I get annoyed when I hear people bad mouth Ewing for this series. Yes he struggled shooting the ball....but Hakeem at this point in his career was just flat out dominate. He schooled Robinson in the 95 WCF and schooled Shaq in the Finals (even Shaq admits Hakeem dominated him). We're talking about 3 HOF centers that Hakeem outplayed. He was THAT good those two years. Ewing fought hard and definetly had his moments defensively. His best game was probably Game 5 when I believe he had 25/12 and 8 blocks. He was just going up against a player who was better then him. Keep in mind as great as Ewing still was at this point in his career, he was a bit past his prime as his knees were already shot (prime Ewing was really 1988-1992). IMO Hakeem is the best center of all-time. Shaq, Ewing and Robinson are in the Top 10.
dabomb2045 Well said...Despite Ewing was already at the beginning stage of his early twilight, but the man fought and showed heart and determination to play and move forward. His defense in the series was excellent. Sad that we will never see this type of B-Ball ever again.
Yeah, Ewing certainly didn't get dominated by Hakeem the way Robinson was dominated. Just got somewhat outplayed. But its not like he had a bad series or anything. He really shouldn't get a lot of crap for it. And Shaq didn't get dominated either. He actually stood his ground pretty well given it was only his third year. But Hakeem won the matchup.
dabomb2045 Olajuwon is my favorite player. I learned basketball watching him as I was also a Jordan fan. That spin move off the offensive rebound to me is just as good as Jordan’s (switch hands) layup vs the Lakers. However I can’t say Olajuwon is better than Kareem. He’s better than every center after Kareem. Kareem is too accomplished .
Im so sick and tired of people saying this was a bad finals. Give me a break. It went the full 7 games and no game was decided by more than 9 points. The series was every bit as competitive and physical as those Bulls - Knicks rivalries.
All this was just from game 3...amazing intensity at both ends. Those battles for post position between Ewing and Hakeem were epic. While its true that Hakeem played at a level above Ewing in those finals, Ewing still fought like a warrior, never giving up. Also, i think its worth mentioning that while this was prime Hakeem, this wasnt prime Ewing, Patrick had pretty bad knees at this point. Even though both were about the same age, injuries also play a factor on when players reach their prime
This clip brings back memories. These were 2 very good defensive teams - especially the Knicks at that time. This series was a tough, physical struggle from start to finish. Unfortunately we'll never see this kind of basketball again. Can you imagine how many whistles would be blowing, fouled outs, and ejections if players tried to play this physical in a game today?
Both of these players were warriors with great heart, and though not in their physical primes here, they were both in their basketball primes. Ewing competed with anyone. He would have won rings if he played with Magic, Kobe, or the Celtic teams. No center ever could best the Hakeem of the mid 90s though.
I am a Jazz fan but loved to watch Ewing. So great D. And that 94 team was pure hustle. Yet Ewing had really almost no help in offense. See shooters each one had Olajuwon: Kenny Smith, Horry, Ellie, Cassell, Maxwell Ewing: Starks, old Harper.
@@armandodelossantos736 the New York guards played out the Houston guards for the series, apart from game 7 and some moments in game 3 when a Rookie named Sam Cassell scored 15 points!!! Game 3 made all the difference...
This was a pretty fun series. 7 games, while Hakeem did perform better overall compared to Ewing, it wasn't like Ewing was flat out useless, he was just not in the same level offensively, but honestly no center is in the same level as Hakeem offensively.
Shaq was a lil green in that series, he hadn't hit his peak yet...late 90's/early 2000's Shaq was every bit as dominant offensively as Hakeem was at his best (early to mid 90's) Hakeem was unquestionably better defensively though.
+KillaL0 I still think that Hakeem had a better offensive game. a big man that can shoot is more deadly and likely to win games rather than a huge body down low. Needless to say, Hakeem was also quicker than shaq which gives him a bigger edge
+KillaL0 don't kid yourself man, Shaq in his finest years and even in his most athletic years didn't do these things against another great big man. He was never as good a shooter as Ewing let alone Olajuwon and the only reason late 90's/early 00's looked better than Magic Shaq is because Ewing, Olajuwon and Robinson were all old and tired. He's lucky to only have to go up against Matt Geiger, old Rik Smits, Mutumbo, Ostertag, and Kenyon Martin. Even after the great centers were old and couldn't stop Shaq, Rodman, Duncan, Webber, and Pollard all held him very well. Where is everybody basing Shaq as the most dominant player talk from?! I still don't get it!
For as much as people criticized Ewing for this series, he had some major moments on the defensive end. He also played better in the fourth quarter of the earlier games before Olajuwon dominated in Games 6 and 7.
Talent wise, Hakeem is the greatest C of all times. It is amazing how Ewing managed to fight almost toe to toe against this kind of overwhelming talent.
The Knicks would have won the series if the 3-shot foul was implemented. After Cassells 3pt shot, Starks was tackled by Olajuwon on a 3pt attempt. He went to the line for 2 shots. That forced the league to change the rule for next season.
I remember that like it was yesterday. 93'-94' Rockets came together just in time by 1 year, partly cause of the 2 free throw rule even on 3-pointers. Also their kryptonite Super Sonics getting upset in the 1st Round to me as much anything else, allowed the Rockets the golden opportunity to take the chip, which they capitalized on. The Super Sonics to me are the 1 team these Rockets could not have beaten. Also, the Knicks had no Doc Rivers in this series, which shortened their rotation a tad.
@@maryakopyan3224 This Rockets team had the size to match up against the Sonics bigs who stretched the floor. It was with Drexler they matched up poorly because they were more undersized.
@@ChrisM07 True. But the Super Sonics still would've had the home court advantage, were clearly more dominant during the regular season overall (defense a wash, but Seattle way more dynamic on offense). Houston's only advantage in that series would've been the center position, which plays right into the hands of George Karl's trapping defense, and Seattle's quick athletic guards. Houston was only slightly robbed in that overtime loss in Game 7 @ The Kingdom the previous year, but Seattle drastically improved the following season, while Houston stayed about the same. Yes, they matched up better against Seattle overall w/ Otis Thorpe, but the Sonics would've ran them out of the gym if not upset by Denver in the 1st Round. I think Houston could've found a way to have won 2 games on their home floor against the Sonics w/ their suffocating defense, but George Karl was not going to allow Hakeem Olajuwon to go 1-on-1 against Shawn Kemp, Ervin Johnson or Michael Cage, and be the hero. I could see 1 game in that series where the Rockets shooters would just get red hot from 3 @ The Summit at home, but the rest of that series, the Sonics' speed burners like Payton, McMillain, Vincent Askew, Kendall Gill, will just be running those 3-pt shooters off the line. Sonics would likely have won 4-2. Pick-&-role offenses like the Suns & Jazz gave the George Karl's Sonics more fits than center-oriented offenses.
A perfect example of the Rockets in comparing the 2 years was when they played the Jazz. The Jazz averaged only under 89 the first time where the following year with Drexler the Jazz averaged over 104, the Rockets just happened to end up winning again because the Jazz collapsed late in the 4th.
that knick frontline was ferocious. hakeem had to take those guys on almost single handed. when mason would guard hakeem and ewing would come with the double it was suffocating. i don't know who talked riley out of that game plan.
It was because when they double teamed him they were taking a risk because the Rockets had great shooters so when they double teamed him they were leaving one guy open from mid or long range, and there was a good chance the guy was going to hit his shot if Hakeem passed it to whoever was open.
Rockets front office... 1993-1997 Let Buck Johnson go to the wizards via free agency. Trade Otis Thorpe for an aged Clyde Drexler. Waived Mad Max, Vernon Maxwell. Let Kenny Smith go via free agency. Trade Robert Horry and Sam Cassell for an aged Charles Barkley. SMH facepalm
@@JustLikeHeaven77 I agree, but at least sending Thorpe for Drexler worked. It would have been great if we kept Horry and Cassell but have Barkley as another option. Other people have said in other videos that if Barkley had joined the Rockets during our championship reign or earlier, then we would have possibly won more than 2 titles. We would have played the Bulls in the Finals. Waiving Maxwell was really unfortunate because not only was he offensively great but he was a tough defender, that's the one thing that Drexler and other Rockets players lacked when facing Michael Jordan and the Bulls in later seasons. There's so many what could have been scenarios.
This NBA Finals looked like identically the NBA Finals in 2010 Lakers vs Celtics (7 games), where the Home Court Advantage had been HUGE ! At 5 : 00, Olajuwon had posterize Ewing… Olajuwon beated Malone, Ewing in 1994, Robinson, Shaq in 1995... !!!!!
Meanwhile, the O.J. Simpson fiasco is in its beginning stages with the white ford bronco and Bob Costas, covering this NBA finals series, is contacted.
5:30 I've always wondered. That kind of move is more often than not a travel yeah? He moved his pivot foot before bouncing. It's like a great casual ball move otherwise any ref will call you for travelling.
😂😂Olajuwon would've been DEAD had he "not eaten in 30 days" though you were partley right because Olajuwon had not eaten BEFORE SUNDOWN in a 30 day span, true.😂✌
look at the ball movement fast breaks ran textbook not chucking up threes looking for best shot. Yeaj todays NBA players can shoot better but something seem different since Kobe left
@@ChrisM07 no the difference was Olajuwon held Ewing from 24ppg regular season to 18ppg on 36% FG while also blocking 27 shots that series. Cassell and Kenny Smith combined averaged less points than just Derek Harper by himself and nobody on the Rockets avg more than 13ppg on 36% FG. Olajuwon is the only reason the Rockets won.
Dkouts57 nope! if you noticed, Ewing is pulling down on Olajuwon's arm trying to strip the ball but it's a blatant foul making Olajuwon take the extra step! If you call the travel, the foul comes first and that makes it another and 1 for Olajuwon!
Armando De Los Santos so now you're calling fouls based on your opinion maybe they call that foul today they definitely are not calling it back then and in that series you CANNOT take 2 steps fake then a 3rd step!
@@SeecretWeapon he didn't take a 3rd step, his pivot foot never lifted up off the ground! And if you look at the replay Olajuwon's arm is clearly pulled down by Ewing making his layup look less graceful but his right pivot foot never moved
@@jeremycoughtrees7831 what are you saying? he take 2 steps and does an up and under. thats a travel! he dribbles once 2 steps to set up a fade away, Ewing is right there he he must release instead he goes under thats a travel do you know what a pivot foot is? because the MAJORITY of people who reference it have no fukin idea what they are saying
@@SeecretWeapon right foot is planted, as if he's going into a fadeaway, he ducks underneath Ewing, right foot still planted, and jumps off two feet with Ewing pulling his right arm, that's not a travel. Do I know what a pivot foot is?! Little bitch, I've been hooping for over 20 years, I watched this series live, no way is some little chump from CZcams comments going to teach me anything about basketball. Olajuwon used this move 3 or 4 times a game and it wasn't a travel.
Alvalanker EX game 4 olajuwon 32 points 5 blocks 8 rebounds ---Ewing 16 points 1 block 15 rebounds--- how in the hell was that dominating Hakeem?? Maybe game 5 because olajuwon only outscored him by 2, but Ewing definitely had the advantage in blocks and rebounds. Olajuwon was the best in the NBA in 93-94-95 look up his stats
I agree... Ewing owned Hakeem in game 4 and 5. Stats. Game 4 : Hakeem with 32 on 70fg% 70!! While Ewing had 16 points on 28.6 fg% 28.6!!!! Damn.... Game 5 : Hakeem with 27 points on 57.1 fg%. Ewing the GOAT.
@bry robs, Bullshit! Ewing offense< Olajuwon's defense. Ewing's just O.K. compared to Olajuwon's greatness. The Knicks tried to physically beat the quickness out of Olajuwon(with Mason-pushing &hacking, Oakley-hacking,Smith-slapping his back and Ewing-wrestling) and it didn't work. The Rockets tried to hold Ewing to under 20ppg by playing str8 up D and it worked.Olajuwon is the center in NBA history who could play any style of offense and defense.
Just unreal. Don't ever see guys fighting the game as these guys have in a NBA final. Just great basketball
I get annoyed when I hear people bad mouth Ewing for this series. Yes he struggled shooting the ball....but Hakeem at this point in his career was just flat out dominate. He schooled Robinson in the 95 WCF and schooled Shaq in the Finals (even Shaq admits Hakeem dominated him). We're talking about 3 HOF centers that Hakeem outplayed. He was THAT good those two years. Ewing fought hard and definetly had his moments defensively. His best game was probably Game 5 when I believe he had 25/12 and 8 blocks. He was just going up against a player who was better then him. Keep in mind as great as Ewing still was at this point in his career, he was a bit past his prime as his knees were already shot (prime Ewing was really 1988-1992). IMO Hakeem is the best center of all-time. Shaq, Ewing and Robinson are in the Top 10.
dabomb2045 Well said...Despite Ewing was already at the beginning stage of his early twilight, but the man fought and showed heart and determination to play and move forward. His defense in the series was excellent. Sad that we will never see this type of B-Ball ever again.
dabomb2045 Ewing is only 5 months older than Olajuwon. Ewing August 1962, Olajuwon January 1963.
Yeah, Ewing certainly didn't get dominated by Hakeem the way Robinson was dominated. Just got somewhat outplayed. But its not like he had a bad series or anything. He really shouldn't get a lot of crap for it. And Shaq didn't get dominated either. He actually stood his ground pretty well given it was only his third year. But Hakeem won the matchup.
dabomb2045 Olajuwon is my favorite player. I learned basketball watching him as I was also a Jordan fan. That spin move off the offensive rebound to me is just as good as Jordan’s (switch hands) layup vs the Lakers. However I can’t say Olajuwon is better than Kareem. He’s better than every center after Kareem. Kareem is too accomplished .
@@scandarakbhar996 What about Chamberlain & Russell?
Im so sick and tired of people saying this was a bad finals. Give me a break. It went the full 7 games and no game was decided by more than 9 points. The series was every bit as competitive and physical as those Bulls - Knicks rivalries.
Bruce Wayne agreed, I loved the defensive intensity
It only went 7 games for ratings and salting NY fans. Rockets were superb team compared to this fouling BS team!
Who ever said this was a bad series?
@@DJVijilante your comment is Bs
All this was just from game 3...amazing intensity at both ends. Those battles for post position between Ewing and Hakeem were epic.
While its true that Hakeem played at a level above Ewing in those finals, Ewing still fought like a warrior, never giving up.
Also, i think its worth mentioning that while this was prime Hakeem, this wasnt prime Ewing, Patrick had pretty bad knees at this point. Even though both were about the same age, injuries also play a factor on when players reach their prime
This was actually the last season Ewing was in the top 10 for ws (6th), the injuries started piling up in the years following this.
This clip brings back memories. These were 2 very good defensive teams - especially the Knicks at that time. This series was a tough, physical struggle from start to finish. Unfortunately we'll never see this kind of basketball again. Can you imagine how many whistles would be blowing, fouled outs, and ejections if players tried to play this physical in a game today?
Give Ewing credit: He gave Hakeem a good fight and didn't let him go OFF. Robinson and Shaq the following year? Not so much.
Both of these players were warriors with great heart, and though not in their physical primes here, they were both in their basketball primes. Ewing competed with anyone. He would have won rings if he played with Magic, Kobe, or the Celtic teams. No center ever could best the Hakeem of the mid 90s though.
I can watch this all day. I just checked the stats and both guys had 7 blocks in this game! That spin move that Dream had was sick
I am a Jazz fan but loved to watch Ewing. So great D. And that 94 team was pure hustle. Yet Ewing had really almost no help in offense. See shooters each one had
Olajuwon: Kenny Smith, Horry, Ellie, Cassell, Maxwell
Ewing: Starks, old Harper.
Mr. Entringer Philip Rivers, Greg Anthony, Oakley had a 17f spot up, and Ewing had 19f range. It was pretty evenly matched I think
@@armandodelossantos736 the New York guards played out the Houston guards for the series, apart from game 7 and some moments in game 3 when a Rookie named Sam Cassell scored 15 points!!! Game 3 made all the difference...
it is crazy how these two dudes are doing it on both ends almost every night. who else besides duncan can put up similar games like this nowadays?
This was a pretty fun series. 7 games, while Hakeem did perform better overall compared to Ewing, it wasn't like Ewing was flat out useless, he was just not in the same level offensively, but honestly no center is in the same level as Hakeem offensively.
Shaq & Kareem...
+KillaL0 Hakeem killed shaq man
Shaq was a lil green in that series, he hadn't hit his peak yet...late 90's/early 2000's Shaq was every bit as dominant offensively as Hakeem was at his best (early to mid 90's) Hakeem was unquestionably better defensively though.
+KillaL0 I still think that Hakeem had a better offensive game. a big man that can shoot is more deadly and likely to win games rather than a huge body down low. Needless to say, Hakeem was also quicker than shaq which gives him a bigger edge
+KillaL0 don't kid yourself man, Shaq in his finest years and even in his most athletic years didn't do these things against another great big man. He was never as good a shooter as Ewing let alone Olajuwon and the only reason late 90's/early 00's looked better than Magic Shaq is because Ewing, Olajuwon and Robinson were all old and tired. He's lucky to only have to go up against Matt Geiger, old Rik Smits, Mutumbo, Ostertag, and Kenyon Martin. Even after the great centers were old and couldn't stop Shaq, Rodman, Duncan, Webber, and Pollard all held him very well. Where is everybody basing Shaq as the most dominant player talk from?! I still don't get it!
wow! Fantastic!
I was too little in 94-th to really apreciate playing of theese Great teams!!!!
For as much as people criticized Ewing for this series, he had some major moments on the defensive end. He also played better in the fourth quarter of the earlier games before Olajuwon dominated in Games 6 and 7.
What an intense series.
thanks as always buddy, these are awesome!
That was Basketball, not this thing they play now
Real game.... real defense.... not weak like today.... old school NBA...miss you.
Talent wise, Hakeem is the greatest C of all times. It is amazing how Ewing managed to fight almost toe to toe against this kind of overwhelming talent.
Check out the 1990 All Star Game. The one year Ewing outplayed Hakeem for 1st Team All NBA
To me, this is great basketball. Thanks
Ewing set an NBA Finals record that series for most blocks in the Finals (not sure if its been broken since).
@arronnov Nope. Ewing had it until Duncan broke it against the Nets in 6 games in 2003. Granted, Duncan was facing midgets.
5:03 man. Hakeem skywalked.
The Knicks would have won the series if the 3-shot foul was implemented. After Cassells 3pt shot, Starks was tackled by Olajuwon on a 3pt attempt. He went to the line for 2 shots. That forced the league to change the rule for next season.
I remember that like it was yesterday. 93'-94' Rockets came together just in time by 1 year, partly cause of the 2 free throw rule even on 3-pointers. Also their kryptonite Super Sonics getting upset in the 1st Round to me as much anything else, allowed the Rockets the golden opportunity to take the chip, which they capitalized on. The Super Sonics to me are the 1 team these Rockets could not have beaten. Also, the Knicks had no Doc Rivers in this series, which shortened their rotation a tad.
Let me call you a waaambulance.
Waa waaa Waa waaa
@@maryakopyan3224 This Rockets team had the size to match up against the Sonics bigs who stretched the floor. It was with Drexler they matched up poorly because they were more undersized.
@@ChrisM07 True. But the Super Sonics still would've had the home court advantage, were clearly more dominant during the regular season overall (defense a wash, but Seattle way more dynamic on offense). Houston's only advantage in that series would've been the center position, which plays right into the hands of George Karl's trapping defense, and Seattle's quick athletic guards. Houston was only slightly robbed in that overtime loss in Game 7 @ The Kingdom the previous year, but Seattle drastically improved the following season, while Houston stayed about the same. Yes, they matched up better against Seattle overall w/ Otis Thorpe, but the Sonics would've ran them out of the gym if not upset by Denver in the 1st Round. I think Houston could've found a way to have won 2 games on their home floor against the Sonics w/ their suffocating defense, but George Karl was not going to allow Hakeem Olajuwon to go 1-on-1 against Shawn Kemp, Ervin Johnson or Michael Cage, and be the hero. I could see 1 game in that series where the Rockets shooters would just get red hot from 3 @ The Summit at home, but the rest of that series, the Sonics' speed burners like Payton, McMillain, Vincent Askew, Kendall Gill, will just be running those 3-pt shooters off the line. Sonics would likely have won 4-2. Pick-&-role offenses like the Suns & Jazz gave the George Karl's Sonics more fits than center-oriented offenses.
A perfect example of the Rockets in comparing the 2 years was when they played the Jazz. The Jazz averaged only under 89 the first time where the following year with Drexler the Jazz averaged over 104, the Rockets just happened to end up winning again because the Jazz collapsed late in the 4th.
Rookie Sam Cassel clutch as fuck with that 3 with 35s left
Would have been whistle after whistles if it's today...
but wait....nobody throwing the ball into the post anymore...nvm...
Some people said this series is boring. What the hell.
Tarzan M hell no. I would pay to watch such a series.
that knick frontline was ferocious. hakeem had to take those guys on almost single handed. when mason would guard hakeem and ewing would come with the double it was suffocating. i don't know who talked riley out of that game plan.
It was because when they double teamed him they were taking a risk because the Rockets had great shooters so when they double teamed him they were leaving one guy open from mid or long range, and there was a good chance the guy was going to hit his shot if Hakeem passed it to whoever was open.
With Mason guarding Dream and Ewing helping, how then could a "shooter" be left open?
Robert Horry:Clutchest role player ever.
@@cmurphy0707 Vernon maxwell, Sam casell, Robert Horry, all killed the knicks in this series hitting big shots down the stretch especially game 7.
@@edscottable Thorpe would've been open who was a threat inside and on the boards.
hay the sweetest spin moves ive ever seen
Great series!
2 critic clutch time and dreams 2 great assists. Best center of all time
Easily the best center of all time arguably the greatest player of all time
6:26 & 9:00 Otis Thorpe with his one-hand vise grasp
OT was a beast! Very underrated and under utilized!
Great point out!
Rockets front office...
1993-1997
Let Buck Johnson go to the wizards via free agency.
Trade Otis Thorpe for an aged Clyde Drexler.
Waived Mad Max, Vernon Maxwell.
Let Kenny Smith go via free agency.
Trade Robert Horry and Sam Cassell for an aged Charles Barkley.
SMH facepalm
@@JustLikeHeaven77 I agree, but at least sending Thorpe for Drexler worked. It would have been great if we kept Horry and Cassell but have Barkley as another option. Other people have said in other videos that if Barkley had joined the Rockets during our championship reign or earlier, then we would have possibly won more than 2 titles. We would have played the Bulls in the Finals. Waiving Maxwell was really unfortunate because not only was he offensively great but he was a tough defender, that's the one thing that Drexler and other Rockets players lacked when facing Michael Jordan and the Bulls in later seasons. There's so many what could have been scenarios.
Just think if Ewing and Hakeem teamed up and formed a super team back then like today's Nba Hakeem at the PF position with Ewing at center
This was a war!
I remember this game well, like it was yesterday.
This NBA Finals looked like identically the NBA Finals in 2010 Lakers vs Celtics (7 games), where the Home Court Advantage had been HUGE ! At 5 : 00, Olajuwon had posterize Ewing… Olajuwon beated Malone, Ewing in 1994, Robinson, Shaq in 1995... !!!!!
Back when the NBA made them play real defense
4.05 just sick!
I can still hear Marv Albert saying, " Two VERY emotional ball clubs"!. 😁
please tell me which game of this series do you all feel like the eliteness was the highest for the legendary hakeem olajuwon
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Ewing had 30 blocks in the series, but severely underperformed defensively
I think you meant offensively
He got a lot of those blocks being able to roam when he wasn't the primary low post defender which was really the reason the series went that far.
fatal is back! LOL he was crazy in love with Kobe back on ISH, defending him n shit.
Other than that, great knowledge.
Hakeem @ 4:33
BATTLE OF TWO GREAT CENTRES IN THE NBA FINALS. ONE BEING A NCAA CHAMPION AND THE OTHER ONE WINNING TWO NBA TITLES.
Sweet!
If Knicks hold on this game Knicks win series IN 5 GAMES!!!!
Forever grateful to Sam Cassell
The best basketball ever.
great
Although Ewing had a sub-par series offensively, he did block 30 shots in the series
can you do shaq vs. Akeem? Magic vs. Rockets
i can't remember but is this the oj game? 🤔 or was that game 6?
G5
This is the night the murders happened.
Good times
Gd old days
5:30 I've always wondered. That kind of move is more often than not a travel yeah? He moved his pivot foot before bouncing. It's like a great casual ball move otherwise any ref will call you for travelling.
No.
He dribbles after he jumps at the beginning of the spin. Look closely.
The best era of fundamental basketball to watch!! The NBA today is garbage !!!
THAT was basketball the way it should be played... Nothing compared to this useless 3point competition game today....
I believe this was the series that olajuwon had been celebrating Ramadan and hadn't eaten in 30 days.
😂😂Olajuwon would've been DEAD had he "not eaten in 30 days" though you were partley right because Olajuwon had not eaten BEFORE SUNDOWN in a 30 day span, true.😂✌
No, that was only during most of February, so thank god it never happened during the playoffs.
This is what happens when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force
Battle of hulk vs juggernaut
those were defenses...both teams avg 86 ppg...
Hakeem!
Lebron could have brought this glory back to NY but went with the 'cooler' town. Could have been the King of NY.
Miami was a warmer town
5:04 Olajowon!!!
5:02, TOO EASY!!!!!
Don't fuck with the Dream...Damn, started a little slow but Akeem was unreal.
look at the ball movement fast breaks ran textbook not chucking up threes looking for best shot. Yeaj todays NBA players can shoot better but something seem different since Kobe left
block party
Patrick isn't the reason the Knicks lost that series, put that on Riley, he messed it up.
Olajuwon is the reason they lost
The difference was really the Rockets bench.
@@ChrisM07 Yeah, they used their bench, Riley didn't use his.
@@ChrisM07 no the difference was Olajuwon held Ewing from 24ppg regular season to 18ppg on 36% FG while also blocking 27 shots that series. Cassell and Kenny Smith combined averaged less points than just Derek Harper by himself and nobody on the Rockets avg more than 13ppg on 36% FG. Olajuwon is the only reason the Rockets won.
@@bigboy4438 neither team used their bench very much at all and neither team had a very strong bench to begin with.
4:35 travel travel travel!
Dkouts57 nope! if you noticed, Ewing is pulling down on Olajuwon's arm trying to strip the ball but it's a blatant foul making Olajuwon take the extra step! If you call the travel, the foul comes first and that makes it another and 1 for Olajuwon!
Armando De Los Santos so now you're calling fouls based on your opinion
maybe they call that foul today
they definitely are not calling it back then and in that series
you CANNOT take 2 steps fake
then a 3rd step!
@@SeecretWeapon he didn't take a 3rd step, his pivot foot never lifted up off the ground! And if you look at the replay Olajuwon's arm is clearly pulled down by Ewing making his layup look less graceful but his right pivot foot never moved
@@jeremycoughtrees7831 what are you saying? he take 2 steps and does an up and under.
thats a travel!
he dribbles once
2 steps to set up a fade away, Ewing is right there he
he must release
instead he goes under
thats a travel
do you know what a pivot foot is? because the MAJORITY of people who reference it have no fukin idea what they are saying
@@SeecretWeapon right foot is planted, as if he's going into a fadeaway, he ducks underneath Ewing, right foot still planted, and jumps off two feet with Ewing pulling his right arm, that's not a travel. Do I know what a pivot foot is?! Little bitch, I've been hooping for over 20 years, I watched this series live, no way is some little chump from CZcams comments going to teach me anything about basketball. Olajuwon used this move 3 or 4 times a game and it wasn't a travel.
What kind of f***’n highlights are these! Makes like the Rockets 🧨 🚀 lost!
Check out Olajuwon at 7:22, just otherworldly how much ground he covered playing excellent defense!
Jeremy Coughtrees Yeah man! I love those Hakeem moves on how he used to play defense and control the game.
@Dkouts57 Akeem travelled his whole career, where have you been
LOL! You may wanna watch the film again dude.
only on his sickest moves he did
at 6:22 ewing wants a payback and attempting a spin move of his own and failing
Ewing owned Hakeem in Games 4 and 5.
Alvalanker EX game 4 olajuwon 32 points 5 blocks 8 rebounds ---Ewing 16 points 1 block 15 rebounds--- how in the hell was that dominating Hakeem??
Maybe game 5 because olajuwon only outscored him by 2, but Ewing definitely had the advantage in blocks and rebounds.
Olajuwon was the best in the NBA in 93-94-95 look up his stats
I agree...
Ewing owned Hakeem in game 4 and 5.
Stats.
Game 4 : Hakeem with 32 on 70fg%
70!!
While Ewing had 16 points on 28.6 fg%
28.6!!!!
Damn....
Game 5 : Hakeem with 27 points on 57.1 fg%.
Ewing the GOAT.
Dream's scoring and FG% averages actually went up G4 onwards.
@bry robs, Bullshit! Ewing offense< Olajuwon's defense. Ewing's just O.K. compared to Olajuwon's greatness. The Knicks tried to physically beat the quickness out of Olajuwon(with Mason-pushing &hacking, Oakley-hacking,Smith-slapping his back and Ewing-wrestling) and it didn't work. The Rockets tried to hold Ewing to under 20ppg by playing str8 up D and it worked.Olajuwon is the center in NBA history who could play any style of offense and defense.