Dominant matchup
71%win rate vs Hornets
52-21 across 73 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
35%win rate vs Celtics
63-114 across 177 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 5,084 games vs 29 opponents the Houston Rockets hold a 2,629-2,455 all-time head-to-head record, winning 52% of meetings. Their longest series is with the Oklahoma City Thunder: 295 meetings, 48% win rate. They feast on the Charlotte Hornets (71% win rate) and struggle most with the Boston Celtics (35% 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 Celtics63-11435%
- Atlanta Hawks88-8850%
- Washington Wizards86-8451%
- New York Knicks83-8250%
- Philadelphia 76ers80-8249%
- Detroit Pistons76-7750%
- Chicago Bulls77-7451%
- Cleveland Cavaliers93-5165%
- Milwaukee Bucks64-7545%
- Brooklyn Nets68-4063%
- Indiana Pacers60-4656%
- Orlando Magic47-3260%
- Miami Heat35-4345%
- Charlotte Hornets52-2171%
- Toronto Raptors34-2657%
Western ConferenceHome
14 teams- Oklahoma City Thunder141-15448%
- Los Angeles Lakers109-17638%
- Utah Jazz133-13949%
- Golden State Warriors139-13151%
- Sacramento Kings150-10459%
- Phoenix Suns127-12451%
- San Antonio Spurs111-13145%
- Portland Trail Blazers132-10755%
- Los Angeles Clippers136-9858%
- Dallas Mavericks115-10652%
- Denver Nuggets112-10552%
- Minnesota Timberwolves93-5862%
- Memphis Grizzlies74-4861%
- New Orleans Pelicans51-3957%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 141 | 154 | 47.8% | 2026-02-07 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 109 | 176 | 37.7% | 2026-05-01 |
| Utah Jazz | 133 | 139 | 48.5% | 2026-04-03 |
| Golden State Warriors | 139 | 131 | 51.3% | 2026-04-05 |
| Sacramento Kings | 150 | 104 | 59.1% | 2026-02-25 |
| Phoenix Suns | 127 | 124 | 50.6% | 2026-04-07 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 111 | 131 | 45.3% | 2026-03-08 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 132 | 107 | 54.8% | 2026-03-06 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 136 | 98 | 57.6% | 2026-02-11 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 115 | 106 | 52.0% | 2026-01-31 |
| Denver Nuggets | 112 | 105 | 51.6% | 2026-03-11 |
| Boston Celtics | 63 | 114 | 35.4% | 2026-02-04 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 88 | 88 | 50.0% | 2026-03-20 |
| Washington Wizards | 86 | 84 | 50.6% | 2026-03-02 |
| New York Knicks | 83 | 82 | 49.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 80 | 82 | 49.1% | 2026-04-09 |
| Detroit Pistons | 76 | 77 | 49.7% | 2026-01-23 |
| Chicago Bulls | 77 | 74 | 51.0% | 2026-03-23 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 93 | 58 | 61.6% | 2026-04-10 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 93 | 51 | 64.6% | 2025-12-27 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 64 | 75 | 45.4% | 2026-04-01 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 74 | 48 | 60.7% | 2026-04-12 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 68 | 40 | 63.0% | 2026-01-01 |
| Indiana Pacers | 60 | 46 | 56.1% | 2026-02-02 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 51 | 39 | 56.7% | 2026-03-29 |
| Orlando Magic | 47 | 32 | 59.5% | 2026-02-26 |
| Miami Heat | 35 | 43 | 44.9% | 2026-03-21 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 52 | 21 | 71.2% | 2026-02-19 |
| Toronto Raptors | 34 | 26 | 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 page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.
Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. 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.