Where Amazing Happened: The Story of the 2007-08 Houston Rockets 

I really miss that Team 😭 Yao ，Tmac，Brooks，Atrest ，Scola，Alston，Mutombo，Battier，Hayes，Landry，Novak。

every Chinese basketball fan in my generation has a uncle named Mutombo. We all tried to shoot like T-Mac, and can name EACH single player from that 2008 Houston Rockets roster. those years...

As a 25 years old man, this video reminded me of my childhood days and how much I loved this team! Big thanks from a fan of Rockets in japan

8 teams with 50 or more wins, most brutal conference in nba history...

Really miss the time when YAO was in Houston.

Really knew in my heart TMAC woud've been in the same conversation as kobe, mj and lebron if he remained healthy

Houston Rockets is our home team in China back the days, I remember we watched playoffs during class break, we bought magazines, watched TV programs just because of Rockets content. It really impacted my generation and created hundred millions of basketball fans. Draft Yao is really the best business move by NBA in the bast 15 years.

Send this video to our current rosters. Show em the spirit of 22

This is the best season for me. The West were beast in this season. If only Tmac and Yao stayed healthy they would have won a chip.

I was at games 18, 21, & 22. 22 was THE BEST game of it all. That crowd was HYPED like it was a playoff game.

TMac! Still my favorite player of all-time. Glad I got to see him and Yao play live once.

That game 6 in Utah, Tmac got 40, and that was the end of his prime. His body starts to break down. The next season Houston got Ron Artest but Tmac never comes back to the old himself. End of an era.

Look at that ball movement... screens being set... cuts to the basket ... so beautiful wish this year's rockets team would watch this and learn something

I fking miss this era of basketball. This was when I was passionate about watching the game. It was exciting and exhilarating. Today’s era doesn’t do it for me 🤷🏻‍♂️

Tmac and Yao really deserved a title. Don’t mess with Texas.

Didn't realize that team actually crawled all the way back to the first place in the West at one point. That was awesome.

legend says Mutombo was 45 that year

Who needs '' The Last Dance '' when you have this.

People asked me why you love T-mac and Yao, I said: that's my youth. you will never replace it by others.

This breaks my heart man... Like alot. When T-Mac had it all His body took everything away

Through thick or thin, I love my Rox.

T-Mac + Westbrook today would be amazing! The fans back then were special, no empty seats and they were involved.

Like everyone else, this really took me back. I remember all those big shots, Shane hitting that three in the season opener, and how when Novak hit the game winner I got so excited my slipper flew off my feet and almost hit my dad in the face. I started watching Rockets because of Yao, but fell in love with the whole crew. There is no team that can come close to this one for me, especially not the current Rockets with no fight nor desire to win.

NBA was so much, well the energy of NBA in early 2000s were so different, fun, exciting.... it was a thing to watch, spectate, cheer. and talk about it the next day with your friends

Sucks so bad T-Mac was injured during his prime. He was just as good as Kobe at the time, he could do it all.

This is an amazing, well-done, documentary. Not a Rockets fan (loved the Spurs), but what they did in 2008 was special. Still can't believe we missed out on Luis Scola, lol. Hope the Texas teams get all great again soon!

Tracy scoring 13 points in ~33 seconds vs the Spurs on 12/09/2004. Probably one of the most beautiful moments of my NBA experience as a fan.

man I wanna cry. that's my time. that's my memories. that's my days. be happy for the red. be sad for the red. be crazy for the red. man

I was 17 turning 18 for that 07-08 season. Watching it now made me appreciate that season even more!!!

Big respect to those Rockets from Russia! Tracy number 1!

Most underrated team in NBA history.

this was incredible! Time flies!

This was the Rockets I loved..and this IS the greatest streak of all time IMO..the other teams had plenty of crazy great players stacked on one team, but this Rockets team just played with heart, passion, and chemistry. I miss this team..the current Rockets team is..thank goodness the season is on pause right now. The less said about them the better. As a Rockets fan I couldn't be more embarrassed.

Great documentary here done by The Houston Rockets. I was born in 96 and for me as a kid living in the Houston area Yao Ming and Tmac were idols. They're legends to me now even though I still see them in the news from time to time. What they did for me and the game of basketball is unlike any other. (P.S. Scola's elbow jumpers were a beauty to watch!)

All this without Prime Tmac... This was the best West conference on modern era....50-32 Nuggets with my man AI were 8th!!!! Insane

T-MAC always be my favorite player !!

This video makes me in tears. It reminds me of those good time as a Rocket fan

This is why T-Mac's jersey should be retired! Missin' my favorite Rockets season of all time.

Followed this team so much that season T Mac is my favorite player of all time

Man the 07-08 west conference was unreal

man ... if only yao didn't go down this year ... i remember where i was when i got the news of that day :/ and then the next year where we finally added a third star (artest), while maintaining the quality role players at every position, tmac had officially exited his prime with the injury and missed all of the playoffs against the blazers. So sad. Even if we got this 2007-2008 version of him for the 2008-2009, i think we had a great great chance to have won it all.

I'm really glad that I have witness this story during my childhood, Thanks Tracy an Yao. My favorite duos I have even seen

Houston Rockets truly is a global team. Seeing all the support from Chinese fans is amazing! All you Texans should really be proud! /Swedish fan

LET'S GO ROCKETS!

I positively lost my shit when they played Skip 2 My Lou's intro! This dude inspired thousands of kids like me to pick up a basketball. Thank you Skip!

I remember everything like yesterday. Tmac was way passed his prime at this point, he was slower and he could not jump as high as he used to do in Orlando. But that second half of the season, his court vision and amazing passes put the whole team together. My all time favorite player.

At the time I was a high school student in China, looking for opportunities to study abroad. Now I'm over 30YO and NBA meant to me is basically these years. Thank you Yao, thank you T-Mac, Mutombo, Artest, Scola, Alstone, Battier... you guys are amazing.

33yrs on this earth and after seeing this I love the Rockets even more 🤘🏾🥰🚀

I remember being a kid watching fsn man i never missed a game this was my team man

Amazing piece of film! I was reminded why I started to love basketball so much. Since that era of Rockets ball, I have expected our team to have the same intensity and camaraderie as the teams of this time, but after seeing this film, I understand that those expectations cannot be met every year. That's what makes those Rockets teams during this age so special.

This H town rockets team was my favorite back in the late 2000’s

T -MAC was like Kobe he’s playing style he just got injured alot

This team and the one in 2008/09 are my best memories ever in NBA

The team I rooted for that year

Man this team was so stacked we should've won a championship 😪😪😪😪😪😪

Tell me I'm not the only Houstonian getting emotional watching this😢

These guys have no titles or rings, but after 12 years I still remember them all like it was yesterday. One of my favorite bits is when they all did their Mutombo impersonation. I think Novak had the best. Love these guys, a real team.

Ah, loved this team.

I was always on team T Mac whenever the Kobe vs T Mac convo was brought up back in the day In fact to this day, his jersey will be the ONLY Jersey I ever bought BUT Man I was disappointed that he never won a championship

I'm 20 years old. I remember watching the Lakers home opener on my birthday in '07 against the Rockets and ever since then I fell in love with Houston. I had just turned 6 and I fell in love with guys like Yao, TMac, Skip 2 My Lou, Shane, Scola. To this day I will always love and support the ROckets because of this basketball team and what it meant to me.

Damn I m having goosebumps watching this.

Shane Battier was really good as Rocket and Heat player, Miami wins 12' cuz of him

If you look at interviews of this team they never got cocky and never said that they were better than anyone else

This video brings me right back. I was a huge fan of Tmac and the Rockets! My Aunt lives in Houston (I'm from Canada) and for my 15th birthday my dad bought me a courtside seat to the Rockets game. Leading up to our trip it was crazy to watch this group win game after game and as fate would have it, the game I attended was the final game of the streak. MVP Kobe vs prime Tmac. what a match up! So glad I got to witness them before injuries started piling up. Battle for first in the west, I still remember seeing the signs you can see in this video. " Always Bet on Clutch city" Even the opening video of the Houston city lights at night reminds me of coming in for landing on the flights as a kid. I've watched this at least 10 times and every time it gives me chills. Thank you so much Houston Rockets

Literally, like how Ralph Samson was just as talented, if not more talented then Hakeem. Both T-Mac and Yao turned into one of the biggest what-ifs in NBA history.

泪目，我的青春啊！

I was 25 when this amazingness happened, I really miss those sleepless nights and tears.

From Brazil because of Tracy McGrady history. I like that player.

This video is amazing, almost gave me the same vibe as the Moneyball (2011) movie.

😭 these where the days!!!

This team the reason why I fell in love with the game of basketball💯🚀

I was 18 that year and chasing every rocket game even in class with the words report while the teacher was out there. It just gave me so much touch of the life outside of school. And that is why I love sport so much, it really allows miracle happend and unite who were around. I miss all those fellows in this movie. Thanks for uploading this great piece and wish all there in Us get though this Covid 19 soon!

I miss Yao :/

Their best chance came in '07 with Dallas out in first round, they had the homecourt against the Jazz in GAME 7, but THEY BLEW IT!!!!!!!!

Phenomenal work to whoever put this doc together. You really get a personal feel for these guys and that team. I remember when this happened but you never realize everything that it took to put it all together. Definitely was worth the watch and hope to see more things from the personnel who made this happen.

This documentary/ mini film was amazing I enjoyed it so much, brought back so many memories BITTERSWEET 🚀🚀🚀

37:30 scuola learned english by watching FRIENDS :D amazing shit

Yao Ming and T-Mac was probably the only big&small duo that came close to Kobe & Shaq. Kobe admitted that T-Mac was one of the toughest match he's ever faced as T-Mac was able to do everything he does but is taller and more athletic. Shaq has also admitted that Yao was his toughest match up because of Yao's shooting range (which is quite ahead of his time if you think about it) and height (Shaq referred to it as 7-11). It's truly unfortunate that both Yao and T-Mac suffered so many injuries throughout their careers. We could've seen the epic battles between two dynasties...

Man. Thanks to the Houston Rockets for putting this up. They had a magic moment in one of the toughest western conferences ever. Tmac. All you ever really hear about him is what if. Vince, Shaq, Yao. I look at what he was able to do and marvel at who he was able to do it against.

This makes me so happy and sad at the same time

You really should take Tmac as HOF of Houston Rockets and retire his jersey

Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier, Dikembe Mutombo, and more! ??? How about the big guy on the page?

28 y/o fan from Sweden here. Been watching and cheering for the rockets since I was 14. This brings me back! Hopefully the season will continue after the corona virus and the rocket’s small ball will make it all the way this year!

Great Doc , thank you Rockets! as a Laker fan I remember fearing these teams, but this really puts into perspective everything that went into this run.

RIP kobe

Watched the whole video #ROCKETSNATION

The most beautiful memory of those old days~~~

That was my team thanks for posting this!!!

I remember this season, I'm just glad they won the Championship, after everyone counted them out. Congratulations on winning it all. " Never doubt a heart of a champion' Also ,I remember that Yao Ming @ Tracy McGrady won Co MVP for Allstar,regular sessions and Finals.

Needed Yao against boston that game.

So glad to see this documentary again. Now that we have MyEra in NBA2k, we can see what Yao and Tmac's rockets would have been in this great era.

those are the greatest moments of NBA -underdogs achieved something no one thought they could.

I loved this team. That whole western conference was too much.

12:55 that’s a crazy score at half time and doc says we need to go slower lol 😂

I’m not a Rockets fan but I loved T-Mac and Yao, it’s sad both their careers got ruined by injuries.

This Docu just gave me chills

Hate how T-Mac career went after this season

If Yao wasnt injured that year, it should've been a lot more than we saw.

Mannnn! This just took me back to college Days!! Used to damn near miss a class trying to win a NBA2K Match!! I loved this squad! 🏀💪

this team and the 2017 -18 teams are my favorite