The Houston Rockets have had an array of quality players over the years and have achieved a lot of success ever since the team the team was founded back in 1967. In the 90s, we saw Hakeem Olajuwon, Kenny “the Jet,” Smith, Clyde Drexler, and various other talented Hall of Famers play for the team. In the 2000s we saw Yao Ming, and T-Mac take over the Rockets. Ming became one of the few foreign born players, at the time, to dominate the league. <\/p>
Then fast forward to the 2010s we saw James Harden turn into a demon of a scorer with the team and win an MVP award with them. Now in the 2020s we are seeing the rise of Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, and others. The Rockets, after a couple of seasons of rebuilding, are now back in the playoff picture and could even end up as the 2nd seed by the end of the season.<\/p>
Today we look at the playoff history for the Houston Rockets, so let’s get right into it.<\/p>
The Houston Rockets have played 54 seasons in the NBA<\/a> and have been to the playoffs 34 times. The Rockets won back-to-back championships during the 1993-94 season and the 1994-95 season, with Olajuwon leading the way in both of those years. They have been to the finals 4 times (1981, 1986, 1994,1995), have appeared in the Western Conference Finals 7 times, have won the divisional title 4 times so far, and have been to the 2nd round of the playoffs 17 times.<\/p>