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The 2008–09 Houston Rockets season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the
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(NBA). Despite a season-ending knee injury to
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, the Rockets breezed past the
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in the first round, but could not defeat the
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in the second round.
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, who entered his 18th and final season, was injured in Game 2 of the first round and announced his retirement, ending his 18-year NBA career. Besides losing Mutombo,
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missed most of the second round due to a foot injury that required off-season surgery. Before the season, the team acquired
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(now Metta World Peace). Following the season, Artest signed as a free agent with the Lakers. The Rockets would not return to the postseason until
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Key dates

*June 26: The
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will take place in New York City. *July 1: The free agency period will start. *August 14:
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is acquired by trade from the
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.


Draft picks


Roster


Regular season


Standings


Game log

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Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

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Izod Center Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

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Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
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Quicken Loans Arena Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a sec ...

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18,245 , 20–11 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 32 , December 29 ,
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18,278 , 20–12 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 33 , December 31 ,
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18,228 , 21–12 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 34 , January 2 , @
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Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
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Philips Arena State Farm Arena is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrasher ...

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14,858 , 21–15 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 37 , January 7 , @
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Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...
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19,136 , 23–15 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 39 , January 10 ,
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Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once th ...

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18,557 , 24–16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 41 , January 17 ,
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
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18,369 , 25–16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 42 , January 19 ,
Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
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18,199 , 26–16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 43 , January 21 ,
Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
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17,037 , 27–16 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 44 , January 23 , @
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14,486 , 27–17 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 45 , January 25 , @
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The Palace of Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shock of the ...

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15,544 , 28–19 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 48 , January 31 , Golden State , ,
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16,702 , 29–19 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 49 , February 3 ,
Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
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FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's ba ...

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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
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16,815 , 31–20 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 52 , February 9 , @
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13,904 , 31–21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 53 , February 11 ,
Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...
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15,626 , 32–21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 54 , February 17 ,
New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
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14,921 , 33–21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 55 , February 20 ,
Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
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18,195 , 34–21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 56 , February 22 , Charlotte , ,
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Player statistics


Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 82 , , 82 , , 30.3 , , .531 , , .000 , , .760 , , 8.8 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .1 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 80 , , 35 , , 25.0 , , .404 , , .366 , , .866 , , 2.0 , , 3.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , 11.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 77 , , 77 , , 33.6 , , .548 , , 1.000 , , .866 , , 9.9 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , 1.9 , , 19.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 71 , , 1 , , 12.1 , , .372 , , .000 , , .368 , , 3.5 , , .6 , , .5 , , .3 , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 69 , , 55 , , 35.5 , , .401 , , .399 , , .748 , , 5.2 , , 3.3 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 17.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 69 , , 0 , , 21.3 , , .574 , , .333 , , .813 , , 5.0 , , .6 , , .4 , , .4 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 63 , , 11 , , 19.4 , , .447 , , .390 , , .752 , , 1.8 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 60 , , 59 , , 33.9 , , .410 , , .384 , , .821 , , 4.8 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .9 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 56 , , 1 , , 15.3 , , .407 , , .374 , , .950 , , 1.7 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 48 , , 48 , , 33.1 , , .370 , , .348 , , .789 , , 3.0 , , 5.4 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 35 , , 35 , , 33.7 , , .388 , , .376 , , .801 , , 4.4 , , 5.0 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , 15.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 28 , , 0 , , 21.7 , , .475 , , .276 , , .800 , , 2.8 , , 3.5 , , .8 , , .3 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 4 , , 14.6 , , .386 , , .368 , , .875 , , 1.2 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 9 , , 2 , , 10.7 , , .385 , , , , .667 , , 3.7 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.2 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 9 , , 0 , , 2.8 , , .313 , , .400 , , , , .6 , , .1 , , .0 , , .3 , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 2.8 , , .600 , , .500 , , , , .0 , , .3 , , .3 , , .3 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 3 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .500 , , , , , , .3 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .7


Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 13 , , 38.2 , , .407 , , .315 , , .957 , , 4.9 , , 2.4 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 13 , , 37.5 , , .394 , , .277 , , .714 , , 4.3 , , 4.2 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 15.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 13 , , 34.2 , , .453 , , .422 , , .804 , , 2.6 , , 3.4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 16.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 13 , , 32.6 , , .494 , , , , .673 , , 8.4 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .2 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 4 , , 13.3 , , .476 , , .000 , , , , 3.0 , , .8 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 1.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 0 , , 19.5 , , .333 , , .250 , , .742 , , 2.9 , , 2.5 , , .9 , , .1 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 0 , , 18.5 , , .557 , , .000 , , .576 , , 3.9 , , .2 , , .3 , , .4 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 0 , , 13.9 , , .424 , , .409 , , .864 , , .9 , , .7 , , .2 , , .1 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 9 , , 9 , , 35.9 , , .545 , , , , .902 , , 10.9 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 1.2 , , 17.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 5.3 , , .267 , , .222 , , , , 2.0 , , .5 , , .3 , , .2 , , 1.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 5 , , 0 , , 2.4 , , .333 , , .500 , , , , .2 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 8.8 , , .500 , , .375 , , , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 10.0 , , , , , , .000 , , 4.5 , , .0 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , .0


Awards and records


Awards

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Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo ...
, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award *
Yao Ming Yao Ming ( zh, c=姚明; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Baske ...
,
All-NBA Second Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...
* Shane Battier,
NBA All-Defensive Second Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...
*
Ron Artest Metta Sandiford-Artest (born Ronald William Artest Jr., November 13, 1979), previously legally named Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Un ...
,
NBA All-Defensive Second Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...


Transactions


Trades


Free agents


Additions


Subtractions


References

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