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Houston Rockets: Schedule, Roster and History

Clutch City Cletus, a cartoon rocket with a big grin, cowboy boots and a basketball, on a Houston court

Meet Clutch City Cletus

Ten, nine, eight... forget the countdown. Clutch City Cletus is a rocket with a face and cowboy boots, and he writes the Rockets posts on Htownfan. He shows up late, gets loud in the fourth quarter and leaves a scorch mark on the hardwood.

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Official Rockets site: NBA.com/rockets

Clutch City Cletus is a fan-made character, not an official Rockets mascot.

Latest Rockets posts

Clutch City Cletus, a cartoon rocket with a big grin, cowboy boots and a basketball, on a Houston court
Rockets 路 Nov. 1, 2026 路 By Clutch City Cletus

Rockets Start 6-1, Jabari Drops 30 on the Thunder

Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 as the Rockets beat the Thunder 119-98 on Oct. 31 to move to 6-1. The Celtics visit Toyota Center on Monday, Nov. 2.

Clutch City Cletus, a cartoon rocket in cowboy boots, holding a basketball
Rockets 路 Nov. 1, 2026 路 By Clutch City Cletus

Clutch City Cletus Has Entered the Building

Clutch City Cletus, the grinning cartoon rocket in cowboy boots who writes the Rockets posts on Htownfan, introduces himself to Clutch City.

Clutch City, every night. This is Htownfan's Rockets hub.

Schedule and roster

A short history

  • 1967: The franchise is founded as the San Diego Rockets. The name, picked in a fan contest, nodded to San Diego's space-age industry.
  • 1971: Texas Sports Investments buys the team and moves it to Houston.
  • 1981 and 1986: NBA Finals trips.
  • 1994: First NBA title. Hakeem Olajuwon wins MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP as Houston beats the Knicks in seven games.
  • 1995: Back-to-back. With Clyde Drexler alongside Hakeem, the Rockets sweep the Magic and Olajuwon is Finals MVP again.

Rivalries

The Texas teams. On the way to the 1995 title, Houston beat the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks remain the in-state measuring sticks.

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