Why do the Rockets call themselves Clutch City?

[Nick Young]

Least fitting nickname for a team ever.

[1987_Lakers]

It's a nickname to their mid 90's teams when they were winning championships, don't know why they still use it.

[Kawhi]

Because of 94-95.

[warriorfan]

harden changed it to shit city

[oarabbus]

Because they are clutch for the opposition

[Nick Young]

harden changed it to shit city
T-Mac changed it to Choke City. As far as I'm concerned they haven't done anything to shed the Choke City name yet.

[Kblaze8855]

pretty much because of how they kept rallying to beat the Phoenix Suns in the nineties. the finals too of course but a lot of the dramatics were when they were down three to one vs the Suns and came back. The Suns had the edge early in both of those series.

[Heavincent]

It's kind of like how the Hawks still call their arena the highlight factory. It's a nickname from the 90's that people still use for whatever reason.

[outbreak]

It's kind of like how the Hawks still call their arena the highlight factory. It's a nickname from the 90's that people still use for whatever reason.
Just like smoothie king and sleeptrain arena. And cheapskates i mean chesapeake arena

[Dr Hawk]

Hakeem Olajuwon :)