The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association. The
The Rockets moved into the Toyota Center at the start of the 2003–2004 season.
During the Rockets' years in San Diego, they played in the San Diego Sports Arena.
Calvin Murphy played all 13 of his seasons with the Rockets, and went on to become the team's color commentator.
Hakeem Olajuwon and Jim Petersen surround Kevin McHale (who would 25 years later become Houston's coach) during the 1986 NBA Finals.
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Pechanga Arena is an indoor arena in San Diego, California. Opened in 1966, it is an example of New Formalism architecture and has been designated by the City of San Diego as a historic resource. The
History of the Houston Rockets
…Diego in 1966 and saw the support for the Western Hockey League's San Diego Gulls, he invited Robert Breitbard, owner of the Gulls and their arena, the San Diego International Sports Center, to the next NBA owners' meeting. The league wanted to add other franchises in the Western United States, by then only represented through the Los…
San Diego Gulls pregame in October 2015 after renovations with arena in hockey configuration
Panoramic view of Pechanga Arena in hockey configuration in 2026
Ghost performing at the arena in 2022