Rockets vs Clippers
With record breaking performances by Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets are all set to zoom to the League Championships.
The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the NBA. Toyota Center, Houston is their home.
The Houston Rockets have claim to two championship wins. However, they seem to be off the League Radar even though they have a long-standing history to share with the NBA League.
The Origins
Founded in 1967 as the San Diego Rockets, they made San Diego Sports Arena their first home. They played there for four years. They made their first playoff appearance only in 1969 with Elvin Hayes being the backbone of the team.
In 1971, they shifted their base to Houston, thus becoming the Houston Rockets. Moses Malone was the star taking the Rockets to the NBA finals in 1981.
A change in their fortune came with the induction of Hakeem Olajuwon into the team. A future Hall of Famer, he lead the team to many finals including their successful ones in 1994 and 1995. The 1994 was their first Championship and the last one was in 1995. Though the Rockets did not reach the finals in the 1995-96 season, they saw many a good time with the trio Olajuwon, Drexler, and Barkley leading the Rockets.
They did not reach the playoffs until 2009.
The Yao Ming era
With the trade of Hakeem Olajuwon in 2002, the Rockets had lost some of their sheen. But all that changed with Yao Ming. His inclusion into the team turned their luck around. The loss of Hakeem Olajuwon became a thing of the past and the future looked great.
The 2004-05 season saw some more great changes with the induction of Tracy McGrady into the team. Yao and McGrady led the team to a number of wins. This season saw their best performances and records in ten years.
The team went from strength to strength with each season. Even injuries to key players did not stop them from a record-breaking performance with 22 consecutive wins. Yao Ming was the team's backbone.
The Return
Following the injuries to Yao Ming there has been some major changes in the team. The Rockets are on a buying spree fortifying themselves in preparation for the coming seasons.
Even as speculations are rife over the retirement of Yao, the Rocket Star, the team is still busy preparing. They have already acquired many big names in the game like Kevin Martin , Jordan Hill , Hilton Armstrong , Jared Jeffries , Hasheem Thabeet and Goran Dragic . The Celtics Hall of Famer Kevin McHale is their new coach.
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