In my book the greatest center of all time The Dream..... simply pulls from 3 point land... side land... fade away land... crossover.. hook... this and that.... What a Center
@Dustin Wilson You have to actually watch Kareem play. yeah Olajuwon had more moves. And i think he is the 2nd best Center of all time. Say what you want about Kareem and his hook. But he was dominant and unstoppable. And he was ballin out way before Magic and Worthy showed up. He played for 10 years before Magic and 13 before Worthy. He played for 20 years. And was an All-Star for 19 of them. I can go on and on. Check this out below. www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison/kareem_abdul_jabbar_vs_hakeem_olajuwon.htm
@Dustin Wilson Kareem went up against, Chamberlain, Russel, Moses Malone, Bill Walton, The other Centers in the top 10 centers of all time list besides the guys you mentioned. And So what if Hakeem took it to Kareem in '86. That was Kareem's 17th season. I am a big Olajuwon fan. And he's the best center I ever seen play. I am too young to have watched Kareem play live. But I have watched him in replays and on youtube. Kareem is the all time leading scorer ever. And 3rd in blocks. And thats because they didnt record those stats in his first 4 years in the league. He's probably got a thousand more than he's credited for. If you go off his averages. And 3rd in rebounds. 10 spots ahead of Hakeem. Kareem was really good for a really long time. 1. Kareem 2. hakeem
@Dustin Wilson Kareem was better. Every single stat that matters goes in Kareem's favor. Points, blocks, rebounds, championships. Mvps, rookie of the Year, 3x NCAA champ, all nba, all nba defensive, all star games, scoring titles. I don't care who he played with. He accomplished those awards. Nobody did it for him. And if Hakeems team was so bad then he should of scored more. Not less. If they both played against each other in their primes. Kareem would of got the best of Hakeem. I like The Dreams style and his moves better too. But Kareem was more dominant.
Credit Jerry West for making that move. He gave Shaq what he wanted and made it happen. Orlando didn't pay up as quick otherwise he wouldn't have left. But shaq has admitted that young ego. Just like tmac has admitted he probably shouldn't have left Toronto. Orlando never would let Shaq walk today. Somebody would have got fired lol
I'm sorry man, as a Rockets fan who wasn't even born at the time, the Rockets deserved to win. They were The Underdogs the *ENTIRE* playoff series. You know how tough it is going in there as the 6th seed?
No way Shaq was going to beat Olajuwon. Shaq had no game, no moves. Olajuwon was and will always be a better Center than Shaq. All shaq can do is post up and Olajuwon would shut him down anytime.
Damn Hakeem... 32.8 and 11.5 rebs averages in the finals... you know he woulda been clutch on the blocks too. Hakeem May be one of the most underrated players in nba history
@@jamesgarcia6966 Are you suggesting that Shaq wouldn’t have been able to win with Penny? Kobe was an elite talent don’t get me wrong, but he didn’t even start until his third year in the NBA, to no fault of his own but his coaches. Penny was already starting putting up all star numbers, I feel like he definitely could have won at least one chip with Penny Hardaway had Penny been healthy and Shaq decided to stay. They had a solid team.
John Cena uh cmon ... he had been out a year n half u can’t just look at numbers.. anyone who watched could see mike wasnt right... he had zero lift in his legs.. but when mike got his game back they swept orlando
@@TheSands83 The Magic won because Grant manhandled Kukoc and Orlando constantly got open opportunities because Shaq got double/triple teamed every time he touched the ball.
mansonlamps ur just sad that Jordan got his ass kicked u don’t need to defend ur daddy every time when I lose I take it like a man unlike Jordan fan them ppl start having a heart attack when ppl say anything about Jordan
Shaquille O’Neal- 28 points per game on 59.5% from the field and 12 rebounds per game Vs Rockets 🚀 Pretty good performance And it wasn’t even his fault that Anderson missed his free throws in the final seconds of regulation in game 1
Shaq did a barbershop episode with 3D and Penny and said he felt he made a mistake. The Orlando Magic were the next guys to dominate the league after Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
@@jaquevius think about it and ask yourself this: Who was going to stop them? Don't get me wrong, you had many great teams. But who was really going to oppose them?
Yeah they sure did. But keep in mind that Shaq obviously never would have gotten the chance to play with Kobe had if he stayed in Orlando. That especially when Penny's play began to drastically drop off as time went on, while Kobe stayed elite until the end of his career, once he become the star player he soon ended up being too.
I miss this energy in basketball. As much as I love the sport it’s nothing like it used to be. I mean nothing. You had to be of age at this time to really enjoy it
bubufubu He wasn’t vastly superior. He was vastly more skilled. Shaq and Hakeem were different, but I’d take Shaq from 1999-2002 over Hakeem from 1992-1995. They both are both legends and both top 10 players ever.
@@elijahruderman I would take Hakeem anyday over Shaq, The Dream dominated hall of fame Centers all throughout his career and while Shaq dominated but what Centers exactly did he face in the 2000s ? A bunch of scrubs lol
@Dickhard Picard Javele McGee didn’t contribute anything to the championship tho lol. If your not young you should know Kenny Smith was one of the best players on that team, you can’t take nothing away from Kenny..
@@mauricedavis1740 i was 1 when this finals happened but according to my father, kenny smith was a good role player, not one of the best on the team. and i definitely know about horry, cassell and drexler, no way he was better than them
@Dickhard Picard kenny hit like 9 three pointers in game 1 including the one that sent them into OT. He won that game for houston, also Nick Andersen choked for the magic
@Dickhard Picard thank you, I'm a huge rockets fan I watched every game during those runs. Anyone who thinks Kenny didnt contribute doesn't know what they were taking about. Hakeem carried that team but they got major contributions from the role players
I lived in Univ. of Houston dormitory back in 1981. In the dorm, Houston basketball team member lived in lower floor. So I am a big fun of Clyde and Hakeem, and I was so happy Rocket won this final. But I also went to LSU grad school back in 1991 and Shaq was there. So off course I am a big fun of Shaq, too. When Univ. of Houston team came to LSU, I wore Houston T-shirts and LSU parker to cheer for both team. I am also glad that Shaq won the final with Lakers later year.
I wonder what would have happened in this series if the Rockets were not able to take game 1 in overtime after they tied the game at the end, following 4 missed free throws by Nick Anderson. Momentum in the series would have been so different.
I wonder what would have happened if Micheal Jordan never retired? Most likely the Bulls would have won 8 in a row and the Rockets would never have won the two championships they won while Jordan was retired.
Shaq took this loss very well it seemed, but it's easier to move on when you were swept, rather than losing a tough seven game series. Pretty much everyone saw this loss coming from a mile away after what happened in Game #1, and even the Rockets themselves said there wasn't going to be a fifth game after the Magic gave that one, along with all of their mojo away, which they never got back. That while he knew he'd have many more chances to win a title, which he made happen four times. Ewing the year before was far more devastated with knowing 94 was his best shot of getting his elusive championship which he never won for that matter either.
I like that their coach made them watch the confetti... Obviously the never got back but that's a powerful and painful moment to take in. Always remember how you came up short.
Surprised this was a sweep. 1995 playoffs were one of my all time favorites. So many series that went to 6 and 7 games. Thought this final would have done the same
Shaq was a young man here, I have heard him speak before and he says this series was his best learning experience. And he admits that in this series, he got schooled by the best. Shaq also says, when he's commentating on NBA today, and if the question of "who is the best ever Centre" comes up, Shaq always says Olajuwon was the best.
watching "TNT argument" is not going to show you what kind of person he is in person and from EVERYTHING I've heard about him as just a regular person out there, never heard a bad word about him. I don't know if you realize this but watching something on a Tv show doesn't give you insight into what kind of person they are IN REAL LIFE.
The 1995 Rockets felt like a team of destiny with all the stunning comebacks and upsets they pulled off to defend their championship, it would've been interesting to see how they would've done against the unstoppable force that was the 1996 Bulls.
@Bogdan P that's their first finals since 1979...u can imagine how long it's been til they got back there? And yes Sonics always had Houston's number hence y i said Rockets were fortunate not to play them in their title runs
@Ramses Stafford 93 season they played the Sonics in the second round it went to OT in game 7. I was off one year. And when did I call them the team of the 90's?
Shaq got outplayed but I give him his credit for being a good sportsman. Players now days don't want to do interviews or talk to the media after they play bad and get blown out.
He actually played better than people think, this was his best assist average for a series in his career. It was a bit easier for the Rockets to gameplan down the stretch with Shaq often in the same spot when the Magic ran their set offense that was the difference. That's the reason the Bulls defensive scheme worked so effectively on the Magic the following year they got it from the Rockets.
I hated the Orlando Magic that year. This made me very happy to see them lose in the finals. Houston was not gonna be denied, they'd already beaten the teams in their own conference with the league's best records and they weren't about to allow it to be any different with the Orlando Magic.
@@zachariah8917 well isn't it a shame that Jordan and the Bulls got beat by Orlando 4-2 then. Ya know.. The same Orlando team Houston SWEPT!! you Jordan jock sniffers are too much, lmao!!
So crazy seeing Shaq speaking without confidence, without the charisma he developed. He's stuttering, not sure of himself. Now he's so smooth and natural bantering with Chuck.
@@awman42 check your history, Clyde was traded from Portland to Houston because Clyde demanded a trade from Paul Allen owner of the trail blazers..he was traded on Valintines day 1995..they went on to start from the bottom 7 and go on to sweep Shaq and Poopy..im mean penny..and win the the NBA finals...they even took out Sir Charles and the Sun's along the way...peace.
@@stilesjohnson1745 They bet on the wrong horse and they thought Penny could carry the franchise without Shaq. I loved them both big time but every team besides the Bulls in this era had a dominant big man if they made any noise and Penny just couldn't stay healthy and wasn't ready to be the leader of a franchise. It would've been cool for that Magic team to stay together with Shaq and Penny because they were fun to watch but it just wasn't meant to be.
I agree. I hate saying that one shot couldve changed a series but if Nick made just one of those four free throws who knows how the series couldve gone. It seemed to me that game 1 really depleted the Magic
Yeah sun's would have done the same to magic. Houston seemed in reg season and playoffs as if they where not hungry because they won the nba championship the previous season but when they did upset win on the sun's and winning the San Antonio series don't know why fans had expected magic to win, probably the magic beating the Chicago bulls in playoff series gave the illusion they would win but fans forget Jordan was rusty and didn't have the teammates he had when they won championship.
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Hakeem goes to hug Shaquille before he celebrates says it all, hakeem is a class act
Yup
fireworks in a closed arena..
damn those were the times, huh..
Eventually the station concert fire happened and they learned from it
They are the Houston *Rockets*
You never been to a Metal concert then.
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C no one cares
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C I see ur comments in too many places. What is the point?
Olajuwon with a three would terrorize the modern NBA lol
Terrorize it without one as well
That Olajuwon 3-pointer must have killed him deep down inside!
Go too sleep kid.
@@dd6055 huh?
@@dd6055 do u see his picture dumbass?
@@jacyisshill8260 past your bed time, go to bed kiddo.
@@dd6055 Lmao shut up your probably 10
What I took away from this interview is that they played hard and Shaq appreciated his teammates for not giving up.
In my book the greatest center of all time The Dream..... simply pulls from 3 point land... side land... fade away land... crossover.. hook... this and that.... What a Center
True there. Dude had more game than an Arcade.
@Dickhard Picard Kareem
@Dustin Wilson You have to actually watch Kareem play. yeah Olajuwon had more moves. And i think he is the 2nd best Center of all time. Say what you want about Kareem and his hook. But he was dominant and unstoppable. And he was ballin out way before Magic and Worthy showed up. He played for 10 years before Magic and 13 before Worthy. He played for 20 years. And was an All-Star for 19 of them. I can go on and on. Check this out below. www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison/kareem_abdul_jabbar_vs_hakeem_olajuwon.htm
@Dustin Wilson Kareem went up against, Chamberlain, Russel, Moses Malone, Bill Walton, The other Centers in the top 10 centers of all time list besides the guys you mentioned. And So what if Hakeem took it to Kareem in '86. That was Kareem's 17th season. I am a big Olajuwon fan. And he's the best center I ever seen play. I am too young to have watched Kareem play live. But I have watched him in replays and on youtube. Kareem is the all time leading scorer ever. And 3rd in blocks. And thats because they didnt record those stats in his first 4 years in the league. He's probably got a thousand more than he's credited for. If you go off his averages. And 3rd in rebounds. 10 spots ahead of Hakeem. Kareem was really good for a really long time. 1. Kareem 2. hakeem
@Dustin Wilson Kareem was better. Every single stat that matters goes in Kareem's favor. Points, blocks, rebounds, championships. Mvps, rookie of the Year, 3x NCAA champ, all nba, all nba defensive, all star games, scoring titles. I don't care who he played with. He accomplished those awards. Nobody did it for him. And if Hakeems team was so bad then he should of scored more. Not less. If they both played against each other in their primes. Kareem would of got the best of Hakeem. I like The Dreams style and his moves better too. But Kareem was more dominant.
The Magic losing Shaq to the Lakers was one of the biggest GM/organizational screw ups in history!
Shaq left willingly as a free agent. I doubt the magic's front office could do anything about it. He wanted to be a laker
Credit Jerry West for making that move. He gave Shaq what he wanted and made it happen. Orlando didn't pay up as quick otherwise he wouldn't have left. But shaq has admitted that young ego. Just like tmac has admitted he probably shouldn't have left Toronto. Orlando never would let Shaq walk today. Somebody would have got fired lol
The Magic organization told Shaq he wasn’t worth the money he wanted.
Still think the Magic would have won at least one championship. Probably two.
@@jasonelliott7977 Shaq wanted out after the sweep. I remember that clearly. He said ima play next to kobe and win a few rings.
0:54 the fireworks scared Brian Shaw
Think Wise
9/11 before 9/11
Think Wise 🤣🤣
those were loud booms
Think Wise lol, that was funny!
@MAN UTD
Tf does this have to do with anything?
Damn Shaq said we didn't give up on every answer 😂😂😂😂😂 as a kid I was pissed off with the magic for getting sweep
Bd Moore I wanted the MAGIC to win. They were supposed to had won.
You and me both. I wanted the MAGIC to win.
I'm sorry man, as a Rockets fan who wasn't even born at the time, the Rockets deserved to win.
They were The Underdogs the *ENTIRE* playoff series. You know how tough it is going in there as the 6th seed?
I was a big magic fan growin up too but been a heat fan since Dwade was drafted to the heat.
No way Shaq was going to beat Olajuwon. Shaq had no game, no moves. Olajuwon was and will always be a better Center than Shaq. All shaq can do is post up and Olajuwon would shut him down anytime.
Damn Hakeem... 32.8 and 11.5 rebs averages in the finals... you know he woulda been clutch on the blocks too. Hakeem May be one of the most underrated players in nba history
To me he is the best big fella of all time
@@furkanboyar179 there’s so many great bigs that’s the problem, but I ain’t mad at no one whose got him on top, no big man had his footwork, no one!
6 assists as well
Not to mention these numbers are against a Shaquille O Neal at his best peak (along with being in LA in 2000) years
Most underrated player of all time
Shaq was mad confident that he could take over the league. He predicted that he would be in that position many more times
He did get to the finals 5 more times
Yeah he had to.join kobe for.that
@@jamesgarcia6966 Shaq was the best player in the league every year Kobe was his teammate up to 2004
@@wondermcthunder8835 he didnt win a championship until he joined Kobe thats my point
@@jamesgarcia6966 Are you suggesting that Shaq wouldn’t have been able to win with Penny? Kobe was an elite talent don’t get me wrong, but he didn’t even start until his third year in the NBA, to no fault of his own but his coaches. Penny was already starting putting up all star numbers, I feel like he definitely could have won at least one chip with Penny Hardaway had Penny been healthy and Shaq decided to stay. They had a solid team.
This would have been an epic battle if the rockets were against the bulls with jordan.
The magic beat jordan with the bulls in the playoffs this season lol
John Cena uh cmon ... he had been out a year n half u can’t just look at numbers.. anyone who watched could see mike wasnt right... he had zero lift in his legs.. but when mike got his game back they swept orlando
@@TheSands83 The Magic won because Grant manhandled Kukoc and Orlando constantly got open opportunities because Shaq got double/triple teamed every time he touched the ball.
@@TheSands83 dude shut up
mansonlamps ur just sad that Jordan got his ass kicked u don’t need to defend ur daddy every time when I lose I take it like a man unlike Jordan fan them ppl start having a heart attack when ppl say anything about Jordan
Shaquille O’Neal- 28 points per game on 59.5% from the field and 12 rebounds per game Vs Rockets 🚀
Pretty good performance
And it wasn’t even his fault that Anderson missed his free throws in the final seconds of regulation in game 1
Or that Penny allowed Kenny to make the tying 3 to send the game into OT
Man I wish the Magic had stayed together a few more years. They had soooo much potential.
Shaq did a barbershop episode with 3D and Penny and said he felt he made a mistake. The Orlando Magic were the next guys to dominate the league after Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
@@elhajjmalikel6266 Oh they were nice for sure....but dominate the league? They could have perhaps but unfortunately we will never know
@@jaquevius think about it and ask yourself this: Who was going to stop them? Don't get me wrong, you had many great teams. But who was really going to oppose them?
Yeah they sure did. But keep in mind that Shaq obviously never would have gotten the chance to play with Kobe had if he stayed in Orlando. That especially when Penny's play began to drastically drop off as time went on, while Kobe stayed elite until the end of his career, once he become the star player he soon ended up being too.
@@freakyfornash If Shaq stayed in Orlando, maybe Penny’s play wouldn’t have dropped off.
Damn. That was impressive composure for a 20 something year old getting interviewed in that situation.
Could say this about anyone. Shaq got destroyed.
I’ve got a feeling his father had words with him just before that interview and made sure of it.
He was 22-23 years old here.
@@Samuelfish2k wouldn't surprise me
@@TheFadedSpade35 Damn good father figure. That’s how to raise someone right.
I miss this energy in basketball. As much as I love the sport it’s nothing like it used to be. I mean nothing. You had to be of age at this time to really enjoy it
"i Will b here many many times". SHAQ
Once the Rockets got out of the Western Conference everybody in Houston knew they were going to win the Finals.
and never got to face Sonics, they were the happiest knowing those two titles would've never happened if they faced them
@@brucehoofung1654 Bulls wouldn't have 3-peated twice if they ran into the Rockets
@@iranianintelligenceagency9337
Would've lost at least once, maybe even twice
@@iman5147 Agreed
No shit thats the only place to end up when get out of a conference
i was so young watching this, i tought this orlando team was going to destroy houston, but never underestimate the heart of a champion :)
Was Happy for Houston, Shaq was a young monster, too bad Nick Anderson & Dennis Scott didn't show up
Too bad for O'Neal fans that Olajuwon was a vastly superior player.
bubufubu He wasn’t vastly superior. He was vastly more skilled. Shaq and Hakeem were different, but I’d take Shaq from 1999-2002 over Hakeem from 1992-1995. They both are both legends and both top 10 players ever.
Anderson miss his clutch free throws
Penny didn’t really shine either. Good numbers by anyone’s standards but didn’t break out
@@elijahruderman I would take Hakeem anyday over Shaq, The Dream dominated hall of fame Centers all throughout his career and while Shaq dominated but what Centers exactly did he face in the 2000s ? A bunch of scrubs lol
This made Shaq transform into the most dominant beast ever
Yooo Kenny 4-0 Shaq??? I would be reminding him of that everyday on set 😂
@Dickhard Picard Kenny was on this rockets team though
@Dickhard Picard Javele McGee didn’t contribute anything to the championship tho lol. If your not young you should know Kenny Smith was one of the best players on that team, you can’t take nothing away from Kenny..
@@mauricedavis1740 i was 1 when this finals happened but according to my father, kenny smith was a good role player, not one of the best on the team. and i definitely know about horry, cassell and drexler, no way he was better than them
@Dickhard Picard kenny hit like 9 three pointers in game 1 including the one that sent them into OT. He won that game for houston, also Nick Andersen choked for the magic
@Dickhard Picard thank you, I'm a huge rockets fan I watched every game during those runs. Anyone who thinks Kenny didnt contribute doesn't know what they were taking about. Hakeem carried that team but they got major contributions from the role players
I lived in Univ. of Houston dormitory back in 1981. In the dorm, Houston basketball team member lived in lower floor. So I am a big fun of Clyde and Hakeem, and I was so happy Rocket won this final.
But I also went to LSU grad school back in 1991 and Shaq was there. So off course I am a big fun of Shaq, too. When Univ. of Houston team came to LSU, I wore Houston T-shirts and LSU parker to cheer for both team.
I am also glad that Shaq won the final with Lakers later year.
One of the greatest centers ever Hakeem had the moves of a guard
Trading Otis Thorpe for Drexler was what got them this championship. Was happy to see Drexler get a ring.
Drex was lucky not to have Jordan in his way either...
True but drexler was like 2nd best sg behind jordan
@@brucehoofung1654 Jordan led Bulls lost to the Margic, who got swept by the Rockets.
@@brucehoofung1654 you goofy the bulls would’ve lost to the rockets
WTF with that profile picture, are you from Colombia?
I wonder what would have happened in this series if the Rockets were not able to take game 1 in overtime after they tied the game at the end, following 4 missed free throws by Nick Anderson. Momentum in the series would have been so different.
I wonder what would have happened if Micheal Jordan never retired? Most likely the Bulls would have won 8 in a row and the Rockets would never have won the two championships they won while Jordan was retired.
Shaq is a class act, no doubt he knew he would win. Shaq played good in the finals. but Hakeem was in outer space and could not be touched from 93-95
Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion - Rudi Tomjanovich
is this the humblest Shaq interview we ever have? XD
Shaq didnt accomplish anything yet at this point. He had to be humble.
I think they played hard and didn’t give up. That’s just my opinion.
Are you making a joke?
Nah bruh that’s just my opinion
@@abdulmahmood1786 Well, that was a really stupid thing to say by you since he says the exact same things in the video.
@@holdingtonfarley4444 really? When?
@@abdulmahmood1786 Didn't you watch the video? At 3.05
My brother's friend had some Olajuwans. Think they were called "The Dream" 😁
I use to buy them at payless
Lol K-Mart had a 34 on side.
Hakeem an absolute awesome human being.
Reporter: You're holding your head up ?
Shaq: of course , ALWAYS
G SHIT .
Shaqs a big teddy bear gangster! I looooove shaq the diesel!
Shaq took this loss very well it seemed, but it's easier to move on when you were swept, rather than losing a tough seven game series. Pretty much everyone saw this loss coming from a mile away after what happened in Game #1, and even the Rockets themselves said there wasn't going to be a fifth game after the Magic gave that one, along with all of their mojo away, which they never got back. That while he knew he'd have many more chances to win a title, which he made happen four times. Ewing the year before was far more devastated with knowing 94 was his best shot of getting his elusive championship which he never won for that matter either.
I like that their coach made them watch the confetti... Obviously the never got back but that's a powerful and painful moment to take in. Always remember how you came up short.
The opening play at the start of the video was real magic personified.
Are the newspapers headlines pre-printed in case of any outcome?....Cause of u notice he picked up a news paper showing the win seconds after they wom
Wow. Nick anderson's free throws.
Surprised this was a sweep. 1995 playoffs were one of my all time favorites. So many series that went to 6 and 7 games. Thought this final would have done the same
buen final, buenos tiempos, buen campeonato ganado!
0:55 shaq shoulders a coach
Shaq in thumbnail: “Wahhhhhhh” 😭
Did you see what Shaq did to Olajuwon at 0:18? I'm not sure whether he was trying to get the rebound or did that on purpose out of frustration.
Shaq was a young man here, I have heard him speak before and he says this series was his best learning experience. And he admits that in this series, he got schooled by the best.
Shaq also says, when he's commentating on NBA today, and if the question of "who is the best ever Centre" comes up, Shaq always says Olajuwon was the best.
He was just emotional(and young) and hes a really respectful person from what I've seen so I'd cut him slack.
ssjwes Watch any TNT argument he seems to finds himself in all the time. Hes far from respectful and everyone knows that lol.
watching "TNT argument" is not going to show you what kind of person he is in person and from EVERYTHING I've heard about him as just a regular person out there, never heard a bad word about him. I don't know if you realize this but watching something on a Tv show doesn't give you insight into what kind of person they are IN REAL LIFE.
Shaq did not want to see Dream trust me
Calvin Murphy at 1:15.
Hella fireworks, they didn’t care about safety hazards back then 😂😂😂
Houston was lit in 1995. Dj Screw, ESG, Pimp C, Back to back championships. Ouuuu wee
I love how Orlando’s coach made em stay behind to see what the atmosphere was like for champions to let them know they’d be back.
i guess he lied to them
He was trying so hard to not cry.
They were 1 Nick Anderson free throw make from being up 1-0. Instead they choke away game 1 and the rest is history.
if someone told you that this would be Olajuwon's last Finals would you have believed them?
That’s Championship number 2 of 7 for Robert Horry!
The 1995 Rockets felt like a team of destiny with all the stunning comebacks and upsets they pulled off to defend their championship, it would've been interesting to see how they would've done against the unstoppable force that was the 1996 Bulls.
They would've done nothing. They couldn't even beat the 1995 Seattle SuperSonics
Brian Shaw flinched at 0:55. That was funny. Lol!
good thing for Houston winning those titles is that they never played the Sonics in each of those 2 playoffs hence they wouldn't have been won
@Bogdan P that's their first finals since 1979...u can imagine how long it's been til they got back there? And yes Sonics always had Houston's number hence y i said Rockets were fortunate not to play them in their title runs
Would have Could have...Stop being a Hater...Its bad for your health buddie...
@Ramses Stafford but the rockets beat the jazz the two years they won it all
@Ramses Stafford in 94 the rockets lost to the sonics in OT in game 7. That series was a toss up
@Ramses Stafford 93 season they played the Sonics in the second round it went to OT in game 7. I was off one year. And when did I call them the team of the 90's?
Who else can't see the NBA on NBC without hearing their theme song?
Nick Anderson was the cause of this sweep.
Shaq got outplayed but I give him his credit for being a good sportsman. Players now days don't want to do interviews or talk to the media after they play bad and get blown out.
He actually played better than people think, this was his best assist average for a series in his career. It was a bit easier for the Rockets to gameplan down the stretch with Shaq often in the same spot when the Magic ran their set offense that was the difference. That's the reason the Bulls defensive scheme worked so effectively on the Magic the following year they got it from the Rockets.
0:54 shoot out reaction
😅
Great moment for Rocket fans
Equally sad moment for Magic fans
Tough luck big guy
Shaq could have won this finals. But he was going against the most complete big man of that generation.
I hated the Orlando Magic that year. This made me very happy to see them lose in the finals. Houston was not gonna be denied, they'd already beaten the teams in their own conference with the league's best records and they weren't about to allow it to be any different with the Orlando Magic.
Just goes to show you how good Hakeem really was.
Would have got swept by Jordan & the Bulls.
@@zachariah8917 noooo. Jordan is easily the goat (not close) but the Bulls had no answer for Dream
@@zachariah8917 well isn't it a shame that Jordan and the Bulls got beat by Orlando 4-2 then.
Ya know..
The same Orlando team Houston SWEPT!!
you Jordan jock sniffers are too much, lmao!!
Was that Calvin Murphy hugging Clyde Drexler?
Brian Shaw thought them fireworks were gun shots. He was startled for sure. I been there myself.
Shaq never worked hard enough imo! Took the game for granted. Even Marv at the end said, " He did not have his usual fire. "
He did not have his usual fire because of Hakeem, who series earlier shut down MVP D Robinson. Hakeem in '95 was just too good for any center.
Kong Strong u stupid imo
Shaq really is Superman. He changed clothes really fast.
So crazy seeing Shaq speaking without confidence, without the charisma he developed. He's stuttering, not sure of himself. Now he's so smooth and natural bantering with Chuck.
He just lost a championship series which was a sweep adding insult to injury, his tone was obviously gonna be different that.
0:54 Brian Shaw thought their bussing shells in there 😂😂😂
1995 was the worst year of my sports life. My San Diego Chargers got washed in Super Bowl 29 and then my Orlando Magic pull this shit.
Great attitude in defeat
agreed.
I was so hurt for penny on this day.
he's not even a beginning of a pimple on the ass! of the legend Clyde Drexler! so don't feel to bad brother
Clyde wasn’t even on that team tho. Lol…………what a weird comment.
@@awman42 check your history, Clyde was traded from Portland to Houston because Clyde demanded a trade from Paul Allen owner of the trail blazers..he was traded on Valintines day 1995..they went on to start from the bottom 7 and go on to sweep Shaq and Poopy..im mean penny..and win the the NBA finals...they even took out Sir Charles and the Sun's along the way...peace.
@@robertposusta537 he was on the second ring not the first, good day sir.
I just watched the video and see it is the second ring I stand corrected.
More fun times
Feel bad for shaq
Shaquille O'neal didn't know what hit him.
shaq made the right desicion going to LA
Minute 0.54 brian shaw get scare with the fireworks noise lmao
And this is how u answer after a tough sweep
Where was his cast?
Well raised
Sam Cassell championship experience helped 2008 Boston in the Finals.
0:55 shaw getting scared from the pyrotechnics
Did he mean NBA Finals or Conference Finals?
Orlando gave up on that team too quick. Should have kept them together.
If they gave Shaq the contract he wanted he wouldn't have left.
True dumb on their part.
I blame management and injuries ruined the magic
Nicolas Rosario Facts
@@stilesjohnson1745 They bet on the wrong horse and they thought Penny could carry the franchise without Shaq. I loved them both big time but every team besides the Bulls in this era had a dominant big man if they made any noise and Penny just couldn't stay healthy and wasn't ready to be the leader of a franchise. It would've been cool for that Magic team to stay together with Shaq and Penny because they were fun to watch but it just wasn't meant to be.
If Nick Anderson makes those free throws have a different series oh well.
I agree. I hate saying that one shot couldve changed a series but if Nick made just one of those four free throws who knows how the series couldve gone. It seemed to me that game 1 really depleted the Magic
[?] Question Block Especially for a young team like the Magic. That was gut wrenching for them. Like you took there best shot and could not handle it.
That ruined his whole career he was never the same after that
@@sharifs649 Facts
BRO THEY SPARKING FIRE WORKS IN THE STADIUM?!???!
Little Shaq 😁
Five years to go shaq your ring coming
Back when teams actually played until the final buzzer.
Suns blew a 3-1 lead to Houston that season. Smh would have been theirs had they finished the job.
Yeah sun's would have done the same to magic. Houston seemed in reg season and playoffs as if they where not hungry because they won the nba championship the previous season but when they did upset win on the sun's and winning the San Antonio series don't know why fans had expected magic to win, probably the magic beating the Chicago bulls in playoff series gave the illusion they would win but fans forget Jordan was rusty and didn't have the teammates he had when they won championship.
Who's here after Sixers Raptors game 7
@Robert Phillips Not everyone drops a comment on every video they watch.
It hurt my brain listening to Shaq try to give this interview
12 years later shaq and the miami heat crying after loss to spurs 2007 nba finals.
Shaq is a baby. This series really shouldnt have been a sweep. What if the Magic won game 1 as they should have? Who takes this series?
Era mucho equipo con clyde, olajuwon
My boy shaq always spoke the same
Shaq was like embiid when he kept losing
Shaq was too young. Had it been 2000 Shaq, different story.
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They might had win a game but no way they would win the chip
Hell nah lol
Hakeem olaju(won)
Shaq Diesel got swept, damn.
Dream went for 35 and 15?!? 😳😳😳
I was 15 back then