Began life in San Diego but the Rockets nickname carried over perfectly to their permanent home in Houston. Consistently solid since the late ’70s, peaking with Hakeem Olajuwon leading them to back-to-back titles in 1994 and 1995.
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Dream weavers: Ranking the 16 players who won a title as Hakeem Olajuwon’s Rockets teammate
On the 30th anniversary of their first title win, we rank the 16 players who were part of the Rockets’ championship runs with Hakeem Olajuwon, based on their overall career (not just their time with the Rockets).
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- Conference Finals upset over Lakers (1986)
- Conference Finals upset over Spurs (1995)
- Expansion draft picks (1967)
- Overcoming 3-1 series deficit in 1995 Conference Semifinals
- Overcoming 3-1 series deficit in 2015 Conference Semifinals
- Ranking of players who won championships with
- Re-alignment from Eastern Conference to Western Conference
- Re-alignment from Western Conference to Eastern Conference
- Rivalry with Spurs (one-sided)
- Rivalry with Spurs (geographical)
- Struggling in the regular season of their ’94-’95 championship season
- Trading Otis Thorpe to the Trail Blazers for Clyde Drexler
- Upsetting the Lakers in the 1981 playoffs first round
- Upsetting the Magic in 1995 NBA Finals
- Winning 2002 NBA Draft Lottery