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The Rockets won all their games in Houston, [102] and advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1997, and the first time in Yao's career. [103] The Rockets faced the Lakers in the second round, and Yao scored 28 points, with 8 points in the final four minutes, to lead the Rockets to a 100–92 win in Los Angeles. [104]
To date, the Rockets have not advanced to the finals again. The Rockets missed the playoffs from 1999 to 2003, and did not make the playoffs again until after they drafted Yao Ming in 2002. Since then, the Rockets have had a winning season in all but two of the next 14 seasons and, led by James Harden, advanced to the conference finals in 2015. [2]
In the offseason, Houston saw major changes in the roster as the Rockets acquired Tracy McGrady in a seven-player deal with the Orlando Magic. [119] The 2004–05 season saw McGrady and Yao lead the Rockets to their best record in 10 years, [ 2 ] finishing at 51–31 and seeded fifth in the Western Conference playoffs. [ 120 ]
On July 28, 2006, Lucas signed with the Rockets to a three-year contract. [2] In the 2006–07 season, Lucas and the Rockets made it to the playoffs, where they lost to the Utah Jazz in the first round, in 7 games. On October 30, 2007, Lucas was one of four players cut from the Rockets' roster, prior to the commencement of the 2007–08 season.
At her current height of 7 foot 3 she is 3 inches shorter than Yao, 43, who was one of the tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association. Players in the Women’s National ...
Brooks was also on a two-way contract last season, and the conversion allows him to play for most of the 2021-22 season with the Rockets.
Over a period of four weeks in the lead-up to the 2006 FIBA World Championship, he was a significant contributor to the Chinese national team in the absence of injured Houston Rockets player Yao Ming, scoring 4.3 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game in eight matches before suffering a torn ligament during an exhibition against France in ...
Five people, including two children, were found dead inside an Oklahoma City home Monday morning, police said. Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Gary Knight referred to the deceased as a family.