[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 81 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 23, 1994]
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                 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOUSTON ROCKETS

  (Mr. FIELDS of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am enormously proud to announce, 
for anyone who may have missed the news, that the Houston Rockets last 
night won their first ever NBA championship, defeating the New York 
Knicks in game seven of the basketball finals. This was a great season, 
a great series, and a great victory for the Houston Rockets. I want to 
congratulate Coach Rudy Tomjanovich, series MVP Hakeem Olajuwon, who 
also won regular season MVP honors and was the defensive player of the 
year, the first time anyone has done that. I want to congratulate the 
entire Rockets squad and each and every Houstonian who cheered on the 
Rockets, even when it looked like victory was slipping away in the 
seven-game series.
  The Rockets showed their strength, their determination and poise 
throughout the series, but particularly when they came back from being 
down 3 to 2, not only against the Knicks but also against the Phoenix 
Suns, to win the final two games of both series.
  Finally, let me say that Houston has many nicknames. We are called 
the Bayou City. We are called Space City. Now we take pride in being 
known as Clutch City. We thank our Houston Rockets, the coaches, the 
players, and the fans alike, for the new nickname.
  We like our new nickname, Mr. Speaker. We like the fact that Houston 
is now the home of the NBA champions, and we plan to repeat next year.

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