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Rockets championship teams the subject of a new NBATV documentary

On June 8 at 8 p.m. CST, NBA TV will air a documentary covering the "Clutch City" years.

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The AP reported today that NBA TV will air a "Clutch City" documentary covering the back-to-back Rockets title years in the '93-'94 and '94-'95 seasons.

These two title years coincided with my junior and senior years of high school and still to this day remain one of my fondest sports memories. For those of you who were also active Rockets fans at the time, it will be a trip down memory lane.

For those of you who were not, it's a chance to take a glimpse at basketball history.

Hakeem Olajuwon was in the midst of the best three-to-four season run I've witnessed in 30 years as a fan of the game, downing his contemporaries Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and Shaquille O'Neal during the two title runs.

This was also Robert Horry's coming-of-age party and the official beginning of the Big Shot Bob phenomenon.

It was the reuniting of Phi Slamma Jamma to once again make beautiful basketball harmony, after a trade brought Clyde Drexler back to H-Town.

It was the Kiss of Death in '95 against the Suns; Mario Elie's greatest moment.

It also featured two victories over the hated John Stockton/Karl Malone/Jeff Hornacek Jazz (The Mayor is a dark horse for the most hated in that extremely hate-able group), and of course the very birth of the "Clutch City" nickname in a comeback for the ages in '94 against Phoenix.

June 8, 8 p.m. CST, NBA TV. Set your DVRs now.