Houston, TX

Houston Rockets

Address: Toyota Center, 1510 Polk St., Houston TX 77002 - MAP
Phone: 1 (877) NBA-ROCKETS
Web: www.nba.com

The Houston Rockets are the hometown heroes of Houston, winning multiple NBA championships along with the hearts of fans with their exciting draft picks and heart-stopping wins in a slew of recent championship seasons.

The Houston Rockets play in the Southwest Division of the Western conference in the National Basketball Association.

Their debut season back in 1968 was disappointing, but the Rockets haven't looked back since. In their second season, they drafted Elvin Hayes and made their first appearance in the playoffs in 1969. They then went on to draft future MVP's and made the conference finals shortly thereafter. Finally, the Rockets made the NBA finals in 1981 and have been the darlings of Houston ever since.

The team won their first championship in 1995, then advanced to the playoffs again after drafting Yao Ming in 2004.

Exciting lineup changes and new draft picks have kept the team fresh and vibrant, with fans saying it's only a matter of time before another Championship banner hangs from the rafters of the Toyota Center.