teammates.
Are you seriously debating that Shaq was a better Center then Hakeem? "Hakeem had better teammates"? The Magic in 95 had four players capable of making an All Star team. Take Hakeem and Clyde off of the Rockets and you got three players coming off the bench for every other Playoff team in the NBA.
those three oplayers you talk about that capable to be socrinq is anderson, scott, and penny besaide shaq.......but you need to realize that anderson, scott and penny wasn't workinq as a team, but casseell make the rocket work as a team, that's the different, that's what make cassell more valuable than them, because makinq a team work better is muc importatnt than scorinq, kind of like what nash did to phoenix, but the thinq is shaq was better than olajuwon in that series
The major difference in that Finals between Hakeem and Shaq was that the Rockets could to Hakeem late in the 4th Quarter. Because they new the Magic wouldn't intentionally foul him on purpose. Big difference.
Sam Cassell wasn't even a starter he probably didn't play much late in the 4th Quarter unless the Rockets went to a 3 Guard Lineup with Clyde at the 3.
Steve Nash is going to the Hall of Fame Sam Cassell isn't.
sam cassell did make the rockets team play better, that's the whole different part, that's whta make them better than penny and anderson's scorinq ability, also drexler was better than penny, and horry played defesne on horace, and hakeem bascially has the better team, if shaq has 30 shot attempt he will be havinq more points then olajuwon.......overall shaq has better rebounds and blocks that series, so shaq was better
You've made all of those points before and I disagreed with them then as I do now.
Horry probably didn't even cover Horace that much in those Finals to keep him out of Foul Trouble because Horace was a bigger stronger man. Just look at them standing next to each other. Chucky Brown probably played Horace for the most part because he wasn't very important. Most people haven't heard of Chucky Brown before or since. Gives you an idea of the talent level that the Rockets had.
That Magic wouldn't go to Shaq 30 times in a game because of the "Hack a Shaq Defense" because Shaq was a 50% Free Thrower. If he could've made 60-70% of his Three Throws like a normal Big Man then he would've had more opportunity's.
the rocvket did put horry to quard horace and he did play him nice defensively........and rockets has cassell and drexler who was better than penny, also, shaq back then was a 59 percent free throw shooter, much better than the time he was in lakers, the maqic shaq has close 60 percent free throw shootinq, but the maqic was just too dumb don't put more shot to him every time, plus free throw wasn't a factor to judqe how dominatea a center are, his paint performance is
Give me a break Penny was one of the best players in the NBA at that point getting MVP consideration. Had he stayed healthy he would be in the Hall of Fame. His game was similar to Kobe but not as good. How you not know this were you not watching the NBA back then or were you only watching Shaq?
Why don't you just face the fact that the heavily favored Magic weren't ready for the pressure and choked. The Pacers could've beaten the Rockets in the 95 Finals.
penny was no where near kobe's level, even when he was healthy, also, when he was healthy he faced qrant hill, and hill dominated him, and drexler was even better than hill so you know how much drexler was better than penny.
also, maqic didn't choke, olajuwon just had the better team, and also, the maqic didn't qive shaq a 30 shot attempt. if shaq had 30 shot attempt, they would of at least win some matches of that final.
Penny was being considered for MVP in 95 and was an All Star and a better all around player then Shaq at that point. If you don't believe just look up what Shaq said about Penny. So I'll rest my case there about Penny.
Your just having a hard time accepting that the Magic were very good from 94-96 and came up short. The Rockets as a team weren't very good just look at their roster. But they had Rudy T great coach, the best Center in the NBA in Hakeem & 1 of the best ever in Clyde.
you must be jokinq when you said penny was better than shaq in 95.....he was not period. and he was far from beinq a mvp, also clyde was better than him, and hakeem has the better team that's why he won, but shaq was better than him, it seems that you had a much harder time to understand that.
Clyde Drexler at age 33 blew right by "Nick Ander", forcing Shaq to come over and make Clyde miss. This left Olajuwon unguarded for the tap, although Horace coulda done a better job "helping the helper" as Grant's fellow '87 alumni Mark Jackson likes to say. Where ya at?!
People forget the Rockets were down by 20. It was a beautiful ending. All season long, people were dissing the Rockets as too old, too slow. They came in as the 6th seed. All season long, the Magic were cocky and celebrating every series win.
They thought they had won it all when they beat Chicago to go to the Finals. They were punks, yukking it up, partying, and underestimating the heart of a champion. Houston showed them what class and real champions look like. Not unlike the current Celtics vs. Magic series. Is Orlando the new Cleveland?
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1995 NBA Finals - Game 1 - Hakeem Olajuwon (31 pts) vs Shaquille O'Neal (26 pts) - Part 2 (2nd Half)
An amazing collapse. The #1 seed in the East getting swept by the #6 seed in the West. Although the Rockets battled injuries most of the season and were better than their record, Nick Anderson's missed free throws cost the Magic their confidence, their will, and ultimately the series. The four missed free throws from Anderson is perhaps the biggest choke job in NBA history given the circumstances. Nice guy tho.
I remember this game like it was yesterday. Nick Anderson was never the same player after those missed free throws. He was a good player back in the day but for some reason those missed free throws had an impact on the rest of his career.
great vid, shows Shaq and Dream were going at each other, people act like Hakeem thoroughly dominated Shaq when Shaq played great. Nick Anderson choked this Game away.
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What a choke job.. This loss carried over into game 2 then by the time they went to Houton they were done.. If he would've made 1, it would've been a whole different series.
mikethedzzyke 4 days ago
What a choke job.. This loss carried over into game 2 then by the time they went to Houton they were done.. If he would've made 1, it would've been a whole different series.
mikethedzzyke 4 days ago
Man it killed me when he missed those. I couldn't believe it
shane8109 1 month ago
and so began the orlando curse. I'm still a magic fan 4 life.
SerlingPictures 1 month ago
Kareem and wilt not hakeem
bigzackary99 1 month ago
Remember Olajuwon was 32yo. Just remember it. How many centers are this dominant at 32yo? How many can put a performance like this one against a prime Shaq? Let me answer: NONE.
yowyOw69 4 months ago
hakeem is the only player in history to be in the top 10 in steals, rebounds, and blocked shots. and he did it for 9 straight seasons. plus he was in the top 10 in points for 7 years. how does a center end up in the top 10 in steals?
pcpdealerman 4 months ago
Fuck nick anderson. He fucked up pennys chance of gettin a ring!!
FRENCHFRYMONTANA 4 months ago
wow shaq actually made a free throw!
sdev046 4 months ago
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VID, BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES OF WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. STILL WATCH THE NBA TO THIS DAY, THE TALENT WAS SO MUCH BETTER THEN. NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR THE NBA.
tsmith206 5 months ago
@tsmith206 Same here! I'm 38 in 2011, Seattle born and raised. At this time, I was in the prime of my life, things were going well. Just watching this reminds me about how great life could be. I figure I'll live another 10 years, and die at 48, but I will always remember the fun times of the 1990s.
abysmalatrocious 5 months ago
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@tsmith206 Same here! I'm 38 in 2011, Seattle born and raised. At this time, I was in the prime of my life, things were going well. Just watching this reminds me about how great life could be. I figure I'll live another 10 years, and die at 48, but I will always remember the fun times of the 1990 s
abysmalatrocious 5 months ago
WHo DaT! Kenny :D
Steven69velez 5 months ago
Give the ball to Penny lol.
Btw, If anybody who watched a lot of Hakeem. How did Hakeem play against physical players like shaq anyways? I mainly saw him do sky hooks in this video.
YoooPatrick 7 months ago
@YoooPatrick he was super qick and super strong. a rarae combo for a center. hakeem is the only player in history to be in the top ten in steals and rebounds and blocked shots in a season. and he did it for 9 straight seasons. how does a center end up in the top ten in steals??
pcpdealerman 4 months ago
at 2:08 announcer calls hakeem olajuwon not a bitch LOL
chirjaden 8 months ago
@chirjaden
He actually says, "catches Shaq napping a bit" but it does sound like that now that you mention it lol
ChicagoBulls92 8 months ago
@chirjaden he said "shaq, napping a bit" lol
joekhoury17 3 months ago
need to triple team hakeem !
domski93 9 months ago
2:03 = lazy Shaq D
NJazzT 9 months ago
hakeem the dream!!
rodeo179 9 months ago
@rodeo179 Hakeem vs. Kareem would be the ultimate matchups. Two best centers ever.
Wolverinefan33 6 months ago
@Wolverinefan33 Kareem would have something to say about that lol.
TheRexrapper 2 months ago
nick anderson................ his curse followed vince carter...........FUCK U NICK ANDERSON
lemi619 10 months ago
nick anderson, i still feel for him to this day. he choked big time.
berryaristide 10 months ago 4
fucking nick anderson
v8americanpower1 10 months ago
wow 4 free throws in a row..... I always thought it was odd the rockets swept the magic after struggling in the western conference and being a 6th seed.
silencedfable 11 months ago
the rockets bench reaction to dreams tip-in is the best part of this vid.. towel boys going crazy.. lol
StrosB4Hos 11 months ago
lol at Kenny Smith at 6:40
ChicagoBulls92 1 year ago 9
Gotta feel for Nick Anderson. earlier in the playoffs he was a hero for stealing the ball from Jordan and eliminating the Bulls. then he misses these free throws and never recovers. his FT% dropped to something like .450 for the next couple of years.
demoncleaner45 1 year ago
that is the definition of a chocke !
antonioaquilino77777 1 year ago
Young Shaq was such a freak of nature. Its kinda sad to watch him now, 60 pounds overweight, his gut hanging out over his shorts and barely being able to run down the floor.
dabomb2045 1 year ago
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BrodStalewski30832 1 year ago
shaq couldnt guard hakeem lol
acestone 1 year ago
I still can't believe Nick Anderson missed those 4 freebies. I tell you, Kenny Smith made up for a lot of disappointing performances in the playoffs with that one game. He singlehandedly kept them in it before they started to make a comeback. What a game.
Sierra688 1 year ago
You have a tornado warning.
crem992 1 year ago
anybody else starting to wonder that shaq cant win the finals when a true centre is guarding him? ... when he faced hakeem he lost, same thing with ben wallace in 04
JericoBadoy 1 year ago
@JericoBadoy
thats nonsense. Shaq dominatet Mutombo...not a bad center. He also dominated the series against the Pistons while Kobe failed.
People forget about how great players are just because the lose versus a better team. Same with LeBron. People can't realize how good this man is. Maybe they're jelous, i don't know
Hannova 1 year ago
@Hannova,Shaq dominated Mutombo.
Dream dominated Ewing,Admiral,and Shaq.
EmperorJBO 1 year ago
@JericoBadoy
@JericoBadoy
thats nonsense. Shaq dominatet Mutombo...not a bad center. He also dominated the series against the Pistons while Kobe failed.
People forget about how great players are just because the lose versus a better team. Same with LeBron. People can't realize how good this man is. Maybe they're jelous, i don't know
Hannova 1 year ago
@Hannova Im sorry but your an idiot. Shaq did not really do much against the pistons. Kobe did more. He even hit the game winner to give them one win in the series.
Disposable5 1 year ago
@Disposable5 Kobe did NOT do more in that series than Shaq. In fact, Kobe averaged 22.6 ppg on only 38% shooting to Shaq's 27 ppg on 63% shooting, in the series. Unfortunately for the Lakers, Kobe refused to recognize the mismatch and STILL averaged six more shot attempts per game than Shaq in the series, despite the fact that Shaq was the one drawing the double-teams. Horrible series for Kobe. But Kobe's generally been awful in the Finals throughout his career.
Christien23 1 year ago
Hakaeem Olajuwon showed who the man in the middle still was in the 1995 NBA Finals
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState shaq was better
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Only if you didn't start watching the NBA until the 1990's
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState notice this, shaq only take 20 shot attempt to have 28 ponts, but it took olajuwon 30 shot attempt to have 33 points, that's hthe different, and if you check this series, shaq was 11 for 19 the whole series, while hakeem was 15 for 30 the whole series, and shsaq has more blocks than him in this whole series. more rebound too, you know what, just qo to basketball-reference com site to see the stat for each of them in this series
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
You would only have a point if your talking about the 95 Finals and comparing who had better numbers but you would still be wrong. Hakeem led the Rockets to a 4-0 sweep over the Magic. I believe he was even the MVP so there goes your argument.
If your talking about who's a better player in their career you would have a hard time convincing a non Die Hard Shaq fan that Shaq was a better Center then Hakeem.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState hakeem won because he had a better team, he had a rprime horry, cassell, drexler and ellis and eevrybody who helped him to win, while shaq only has penny hardaway who wasn't even as qood as drexler, that's why hakkeem win that series, but shaq was clearly the man of the middle, much better performance than hakeem.
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Lets see the Magic had the 1st or 2nd best record in 95, the Rockets finished 6th in the West winning 46 games having to play every series on the road.
Hakeem had one other great player Clyde and a bunch of solid role players but nobody great. Shaq had Penny, Nick Anderson, Dennis Scot, 3 guys all capable of scoring 20 points in any game. All of them could make an All Star team as well. Plus you throw in Horace Grant. The Magic were loaded in 95 but got swept by an average team.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState no, they were not qreat like how you described, penny was worse than drexler, horace was worse than horry, anderson was worse than cassell, cassell won't miss those two free throws, and ellis is about the same as scot. so overall, hakeem is still has the better teammates. while shaq just performa better than him
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Clyde was a better player then Penny no one who knows what their talking about would argue different. But Penny at that point was one of the best players in the NBA. Horry was Small Forward playing Power Forward. Horace could defend the post rebound block shots, mobile and could score 10-15 points. Horry got his points shooting jump shots and couldn't defend the post or rebound like Horace because he had a Small Forward's body. Anderson was a 20 pt a game scorer who scored in & out
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState drexler better than penny, horry can defend the post just like how he did in spurs in the recent years. and he can score three pointers too. cassell was on fire the whole series and shoot way better than anderson. ellis and scot are about the same. so shaq has to play like a one man team, also if shaq qet about 30 shot attempt as much as olajuwon, then maqic could won. houston won cause hakkeem has way more shot attempt than shaq, that's another factor. if shaq has 30 shot
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Don't talk about missing Three Throws without mentioning Shaq and you don't know if Cassell would've missed the Three Throws or not.
Horry was a Small Forward playing Power Forward back in 95. Because of that he wasn't the same Post Defender and Rebounder that Horace was because he didn't have Horace's size. Horace Grant like with Chicago was a perfect fit for Orlando.
I think your thinking of Mario Ellie who wasn't even a Double Figure Scorer. Dennis Scot averaged 20 pts per.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState cassell won't miss a free throw he is a 90 percent free throw shooter like ray allan. horry proved that he can defense the post remember how he played in lkaers and spurs, he stiopped rasheed wallace. he defense it well post in lakers also. and drexler much better than penny
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
You know just actually read what somebody wrote before you reply to someone you might learn something.
I said in back in 95 Horry was a 6'10 Small Forward playing Power Forward. Back in 95 he didn't have the Physical Strength of a Horace Grant to Rebound and Post Defend as well. Advantage Magic.
To put the Magic's 4-0 Sweep all on Nick Anderson who was an All Star caliber player is unfair. Every thing was inline for the Magic to win their 1st NBA Championship and they choked.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState no, you didn't read my comment and didn't see the situation down, stuby it better this time.........horry was at prime in rocket, if when he was in lakers or spurs he 's already pass his prime, a already pass prime horry could stop rasheed and webber, you can imaqine how well his defense was when he's at prime in rockets. and derxler was much better than penny. and cassell shoot much better than anderson, so it was all favor the rocket to win, and hakeem shot 30 times a qame.
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Robert Horry never really stopped in great player one on one. He was always a tem defender or a help defender. He never had the size to be a full time Power Forward or the quickness and ball handling to be a full time Small Forward. Thats why he played both position.
The Lakers never stopped Chris Weber they were lucky to win the 2002 Western Finals with a few breaks. Rasheed Wallace was never a full time post player either which is why he shot so many threes.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Robert Horry was a starter with Houston who barely scored double figures and a 6th man or a bench player everywhere else which is why he moved around so much.
Horace Grant was a very good all around starting Power Forward most of his career who complimented Shaq perfectly with his Rebounding and Defense unlike a Robert Horry who at best was a part time starter at Small and Power Forward.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState horry did play nice defense on rasheed and chris when he was in spurs and lakers years, and horry was even better than that when he was in houston so you can imaqine how well his defense was before. and drexler did beat penny in that time, and cassle was better than anderson shoot much better than him. if shaq has 30 shot attempt then he could of at least win some matches and also if he has cassel and drexler instead of penny and anderson.
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
I disagree for the reasons I lay out which you didn't contradict plus it only matters how good of a player he was in the 95 NBA Finals.
Horace Grant should've owned Robert Horry on the boards for whatever reason he didn't maybe he thought he had enough Championships.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState no, horace didn't think that he had enouqh championship, i ve seen him play that series, he play his heart out quardinq olajuwon, he played his best.......but horry was just even better on the defense in the post, that's why, and if shaq had drexler and cassell, then it will be different.
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Horry was a better Post Defender then Horace based on what, you haven't contradicted me. Horry didn't have Horace's size, wasn't as good of a Rebounder, wasn't a natural Power Forward & was a Bench Player most of his career. Horace was a starter most of his carer. Do you understand the difference?
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Again Sam Cassell was the 3rd Guard on the 95 Rockets who didn't even average Double Figures. He was a very solid Role Player on a team that only won 46 games in the Regular Season unlike 60 like the Magic who got hot when it mattered most.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState horry even thouqh was on bench, but he still has a clutch three pointer and a nice post defnse, so he and horace was close, since horace doesn't have the speed that horry had because horry is faster and skinnier......also drexler was much better than penny that's a key factor, and cassell make the whole rocket team work toqether as best that's somethinq anderson didn't do and shaq only have about 20 shot attempt. hakeem had 30 shot attempt
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Horry was a clutch shooter because he had a Small Forward's game as far as shooting and passing. But didn't have the speed or the ball handling to be a full time Small Forward. He got most of his shots from Hakeem as well as Shaq kicking the ball out.
Horry didn't have the size of a natural Power Forward. Which is why he wasn't the Post Defender and Rebounder of a Horace Grant or a Karl Malone. Anyone who looks at this matchup objectively would see that.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Clyde Drexler was much better then Penny in that Finals thats clear but Penny was one of the best players in the NBA at this point. But he didn't play very well. Again Cassell was the 3rd Guard on a team that won 46 games who got hot. Nick Anderson the starting Off Guard on a team that won 60 games who was a 20 pt a. The 95 Magic started 4 players that were capable of scoring 20 pts in any game. Thats a lot of firepower.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState but cassell make the whole rockets team work better from his passinq and leader ability, that's somethinq anderson's firepower couldn't provide, and better than him in shootinq. also, horry is a very nice post defender in his prime, and has a three pointer, that's why he stopped horace, horry played qreat defense on him. drexler better than penny. much better. there's not even a comparison. and shaq only has 20 shot attempt, hakeem 30 shot. so hakeem has better team, and atte
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Horry didn't stop anybody, Horace Grant was a big strong physical mobile man. Without him the Bulls Defense of the early 90's isn't nearly as good. Because of his ability to defend his man as well as help out, Bound, Block Shots as well as being the 3rd Scorer on those teams. When he got to Orlando all he had to do was Bound and Defend because of the Magic's Firepower. In 95 the Magic were blowing teams away.
Robert Horry was a tweener for the most part was a bench player.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@teenfall654
The 95 Rockets won the NBA Finals because of Hakeem's and Clyde's ability to make a team with average talent play better then they were suppose to. Thats how great they were. Sorta like the Lakers with Shaq and Kobe not because they had overwhelming talent because they didn't. Both teams had two great Hall of Famers and a lot of solid Role Players who couldn't of done it on their own. Sam Cassell was one of those Rockets Role Players.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState sam cassell make the whole rocket team better somethinq that anderson couldn't do, and cassell shoot better than him, horry played qreat defense on horace and can shoot outside, horace can't shoot.....cylde better than penny, so overall hakeem has the better team that's why he won, not because of he better than shaq......in fact, shaq was more dominate than him, makinq 11 out of 17
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Look I don't want to be rude but you either don't know what your talking about like being a kid back then or you don't have any objectivity here and your just trying to back up Shaq.
To suggest that Sam Cassell was the main reason why the Rockets won that Championship when Hakeem was the MVP in that Finals and Cassell wasn't even the starting Point Guard on that team. I mean Kenny Smith not a great Point Guard was the starter over Cassell. Is crazy.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState but look, i don't want to sound rude to you too, and you just seems don't realize the fact that shaq wswas way more dominate than hakeem in that series, check their stat here basketball reference com for that entire series.
in all four qames, shaq shot a much beter percentaqe, qrab, more rebounds, more blocks, the only thinq that make hakkeem look better is his points, but that was because he has 30 shot attempt, if shaq has 30 shot attempt, he would have 40 points better
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Hakeem won the MVP so I can rest my case there plus because his play on the Court was more prevalent. Its not about stats its about when you come up with points and what your opponent has to do to stop you.
The Rockets could've let Shaq score 40 pts a game in that series if the Magic's other big 4 isn't dominate as well. Scoring 10-14 pts in the 1st Quarter means almost nothing. Its about how you play in last 5-10 minutes of the game that matters.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState
hakeem won mvp, because his team won that series and he has more points that's it, doesn't mean he's better than shaq, and the reason hakeem has more points is because he has 30 shot each match, but shaq only has 20 shot, if shaq has 30 shot, then he will have more points than him, aqain, hakeem won mvp because his team won, that's it, not cause he was better, in fact shaq was better, and also, hakeem has the better teammates.
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Are you seriously debating that Shaq was a better Center then Hakeem? "Hakeem had better teammates"? The Magic in 95 had four players capable of making an All Star team. Take Hakeem and Clyde off of the Rockets and you got three players coming off the bench for every other Playoff team in the NBA.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState
those three oplayers you talk about that capable to be socrinq is anderson, scott, and penny besaide shaq.......but you need to realize that anderson, scott and penny wasn't workinq as a team, but casseell make the rocket work as a team, that's the different, that's what make cassell more valuable than them, because makinq a team work better is muc importatnt than scorinq, kind of like what nash did to phoenix, but the thinq is shaq was better than olajuwon in that series
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
The major difference in that Finals between Hakeem and Shaq was that the Rockets could to Hakeem late in the 4th Quarter. Because they new the Magic wouldn't intentionally foul him on purpose. Big difference.
Sam Cassell wasn't even a starter he probably didn't play much late in the 4th Quarter unless the Rockets went to a 3 Guard Lineup with Clyde at the 3.
Steve Nash is going to the Hall of Fame Sam Cassell isn't.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState
sam cassell did make the rockets team play better, that's the whole different part, that's whta make them better than penny and anderson's scorinq ability, also drexler was better than penny, and horry played defesne on horace, and hakeem bascially has the better team, if shaq has 30 shot attempt he will be havinq more points then olajuwon.......overall shaq has better rebounds and blocks that series, so shaq was better
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
You've made all of those points before and I disagreed with them then as I do now.
Horry probably didn't even cover Horace that much in those Finals to keep him out of Foul Trouble because Horace was a bigger stronger man. Just look at them standing next to each other. Chucky Brown probably played Horace for the most part because he wasn't very important. Most people haven't heard of Chucky Brown before or since. Gives you an idea of the talent level that the Rockets had.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@teenfall654
That Magic wouldn't go to Shaq 30 times in a game because of the "Hack a Shaq Defense" because Shaq was a 50% Free Thrower. If he could've made 60-70% of his Three Throws like a normal Big Man then he would've had more opportunity's.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState
the rocvket did put horry to quard horace and he did play him nice defensively........and rockets has cassell and drexler who was better than penny, also, shaq back then was a 59 percent free throw shooter, much better than the time he was in lakers, the maqic shaq has close 60 percent free throw shootinq, but the maqic was just too dumb don't put more shot to him every time, plus free throw wasn't a factor to judqe how dominatea a center are, his paint performance is
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Give me a break Penny was one of the best players in the NBA at that point getting MVP consideration. Had he stayed healthy he would be in the Hall of Fame. His game was similar to Kobe but not as good. How you not know this were you not watching the NBA back then or were you only watching Shaq?
Why don't you just face the fact that the heavily favored Magic weren't ready for the pressure and choked. The Pacers could've beaten the Rockets in the 95 Finals.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState
penny was no where near kobe's level, even when he was healthy, also, when he was healthy he faced qrant hill, and hill dominated him, and drexler was even better than hill so you know how much drexler was better than penny.
also, maqic didn't choke, olajuwon just had the better team, and also, the maqic didn't qive shaq a 30 shot attempt. if shaq had 30 shot attempt, they would of at least win some matches of that final.
teenfall654 1 year ago
@teenfall654
Penny was being considered for MVP in 95 and was an All Star and a better all around player then Shaq at that point. If you don't believe just look up what Shaq said about Penny. So I'll rest my case there about Penny.
Your just having a hard time accepting that the Magic were very good from 94-96 and came up short. The Rockets as a team weren't very good just look at their roster. But they had Rudy T great coach, the best Center in the NBA in Hakeem & 1 of the best ever in Clyde.
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
@ErikS1975FreeState
you must be jokinq when you said penny was better than shaq in 95.....he was not period. and he was far from beinq a mvp, also clyde was better than him, and hakeem has the better team that's why he won, but shaq was better than him, it seems that you had a much harder time to understand that.
teenfall654 1 year ago
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@teenfall654
All you have to do is search Shaq-Penny and you'll here it from Shaq himself if you don't believe me
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
4:55 I remember the close-up of Nick Anderson banging his fists on the floor. I felt sorry for him but that was hilarioius.
cwbellor 1 year ago
Clyde Drexler at age 33 blew right by "Nick Ander", forcing Shaq to come over and make Clyde miss. This left Olajuwon unguarded for the tap, although Horace coulda done a better job "helping the helper" as Grant's fellow '87 alumni Mark Jackson likes to say. Where ya at?!
Snoopydude13 1 year ago
shaq shoots differently (look at free throws). he sets it a lot higher now. he should have stuck with this, his form now is terrible.
SuperJTthunder 1 year ago
Even back in the days the refereeing was questionable, if not awful, at times.
Great vid though, good job.
Barachat 1 year ago
this one is still hard to swallow....and last tuesday was a major flashback
zino3486 1 year ago
People forget the Rockets were down by 20. It was a beautiful ending. All season long, people were dissing the Rockets as too old, too slow. They came in as the 6th seed. All season long, the Magic were cocky and celebrating every series win.
BombJapan 1 year ago
They thought they had won it all when they beat Chicago to go to the Finals. They were punks, yukking it up, partying, and underestimating the heart of a champion. Houston showed them what class and real champions look like. Not unlike the current Celtics vs. Magic series. Is Orlando the new Cleveland?
BombJapan 1 year ago
soon as I saw Vince Carter miss throw free throws Game 2 vs Celtics I was like... Nick Anderson haha
lowridintowncar 1 year ago
Ahahhaha So called magic fans beware, the Celtics are ending your season!!
nvmaddog 1 year ago
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1995 NBA Finals - Game 1 - Hakeem Olajuwon (31 pts) vs Shaquille O'Neal (26 pts) - Part 2 (2nd Half)
samuelfrank7029 1 year ago
shaq > hakeem
tothebeaty0 1 year ago
An amazing collapse. The #1 seed in the East getting swept by the #6 seed in the West. Although the Rockets battled injuries most of the season and were better than their record, Nick Anderson's missed free throws cost the Magic their confidence, their will, and ultimately the series. The four missed free throws from Anderson is perhaps the biggest choke job in NBA history given the circumstances. Nice guy tho.
BlackaDenBlack 1 year ago
When the rockets came from behind and won this game in overtime, that changed the momentum of this series.
ILovestorms 2 years ago
i bet Shaq hates Nick Anderson, LOL
wally000world 2 years ago 22
At least Anderson didn't sell out and move to LA
hector2282 2 years ago
@wally000world its not like he would have hit them :O
LosAngules 1 year ago
@LosAngules out of 4 shaq would have hit 1
allprog 9 months ago
@wally000world Shaq cant complain about anyones free throw shooting lol
hank7216 1 year ago
I remember this game like it was yesterday. Nick Anderson was never the same player after those missed free throws. He was a good player back in the day but for some reason those missed free throws had an impact on the rest of his career.
jbissainthe 2 years ago 14
@jbissainthe This is true...he was a 70+% free throw shooter before this game....then he got very bad...like 40%.
MIKESOWELL 8 months ago
Anderson couldn't hit 1 free throw.I would suspend him :S
RocaWeaR4 2 years ago
where is this storm headed?
KamHtown 2 years ago
love kenny smith's shot at 5:10 he owned that guy
nyelement007 2 years ago
nick anderson suckiest playoff player of all time
nyelement007 2 years ago
Even if he did sink those FT's, the magic still would have lost the series eventually. Houston just had a better team.
hector2282 2 years ago
great vid, shows Shaq and Dream were going at each other, people act like Hakeem thoroughly dominated Shaq when Shaq played great. Nick Anderson choked this Game away.
loepower 2 years ago
LOL look at Kenny Smith jumping at 6:42
rickrosssauce 2 years ago 4
Olajuwon=A large one
lance1229 2 years ago
omg brings back nightmares.
i gotta admit, looking back, game1 was epic, but after that gm2-4 were just the collapse of a once rising empire.
NA will have free throws haunt him for the rest of his life prabably, and that no-box-out at the end of ot was fail as well. oh well, alls in the past
seungyoo86 2 years ago 2
i love the orlaando magic
parthmodi21 2 years ago
it would have been better if it was game 7. that would be sick!
ripchrisbeniot11 2 years ago
yea its a crazy ending to the game
ChicagoBulls92 2 years ago