NBA Finals 1994. Game 7 New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets - Full Game Highlights HD

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[@apap1586]

As a knicks fan of 32 years; this is the one that still hurts I never look at game.

[@MkMngmpt]

MVP of the series for the Rockets: JOHN STARKS

[@hectorlopez1069]

Olajuwon put down John starks in the series.

[@JohnnyJay81]

I just rewatched these highlights for the first time in decades. Not happy I did

[@haloinvasion9174]

Atleast the Rangers won in 94 💪

[@apap1586]

@@haloinvasion9174 remember that like yesterday.

[@Wetrockstah2116]

If you go back and watch the way they done this finals series in 94, the way they did the storylines and lead up to game 1 was unmatched by anything the nba does nownadays in terms of marketing the game and building excitement for the matchups. NBA in the 99s and 2000s was the literal golden era of the NBA.

[@Quezwon]

Hakeem is my all time favorite basketball player by far. But Patrick Ewing was a WARRIOR! Loved this series.

[@redmanr5522]

MJ's absence allowed Hakeem to live the dream.

[@313thugboss]

FACTS I KEEP TELLING PPL HE IS THE GREATEST FOR HIS SIZE THE FOOTWORK AND GRACEFUL LEGENDARY MOVES!! NO ONE BUT JORDAN IS CLOSE💯

[@MkMngmpt]

MVP of the series for the Rockets: JOHN STARKS

[@DaMixWizard]

​@@313thugbossShaq said he's better than Hakeem Olajuwan

[@etiennevachon2813]

True, but he and the Knicks chocked big time. Failing to score 90 points in game 7 of a series when MJ is finally out of his/their way? Ewing has no-one to blame but himself for failing to win a championship.

[@Chevy-hw6lw]

Man I feel for Patrick Ewing . Just cursed on game 7's. Lost to MJ in eastern conf. semif. game 7, and then Hakeem and the Rockets game 7. He was a good player and deserved one.

[@curtrupp4259]

Yeah but remember he got a ring with the Hoyas in 1984 I know it's not the NBA but its something

[@AlonsoRules]

he was on the wrong team

[@timhoward5]

Those both were superior teams though. He won a couple of game 7's so that is a false statement.

[@timhoward5]

​@@curtrupp4259 And he played against those same players in MJ and The Dream but beating 1/2 of them.

[@kenloggins9539]

Olajuwon

[@RBLXGaming23]

This might be the greatest game ever played in NBA history. If you put one basketball game into a time capsule to show later generations, this would be it. It's the very height of professional basketball. The teams played tight and technically skilled ball.

[@goldenstatewarriors4011]

That block by Olajuwon in Game 6 completely shattered Starks' confidence

[@TheDignam]

And improved the confidence of the Rockets.

[@hectorlopez1069]

It sure did, that game was the only way the Knicks might of won the title.

[@StephenWong14]

I always feel sorry for Starks. He had a chance to be immortalized by scoring the only championship buzzer beater in NBA history, but instead had to be remembered for the game 7 performance.

[@devangpatel5227]

​@teddycheung ehehehe and it ruined his career too ehehehe

[@MkMngmpt]

MVP of the series for the Rockets: JOHN STARKS

[@TheZimbeatz]

I cried my eyes out that day. Starks was my fav player and he went cold... The knicks wouldnt have made game 7 without him though

[@brians7901]

I was 10 years old. Screaming for them to let Hubert Davis take 3s. But starks just kept shooting and missing. I was in fucking tears. The knicks fought so fucking hard that year. 7 games against the bulls. 7 games against the pacers. All the way to game 7 of the finals. Ive never gotten over it lol

[@devangpatel5227]

@@brians7901 yea same here brian. that scarred me for a long time.

[@inglewoodsityful]

Starks was trash lol

[@challenger516]

Dude went cold in a lot of big games, he was a choker lol

[@wweng12]

JOHN STARKS was frozen

[@cameronarmstrong6491]

I broke my hand over this series,I was a die hard Knicks fan. I was only 13 and at that time I lived for the Knicks.

[@cowboyschad5x778]

Hahahaha

[@RightlyDivide365]

Me too.. other than the broken hand

[@javy1852]

Starks went 2-18 in game 7 of the nba finals and the Knicks only lost by 6. The game was competitive throughout even with Starks shooting bricks. Smh

[@spideysnakeeyesoptimusfan]

Starks just kept shooting! Why!? If he made a few, Knicks win. Maybe if he passes on those after a drive and kick, instead of catch and brick, Knicks win.

[@ryomensukuna457]

@@spideysnakeeyesoptimusfan if he did pass and only had like 5-7 fga in the whole game yall would be complaining and asking why he didnt shoot more lol

[@JFRAMEUSA]

As Gukas asked during this game, what was Starks still doing in the ballgame?

[@trailernumber9th710]

@@spideysnakeeyesoptimusfan Rockets would have still beaten them regardless

[@ChrisM07]

Half of his misses were desperation shots in the 4th quarter.

[@anthonyciccone7894]

I’m 40 yrs old, I was in my prime fantacy age where I loved these guys, professional athletes, I’m from NY but was a Jordan Ban-wagon fan(like everyone else) but I have to say, John Starks really blew it in these finals. He was such a good talented player and he honestly choked and that had a lot to do with Houston’s win🎯💯😞

[@carloslajara1112]

Worddd

[@MkMngmpt]

MVP of the series for the Rockets: JOHN STARKS

[@RightlyDivide365]

Starks was my favourite player too.

[@peytonlong5573]

Gotta feel for Ewing he finally has no Jordan to worry about and Hakeem just hits his Peak unfortunate timing for him

[@redpillfreedom6692]

I don't feel for him. His pathetic shooting cost them this series. He was no one to blame but himself.

[@chrismorris6865]

It's interesting how close he came to a ring

[@peytonlong5573]

@@redpillfreedom6692 I’m just talking about his timing is what I feel for same goes for Barkley his peak was just at the wrong time

[@helterskelter416]

i don't feel bad for him at all. that was payback for them cheesing Hakeem and UH out of a title.

[@aaron6008]

I miss this kinda game

[@hectorlopez1069]

Robert Horry as a young player, dunking and shooting.

[@austinlittke7688]

Hell of a dunker

[@AbdullahKuwait-is4rb]

lucky overrated player even with 7 rings

[@flxgld7096]

I miss these days and Era. Starks was coming off an *"EXPLOSIVE"* game 6 and shot went "ICE froze" 🧊game 7 The Rockets were a better team,yet I always believed Charles Smith was the Achilles Heel for the Knicks in the Playoffs and especially this series. He never really complemented Ewing in my opinion his whole tenure there. A young Big Shot Bob(Robert Horry) was a one of a kind pro... and I believe he definitely deserves to be in Springfield, Mass within the next induction ceremonies

[@Jaifahabdul-raheem-tt2ny]

Facts

[@melvynsngltn27]

He was 3/18 in game 1 as well

[@uneekunique8052]

Nah

[@leanderquest]

Starks 0-11 from downtown and Hubert Davis, a good shooter, played only four minutes. 🙁

[@GisherJohn24]

it's really too bad, he hits those and it's a totally different game!! He was usually pretty reliable but I do remember he did go on cold streaks. Knicks were amazing that year.

[@javy1852]

If he had just hit 3 of those 11 three point attempts smh

[@carlwallace1129]

@@GisherJohn24 yeah starks was more of a athletic version of Maxwell he kept knicks in the series up to game 7 when he had that cold streak...

[@JFRAMEUSA]

Davis was pulled by Riley early after a poor start.

[@write2nick]

This and Ewing’s missed layup against pacers. :( I still loved Knicks during this era tho.

[@dmck8516]

As a Knicks fan this still hurts. I was 8 years old I cried but I made sure my mom didn’t see or I would have got cursed out lol good times

[@SportsFan2001]

At least the Rangers won the cup that year, and that you were alive to even witness it?

[@brians7901]

I know exactly where i was when this happened. I was 10yrs old on my grandfathers couch. Me, him and my father. And 29yrs later im still crushed the knicks lost

[@EduardoCruz-vs8uy]

I watched alive and supported the Rockets. Sam Cassell played as a veteran in his debut.

[@GamerGee]

The old nba was physical.

[@anthonygaertner5887]

so much more entertaining

[@r.cjones1515]

They were like heavyweight bouts

[@killric13]

Hakeem is a monster in the paint

[@hectorlopez1069]

Yes

[@andyguajardo4785]

Hakeem the dream. One of the great #34s in Houston history.

[@michaeld7327]

@2:04 This is one of the most poetic movement, and fluid footwork you’ll ever see from a big, that played the Center position 🎻

[@paulwhite4855]

This Knicks team did not quit! They did not get enough luck down the stretch. You can not have long scoring droughts in these big games. The Warriors figured this out in recent times.

[@PR_1775]

This game might be the last time I really watched the NBA and I loved it. I never cared for Starks so watching him melt down was something I enjoyed.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He let it slip away for the Knicks.

[@cowboyschad5x778]

So glad the Rockets won after getting screwed by the Refs in 86 against boston

[@abrahamjackson6019]

After this series I never felt so proud to be originally from Houston. I was on (Cloud-9) for 2 weeks . Great great final, one of the best ive seen

[@akasha.nightshadow]

Those were the days... Dream forever

[@hectorlopez1069]

Dream took care of business by himself, on the other hand, Ewing had starks and couldn't do nothing to win it.

[@wildhareonthegulfofmexico3539]

That was a great time to be in Houston, CLUTCH city...the Nicks ran into a buzz saw...

[@hectorlopez1069]

It was great

[@taysteiner9199]

The dream is absolutely unreal at what he does. Quickest hands of anybody of all-time. Loose ball?????? Dream will 98% of the time have that. Or he'll let them grab it and pick pocket them n score.

[@outchea1044]

Ppl try to rank curry over him. Laughable

[@thepleiadianlightgridproje4337]

I graduated high school that year and won 300 dollars in a bet with a co worker we initally bet a 100 after game five he was real cocky and Said I will go you double or nothing I said how about let's go triple or nothing. When they were down three games to two going back to Houston I knew the series was already over the rockets were going to win both game six and seven I have never been so sure of anything in my entire life as I was that they would win those two final games and I'm not usually that confident. It was my favorite series still to this date and I've been watching NBA finals series since I was 4 years old that I can remember. The matchup was so even it was a no-brainer of course they would win game six and then I knew with game seven in Houston the next had zero chance. Even though the game was only decided by six points it didn't seem nearly that close

[@elneneray6679]

I miss theese emotions. What a Warriors!

[@adalbertobedoy73]

On this new nba era never see games like this because now nba games it's like 3 points contest

[@mysterion3182]

Also, they get fouled for the smallest thing now

[@chasestacks7792]

Knicks in the finals looks lit

[@charleskobold115]

Hard fought fair series. Olajuwon certainly got the better of Ewing though. Starks shot 2 for 18 in game 7. Imagine if he had hit just a couple more shorts for a still terrible 4 or 5 of 18? Completely changes the game. I was a big Knicks fan as a kid so I was devastated by this loss. But I still think it was a fair and hard fought series by both teams. One of the greatest NBA finals ever (right up there with 84, 88, 72 and a couple later ones).

[@outchea1044]

2010 nba finals is up there too

[@charleskobold115]

@@outchea1044 Good point. I haven't watched a whole lot of basketball since 2003 or so so my knowledge is a bit dated now. I rely on old KZbin videos of famous games!

[@outchea1044]

@@charleskobold115 i was born in 91. The game today is laughable compared to 90s and early 2000s ball. Bronny messed up the nba

[@vijimedi9223]

Nah. I don't think it was fair. I think had the refs called the fouls they should have, Rockets would've won sooner!

[@charleskobold115]

@@vijimedi9223 Back in the early 90s the NBA was going through a rougher phase, where officials tolerated a rougher game.

[@britooliveira368]

Knicks tinha um timaço ,não dá acreditar que não conseguiram ganhar um campeonato naquela década . Depois que o Jordan foi jogar basebol ,pensei que eles enfim conseguiriam ganhar

[@jlobiafra]

28 years ago today!

[@shaddyowgame8671]

John Starks 🧱

[@terenceskill9526]

The last two minutes give a good example for why John Starks hasn´t become one of the all time legends of the NBA.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Starks couldn't even win it against the bulls in the early 90s.

[@iAmEdwinHamilton]

Let’s just admire the midrange game on both sides… a lost art

[@joe3009]

This was Olajuwons and Ewings absolute prime.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Both legends of basketball

[@jimmybutler7589]

Do you by chance have the HD footage of the post game celebration of this game that continued on after the video cuts off here? This video quality is so much better than any other copy online, but other copies show the entire celebration, which I really like seeing

[@dapper892]

4:30 Jesus the range on this shot

[@ik9626]

those rocket uniforms were the best

[@hectorlopez1069]

Classic Uniforms

[@alanramosfernandes7687]

Olajuwon e sem duvida o melhor pivo que vi jogar ,épico o duelo contra Ewing nessa serie.

[@dylanchai8385]

Amazing!

[@stueystuey1962]

man i wanted that knicks team to win a championship. Tough, tenacious, slightly less talented (at this level) than lots of other teams; poor Starks that was the difference. He starts hitting at any point even as late as the 4th quarter and knicks win. As it is it was still competitive. Good era for basketball.

[@streetprophet7005]

Back when teams gave it all they had for the entire game took no plays off. Hussle grit determination great fundamentals everyone on the court mastered whatever they were good at. Whether it was a sharpshooter hard nosed defender/rebounder etc all aspects of the game was covered back in these super competitive days of the nba. There was hardly any freebies points had to be earned!

[@illc8258]

People say MJ is the reason the great Ewing-Starks duo never won a chip but actually The Dream is the reason why ! And well helped by Starks himself !

[@castlewoods4753]

Rockets 🚀 are the Only real reason why Knicks lost

[@hectorlopez1069]

MJ and the Dream

[@christiangwenner6384]

But the Bulls did eliminate the Knicks in 7 games in '92 and 6 in '93 (with a very close game 5) and it would have been fun to see the Knicks face Portland or Phoenix.

[@outchea1044]

@@christiangwenner6384 great info

[@badbeatbilly8997]

How sweet it is!

[@jaym3632]

When Houston was Clutch City. I remember watching this whole series and my brother was a john starks fan😂 Rockets we’re deadly then

[@hectorlopez1069]

Oh yeah, back to back titles, Olajuwon was the goat of the NBA.

[@carlwallace1129]

Olajawan was a load the whole playoffs horry, sam Cassel stepped up ,Kenny stayed consistent ,I've always was a MadMax fan and liked seeing him battle Starks who's a mirror imagine of him but starks showed more hops or contested dunks and more offensive aggresive and dependent on despite their streaky ways and fiery reputations. Starks on paper was more consistent but caught a cold streak at the wrong time and Max got hot with his clutch shots that Topped off gm7

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

Had an 11 Rockets jersey after the 94 season. Maxwell was amazing.

[@HeebabbaHoobahstankfosho]

I forgot that Pat Riley was the coach of the Knicks that season. With that being said, the Rockets were so damned good in 94 and in 95.

[@AbdullahKuwait-is4rb]

not better than the knicks but luckier yes

[@larrycurtis2783]

I'm born in NY with the Knicks, remember loss to Mikan's Lakers, to Russell's Celts, Wilt's Lakers beat us with Debushere injured. I never forgave Riley for keeping Starks in with the great shooter Rolando Blackman stuck on the bench

[@DaMixWizard]

Rolando Blackman and Hubert Davis were on the bench waiting to get called in😢

[@steverose3157]

Pain.

[@GamerGee]

4:47

[@eulissbeniot9024]

1999 was the very last season of truly good pure professional basketball

[@shawndurham297]

Nah. 2008

[@outchea1044]

@@shawndurham297 2010

[@DoorDashDad]

If John Starks was more accurate the Knick's would have won. Great series! Teams who actually cared!!

[@GamerGee]

Where can we find the full games.

[@charlottecorday8494]

I will forever hate the Seattle Supersonics for depriving us of a Bulls/Rockets finals in 1996.

[@mikewilkins2030]

This is basketball!!!

[@elbertbass9259]

Back when this game happened i felt no pity for John Starks because the Rockets were my team and I loved all those bricks. Nowadays although I'm still glad my Rockets won, I do feel some sympathy for him because it looks like he's close to crying close to the end.

[@MLhub.]

john starks professional brick layer

[@jgando111278]

I've always blamed starks for that loss. Even if he shot 30%, the game would have ended much differently.

[@jackspickphone6656]

This series was a heavyweight fight.

[@youtuber3328]

when i think of the knicks and rockets i did do and will say that superstar describes patrick ewing while legend describes hakeem olajuwon

[@outchea1044]

Ewing is a legend too. Wtf

[@youtuber3328]

@@outchea1044 i'll say the #35 best player ever is patrick ewing and #8 is hakeem olajuwon and i did do and will really LOVE patrick ewing ALMOST as much as hakeem olajuwon

[@outchea1044]

@@youtuber3328 35th greatest player to ever walk the united states isnt a superstar. Thats a generational talent. Wtf? Ewing is around the same tier as kawhi and wade. Hakeem is top 10. Hakeem is better than lebron. The media wont tell you that. But watch the full games. Hakeem is an alltime great o and d player. He commands a double team. Defenders sag off bronny.

[@youtuber3328]

@@outchea1044 you make sense

[@scottm8579]

Hakeem showed why he deserves to be a top 10 center of all time. Completely dominating Ewing in this series. Ewing choked bad and only played well in game 4.

[@nccamsc]

Starks had a bad day. All those missed threes made a big difference.

[@aldinewestfield5821]

1993-1994 NBA World Champions Houston Rockets

[@eliaslutchrath5338]

I so wish Patrick Ewing and the Knicks from the 90s atleast won one chip

[@hectorlopez1069]

Jordan and Olajuwon made sure that never happened.

[@YuriyKhasidov-ee8zd]

Ewing should have been the defensive player of the year this season. Led the league in defensive win shares and defensive rating. Played better on the defensive end than Hakeem. Finished top 5 in mvp voting. Meaning he was a top 5 player that season and still didn’t make not a single all nba team or a defensive team. That season 4 of the top 5 best players where all centers!

[@ChrisM07]

Ewing's defensively wasn't that much better out of the 2, their defensive numbers were extremely close and then there was a sizable gap from 3rd onwards. In this series Ewing's numbers and shooting were significantly lower from his average so him having the bigger defensive impact isn't necessarily true there either. He had a few more blocks but half of the time he was matched up with Thorpe or Herrera who didn't have plays ran for them so he was able to roam and play team defense without worrying about picking up fouls.

[@hectorlopez1069]

OLAJUWON owned Ewing at anything.

[@uneekunique8052]

I'm still pissed 😡 thanks alot John starks we had em too

[@BENJIBKNY]

As a Knicks fan this is painful to watch. I cried like a baby when they lost this game. A couple of things stand out to me about this series. Rockets role players were better. Alot of people blame Starks for the loss but the fact of the matter Ewing got thoroughly outplayed by Olajuwon the whole series. With The title on the line Riley should’ve subbed Starks out a long time ago and gave Rolando Blackman a look.

[@POTTA713]

The glory days. CLUTCH CITY... Ny fell way off after this We at least been to the conference finals game 7 lol ...but yeah winning another nba championship would iconic for the city. 🚀 🤘🏽🤟🏽

[@jlobiafra]

Knicks been to the finals more recent than the rockets have

[@cowboyschad5x778]

@@jlobiafra yea we all remember San Antonio eating their lunch lol

[@jlobiafra]

@@cowboyschad5x778 strike shortened season though

[@3Initials]

If Starks would’ve realized he was off and adjusted his game to facilitate instead of settle it could’ve been a different outcome

[@xingchen133]

For 90s stars, my preference level is Jordan > Ewing > Olajuwon. So I never hated John Starks this much since the "Jordan stopper" time.

[@JFRAMEUSA]

3:19 Stark's first field goal. 8:06 Stark's 2nd field goal

[@hectorlopez1069]

Starks was done in that game 7.

[@awakethemaster]

Houston what a bad memories from 2018-2019

[@SidJustice1]

Starks jacking up bricks! Guy was like 0-25 NYK was in this one, tho. Felt bad for Ewing; you can see he really wanted that.

[@unclebob5]

8:49 Phantom foul charged against Oakley

[@tvtechwonv27]

June 22, 1994. John Starks Brickmorial day! 😂

[@nombreapellido7173]

1:26 Did Ewing High Five Olajuwon right there?

[@AbdullahKuwait-is4rb]

his mind got absent i think for a second pity

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

28 years ago today

[@mikewilkins2030]

4:42 wow! Ok sir!

[@jroc2k]

Love My Rockets

[@chaunseybillings5381]

I was pulling for Ewing to get a Ring the Knicks should have won this championship in 1994

[@digitalcommunist6335]

Starks truly fkd them up. And Riley kept believing in him till the end😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bobwashington4176]

would've been nice to see the score n time

[@elneneray6679]

Our venezuelan NBA's champion Carl Herrera

[@hectorlopez1069]

The first Venezuelan to play in the NBA.

[@SportsFan2001]

Wasn't even alive and this hurts to see.

[@ik9626]

loved the part horry trolling oakley hehehe

[@AirNest2A]

Starks you killed me in 1994...

[@wingzero2348]

Tbh the nicks did not deserve this final,, they got a ridiculous call in game 5 against the bulls in the semi finals.

[@ch4_r1ie74]

Ewing deserved a ring

[@gustavoadolfolara1562]

En Venezuela íbamos Huston por carl Herrera.

[@mccleanphotography]

starks blew that game for them!

[@ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

Everything about Starks seems cartoonish

[@hectorlopez1069]

Blame it on starks for costing NY, the championship.

[@ollopaotcerazodnemaxiegame8783]

Hakeem olajuwon and Kobe Bryant have similarities on they're move mostly when they take a jumpshot🤔🤔👍

[@shafiulkabir5337]

Kobe learnt personally from hakeem

[@i_o_r_i___xxx90]

if not mistaken this nba finals series was also the time OJ Simpson got chased by the cops💁🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️💯which became the main spotlight by the time

[@jso19801980]

7:12 why is greg anthony celebrating

[@Chevy-hw6lw]

Sad truth is, Knicks probably could have won this if Starks was on.

[@ChrisM07]

He was on in G6 and the Knicks still lost.

[@cowboyschad5x778]

It’s not ever sad when coastal teams lose

[@cdgates1]

That Knicks team was strange.....They always went to the finals a year after Jordan retired

[@BigDave50]

I felt so bad for the Knicks

[@ssboooy4153]

Man Starks