Which Was the Greater Playoff Series - '94 Vs. Phoenix Or '95 Vs. Phoenix

I think the 95 series was better

 

Man, that's like choosing which of your kids is better. I'll say 95.

 

The 1994 series made Clutch City.

1995 would have never happened without 1994.

 

WOW...that's tough! I'd have to say the 95 team. I never thought we could come back from 3-1 especially with game 7 on the road. At least in 94, after losing the first 2 at home, (how embarassing), we at least had game 7 at home. Not too many teams come back from 3-1 especially playing game 7 on the road. Now that's very special and not too many people realize that.

 

Remember when Barkley was faking like he was hurt in the game 7 @ home in 94? Then he shoved Hakeem on that clinching 3 point play late in the 4th...classic, yet hilarious stuff...

95 was more thrilling, but 94 paved the way.

 

Was 1995 when we lost that 20 point lead in the fourth at home with Barkley hitting the nail in the coffin three? Or was that 1994?

 

From my standpoint, nothing can replace the incredible drama of going from Choke City to Clutch City in 1994. I still haven't gotten over blowing the first two home games to Phoenix, especially the 20-point lead in game 2 with 10 minutes left. My heart was broken as the Rockets season looked like it was going down in flames. The picture of Charles Barkley hugging Danny Ainge after the game is still fresh.

After the Sonics lost to the Nuggets, I celebrated prematurely because I couldn't think of any team that could beat the Rockets in a 7-games series. After game 2 was over, I've never trusted the Rockets since. Every time things look good (like 2-0 against the Mavs in 2005), I keep my emotions in check because of game 2 against the Suns in 1994.

1995 had some good drama with the Rockets getting smoked the first 2 games, Clyde getting tossed and Mario's Kiss of Death shot in game 7 to put the Rockets up by 3 after KJ missed a FT.

 

1994.

But 1995 had crazy drama as well. That game 5 and game 7 were both classics.

 

Only bad thing was I never got to see game 5...cuz i was 9 and had to sleep long before the game ended...sad...wish someone had that game on DVD or something so i could watch it.

 

Remember in 1995 how Charles Barkley was making fun of the Rockets and about how "Carl herrera can try all he wants but he's not getting bigger?" I don't think Herrera actually played that series, but our two headed Chilcutt/Chucky Brown tandem took him down, with a little help from a certain 3 pointer...

 

the series when we were down 3-1 and came back, the kiss of death, we beat them as a team. it was destiny, that was a good PHX team we beat. some of you might have forgotten.

 

1995 GM 5 was just as much of a classic as GM 7. We were losing late in the 4th in PHX when Horry hit a 3 and was fouled....ahhh the glory days. Remember GM 6 when Chucky hit that three in the laugher? And lets not speak on GM 7... But did you peep when Ainge hit Elie in the head with the ball?

 

95 had more drama to it the dact that in game 1 Clyde had his early ejection. Blowing a big game 4 on our floor for some strange reason the NBA had the teams play on back to back nights. Barkley consistant trash talking during the seires stating don't ask me about no Chucky Brwon. Him staing before the series who's gonna hold me Pete Chillcutt. Robert Horry great play in the series one game getting 17 rebounds. The ending of game 7 with an unlikely player Mario Elie hitting the big 3. Also Kevin Johnson who hadn't miss a free throw the entire post season misses 2 late in that game. The silence of the Pheonix crowd as the buzzed ticked. I have to go with 95 for pure drama.

 

The culmination of all the losing in Houston history was slapped on the Rockets as Choke City.

Maxwell went crazy in game 3, thus changed the space time continuum and the world.

We will never forget.

 

that 94 PHX team was the defending Western Conference Champions.

some of you have forgotten.

 

In terms of excitement I'll go with the 1995 series. We were down 1-3 and Charles Barkley pretty much pulled a T-Mac saying he's going to the Western Conference Finals or something like that saying leave your golf clubs here because you aren't going back something along those lines, hard to remember.

Anyways, That kiss of death was a memorable moment. However, in terms of greatness I might have to go with 94, simply because we overthrew the champions of the Western Conference. Suns represented the Finals in 93 for the West.

 

don't worry folks, I'm not going Manny Rameriz on you and not tell you the full story. I'll go Nolan Ryan with a roid free fast ball.

The story of CLUTCH CITY started like this

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95 was awesome. I remember AC Green saying there's no way we could beat them three games in a row. Chuck with his butt kicking business stuff. Chucky Brown and Horry guarding Barkley. Barkley missing free throws at the end of game five. Phoenix busting out to a big lead in game 7 and we slowly reeled them in and caught them at the end. The pre-game interview before game 5 with Worrell and Dream... Bill asks Dream if he thinks we can win. Dream says "of course, that's why we're here" and they both bust out laughing. Game 5 when Mario screamed at Kenny at the top of his lungs to shoot the f'n ball because Kenny kept passing up open shots. Horry catching that airball in game 5 OT and tossing it in and getting fouled by Barkley. Ridiculous...

 

I'm going with 95. That Game 7 was legendary. Hakeem was slightly off with his shot and it was Drexler and Cassell who carried the Rockets and reeled in that big Phoenix lead despite KJ going postal all over Kenny Smith. And Mario shut the gates with that epic three that is part of Rockets lore. It was a team of destiny.