The Houston Rockets should be greedy. The team's remarkable trajectory went from 22 wins in 2022-23 to 41 last year, followed by 51 and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. The learning experience through the first-round series by the Jimmy Butler-fueled Golden State Warriors has been invaluable (regardless of outcome),

Following the game, the Rockets were picked as a team to watch in 2026 by a former ESPN and current Fox Sports One analyst who sent a warning to the rest of the NBA about the Rockets' potential. "Man, Houston is tough," Chris Broussard wrote on X Sunday. "Defense is incredible."

The Houston Rockets won back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. The Houston Rockets have made 35 trips to the playoffs in their franchise history. They have won two titles along the way. Let’s highlight both of their championship teams and the routes they took to win a title.