Houston Rockets

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Teams of Note

1993-1994 Houston Rockets; 2000-2001 Houston Rockets
Records: 58-24 (1993-1994); 45-37 (2000-2001)
Overall ranking: 176th, 4.154 points above average (1993-1994); 309th, 2.568 points above average (2000-2001)
    The 1993-1994 Houston Rockets tied the NBA record with 15 straight wins to start the season, and never looked back.
    The Rockets went on to a 58-24 record, a franchise best. Houston center Hakeem Olajuwon won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award. He also repeated as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.
    Houston solidified its place in history by winning the city’s first NBA title. The Rockets won Games 6 and 7 of the NBA Finals at home against the New York Knicks and claimed the first of two straight championships.
    The 2000-2001 Houston Rockets managed two unusual feats in a season of transition from the Hakeem Olajuwon era to the brief Steve Francis era.
    Houston compiled a perfect 16-0 record against foes from the Central Division. The Rockets became just the second team to go undefeated against an entire division since the NBA went to a four-division format for the 1970-1971 season. (The Los Angeles Lakers ran the table against the Central Division during the 1982-1983 season).
    The Rockets also missed the playoffs despite a 45-37 record. Houston’s consolation prize: the most wins for a lottery-bound team since the NBA expanded the postseason field to 16 teams starting with the 1983-1984 season.

Houston Rockets From Top to Bottom

All-time RankingW-LPlayoffs
1452006-07Houston Rockets52-30West first round
1842004-05Houston Rockets51-31West first round
1851993-94Houston Rockets58-24NBA champion
1931996-97Houston Rockets57-25West finals
2261992-93Houston Rockets55-27West semifinals
2571990-91Houston Rockets52-30West first round
3232000-01Houston Rockets45-37
3571994-95Houston Rockets47-35NBA champion
3611985-86Houston Rockets51-31NBA finalist
3782003-04Houston Rockets45-37West first round
4082002-03Houston Rockets43-39
4201998-99Houston Rockets31-19West first round
4251995-96Houston Rockets48-34West semifinals
4281989-90Houston Rockets41-41West first round
4371984-85Houston Rockets48-34West first round
4441976-77Houston Rockets49-33East finals
4831987-88Houston Rockets46-36West first round
4951978-79Houston Rockets47-35East first round
5091974-75Houston Rockets41-41East semifinals
5201986-87Houston Rockets42-40West semifinals
5531988-89Houston Rockets45-37West first round
5731979-80Houston Rockets41-41East semifinals
5821970-71San Diego Rockets40-42
5941980-81Houston Rockets40-42NBA finalist
6261981-82Houston Rockets46-36West first round
6281968-69San Diego Rockets37-45West semifinals
6311973-74Houston Rockets32-50
6611999-00Houston Rockets34-48
6701975-76Houston Rockets40-42
7041997-98Houston Rockets41-41West first round
7201971-72Houston Rockets34-48
7282005-06Houston Rockets34-48
7771972-73Houston Rockets33-49
7951991-92Houston Rockets42-40
8801969-70San Diego Rockets27-55
8891983-84Houston Rockets29-53
9381977-78Houston Rockets28-54
9782001-02Houston Rockets28-54
11111967-68San Diego Rockets15-67
11491982-83Houston Rockets14-68