Question: The 2013–14 Houston Rockets season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 43rd based in Houston, the season is best remembered for acquiring from from the Los Angeles Lakers, which American professional basketball player that plays center, and spent his high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy?

Context articles: 2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers season
Los Angeles Lakers all-time roster
2012–13 Houston Rockets season
Dwight Howard
2013–14 Houston Rockets season
Los Angeles Lakers
2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season
2014–15 Houston Rockets season
2008–09 Houston Rockets season
2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 77th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 It was also the second straight season that Joel Embiid, their third pick in the 2014 NBA draft, would not suit up for the 76ers due to a leg injury.
 Philadelphia broke the record for the longest losing streak in American professional sports history with 27 straight losses over this season and last season with a 114–116 loss to the Houston Rockets.
 The losing streak would reach to 28 games (with the 18 straight losses tying the record for longest opening season losing streak with the 2009–10 New Jersey Nets) before getting their first victory at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, which was also Kobe Bryant's last game against the 76ers in Philadelphia.
 Philadelphia would also hire former Phoenix Suns owner, coach, general manager, and four-time NBA Executive of the Year winner Jerry Colangelo on December 7, 2015 as their Chairman of Basketball Operations.
 Eleven days later, former Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni would join the team as an associate head coach.
 Near the end of the season, general manager Sam Hinkie would announce his resignation from his position, being replaced by Jerry's son Bryan Colangelo before the end of the season.
 Jerry would also announce his personal demotion from his original position afterwards.
 They finished just one game shy of tying the NBA record for most losses in a season set by themselves during their 1972–73 season when they went 9–73.
 However, it would be the season where Sam Hinkie's goal of "The Process" came into full fruition since they'd later earn the #1 selection in the 2016 NBA draft.
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California.
 They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1947 in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes".
 The Minneapolis Lakers won five NBA Finals before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 NBA season, becoming the first West Coast team in league history.
 In the 1960s, the Lakers reached the NBA Finals six times, but lost every series to the Boston Celtics, beginning their long and storied rivalry.
 In 1972, with future Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, and Jerry West, the Lakers compiled a 33-game winning streak, the longest streak in U.S. professional team sports, and won their sixth title under coach Bill Sharman.
 The Lakers' popularity soared in the 1980s when they won five additional championships during a nine-year span with the help of Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and coach Pat Riley, the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins.
 Two of those championships during that span were against their arch-rivals, the Boston Celtics.
 With the team of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Toby Tincher, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers played in four of the first five NBA Finals of the 21st century; winning three consecutively from 2000 to 2002, and losing the fourth in 2004.
 The Lakers would then conclude the decade with three straight Finals appearances; losing to the Boston Celtics in 2008 but then prevailing with back-to-back championships against the Orlando Magic in 2009 and the Boston Celtics in 2010.
 The 2010 championship marks the 16th NBA championship in Lakers franchise history.
The 2012–13 Houston Rockets season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 42nd based in Houston.
 The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star and Sixth Man of the Year James Harden from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade.
 Along with Harden, the team brought in point guard Jeremy Lin after a magical season with the New York Knicks last year and center Omer Asik.
Dwight David Howard (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Howard, who plays center, and spent his high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy.
 He chose to forgo college and entered the 2004 NBA draft, and was selected first overall by the Orlando Magic.
 An eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA team selection, five-time All-Defensive member, and three-time Defensive Player of the Year, Howard has been ranked consistently as one of the best in the league in rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and free throw attempts, and has set numerous franchise and league records.
 He led the Magic to three division titles and one conference title, and he was the winner of the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
 In the 2008 Olympics, he was the starting center for Team USA, which went on to win the gold medal.
 He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2012, and signed with the Rockets in 2013.
The 2013–14 Houston Rockets season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 43rd based in Houston.
 The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star Dwight Howard from the Los Angeles Lakers.
 With Howard teamed up with team captain James Harden, they gelled their first season together, being named as starters for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game.
 With Howard now as co-captain, the Rockets improved on last season and finished with a 54–28 record, finishing 4th in the Western Conference.
 They met the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, but the presences of Howard and Harden were not enough as Houston fell in six games, thanks to a Damian Lillard series-clinching three pointer in Game 6.
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.
 The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division.
 The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena shared with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.
 The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, and have won 16 NBA championships, their last being in 2010.
 As of 2017, the Lakers are the second most valuable franchise in the NBA according to "Forbes", having an estimated value of $3.0 billion.
The 2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 35th season in Southern California, and their 29th season in Los Angeles.
 During the offseason, the Clippers signed seven-time all-star Grant Hill and re-acquired Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks.
 They improved on their 40–26 record from the previous season to finish 56–26, and they won their first Pacific Division title in franchise history.
 The title was clinched after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on April 7, which also completed a season sweep of their crosstown rivals, 4–0.
 The franchise had not swept the Lakers since 1974–75, when the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves.
 It was also the first time in 20 years since 1992–93 that the Clippers won the season series against the Lakers.
 Although this was enough to net them home-court advantage in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, they lost their first-round series to the Memphis Grizzlies in six games.
 Following the season, Hill and Odom both retired and Chauncey Billups re-signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.
The 2014–15 Houston Rockets season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in the Houston area.
 The Rockets finished the regular season with a 56–26 record, the third best in franchise history.
 They also won their first ever Southwest Division title and first Division crown since 1994.
 The Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 4–1 in the first round, advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2009.
 They beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games after trailing the series 1–3, advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1997.
 They became just the ninth team in NBA history to come back from such a deficit – and currently the only franchise to do so twice.
 The Rockets' season ended with a 1–4 loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors.
The 2008–09 Houston Rockets season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Despite a season-ending knee injury to Tracy McGrady, the Rockets breezed past the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, but could not defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round.
 Dikembe Mutombo, who entered his 18th and final season, was injured in Game 2 of the first round and announced his retirement, ending his 18-year NBA career.
 Besides losing Mutombo, Yao Ming missed most of the second round due to a foot injury that required off-season surgery.
 Before the season, the team acquired Ron Artest (now Metta World Peace), who was known for his violent temper.
 Following the season, Artest signed as a free agent with the Lakers.
 The Rockets would not return to the postseason until 2013.
The 2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 64th season of the franchise, its 63rd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 52nd season in Los Angeles.
 Following the 2011 NBA lockout each team only played 66 games instead of the usual 82.
 At midseason they traded longtime point guard Derek Fisher to the Houston Rockets for Jordan Hill and longtime forward Luke Walton to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions.
 The Lakers finished 41–25, winning the Pacific Division for the 33rd time.
 They finished the season as the #3 seed in the Western Conference.
 In the playoffs, they lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 1–4 in the Western Conference semi-finals.
 This season marked Kobe Bryant's final career playoff appearance.