David went for 23.8 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 2.7 apg, 1.5 spg, while shooting 47% from the field (44-93) and 78% from the line (55-71).
By comparison, though, Olajuwon averaged 35.3 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 4.2 bpg, 5.0 apg, while shooting 56% from the field (93-166) and 81% from the line (25-31).
It was a team that had a monsterous run in the latter part of the season and was able to squeak out some victories over good and mediocre opponents to develop a gaudy record and clinch HCA. I still think that 94-95 team was one built to win in the regular season, but one that was flawed in terms of being a championship contender, mostly because it had an older and unreliable bench.
David's two biggest supporting cast members, Sean Elliott and Avery Johnson, each played pretty well from a statistical standpoint. Elliott was in double figures in every game (he averaged 17.0 ppg for the series) and shot better than 50% from the floor in Games 1, 3, 4, and 5. Of course, some of that was negated in Game 1 when Sean missed his FT's at the end.
AJ was in double figures in 5 of the 6 games -- and got to 20 points twice, in games 3 and 5 -- shot 54% from the floor. He had a 45-7 assists to turnover ratio, too.
As others have alluded to, though, things go pretty precipitously downhill from there. Rodman had games of 12 points and 19 rebounds (12 offensive) and 14 points and 17 rebounds; but he threw in that glorious Game 2 with his 3 first quarter 3PTA.
DelNegro was night-and-day in that series. In the Spurs 2 wins, he shot 14-29 from the floor, 4-8 from 3, 7-7 from the line and put up 19 points in each while throwing in 4 and 5 assists to boot. But in the Spurs 4 losses, he shot 12-30 from the floor, 1-2 from 3, 5-7 from the line and scored a total of 30 points (8 less than he totaled in the 2 wins) and added a total of 8 assists (1 less than he managed in the 2 wins).
The Spurs bench was just abysmal in that series, too.
Person shot 9-28 from the floor (32%) and 5-16 from 3 (31.3%).
Doc Rivers shot 19-47 from the floor (40%) and 8-21 from 3 (38%) while handing out a total of 5 assists, three of which he managed in the Spurs' Game 2 loss at home.
J.R. Reid averaged 2 ppg and 2.7 rpg as Rodman's primary backup.
Terry mings got half as many minutes, but put up 4.3 ppg and shot 53% from the floor, but didn't even rebound as well as Reid.
When the aggregate production from your 4 main bench guys is that bad, you're not going to win many late round playoff series. Period.
The Rockets' production was more timely than anything else. When they needed something, they got it. Their numbers aren't fantastic as a whole for that series -- Drexler was under 20 ppg and shot under 45% from the floor and about 21% from 3; Horry shot 42% from the floor; Cassell shot 35% from the floor and 22% from 3; Smith shot 41% from the floor, but 54% from 3; and Elie shot 48% from the floor and 50% from 3. But when they had to have a game, they had groups of guys step up and play well.
In Game 2, Olajuwon put up 41 points and 16 boards. But Horry shot 8-15 from the floor and 5-9 from three to get them an additional 21. Add in 23 from Drexler, and they were well on their way.
In Game 5, which I still think was the killer game in the series, Olajuwon got 42 points, but Horry gave them 14 points, 13 rebounds (including 6 offensive boards), and 4 steals. In that same game, Cassell gave them 30 points, 12 assists, and 3 steals. They didn't need much beyond that.
Wouldn't be a walk in the park I'll tell you that much.
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