High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1994 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association`s 1993-94 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. It was the first NBA Championship for the Rockets after two previous Finals appearances in 1981 and 1986, both losses to the Boston Celtics in 6 games.