A Way Too Early Look at 2014 NBA Playoffs : May 08, 2013

This year's NBA playoffs are just getting to the good part and you want to talk next year? Why not? The teams who are still playing will all be back next year anyway. Half of this ...

Celtics, Rockets Vie For History With 0-3 Comebacks : May 02, 2013

It has never happened in basketball. It has in hockey. It finally happened in baseball in 2004. But it has still not happened in basketball. It will someday. Just like someday a 16 ...

Rising Stars to Watch For in the NBA Playoffs : April 22, 2013

There are some good young players who are ready to make their marks in the NBA Playoffs this year. Of course, many of them had better be quick about it because they won't be in the ...

NBA Western Conference: Round One Playoff Picks : April 20, 2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder nailed down the number one seed in the Western Conference as they look to return to the NBA Finals for the second year in a row, possibly for a rematch wi ...

Don’t Forget About the NBA; Playoff Picture Taking Shape with Heat & Nuggets : March 23, 2013

It's easy this time of the year to kind of forget about the NBA. With all the great college basketball tournament action going on, there isn't much time to watch the pros. Even Ern ...

NBA Playoff Projections: A Different Look Than Last Time : March 15, 2013

There has been a lot of shifting since the last time we took a look at possible playoff scenarios. Now that we are about a month away, we can also make some predictions based on wh ...

Can the Lakers Still Make the Playoffs? Absolutely : February 28, 2013

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to make the playoffs. The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder may as well get used to it. It is a done deal. But wait, the Lakers are still ...

NBA Playoffs: Where are the Upsets? : February 24, 2013

As the regular season is winding down, the NBA playoff picture is getting clearer. There are still a lot of spots yet to be decided, but we can already put the Miami Heat in the Ea ...

Harden Leads Rockets to Win Over Thunder 122-119 : February 21, 2013

James Harden and the Houston Rockets got a big win over his old team, the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-119 as he scored 46 points. Harden was moved early in the season in a trade that ...

NBA All Star Break Playoff Seeding Update : February 19, 2013

The NBA season resumes on Tuesday night with most teams having less than 30 games left. Now would be a good time to check in on the playoff races. These will be the match-ups if th ...

Lakers Snap Losing Skid with Win Over Jazz 102-84 : January 26, 2013

The Los Angeles Lakers got a much needed win on Friday night when they beat the Utah Jazz 102-84. The Lakers displayed a balanced attack with Ron Artest and Dwight Howard leading t ...

Thunder Rolls Over Denver by 20 : January 17, 2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder whipped a very tough Denver Nuggets team right from the start, turning what should have been a good game into a laugher with a 117-97 win. The Thunder rac ...

Clippers Top Mavericks While Lakers Lose Again : January 10, 2013

This Los Angeles Clippers/Los Angeles Lakers is just good TV. You have the Lakers, who were supposed to walk away with the whole thing this year with their new superstar studded li ...

Rockets Win Fifth Straight, Hand Lakers Fourth Straight Loss : January 09, 2013

The Houston Rockets are one of the NBA's most exciting teams to watch. They are a fast paced team that likes to shoot early and often. They average over 106 points per game and giv ...

NBA Playoff Picture Update : January 09, 2013

With the NBA getting near the halfway point, now would be a good time to take a look at the playoff races and possible first round match-ups. In the Western Conference, the Los ...

Clippers Hold on to Beat Lakers 107-102 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers were without one of their stars in Jamal Crawford and the Los Angeles Lakers got what was probably Dwight Howard's best game since he's been wearing purple ...

End of the Year NBA Rankings : December 31, 2012

It's the last day of 2012. This seems like a good time to do a top ten NBA rankings. The playoff picture is beginning to take shape a bit as we are getting to within a couple of we ...

Showtime Retuns to Los Angeles as Clippers win 14th Straight : December 26, 2012

At halftime of the Los Angeles Clippers 14th consecutive win on Christmas night over the Denver Nuggets, Hall of Fame guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson gave the team perhaps its greates ...

Nash Makes Return to Lakers as they Beat Warriors in OT : December 24, 2012

The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed Steve Nash back to the lineup on Saturday after 24 games and got an impressive road court victory over the Golden State Warriors in overtime 118-115 ...

Clippers Run Win Streak to 11 Straight : December 21, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers are now the best team occupying the Staples Center. The Los Angeles Lakers may turn out to be the better at the end of the day, but for right now it is mos ...

Linsanity Returns to New York; Hands Knicks First Home Loss : December 18, 2012

Jeremy Lin returned to Madison Square Garden on Monday night. This was the arena where he made name for himself last season, and parlayed that into a lot of money this season, alth ...

Golden State Takes Down Heat 97-95 : December 13, 2012

The Golden State Warriors have to be one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season. They may be one of the biggest surprises in all of sports. The Warriors are now 15-7. They ...

Heat Hangs on the Division Lead With Win Over Hawks : December 11, 2012

The Miami Heat showed the Atlanta Hawks who still runs things in the Southeast Division. The Heat led by Lebron James with 27 points and Dwayne Wade with 26 points, best the Hawks ...

Heat End Mini-Skid With Win Over Hornets : December 09, 2012

Dwayne Wade led the 13-5 Miami Heat out of a two-game slide with 26 points while his teammate Lebron James added 24 points ans they beat the New Orleans Hornets 106-90 in Miami on ...

NBA Friday Night Action: Sixers Nip Celtics in OT : December 08, 2012

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers came into tonight's game with identical 10-8 records. Four quarters tonight was still not enough to separate the two teams. So after five ...

BasketBrawl in Boston; Nets Rip Celtics : November 29, 2012

The Brooklyn Nets came into Beantown and bullied the Boston Celtics with a 95-83 win in a game that was marred by a fight and three ejections on Wednesday night. Rajon Rondo went a ...

NBA Monday: Clippers Take Show on the Road; Beat Spurs 92-87 : November 20, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers took their five game win streak on a four game road trip this week after playing seven of he first nine games at home, and also one of their two road games ...

Heat Beats Rockets in a Thriller 113-110 : November 13, 2012

Lebron James scored 38 points to lead the defending champion Miami Heat to a hard fought 113-110 win over the pesky Houston Rockets on Monday. Chris Bosh added 24 points and 10 reb ...

NBA Trades: Early Results on Harden Trade; Advantage Houston : November 02, 2012

On the eve of the NBA regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder made a curious trade, sending one of their "Big Three" to the Houston Rockets when they dealt James Harden for Kevin ...

Blockbuster Trade in the NBA: Harden Moves to Houston : October 30, 2012

James Harden, the NBA Sixth Man of the Year and part of the Oklahoma City Thunder "Big Three" was moved to the Houston Rockets in a surprising trade on the eve of the NBA's Opening ...

NBA Preseason Results 10-24 : October 25, 2012

There were seven games on the Wednesday night schedule in the NBA. NBA TV televised a couple of them, first they had the Houston Rockets at the New Orleans  Hornets, followed the ...

NBA Preseason Results For 10-18 : October 18, 2012

Here are results from Wednesday's NBA preseason action: The Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 104-101. the Raptors were led by Landry Fields with 15 points and Kyle Lo ...

Nets Win Home Opener : October 16, 2012

The Brooklyn Nets opened up the new Barclay's Center in fine fashion with a win over the Washington Wizards 98-88. This was no ordinary preseason game. Wanting to win the first gam ...

Nets Top Sixers in Overtime : October 15, 2012

While we spent the weekend watching football and playoff baseball, the NBA was busy getting ready for the season playing preseason games. On Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets and Philade ...

Jazz Beat Thunder in Preseason Action : October 13, 2012

Mo Williams had a good return to Utah in his first home back with the Jazz, scoring 15 points in 23 minutes to lead the Utah Jazz over the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 in NBA presea ...

Timberwolves Top Pacers in Wednesday Preseason Hoops : October 12, 2012

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Indiana Pacers 84-70 in NBA action on Wednesday. The T-Wolves are expected to be much improved this season. They got great contributions from ne ...

Hall of Fame Comes Calling For Ralph Sampson : September 07, 2012

Ralph Sampson is being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield this week. Some of you are probably saying "wait...Ralph Sampson? Hall of Fame? I don't know about t ...

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 straight game following a thre ...

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 dealing with Tyson ...

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 the first time this season ...

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.