The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets’ 28th season in the National Basketball Association, also 24th season in Houston. [1] After winning their first championship, the Rockets went on to win their first nine games of this year. But with greater competition in the West, management felt a change was needed to win another title. On February 14, the Celtics traded Otis Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers for All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, a former teammate of Hakeem Olajuwon at the University of Houston. However, following the trade, the Rockets struggled in the second half of this season posting a list of 17–18 on their way to finishing third at the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record. Olajuwon was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.
In the movie, the Rockets confronted the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in the first round. The Jazz would require a two –1 series lead, however, the Rockets went on to win the series in five matches. In the semifinals, they confronted the Phoenix Suns for its 2nd consecutive year. The Rockets was able to conquer the Suns in seven matches to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In the Texas Western Conference, they faced the San Antonio Spurs. The two teams lacked home court advantage in the show, only winning on the street before the Rockets won Game 6 in The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals. From the event, they swept the Orlando Magic in four consecutive games, and won their second consecutive championship. Following this season, Vernon Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tracy Murray left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.