They are a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
[1] After four losing seasons,[2] however, the team was sold to a group of investors based in Houston.
[4] Rudy Tomjanovich, who led the Rockets to their two championships, is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular-season and playoff games coached and wins.
[5][3] Alex Hannum, Tex Winter, Kevin McHale, Bill Fitch, Rudy Tomjanovich and Rick Adelman have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Both Tex Winter and Johnny Egan have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with the Rockets.