However, they would start to struggle losing five consecutive games afterwards, but managed to hold a 25–22 record at the All-Star break.
[4] By February 21, they hovered at .500 with a mediocre 26–26 record when head coach Don Chaney was fired and replaced with assistant Rudy Tomjanovich.
However, they struggled losing ten of their last 15 games, as Hakeem Olajuwon missed 12 games due to a hamstring injury, which the Rockets' management accused him of faking because of a contract dispute, and suspended him.
[8][9][10][11] The Rockets lost their final three games to close the season, finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 42–40 record,[12] missing the playoffs by just one game behind the 8th-seeded Lakers, who were without All-Star guard Magic Johnson, who had retired due to HIV.
[20][21] Roster Last transaction: January 30, 1992 NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.