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List of Houston Rockets seasons

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. They play 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 moving to Houston, Texas.[1]

In the Rockets' debut season, their win-loss record was 15•67. After drafting Elvin Hayes first overall in the 1968 NBA Draft, they made their first appearance in the playoffs in 1969. After Hayes was traded, Moses Malone replaced him. Malone won two Most Valuable Player awards during his time in Houston, and led the Rockets to the 1977 Eastern Conference finals in his first year with the Rockets. He also led the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981, but they were defeated in six games by the Boston Celtics. Two years after advancing to the finals, the Rockets won a franchise-low 14 games.[2]

In 1985, the Rockets drafted future Hall-of-Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, who led them to the 1986 Finals in his second year, in which 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 a franchise-best 58 wins, and the championship. The Rockets repeated the feat in 1995, but have not advanced to the finals since. They missed the playoffs from 1999 to 2003, and did not reach the playoffs until after they drafted Yao Ming in 2003. They did not advance past the first round of the playoffs for 13 years, until the 2008•09 NBA season. The Rockets won 53 games that season, advanced past the first round for the first time since 1997, defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, but eventually lost in the semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games.

The Rockets have played 42 seasons, and advanced to the playoffs in 25 of those seasons. They have won four division titles, and have been conference champions four times. Their overall record is 1723 wins and 1669 losses.[3]

Contents

Table key

AMVP All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
COY Coach of the Year
DPOY Defensive Player of the Year
EOY Executive of the Year
Finish Final position in league or division standings
FMVP Finals Most Valuable Player
GB Games behind first-place team in division[a]
Losses Number of regular-season losses
JWKC J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship
MVP Most Valuable Player
ROY Rookie of the Year
Wins Number of regular-season wins

Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2009•10 season.

NBA Champions (1968•present) ¤ Conference Champions (1971•present) ^ Division Champions (1971•present) † Playoff Berth (1968•present) *
Season Conference Division Finish[b] Wins[c] Losses[c] Win% GB Playoffs Awards
1967•68 — Western 6th 15 67 .183 41 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1968•69 — Western 4th* 37 45 .461 18 Lost Western Division Semifinals to Atlanta Hawks, 4•2[4] —
1969•70 — Western 7th 27 55 .329 21 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1970•71 Western Pacific[d] 3rd 40 42 .488 8 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1971•72 Western Pacific 4th 34 48 .415 35 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1972•73 Eastern Central 3rd 33 49 .402 19 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1973•74 Eastern Central 3rd 32 50 .390 15 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1974•75 Eastern Central 2nd 41 41 .500 19 Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. New York Knicks, 2•1

Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Boston Celtics, 4•1[5]

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1975•76 Eastern Central 3rd 40 42 .488 9 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1976•77 Eastern Central† 1st† 49 33 .598 — Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Washington Bullets, 4•2

Lost Eastern Conference Finals to Philadelphia 76ers, 4•2[6]

 Tom Nissalke (COY) Ray Patterson (EOY)
1977•78 Eastern Central 6th 28 54 .341 24 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1978•79 Eastern Central 2nd* 47 35 .573 1 Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Atlanta Hawks, 2•0[7] Calvin Murphy (JWKC) Moses Malone (MVP)
1979•80 Eastern Central 2nd* 41 41 .500 9 Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. San Antonio Spurs, 2•1 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Boston Celtics, 4•0[8] —
1980•81 Western^ Midwest 2nd* 40 42 .488 12 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2•1 Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, 4•3 Won Western Conference Finals vs. Kansas City Kings, 4•1 Lost NBA Finals to Boston Celtics, 4•2[9] —
1981•82 Western Midwest 2nd* 46 36 .561 2 Lost Western Conference First Round to Seattle SuperSonics, 2•1[10] Moses Malone (MVP)
1982•83 Western Midwest 6th 14 68 .171 39 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1983•84 Western Midwest 6th 29 53 .354 16 Did not reach the Playoffs Ralph Sampson (ROY)
1984•85 Western Midwest 2nd* 48 34 .585 4 Lost Western Conference First Round to Utah Jazz, 3•2[11] Ralph Sampson (AMVP)
1985•86 Western^ Midwest† 1st† 51 31 .585 — Won Western Conference First Round vs. Sacramento Kings, 3•0 Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Denver Nuggets, 4•2 Won Western Conference Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4•1 Lost NBA Finals to Boston Celtics, 4•2[12] —
1986•87 Western Midwest 3rd* 42 40 .512 13 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 3•1 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Seattle SuperSonics, 4•2[13] —
1987•88 Western Midwest 4th* 46 36 .561 8 Lost Western Conference First Round to Dallas Mavericks, 3•1[14] —
1988•89 Western Midwest 2nd* 45 37 .549 6 Lost Western Conference First Round to Seattle SuperSonics, 3•0[15] —
1989•90 Western Midwest 5th* 41 41 .500 15 Lost Western Conference First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 3•1[16] —
1990•91 Western Midwest 3rd* 52 30 .634 3 Lost Western Conference First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 3•0[17] Don Chaney (COY)
1991•92 Western Midwest 3rd 42 40 .512 13 Did not reach the Playoffs —
1992•93 Western Midwest† 1st† 55 27 .671 — Won Western Conference First Round vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 3•2 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Seattle SuperSonics, 4•3[18] Hakeem Olajuwon (DPOY)
1993•94 ¤ Western ^ Midwest † 1st † 58 24 .707 — Won Western Conference First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 3•1 Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Phoenix Suns, 4•3 Won Western Conference Finals vs. Utah Jazz, 4•1 Won NBA Finals vs. New York Knicks, 4•3[19] ¤ Hakeem Olajuwon (DPOY, FMVP and MVP)
1994•95 ¤ Western ^ Midwest 3rd * 47 35 .573 — Won Western Conference First Round vs. Utah Jazz, 3•2 Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Phoenix Suns, 4•3 Won Western Conference Finals vs. San Antonio Spurs, 4•2 Won NBA Finals vs. Orlando Magic, 4•0[20] ¤ Hakeem Olajuwon (FMVP)
1995•96 Western Midwest 3rd* 48 34 .585 11 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 3•1 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Seattle SuperSonics, 4•0[21] —
1996•97 Western Midwest 2nd* 57 25 .695 7 Won Western Conference First Round vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 3•0 Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 4•3 Lost Western Conference Finals to Utah Jazz, 4•2[22] —
1997•98 Western Midwest 4th* 41 41 .500 21 Lost Western Conference First Round to Utah Jazz, 3•2[23] —
1998•99[e] Western Midwest 3rd* 31 19 .620 6 Lost Western Conference First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 3•1[24] —
1999•00 Western Midwest 6th 34 48 .415 21 Did not reach the Playoffs Steve Francis[f] (ROY)
2000•01 Western Midwest 5th 45 37 .549 13 Did not reach the Playoffs —
2001•02 Western Midwest 5th 28 54 .341 30 Did not reach the Playoffs —
2002•03 Western Midwest 5th 43 39 .524 17 Did not reach the Playoffs —
2003•04 Western Midwest 5th* 45 37 .549 13 Lost Western Conference First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 4•1[25] —
2004•05 Western Southwest 3rd* 51 31 .622 8 Lost Western Conference First Round to Dallas Mavericks, 4•3[26] —
2005•06 Western Southwest 5th 34 48 .415 29 Did not reach the Playoffs —
2006•07 Western Southwest 3rd* 52 30 .634 15 Lost Western Conference First Round to Utah Jazz, 4•3[27] —
2007•08 Western Southwest 3rd* 55 27 .671 1 Lost Western Conference First Round to Utah Jazz, 4•2[28] —
2008•09 Western Southwest 2nd* 53 29 .646 1 Won Western Conference First Round vs Portland Trail Blazers, 4•2 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4•3 Dikembe Mutombo (JWKC)
2009•10 Western Southwest 3rd 42 40 .512 13 Did not reach the Playoffs

All-time records

Statistic Wins Losses Win%
San Diego Rockets regular season record (1968•1971) 119 209 .363
Houston Rockets regular season record (1971•present) 1618 1466 .525
All-time regular season record (1968•present) 1737 1675 .509
San Diego Rockets post-season record (1969) 2 4 .333
Houston Rockets post-season record (1975•present) 107 111 .488
All-time post-season record (1969•present) 109 115 .487
All-time regular and post-season record 1846 1790 .508

Notes

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