 However, he signed with the Houston Rockets for the remainder of the season to where he returned for the following two seasons.Along with his Sixth Man of the Year Award, he is also remembered for hitting the game-winning three-pointer as time expired in a 95–92 Rockets win over the Utah Jazz in game 4 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals.Johnson would play an additional season for the Rockets and then 3 games the following season before finally retiring as a player.