Rockets vs. Thunder Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Houston Rockets have been present in the NBA Playoffs 35 times in 59 seasons while the Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. Between the two they total 4 of the 79 NBA championships (5.1%).
They have faced each other in 9 playoff series, 3 of them won by the Rockets and 6 by the Thunder.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Rockets and the Thunder advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 35 (60.3%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 23 (39.7%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 2  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 2 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 161 wins 168 losses (.489) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 59 1967-68 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 9 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 3 1997, 2017, 2020 |
6 1982, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2013 |
Teams Comparison | |||||
| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | |||
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |  NBA Champions | |||
| 2024 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2023 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) | |||
| 2022 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2021 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2020 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
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| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2018 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2017 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2016 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2015 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2014 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 2012 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 2011 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2010 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2008 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2006 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2005 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2004 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1999 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1997 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1996 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1995 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1994 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1992 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1991 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1989 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1988 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1987 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1986 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1985 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1984 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1983 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1982 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1981 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1980 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1979 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1978 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1977 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1976 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1975 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1974 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1973 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1972 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1971 | DNQ (as San Diego Rockets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1970 | DNQ (as San Diego Rockets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | Lost Western Division Semis (as San Diego Rockets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | DNQ (as San Diego Rockets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |