10 NBA superteams which disappointed the most

#6 Houston Rockets: 1996-97

Olajuwon and Barkley could not deliver another championship to Houston

The team which accomplished two consecutive championships (1994 and 1995), had a clear vision for another title in 1997. For this, Houston Rockets added a 10-time All-Star and an NBA MVP Charles Barkley. They also add Kevin Wills and Brent Price during the off-season to strengthen their bench.

With the help of Hakeem Olajuwon, Barkley, and Clyde Drexler, the Rockets had a brilliant start of 21-2 and the Rockets started to dominate the floor early in the season. But at the end, the Rockets finished the season with 57-25.

During the playoffs, the Rockets had a fairly good trip to the Western Conference Finals, but the real competition started in the Conference finals where they got hammered by the Utah Jazz and another potential superteam season came to an end.

We see players getting injured during crucial times and that hampers a team very badly and that happened to the Rockets' team as well. Barkley and Drexler were among the most important players for the Rockets and they suffered injuries throughout the season.

Barkley played only 53 games where he averaged 19.2 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game. He suffered hip and knee injuries because of which he missed 29 regular season games.

Drexler also went through some injuries and the injuries disturbed both of them even during the playoffs. In the Western Conference finals, only Olajuwon had an impact on the game, but Barkley and Drexler were still somewhere dealing with their injuries and couldn't contribute to their team