Signature moves · Playoff plays · #31

The Dream Shake

Olajuwon showed the middle, spun baseline, pump-faked Robinson into the air and stepped through for the finish.

#31 · Signature moves · Playoff plays

The Dream Shake

1995 · Second half

Hakeem Olajuwon · David Robinson

1995 · Second half

Hakeem Olajuwon

Against David Robinson

The stakes

Western Conference finals Game 2

The Dream Shake was not one move but a branching sequence. Every shoulder turn and pivot asked the defender a question; Hakeem chose the counter only after the answer arrived.

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1995 Western Conference Finals

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Rockets vs Spurs

1995 Western Conference Finals Game 2 · May 24, 1995

The defending champions visited the league's MVP with a chance to take both opening games in San Antonio.

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