1994 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1994 1994NBAPlayoffsofficiallogo.png 1993–94 April 28–June 22, 1994 16 Houston Rockets 1 New York Knicks Indiana Pacers Utah Jazz Scoring leader(s) Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets) 28.9 PPG MVP Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets) 1993 1995 The 1994 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Hakeem Olajuwon was named NBA Finals MVP. This was also the first time that the Boston Celtics (since 1979) and Los Angeles Lakers (since 1976) missed the playoffs. It was their first absence from the playoffs since the playoff field expanded to 16 teams in 1984. It was also the first time that both missed the playoffs in the same year. This would not occur again until 2014. It also marked the first time both of the two Los Angeles-based NBA teams, the Lakers and Clippers (who arrived in L.A. in 1984), missed the playoffs together. Had either team made the postseason, it would have been likely that a home playoff game would have been moved to the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas due to the death of Richard Nixon, which occurred on April 22, 1994. The biggest upset came in the first round, when the Denver Nuggets came back from a 2–0 deficit to beat the Seattle SuperSonics in five games, marking the first time in NBA history that an eighth seed had defeated a #1 seed. Denver stretched their improbable playoff run with the Utah Jazz to seven games after being down 3–0, but Utah defeated them in Game 7 91–81. The playoffs also featured the first playoff series victory for the Indiana Pacers in their 18-year NBA existence, as they swept the Orlando Magic (who were making their first playoff appearance in franchise history) in the first round, then eliminated the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks 4–2 in the second round. The Pacers advanced within one game of the NBA Finals, but lost Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Knicks. This was the first time since the ABA–NBA merger prior to the 1976–77 season that all former ABA teams (Pacers, Nuggets, Spurs, and Nets) made the playoffs in the same year. The Chicago Bulls, who made the playoffs despite the retirement of Michael Jordan, swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round, but then lost in seven games to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. This was also the fourth consecutive season the Bulls and Knicks met in the NBA playoffs with the Bulls winning all three prior series. They would meet again in the 1996 NBA Playoffs with the Bulls winning in five games. The Knicks made history by playing a record 25 playoff games (one short of the maximum), the most postseason games an NBA team has played. The 2004–05 Detroit Pistons tied this record by playing 25 games, though their run ended with a seven-game loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/sports/basketball/17nba.html?pagewanted=print Celtics Remain Mindful Of a Missed Opportunity June 17, 2008 Howard Beck The New York Times D2 The mark was later surpassed by the 2007–08 Celtics, who played a record 26 games en route to winning the NBA Finals. The Knicks' easiest series was the first-round 3–1 win over the Nets. New York then forced three consecutive game sevens, eliminating the Bulls 4–3 in the Conference Semifinals, knocking off the Pacers 4–3 in the conference finals, both times at Madison Square Garden, before losing in game seven to the Rockets at The Summit in the NBA Finals. Game four of the NBA Finals took place at the Garden a day after the New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in 54 years in game seven of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final. Knicks coach Pat Riley made history by becoming the first (and to this date, the only) person in NBA history to have coached a game seven in the NBA Finals for two teams, having been with the Lakers in 1984 and 1988. In the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors made their last playoff appearance until 2007. Game 3 of the Suns–Warriors series would be the last playoff game to take place inside the original bowl of the Oakland Coliseum Arena; the building was heavily renovated with increased seating capacity throughout the 1996–97 season, during which the Warriors moved to San Jose Arena, home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks. The arena was reopened the following season. Game 3 of the Bulls-Cavaliers series was the last game played at the Richfield Coliseum. Game 6 of the Bulls-Knicks series was the last game played at Chicago Stadium. Game 5 of the Nuggets-Sonics series was the last to be played at Seattle Center Coliseum before its first renovation and eventual rechristening as KeyArena in 1995. During the renovations, the Sonics played the intervening 1994–95 NBA season at Tacoma Dome in nearby Tacoma, Washington; the arena had also been used intermittently by them during the early 1990s. After the SuperSonics relocated to and rebranded as the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, the building (which is still being used by the Sonics' former WNBA sister team Seattle Storm) later received a second renovation project to accommodate the NHL's Seattle Kraken. This third iteration of the Coliseum became Climate Pledge Arena and was reopened in 2021. During Game 5 of the 1994 NBA Finals, NFL Hall of Famer O. J. Simpson began a slow speed freeway chase with the Los Angeles Police Department while being sought for arrest in connection with the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. The chase attracted intense media coverage, and most NBC affiliates split the coverage of the game with the chase. At the time, Simpson was an NFL analyst on NBC. This would be last time when neither conference's number one seed reached the conference finals until 2021.2021 NBA Playoffs Summary https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2021.html 2026-06-27 Basketball-Reference.com en Clock incident The clock incident happened in the last moments of game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Rockets and Jazz. Tom Chambers inbounded the ball to Jeff Hornacek with 13.5 seconds left and Utah down 2. As play resumed, the Jazz timekeeper did not start the clock as they were trying to look for an open shot. After 8 seconds, the clock finally started as Chambers got the ball down low but Utah did not take advantage of the extra time they were given, and after Chambers attempted a shot and missed, there was a mad scramble for the ball. It ended up in Robert Horry's hands, who passed it to Kenny Smith; Houston ran out the clock to win 80–78. Bracket E1 Atlanta* 3 E8 Miami 2 E4 Orlando 0 E5 Indiana 3 E3 Chicago 3 E6 Cleveland 0 E2 New York* 3 E7 New Jersey 1 W1 Seattle* 2 W8 Denver 3 W4 San Antonio 1 W5 Utah 3 W3 Phoenix 3 W6 Golden State 0 W2 Houston* 3 W7 Portland 1 E1 Atlanta* 2 E5 Indiana 4 E3 Chicago 3 E2 New York* 4 W8 Denver 3 W5 Utah 4 W3 Phoenix 3 W2 Houston* 4 E5 Indiana 3 E2 New York* 4 W5 Utah 1 W2 Houston* 4 W2 Houston* 4 E2 New York* 3* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) Miami Heat #eee April 28 7:00 PM Boxscore Miami Heat 93 Atlanta Hawks 88 22–31 24–15 19–23 28–19 Steve Smith 22 Glen Rice 10 Bimbo Coles 5 Kevin Willis 17 Kevin Willis 16 Mookie Blaylock 9 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 11,543 TBS Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Ron Olesiak Miami leads series, 1–0 April 30 8:00 PM Boxscore Miami Heat 86 Atlanta Hawks 104 18–29 30–27 23–26 15–22 Steve Smith 24 Steve Smith 9 four players 2 each Danny Manning 20 Kevin Willis 14 Mookie Blaylock 8 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 16,368 TNT Ron Garretson, David Jones, Ed T. Rush Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 3 7:00 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 86 Miami Heat 90 18–26 28–21 16–19 24–24 Craig Ehlo 20 Kevin Willis 13 Danny Manning 8 Steve Smith 25 Rony Seikaly 20 Brian Shaw 4 Miami Arena, Miami, Florida 15,200 TBS Nolan Fine, Darell Garretson, Jack Nies Miami leads series, 2–1 May 5 6:00 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 103 Miami Heat 89 22–19 33–25 19–19 29–26 Mookie Blaylock 29 Kevin Willis 14 Mookie Blaylock 7 Bimbo Coles 18 Rony Seikaly 8 Bimbo Coles 7 Miami Arena, Miami, Florida 15,200 TNT Hugh Evans, Paul Mihalak, Ronnie Nunn Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 8 12:30 PM Boxscore Miami Heat 91 Atlanta Hawks 102 27–28 17–26 19–22 28–26 Grant Long 22 Grant Long 10 Rony Seikaly 4 Kevin Willis 24 Kevin Willis 12 Mookie Blaylock 18 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 14,472 NBC Mike Mathis, Bill Oakes, Jake O'Donnell Atlanta wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesAtlanta won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 19, 1993 1993 11190 MIA Atlanta Hawks 95 Miami Heat 92 Miami Arena, Miami February 10, 1994 1994 02100 ATL Miami Heat 98 Atlanta Hawks 114 The Omni, Atlanta #fff March 26, 1994 1994 03260 ATL Miami Heat 90 Atlanta Hawks 100 The Omni, Atlanta April 21, 1994 1994 04210 MIA Atlanta Hawks 89 Miami Heat 94 Miami Arena, Miami This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Heat.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015 (2) New York Knicks vs. (7) New Jersey Nets #eee April 29 7:00 PM Boxscore New Jersey Nets 80 New York Knicks 91 13–19 20–16 28–28 19–28 Derrick Coleman 27 Derrick Coleman 10 Kenny Anderson 6 Patrick Ewing 25 Patrick Ewing 13 Patrick Ewing 5 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 TBS Ed Middleton, Bill Oakes, Jake O'Donnell New York leads series, 1–0 May 1 12:30 PM Boxscore New Jersey Nets 81 New York Knicks 90 20–26 13–29 31–15 17–20 Kenny Anderson 21 Derrick Coleman 21 four players 3 each Charles Oakley 25 Charles Oakley 24 Derek Harper 8 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 NBC Mike Mathis, Paul Mihalak, Tommy Nunez Sr. New York leads series, 2–0 #eee May 4 8:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 92 New Jersey Nets 93 OT 22–32 20–21 21–21 20–9 9–10 Patrick Ewing 27 Charles Oakley 16 Harper, Davis 4 each Derrick Coleman 25 Derrick Coleman 17 Kenny Anderson 11 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 20,049 TNT Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Don Vaden New York leads series, 2–1 May 6 8:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 102 New Jersey Nets 92 24–18 21–20 27–23 30–31 Patrick Ewing 36 Patrick Ewing 14 Oakley, Starks 4 each Derrick Coleman 31 Derrick Coleman 9 Kenny Anderson 7 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 20,049 TNT Jim Clark, Darell Garretson, Steve Javie New York wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesNew Jersey won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 21, 1993 1993 12210 NJN New York Knicks 81 New Jersey Nets 85 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey December 28, 1993 1993 12280 NYK New Jersey Nets 97 New York Knicks 95 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff February 15, 1994 1994 02150 NJN New York Knicks 83 New Jersey Nets 103 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey March 3, 1994 1994 03030 NYK New Jersey Nets 86 New York Knicks 97 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff April 10, 1994 1994 04100 NJN New York Knicks 88 New Jersey Nets 107 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1983 New Jersey Nets 0 New York Knicks 2 1983 Eastern Conference First Round (3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers #eee April 29 8:00 PM Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 96 Chicago Bulls 104 22–21 29–28 20–27 25–28 Gerald Wilkins 23 Tyrone Hill 8 Mark Price 5 Scottie Pippen 31 Scottie Pippen 12 Peter Myers 6 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 TNT Nolan Fine, Joe Forte, Mike Mathis Chicago leads series, 1–0 May 1 3:00 PM Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 96 Chicago Bulls 105 23–31 27–24 25–23 21–27 Gerald Wilkins 28 Tyrone Hill 10 Price, Phills 4 each Scottie Pippen 22 Horace Grant 12 Toni Kukoč 11 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 NBC Ed Middleton, Jack Nies, Jake O'Donnell Chicago leads series, 2–0 #eee May 3 8:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 95 Cleveland Cavaliers 92 OT 25–28 19–20 27–27 16–12 8–5 Scottie Pippen 23 Scottie Pippen 11 Scottie Pippen 6 Chris Mills 25 Tyrone Hill 13 Gerald Wilkins 7 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio 17,778 Not televised nationally. Game was televised regionally in the Chicago and Cleveland markets due to TBS airing an Atlanta Braves game.Miller Tony 1993-94 NBA Season national TV schedule https://archive.506sports.com/wiki/1993-94_NBA_Season 506 Sports January 25, 2026 Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey, Ronnie Nunn Chicago wins series, 3–0 Final Cavaliers game at Richfield Coliseum. +Regular-season seriesCleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 11, 1993 1993 12110 CHI Cleveland Cavaliers 84 Chicago Bulls 93 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois January 27, 1994 1994 01270 CLE Chicago Bulls 84 Cleveland Cavaliers 100 The Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio #fff February 28, 1994 1994 02280 CHI Cleveland Cavaliers 89 Chicago Bulls 81 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois March 6, 1994 1994 03060 CLE Chicago Bulls 95 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 The Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=CLE&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Cleveland Cavaliers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Chicago leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1988 Chicago Bulls 3 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 1988 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1989 Chicago Bulls 3 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 1989 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1992 Chicago Bulls 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 1992 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1993 Chicago Bulls 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 1993 Eastern Conference Semifinals (4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Indiana Pacers #eee April 28 8:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 89 Orlando Magic 88 20–26 22–28 24–20 23–14 Reggie Miller 24 McKey, D. Davis 10 each Haywoode Workman 11 Shaquille O'Neal 24 Shaquille O'Neal 19 Penny Hardaway 10 Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida 15,291 TNT Dan Crawford, Jess Kersey, Eddie F. Rush Indiana leads series, 1–0 Byron Scott hits the game-winning 3 with 2 seconds left. April 30 1:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 103 Orlando Magic 101 28–21 23–34 29–18 23–28 Reggie Miller 32 Dale Davis 9 Haywoode Workman 10 Penny Hardaway 31 three players 7 each Penny Hardaway 7 Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida 15,291 NBC Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Steve Javie Indiana leads series, 2–0 #eee May 2 8:00 PM Boxscore Orlando Magic 86 Indiana Pacers 99 25–28 27–18 20–22 14–31 Shaquille O'Neal 23 Shaquille O'Neal 14 Penny Hardaway 4 Reggie Miller 31 Dale Davis 14 Derrick McKey 6 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,562 TNT Ron Garretson, Tommy Nunez Sr., Ed T. Rush Indiana wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 9, 1993 1993 11090 ORL Indiana Pacers 98 Orlando Magic 104 Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida December 9, 1993 1993 12090 IND Orlando Magic 105 Indiana Pacers 111 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis #fff February 23, 1994 1994 02230 ORL Indiana Pacers 99 Orlando Magic 103 Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida April 2, 1994 1994 04020 IND Orlando Magic 113 Indiana Pacers 128 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Magic.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=ORL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015 Western Conference first round (1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (8) Denver Nuggets #eee April 28 10:30 PM Boxscore Denver Nuggets 82 Seattle SuperSonics 106 19–30 18–32 21–23 24–21 Bison Dele 15 Dikembe Mutombo 9 Robert Pack 4 Detlef Schrempf 21 Kemp, Perkins 9 each Gary Payton 7 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,813 TNT Hue Hollins, Ed T. Rush, Greg Willard Seattle leads series, 1–0 April 30 10:30 PM Boxscore Denver Nuggets 87 Seattle SuperSonics 97 19–27 18–23 25–22 25–25 LaPhonso Ellis 18 Ellis, Dele 10 each Dikembe Mutombo 5 Gary Payton 18 Shawn Kemp 12 Shawn Kemp 6 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,813 TNT Dan Crawford, Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner Seattle leads series, 2–0 #eee May 2 10:30 PM Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 93 Denver Nuggets 110 26–41 26–20 21–23 20–26 Detlef Schrempf 18 Detlef Schrempf 6 Gary Payton 5 Reggie Williams 31 Dikembe Mutombo 13 Reggie Williams 8 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,171 TNT Bob Delaney, Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes Seattle leads series, 2–1 May 5 8:30 PM Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 85 Denver Nuggets 94 OT 17–13 22–27 24–18 19–24 3–12 Payton, Schrempf 20 each Shawn Kemp 13 Vincent Askew 5 LaPhonso Ellis 27 LaPhonso Ellis 17 Reggie Williams 6 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,171 Not televised nationally. Game was televised regionally in the Seattle and Denver markets. Jack Madden, Jake O'Donnell, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 7 3:30 PM Boxscore Denver Nuggets 98 Seattle SuperSonics 94 OT 19–20 22–24 19–18 28–26 10–6 Robert Pack 23 Bison Dele 19 Reggie Williams 5 Kendall Gill 22 Shawn Kemp 12 Gary Payton 8 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,813 NBC Dick Bavetta, Jess Kersey, Jack Nies Denver wins series, 3–2 Denver becomes the first 8th seed to beat the 1st seed in playoff history. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 9, 1993 1993 11090 SEA Denver Nuggets 86 Seattle SuperSonics 118 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle January 22, 1994 1994 01220 DEN Seattle SuperSonics 91 Denver Nuggets 98 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff March 28, 1994 1994 03280 SEA Denver Nuggets 97 Seattle SuperSonics 111 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle April 7, 1994 1994 04070 DEN Seattle SuperSonics 90 Denver Nuggets 104 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1978 Denver Nuggets 2 Seattle SuperSonics 4 1978 Western Conference Finals #fff 1988 Denver Nuggets 3 Seattle SuperSonics 2 1988 Western Conference First Round (2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 29 9:30 PM Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 104 Houston Rockets 114 23–39 32–25 30–26 19–24 Clyde Drexler 26 Clyde Drexler 13 Clyde Drexler 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 26 Otis Thorpe 12 Maxwell, Smith 7 each The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,333 TBS Hugh Evans, Lee Jones, Paul Mihalak Houston leads series, 1–0 May 1 8:00 PM Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 104 Houston Rockets 115 24–29 23–28 31–31 26–27 Clifford Robinson 28 Clyde Drexler 9 Rod Strickland 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 46 Otis Thorpe 12 Sam Cassell 9 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,355 TNT Joe Forte, Darell Garretson, Ken Mauer Houston leads series, 2–0 Hakeem's big block on Rod Strickland's layup. #eee May 3 9:30 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 115 Portland Trail Blazers 118 30–30 30–32 30–24 25–32 Hakeem Olajuwon 36 Otis Thorpe 11 Olajuwon, Horry 6 each Rod Strickland 25 Robinson, Williams 10 each Rod Strickland 15 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,888 TBS Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Dan Crawford Houston leads series, 2–1 May 6 10:30 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 92 Portland Trail Blazers 89 27–13 24–23 17–26 24–27 Hakeem Olajuwon 28 Hakeem Olajuwon 16 three players 3 each Rod Strickland 26 Clyde Drexler 13 Rod Strickland 7 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,888 TNT Ron Garretson, Mike Mathis, Bill Oakes Houston wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesHouston won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 7, 1993 1993 11070 POR Houston Rockets 106 Portland Trail Blazers 92 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon January 4, 1994 1994 01040 HOU Portland Trail Blazers 95 Houston Rockets 106 The Summit, Houston #fff March 15, 1994 1994 03150 HOU Portland Trail Blazers 99 Houston Rockets 105 The Summit, Houston April 17, 1994 1994 04170 POR Houston Rockets 119 Portland Trail Blazers 110 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Houston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1987 Houston Rockets 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1987 Western Conference First Round (3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Golden State Warriors #eee April 29 10:30 PM Boxscore Golden State Warriors 104 Phoenix Suns 111 23–38 27–26 30–28 24–19 Billy Owens 27 Billy Owens 17 Latrell Sprewell 10 Charles Barkley 36 Charles Barkley 19 Barkley, Johnson 7 each America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 19,023 TNT Joe Crawford, Terry Durham, Bennett Salvatore Phoenix leads series, 1–0 May 1 5:30 PM Boxscore Golden State Warriors 111 Phoenix Suns 117 25–20 31–33 30–38 25–26 Chris Mullin 32 Chris Webber 10 Chris Webber 9 Kevin Johnson 38 A.C. Green 10 Kevin Johnson 9 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 19,023 NBC Hugh Evans, Lee Jones, Jack Madden Phoenix leads series, 2–0 #eee May 4 10:30 PM Boxscore Phoenix Suns 140 Golden State Warriors 133 42–42 32–31 32–34 34–26 Charles Barkley 56 Charles Barkley 14 Kevin Johnson 12 Chris Mullin 30 Webber, Gatling 8 each Chris Webber 13 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 15,025 TNT Mike Mathis, Bill Oakes, Greg Willard Phoenix wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesPhoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 16, 1993 1993 11160 GSW Phoenix Suns 116 Golden State Warriors 104 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California December 15, 1993 1993 12150 PHO Golden State Warriors 104 Phoenix Suns 110 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona #fff January 9, 1994 1994 01090 PHO Golden State Warriors 107 Phoenix Suns 122 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona January 17, 1994 1994 01170 GSW Phoenix Suns 99 Golden State Warriors 104 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California #fff March 3, 1994 1994 03030 GSW Phoenix Suns 107 Golden State Warriors 120 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Phoenix leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1976 Golden State Warriors 3 Phoenix Suns 4 1976 Western Conference Finals #fff 1989 Golden State Warriors 1 Phoenix Suns 4 1989 Western Conference Semifinals (4) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Utah Jazz #eee April 28 9:30 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 89 San Antonio Spurs 106 25–30 17–25 18–27 29–24 Karl Malone 36 Karl Malone 10 John Stockton 8 David Robinson 25 Dennis Rodman 11 David Robinson 7 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 18,257 TBS Darell Garretson, Ronnie Nunn, Don Vaden San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 30 3:30 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 96 San Antonio Spurs 84 20–24 30–9 25–16 21–35 Karl Malone 23 Karl Malone 14 John Stockton 5 Negele Knight 16 Dennis Rodman 17 Vinny Del Negro 5 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 20,640 NBC Bob Delaney, Jess Kersey, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 3 10:30 PM Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 72 Utah Jazz 105 15–22 17–24 16–32 24–27 Robinson, Carr 16 each Robinson, Cummings 11 each Del Negro, Knight 4 each Karl Malone 24 Karl Malone 13 John Stockton 12 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 TNT Terry Durham, Jack Madden, Jake O'Donnell Utah leads series, 2–1 May 5 11:00 PM Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 90 Utah Jazz 95 26–26 20–20 18–20 26–29 David Robinson 27 Dennis Rodman 20 Willie Anderson 7 Karl Malone 34 Karl Malone 12 John Stockton 18 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 TNT Dick Bavetta, Dan Crawford, Joe Forte Utah wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesUtah won 5–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 13, 1993 1993 12130 UTA San Antonio Spurs 87 Utah Jazz 102 Delta Center, Salt Lake City December 23, 1993 1993 12230 SAS Utah Jazz 96 San Antonio Spurs 88 Alamodome, San Antonio #fff February 23, 1994 1994 02230 UTA San Antonio Spurs 102 Utah Jazz 106 OT Delta Center, Salt Lake City March 2, 1994 1994 03020 SAS Utah Jazz 106 San Antonio Spurs 96 Alamodome, San Antonio #fff April 14, 1994 1994 04140 UTA San Antonio Spurs 90 Utah Jazz 101 Delta Center, Salt Lake City This was the first playoff meeting between the Spurs and the Jazz.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=SAS&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — San Antonio Spurs versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Indiana Pacers #eee May 10 8:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 96 Atlanta Hawks 85 25–31 22–22 32–19 17–13 Reggie Miller 18 Dale Davis 15 Haywoode Workman 8 Danny Manning 21 Kevin Willis 10 Mookie Blaylock 8 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 13,190 TNT Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins, Lee Jones Indiana leads series, 1–0 May 12 8:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 69 Atlanta Hawks 92 19–24 13–23 25–18 12–27 Reggie Miller 12 Dale Davis 18 Workman, Miller 5 each Manning, Willis 20 each Kevin Willis 15 Mookie Blaylock 13 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 15,854 TNT Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 14 1:00 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 81 Indiana Pacers 101 22–26 20–27 17–23 22–25 Kevin Willis 14 Willis, Manning 10 each Mookie Blaylock 7 Rik Smits 27 Byron Scott 8 Haywoode Workman 7 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,545 NBC Dan Crawford, Hugh Evans, Joe Forte Indiana leads series, 2–1 May 15 12:30 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 86 Indiana Pacers 102 26–22 22–33 24–23 14–24 Danny Manning 35 Andrew Lang 8 Blaylock, Ehlo 5 each Reggie Miller 25 Smits, McKey 8 each Haywoode Workman 8 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,561 NBC Bob Delaney, Jack Madden, Mike Mathis Indiana leads series, 3–1 #eee May 17 6:30 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 76 Atlanta Hawks 88 19–22 22–25 20–18 15–23 Reggie Miller 22 Derrick McKey 13 Haywoode Workman 9 Craig Ehlo 22 Mookie Blaylock 10 Mookie Blaylock 13 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 14,849 TNT Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Ed T. Rush Indiana leads series, 3–2 May 19 6:30 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 79 Indiana Pacers 98 23–24 12–14 16–34 28–26 Mookie Blaylock 23 Danny Manning 10 three players 4 each Rik Smits 27 three players 10 each Haywoode Workman 10 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana TNT Jess Kersey, Jake O'Donnell, Bennett Salvatore Indiana wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesAtlanta won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 5, 1993 1993 11050 ATL Indiana Pacers 110 Atlanta Hawks 116 The Omni, Atlanta December 16, 1993 1993 12160 ATL Indiana Pacers 99 Atlanta Hawks 81 The Omni, Atlanta #fff January 15, 1994 1994 01150 IND Atlanta Hawks 91 Indiana Pacers 94 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis March 5, 1994 1994 03050 ATL Indiana Pacers 88 Atlanta Hawks 90 The Omni, Atlanta #fff March 18, 1994 1994 03180 IND Atlanta Hawks 81 Indiana Pacers 78 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Atlanta leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1987 Atlanta Hawks 3 Indiana Pacers 1 1987 Eastern Conference First Round (2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Chicago Bulls #eee May 8 5:30 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 86 New York Knicks 90 25–19 27–23 19–20 15–28 Scottie Pippen 24 Luc Longley 8 Scottie Pippen 7 Patrick Ewing 18 Patrick Ewing 12 five players 3 each Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 NBC Jack Madden, Ed Middleton, Ed T. Rush New York leads series, 1–0 May 11 8:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 91 New York Knicks 96 27–23 24–24 21–22 19–27 Grant, Armstrong 23 each Bill Cartwright 10 B. J. Armstrong 6 Patrick Ewing 26 Anthony Mason 14 Anthony Mason 6 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 TNT Joe Forte, Jess Kersey, Bill Oakes New York leads series, 2–0 #eee May 13 8:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 102 Chicago Bulls 104 22–30 24–27 24–32 32–15 Patrick Ewing 34 Ewing, Oakley 9 each John Starks 6 Scottie Pippen 25 Horace Grant 8 Horace Grant 6 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 TNT Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Paul Mihalak New York leads series, 2–1 This game saw a bench clearing brawl between Derek Harper and Jo Jo English that rolled into the stands, and took place immediately in front of then NBA Commissioner David Stern.2011-11-20 The Rumble New York Post https://nypost.com/2011/11/20/the-rumble-229/ 2026-06-27 en-US Toni Kukoč hits the game-winner at the buzzer. May 15 5:30 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 83 Chicago Bulls 95 24–25 17–28 24–26 18–16 Patrick Ewing 18 Charles Oakley 17 Anthony, Starks 6 each Scottie Pippen 25 Scottie Pippen 8 Pippen, Kukoč 6 each Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 NBC Ron Garretson, Jake O'Donnell, Bennett Salvatore Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 18 8:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 86 New York Knicks 87 29–26 17–19 25–28 15–14 Scottie Pippen 23 three players 6 each three players 4 each Patrick Ewing 20 Patrick Ewing 13 Greg Anthony 8 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 TNT Dan Crawford, Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins New York leads series, 3–2 Hue Hollins called a "phantom foul" with 2.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, when the Knicks' Hubert Davis attempted a 2-point shot which was contested by the Bulls' Scottie Pippen. Davis successfully made both free throw attempts to assist in the Knicks' 87–86 victory. Chicago head coach Phil Jackson, upset over the outcome of the game, was fined US$10,000 for comparing the loss to the gold medal game controversy at the 1972 Summer Olympics.Bulls complain about refs again https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketba/98play/play129.htm USA Today 1999-03-08 2008-06-15 May 20 8:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 79 Chicago Bulls 93 17–30 24–22 19–24 19–17 Patrick Ewing 26 Patrick Ewing 14 John Starks 7 B. J. Armstrong 20 Horace Grant 12 Scottie Pippen 5 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 TNT Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis, Jack Nies Series tied, 3–3 Scottie Pippen's famous dunk on Patrick Ewing; final Bulls game at Chicago Stadium. #eee May 22 3:30 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 77 New York Knicks 87 19–22 18–16 26–29 14–20 Scottie Pippen 20 Scottie Pippen 16 Scottie Pippen 5 Patrick Ewing 18 Charles Oakley 20 Patrick Ewing 6 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 NBC Joe Crawford, Jack Madden, Ed T. Rush New York wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesNew York won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 17, 1993 1993 12170 CHI New York Knicks 86 Chicago Bulls 98 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois February 20, 1994 1994 02200 NYK Chicago Bulls 68 New York Knicks 86 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff March 22, 1994 1994 03220 NYK Chicago Bulls 78 New York Knicks 87 Madison Square Garden, New York City April 24, 1994 1994 04240 CHI New York Knicks 92 Chicago Bulls 76 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Chicago leads 5–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1981 Chicago Bulls 2 New York Knicks 0 1981 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1989 Chicago Bulls 4 New York Knicks 2 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1991 Chicago Bulls 3 New York Knicks 0 1991 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1992 Chicago Bulls 4 New York Knicks 3 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1993 Chicago Bulls 4 New York Knicks 2 1993 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference semifinals (2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Phoenix Suns #eee May 8 3:00 PM Boxscore Phoenix Suns 91 Houston Rockets 87 17–27 20–18 24–21 30–21 Charles Barkley 21 Charles Barkley 12 Kevin Johnson 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 36 Hakeem Olajuwon 16 Maxwell, Horry 8 each The Summit, Houston, Texas 15,073 NBC Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore Phoenix leads series, 1–0 May 11 9:30 PM Boxscore Phoenix Suns 124 Houston Rockets 117 OT 32–28 27–32 23–40 26–8 16–9 Charles Barkley 34 Charles Barkley 15 Barkley, Johnson 6 each Hakeem Olajuwon 31 Hakeem Olajuwon 17 Vernon Maxwell 9 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 TNT Dan Crawford, Tommy Nunez Sr., Jake O'Donnell Phoenix leads series, 2–0 #eee May 13 10:30 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 118 Phoenix Suns 102 15–29 26–20 38–28 39–25 Vernon Maxwell 34 Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Sam Cassell 10 Kevin Johnson 38 Charles Barkley 14 Kevin Johnson 12 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 19,023 TNT Hue Hollins, Ronnie Nunn, Ed T. Rush Phoenix leads series, 2–1 May 15 3:00 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 107 Phoenix Suns 96 25–20 27–26 21–20 34–30 Hakeem Olajuwon 28 Otis Thorpe 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 8 Kevin Johnson 38 Charles Barkley 14 Kevin Johnson 12 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 19,023 NBC Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Paul Mihalak Series tied, 2–2 Kevin Johnson's famous dunk on Hakeem Olajuwon. #eee May 17 9:00 PM Boxscore Phoenix Suns 86 Houston Rockets 109 21–32 16–26 24–29 25–22 Charles Barkley 30 Oliver Miller 7 Miller, Henry 3 each Thorpe, Olajuwon 20 each Hakeem Olajuwon 13 Kenny Smith 8 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 TNT Hugh Evans, Joe Forte, Jack Nies Houston leads series, 3–2 May 19 11:30 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 89 Phoenix Suns 103 22–20 25–30 19–26 23–27 Hakeem Olajuwon 23 Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Kevin Johnson 28 Charles Barkley 15 Kevin Johnson 13 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 19,023 TNT Joe Crawford, Jack Madden, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 21 1:00 PM Boxscore Phoenix Suns 94 Houston Rockets 104 21–33 26–20 29–27 18–24 Kevin Johnson 25 Charles Barkley 15 Kevin Johnson 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 37 Hakeem Olajuwon 17 Sam Cassell 7 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 NBC Dick Bavetta, Darell Garretson, Bill Oakes Houston wins series, 4–3 The Rockets become the second team to win a best-of-seven playoff series after losing the first 2 games at home. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 13, 1993 1993 11130 HOU Phoenix Suns 95 Houston Rockets 99 The Summit, Houston December 25, 1993 1993 12250 PHO Houston Rockets 91 Phoenix Suns 111 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona #fff February 19, 1994 1994 02190 HOU Phoenix Suns 88 Houston Rockets 106 The Summit, Houston March 27, 1994 1994 03270 PHO Houston Rockets 98 Phoenix Suns 113 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the Suns.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015 (5) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Denver Nuggets #eee May 10 10:30 PM Boxscore Denver Nuggets 91 Utah Jazz 100 25–30 19–23 18–20 29–27 Dikembe Mutombo 20 LaPhonso Ellis 12 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 5 Karl Malone 25 Karl Malone 10 John Stockton 11 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 TNT Hugh Evans, Bennett Salvatore, Greg Willard Utah leads series, 1–0 May 12 10:30 PM Boxscore Denver Nuggets 94 Utah Jazz 104 24–22 24–30 26–25 20–27 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 23 Dikembe Mutombo 13 Robert Pack 6 Karl Malone 32 Karl Malone 12 John Stockton 8 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 TNT Jim Clark, Ron Garretson, Mike Mathis Utah leads series, 2–0 #eee May 14 3:30 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 111 Denver Nuggets 109 OT 27–21 18–23 33–27 20–27 13–11 Jeff Hornacek 27 Karl Malone 13 John Stockton 13 LaPhonso Ellis 25 Dikembe Mutombo 13 Robert Pack 8 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,171 NBC Darell Garretson, Bill Oakes, Eddie F. Rush Utah leads series, 3–0 Karl Malone hits the game-tying shot with 9.2 seconds left. May 15 8:00 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 82 Denver Nuggets 83 17–19 18–19 24–20 23–25 Karl Malone 20 Karl Malone 9 John Stockton 6 Reggie Williams 21 Dikembe Mutombo 11 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 6 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,171 TNT Jess Kersey, Jack Nies, Ronnie Nunn Utah leads series, 3–1 Reggie Williams hits the game-winner with 1.9 seconds left. #eee May 17 11:30 PM Boxscore Denver Nuggets 109 Utah Jazz 101 2OT 15–18 24–20 22–25 26–24 7–7, 15–7 Stith, Abdul-Rauf 22 each LaPhonso Ellis 11 Robert Pack 7 Karl Malone 22 Corbin, Spencer 14 each John Stockton 13 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 Not televised nationally. Game was televised regionally in the Denver and Utah markets due to TBS airing an Atlanta Braves game. Joe Crawford, Jack Madden, Tommy Nunez Sr. Utah leads series, 3–2 May 19 9:00 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 91 Denver Nuggets 94 27–23 26–25 21–19 17–27 Karl Malone 31 Karl Malone 15 John Stockton 7 Dikembe Mutombo 23 Dikembe Mutombo 12 three players 2 each McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,171 TNT Dick Bavetta, Joe Forte, Ed T. Rush Series tied, 3–3 Denver became the first team since the 1951 New York Knicks to force a Game 7 after being down 0–3. #eee May 21 3:30 PM Boxscore Denver Nuggets 81 Utah Jazz 91 12–19 26–27 21–28 22–17 Reggie Williams 17 Dikembe Mutombo 17 Robert Pack 3 Karl Malone 31 Karl Malone 14 John Stockton 9 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 NBC Steve Javie, Jess Kersey, Jake O'Donnell Utah wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesUtah won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 30, 1993 1993 11300 UTA Denver Nuggets 92 Utah Jazz 103 Delta Center, Salt Lake City December 10, 1993 1993 12100 DEN Utah Jazz 98 Denver Nuggets 107 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff February 8, 1994 1994 02080 DEN Utah Jazz 96 Denver Nuggets 95 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado April 2, 1994 1994 04020 UTA Denver Nuggets 91 Utah Jazz 101 Delta Center, Salt Lake City #fff April 22, 1994 1994 04220 DEN Utah Jazz 113 Denver Nuggets 106 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1984 Denver Nuggets 2 Utah Jazz 3 1984 Western Conference First Round #fff 1985 Denver Nuggets 4 Utah Jazz 1 1985 Western Conference Semifinals Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (2) New York Knicks vs. (5) Indiana Pacers #eee May 24 8:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 89 New York Knicks 100 20–26 17–27 26–17 26–30 Rik Smits 27 D. Davis, Smits 10 each Haywoode Workman 7 Patrick Ewing 28 Charles Oakley 13 John Starks 6 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 TNT Steve Javie, Bill Oakes, Jake O'Donnell New York leads series, 1–0 May 26 8:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 78 New York Knicks 89 19–25 21–15 22–26 16–23 Reggie Miller 23 Dale Davis 11 McKey, Workman 6 each Patrick Ewing 32 Patrick Ewing 13 Derek Harper 8 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 TNT Darell Garretson, Jess Kersey, Eddie F. Rush New York leads series, 2–0 #eee May 28 3:30 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 68 Indiana Pacers 88 19–21 20–16 13–25 16–26 Oakley, Starks 12 each Charles Oakley 9 Greg Anthony 4 Derrick McKey 15 Antonio Davis 10 Haywoode Workman 7 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,530 NBC Dick Bavetta, Joe Forte, Mike Mathis New York leads series, 2–1 May 30 3:30 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 77 Indiana Pacers 83 20–17 19–25 16–20 22–21 Patrick Ewing 25 Charles Oakley 15 John Starks 4 Reggie Miller 31 three players 7 each Haywoode Workman 6 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,536 NBC Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins, Bennett Salvatore Series tied, 2–2 #eee June 1 9:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 93 New York Knicks 86 16–28 19–15 23–27 35–16 Reggie Miller 39 Dale Davis 12 Reggie Miller 6 Patrick Ewing 29 Charles Oakley 13 John Starks 8 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York NBC Dan Crawford, Joe Crawford, Jack Madden Indiana leads series, 3–2 Reggie Miller's 25-point 4th quarter performance. June 3 9:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 98 Indiana Pacers 91 33–31 25–20 22–18 18–22 John Starks 26 Patrick Ewing 10 John Starks 6 Reggie Miller 27 Antonio Davis 9 McKey, Fleming 5 each Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,529 NBC Darell Garretson, Jess Kersey, Ed T. Rush Series tied, 3–3 #eee June 5 7:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 90 New York Knicks 94 23–24 28–23 20–20 19–27 Reggie Miller 25 Smits, A. Davis 6 each McKey, Workman 8 each Patrick Ewing 24 Patrick Ewing 22 Patrick Ewing 7 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 NBC Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis, Jake O'Donnell New York wins series, 4–3 Patrick Ewing's clutch dunk with 26.9 seconds left. +Regular-season seriesNew York won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 12, 1993 1993 11120 IND New York Knicks 103 Indiana Pacers 84 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis December 11, 1993 1993 12110 NYK Indiana Pacers 91 New York Knicks 98 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff March 15, 1994 1994 03150 NYK Indiana Pacers 82 New York Knicks 88 Madison Square Garden, New York City March 25, 1994 1994 03250 IND New York Knicks 85 Indiana Pacers 82 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1993 Indiana Pacers 1 New York Knicks 3 1993 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference finals (2) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz #eee May 23 9:00 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 88 Houston Rockets 100 16–20 18–34 30–25 24–21 Karl Malone 20 Karl Malone 16 John Stockton 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 31 Robert Horry 11 Sam Cassell 7 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,260 TNT Ron Garretson, Hue Hollins, Mike Mathis Houston leads series, 1–0 May 25 9:00 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 99 Houston Rockets 104 22–21 24–27 23–25 30–31 Karl Malone 32 Malone, Spencer 7 each John Stockton 10 Hakeem Olajuwon 41 Hakeem Olajuwon 13 Kenny Smith 7 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 TNT Dan Crawford, Hugh Evans, Bennett Salvatore Houston leads series, 2–0 #eee May 27 9:00 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 86 Utah Jazz 95 20–25 20–27 27–26 19–17 Hakeem Olajuwon 29 Hakeem Olajuwon 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Karl Malone 22 Karl Malone 16 John Stockton 11 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 TNT Joe Crawford, Jack Madden, Jack Nies Houston leads series, 2–1 May 29 3:30 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 80 Utah Jazz 78 25–21 13–10 22–19 20–28 Kenny Smith 25 Robert Horry 10 Robert Horry 5 Karl Malone 25 Karl Malone 14 John Stockton 6 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 NBC Jess Kersey, Bill Oakes, Ed T. Rush Houston leads series, 3–1 #eee May 31 9:00 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 83 Houston Rockets 94 20–33 15–20 20–26 28–15 Karl Malone 31 Felton Spencer 15 John Stockton 9 Olajuwon, Horry 22 each Otis Thorpe 16 Sam Cassell 7 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 NBC Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Jake O'Donnell Houston wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 24, 1993 1993 11240 UTA Houston Rockets 95 Utah Jazz 93 OT Delta Center, Salt Lake City January 22, 1994 1994 01220 HOU Utah Jazz 101 Houston Rockets 106 The Summit, Houston #fff February 1, 1994 1994 02010 UTA Houston Rockets 88 Utah Jazz 104 Delta Center, Salt Lake City February 26, 1994 1994 02260 HOU Utah Jazz 95 Houston Rockets 85 The Summit, Houston #fff February 28, 1994 1994 02280 UTA Houston Rockets 85 Utah Jazz 89 Delta Center, Salt Lake City March 26, 1994 1994 03260 HOU Utah Jazz 83 Houston Rockets 98 The Summit, Houston This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Utah leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1985 Houston Rockets 2 Utah Jazz 3 1985 Western Conference First Round NBA Finals (W2) Houston Rockets vs. (E2) New York Knicks 1994 NBA Finals #eee June 8 9:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 78 Houston Rockets 85 24–26 22–28 17–18 15–13 Patrick Ewing 23 Hakeem Olajuwon 28 Charles Oakley 14 Otis Thorpe 16 Derek Harper 5 Kenny Smith 5 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 NBC Joe Crawford, Jack Madden, Dick Bavetta Houston leads series, 1–0 June 10 9:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 91 Houston Rockets 83 24–20 18–22 30–23 19–18 John Starks 19 Hakeem Olajuwon 25 Patrick Ewing 13 Otis Thorpe 12 John Starks 9 Kenny Smith 6 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 NBC Darell Garretson, Ed T. Rush, Hue Hollins Series tied, 1–1 #eee June 12 7:00 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 93 New York Knicks 89 26–18 19–20 24–25 24–26 Hakeem Olajuwon 21 Derek Harper 21 Hakeem Olajuwon 11 Patrick Ewing 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 John Starks 9 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 NBC Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey, Bill Oakes Houston leads series, 2–1 Sam Cassell hits the game-winning 3 with 32.6 seconds left. June 15 9:00 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 82 New York Knicks 91 14–19 19–21 28–20 21–31 Hakeem Olajuwon 32 Derek Harper 21 Otis Thorpe 10 Charles Oakley 20 Sam Cassell 5 Derek Harper 5 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 NBC Hugh Evans, Joe Crawford, Mike Mathis Series tied, 2–2 #eee June 17 9:00 PM Boxscore Houston Rockets 84 New York Knicks 91 21–22 16–26 24–13 23–30 Hakeem Olajuwon 27 Patrick Ewing 25 Otis Thorpe 13 Patrick Ewing 12 Robert Horry 6 Derek Harper 7 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 NBC Darell Garretson, Ed T. Rush, Dick Bavetta New York leads series, 3–2 June 19 7:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 84 Houston Rockets 86 21–21 15–25 26–19 22–21 John Starks 27 Hakeem Olajuwon 30 Patrick Ewing 15 Olajuwon, Thorpe 10 each Derek Harper 10 Otis Thorpe 6 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 NBC Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey, Jack Madden Series tied, 3–3 Hakeem Olajuwon blocks John Starks' title-winning 3-point attempt. #eee June 22 9:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 84 Houston Rockets 90 21–22 22–23 17–18 24–27 Derek Harper 23 Hakeem Olajuwon 25 Charles Oakley 14 Hakeem Olajuwon 10 Derek Harper 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 NBC Hugh Evans, Joe Crawford, Ed T. Rush Houston wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesHouston won 2–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 2, 1993 1993 12020 NYK Houston Rockets 94 New York Knicks 85 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 24, 1994 1994 02240 HOU New York Knicks 73 Houston Rockets 93 The Summit, Houston This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 1, 2015Houston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1975 Houston Rockets 2 New York Knicks 1 1975 Eastern Conference First Round Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Charles Barkley Phoenix Suns 56 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 28.9 23 Rebounds Charles Oakley New York Knicks 24 Dennis Rodman San Antonio Spurs 16.0 3 Assists Mookie BlaylockJohn Stockton Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz 18 John Stockton Utah Jazz 9.8 16 Steals Haywoode Workman Indiana Pacers 7 Charles Barkley Phoenix Suns 2.5 10 Blocks Patrick EwingDikembe Mutombo New York KnicksDenver Nuggets 8 Dikembe Mutombo Denver Nuggets 5.8 12 Notes References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1994 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon Category:GMA Network television specials Category:NBA controversies fi:NBA-kausi 1993–1994#Pudotuspelit