- Choke City
Choke City refers to a
Houston Chronicle front-page headline in1994 , where the name "Choke City" was given to theCity of Houston after theHouston Rockets blew very big leads in the first two games of their second round of their match-up with thePhoenix Suns in the1994 NBA Playoffs . Although they went down 2-0, the Rockets were able to win Games 3 and 4 in Phoenix and Game 5 in Houston. The Suns rebounded in Game 6, but the Rockets were able to knock off the Suns out of the playoffs after winning Game 7 in Houston. The Rockets would eventually win the 1994 NBA Championship. And the nameClutch City was given to the city in response to the front-page headline.See also
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Clutch City External links
* [http://www.nba.com/rockets/history/lookingback_94finals.html ROCKETS:1994: From Choke City to Clutch City]
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