Preface.
In the 1984 draft, the "Diamond Generation" made a brilliant debut, Olajuwon was selected by the Rockets with the top pick, although he reached the Finals in the sophomore year, but lost to the Celtics and was the runner-up, and did not get involved in the MVP, in 1993, the original No. 5 pick Barkley won the MVP to lead the Suns to the Finals, Tanhua Jordan defeated Barkley to complete the three consecutive championships and announced his retirement, the 93-94 season is the tenth season of the "Diamond Generation", and it is Olajuwon's turn to reap the honor.
In the regular season, Olajuwon averaged 27 per game3 points 119 rebounds and 36 assists 16 steals 37 blocks and 52 percent shooting8%, a career-high score, won the only MVP of his NBA career, and was elected DPOY for the second year in a row, he is also the second player after Jordan to win these two important honors in a single season, and he was also selected for a first-team defense, and the Rockets played 58-24 under his leadership, ranking second in the West.
In the first round, the Rockets faced the Trail Blazers led by Drexler, and Olajuwon averaged 34 points, 11 rebounds and 4 rebounds per game in the series8 assists 23 steals 38 blocks, 50% shooting, 3-1 run for the Rockets. It's worth mentioning that Drexler is a native of Houston, and he and Big Dream were teammates at the University of Houston, and he averaged 21 points per game in this series3 rebounds and 5With 5 assists and 2 steals, the glider went to the Rockets this offseason.
In the second round, the Rockets met Barkley's Suns, the first two games of which were won by the Suns in Houston, and the Rockets also won two consecutive away games under the leadership of Big Dream. Although Barkley cut 30+5 in the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Suns still lost by 23 points. The Suns, who had a back-to-back battle in G6, scored 14 points in Phoenix to equalize the score again. He played 44 minutes, shooting 18-of-33 from the field with 37 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, and the Rockets defeated the Suns 104-94 to advance to the Western Conference Finals, averaging 28 per game in seven games7 points 136 rebounds and 46 assists 39 blocks and 59 percent shooting6%, and his stats also suppressed "Fliggy" Barkley, who averaged 234 points 129 rebounds 41 assist 23 steals and shot 457%, and later Barkley also joined the Rockets, joining forces with Olajuwon.
The opponent of the Rockets in the Western Conference finals is the Jazz team with "black and white", and in the first game, Olajuwon scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks, and the Rockets took the lead. In the second game, Olajuwon scored 41 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, and the Rockets went to the next game. The Jazz, who returned to Salt Lake City in G3, pulled one back, but the Rockets won two games in a row to win the game 4-1 and advance to the Finals, where Olajuwon averaged 278 points 102 rebounds and 44 assists 26 steals 46 blocks and 50% shooting.
The opponent of the Rockets Finals is the Knicks, and the big dream will face the "gorilla" Ewing who is also one of the four centers in the 90s, and in the first game, Olajuwon scored 28 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals in 10 of 22, Ewing scored 23 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 10 of 26, and the Rockets defeated the Knicks 85-78 to win the first game. G2 Although Olajuwon scored a game-high 25 points, the Knicks scored in double figures with six players, and the Knicks equalized the score. G3 Olajuwon recorded 21 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 blocks to help the team take the lead again. The G4 Knicks scored double-doubles, and the two sides tied 2-2, with Olajuwon scoring 32 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks on 14-of-20 shooting.
G5 Ewing swept away the decline and went against Olajuwon, Ewing scored a team-high 25 points, 12 rebounds and 8 blocks on 11-of-21 shooting, leading the Knicks to a match point, which was also the closest to a championship in his entire career. Olajuwon scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals on 12-of-21 shooting from the field. Olajuwon, who was fighting on the back of the G6, scored 30 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks on 11-of-21 shooting, and the Rockets narrowly won by two points to drag the game into a tie-break, and Ewing couldn't find the crosshairs again, scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks on 6-of-20 from the field. In the final game, Olajuwon scored 25 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks on 10-of-25 shooting, and the Rockets defeated the Knicks 90-84 and defeated the opponent 4-3 to win the first championship in team history.
There is no doubt that Big Dream was the first contributor to the comeback to win the championship, and he averaged 26 per game in seven games9 points 91 rebound 36 assists 16 steals 3With 9 blocks and 50% shooting, no player from either team scored more than 19 points except for him, with Ewing averaging 18 per game9 points 124 rebounds 17 assists 13 steals 43 blocks, his efficiency is much lower than that of Big Dream, Ewing averages 22 shots per game9 times, 1 more than Olajuwon5 times, but only 363%。
The '93-94 season was also the pinnacle of the Big Dream, and this championship was also recognized as a single-core champion, averaging the highest points per game of the two teams in the four-round series and 28 per game in the playoffs9 points, 11 rebounds and 43 assists 1With 7 steals and 4 blocks, all five stats are team-high, and Maxwell, the team's second-leading scorer, averages just 13 points per game8 points, the big dream in the finals broke Ewing laughed at the FMVP, and he will also teach the young O'Neal a lesson next season, and the two finals established Olajuwon's position as the top of the four centers in the 90s.