Wasnt that the early 90s? I thought that our first round playoff series against the Clippers in the early 90s (the year before our first title) was on pay per view. I might be mistaken though.
You're probably correct Mr. PBP. I also remember having to pay for games against Utah in 97' as well as the Lakers in 99'. So perhaps it was a decade-long mistreatment of loyal Rockets fans in Houston... Don't bring it back, Les.
If I am not mistaken, there is only one team in the NBA that doesn't have pay-per-view for the playoffs: Utah. We'll have to see how it goes this season but I'm not optimistic.