Shaq and Penny vying for revenge on Hakeem and the Rockets deserves a deep rewind 

Wow I never realized how tough the road to the finals was for the 95 rockets. Jazz, suns and spurs - all conference champions in the 90s

Shaq and Penny needed more seasons together

Hakeem’s run 93-95 is pure dominance nobody no one on the planet could stop him

Rockets players: We deserve respect as 2x defending champs. Rockets management: We need you to wear uniforms that look like pajamas.

Now we need a Prism for Penny Hardaway! He's got such a fascinating story, especialy coming back home to Memphis to coach his local middle school team to a state championship, then take over the Tigers as a beloved local coach.

Nick Anderson had an opportunity to become a great player but those best free throws completely changed him. He was never the same player.

i have Olajuwon at #2 all-time, being a MJ fanatic... The Dream went 6-5 v '86 Celtics&Lakers in playoffs, a truly awesome stat... then went 5-1 v 1st 3-peat Bulls from '91--'93 in regular season... going against the best at his position in the playoffs, Olajuwon bested Ewing, Shaq, and most famously MVP David Robinson during the Rockets 2 Championships...

What I love about this series is that in most episodes, I don’t even know what ends up happening and I actually get excited to see the ending

I love Clara Morris's narration ❤️

Shaq and Penny were my team, this was my childhood I remember being so mad 😂

Penny's injuries are really sad. He could have been one of the all time greats.

I'm not a Rockets fan, but I respected their championship. I don't really think it's an asterisk, but I can see why they felt like Rodney Dangerfield. And I always forget how good Andersen was at that time.

I loved that Magic team, they were a huge part of my childhood. Shaq broke my 14 year old heart when he signed with the lakers…😢

We won the games that mattered. So the Magic can have this one.

I honestly find it hilarious that, out of all the Estaren Conference Powerhouses of the 90s, the Magic were the only ones that beat the Bulls. And, instead of capitalizing on that, they vanished, almost as quicly as they appeared.

Poor Nick Anderson. Everyone remembers the missed free throws. But when I think of Nick I think of a near half court shot at the buzzer, on the road, to beat Bobby Knight’s Hoosiers and deny them a share of the Big Ten title.

Hakeem doesn’t get the respect he rightfully deserved. He played in an era with Kareem, Ewing, Robinson and Shaq. Hakeem could score, rebound, steal and facilitate. And he did all those things at a level above most.

KEEP IT COMING SECRET BASE! Dropping hits left and right 🔥

Jordan did play in the 94-95 season and playoffs…it wasn’t the Rockets fault that the Bulls lost to the Magic, the team that the Rockets swept in the Finals.

I always like these videos before I even watch now, always so good

its good to see videos are being made over these games. those were the days...damn.

Such a brilliant recap, as always, great work!

I simply LOVE Deep Rewind ❤️❤️

That was an awesome video. 1990s was so awesome back then.

Rockets beat a 60, a 59 and a 62 win team en route to the 1995 finals. And then beat a 1st seed, 57 win Magic in a sweep. The 1995 Rockets, the hardest NBA championship.

Thank you Clara, great stuff per usual. Thanks! Great job SB team!

There is no asterisk next to the Rockets' championship, neither of them. Hakeem was the lone all star in 94 and 95(Drexler wasn't an all star anymore) and led his team to back to back championships. He was the best player of the sport during those two seasons, at least in the playoffs when champions are made. Just look past who those Rockets teams went during those runs. Absolutely no asterisk anywhere.

That humble drop was everything

congrats SecretBase,you opened old wounds just before xmas

Your storytelling… WOW. That build up to the final shot was beautifully climactic.

As a lifelong Magic fan since 1993, this win had me pumped initially, but at the end brought very little happiness. It couldn't erase what happened in the Finals. We had a potential dynasty brewing beginning in 1994/1995, but then got swept in the Finals. I was still very optimistic though going in 1995/1996, and then.... Jordan happened in the ECF. Living in the Midwest, the Bulls were my favorite team (along with everyone else) before Shaq/Penny, and I switched to Orlando thanks to them. But since 1996 I have despised the Bulls and Jordan. The Dwight/Jameer years were an absolute blast, but then things got VERY ROUGH after Dwight left (good riddance though). I have stayed loyal though through and through. Paolo and Franz are the future. Penny was ROY in my heart, and will always be the GOAT in my heart. Oh and, as a Magic fan, you might think I feel as though Shaq is the best Center on NBA history. Nope, it's Olojuwan easily. Go Magic!!!

My absolute favourite youtube channel delivers again

As an Orlando fl native and an Orlando Magic diehard fan, this to this day haunts me in what could have been!! A true magic 🪄 fan will never forget the 4 straight free throw misses by Nick Anderson himself. Which eventually lead to the demise of Shaq etc etc….

Amazing video. The narrator really made it captivating to watch, especially when detailing Nick Anderson.

Love this!!! More of these

Excellent Clara!

Your voice will never get old ❤

Gotta love a Penny video, nice job guys.

If Shaq and Penny had won a championship with the Orlando Magic, Shaq would not have joined the Lakers. Penny wouldn't have gotten hurt. The duo of Shaq and Penny is underrated.

It's crazy, i read the opening paragraph of the description and immediately knew this was a Clara vid Little Black Bags appearance also! Love to hear it

I have to agree Hakeem really is one of if not the greatest player of all time I would say it’s him and Jordan everyone else is second tier

The 1995 Rockets are the lowest seed to win a championship but the worst regular record to win a championship was the 1978 Washington Bullets who went just 44-38.

( 3:20 ) "... that's ageism..." as a Magic fan then and now, I might not want to admit this is true, but it kinda is. The Orlando Magic were truly seen as "up and coming" and "the hot new team that is going to redefine the league". While the Houston Rockets were still seen as "lucky" and (generally) "over the hill" by many, both casual fans and in the basketball press. The Rockets just were not given their due respect at the time. What only some fans in Orlando saw were the cracks already starting to fracture this Magic team. Despite Penny Hardaway being named player of the week and player of the month to begin the '95-96 season, the ware and usage load that would exacerbate his future injuries was showing. Shaquille O'Neill was a player of the week and would make All - NBA third team, while dealing with injuries that would cause him to miss nearly a third of the season. Shaq was already talking about how the team had not landed any "premier" veterans, how he wasn't getting his recognition because Orlando was a "small market team", and the local Orlando "slantinel" was rallying fans against him (that part was true as heck). Nick Anderson, an important individual scorer (and one time franchise scoring leader), was crumbling from his missed free throws against the Rockets in the previous years Finals and would never again be as dynamic. Horace Grant and Dennis Scott (despite setting the single season and single game three point records, at the time) were showing their age and millage. The other "role players" like Donald Royal, Anthony Bowie, Jon Koncak, etc. did not progress to any notable degree either. When the playoffs rolled around at the end of this 1995 - 96 season the Magic would face the Chicago Bulls, with Nick Anderson's comments driving Michael Jordan to put an end to the Magic's "bright future" as a playoff contender. The fallowing season would see the shake ups that cost the franchise losing Shaq to the Lakers. And a "mutiny" led by Penny and Ho Grant that would cost Brian Hill his coaching job. The Rockets (desperately brining in more old players) and the Magic (losing their star young players to free agency and injury, not finding replacements - i e. the tragedy of picking David Vaughn) would fade from relevance after this 1995 - 1996 season - mainly because Michael Jordan had returned from playing baseball. Time rolls on and we can now... appreciate what the mid 90's Rockets accomplished, and how uniquely great Hakeem was.

Gimme my snack for this Rewinder Session please!!!!

All the HOF big man centers of the 90s are crazy. Wonder if we'll ever aee an era of dominate big men again.

I love these rewinder videos but we need more hockey content!!! I think Patrick Kane’s cup winning goal in 2010 deserves a deep dive

But Jordan WAS in the NBA and he lost to the Magic who got swept by the Rockets.

Here waiting for the 2022 World Cup Final Rewinder

I just watched this game like 3 days ago, what a low scoring affair. 92-90. The Bulls vs Knicks game from 94 Christmas was 107-104 and it went into OT.

1988 Miami/Notre Dame needs a deep rewind

Kansas vs. Memphis. 2008 National Championship. Mario's Miracle deserves a Deep Rewind.

Well put 🙏

clara one of the best presenters🙏🏼

Luckily I already got a snack to have while watching. Good night and good game.

nice job clara. took a while cuz i liked that dude, but ya won me over.🤜🤛

I love you, Clara!

Rewinder: 2006 Orange Bowl 3OTs Beef History: Lindros vs Flyers Organization Overlap: Greatest College Football Coach (Saban) and the Greatest NFL Coach (Belichick) coaching in the same division Untitled: Reggie Miller Untitled: Ken Griffey Junior Untitled: Jim Kelly Collapse: Early 90s Bills Untitled: Red Sox Players (particular Yaz) Prism: Steph Curry and all those mid major players Rewinder: The Catch By Willie Rewinder: Hank Aaron and Bonds breaking the respective HR record Untitled: Don Nelson

Gotta love those December rings.

watching this all I could hear was Shaq saying "cmon Nick Anderson!"

Orlando had a really well balanced team in that starting five (a dominant center, a dominant tall PG of tremendous ability, a sharp shooter, one of the best PFs of the time, and one of the best defenders of the era). However a huge problem they had is that the bench was never strong. Outside of Brian Shaw, who was a capable of the versatility of Hardaway but never to his ceiling or consistency, when the starters went to the bench it was tough for the team to maintain or extend the lead against better teams.

song @3:50 is fire. Love fresh Clara in the afternoon.

It's been 30 seconds and I already need a Texas vs Washington rewind.

“Thanks for watching, everyone! If you’d like to subscribe, click here. If you’d like more videos, click here or here. If you’d like a snack while you watch videos…you have to get it yourself. I’m so sorry.” 😅😂 You see, this is why I love listening to Clara Morris. Her sense of humor is awesome!

Hakeem danced all over Shaq in that finals! Just about every great player has that one vet that just made them look stupid one point of another, it's growing pains

I can't call regular season games revenge games since they don't have the same stakes.

Why would the two-time defending NBA champs need any regular season win for “respect”?

Take it easy on Nick Anderson, his game was never the same after those free throws

I always love your little side-snark, Clara.

I love the host sarcasm😅

Penny and Grant Hill r my two biggest what if's

The magic management single handed ruined championship after championship caliber squad. Never went hard as possible to keep Shaq, told Tim Duncan his family can’t fly on the team plan. Pissed off prime Dwight and Jameer, had shooters like Rasheed Lewis and hedo. Time and time and time again star after star and no title

The Shaq-Penny Magic were 5-1 vs the Rockets in 3 seasons. It's crazy that they only played 3 season together, but as a Rockets fan I'll take being 4-0 against the Magic when it mattered the most.

Shaq and Penny have been the Michael Jordan of all Shaqs and Pennys

Oh yeah the Christmas Day game to which the Magic avenged their humiliating sweep at the hands of the Rockets in the 1995 NBA Finals (well at least in the regular season). Too bad both of them ended up getting swept in the 1996 Playoffs by the two teams who would eventually meet each other in the NBA Finals to which won by a team reclaiming their spot in the throne led by the man who was still the best player in the NBA coming back just as good as ever who played basketball every single day during the offseason to regain his game back.

Penny was so fly

Even if Nick Anderson made those free throws, the Rockets still win in 5. First of all (with exception of the San Antonio) they were down in every playoff series and managed to still win. Second, the Finals format was 2-3-2 instead of 2-2-1-1 like it is now. Chances are the Rockets win Game 2, return home to Houston with 3 straight games and home court advantage and win the series in 5.

Sucks nick never recovered from this free throws miss man he was a great player

Penny Hardaway game winning jumper was a REVENGE DEEP REWIND 🏀🔥

Aww my first Chanukah! :)

The fact that back then people thought 33 is an age where players just start to suck is crazy. Even MJ was around that same age and he was destroying everyone at that time.

Sure….you can have that game Orlando. We’ll take that title.

"Hakeem and Drexler were 33. Count them out." Me, 33: T_T

The Rockets championships will always be above any that exist, just because of the path they had to go through to get them. A sixth seed, 3 50+ teams , and a young team that thought they were gonna beat them. Let's not forget, they gave that mvp to Robinson, they shouldn't have ever done that. When they did, that brought out the goat in Olajuwon. And by the way, the lie they tried to tell on national TV, when they said...."no team has ever come from 0-3, in the playoffs was a straight up lie. The Rockets did in in the first championship run against Phoenix. That's why today's NBA is trash, it all about a narrative.

Jokes on you Clara.. I came prepared 😏

I was a writer who covered the Rockets back then, and all this talk about not playing against MJ is crap. If you look back, you'll see that during Dream's career the Rockets routinely handled MJ's Bulls, going 12-6 against them between 1984 and 1993 (including 5-1 during the Bulls first three championship seasons). I sat down with Jordan in 1996 and he told me that the Bulls simply had no answer for Hakeem, which is why the Rockets were such a difficult matchup for them. He just raved about Dream, calling him "a small forward in a center's body." Give the Rockets their due.

Barkley’s back gave out for them to lose that 3-1 lead.

The best teams to not win NBA Finals (that specific season); 1969 Lakers 1980 76ers 1995 Magic 1996 Sonics 1998 Pacers 1999 Knicks 2000 Blazers 2001 Bucks 2002 Kings 2012 Thunder 2016 Warriors Bill Russell, The Magic Man, Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Shaq & Kobe were amazing. I think Las Vegas and the refs influenced the 2001 East Conference Finals and 2002 West Conference Finals.

Deep Dive 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team. Champs. The most loaded future nfl pro bowl team in college History!

Brick Anderson😢

Grant always was underrated.

Already eating my snack!

Nick Anderson just wasn't the same after that free throw fiasco, to the point where the Magic front office put a clause in his next contract where they wanted him to take 2 or 4 free throws a game (I forget the exact number) and he just couldnt get over it

Look at Shaq and Hakeem's numbers over that series. Hakeem converted at way less than his usual rate but Houston FED him. 116 shots in 4 games to Shaq's 74. As much as people want to blame Nick Anderson the real problem was their coach who let that happen.

"Hi Penny." lol

Still can’t believe the rockets won back to back chips and then decided to change their uniforms. Imagine the Bulls did that after the first 3-peat

Pennnnnny my favorite

Great video but i hate that you keep referring to orlando fans as “Florida” when theres another franchise 4 hours south

This is a weird episode considering both were basically cooked after this season. Shaq went to LA after Bulls sweep and Rockets started a slow spiral after Seattle sweep (tho made one last deep run a year later with Barkley)

Loveeee secret base videos but this one felt mid esp with the Nick Anderson story being explained already in another clip

Now PLAY. THE. SONG. LFG💙🖤