Rockets in the Playoffs 33 Years, Won 153, Lost 157 (.494) — Series: 60, Won 29, Lost 31 Home: 98-58 (.628), Road: 55-99 (.357) Opponent W-L Home Road Series Opponent W-L Home Road Series Atlanta 2-6 2-2 0-4 0-2 Oklahoma City 17-25 12-9 5-16 2-6 Years Played: 1969, 1979 Years Played: 1982, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, Last Meeting: April 13, 1979, at Atlanta 2013, 2017 (Hawks 100-91, Series: Atlanta 2-0) Last Meeting: April 25, 2017, at Toyota Center (Rockets 105-99, Series: Houston 4-1) Boston 5-16 4-6 1-10 0-4 Years Played: 1975, 1980, 1981, 1986 Orlando 4-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 Last Meeting: June 8, 1986, at Boston Year Played: 1995 (Celtics 114-97, Series: Boston 4-2) Last Meeting: June 14, 1995, at The Summit (Rockets 113-101, Series: Houston 4-0) Dallas 8-8 4-4 4-4 1-2 Years Played: 1988, 2005, 2015 Philadelphia 2-4 1-2 1-2 0-1 Last Meeting: Apr. 28, 2015, at Toyota Center Year Played: 1977 (Rockets 103-94, Series: Rockets 4-1) Last Meeting: May 17, 1977, at The Summit (76ers 112-109, Series: Philadelphia 4-2) Denver 4-2 3-0 1-2 1-0 Year Played: 1986 Phoenix 8-6 4-3 4-3 2-0 Last Meeting: May 8, 1986, at Denver Years Played: 1994, 1995 (Rockets 126-122, 2OT, Series: Houston 4-2) Last Meeting: May 20, 1995, at Phoenix (Rockets 115-114, Series: Houston 4-3) Golden State 7-16 6-5 1-10 0-3 Year Played: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 Portland 12-8 8-2 4-6 3-1 Last Meeting: May 10, 2019, at Toyota Center Years Played: 1987, 1994, 2009, 2014 (Warriors 118-113), Series: Warriors 4-2) Last Meeting: May 2, 2014, at Portland (Blazers 99-98, Series: Houston 4-2) L.A. Clippers 7-5 5-2 2-3 2-0 Year Played: 1993, 2015 Sacramento 7-1 4-0 3-1 2-0 Last Meeting: May 17, 2015, at Toyota Center Years Played: 1981, 1986 (Rockets 113-100, Series: Houston 4-3) Last Meeting: April 22, 1986, at Sacramento (Rockets 113-98, Series: Houston 3-0) L.A. Lakers 15-20 9-6 6-14 3-5 Years Played: 1981, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, San Antonio 12-10 5-6 7-4 3-1 2004, 2009 Years Played: 1980, 1981, 1995, 2017 Last Meeting: May 17, 2009, at L.A. Lakers Last Meeting: May 11, 2017 at Toyota Center (Lakers 89-70, Series: L.A. Lakers 4-3) (Spurs 114-75, Series: San Antonio 4-2) Minnesota 7-1 5-0 2-1 2-0 Utah 26-23 17-9 9-14 4-5 Year Played: 1997, 2018 Years Played: 1985, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2007, Last Meeting: April 25, 2018, at Toyota Center 2008, 2018, 2019 (Rockets 122-104, Series: Houston 4-1) Last Meeting: April 24, 2019, at Toyota Center (Rockets 100-93) Series: Rockets 4-1) New York 6-4 5-1 1-3 2-0 Years Played: 1975, 1994 Washington 4-2 2-1 2-1 1-0 Last Meeting: June 22, 1994, at The Summit Year Played: 1977 (Rockets 90-84, Series: Houston 4-3) Last Meeting: May 1, 1977, at Washington (Rockets 108-103, Series: Houston 4-2) Playoff Miscellaneous Most Playoff Wins One Year: 15, 1994; 15, 1995 Most Playoff Losses One Year: 9, 1981 Most Consecutive Series Won: 8, 1994-1995 Most Consecutive Games Won: 7 (May 30, 1995-April 25, 1996; San Antonio 2, Orlando 4, L.A. Lakers 1) Most Consecutive Home Games Won: 8 (April 17, 1986 vs. Sacramento - June 1, 1986 vs. Boston) Most Consecutive Road Games Won: 8 (May 16, 1995 at Phoenix - April 25, 1996 at L.A. Lakers) Most Consecutive Wins One Series: 4 (L.A. Lakers 1986, Orlando 1995) Lost First Game, But Won Series: 1977 vs. Washington, 1986 vs. L.A. Lakers, 1994 vs. Phoenix, 1995 vs. Utah, 1995 vs. Phoenix, 2015 vs. L.A. Clippers Lost First Two Games, But Won Series: 1994 vs. Phoenix, 1995 vs. Phoenix 270 Year-by-Year Playoff Results 1969 Playoff Results Western Division Semifinals - Atlanta defeats Houston, 4-2 Date/Site Result Rockets High Scorer Opponents High Scorer March 27 at Atlanta Hawks 107-98 31, Elvin Hayes 39, Lou Hudson March 29 at Atlanta Hawks 116-114 26, Rick Adelman 31, Zelmo Beaty April 1 at San Diego Rockets 104-97 26, Elvin Hayes 31, Zelmo Beaty April 4 at San Diego Rockets 114-112 30, Elvin Hayes 34, Walt Hazzard April 6 at Atlanta Hawks 112-101 27, Elvin Hayes 26, Joe Caldwell April 7 at San Diego Hawks 108-106 26, Elvin Hayes/Don Kojis 27, Lou Hudson 1975 Playoff Results Eastern Conference First Round - Houston defeats New York, 2-1 Date/Site Result Rockets High Scorer Opponents High Scorer April 8 at Hofheinz Rockets 99-84 22, Calvin Murphy 21, Walt Frazier April 10 at New York Knicks 106-96 22, Rudy Tomjanovich 26, Walt Frazier April 12 at Hofheinz Rockets 118-86 25, Rudy Tomjanovich 24, Walt Frazier Eastern Conference Semifinals - Boston defeats Houston, 4-1 April 14 at Boston Celtics 123-106 30, Rudy Tomjanovich 30, John Havlicek April 16 at Boston Celtics 112-100 30, Calvin Murphy 28, Dave Cowens April 19 at Hofheinz Rockets 117-102 28, Rudy Tomjanovich 21, Don Nelson April 22 at Hofheinz Celtics 122-117 35, Calvin Murphy 31, Dave Cowens April 24 at Boston Celtics 128-115 27, C. Murphy/R. Tomjanovich 29, JoJo White 1977 Playoff Results Eastern Conference Semifinals - Houston defeats Washington, 4-2 Date/Site Result Rockets High Scorer Opponents High Scorer April 19 at The Summit Bullets 111-101 24, Mike Newlin 32, Mitch Kupchak April 21 at The Summit Rockets 124-118 (OT) 31, Moses Malone 37, Phil Chenier April 24 at Washington Bullets 90-83 18, Moses Malone/John Lucas 23, Mitch Kupchak April 26 at Washington Rockets 107-103 28, Rudy Tomjanovich 29, Phil Chenier April 29 at The Summit Rockets 123-115 40, Calvin Murphy 30, Elvin Hayes May 1 at Washington Rockets 108-103 26, Rudy Tomjanovich 21, Phil Chenier Eastern Conference Finals - Philadelphia defeats Houston, 4-2 May 5 at Philadelphia Sixers 128-117 32, Moses Malone 24, Julius Erving May 8 at Philadelphia Sixers 106-97 32, Calvin Murphy 21, George McGinnis May 11 at The Summit Rockets 118-94 30, Moses Malone 28, Julius Erving May 13 at The Summit Sixers 107-95 24, Rudy Tomjanovich 36, Doug Collins May 15 at Philadelphia Rockets 118-115 21, John Lucas/R. Tomjanovich 37, Julius Erving May 17 at The Summit Sixers 112-109 24, John Lucas 34, Julius Erving 1979 Playoff Results Eastern Conference First Round - Atlanta defeats Houston, 2-0 Date/Site Result Rockets High Scorer Opponents High Scorer April 11 at The Summit Hawks 109-106 28, Moses Malone 23, Dan Roundfield April 13 at Atlanta Hawks 100-91 21, Moses Malone 25, John Drew/Eddie Johnson 1980 Playoff Results Eastern Conference First Round - Houston defeats San Antonio, 2-1 Date/Site Result Rockets High Scorer Opponents High Scorer April 2 at The Summit Rockets 95-85 28, Calvin Murphy 19, George Gervin April 4 at San Antonio Spurs 106-101 34, Moses Malone 44, George Gervin April 6 at The Summit Rockets 141-120 37, Moses Malone 37, George Gervin Eastern Conference Semifinals - Boston defeats Houston, 4-0 April 9 at Boston Celtics 119-101 27, Moses Malone 19, Chris Ford April 11 at Boston Celtics 95-75 22, Robert Reid 14, Larry Bird April 13 at The Summit Celtics 100-81 28, Moses Malone 20, Nate Archibald April 14 at The Summit Celtics 138-121 28, Moses Malone 34, Larry Bird 1981 Playoff Results Western Conference First Round - Houston defeats L.A. Lakers, 2-1 Date/Site Result Rockets High Scorer Opponents High Scorer April 1 at Los Angeles Rockets 111-107 38, Moses Malone 26, Earvin Johnson April 3 at The Summit Lakers 111-106 33, Moses Malone 27, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar April 5 at Los Angeles Rockets 89-86 23, Moses Malone 32, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 271 Year-by-Year Playoff Results Western Conference Semifinals - Houston defeats San Antonio, 4-3 April 7 at San Antonio Rockets 107-98 27, Moses Malone 30, George Gervin April 8 at San Antonio Spurs 125-113 34, Calvin Murphy 34, Mark Olberding April 10 at The Summit Rockets 112-99 41, Moses Malone 33, George Gervin April 12 at The Summit Spurs 114-112 33, Robert Reid 33, George Gervin April 14 at San Antonio Rockets 123-117 36, Calvin Murphy 25, Reggie Johnson April 15 at The Summit Spurs 101-96 36, Moses Malone 26, George Gervin April 17 at San Antonio Rockets 105-100 42, Calvin Murphy 21, George Gervin Western Conference Finals - Houston defeats Kansas City, 4-1 April 21 at Kansas City Rockets 97-78 29, Moses Malone 20, Ernie Grunfeld April 22 at Kansas City Kings 88-79 18, Moses Malone 31, Reggie King April 24 at The Summit Rockets 92-88 23, Calvin Murphy 22, R. King/Scott Wedman April 26 at The Summit Rockets 100-89 42, Moses Malone 24, Reggie King April 29 at Kansas City Rockets 97-88 36, Moses Malone 20, Scott Wedman NBA Finals - Boston defeats Houston, 4-2 May 5 at Boston Celtics 98-95 27, Robert Reid 18, Larry Bird May 7 at Boston Rockets 92-90 31, Moses Malone 19, Larry Bird May 9 at The Summit Celtics 94-71 23, Moses Malone 19, Cedric Maxwell May 10 at The Summit Rockets 91-86 28, Mike Dunleavy 24, Cedric Maxwell May 12 at Boston Celtics 109-80 20, Moses Malone 28, Cedric Maxwell May 14 at The Summit Celtics 102-91 27, Robert Reid 27, Larry Bird 1982 Playoff Results Western Conference First Round - Seattle defeats Houston, 2-1 Date/Site Result Rockets High Scorer Opponents High Scorer April 21 at Seattle Sonics 102-87 20, Moses Malone 27, Gus Williams April 23 at The Summit Rockets 91-70 28, Moses Malone 18, Gus Williams April 25 at Seattle Sonics 104-83 24, Moses Malone 30, Jack Sikma 1985 Playoff Results Western Conference First Round - Utah defeats Houston, 3-2 Date/Site Result Rockets High Scorer Opponents High Scorer April 19 at The Summit Jazz 115-101 26, Ralph Sampson 34, Adrian Dantley April 21 at The Summit Rockets 122-96 27, Lewis Lloyd 22, Jeff Wilkins April 24 at Utah Jazz 112-104 26, Hakeem Olajuwon 29, Adrian Dantley April 26 at Utah Rockets 96-94 18, H.