With the airing of “The Last Dance” over the past few weeks, the 90s era of the NBA has dominated basketball talk. From some interesting comments from Horace Grant to hypotheticals by Kenny Smith, the title runs of the Houston Rockets during that time have been coming up often. Penny Hardaway added to the conversation on Thursday with his first-hand account of that series.
The Orlando Magic, led by a young core of Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway and Horace Grant, had an impressive 1994-95 season, boasting the league’s best offensive rating going into the playoffs.