Houston Rockets year by year

59 seasons since 1967-68 · 2473-2297 all time · 2 titles

How have the Rockets ranked, year by year?

The Houston Rockets have played 59 seasons since 1967-68: 2473-2297 in the regular season, with 2 titles. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2025-26's (4th in points allowed), the best offense 2019-20's (2nd in points scored).

Houston Rockets by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2025-26	52-30	115.218th	110.04th	Ime Udoka	Playoffs, 2-4
2024-25	52-30	114.313th	109.86th	Ime Udoka	Playoffs, 3-4
2023-24	41-41	114.316th	113.214th	Ime Udoka	—
2022-23	22-60	110.728th	118.628th	Stephen Silas	—
2021-22	20-62	109.719th	118.230th	Stephen Silas	—
2020-21	17-55	108.824th	116.727th	Stephen Silas	—
2019-20	44-28	117.82nd	114.823rd	Mike D'Antoni	Playoffs, 5-7
2018-19	53-29	113.911th	109.110th	Mike D'Antoni	Playoffs, 6-5
2017-18	65-17	112.42nd	103.96th	Mike D'Antoni	Playoffs, 11-6
2016-17	55-27	115.32nd	109.626th	Mike D'Antoni	Playoffs, 6-5
2015-16	41-41	106.54th	106.425th	J. B. Bickerstaff	Playoffs, 1-4
2014-15	56-26	103.96th	100.517th	Kevin McHale	Playoffs, 9-8
2013-14	54-28	107.72nd	103.123rd	Kevin McHale	Playoffs, 2-4
2012-13	45-37	106.02nd	102.528th	Kevin McHale	Playoffs, 2-4
2011-12	34-32	98.19th	97.919th	Kevin McHale	—
2010-11	43-39	105.93rd	103.722nd	Rick Adelman	—
2009-10	42-40	102.48th	102.722nd	Rick Adelman	—
2008-09	53-29	98.417th	94.47th	Rick Adelman	Playoffs, 7-6
2007-08	55-27	96.722nd	92.04th	Rick Adelman	Playoffs, 2-4
2006-07	52-30	97.017th	92.13rd	Jeff Van Gundy	Playoffs, 3-4
2005-06	34-48	90.129th	91.74th	Jeff Van Gundy	—
2004-05	51-31	95.120th	91.03rd	Jeff Van Gundy	Playoffs, 3-4
2003-04	45-37	89.825th	88.05th	Jeff Van Gundy	Playoffs, 1-4
2002-03	43-39	93.821st	92.38th	Rudy Tomjanovich	—
2001-02	28-54	92.321st	97.219th	Rudy Tomjanovich	—
2000-01	45-37	97.29th	94.99th	Rudy Tomjanovich	—
1999-00	34-48	99.58th	100.420th	Rudy Tomjanovich	—
1998-99	31-19	94.27th	91.915th	Rudy Tomjanovich	Playoffs, 1-3
1997-98	41-41	98.87th	99.523rd	Rudy Tomjanovich	Playoffs, 2-3
1996-97	57-25	100.65th	96.113th	Rudy Tomjanovich	Playoffs, 9-7
1995-96	48-34	102.510th	100.717th	Rudy Tomjanovich	Playoffs, 3-5
1994-95	47-35	103.58th	101.413th	Rudy Tomjanovich	Won the NBA Finals
1993-94	58-24	101.112th	96.85th	Rudy Tomjanovich	Won the NBA Finals
1992-93	55-27	104.017th	99.83rd	Rudy Tomjanovich	Playoffs, 6-6
1991-92	42-40	102.018th	103.711th	Don Chaney	—
1990-91	52-30	106.79th	103.26th	Don Chaney	Playoffs, 0-3
1989-90	41-41	106.715th	105.39th	Don Chaney	Playoffs, 1-3
1988-89	45-37	108.512th	107.58th	Don Chaney	Playoffs, 1-3
1987-88	46-36	109.09th	107.612th	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 1-3
1986-87	42-40	106.915th	105.92nd	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 5-5
1985-86	51-31	114.46th	111.812th	Bill Fitch	Lost the NBA Finals
1984-85	48-34	111.29th	109.59th	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 2-3
1983-84	29-53	110.610th	113.718th	Bill Fitch	—
1982-83	14-68	99.320th	110.913th	Del Harris	—
1981-82	46-36	105.918th	105.98th	Del Harris	Playoffs, 1-2
1980-81	40-42	108.311th	107.914th	Del Harris	Lost the NBA Finals
1979-80	41-41	110.88th	110.614th	Del Harris	Playoffs, 2-5
1978-79	47-35	113.45th	112.416th	Tom Nissalke	Playoffs, 0-2
1977-78	28-54	103.821st	107.88th	Tom Nissalke	—
1976-77	49-33	106.412th	104.87th	Tom Nissalke	Playoffs, 6-6
1975-76	40-42	106.2	107.0	Johnny Egan	—
1974-75	41-41	103.9	102.9	Johnny Egan	Playoffs, 3-5
1973-74	32-50	107.4	107.6	Johnny Egan	—
1972-73	33-49	112.8	114.5	Tex Winter	—
1971-72	34-48	109.7	111.2	Tex Winter	—
1970-71San Diego Rockets	40-42	113.2	113.4	Alex Hannum	—
1969-70San Diego Rockets	27-55	118.7	121.8	Alex Hannum	—
1968-69San Diego Rockets	37-45	115.3	115.5	Jack McMahon	Playoffs, 2-4
1967-68San Diego Rockets	15-67	112.4	121.0	Jack McMahon	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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