1998-99 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-19
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-1
Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich (31-19)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 407,125, Avg. 16,285 in 25 home dates
1998-99 Houston Rockets Statistics
1998-99 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 31 wins and 19 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Rockets scored 4,711 points and yielded 4,595. Hakeem Olajuwon tossed in a team-best 945 points for Houston, and Charles Barkley averaged 15 or more per game also. Charles Barkley racked up 516 boards. Scottie Pippen dished out 293 assists for the squad.

On defense, Scottie Pippen added 98 steals, while Hakeem Olajuwon swatted 123 opponent shot attempts.

Rudy Tomjanovich coached the team. The 1998-99 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Charles BarkleyFFebruary 20, 19636'5"250AuburnLeeds, AL USA
Matt BullardFJune 5, 19676'10"215IowaWest Des Moines, IA USA
Antoine CarrF-CJuly 23, 19616'9"225Wichita StateOklahoma City, OK USA
Michael DickersonG-FJune 25, 19756'5"190ArizonaGreenville, SC USA
Bryce DrewGSeptember 21, 19746'2"185ValparaisoBaton Rouge, LA USA
Othella HarringtonF-CJanuary 31, 19746'9"235GeorgetownJackson, MS USA
Eddie JohnsonF-GMay 1, 19596'7"215IllinoisChicago, IL USA
Sam MackF-GMay 26, 19706'7"218HoustonChicago, IL USA
Matt MaloneyGDecember 6, 19716'3"192PennsylvaniaSilver Spring, MD USA
Anthony MillerFOctober 22, 19716'9"225Michigan StateBenton Harbor, MI USA
Cuttino MobleyGSeptember 1, 19746'4"190Rhode IslandPhiladelphia, PA USA
Hakeem OlajuwonCJanuary 21, 19636'10"250HoustonLagos, NGR
Scottie PippenF-GSeptember 25, 19656'7"210Central ArkansasHamburg, AR USA
Brent PriceGDecember 9, 19686'1"165OklahomaShawnee, OK USA
Rodrick RhodesG-FSeptember 24, 19736'6"225Southern CaliforniaJersey City, NJ USA
Stanley RobertsCFebruary 7, 19707'0"285Louisiana StateHopkins, SC USA


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