Houston Rockets accomplishments and records
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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.
Individual records
[edit]Franchise leaders
[edit]Bold denotes still active with team.
Italic denotes still active but not with team. Points scored (regular season)
(as of the end of the 2020–21 season)[4]
- 1. Hakeem Olajuwon (26,511)
- 2. James Harden (18,365)
- 3. Calvin Murphy (17,949)
- 4. Rudy Tomjanovich (13,383)
- 5. Elvin Hayes (11,762)
- 6. Moses Malone (11,119)
- 7. Yao Ming (9,247)
- 8. Robert Reid (8,823)
- 9. Mike Newlin (8,480)
- 10. Otis Thorpe (8,177)
- 11. Cuttino Mobley (7,448)
- 12. Steve Francis (7,281)
- 13. Tracy McGrady (6,888)
- 14. Allen Leavell (6,684)
- 15. Vernon Maxwell (6,002)
- 16. Ralph Sampson (5,995)
- 17. Kenny Smith (5,910)
- 18. Luis Scola (5,597)
- 19. Rodney McCray (5,059)
- 20. Sleepy Floyd (5,030)
- 21. Stu Lantz (4,947)
- 22. Trevor Ariza (4,863)
- 23. Eric Gordon (4,564)
- 24. Lewis Lloyd (4,384)
- 25. Clyde Drexler (4,155)
- 26. Buck Johnson (4,139)
- 27. John Block (4,138)
- 28. Clint Capela (4,075)
- 29. Don Kojis (4,037)
- 30. John Lucas II (3,756)
Other statistics (regular season)
[edit](as of May 16, 2021)[4]
| Most minutes played | |
|---|---|
| Player | Minutes |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 42,844 |
| Calvin Murphy | 30,607 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 25,714 |
| James Harden | 23,006 |
| Robert Reid | 21,718 |
| Elvin Hayes | 20,782 |
| Otis Thorpe | 18,631 |
| Moses Malone | 17,780 |
| Mike Newlin | 17,646 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 16,343 |
| Most rebounds | |
|---|---|
| Player | Rebounds |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 13,382 |
| Elvin Hayes | 6,974 |
| Moses Malone | 6,959 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 6,198 |
| Otis Thorpe | 5,010 |
| Yao Ming | 4,494 |
| James Harden | 3,736 |
| Robert Reid | 3,706 |
| Clint Capela | 3,243 |
| Ralph Sampson | 3,189 |
| Most assists | |
|---|---|
| Player | Assists |
| James Harden | 4,796 |
| Calvin Murphy | 4,402 |
| Allen Leavell | 3,339 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 2,992 |
| Mike Newlin | 2,581 |
| Kenny Smith | 2,457 |
| Steve Francis | 2,411 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 2,363 |
| John Lucas | 2,358 |
| Robert Reid | 2,253 |
| Most steals | |
|---|---|
| Player | Steals |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 2,088 |
| Calvin Murphy | 1,165 |
| James Harden | 1,087 |
| Allen Leavell | 929 |
| Robert Reid | 881 |
| Trevor Ariza | 683 |
| Steve Francis | 619 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 559 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 526 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 470 |
| Most blocks | |
|---|---|
| Player | Blocks |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 3,740 |
| Yao Ming | 920 |
| Moses Malone | 758 |
| Ralph Sampson | 585 |
| Clint Capela | 491 |
| Kelvin Cato | 431 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 413 |
| James Harden | 390 |
| Robert Reid | 364 |
| Shane Battier | 351 |
| Most three-pointers made | |
|---|---|
| Player | 3-pointers made |
| James Harden | 2,029 |
| Eric Gordon | 956 |
| Trevor Ariza | 876 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 730 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 672 |
| Shane Battier | 576 |
| Matt Bullard | 557 |
| Kenny Smith | 521 |
| Rafer Alston | 517 |
| Patrick Beverley | 477 |
Individual honors
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- 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.[20] Both games went to triple overtime.[21]
- c The record only applies for a player that had 10 or more field goal attempts in a game.[22]
- d The record only applies for a player that had 5 or more three-point field goals made in a game.[22]
- f This means that the Rockets made 61 fields goals out of 89 attempted.
- g Drexler shares this record with 10 other players.[23]
- h Olajuwon shares this record with Mark Eaton.[24]
- i This record was achieved in one other game, between the New Jersey Nets and the Portland Trail Blazers.[25]
- j The Rockets share this record with the Washington Wizards.[26]
- k The Rockets share this record with the Orlando Magic (January 19, 2009)
- l The Rockets share this record with the Denver Nuggets (February 13, 2017).
References
[edit]- General
- "2008–09 Houston Rockets Media Guide". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- "Houston Rockets Career Leaders". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- "Houston Rockets Season Leaders". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- "NBA.com:All-Time Records Index". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- Specific
- ^ "Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off". Houston Chronicle. September 20, 2001. Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Houston Rockets". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ Pierce, Damien (March 18, 2008). "Celtics end Rockets' 22-game winning streak". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ a b "Houston Rockets Players | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "Moses Malone Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ a b "Hakeem Olajuwon Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "James Harden Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Elvin Hayes Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "James Harden Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 2015–16 Media Guide, p. 150
- ^ "NBA Awards – Executive of the Year". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Rockets' Daryl Morey named NBA Executive of the Year". Houston Chronicle. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Mutombo wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award". NBA.com. April 23, 2009. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ "Pat Beverley makes NBA All-Defensive Team on second unit". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ "Durant, LeBron headline 2013–14 All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "Houston Rockets All-Star Game Selections". Basketball-Reference. March 1, 2024. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b 2015–16 Media Guide, pp. 152-3
- ^ "Ralph Sampson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2004-10-11. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ "NBA.com: Rule No. 5 – Scoring and Timing". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Rockets Prevail in Triple-Overtime Thriller". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 22, 2004. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ a b "2008–09 Houston Rockets Media Guide". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. p. 118. Archived from the original on 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Steals". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "NBA.com: Playoff Records: Blocked Shots – Game". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Points". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Miscellaneous". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
External links
[edit]- Rockets.com Archived 2022-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Houston Rockets official site
- Houston Rockets Archived 2004-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com