Hakeem Olajuwon - 45 pts vs. Jazz (G1 - 1995 playoffs)

on 20/30 shooting. The start of what seemed like an impossible road to the championship and what was IMO the greatest playoff run by an individual player (Hakeem). Rockets did not have home court in any series, had to beat the 4 best teams in the NBA and even in the first round had to face a 61 win Jazz team. Rockets were up a majority of the game but Jazz went on a 10-0 run when Hakeem was sitting early in the fourth. Stockton also had a great game and made the game winning shot.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199504270UTA.html

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• Hakeem
• Olajuwon
• Houston
• Rockets
• Utah
• Jazz
• 1995
• WCQF
• First
• Round

[c9mavrick]

Olajuwon will fuck up on the post with kindness and gracefulness

[Nuhjeea]

wow commentators were so not energetic compared to today

[birdface23]

Prime Horry!!!

[HymanKaplan]

ridiculous pass by Stockton at 3:07

[hangtime23ful]

@hakola95 Yeah very true, as a suns fan it really breaks my heart knowin we were up 3-1 with HCA & we lost the next 3 games but u gotta give credit to Hakeem & the rockets. What an unbelieveable playoff run.

[hakola95]

@hangtime23ful Still the most amazing run in playoff history, though. They did what no other team has ever done: beat four 50+ win teams--the top four teams in the league--without ever having home-court advantage.

[hangtime23ful]

@MrHoopsFanatic Actually it was only 2 60+ winnin teams, although the suns won 59 games that yr & the magic won 57 games not 58. Still the best 4 teams tho.

[MrHoopsFanatic]

i wont go as far as to say its the GOAT of playoff runs but it is the least talked about great run ever... beat 3- sixty win teams to get to finals then sweep shaq/penny magic won won 58 i think....2nd best player was old clyde drexler, Dream was un real

[stewiedog01]

Love how they try to block his shot at 2:05 and look ridiculous swatting at the air about 4 feet away LOL

[FuShengAlex]

No individually as players. No playoff run from any player.......Jordan included in any given year from start to finish was as dominant as Hakeem in the 95 playoffs.

[toomuchfails]

@FuShengAlex Are you saying that Jordan's entire team was inferior to Olajuwon himself? Jordan would more than make up for Hakeem's presence on the court. If you're saying that Jordan's threepeat teams were inferior to Olajuwon's Championship teams, then that's a little more debatable. Though I would argue that Jordan's second threepeat team would be quite capable of beating Olajuwon's Championship teams.