The Rockets improved by 19 games in 1984 - 85 , when Olajuwon joined fellow No. 1 overall pick Sampson .
Rockets won 50 games for the first time in franchise history the following season , helping Rockets own the Showtime Lakers in a Western Conference finals stunner .
The Rockets improved by 19 games in 1984 - 85 , when Olajuwon joined fellow No. 1 overall pick Sampson , and they won 50 games for the first time in franchise history the following season , helping Houston own the Showtime Lakers in a Western Conference finals stunner .