The 2023–24 Houston Rockets season was the 57th season of the franchise in the

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(NBA), and 53rd season in the city of

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. On April 10, 2023, the

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 ...

fired head coach

Stephen Silas Stephen Silas (born August 6, 1973) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of NBA star player and head coach Paul Silas. He worked under his fat ...

after three rebuilding seasons with the team. Two weeks later, the Rockets hired

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as their new head coach, looking to contend for the playoffs. After starting out 0–3 in October, the Rockets had a six-game winning streak to start out November. The Rockets entered the month of March with a 27–34 record and stood at 11th place in the Western Conference. Despite losing breakout player

Alperen Şengün Alperen Şengün (born 25 July 2002) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Turkish national team. He is widely considered to be one of th ...

to injury, the Rockets won 13 of their next 14 games, including an 11-game winning streak buoyed by career-best performances from star

Jalen Green Jalen Romande Green (born February 9, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the third player in the NBA of Filipino descent, following Jordan Clarkson and R ...

alongside one-time all-star

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and rookie

Amen Thompson Ameiz XLNC "Amen" Thompson ( ; born January 30, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played basketball for Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, wher ...

, which allowed them to rise to contention for the play-in tournament. Their improved 38–35 record had them trail the

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by one game back from the #10-seed, but afterwards the Rockets fell into a five-game losing streak as the Warriors went on a winning streak of their own, resulting in their elimination from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season following an overtime loss to the

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on April 7. The Rockets would finish the season with a 41–41 record, finishing with a non-losing season for the first time in four years.

Draft

The Rockets entered the draft with two first round picks and no second round selections. For their first pick at four, the Rockets selected point guard

from

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's City Reapers team, being the organization's first ever draft pick entering the NBA. With their pick at 20, Houston selected small forward

Cam Whitmore Cameron Whitmore (born July 8, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats. He was a consensus five-star recruit ...

, who won the Big East Conference's Freshman of the Year Award for his only season at

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. Before the draft, Whitmore was widely regarded to be a lottery pick with some projections placing him as high as fourth overall.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

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11,589 , 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc" , 3 , October 16 , @

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17,236 , 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 5 , October 20 ,

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18,055 , 2–3 , - style="background:#cfc" , 6 , November 6 ,

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15,130 , 3–3 , - style="background:#cfc" , 7 , November 8 ,

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18,055 , 4–3 , - style="background:#cfc" , 8 , November 10 ,

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16,236 , 5–3 , - style="background:#cfc" , 9 , November 12 ,

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

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18,055 , 6–3 , - style="background:#fcc" , 10 , November 17 , @

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19,370 , 6–4 , - style="background:#fcc" , 11 , November 19 , @

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18,997 , 6–5 , - style="background:#fcc" , 12 , November 20 , @ Golden State , , Alperen Şengün (30) , Alperen Şengün (13) , Fred VanVleet (14) , Chase Center
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18,055 , 7–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 14 , November 24 ,

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18,055 , 8–6 , - style="background:#fcc" , 15 , November 28 , @

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20,103 , 8–7 , - style="background:#fcc" , 16 , November 29 , @

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18,997 , 8–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 18 , December 6 ,

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16,291 , 9–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 19 , December 8 , @

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19,544 , 10–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 20 , December 11 ,

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16,481 , 11–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 21 , December 13 , Memphis , , Tari Eason (25) , Tari Eason (14) , Fred VanVleet (9) ,

16,813 , 12–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 22 , December 15 , @ Memphis , , Dillon Brooks (26) , Jabari Smith Jr. (12) , Fred VanVleet (8) , FedExForum
16,941 , 13–9 , - style="background:#fcc" , 23 , December 17 , @

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17,341 , 13–10 , - style="background:#fcc" , 24 , December 18 , @

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19,432 , 13–11 , - style="background:#fcc" , 25 , December 20 ,

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18,055 , 13–12 , - style="background:#cfc" , 26 , December 22 ,

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18,055 , 14–12 , - style="background:#cfc" , 27 , December 23 , @

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17,399 , 15–12 , - style="background:#fcc" , 28 , December 26 ,

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18,055 , 15–13 , - style="background:#fcc" , 29 , December 27 , Phoenix , , Alperen Şengün (24) , ''three players'' (5) , Fred VanVleet (6) ,

18,055 , 15–14 , - style="background:#fcc" , 30 , December 29 ,

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18,055 , 15–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 31 , January 1 ,

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18,055 , 16–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 32 , January 3 ,

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16,563 , 17–15 , - style="background:#fcc" , 33 , January 5 ,

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18,055 , 18–16 , - style="background:#fcc" , 35 , January 8 , @

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19,694 , 18–17 , - style="background:#fcc" , 36 , January 10 , @

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United Center United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named ...

21,149 , 18–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 37 , January 12 , @

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Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...

13,987 , 19–18 , - style="background:#fcc" , 38 , January 13 , @

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19,156 , 19–19 , - style="background:#fcc" , 39 , January 15 , @

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20,822 , 19–20 , - style="background:#fcc" , 40 , January 17 , @

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19,439 , 19–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 41 , January 20 ,

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16,618 , 20–21 , - style="background:#fcc" , 42 , January 21 ,

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18,055 , 20–22 , - style="background:#fcc" , 43 , January 24 ,

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18,055 , 20–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 44 , January 26 , @

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16,164 , 21–23 , - style="background:#fcc" , 45 , January 27 , @

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17,732 , 21–24 , - style="background:#cfc" , 46 , January 29 ,

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18,055 , 22–24 , - style="background:#fcc" , 47 , January 31 ,

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18,055 , 22–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 48 , February 2 ,

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18,024 , 23–26 , - style="background:#fcc" , 50 , February 6 , @

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15,571 , 23–27 , - style="background:#fcc" , 51 , February 9 , @

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19,800 , 23–28 , - style="background:#fcc" , 52 , February 10 , @

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State Farm Arena State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...

17,503 , 23–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 53 , February 12 ,

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15,012 , 24–30 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Game , - style="background:#fcc" , 55 , February 22 , @

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18,055 , 25–32 , - style="background:#fcc" , 58 , February 27 , @

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17,164 , 25–33 , - style="background:#fcc" , 59 , February 29 , @ Phoenix , , Jalen Green (34) , Jabari Smith Jr. (16) , Fred VanVleet (5) ,

Footprint Center Footprint Center (formerly known as America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena and Phoenix Suns Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Built in the regional population center of the southwestern United Sta ...

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17,071 , 26–34 , - style="background:#cfc" , 61 , March 5 ,

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16,734 , 27–34 , - style="background:#fcc" , 62 , March 6 ,

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17,033 , 27–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 63 , March 8 , @

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Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, ice hockey, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena h ...

18,139 , 28–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 64 , March 10 , @

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18,022 , 29–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 65 , March 12 , @

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18,751 , 30–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 66 , March 14 ,

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18,055 , 31–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 67 , March 16 ,

, , Jalen Green (26) , Jalen Green (11) , Fred VanVleet (16) ,

18,055 , 32–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 68 , March 19 , @

, , Jalen Green (42) , Jabari Smith Jr. (14) , Fred VanVleet (11) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place (WMATA station), Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered ...

14,137 , 33–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 69 , March 21 ,

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, , Jalen Green (26) ,

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(12) , Fred VanVleet (12) ,

17,016 , 34–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 70 , March 23 ,

, , Jalen Green (41) , Amen Thompson (10) , Fred VanVleet (7) ,

18,055 , 35–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 71 , March 25 ,

, , Jalen Green (27) , Landale, Thompson (9) ,

, VanVleet (4) ,

16,537 , 36–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 72 , March 27 , @

, , Jalen Green (37) , Amen Thompson (15) , Jalen Green (7) , Paycom Center
17,438 , 37–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 73 , March 29 , @

, , Jalen Green (34) , Amen Thompson (14) , Green, VanVleet (6) , Delta Center
18,206 , 38–35 , - style="background:#fcc" , 74 , March 31 ,

, , Jabari Smith Jr. (28) , Smith Jr., Thompson (7) , Fred VanVleet (7) ,

18,055 , 38–36 , - style="background:#fcc" , 75 , April 2 , @

, ,

(26) ,

(9) , Jalen Green (6) , Target Center
18,024 , 38–37 , - style="background:#fcc" , 76 , April 4 , Golden State , ,

(24) ,

(6) ,

(9) ,

18,055 , 38–38 , - style="background:#fcc" , 77 , April 5 ,

, , Jalen Green (21) , Jabari Smith Jr. (8) , Fred VanVleet (8) ,

18,055 , 38–39 , - style="background:#fcc" , 78 , April 7 , @

, ,

(29) , Jabari Smith Jr. (9) , Fred VanVleet (12) ,

20,317 , 38–40 , - style="background:#cfc" , 79 , April 9 , Orlando , , Fred VanVleet (37) , Thompson, VanVleet (8) , Fred VanVleet (6) ,

18,055 , 39–40 , - style="background:#fcc" , 80 , April 11 , @

, , Fred VanVleet (42) , Amen Thompson (10) , Fred VanVleet (7) , Delta Center
18,206 , 39–41 , - style="background:#cfc" , 81 , April 12 , @

, , Jalen Green (26) , Amen Thompson (15) , Amen Thompson (6) ,

18,630 , 40–41 , - style="background:#cfc" , 82 , April 14 , @

, ,

(21) , Amen Thompson (11) , Amen Thompson (10) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 41–41

In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the

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. During the in-season tournament period, the Rockets competed in Group B of the Western Conference, which included the

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, the Los Angeles Clippers, the

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, and the

West group B

Player statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 72 , , 72 , , 30.9 , , .428 , , .359 , , .844 , , 3.4 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .1 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 44 , , 0 , , 9.5 , , .415 , , .403 , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , .3 , , .1 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 0 , , 21.8 , , .466 , , .360 , , .636 , , 7.0 , , 1.2 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 82 , , 82 , , 31.7 , , .423 , , .332 , , .804 , , 5.2 , , 3.5 , , .8 , , .3 , , 19.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 78 , , 6 , , 16.8 , , .456 , , .331 , , .819 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .2 , , .4 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 15 , , 0 , , 5.0 , , .423 , , .500 , , .800 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .2 , , .1 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 78 , , 1 , , 16.3 , , .446 , , .387 , , .921 , , 1.6 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 56 , , 3 , , 13.6 , , .515 , , .250 , , .800 , , 3.1 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .6 , , 4.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 14 , , 0 , , 5.1 , , .529 , , .000 , , .643 , , 2.3 , , .4 , , .1 , , .1 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 14 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .643 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .9 , , .2 , , .1 , , .1 , , 1.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 63 , , 63 , , 32.5 , , .537 , , .297 , , .693 , , 9.3 , , 5.0 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , 21.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 76 , , 76 , , 31.9 , , .454 , , .363 , , .811 , , 8.1 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , .8 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 65 , , 9 , , 15.9 , , .472 , , .299 , , .667 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .2 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 62 , , 23 , , 22.4 , , .536 , , .138 , , .684 , , 6.6 , , 2.6 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 73 , , 73 , , 36.8 , , .416 , , .387 , , .860 , , 3.8 , , 8.1 , , 1.4 , , .8 , , 17.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 47 , , 2 , , 18.7 , , .454 , , .359 , , .679 , , 3.8 , , .7 , , .6 , , .4 , , 12.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 0 , , 5.9 , , .540 , , .400 , , .538 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.9

Draft

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

In-Season Tournament

West group B

Player statistics

Regular season

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References