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After their inaugural losing season the Rockets would go on to win the coin toss against the Baltimore Bullets for the first round draft pick, choosing Elvin Hayes. With Hayes at the helm, the Houston Rockets would make their first appearance at the NBA playoffs but would ultimately lose in the semi-finals to the Atlanta Hawks. 1970 brought the drafting of Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich, two men who would spend the next 25 seasons playing together and impressing San Diego Rocket ticket holders game to game.
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About The Houston Rockets
Because of low performance and low ticket sales for the next two years, the teams owner was looking to sell his team. It was in 1971 that the team would leave their home in beautiful Southern California for the spotlight in Houston, Texas and become the well known Houston Rockets and becoming the first franchise NBA team in Texas. Their first year in Houston proved what a good move it was for the team. Houston defeated the bullets in the semi finals and then went on to the conference finals. Unfortunately though, the team would lose to the top seed Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2.
During the 1981-1982 season, the Rockets had improved their record to 46-36 but were once again eliminated during the first round of playoffs. Even though in the 1983-1984 season the Houston Rockets ticket holders were only rewarded with a 29-53 record, Ralph Sampson was awarded Rookie of the Year and Houston was again given a first round draft pick of 1984 and smartly chose Hakeem Olajuwon who finished second only to Michael Jordan in the Rookie of the Year votes.
The dawn of the 21st century brought an amazing player to the table for the Houston Rockets ticket holders. A giant Chinese man at 7ft 6in, Yao Ming became a pivotal part of a struggling team. That first season the Rockets game improved by an impressive 15 games, but they still missed the playoffs by a single game. For the next few years, the team would continue to quietly grow stronger and acquire new and stronger players. One major change that would help the Houston Rockers tickets sell was the acquirement of Tracy McGrady. Together with Yao, McGrady boosted the Houston Rockets to their best record in a decade. They finished the season with a 51-31 record. But once again their season would end in the first round. The following season proved to be a disaster as McGrady and Yao both injured missed a total of 70 games.
In July of 2009, the Houston Rockets picked up Trevor Aziza and signed him to a 5 year contract to help replace the injured Yao Ming. Ariza is not new to the game, coming from the championship team Los Angeles Lakers. Hopefully for the Houston Rockets ticket holding fans, Arzia will find his groove with his new team and a new home at the Toyota Center in Houston. A new face could be just what the team needs to boost their ticket sales.
