missed a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded. The Rockets held on for a 106-103 win in Game 3 to take a 3-0 series lead and were one win away from their second consecutive NBA title. Game 4 At the end of the first half, the Magic had a 4-point advantage of the home team, Rockets. However, the Rockets have another notable comeback as they outscored the Magic 66-50 in the second half, thus winning their second consecutive NBA championship. Olajuwon outscores O'Neal by 10 points and caps off the sweep by hitting a memorable yet uncharacteristic 3-pointer in front of O'Neal. When accepting the Larry O'Brien Trophy on the floor of The Summit, Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich said "Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion!" Olajuwon, with his 35 point and 15 rebound performance, was named Finals MVP for the second straight year. Olajuwon v. O'Neal Although both centers played well, Olajuwon outscored O'Neal in every game of the series and became one of the few players in NBA history to score at least 30 points in every game of an NBA Finals series: By winning his second straight NBA Finals MVP award, Hakeem Olajuwon became the sixth player to win the award on multiple occasions, joining Willis Reed, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan. Jordan and Olajuwon at the time were the only players to win the award consecutively. Player statistics Houston Rockets |- | align="left" | || 4 || 0 || 9.5 || .455 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 3.0 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 0 || 23.3 || .429 || .467 || .833 || 1.8 || 3.0 || 1.8 || 0.0 || 14.3 |- | align="left" | || 3 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 4 || 40.5 || .450 || .154 || .789 || 9.5 || 6.8 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 21.5 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 4 || 40.3 || .649 || .571 || .900 || 4.3 || 3.3 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 16.3 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 4 || 46.8 || .434 || .379 || .667 || 10.0 || 3.8 || 3.0 || 2.3 || 17.8 |- | align="left" | ||