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Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
season was the 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 45th in the Houston area. On November 18, 2015, coach Kevin McHale was fired in his fifth season as the Rockets coach after a 4–7 start to the season.
J. B. Bickerstaff John-Blair Bickerstaff (born March 10, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before that, he was the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlie ...
was named the interim coach. The Rockets finished the regular season with a 41–41 record, finishing 8th in the Western Conference. The Rockets' season ended with a 1–4 loss in the First Round to the
Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...
. Following the season, Dwight Howard left to sign with his hometown Atlanta Hawks.


Draft picks


Standings


Game log


Preseason

, - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , , October 6 , , @ Memphis
L 89–92
, Trevor Ariza (12) , Dwight Howard (11) , Will Cummings (3) , FedExForum
12,826 , 0–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , , October 7 , , Dallas
W 109–82
, James Harden (19) , Clint Capela (14) , McDaniels, Harden (5) , Toyota Center
16,839 , 1–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , , October 11 , , Orlando
L 119–123
, Corey Brewer (20) , Capela, Smith (7) , Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4) ,
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6,130 , 1–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , , October 13 , , @ Phoenix
W 135–129 (OT)
, Terrence Jones (23) , Clint Capela (10) , Patrick Beverley (5) ,
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12,657 , 2–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , , October 15 , , @ Golden State
L 101–123
, K. J. McDaniels (20) , Chris Walker (9) , Cummings, Beverley (6) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 2–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 6 , , October 17 , , Miami
L 100–105
, Trevor Ariza (21) , Terrence Jones (12) , Terrence Jones (6) , Toyota Center
18,334 , 2–4 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 7 , , October 19 , , New Orleans
W 120–100
, James Harden (20) , Clint Capela (12) , Ty Lawson (5) , Toyota Center
16,678 , 3–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 8 , , October 23 , , @ San Antonio
L 86–111
, James Harden (17) , Harden,
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(8) , James Harden (9) , AT&T Center
18,059 , 3–5


Regular season

, - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , October 28 , Denver , , James Harden (22) , Patrick Beverley (8) , Harden,
Lawson Lawson may refer to: Places Australia * Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains Canada * Lawson, Saskatchewan * Lawson Island, Nunavut United States * Lawson, Arkansas ...
(6) , Toyota Center
18,240 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , October 30 , Golden State , , Montrezl Harrell (17) , Clint Capela (8) , Harden,
Lawson Lawson may refer to: Places Australia * Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains Canada * Lawson, Saskatchewan * Lawson Island, Nunavut United States * Lawson, Arkansas ...
(5) , Toyota Center
18,142 , 0–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , November 1 , @ Miami , , Marcus Thornton (21) , Trevor Ariza (7) , James Harden (7) , American Airlines Arena
19,600 , 0–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , November 2 , Oklahoma City , , James Harden (37) , Dwight Howard (8) , Ty Lawson (11) , Toyota Center
17,224 , 1–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 5 , November 4 , Orlando , , James Harden (28) , Dwight Howard (14) , Ty Lawson (8) , Toyota Center
16,735 , 2–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 6 , November 6 , @ Sacramento , , James Harden (43) , Clint Capela (12) , James Harden (13) , Sleep Train Arena
16,983 , 3–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 7 , November 7 , @
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, , James Harden (46) , Dwight Howard (20) , Ty Lawson (4) ,
Staples Center Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was ...

19,361 , 4–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 8 , November 11 , Brooklyn , , Dwight Howard (20) , Dwight Howard (17) , Marcus Thornton (7) , Toyota Center
18,155 , 4–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , November 13 , @ Denver , , James Harden (28) , Dwight Howard (10) , Ty Lawson (7) , Pepsi Center
16,113 , 4–5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 10 , November 14 , Dallas , , James Harden (25) , Clint Capela (10) , James Harden (10) , Toyota Center
18,231 , 4–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 11 , November 16 , Boston , , Trevor Ariza (19) , Dwight Howard (12) , James Harden (5) , Toyota Center
17,005 , 4–7 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 12 , November 18 ,
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, , James Harden (45) , Dwight Howard (19) , James Harden (11) , Toyota Center
17,107 , 5–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 13 , November 20 , @ Memphis , , James Harden (22) , Dwight Howard (15) , James Harden (5) , FedExForum
17,555 , 5–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 14 , November 21 ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
, , James Harden (24) , Clint Capela (14) , James Harden (10) , Toyota Center
18,226 , 5–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 15 , November 25 , Memphis , , James Harden (40) , Trevor Ariza (12) , James Harden (5) , Toyota Center
18,143 , 5–10 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 16 , November 27 , Philadelphia , , James Harden (50) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (8) , Toyota Center
17,306 , 6–10 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 17 , November 29 , @
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
, , James Harden (26) , Clint Capela (11) , James Harden (9) ,
Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

19,812 , 7–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , November 30 , @ Detroit , , James Harden (29) , Dwight Howard (10) , James Harden (7) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,818 , 7–11 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 19 , December 2 , New Orleans , , James Harden (24) , Dwight Howard (16) , Harden,
Lawson Lawson may refer to: Places Australia * Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains Canada * Lawson, Saskatchewan * Lawson Island, Nunavut United States * Lawson, Arkansas ...
(6) , Toyota Center
17,339 , 8–11 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 20 , December 4 , @ Dallas , , James Harden (25) , Clint Capela (10) , James Harden (9) , American Airlines Center
20,339 , 9–11 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 21 , December 5 , Sacramento , , James Harden (31) , Dwight Howard (18) , James Harden (9) , Toyota Center
17,318 , 10–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 22 , December 8 , @ Brooklyn , , Marcus Thornton (32) , Capela,
Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
(9) , James Harden (9) ,
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13,319 , 10–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 23 , December 9 , @ Washington , , James Harden (42) , Harden,
Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
(9) , James Harden (9) ,
Verizon Center Verizon Center may refer to: * Verizon Center (Mankato, Minnesota), now Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, a multi-purpose arena in Mankato, Minnesota * Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.), now Capital One Arena See also *Verizon Arena, now Sim ...

16,041 , 11–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 24 , December 12 , L.A. Lakers , , James Harden (30) , Dwight Howard (12) , Ty Lawson (8) , Toyota Center
18,456 , 12–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , December 14 , @ Denver , , James Harden (24) , Dwight Howard (8) , Patrick Beverley (8) , Pepsi Center
12,022 , 12–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 26 , December 15 , @ Sacramento , , James Harden (33) , Clint Capela (9) , James Harden (6) , Sleep Train Arena
17,317 , 12–14 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 27 , December 17 , @ L.A. Lakers , , James Harden (25) , Dwight Howard (15) , James Harden (6) ,
Staples Center Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was ...

18,997 , 13–14 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 28 , December 19 ,
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, , Dwight Howard (22) , Dwight Howard (14) , James Harden (6) , Toyota Center
18,212 , 14–14 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 29 , December 21 , Charlotte , , James Harden (36) , Dwight Howard (9) , James Harden (7) , Toyota Center
18,236 , 15–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 30 , December 23 , @ Orlando , , James Harden (31) , Trevor Ariza (8) , James Harden (7) , Amway Center
17,061 , 15–15 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 31 , December 25 , San Antonio , , James Harden (20) , Dwight Howard (12) , James Harden (9) , Toyota Center
18,319 , 16–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 32 , December 26 , @ New Orleans , , James Harden (25) , Dwight Howard (9) , Harden,
Lawson Lawson may refer to: Places Australia * Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains Canada * Lawson, Saskatchewan * Lawson Island, Nunavut United States * Lawson, Arkansas ...
(5) , Smoothie King Center
18,248 , 16–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 33 , December 29 , Atlanta , , Dwight Howard (30) , Dwight Howard (16) , James Harden (8) , Toyota Center
18,211 , 16–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 34 , December 31 , Golden State , , James Harden (30) , Dwight Howard (13) , Harden,
Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
(5) , Toyota Center
18,313 , 16–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , January 2 , @ San Antonio , , Dwight Howard (22) , Dwight Howard (12) , Patrick Beverley (7) , AT&T Center
18,652 , 16–19 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 36 , January 4 , @ Utah , , James Harden (30) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (7) , Vivint Smart Home Arena
17,912 , 17–19 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 37 , January 7 , Utah , , James Harden (33) , Clint Capela (10) , Patrick Beverley (4) , Toyota Center
18,155 , 18–19 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 38 , January 10 , Indiana , , Harden,
Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
(21) , Dwight Howard (17) , James Harden (9) , Toyota Center
18,133 , 19–19 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 39 , January 12 , @ Memphis , , James Harden (25) , Dwight Howard (14) , Jason Terry (6) , FedExForum
16,044 , 20–19 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 40 , January 13 , Minnesota , , James Harden (27) , Dwight Howard (10) , James Harden (11) , Toyota Center
17,115 , 21–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41 , January 15 , Cleveland , , Dwight Howard (14) , Dwight Howard (11) , James Harden (5) , Toyota Center
18,320 , 21–20 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 42 , January 17 , @ L.A. Lakers , , James Harden (31) , Dwight Howard (15) , Harden,
Lawson Lawson may refer to: Places Australia * Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains Canada * Lawson, Saskatchewan * Lawson Island, Nunavut United States * Lawson, Arkansas ...
(5) ,
Staples Center Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was ...

18,997 , 22–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43 , January 18 , @
L.A. Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
, , Dwight Howard (36) , Dwight Howard (26) , James Harden (8) ,
Staples Center Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was ...

19,060 , 22–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 44 , January 20 , Detroit , , James Harden (33) , James Harden (17) , James Harden (14) , Toyota Center
17,203 , 22–22 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 45 , January 22 , Milwaukee , , James Harden (30) , Clint Capela (9) , James Harden (8) , Toyota Center
17,196 , 23–22 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 46 , January 24 , Dallas , , James Harden (23) , James Harden (15) , James Harden (10) , Toyota Center
18,142 , 24–22 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 47 , January 25 , @ New Orleans , , James Harden (35) , James Harden (11) , James Harden (8) , Smoothie King Center
15,688 , 25–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , January 27 , @ San Antonio , , James Harden (20) , Dwight Howard (8) , Marcus Thornton (3) , AT&T Center
18,418 , 25–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49 , January 29 , @ Oklahoma City , , James Harden (33) , Dwight Howard (8) , James Harden (7) , Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 , 25–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , January 30 , Washington , , James Harden (40) , Ariza, Harden,
Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
(7) , James Harden (11) , Toyota Center
18,320 , 25–25 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 51 , February 2 , Miami , , James Harden (26) , Terrence Jones (7) , James Harden (14) , Toyota Center
18,229 , 26–25 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 52 , February 4 , @ Phoenix , , Corey Brewer (24) , Dwight Howard (16) , Beverley, Harden (6) , Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,723 , 27–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 53 , February 6 ,
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, , James Harden (33) , Dwight Howard (14) , James Harden (8) , Toyota Center
18,308 , 27–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 54 , February 9 , @ Golden State , , James Harden (37) , Dwight Howard (15) , Patrick Beverley (7) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 27–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 55 , February 10 , @
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, , James Harden (34) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (11) , Moda Center
19,393 , 27–28 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#bfb;" , 56 , February 19 , @ Phoenix , , James Harden (27) , James Harden (10) , James Harden (7) , Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,102 , 28–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 57 , February 23 , @ Utah , , James Harden (42) , Dwight Howard (16) , Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4) , Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,132 , 28–29 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 58 , February 25 , @
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, , James Harden (46) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (8) , Moda Center
19,393 , 29–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 59 , February 27 , San Antonio , , James Harden (27) , Dwight Howard (14) , Trevor Ariza (5) , Toyota Center
18,240 , 29–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 60 , February 29 , @ Milwaukee , , Dwight Howard (30) , Dwight Howard (13) , Trevor Ariza (11) ,
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13,214 , 29–31 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 61 , March 2 , New Orleans , , James Harden (39) , James Harden (12) , James Harden (7) , Toyota Center
18,226 , 30–31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 62 , March 5 , @ Chicago , , James Harden (36) , Dwight Howard (12) , James Harden (8) , United Center
22,203 , 30–32 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 63 , March 6 , @ Toronto , , James Harden (40) , Dwight Howard (11) , James Harden (14) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 31–32 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 64 , March 9 , @ Philadelphia , , James Harden (29) , Dwight Howard (18) , James Harden (8) , Wells Fargo Center
15,237 , 32–32 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 65 , March 11 , @ Boston , , James Harden (32) , Beverley,
Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
(12) , Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4) , TD Garden
18,624 , 33–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , March 12 , @ Charlotte , , Corey Brewer (21) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (10) , Time Warner Cable Arena
19,303 , 33–33 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 67 , March 14 , Memphis , , Donatas Motiejūnas (18) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (8) , Toyota Center
18,226 , 34–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 68 , March 16 ,
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, , James Harden (33) , Michael Beasley (8) , James Harden (8) , Toyota Center
18,304 , 34–34 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 69 , March 18 , Minnesota , , James Harden (29) , Dwight Howard (11) , James Harden (11) , Toyota Center
18,142 , 35–34 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 70 , March 19 , @ Atlanta , , Michael Beasley (30) , Dwight Howard (17) , James Harden (8) , Philips Arena
18,067 , 35–35 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 71 , March 22 , @ Oklahoma City , , James Harden (24) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (16) , Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 , 35–36 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 72 , March 23 , Utah , , James Harden (26) , Dwight Howard (8) , James Harden (10) , Toyota Center
18,151 , 35–37 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 73 , March 25 , Toronto , , James Harden (32) , James Harden (11) , James Harden (13) , Toyota Center
18,230 , 36–37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 74 , March 27 , @ Indiana , , James Harden (34) , Dwight Howard (10) , James Harden (8) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,165 , 36–38 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 75 , March 29 , @ Cleveland , , James Harden (27) , Dwight Howard (11) , James Harden (8) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 37–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 76 , March 31 , Chicago , , James Harden (24) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (8) , Toyota Center
18,244 , 37–39 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 77 , April 3 , Oklahoma City , , James Harden (41) , Dwight Howard (9) , James Harden (9) , Toyota Center
18,462 , 38–39 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 78 , April 6 , @ Dallas , , James Harden (26) , Dwight Howard (16) , Trevor Ariza (5) , American Airlines Center
20,108 , 38–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 79 , April 7 , Phoenix , , James Harden (30) , Dwight Howard (7) , Patrick Beverley (9) , Toyota Center
18,227 , 38–41 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 80 , April 10 , L.A. Lakers , , James Harden (40) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (13) , Toyota Center
18,442 , 39–41 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 81 , April 11 , @ Minnesota , , James Harden (34) , Clint Capela (10) , James Harden (6) , Target Center
14,983 , 40–41 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 82 , April 13 , Sacramento , , James Harden (38) , Clint Capela (17) , Patrick Beverley (12) , Toyota Center
18,311 , 41–41


Playoffs

, - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , April 16 , @ Golden State , , James Harden (17) , Clint Capela (12) , Corey Brewer (6) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , April 18 , @ Golden State , , James Harden (28) , Dwight Howard (10) , James Harden (11) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 0–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 3 , April 21 , Golden State , , James Harden (36) , Dwight Howard (13) , James Harden (9) , Toyota Center
18,200 , 1–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , April 24 , Golden State , , Dwight Howard (19) , Dwight Howard (15) , James Harden (10) , Toyota Center
18,200 , 1–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , April 27 , @ Golden State , , James Harden (35) , Dwight Howard (21) , James Harden (6) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 1–4


Roster


Salaries

Michael Beasley was signed on March 4, 2016 for the perforated league minimum.
Andrew Goudelock was signed on March 9, 2016 for the perforated league minimum.
Ty Lawson was waived on March 1, 2016 after appearing in 53 games for the Rockets.
Marcus Thornton was waived on February 26, 2016 after appearing in 47 games for the Rockets.
Chuck Hayes was waived on November 8, 2015 after appearing in just 2 games for the Rockets. ''Source:''


Player statistics


Regular season

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Playoffs

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Injuries


Transactions


Trades


Free agents


Re-signed


Additions


Subtractions


Awards, records and milestones


Awards


Records

* On March 30, Dwight Howard set a franchise record for free throws missed in a game, with 15 in a road victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. * James Harden set an NBA single-season record for turnovers with 374. On April 7, he tied the previous record of 366, set by Artis Gilmore of the Chicago Bulls during the season (the first season that individual turnovers were recorded), and in his next game, on April 10, he broke the record.


Milestones

* On March 18, Howard passed 11,000 career rebounds in a 116–111 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.


References

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Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...