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[[Image:ToyotaCenter1.jpg|thumb|right|The Rockets moved into the [[Toyota Center (Houston)|Toyota Center]] at the start of the 2003–2004 season.<ref name="chronhistory" />]]
The [[Houston Rockets]] are an [[Major North American professional sports teams|American professional]] [[basketball]] team based in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. They play in the [[Southwest Division (NBA)|Southwest Division]] of the [[Western Conference (NBA)|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.<ref name="chronhistory">{{Cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/first100/1050922.html|title=Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off|date=September 20, 2001|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=May 13, 2008}}</ref>

In the Rockets' debut season, their win-loss record was 15–67. After drafting [[Elvin Hayes]] [[List of first overall NBA draft picks|first overall]] in the [[1968 NBA Draft]], they made their first appearance in the [[NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] in 1969. After Hayes was traded, [[Moses Malone]] replaced him. Malone won two [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] awards during his time in Houston, and led the Rockets to the {{nbay|1976|end}} [[NBA Conference Finals|Eastern Conference finals]] in his first year with the Rockets. He also led the Rockets to the [[NBA Finals]] in [[1981 NBA Finals|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.<ref name="houstonindex">{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/|title=Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=May 14, 2008}}</ref>

In [[1985 NBA Draft|1985]], the Rockets drafted future [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall-of-Famer]] [[Hakeem Olajuwon]], who led them to the [[1986 NBA Finals|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 {{nbay|1993|end}}, when Olajuwon led them to a franchise-best 58 wins, and the [[1994 NBA Finals|championship]]. The Rockets repeated the feat in {{nbay|1994|end}}, but have not advanced to the finals since. They missed the playoffs from {{nbay|1998|end}} to {{nbay|2002|end}}, and did not reach the playoffs until after they [[2003 NBA Draft|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 46 seasons, and advanced to the playoffs in 27 of those seasons. They have won four division titles, and have been conference champions four times. Their overall record is 1822 wins and 1754 losses.<ref>{{cite web| title = Team Index|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/| accessdate = August 29, 2008}}</ref>

==Table key==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|align=center|AMVP||[[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|All-Star Game Most Valuable Player]]
|-
|align=center|COY||[[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]]
|-
|align=center|DPOY||[[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|Defensive Player of the Year]]
|-
|align=center|EOY||[[NBA Executive of the Year Award|Executive of the Year]]
|-
|align=center|'''Finish'''||Final position in league or division standings
|-
|align=center|FMVP||[[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals Most Valuable Player]]
|-
|align=center|'''GB'''||[[Games behind]] first-place team in division{{#tag:ref|The formula is as followed: <math>\mathrm{Games}\ \mathrm{behind} = \frac{(\mathrm{Team A's}\ \mathrm{wins}-\mathrm{Team B's}\ \mathrm{wins}) + (\mathrm{Team B's}\ \mathrm{losses} - \mathrm{Team A's}\ \mathrm{losses})}{\mathrm{2}}</math>|group=lower-alpha}}
|-
|align=center|L||Number of regular-season losses
|-
|align=center|JWKC||[[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award|J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship]]
|-
|align=center|MVP||[[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]]
|-
|align=center|ROY||[[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]
|-
|align=center|W||Number of regular-season wins
|}

==Seasons==
''Note: Statistics are correct as of the {{nbay|2012|app=season}}.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffe6bd;"|'''[[List of NBA champions|NBA Champions]]''' ([[1968 NBA Finals|1968]]–present) ¤
| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|'''[[Western Conference (NBA)|Conference]] Champions''' ({{nbay|1970|end}}–present) ^
| style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"|'''[[Southwest Division (NBA)|Division]] Champions''' (1971–present) {{dagger}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;"|'''Playoff Berth''' (1968–present) *
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" summary="Season (sortable), Team, Conference, Conference finish (sortable), Division, Division finish (sortable), Wins (sortable), Losses (sortable), Win% (sortable), GB (sortable), Playoffs, Awards and Head coach"
|-
!scope="col"| Season
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Team
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|[[Conference (sports)|Conf.]]
!scope="col"| Conf. finish{{#tag:ref|The Conf. finish and Div. finish column lists regular season results and excludes postseason play.|group=lower-alpha|name=note_b}}
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|[[Division (sport)|Div.]]
!scope="col"| Div. Finish<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_b/>
!scope="col"| W{{#tag:ref|The Wins and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only below the table.|group=lower-alpha|name=note_c}}
!scope="col"| L<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_c/>
!scope="col"| [[Winning percentage|Win%]]
!scope="col"| [[Games behind|GB]]
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|[[NBA Playoffs|Playoffs]]
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|[[National Basketball Association awards|Awards]]
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|[[List of Houston Rockets head coaches|Head coach]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1967}}
|SDR
|—
|—
|[[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]]
|6th
|15
|67
|.183
|41
|
|—
|[[Jack McMahon]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1968}}
|SDR
|—
|—
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|4th *
|37
|45
|.461
|18
|Lost [[1969 NBA Playoffs|Division Semifinals]] to [[Atlanta Hawks]], 4–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 1968–69 San Diego Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SDR/1969.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Jack McMahon
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1969}}
|SDR
|—
|—
|Western
|7th
|27
|55
|.329
|21
|
|—
|Jack McMahon [[Alex Hannum]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1970}}
|SDR
|Western
|7th
|[[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]]{{#tag:ref|The Western Division was renamed to the Western Conference and split into the [[Midwest Division (NBA)|Midwest]] and [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]] divisions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1970.html|title=1969–70 NBA Season Summary|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=March 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1971.html|title=1970–71 NBA Season Summary|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=March 4, 2009}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|3rd
|40
|42
|.488
|8
|
|—
|Alex Hannum
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1971}}
|HOU
|Western
|7th
|Pacific
|4th
|34
|48
|.415
|35
|
|—
|[[Tex Winter]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1972}}
|HOU
|[[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern]]
|5th
|[[Central Division (NBA)|Central]]
|3rd
|33
|49
|.402
|19
|
|—
|Tex Winter [[Johnny Egan]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1973}}
|HOU
|Eastern
|6th
|Central
|3rd
|32
|50
|.390
|15
|
|—
|Johnny Egan
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1974}}
|HOU
|Eastern
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|4th *
|Central
|2nd
|41
|41
|.500
|19
|Won [[1975 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[New York Knicks]], 2–1
Lost Conference Semifinals to [[Boston Celtics]], 4–1<ref>{{cite web| title = 1974–75 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1975.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Johnny Egan
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1975}}
|HOU
|Eastern
|6th
|Central
|3rd
|40
|42
|.488
|9
|
|—
|Johnny Egan
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1976}}
|HOU
|Eastern
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|2nd *
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|Central {{dagger}}
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|1st {{dagger}}
|49
|33
|.598
|—
|Won [[1977 NBA Playoffs|Conference Semifinals]] vs. [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]], 4–2
Lost Conference Finals to [[Philadelphia 76ers]], 4–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 1976–77 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1977.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|[[Tom Nissalke]] ([[NBA Coach of the Year Award|COY]]) [[Ray Patterson (basketball)|Ray Patterson]] ([[NBA Executive of the Year Award|EOY]])
|[[Tom Nissalke]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1977}}
|HOU
|Eastern
|9th
|Central
|6th
|28
|54
|.341
|24
|
|—
|Tom Nissalke
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1978}}
|HOU
|Eastern
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|4th *
|Central
|2nd
|47
|35
|.573
|1
|Lost [[1979 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Atlanta Hawks]], 2–0<ref>{{cite web| title = 1978–79 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1979.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|[[Calvin Murphy]] ([[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award|JWKC]]) [[Moses Malone]] ([[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]])
|Tom Nissalke
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1979}}
|HOU
|Eastern
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|4th *
|Central
|2nd
|41
|41
|.500
|9
|Won [[1980 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[San Antonio Spurs]], 2–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to [[Boston Celtics]], 4–0<ref>{{cite web| title = 1979–80 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1980.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|[[Del Harris]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1980}}
|HOU
| style="background:#fcc;"|Western ^
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|6th *
|[[Midwest Division (NBA)|Midwest]]
|3rd{{#tag:ref|Though the Rockets had the same record as the Kansas City Kings in the Midwest Division, the Rockets lost the tiebreaker and finished third.<ref>{{cite web| title = 1980–81 NBA Season Summary|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1981.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|40
|42
|.488
|12
|Won [[1981 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 2–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. [[San Antonio Spurs]], 4–3 Won Conference Finals vs. [[Kansas City Kings]], 4–1 Lost [[1981 NBA Finals|Finals]] to [[Boston Celtics]], 4–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 1980–81 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1981.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Del Harris
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1981}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|6th *
|Midwest
|3rd{{#tag:ref|Though the Rockets had the same record as the Denver Nuggets in the Midwest Division, the Rockets lost the tiebreaker and finished third.<ref>{{cite web| title = 1981–82 NBA Season Summary|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1982.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|46
|36
|.561
|2
|Lost [[1982 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Seattle SuperSonics]], 2–1<ref>{{cite web| title = 1981–82 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1982.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|[[Moses Malone]] ([[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]])
|Del Harris
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1982}}
|HOU
|Western
|12th
|Midwest
|6th
|14
|68
|.171
|39
|
|—
|Del Harris
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|1983|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
|12th
|Midwest
|6th
|29
|53
|.354
|16
|
|[[Ralph Sampson]] ([[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|ROY]])
|[[Bill Fitch]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|1984|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|3rd *
|Midwest
|2nd
|48
|34
|.585
|4
|Lost [[1985 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Utah Jazz]], 3–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 1984–85 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1985.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|[[Ralph Sampson]] ([[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|AMVP]])
|Bil Fitch
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|1985|HOU}}
|HOU
| style="background:#fcc;"|Western ^
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|2nd *
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|Midwest {{dagger}}
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|1st {{dagger}}
|51
|31
|.585
|—
|Won [[1986 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Sacramento Kings]], 3–0 Won Conference Semifinals vs. [[Denver Nuggets]], 4–2 Won Conference Finals vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 4–1 Lost [[1986 NBA Finals|Finals]] to [[Boston Celtics]], 4–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 1985–86 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1986.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Bill Fitch
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1986}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|6th *
|Midwest
|3rd
|42
|40
|.512
|13
|Won [[1987 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Portland Trail Blazers]], 3–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to [[Seattle SuperSonics]], 4–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 1986–87 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1987.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Bill Fitch
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1987}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|6th *
|Midwest
|4th
|46
|36
|.561
|8
|Lost [[1988 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Dallas Mavericks]], 3–1<ref>{{cite web| title = 1987–88 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1988.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Bill Fitch
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1988}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|5th *
|Midwest
|2nd
|45
|37
|.549
|6
|Lost [[1989 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Seattle SuperSonics]], 3–1<ref>{{cite web| title = 1988–89 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1989.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|[[Don Chaney]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1989}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|8th *
|Midwest
|5th
|41
|41
|.500
|15
|Lost [[1990 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 3–1<ref>{{cite web| title = 1989–90 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1990.html| accessdate = March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Don Chaney
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1990}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|6th *
|Midwest
|3rd
|52
|30
|.634
|3
|Lost [[1991 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 3–0<ref>{{cite web| title = 1990–91 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1991.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|[[Don Chaney]] ([[NBA Coach of the Year Award|COY]])
|Don Chaney
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1991}}
|HOU
|Western
|9th
|Midwest
|3rd
|42
|40
|.512
|13
|
|—
|Don Chaney [[Rudy Tomjanovich]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1992}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|2nd *
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|Midwest {{dagger}}
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|1st {{dagger}}
|55
|27
|.671
|—
|Won [[1993 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Los Angeles Clippers]], 3–2 Lost Conference Semifinals to [[Seattle SuperSonics]], 4–3<ref>{{cite web| title = 1992–93 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1993.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|[[Hakeem Olajuwon]] ([[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|DPOY]])
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{nbats|1993|HOU}} ¤
|HOU
| style="background:#fcc;"|Western ^
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|2nd *
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|Midwest {{dagger}}
| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|1st {{dagger}}
|58
|24
|.707
|—
| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|Won [[1994 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Portland Trail Blazers]], 3–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. [[Phoenix Suns]], 4–3 Won Conference Finals vs. [[Utah Jazz]], 4–1 Won [[1994 NBA Finals|Finals]] vs. [[New York Knicks]], 4–3<ref>{{cite web| title = 1993–94 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1994.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref> ¤
|[[Hakeem Olajuwon]] ([[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|DPOY]], [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|FMVP]] and [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]])
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{nbats|1994|HOU}} ¤
|HOU
| style="background:#fcc;"|Western ^
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|6th *
|Midwest
|3rd
|47
|35
|.573
|—
| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|Won [[1995 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Utah Jazz]], 3–2 Won Conference Semifinals vs. [[Phoenix Suns]], 4–3 Won Conference Finals vs. [[San Antonio Spurs]], 4–2 Won [[1995 NBA Finals|Finals]] vs. [[Orlando Magic]], 4–0<ref>{{cite web| title = 1994–95 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1995.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref> ¤
|[[Hakeem Olajuwon]] ([[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|FMVP]])
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|1995|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|5th *
|Midwest
|3rd
|48
|34
|.585
|11
|Won [[1996 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 3–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to [[Seattle SuperSonics]], 4–0<ref>{{cite web| title = 1995–96 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1996.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|1996|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|3rd *
|Midwest
|2nd
|57
|25
|.695
|7
|Won [[1997 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs. [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], 3–0 Won Conference Semifinals vs. [[Seattle SuperSonics]], 4–3 Lost Conference Finals to [[Utah Jazz]], 4–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 1996–97 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1997.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1997}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|8th *
|Midwest
|4th
|41
|41
|.500
|21
|Lost [[1998 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Utah Jazz]], 3–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 1997–98 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1998.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|1998|HOU}}{{#tag:ref|Due to a [[1998–99 NBA lockout|lockout]], the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.<ref>{{cite news| last = Donovan| first = John| title = Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99| publisher = [[CNN Sports Illustrated]]| date = February 4, 1999| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/nba_preview/news/1999/02/03/nba_expectations/| accessdate = September 4, 2011}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|5th *
|Midwest
|3rd
|31
|19
|.620
|6
|Lost [[1998 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 3–1<ref>{{cite web| title = 1998–99 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1999.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
|HOU
|Western
|11th
|Midwest
|6th
|34
|48
|.415
|21
|
|[[Steve Francis]]{{#tag:ref|Francis shared Rookie of the Year honors with [[Elton Brand]] of the [[Chicago Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/roy.html|title=Rookie of the Year Award Winners|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=March 4, 2009}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} ([[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|ROY]])
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|2000}}
|HOU
|Western
|9th
|Midwest
|5th
|45
|37
|.549
|13
|
|—
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|2001}}
|HOU
|Western
|11th
|Midwest
|5th
|28
|54
|.341
|30
|
|—
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|2002|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
|9th
|Midwest
|5th
|43
|39
|.524
|17
|
|—
|Rudy Tomjanovich
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|2003}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|7th *
|Midwest
|5th
|45
|37
|.549
|13
|Lost [[2004 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 4–1<ref>{{cite web| title = 2003–04 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2004.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|[[Jeff Van Gundy]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|2004}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|5th *
|Southwest
|3rd
|51
|31
|.622
|8
|Lost [[2005 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Dallas Mavericks]], 4–3<ref>{{cite web| title = 2004–05 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2005.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Jeff Van Gundy
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbay|2005}}
|HOU
|Western
|12th
|Southwest
|5th
|34
|48
|.415
|29
|
|—
|Jeff Van Gundy
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|2006|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|5th *
|Southwest
|3rd
|52
|30
|.634
|15
|Lost [[2007 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Utah Jazz]], 4–3<ref>{{cite web| title = 2006–07 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2007.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|Jeff Van Gundy
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|2007|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|5th *
|Southwest
|3rd
|55
|27
|.671
|1
|Lost [[2008 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Utah Jazz]], 4–2<ref>{{cite web| title = 2007–08 Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2008.html| accessdate = March 2, 2009}}</ref>
|—
|[[Rick Adelman]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|2008|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|5th *
|Southwest
|2nd
|53
|29
|.646
|1
|Won [[2009 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] vs [[Portland Trail Blazers]], 4–2 Lost Conference Semifinals to [[Los Angeles Lakers]], 4–3
|[[Dikembe Mutombo]] ([[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award|JWKC]])
|Rick Adelman
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|2009|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
|9th
|Southwest
|3rd
|42
|40
|.512
|13
|
|[[Aaron Brooks (basketball)|Aaron Brooks]] ([[NBA Most Improved Player Award|MIP]])
|Rick Adelman
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|2010|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
|9th
|Southwest
|5th
|43
|39
|.524
|18
|
|—
|Rick Adelman
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|2011|HOU}}{{#tag:ref|Due to a [[2011 NBA lockout|lockout]], the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66 game regular season schedule.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams |date=November 28, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/sports/basketball/two-exhibition-games-for-nba-teams.html?ref=basketball |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|HOU
|Western
|9th
|Southwest
|4th
|34
|32
|.515
|16
|
|—
|[[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:none;"|{{nbats|2012|HOU}}
|HOU
|Western
| style="background:#96cdcd;"|8th *
|Southwest
|3rd
|45
|37
|{{Winning percentage|45|37}}
|15
|Lost [[2013 NBA Playoffs|First Round]] to [[Oklahoma City Thunder]], 4–2
|—
|[[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]]
|}

===All-time records===
Complete thru 2013 regular season

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
!Statistic
!Wins
!Losses
!Win%
|-
|San Diego Rockets regular season record (1968–1971)
|119
|209
|.363
|-
|Houston Rockets regular season record (1971–present)
|1,782
|1,614
|{{Winning percentage|1782|1614}}
|-
|'''All-time regular season record (1968–2013)'''
|'''1,901'''
|'''1,823'''
|'''{{Winning percentage|1901|1823}}'''
|-
|San Diego Rockets post-season record (1969)
|2
|4
|.333
|-
|Houston Rockets post-season record (1975–present)
|116
|121
|.490
|-
|'''All-time post-season record (1969–present)'''
|'''118'''
|'''125'''
|'''.486'''
|-
|'''All-time regular and post-season record'''
|'''2,019'''
|'''1,948'''
|'''{{Winning percentage|2019|1948}}'''
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
;General
*{{cite web| title = Houston Rockets|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/| accessdate = August 29, 2008}}
*{{cite web| title = Team Index|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/| accessdate = August 29, 2008}}
*{{cite web| title = Playoff Index|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url = http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/| accessdate = August 29, 2008}}
*{{cite web| title= Awards and Honors Index| work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/| accessdate= September 7, 2008}}

;Specific
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[[Category:National Basketball Association lists]]

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