What is a rocket?

Team history

The Rockets are a team with a tradition of high center, from early moses malone and Ralph Sampson to hakeem olajuwon, and China center Yao Ming who was selected in the first round in 2002. Rocket 1967 joined the NBA and settled in San Diego. After four dull seasons, they moved to Houston at 197 1.

Main Gymnasium: Toyota Center Arena

Like many teams, the Rockets' first season was disappointing. 1967- 1968 season, the rockets only won 15 and lost 67. In the second season, the Rockets won the "Big E" elvin hayes from the University of Houston. The rookie season averaged 28.4 points per game, and the performance of the Rockets began to rise. 1968- 1969 season, the rockets made a record of 37 wins and 45 losses and reached the playoffs. 1970 Rocket 27 wins and 55 losses, 197 1, 40 wins and 42 losses. Starting from 197 1, the Rockets moved to Houston.

Houston people prefer to watch football, so the Rockets didn't get much welcome when they moved here. 1976- 1977 season, the rockets won the legendary Moses Malone. At that time, the Rockets also had Tom Janovich and others, who won the 1977 Central Championship with 49 wins and 33 losses, but lost to the 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals.

1977- 1978 season, Tom janovic was seriously injured by Comite Washington and rested for five months. The strength of the Rockets was greatly damaged, with only 28 wins and 54 losses that season. 1978- 1979 season, moses malone averaged 24.8 points 17.6 rebounds and won the MVP in the regular season. The Rockets also entered the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round. 1980- 198 1 season, under the leadership of Moses Malone, the Rockets entered the finals again, but in the finals, the Celtics of larry bird won 4-2.

The Rockets reached the finals for the second time eight years later. 1983 and 1984, the Rockets won two consecutive No.1 pick-ups, Ralph sampson and Achim Olajuwon, respectively, and two players over 2. 10 formed the "Twin Towers". Rockets 1985 reached the playoffs, but were eliminated by Jazz in the first round. 1986, the rockets reached the finals, but this time they met Celtic and failed.

It was not until 1994 that the Rockets won the first championship trophy. Olajuwon averaged 27.3 points 1 1.9 rebounds and 3.7 1 blocks that season. In the finals, the Rockets met the new york Knicks. Olajuwon defeated Ewing and the Rockets won the team's first championship 4-2.

1995, the Rockets got the "glider" drexler from the Trailblazers, but the defending champion struggled in the regular season, with only 47 wins and 35 losses. The playoffs are also very difficult. The first round defeated the Jazz with 60 wins, and the second round lost to the Suns with 1-3, but the Rockets won three games in a row. In the Western Conference finals, Olajuwon played david robinson, the MVP of the regular season, and the Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs 4-2 to advance. In the finals, Olajuwon met the young O 'Neill, and the Rockets swept Orlando Magic 4-0 to win the championship again.

After four seasons, the Rockets scored well in the regular season, but they didn't go far in the playoffs. 1999 Pippen, Olajuwon and Buckley also stopped in the first round. In the 2000 season, the Rockets got old and left. 16 failed to enter the playoffs for the first time since the season.

Rocket reorganization, Olajuwon joined the Raptors in 2000 and retired in 2002165438+1October 9. In the 2002 draft, the Rockets hand-picked Yao Ming from China as the top pick, and then introduced a high center. A new era has begun.

This team was originally established in San Diego, where the arms industry is prevalent. After the team moved to Houston (196 1), the name "rocket" became more worthy of the name.

[Edit this paragraph] Team record

Total score record

Olajuwon's total score in the Rockets is 265 1 1, which no one can surpass so far. Calvin murphy is the second most scoring player in the history of the Rockets, but Murphy's total score is 17949, which is still 8652 points away from Olajuwon.

Individual single-game scoring record

Although Murphy lost to Olajuwon in the total score, he was ahead of all the stars who played for the Rockets in a single game. Murphy scored 57 points in the March 1978 game between the Rockets and the Nets. However, his "personal heroism" still failed to save the team, and the game ended with the Rockets losing to the Nets by 2 points.

Win the record of the biggest difference.

19781June19th, the Rockets beat the Nets at home with 139-87 and beat their opponents by 52 points! At that time, it was only the third game at the beginning of the season, but the Rockets led by superstars such as Murphy and moses malone were running smoothly on the offensive end, and the whole team seemed to have been running in for two or three months. Fishing nets can only swallow bitter fruit.

The highest score record of failure

1986 65438+On February 7th, the Rockets lost to the SuperSonics at home 80- 136, and the Rockets lost 56 points in that game! In that game, the Rockets' shooting percentage was only 33%, with 19 mistakes. Coincidentally, the Rockets were eliminated by the Sonics in the playoffs that season.

Time record of appearance

Olajuwon played 42,844 minutes for the Rockets in his career. He can play for such a long time, on the one hand, because Olajuwon is in good health and elastic, and on the other hand, because Olajuwon is a technical center and rarely rushes hard, so he is rarely injured, especially not seriously.

A record of playing time in a single game

20 10, 65438+ 10, 65438, in the timberwolves of Rocket120:14, the Rocket struggled to defeat the opponent for three extra hours. Brooks played nearly 60 minutes and Ariza played 57 minutes. To be exact, Xiao Bu has been playing for 59 minutes and 25 seconds, tied with Mobry, an old cat, and tied for the most playing time in a single game in the history of the Rockets.

Shooting percentage record

In the journey of the Rockets winning the championship, there is one person whose value cannot be ignored, and that person is Ortiz Thorpe. Thorpe is a power forward, and his shots in the open space are as steady as Mount Tai, just like CIC textbooks. Thorpe has shot more than 54% in each of his seven seasons with the Rockets, and his total shooting percentage as a Rockets player is as high as 55.9%!

The team scored the highest score in a single game.

199 1 year 1 month1day, the Rockets scored 156 points in the game against the Nuggets, setting a scoring record in their team's history. In that game, the Rockets' shooting percentage was as high as 57% and their three-point shooting percentage reached 46%. Four players scored more than 23 points, and the Rockets scored 50 points in the fourth quarter!

The highest score in a single game.

1970 March 13, the early rockets were not good at defense. In the game against Cincinnati Royals, they were scored 165 by their opponents.

Single-month total victory record

In February 2008, the Rockets maintained a record of 13 wins and 0 losses. The opponents they defeated included the Cavaliers (twice), the Nuggets, the Trailblazers and the Eagles, and their monthly victory was full of gold. This is the first team in the league to win in a single month since the Spurs 1995-96 season in March (16 wins and 0 losses).

Ten consecutive net wins.

From February 22nd to March 22nd, 2008, the Rockets successively defeated the Heat, Hornets, Bulls, Wizards, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Pacers, Mavericks, Hornets and Nets. In this 10 winning game, they beat their opponents by more than 10 points every game, which is a creation.

The highest score at half-time.

199 1 year 1 year1October1day, the Rockets scored 94 points in the second half against the Nuggets, which is a miracle. In that game, the Rockets scored 44 points in the third quarter and further scored 50 points in the fourth quarter.

The highest score in the first half was lost.

1970 February 12, the rockets scored 97 points in the second half against the hawks, which was a humiliating memory for the rockets.

Hit a three-pointer record

"Mad" Maxwell is a rocket figure who has to be mentioned. His nickname comes from his wild personality and unstable play on the court. Once Maxwell got his wish, he was an unstoppable figure. During his time with the Rockets, Maxwell hit 730 three-pointers, setting a team record.

Single-game shooting percentage record

065438+20091October18th, in the Houston Rockets' 93-86 home victory over Miami Heat, Yao Ming 12 shot scored 26 points, with an incredible hit rate of 100%.

Auxiliary record

Murphy is the best point guard in rocket history. Although he is short, he is strong. Murphy can always shuttle through the forests of ordinary people and give the ball to his teammates in the most appropriate way. Behind-the-back and crotch passes are commonplace for Murphy, who has been sending 4,402 assists for the Rockets.

Steal records

Are all the people who are good at breaking the ball small? If you have this view, please look at Olajuwon. As a 7-foot big man, his steals rank first in rocket history! Olajuwon has contributed 2088 steals to the Rockets, averaging 1.7 steals per game, which is quite scary for the center.

Blocking record

Olajuwon is not only the blocked shot king of the Rockets, but also the blocked shot king in the league history. His total number of blocked shots reached 3,830 times, which is called "unprecedented, no one came after". Olajuwon averaged 3. 1 blocked shots throughout his career.

Season's winning record

1993-94 season, under the leadership of Olajuwon, the Rockets won 58 regular-season victories, setting a record for the number of regular-season victories in a single season. That season, the Rockets finally won the NBA championship.

Record of season failure

1967-68 season is the first time for the Rockets to enter the NBA. A new army has to pay tuition, and the rocket is no exception. At the end of that season, they lost 67 games, and the winning percentage was only 18.3%.

Continuous free throw hit record

Murphy hit 78 free throws in a row from February 0982 198 1 65438+28 to March 0982, setting an amazing historical record. No one dares to touch this record so far. Even a defender with solid basic skills can hardly score 50 goals in a row, let alone 78 goals in a row.

The highest score of a single loss

In the history of rockets, opponents scored 54 points twice in a single quarter. 1970 February 12, the rockets scored 54 points against the hawks in the third quarter. 1970 On February 26th, the rocket made the same mistake. They scored 54 points in the fourth quarter against Celtic.

Longest winning streak record

At the beginning of 2008, the rocket was unstoppable. 1 From the end of the month to March 19, the Rockets' winning streak was ended by the Celtics. The Rockets won 22 consecutive victories, the second longest winning streak in NBA history. During this period, Yao Ming helped the team win a 12 winning streak, but later he was reimbursed for his left scaphoid fracture during the season. This team won a winning streak of 10 by relying on the strength of the team, and its 22 winning streak was second only to the Lakers' 33 winning streak in the season of 197 1- 1972.

Longest losing streak record

During the period from 1968 65438+ 10/9 to February 17, the rocket suffered a losing streak of 17, and there was no dawn in sight. It was not until 1968 February19 Rocket Home1-106 that the 76 ers were defeated that the losing streak ended.

Continuous coaching season record

Rudy-Tom Janovich began to coach the Rockets from 199 1-92 season, until he gave up coaching for physical reasons in 2002-03 season. He coached the Rockets 12 season and was the longest coach in the history of the Rockets. During his coaching, Tang Shuai led the Rockets to the finals twice and won the championship. His winning percentage is as high as 56%.

Successively selected for the All-Star Game Record.

Olajuwon was selected to the All-Star Game for the first time from 1985 until he was selected to the All-Star Game for the last time from 1997. 199 1 only missed once. Olajuwon was selected as an All-Star for a total of *** 12 times in his career, leaving an unmatched record. Neither moses malone nor Tom Ianovici can keep up with Olajuwon's all-star record.

35 seconds score record

65438+On February, 2004 10, a game full of miracles was staged. McGrady hit four 3-pointers and made an extra free throw in the last 35 seconds of the game, and got 13 points, which made the Rockets narrowly beat the Spurs by 1 point. McGrady saved the Rockets by himself. 35 seconds before the end, the Spurs led 76-68. At this time, McGrady began to show off. He hit three points in a row. His three points also led to a foul by tim duncan 24.3 seconds before the end of the game. After McGrady added a penalty, the Rockets tied the score at 75-78. After the Spurs made two free throws, with 1 1.2 seconds left in the game, McGrady hit the third three-pointer and tied the score at 78-80. Then McGrady finished the steal and finally hit a three-pointer in 1.7 seconds. At the last moment, the rocket made a miraculous comeback with 8 1-80.

[Edit this paragraph] Rocket lineup in 2009-2065438+00 season

Forward/center number? Player? Position and height on the court? Weight birthday? NBA ball age?

0 ? Aaron brooks? Point guard 1.83 73? 1985- 1- 14 3

1 ? Trevor Ariza? Small forward? 2.03 ? 95 ? 1985-6-30 ? five

2 ? Garrett temple? Guard? 1.98 ? 86 ? 1986-5-8 ? 0

Hilton Armstrong striker/center 2.11.1071984-1-23 3

4 ? Luis scola? Forward/center? 2.06 ? 104 ? 1980-4-30 ? 2

5 ? Jermaine Taylor defender 1.93? 93 ? 1986-3-25 ? 0

7 kyle lowry? Defender 1.83? 79 ? 1982- 12-8 ? three

19 ? Will conroy? Guard? 1.88 ? 88 ? 1980-9- 12 ? 1

1 1 Yao Ming? Center 2.29? 14 1 ? 1980-9- 12 ? seven

10 ? Chase budinger? Forward? 2.0 1 ? 99 ? 1988-5-22 ? 0