Born in 1994, Clutch City aims to return in Houston by revisiting history two decades later.
If you weren’t old enough to witness and be part of the historic 1993-1994 and 1994-1995 seasons by the Houston Rockets, don’t worry because so far, history is repeating itself.
Similarities between the ’94/’95 Rockets seasons vs. ’15 season:
-OJ Simpson murder trial in 1995
-Aaron Hernandez murder trial in 2015
-Hakeem Olajuwon starred in Taco Bell commercial in 1995.
-Taco Bell features commercial in 2015 starring James Harden.
-Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, teammates in college at University of Houston, got reunited after Drexler was acquired via trade mid-season in 1995 (Valentines Day).
-Dwight Howard and Josh Smith, teammates in AAU at Atlanta Celtics, got reunited after Smith was acquired via waivers mid-season in 2014 (Christmas).
-Kenny “The Jet” Smith was on the 1994-1995 Rockets roster
-Jason “The Jet” Terry is on the 2014-2015 Rockets roster
-David Robinson wins 1994-1995 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
-Stephen Curry wins 2014-2015 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
-Clyde Drexler gets ejected from Game 1 of the 1995 Western Conference semifinals vs Phoenix Suns.
-Dwight Howard gets ejected from Game 4 of the 2015 Western Conference semifinals vs Los Angeles Clippers.
-Clyde Drexler was ill due to flu in Game 5 of the 1995 Western Conference semifinals vs Phoenix Suns.
-James Harden was ill due to flu in Game 6 of the 2015 Western Conference semifinals vs Los Angeles Clippers.
-Rockets came back to defeat the Phoenix Suns in the 1995 Western Conference semifinals after being down 3-1.
-Rockets came back to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2015 Western Conference semifinals after being down 3-1.
-Mario Elie hit “Kiss of Death” shot from left corner to clinch the victory in Game 7 of the 1995 Western Conference semifinals vs Phoenix Suns.
-Trevor Ariza hit “Kiss of Death” shot from left corner to clinch the victory in Game 7 of the 2015 Western Conference semifinals vs Los Angeles Clippers.
-San Antonio Spurs won season series vs the Houston Rockets 5-1 in 1994-1995, but went on to lose to the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals 4-2.
-Golden State Warriors swept the Houston Rockets 4-0 in the 2014-2015 regular season
-To be continued…..
Eerie much? Not to the fans of history or the Houston Rockets. If history keeps repeating itself, the Houston Rockets will be the 2014-2015 NBA Champions.