Tag: Why are the Houston Rockets called the Rockets?
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Who did the Rockets beat in 94?
New York Knicks [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Texas Sports Investments bought the franchise for $5.6 million and moved the team to Houston before the start of the 1971–72 NBA season. The franchise became the first NBA team in Texas, and the nickname “Rockets” took…