| Houston Rockets tickets are a great way to | | | | Rising To the Summit |
| enjoy a game of well-played basketball. The | | | | |
| Rockets are not only double championship | | | | In 1975, the Rockets moved into the Summit, a |
| winners; they have also hosted some of the | | | | place that they would call home for the next |
| best players in the NBA at one time or | | | | 28 years. The Summit was part of a new breed |
| another. When the Rockets hit the courts, you | | | | of sports arenas, decked out with the latest |
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| The Houston Rockets are based in Houston, | | | | the arena! But the move also saw a change in |
| Texas, and play in the National Basketball | | | | the game of the Rockets. In 1977, the team |
| Association, under the western conference and | | | | signed on Moses Malone, straight out of high |
| the southwest division. The Rockets so far | | | | school. Malone proved himself to be one of |
| have two championship wins to their name, as | | | | the best players on the team, winning the |
| well as four conference and four division | | | | Most Valuable Player award in 1979. That |
| titles. The team hosts its home games at the | | | | year, the Rockets posted an impressive record |
| Toyota Center. | | | | of 47-35. In the eighties, another star began |
| | | | to shine through for the Rockets- Calvin |
| A Rough Start | | | | Murphy. Murphy was already well known for his |
| | | | relatively short height, but he was also very |
| The Rockets joined the NBA in 1967 as an | | | | fast and able to throw free shots very well. |
| expansion team, originally based in San | | | | |
| Diego. Things did not go well for the team | | | | While the team played steadily and Houston |
| initially- even though they managed to make | | | | Rockets tickets continued to sell well, it |
| the playoffs in 1969, the team was eventually | | | | wouldn't be until 1993 that the team would |
| shifted to Houston, as fan support in San | | | | begin their championship run. The Rockets |
| Diego tended to shift towards the Los Angeles | | | | clinched the championships two years running, |
| Lakers. It seemed like a sound move, | | | | in 1994 and 1995. They became the only 6th |
| particularly because the name Rockets chimed | | | | seed team in NBA history to win the |
| in with the affiliation that Houston had for | | | | championship. Recently, a number of Rockets' |
| the space program. | | | | top players have been riddled with injuries, |
| | | | but the team still looks ready to make |
| But sales of Houston Rockets tickets were not | | | | another championship win. If you haven't |
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