Dominant matchup
71%win rate vs Hornets
52-21 across 73 recorded meetings
See the full series →West Conference · Southwest Division
Houston Rockets
All-time head-to-head records, rivalries, and franchise history since 1967.
2
NBA Championships
Last in 1995
4
Finals appearances
59
Seasons played
Since 1967
Houston Rockets all-time insights
Toughest matchup
36%win rate vs Celtics
63-114 across 178 recorded meetings
See the full series →Headline rivalry
295meetings vs Thunder
141-154 all-time · 48% win rate
See the full series →2 NBA championships (most recent: 1995 vs Orlando Magic)· 2 runner-up finishes
The story
Across 5,105 recorded meetings vs 29 opponents, the Houston Rockets hold a 2,629-2,455 decided-game record, winning 52% of games with a final result. Their longest series is with the Oklahoma City Thunder: 295 recorded meetings, 48% win rate in decided games. They feast on the Charlotte Hornets (71% win rate) and struggle most with the Boston Celtics (36% win rate). Championship context: 2 NBA titles, most recently in 1995 over the Orlando Magic.
All-time records vs every opponent
29 of 29 opponentsEvery opponent the Houston Rockets have a regular-season or playoff record against. Click any card for the full series page.
Eastern Conference
15 teams- Boston Celtics63-114 · 178 meetings36%
- Atlanta Hawks88-88 · 176 meetings50%
- Washington Wizards86-84 · 170 meetings51%
- New York Knicks83-82 · 167 meetings50%
- Philadelphia 76ers80-82 · 163 meetings49%
- Detroit Pistons76-77 · 153 meetings50%
- Chicago Bulls77-74 · 151 meetings51%
- Cleveland Cavaliers93-51 · 144 meetings65%
- Milwaukee Bucks64-75 · 141 meetings46%
- Brooklyn Nets68-40 · 108 meetings63%
- Indiana Pacers60-46 · 107 meetings57%
- Orlando Magic47-32 · 79 meetings60%
- Miami Heat35-43 · 78 meetings45%
- Charlotte Hornets52-21 · 73 meetings71%
- Toronto Raptors34-26 · 60 meetings57%
Western ConferenceHome
14 teams- Oklahoma City Thunder141-154 · 295 meetings48%
- Los Angeles Lakers109-176 · 289 meetings38%
- Utah Jazz133-139 · 274 meetings49%
- Golden State Warriors139-131 · 271 meetings52%
- Sacramento Kings150-104 · 254 meetings59%
- Phoenix Suns127-124 · 251 meetings51%
- San Antonio Spurs111-131 · 245 meetings46%
- Portland Trail Blazers132-107 · 241 meetings55%
- Los Angeles Clippers136-98 · 236 meetings58%
- Dallas Mavericks115-106 · 221 meetings52%
- Denver Nuggets112-105 · 217 meetings52%
- Minnesota Timberwolves93-58 · 151 meetings62%
- Memphis Grizzlies74-48 · 122 meetings61%
- New Orleans Pelicans51-39 · 90 meetings57%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Meetings | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 141 | 154 | 295 | 47.8% | 2026-02-07 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 109 | 176 | 289 | 38.2% | 2026-05-01 |
| Utah Jazz | 133 | 139 | 274 | 48.9% | 2026-04-03 |
| Golden State Warriors | 139 | 131 | 271 | 51.5% | 2026-04-05 |
| Sacramento Kings | 150 | 104 | 254 | 59.1% | 2026-02-25 |
| Phoenix Suns | 127 | 124 | 251 | 50.6% | 2026-04-07 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 111 | 131 | 245 | 45.9% | 2026-03-08 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 132 | 107 | 241 | 55.2% | 2026-03-06 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 136 | 98 | 236 | 58.1% | 2026-02-11 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 115 | 106 | 221 | 52.0% | 2026-01-31 |
| Denver Nuggets | 112 | 105 | 217 | 51.6% | 2026-03-11 |
| Boston Celtics | 63 | 114 | 178 | 35.6% | 2026-02-04 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 88 | 88 | 176 | 50.0% | 2026-03-20 |
| Washington Wizards | 86 | 84 | 170 | 50.6% | 2026-03-02 |
| New York Knicks | 83 | 82 | 167 | 50.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 80 | 82 | 163 | 49.4% | 2026-04-09 |
| Detroit Pistons | 76 | 77 | 153 | 49.7% | 2026-01-23 |
| Chicago Bulls | 77 | 74 | 151 | 51.0% | 2026-03-23 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 93 | 58 | 151 | 61.6% | 2026-04-10 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 93 | 51 | 144 | 64.6% | 2025-12-27 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 64 | 75 | 141 | 46.0% | 2026-04-01 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 74 | 48 | 122 | 60.7% | 2026-04-12 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 68 | 40 | 108 | 63.0% | 2026-01-01 |
| Indiana Pacers | 60 | 46 | 107 | 56.6% | 2026-02-02 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 51 | 39 | 90 | 56.7% | 2026-03-29 |
| Orlando Magic | 47 | 32 | 79 | 59.5% | 2026-02-26 |
| Miami Heat | 35 | 43 | 78 | 44.9% | 2026-03-21 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 52 | 21 | 73 | 71.2% | 2026-02-19 |
| Toronto Raptors | 34 | 26 | 60 | 56.7% | 2026-03-10 |
Franchise history
Championship moments and W-L across the NBA's structural eras, side by side.
Championship ledger
2 titles · 2 runner-ups · 4 Finals appearances1990s
2W · 0L
- 1995vs Magic
- 1994vs Knicks
1980s
0W · 2L
- 1986lost to Celtics
- 1981lost to Celtics
ChampionshipFinals lossTeam colors: Houston Rockets
Performance by era
Baseline: 52% across all opponentsHow the Houston Rockets have performed across 4 of the NBA's structural eras.
Early NBA
1950-1967
15-67(18.3%)
-33.4 pp vs baseline
Post-merger era of 8-to-10 teams, dominated by Minneapolis and Boston dynasties.
ABA / expansion
1968-1979
459-549(45.5%)
-6.2 pp vs baseline
Rapid expansion and the ABA rival league that folded into the NBA in 1976.
Modern era
1980-1999
950-812(53.9%)
+2.2 pp vs baseline
The 3-point line, Magic vs Bird, the 90s Bulls: a commercial and competitive peak.
Cap / luxury-tax era
2000-present
1,205-1,027(54.0%)
+2.3 pp vs baseline
Luxury tax, player empowerment, positionless basketball, and analytics-led offense.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.