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The Houston Rockets are ready. Ready to challenge the San Antonio Spurs in the West. Ready to join the NBA’s elite teams. Ready to wow Rocket ticket holders, as Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady become one of the best inside-outside combos in basketball. Giant Yao and gentleman McGrady haven’t even come close to realizing their full potential of their games yet. Despite a weakness at point guard, the Rockets are ready to give the city of Houston to buy tickets to the NBA Playoffs in the Toyota Center this season.

The Rockets entered the NBA in 1967 as the San Diego Rockets and drafted Elvin "the Big E" Hayes, who took them to the playoffs in 1969. The team was moved to Houston in 1972, where Rockets tickets could get you in to see some of the greatest basketball players in history, including Moses Malone, Calvin Murphy, Ralph Sampson, and Hakeem Olajuwon.

The dominating Olajuwon would go on to lead the Rockets to their first NBA Championship in 1994, defeating the New York Knicks in seven games. The next year, Hall of Fame guard Clyde Drexler in addition to Olajuwon punched the Rockets ticket to the NBA Playoffs and took home their second consecutive championship, sweeping Shaquille O’Neal and the Orlando Magic in four games. They made the record books that year, as they became the first team in NBA history to win the championship as the sixth seed in the playoffs.

Charles Barkley was acquired in 1996 from the Phoenix Suns, but the Rockets fell into a decline. Rockets ticket holders despaired that they would never see another championship until, in 2002, an unlikely hero emerged. Standing seven-foot-six inches tall and hailing from China, Yao Ming was drafted and the team’s fortunes quickly turned around. They returned to the NBA Playoffs in the 2003-04 season on the strength of Yao’s tough defense and smooth post game, but were knocked out early by the Los Angeles Lakers.

With the addition of all-around superstar Tracy McGrady, Rockets tickets have never been hotter. Fans sense that their team is on the cusp of becoming one of the NBA’s elite powerhouses. There’s no denying that the combination of Yao and McGrady is nearly unstoppable. The addition of Rafer Allston should help in the backcourt, and Stromile Swift’s shot-blocking and offensive rebounding might be all that the Rockets need to push them over the top. Houston fans believe that this is the Rockets year. Don’t miss out on any of the heart-stopping action with Houston Rockets tickets!