2023–24 Houston Rockets season

The 2023–24 Houston Rockets season was the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 53rd season in the city of Houston.^[1]

On April 10, 2023, the Houston Rockets fired head coach Stephen Silas after three rebuilding seasons with the team.^[2] Two weeks later, the Rockets hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach, looking to contend for the playoffs.^[3]^[4] After starting out 0–3 in October, the Rockets had a six-game winning streak to start out November.

The Rockets entered the month of March with a 27–34 record and stood at 11th place in the Western Conference. Despite losing breakout player Alperen Şengün to injury, the Rockets won 13 of their next 14 games, including an 11-game winning streak buoyed by career-best performances from star Jalen Green alongside one-time all-star Fred VanVleet and rookie Amen Thompson, which allowed them to rise to contention for the play-in tournament. Their improved 38–35 record had them trail the Golden State Warriors by one game back from the #10-seed, but afterwards the Rockets fell into a five-game losing streak as the Warriors went on a winning streak of their own, resulting in their elimination from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season following an overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks on April 7. The Rockets would finish the season with a 41–41 record, finishing with a non-losing season for the first time in four years.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	4	Amen Thompson	Point guard	United States	City Reapers (Overtime Elite)
1	20	Cam Whitmore	Small forward	United States	Villanova (Fr.)

The Rockets entered the draft with two first round picks and no second round selections.^[5] For their first pick at four, the Rockets selected point guard Amen Thompson from Overtime Elite's City Reapers team, being the organization's first ever draft pick entering the NBA. With their pick at 20, Houston selected small forward Cam Whitmore, who won the Big East Conference's Freshman of the Year Award for his only season at Villanova University. Before the draft, Whitmore was widely regarded to be a lottery pick with some projections placing him as high as fourth overall.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Roster

2023–24 Houston Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	12	Adams, Steven	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1993-07-20	Pittsburgh
G/F	9	Brooks, Dillon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1996-01-22	Oregon
G/F	25	Bullock, Reggie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991-03-16	North Carolina
F	17	Eason, Tari	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-05-10	LSU
G	4	Green, Jalen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2002-02-09	Prolific Prep (CA)
F	32	Green, Jeff	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1986-08-28	Georgetown
G/F	14	Hinton, Nate (TW)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1999-06-08	Houston
G	0	Holiday, Aaron	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-09-30	UCLA
C	2	Landale, Jock	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1995-10-25	Saint Mary's
C	51	Marjanović, Boban	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	1988-08-15	Serbia
F	00	Samuels, Jermaine (TW)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1998-11-12	Villanova
C	28	Şengün, Alperen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	2002-07-25	Turkey
F	10	Smith, Jabari Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2003-05-13	Auburn
F	8	Tate, Jae'Sean	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1995-10-28	Ohio State
G/F	1	Thompson, Amen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2003-01-30	Pine Crest (FL)
G	5	VanVleet, Fred	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1994-02-25	Wichita State
F	7	Whitmore, Cam	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2004-07-08	Villanova
G/F	19	Williams, Nate (TW)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-02-12	Buffalo

Head coach

Ime Udoka

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 6, 2024

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	–	25‍–‍16	25‍–‍16	11‍–‍5	82
x – New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	1.0	21‍–‍19	28‍–‍14	9‍–‍7	82
Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	9.0	27‍–‍14	14‍–‍27	9‍–‍7	82
Memphis Grizzlies	27	55	.329	23.0	9‍–‍32	18‍–‍23	8‍–‍8	82
San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	28.0	12‍–‍29	10‍–‍31	3‍–‍13	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Oklahoma City Thunder *	57	25	.695	–	82
2	x – Denver Nuggets	57	25	.695	–	82
3	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0	82
4	y – Los Angeles Clippers *	51	31	.622	6.0	82
5	y – Dallas Mavericks *	50	32	.610	7.0	82
6	x – Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	8.0	82

7	x – New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0	82
8	x – Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0	82
9	pi – Sacramento Kings	46	36	.561	11.0	82
10	pi – Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0	82

11	Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0	82
12	Utah Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0	82
13	Memphis Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0	82
14	San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	35.0	82
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	36.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)

Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 10	Indiana	W 122–103	Alperen Şengün (15)	Amen Thompson (9)	Şengün, VanVleet (4)	Toyota Center 12,680	1–0
2	October 12	@ New Orleans	W 120–87	Jabari Smith Jr. (22)	Jabari Smith Jr. (9)	Holiday, Şengün, Thompson, VanVleet (4)	Legacy Arena 11,589	2–0
3	October 16	@ San Antonio	W 99–89	Thompson, Whitmore (15)	Holiday, Smith Jr. (9)	Aaron Holiday (6)	Frost Bank Center 16,030	3–0
4	October 18	@ San Antonio	L 103–117	Jabari Smith Jr. (20)	Jeenathan Williams (8)	Amen Thompson (4)	Frost Bank Center 17,236	3–1
5	October 20	Miami	W 110–104	Ja. Green, VanVleet (20)	Alperen Şengün (12)	Fred VanVleet (6)	Toyota Center 18,055	4–1

2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 27–14; Road: 14–27)

October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 25	@ Orlando	L 86–116	Brooks, Şengün, VanVleet (14)	Alperen Şengün (8)	Alperen Şengün (6)	Amway Center 18,846	0–1
2	October 27	@ San Antonio	L 122–126 (OT)	Alperen Şengün (25)	Alperen Şengün (14)	Fred VanVleet (12)	Frost Bank Center 18,354	0–2
3	October 29	Golden State	L 95–106	Jalen Green (21)	Jalen Green (9)	Alperen Şengün (7)	Toyota Center 18,055	0–3

November: 8–5 (home: 8–0; road: 0–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	November 1	Charlotte	W 128–119	Jalen Green (23)	Alperen Şengün (7)	Fred VanVleet (11)	Toyota Center 16,263	1–3
5	November 4	Sacramento	W 107–89	Dillon Brooks (26)	Jabari Smith Jr. (11)	Fred VanVleet (12)	Toyota Center 18,055	2–3
6	November 6	Sacramento	W 122–97	Jalen Green (23)	Alperen Şengün (8)	Alperen Şengün (12)	Toyota Center 15,130	3–3
7	November 8	L.A. Lakers	W 128–94	Jalen Green (28)	Tari Eason (9)	Fred VanVleet (10)	Toyota Center 18,055	4–3
8	November 10	New Orleans	W 104–101	Jalen Green (25)	Eason, Şengün (8)	Fred VanVleet (8)	Toyota Center 16,236	5–3
9	November 12	Denver	W 107–104	Fred VanVleet (26)	Ja. Green, Şengün (8)	Ja. Green, Şengün (5)	Toyota Center 18,055	6–3
10	November 17	@ L.A. Clippers	L 100–106	Alperen Şengün (23)	Şengün, VanVleet (8)	Fred VanVleet (10)	Crypto.com Arena 19,370	6–4
11	November 19	@ L.A. Lakers	L 104–105	Dillon Brooks (24)	Alperen Şengün (10)	Fred VanVleet (16)	Crypto.com Arena 18,997	6–5
12	November 20	@ Golden State	L 116–121	Alperen Şengün (30)	Alperen Şengün (13)	Fred VanVleet (14)	Chase Center 18,064	6–6
13	November 22	Memphis	W 111–91	Jalen Green (34)	Smith Jr., Tate (9)	Ja. Green, Tate, VanVleet (4)	Toyota Center 18,055	7–6
14	November 24	Denver	W 105–86	Jalen Green (25)	Şengün, Smith Jr. (15)	Fred VanVleet (11)	Toyota Center 18,055	8–6
15	November 28	@ Dallas	L 115–121	Alperen Şengün (31)	Şengün, Smith Jr. (9)	Fred VanVleet (12)	American Airlines Center 20,103	8–7
16	November 29	@ Denver	L 124–134	Jalen Green (26)	Şengün, Smith Jr. (7)	Jalen Green (9)	Ball Arena 19,590	8–8

December : 7–7 (home: 4–4; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 2	@ L.A. Lakers	L 97–107	Fred VanVleet (22)	Alperen Şengün (13)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Crypto.com Arena 18,997	8–9
18	December 6	Oklahoma City	W 110–101	Dillon Brooks (23)	Jabari Smith Jr. (18)	Fred VanVleet (9)	Toyota Center 16,291	9–9
19	December 8	@ Denver	W 114–106	Fred VanVleet (26)	Şengün, Smith Jr. (10)	Alperen Şengün (7)	Ball Arena 19,544	10–9
20	December 11	San Antonio	W 93–82	Tari Eason (18)	Tari Eason (14)	Smith Jr., VanVleet (5)	Toyota Center 16,481	11–9
21	December 13	Memphis	W 117–104	Tari Eason (25)	Tari Eason (14)	Fred VanVleet (9)	Toyota Center 16,813	12–9
22	December 15	@ Memphis	W 103–96	Dillon Brooks (26)	Jabari Smith Jr. (12)	Fred VanVleet (8)	FedExForum 16,941	13–9
23	December 17	@ Milwaukee	L 119–128	Fred VanVleet (22)	Alperen Şengün (8)	Jalen Green (7)	Fiserv Forum 17,341	13–10
24	December 18	@ Cleveland	L 130–135 (OT)	Fred VanVleet (27)	Eason, Şengün, VanVleet (8)	Fred VanVleet (17)	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432	13–11
25	December 20	Atlanta	L 127–134	Jabari Smith Jr. (34)	Jabari Smith Jr. (13)	Fred VanVleet (15)	Toyota Center 18,055	13–12
26	December 22	Dallas	W 122–96	Alperen Şengün (22)	Alperen Şengün (15)	Green, Thompson, VanVleet (4)	Toyota Center 18,055	14–12
27	December 23	@ New Orleans	W 106–104	Alperen Şengün (37)	Şengün, Smith Jr. (11)	Alperen Şengün (6)	Smoothie King Center 17,399	15–12
28	December 26	Indiana	L 117–123	Alperen Şengün (30)	Alperen Şengün (16)	Fred VanVleet (9)	Toyota Center 18,055	15–13
29	December 27	Phoenix	L 113–129	Alperen Şengün (24)	three players (5)	Fred VanVleet (6)	Toyota Center 18,055	15–14
30	December 29	Philadelphia	L 127–131	Fred VanVleet (33)	Tari Eason (11)	Fred VanVleet (10)	Toyota Center 18,055	15–15

January : 7–10 (home: 5–4; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
31	January 1	Detroit	W 136–113	Alperen Şengün (26)	Jabari Smith Jr. (6)	Alperen Şengün (9)	Toyota Center 18,055	16–15
32	January 3	Brooklyn	W 112–101	Alperen Şengün (30)	Jabari Smith Jr. (12)	Fred VanVleet (10)	Toyota Center 16,563	17–15
33	January 5	Minnesota	L 95–122	Jalen Green (20)	Jabari Smith Jr. (9)	Fred VanVleet (8)	Toyota Center 18,055	17–16
34	January 6	Milwaukee	W 112–108	Alperen Şengün (21)	Jabari Smith Jr. (12)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Toyota Center 18,055	18–16
35	January 8	@ Miami	L 113–120	Fred VanVleet (32)	Alperen Şengün (11)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Kaseya Center 19,694	18–17
36	January 10	@ Chicago	L 119–124 (OT)	Alperen Şengün (25)	Jabari Smith Jr. (15)	Fred VanVleet (10)	United Center 21,149	18–18
37	January 12	@ Detroit	W 112–110	Alperen Şengün (29)	Jabari Smith Jr. (11)	Fred VanVleet (12)	Little Caesars Arena 13,987	19–18
38	January 13	@ Boston	L 113–145	Cam Whitmore (22)	Şengün, Thompson (10)	Fred VanVleet (7)	TD Garden 19,156	19–19
39	January 15	@ Philadelphia	L 115–124	Jalen Green (20)	Alperen Şengün (9)	Alperen Şengün (6)	Wells Fargo Center 20,822	19–20
40	January 17	@ New York	L 94–109	Fred VanVleet (24)	Alperen Şengün (10)	Fred VanVleet (12)	Madison Square Garden 19,439	19–21
41	January 20	Utah	W 127–126 (OT)	Alperen Şengün (37)	Alperen Şengün (14)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Toyota Center 16,618	20–21
42	January 21	Boston	L 107–116	Dillon Brooks (25)	Amen Thompson (14)	Alperen Şengün (10)	Toyota Center 18,055	20–22
43	January 24	Portland	L 131–137 (OT)	Alperen Şengün (30)	Alperen Şengün (10)	Alperen Şengün (8)	Toyota Center 18,055	20–23
44	January 26	@ Charlotte	W 138–104	Jalen Green (36)	Cam Whitmore (11)	Amen Thompson (8)	Spectrum Center 16,164	21–23
45	January 27	@ Brooklyn	L 104–106	Brooks, Ja. Green, Whitmore (19)	Alperen Şengün (11)	Fred VanVleet (8)	Barclays Center 17,732	21–24
46	January 29	L.A. Lakers	W 135–119	Jalen Green (34)	Ja. Green, Şengün (12)	Fred VanVleet (14)	Toyota Center 18,055	22–24
47	January 31	New Orleans	L 99–110	Jalen Green (31)	Alperen Şengün (10)	Şengün, VanVleet (5)	Toyota Center 18,055	22–25

February : 3–9 (home: 3–1; road: 0–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
48	February 2	Toronto	W 135–106	Cam Whitmore (25)	Alperen Şengün (13)	Alperen Şengün (8)	Toyota Center 18,055	23–25
49	February 4	@ Minnesota	L 90–111	Alperen Şengün (15)	Alperen Şengün (10)	Jalen Green (7)	Target Center 18,024	23–26
50	February 6	@ Indiana	L 129–132	Jalen Green (30)	Amen Thompson (13)	Şengün, Thompson (6)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,571	23–27
51	February 9	@ Toronto	L 104–107	Dillon Brooks (20)	Jabari Smith Jr. (10)	Aaron Holiday (5)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	23–28
52	February 10	@ Atlanta	L 113–122	Jalen Green (26)	Jalen Green (14)	Jalen Green (10)	State Farm Arena 17,503	23–29
53	February 12	New York	W 105–103	Dillon Brooks (23)	Amen Thompson (13)	Alperen Şengün (6)	Toyota Center 16,790	24–29
54	February 14	@ Memphis	L 113–121	four players (19)	Amen Thompson (12)	Alperen Şengün (6)	FedExForum 15,012	24–30
All-Star Game
55	February 22	@ New Orleans	L 105–127	Amen Thompson (22)	Alperen Şengün (9)	Fred VanVleet (6)	Smoothie King Center 17,421	24–31
56	February 23	Phoenix	W 114–110	Fred VanVleet (23)	Jabari Smith Jr. (16)	Fred VanVleet (5)	Toyota Center 18,055	25–31
57	February 25	Oklahoma City	L 110–123	Smith Jr., VanVleet (20)	Jabari Smith Jr. (17)	Ja. Green, Smith Jr. (4)	Toyota Center 18,055	25–32
58	February 27	@ Oklahoma City	L 95–112	Alperen Şengün (23)	Jabari Smith Jr. (13)	Alperen Şengün (6)	Paycom Center 17,164	25–33
59	February 29	@ Phoenix	L 105–110	Jalen Green (34)	Jabari Smith Jr. (16)	Fred VanVleet (5)	Footprint Center 17,071	25–34

March : 13–2 (home: 6–2; road: 7–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 2	@ Phoenix	W 118–109	Jalen Green (34)	Alperen Şengün (10)	Fred VanVleet (11)	Footprint Center 17,071	26–34
61	March 5	San Antonio	W 114–101	Alperen Şengün (45)	Alperen Şengün (16)	Fred VanVleet (10)	Toyota Center 16,734	27–34
62	March 6	L.A. Clippers	L 116–122	Alperen Şengün (23)	Alperen Şengün (19)	Alperen Şengün (14)	Toyota Center 17,033	27–35
63	March 8	@ Portland	W 123–107	Jalen Green (27)	Şengün, Smith Jr. (9)	Fred VanVleet (10)	Moda Center 18,139	28–35
64	March 10	@ Sacramento	W 112–104	Fred VanVleet (22)	Jabari Smith Jr. (11)	Fred VanVleet (9)	Golden 1 Center 18,022	29–35
65	March 12	@ San Antonio	W 103–101	Fred VanVleet (21)	Jabari Smith Jr. (9)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Frost Bank Center 18,751	30–35
66	March 14	Washington	W 135–119	Jalen Green (37)	Amen Thompson (10)	Fred VanVleet (9)	Toyota Center 18,055	31–35
67	March 16	Cleveland	W 117–103	Jalen Green (26)	Jalen Green (11)	Fred VanVleet (16)	Toyota Center 18,055	32–35
68	March 19	@ Washington	W 137–114	Jalen Green (42)	Jabari Smith Jr. (14)	Fred VanVleet (11)	Capital One Arena 14,137	33–35
69	March 21	Chicago	W 127–117	Jalen Green (26)	Jock Landale (12)	Fred VanVleet (12)	Toyota Center 17,016	34–35
70	March 23	Utah	W 147–119	Jalen Green (41)	Amen Thompson (10)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Toyota Center 18,055	35–35
71	March 25	Portland	W 110–92	Jalen Green (27)	Landale, Thompson (9)	Holiday, VanVleet (4)	Toyota Center 16,537	36–35
72	March 27	@ Oklahoma City	W 132–126 (OT)	Jalen Green (37)	Amen Thompson (15)	Jalen Green (7)	Paycom Center 17,438	37–35
73	March 29	@ Utah	W 101–100	Jalen Green (34)	Amen Thompson (14)	Green, VanVleet (6)	Delta Center 18,206	38–35
74	March 31	Dallas	L 107–125	Jabari Smith Jr. (28)	Smith Jr., Thompson (7)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Toyota Center 18,055	38–36

April: 3–5 (home: 1–2; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 2	@ Minnesota	L 106–113	Jalen Green (26)	Amen Thompson (9)	Jalen Green (6)	Target Center 18,024	38–37
76	April 4	Golden State	L 110–133	Jabari Smith Jr. (24)	Jock Landale (6)	Fred VanVleet (9)	Toyota Center 18,055	38–38
77	April 5	Miami	L 104–119	Jalen Green (21)	Jabari Smith Jr. (8)	Fred VanVleet (8)	Toyota Center 18,055	38–39
78	April 7	@ Dallas	L 136–147 (OT)	Dillon Brooks (29)	Jabari Smith Jr. (9)	Fred VanVleet (12)	American Airlines Center 20,317	38–40
79	April 9	Orlando	W 118–106	Fred VanVleet (37)	Thompson, VanVleet (8)	Fred VanVleet (6)	Toyota Center 18,055	39–40
80	April 11	@ Utah	L 121–124	Fred VanVleet (42)	Amen Thompson (10)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Delta Center 18,206	39–41
81	April 12	@ Portland	W 116–107	Jalen Green (26)	Amen Thompson (15)	Amen Thompson (6)	Moda Center 18,630	40–41
82	April 14	@ L.A. Clippers	W 116–105	Cam Whitmore (21)	Amen Thompson (11)	Amen Thompson (10)	Crypto.com Arena 19,370	41–41

2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[10]^[11] During the in-season tournament period, the Rockets will compete in Group B of the Western Conference, which will include the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Dallas Mavericks.

West group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification	NOP	HOU	DAL	DEN	LAC
1	New Orleans Pelicans	4	3	1	463	430	+33	Advance to knockout stage	—	101–104	131–110	115–110	116–106
2	Houston Rockets	4	2^[a]	2	424	414	+10		104–101	—	115–121	105–86	100–106
3	Dallas Mavericks	4	2^[a]	2	489	497	−8		110–131	121–115	—	114–125	144–126
4	Denver Nuggets	4	2^[a]	2	432	442	−10		110–115	86–105	125–114	—	111–108
5	Los Angeles Clippers	4	1	3	446	471	−25		106–116	106–100	126–144	108–111	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 6	Jock Landale	Phoenix Suns	^[12]
July 7	Fred VanVleet	Toronto Raptors	^[13]
July 7	Jeff Green	Denver Nuggets	^[14]
July 10	Aaron Holiday	Atlanta Hawks	^[15]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.

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v t e Houston Rockets
Founded in 1967 Played in San Diego (1967–1971) Based in Houston, Texas
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1967 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	San Diego Sports Arena Hofheinz Pavilion Astrodome HemisFair Arena The Summit/Compaq Center Toyota Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Tilman Fertitta President Gretchen Sheirr General manager Rafael Stone Head coach Ime Udoka
G League affiliate	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Retired numbers	11 22 23 24 34 44 45
NBA championships	1994 1995
Rivalries	Dallas Mavericks San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz
Culture and lore	Red Rowdies ClutchFans Clutch City Clutch the Rockets Bear Dancing Barry The Kiss of Death The Dream Shake 13 points in 35 seconds 22 wins in a row The Year of the Yao June 17th, 1994 27 consecutive 3-pointers missed

Houston Rockets seasons

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

1993–94

1994–95

2000s

2010s

2020s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

2023–24 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto
Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee
Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento
Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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