Heat Thumps Lakers on Thursday; Dallas Gets Nice Road Win : January 21, 2012

Lebron James lit the Lakers up for 31 points as the Heat ripped the Lakers in Miami 98-87. Chris Bosh chipped in 15 for the Heat who won their second...

Grizzlies Thump Bulls: Magic Top Knicks in MLK Matinees : January 16, 2012

The Orlando Magic overcame 33 points by Carmelo Anthony to beat the home standing New York Knicks 102-93 on MLK Day at the Garden. Dwight Howard had a tough day...

Magic Wins Home Opener Over Houston : December 27, 2011

Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points for Orlando on Monday night as Dwight Howard added 21 and J.J. Redick chipped in 20 to put the Magic in the win column for...

Houston to Host 2013 All Star Game : August 10, 2011

According to sources in the NBA, Houston and the Houston Rockets will be hosting the NBA All-Star Game in 2013. The matchup will be held on February 17, 2013 at the...

Yao Ming Retires : July 08, 2011

According to two people close to the situation, Yao Ming, who stands 7 feet, 6 inches tall, and was the number one overall selection in the 2002 NBA Draft by...

Kevin McHale Signs on as New Coach for Houston Rockets : May 27, 2011

Based on a report by Richard Justice with the Houston Chronicle, Kevin McHale has agreed to a three-year contract to coach the Houston Rockets. The contract also includes a team...

Yao Ming Calling It a Career? : May 22, 2011

Yao Ming only played five games in 2010, but he is attempting to return to the NBA after recovering from a stress fracture that he had to have surgery on...

houston rockets History

The NBA team Houston Rockets are based out of Houston, Texas and play in the Western Conference's Southwest Division as part of the National Basketball Association. The Rockets were formed in 1967. They played for four years in San Diego, CA before moving to Houston.

During the debut season of the Rockets, the team only won 15 games. However in 1969, after they drafted Elvin Hayes as the first overall pick out of NBA's 1969 draft, they made it into the playoffs for the first time. After trading Hayes, they acquired Moses Malone as his replacement. While with the Rockets Malone won two MV awards. In Malone's first year in Houston, he helped lead the Rockets into the conference finals. In 1981, Houston made it into the NBA Finals. However, the Boston Celtics defeated them In six games.

The Rockets in 1984 drafted Hakeem Olajuwon, a future Hall of Fame player. In Olajuwon's second year, he led the Rockets into the 1986 finals. Once again they lost to the Boston Celtics. Over the following seven seasons, Houston lost five times during the playoffs first round. In 1994, they won their first NBA championship, led by Olajuwon. In 1995 Houston repeated as champions. The Rockets have not advanced into the finals since. From 1999 to 2003, Houston did not make the playoffs until drafting Yao Ming. They didn't advance into the playoffs second round again until 2009.