How the Rockets turned back-to-back champions into a bunch of fed-up, beat-up, washed-up stars

From Choke City to Clutch City, the Houston Rocket of the mid-nineties were so cool. They took the '94 title and everyone was like "that's just cuz Jordan switched sports!" So, they clawed their way up from the 6th seed to win it all again in 1995. The only trouble? When you rise so high, you have farther to fall. A short-sighted desire to capitalize on aging stars quickly (that'd be Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler), and worry about the future later, led to injuries decimating seasons (poor Charles Barkley), backcourt weakness (prob shouldn't have traded away Sam Cassell), bruised egos (looking at you Scottie Pippen) and the end of an era. The Clutch City Rockets couldn't last forever. Written and produced by: Clara Morris Directed and edited by: Jiazhen Zhang Motion graphics by: Mike Das Enter the Secret Base: http://www.sbnation.com/secret-base Follow us on Twitter:   / secretbase   Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/9pMHRV Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/NvpZFF Explore SB Nation: http://www.sbnation.com