Book excerpt: Houston Rockets is a beginner's history of the NBA's Houston Rockets. Beginning with the franchise's early years, readers will experience the team's highest and lowest moments, meet the team's best players and managers, and gain the inside track on information that completes the team's story. Mini-biographies, fun facts, anecdotes, fantastic quotes, and sidebars combine with full-color, action-packed photographs to round out the story of the Rockets, allowing your readers Inside the NBA! SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.