Two Nights at The Summit: Remembering when Rockets became champions

Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon (34), Kenny Smith (30), and teammates victorious with NBA commissioner David Stern, NBC Sports announcer Bob Costas, and Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after winning Game 7 and championship series vs New York Knicks at The Summit.The Houston Rockets were bruised and battered by New York in Game 5 of the 1994 NBA Finals, a 91-84 loss in front of a frenzied sell-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. Rudy Tomjanovich's club received an immediate lift upon arriving home in Houston during the early-morning hours of June 18, 1994.

"We came in late that night and the fans were at Hobby [Airport], screaming and cheering and hanging onto the fence," Tomjanovich…