Against head coach Nick Saban's alma mater, the Rockets defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 28-14, one week after their first loss of the season.

The Rockets, led by Moses Malone, defeated Los Angeles in the first round of the playoffs.

The Rockets, however, defeated the Lakers in five games in the Western Conference Finals.

Malone's indomitable spirit helped the Rockets defeat the San Antonio Spurs in a best-of-three first-round playoff series.

The Rocket defeated the Fog Devils by a score of 5-2.

Repeating as champions of the National Basketball Association, the Rockets defeated the Orlando Magic tonight, 113-101, before a joyous crowd of 16,611 at the Summit.

On that same night, the Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-119 after trailing by 14 with 6:58 remaining in the game.

Sleepy Floyd added 13 points and had 12 of his 16 assists in the second half as the Rockets defeated the Pacers for the ninth straight time.

Despite this loss, the Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 1997.

Game 5 was a tightly fought contest, the Rockets defeated the Jazz 95-91, and eliminated Utah for the second straight year.