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
Franchise leaders
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)
(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
See also
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.[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
- 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. 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. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- Specific
External links
- Rockets.com Houston Rockets official site
- Houston Rockets Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com