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| Name | Houston Rockets |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | Southwest Division |
| Founded | 1967 |
| History | San Diego Rockets
1967-1971
Houston Rockets
1971-present |
| Arena | Toyota Center |
| City | Houston, Texas |
| Coach | Rick Adelman |
| Owner | Leslie Alexander |
| General Manager | Daryl Morey |
| Affiliate | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| League Championships | 2 (1994, 1995) |
| Conference Championships | 4 (1981, 1986, 1994, 1995) |
| Division Championships | 4 (1977, 1986, 1993, 1994) |
| Retired Numbers | 6 (22, 23, 24, 34, 45, CD) |
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The Houston Rockets is an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being moved to Houston.
In the Rockets' debut season, they won only 15 games. But after drafting Elvin Hayes first overall in the 1969 NBA Draft, they made their first appearance in the playoffs in 1969. After Hayes was traded, Moses Malone was acquired to replace him. Malone won two MVPs during his time in Houston, and he led the Rockets to the conference finals in his first year with the Rockets. He also took the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981, but they were defeated in six games by the Boston Celtics.
In 1984, the Rockets drafted future Hall-of-Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, who led them to the 1986 Finals in his second year, where they lost again to Boston. In the next seven seasons, they lost in the first round of the playoffs five times. They did not win their first championship until 1994, when Olajuwon led them to the championship. The team repeated as champions in 1995. However, the Rockets did not advance to the finals again, and missed the playoffs from 1999-2003. They did not reach the playoffs again until they drafted Yao Ming and they did not advance past the first round of the playoffs again until 2009.
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Date : Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:35:16 GMT+00:00
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Date : Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:57:23 GMT+00:00
Houston Rockets' Brooks named NBA's most improved player - Inquirer.net
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Date : Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:05:48 GMT+00:00
Houston Rockets Tracy McGrady Replica Adult Home Jersey - Gear Up For Sports (blog)
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Date : Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:49:07 GMT+00:00
Bulls waste big lead, but stop Cavaliers - Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press---HOUSTON-: -Rockets- point guard Aaron Brooks has been named the NBA's most improved player. Brooks set career highs in points (19.6 per game), assists (5.3) ...
Date : Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:48:51 GMT+00:00
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