List of Houston Rockets statistics and records

The Rockets moved into the Toyota Center at the start of the 2003–2004 season

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball franchise based in Houston, Texas. The team plays 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 relocating to Houston.^[1] They have made the playoffs in 25 of their 42 seasons, and won their division and conference four times each; they also won back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995.^[2] They won 22 straight games during the 2007–08 season, the third-longest streak in NBA history.^[3]

Hakeem Olajuwon, the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in both of the Rockets' championship seasons, played for the Rockets for 17 years, and is the career leader for the franchise in 9 categories. He also holds the NBA records for blocks in a playoff game, and most points and blocks in a 4-game playoff series. Moses Malone, who played 6 of 19 seasons for the Rockets, had the most points, rebounds, and free throws made in a season for the Rockets, and he also holds the NBA records for most offensive rebounds in a regular season and playoff game.

The individual player records section lists the Rockets career leaders in major statistical categories, as well as franchise records for single seasons and games. The team section lists the Rockets' teams that have recorded the highest and lowest totals in a category in a single season and game, and any NBA records that the Rockets have set as a team.

Table key

MP	Minutes played	FGM	Field-goals	FTM	Free throw	3PFGM	Three-point field goals
FG%	Field goal percentage^[a]	3P%	Three-point field goal percentage^[a]	FT%	Free throw percentage^[a]	OT	Overtime
REB	Rebounds	AST	Assists	STL	Steals
BLK	Blocks	PTS	Points	TO	Turnovers

Franchise records

Individual player records

Career leaders

Category	Name	Years with Rockets	Total
Games	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	1,117
MP	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	42,844
PTS	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	26,511
REB	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	13,381
AST	Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy	1970–1983	4,402
TO	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	3,569
STL	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	2,088
BLK	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	3,740
FGM	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	10,555
FG%	Thorpe, OtisOtis Thorpe	1988–1995	.559
3PFGM	Harden, JamesJames Harden	2012–2016	800
3P%	Barry, JonJon Barry	2005–2006	.436
FTM	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001	5,376
FT%	Barry, JonJon Barry	2005–2006	.941

Single-season records

Category	Name	NBA season	Total
MP	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	1968–69	3,695
PTS	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	1981–82	2,520
REB	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	1978–79	1,444
AST	Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas	1977–78	768
TO	Harden, JamesJames Harden	2015–16	374
STL	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1988–89	213
BLK	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	1989–90	376
FGM	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	1970–71	948
FG%	Thorpe, OtisOtis Thorpe	1991–92	.592
3PFGM	Harden, JamesJames Harden	2015–16	236
3P%	Barry, JonJon Barry	2004–05	.451
FTM	Harden, JamesJames Harden	2015–16	720
FT%	Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy	1980–81	.958

Streaks

Category	Name	Length	Games
Consecutive games played	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	1968–72, 1981–82	442
Consecutive games 10+ PTS	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	November 4, 1972 – April 18, 1982	319
Consecutive games 20+ PTS	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	January 16 – March 18, 1982	29
Consecutive games 30+ PTS	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	January 26 – February 23, 1982	13
Consecutive games 40+ PTS	Malone, MosesMoses Malone Harden, JamesJames Harden	February 2–7, 1982 (Malone) February 26 – March 2, 1982 (Malone) February 8–10, 2015 (Harden)	2
Consecutive 3PFGM	Smith, KennyKenny Smith	January 22 – February 6, 1991	10
Consecutive games with a 3PFGM	Brooks, AaronAaron Brooks	December 22, 2009 – March 19, 2010	39
Consecutive FTM	Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy	December 27, 1980 – February 20, 1981	78
Consecutive games with 10+ REB	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	October 30, 1968 – February 22, 1969	60
Consecutive games with 20+ REB	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	December 1–12, 1970	5
Consecutive games with 10+ AST	Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas	October 22 – November 9, 1977	8

Single-game records

Yao Ming holds Rockets records in field goal and free throw shooting percentage.

Category	Name	Opponent	Date	Total
MP	Mobley, CuttinoCuttino Mobley	Atlanta Hawks	000000002004-02-22-0000February 22, 2004	59^[b]
PTS	Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy	New Jersey Nets	000000001978-03-18-0000March 18, 1978	57
PTS, HLF	Maxwell, VernonVernon Maxwell	Cleveland Cavaliers	000000001991-01-26-0000January 26, 1991	37
PTS, QTR	Maxwell, VernonVernon Maxwell	Cleveland Cavaliers	000000001991-01-26-0000January 26, 1991	30
REB	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	New Orleans Jazz	000000001979-02-09-0000February 9, 1979	37
AST	Williams, ArtArt Williams	Phoenix Suns	000000001968-12-28-0000December 28, 1968	22
AST	Williams, ArtArt Williams	San Francisco Warriors	000000001970-02-14-0000February 14, 1970	22
AST	Leavell, AllenAllen Leavell	New Jersey Nets	000000001983-01-25-0000January 25, 1983	22
TO	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	Phoenix Suns	000000001981-02-06-0000February 6, 1981	12
STL	Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler	Sacramento Kings	000000001996-11-01-0000November 1, 1996	10
BLK	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	Milwaukee Bucks	000000001971-03-19-0000March 19, 1971	13
BLK	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	Phoenix Suns	000000001971-03-21-0000March 21, 1971	13
BLK	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson	Chicago Bulls	000000001983-12-09-0000December 9, 1983	13
FGM	Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy	New Jersey Nets	000000001978-03-18-0000March 18, 1978	24
FGM	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	Denver Nuggets	000000001997-01-30-0000January 30, 1997	24
FG%^[c]	Ming, YaoYao Ming	Miami Heat	000000002009-01-17-0000January 17, 2009	1.000 (12–12)^[4]
3PFGM	Parsons, ChandlerChandler Parsons	Memphis Grizzlies	000000002014-01-24-0000January 24, 2014	10
3P%	Brooks, AaronAaron Brooks	Memphis Grizzlies	000000002010-03-17-0000March 17, 2010	1.000 (7–7)
FTM	Floyd, SleepySleepy Floyd	Golden State Warriors	000000001991-02-03-0000February 3, 1991	22
FT%^[e]	Martin, KevinKevin Martin	Utah Jazz	000000002011-03-20-0000March 20, 2011	1.000 (18–18)

Team records

Single-season records

Highest

Category	NBA season	Total
Wins	1993–94	58^[5]
PTS	1969–70	9732
REB	1967–68	5418
AST	1985–86	2318
TO	1974–75	1759
STL	1989–90	809
BLK	1984–85	597
FGM	1969–70	3866
FG%	1984–85	.504
3PFGM	2014–15	933
3P%	2008–09	.375
FTM	1970–71	2188
FT%	1973–74	.812

Lowest

Category	NBA season	Total
Wins	1982–83	14^[5]
PTS	1998–99	4711
REB	1998–99	2075
AST	1998–99	1058
TO	1998–99	812
STL	1998–99	386
BLK	1998–99	260
FGM	1998–99	1755
FG%	1967–68	.417
3PFGM	1980–81	21
3P%	1980–81	.178
FTM	1998–99	865
FT%	1968–69	.682

Note: The 1998–99 NBA season was a lockout-shortened season, with 50 games instead of the normal 82.

Single-game records

Highest

Tracy McGrady made 6 of the Rockets' 19 free throws on April 5, 2005.^[6]

Category	Opponent	Date	Total
PTS	Denver Nuggets	000000001991-01-10-0000January 10, 1991	156
REB	Seattle SuperSonics	000000001969-01-04-0000January 4, 1969	89
AST	Los Angeles Clippers	000000001986-03-15-0000March 15, 1986	50
TO	Chicago Bulls	000000001973-10-27-0000October 27, 1973	34
TO	Kansas City Kings	000000001974-03-17-0000March 17, 1974	34
STL	Cleveland Cavaliers	000000001986-11-16-0000November 16, 1986	21
BLK	Denver Nuggets	000000001984-11-16-0000November 16, 1984	20
FGM	Cincinnati Royals	000000001970-03-12-0000March 12, 1970	67
FG%	Philadelphia 76ers	000000001993-02-16-0000February 16, 1993	.685 (61–89)^[f]
3PFGM	Golden State Warriors	000000002013-02-05-0000February 5, 2013	23^[m]
3P%	Golden State Warriors	000000001994-04-07-0000April 7, 1994	.750 (12–16)
FTM	Seattle SuperSonics	000000001967-12-28-0000December 28, 1967	47
FT%	Golden State Warriors	000000002005-04-05-0000April 5, 2005	1.000 (19–19)

Lowest

The Rockets scored only 66 points against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills on January 7, 2004.

Category	Opponent	Date	Total
PTS	Miami Heat	000000001996-12-21-0000December 21, 1996	66
PTS	Portland Trail Blazers	000000002003-04-08-0000April 8, 2003	66
PTS	Detroit Pistons	000000002004-01-07-0000January 7, 2004	66
REB	Minnesota Timberwolves	000000001996-02-21-0000February 21, 1996	23
AST	Atlanta Hawks	000000001969-02-23-0000February 23, 1969	6
AST	Washington Bullets	000000001977-04-01-0000April 1, 1977	6
TO	Sacramento Kings	000000001986-01-23-0000January 23, 1986	4
STL	Dallas Mavericks	000000001991-11-12-0000November 12, 1991	0
STL	Golden State Warriors	000000002005-12-31-0000December 31, 2005	0
FGM	Miami Heat	000000001996-12-21-0000December 21, 1996	23
FGM	Cleveland Cavaliers	000000001998-01-06-0000January 6, 1998	23
FGM	Portland Trail Blazers	000000001999-03-07-0000March 7, 1999	23
FGM	New York Knicks	000000002002-12-27-0000December 27, 2002	23
FGM	Oklahoma City Thunder	000000002014-11-16-0000November 16, 2014	23
FG%	Oklahoma City Thunder	000000002014-11-16-0000November 16, 2014	.287 (23–80)
3P%	Orlando Magic	000000001991-03-30-0000March 30, 1991	.000 (0–15)
FTM	Denver Nuggets	000000001978-01-27-0000January 27, 1978	2
FT%	Portland Trail Blazers	000000001983-02-22-0000February 22, 1983	.214 (3–14)

NBA records

Individual

Regular season game

Category	Name	Opponent	Date	Total
STL, half	Clyde Drexler	Sacramento Kings	November 1, 1996	8^[g]
Offensive REB	Moses Malone	Seattle SuperSonics	February 11, 1982	21
3PFGM, half	Chandler Parsons	Memphis Grizzlies	January 24, 2014	10

Playoff game

Category	Name	Opponent	Date	Total
Offensive REB	Moses Malone	Washington Bullets	April 21, 1977	15
BLK	Hakeem Olajuwon	Los Angeles Lakers	April 29, 1990	10^[h]

Playoff series

Category	Series games	Name	Opponent	Playoffs	Total
Offensive REB	3	Moses Malone	Seattle SuperSonics	1982	28
PTS	4	Hakeem Olajuwon	Dallas Mavericks	1988	150
BLK	4	Hakeem Olajuwon	Los Angeles Lakers	1990	23
REB	2	Moses Malone	Atlanta Hawks	1979	41
Offensive REB	2	Moses Malone	Atlanta Hawks	1979	25
Offensive REB	3	Moses Malone	Seattle SuperSonics	1982	28

NBA Finals game

Category	Name	Opponent	Playoffs	Total
STL	Robert Horry	Orlando Magic	1995	7^[7]
3PFGM, quarter	Kenny Smith	Orlando Magic	1995	5

NBA Finals series

Category	Series games	Name	Opponent	Playoffs	Total
FGM	4	Hakeem Olajuwon	Orlando Magic	1995	56
Offensive REB	6	Moses Malone	Boston Celtics	1981	46

Team

Regular season game

Category	Opponent	Date	Total
Fewest PTS in an OT	Portland Trail Blazers	January 22, 1983	0
Fewest combined PTS, half	San Antonio Spurs	December 11, 2003	55^[k]

Notes

^a Shooting percentages in basketball are calculated by taking the number of field goals, three-pointers, or free throws attempted, and dividing it by the corresponding number of shots taken.
^b A regulation NBA game is 48 minutes long.^[8] The game the Rockets played on February 22, 2004, against the Atlanta Hawks, went to triple overtime.^[9]
^c The record only applies for a player that had 10 or more field goal attempts in a game.^[10]
^d The record only applies for a player that had 5 or more three-point field goals made in a game.^[10]
^e Kevin Martin had the most free throws attempted and made.^[11]
^f This means that the Rockets made 61 fields goals out of 89 attempted.
^g Drexler shares this record with 10 other players.^[12]
^h Olajuwon shares this record with Mark Eaton.^[13]
ⁱ This record was achieved in one other game, between the New Jersey Nets and the Portland Trail Blazers.^[14]
^j The Rockets share this record with the Washington Wizards.^[15]
^k The Rockets share this record with the Orlando Magic (January 19, 2009)

References

General

"2008–09 Houston Rockets Media Guide". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
"Houston Rockets Career Leaders". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
"Houston Rockets Season Leaders". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
"NBA.com:All-Time Records Index". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-11.

Specific

↑ "Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off". Houston Chronicle. September 20, 2001. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
↑ "Houston Rockets". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
↑ Pierce, Damien (March 18, 2008). "Celtics end Rockets' 22-game winning streak". NBA.com. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
↑ "NBA.com: Heat at Rockets Boxscore". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
1 2 "Houston Rockets Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
↑ "Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors Box Score, April 5, 2005". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
↑ Houston Rockets at Orlando Magic Box Score, June 9, 1995 | Basketball-Reference.com
↑ "NBA.com: Rule No. 5 – Scoring and Timing". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
↑ "Rockets Prevail in Triple-Overtime Thriller". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 22, 2004. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
1 2 "2008–09 Houston Rockets Media Guide". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. p. 118. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
↑ "2008–09 Houston Rockets Media Guide". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. p. 119. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
↑ "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Steals". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
↑ "NBA.com: Playoff Records: Blocked Shots – Game". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
↑ "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Points". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
↑ "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Miscellaneous". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

External links

Rockets.com Houston Rockets official site
Houston Rockets Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com

Houston Rockets

Founded in 1967 Played in San Diego (1967–1971) Based in Houston, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion Draft All-time roster Seasons Records Draft history Head coaches Current season

Arenas	San Diego Sports Arena Hofheinz Pavilion HemisFair Arena The Summit/Compaq Center Toyota Center

Culture and lore	Red Rowdies Clutch City Clutch the Rockets Bear The Clock Incident 13 points in 35 seconds The Kiss of Death The Dream Shake 22 in a row Kermit Washington/Rudy Tomjanovich

NBA Championships (2)	1994 1995

Western Conference Championships (4)	1981 1986 1994 1995

Administration	Owner Leslie Alexander General Manager Daryl Morey Head Coach Mike D'Antoni

Retired numbers	11 22 23 24 34 45 CD

Most Valuable Players	Moses Malone Hakeem Olajuwon

Hall of Famers	Charles Barkley Rick Barry Clyde Drexler Elvin Hayes Moses Malone Calvin Murphy Dikembe Mutombo Hakeem Olajuwon Scottie Pippen Ralph Sampson Yao Ming

D-League affiliate	Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Rivals	San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz

Media	TV Root Sports Southwest Radio Sportstalk 790 Announcers Bill Worrell Clyde Drexler Matt Bullard Craig Ackerman

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