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The Houston Rockets un-offical home page
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The Rockets Stats
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The Houston Rockets this season are doing well. Compared to last year. They have lost one good player, (Clyde Drexler) and gained one great player. Along with Charles Barkley, and Hakeem "the dream" Olajuwon the newest and some would say bigest aset to the team is here. Scottie Pippen came to the Rockets after the Bulls tragicly fell apart with the retirement of Michael Jordan. There current record with everyone imporntant to the team is. . .8 and 6 so far they are 3rd in the mid western division.
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With the newcommer of Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley has been able to show just a little of what he is capable of doing. For exzample he is averaging 18.3 points per game (ppg), helping the rockets out tremendously. To say the least. After being injured from 2/17 to 2/27 while he was under going arthoscopic surgery to repair the tear of the medial meniscus in his left knee. He also had a game high of 31 points and 15 rebounds and he also added 3 assists against the L.A. Lakers on 2/5, he has also made 8 out of 10 free throws.
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Charles Barkley #4
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Scottie Pippen #33
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Scottie Pippen signed with the Houston Rockets on January 22nd 1999. The Rockets acquired Pippen from the Chicago Bulls in a trade for Roy Rogers and a future second round draft pick. Pippen: 6'7, weighs 228, and averages 18.0 points per game (ppg). With the help of Michael Jordan he also won six championchips in the last eight years. He won 2 Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996. Last season on the Bulls he averaged 19.1 ppg. He also missed 35 games due to left foot surgery, he even made it to the All-NBA Third Team and all defensive first team in recognition.
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