The 1992–93 NBA season was the Rockets' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 22nd season in Houston. After missing the playoffs the previous year, the Rockets selected Robert Horry from the University of Alabama with the eleventh pick in the 1992 NBA draft. During the offseason, the Rockets acquired Scott Brooks from the Minnesota Timberwolves. For the season opener, the Rockets traveled to Yokohama, Japan to play their first two games against the Seattle SuperSonics. The Rockets got off to a 14–9 start to the season, but then struggled posting a 7-game losing streak between December and January. However, they won eight consecutive games afterwards, then posted a 15-game winning streak between February and March, and then posted an 11-game winning streak in April. The Rockets finished first place in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record. Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 26.1 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game, and was named Defensive Player of The Year, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game. Horry averaged 10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in five games, but lost in seven to the SuperSonics in the Western Conference Semifinals.