The Houston Rockets are a team.
1984 NBA draft . In this draft , 23 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . 1995 NBA Finals . The Rockets became the first team in NBA history to win the championship as a sixth seed . Houston Rockets . The following season , the Rockets reinforced by another All-Star , Clyde Drexler , repeated as champions as the sixth seed in the West and swept the Orlando Magic , led by a young Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway , in four games .