2009–10 Houston Rockets season

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2009–10 Houston Rockets season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerDaryl Morey
OwnersLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMy Network TV Houston, FSN Houston
RadioSports Radio 610
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Houston Rockets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The news broke in the off-season when center Yao Ming would miss the upcoming season due to foot surgery. This injury would soon be considered career-threatening. Mid-season, All-Star Tracy McGrady, who was working his way back from knee surgery that kept him out of last season, was traded to the New York Knicks. Despite losing two All-Stars, the Rockets finished 42–40, but did not clinch a playoff spot.

Key dates[]

Summary[]

NBA Draft 2009[]

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

Free agency[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 32 Jermaine Taylor SG  United States Central Florida
2 34 Sergio Llull PG  Spain Real Madrid (Spain)

Roster[]

Houston Rockets roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 13 Australia Andersen, David Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Australia
SF 1 United States Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
SG 31 United States Battier, Shane Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
PG 0 United States Brooks, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Oregon
SF 10 United States Budinger, Chase 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Arizona
PF 33 United States Harris, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Rice
C 44 United States Hayes, Chuck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Kentucky
PF 27 United States Hill, Jordan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arizona
F 20 United States Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Indiana
PG 7 United States Lowry, Kyle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Villanova
SG 12 United States Martin, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Western Carolina
PF 4 Argentina Scola, Luis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Argentina
SG 8 United States Taylor, Jermaine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Central Florida
C 11 China Yao Ming Injured (C) 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) People's Republic of China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster Notes[]

  • Center Yao Ming missed the entire season due to a left foot injury.

Pre-season[]

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 October 7 (in Hidalgo, Texas) Boston Celtics 90–96 Houston Rockets

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Southwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 – 28–13 27–14 10–6
x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 5 29–12 21–20 9–7
Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 13 23–18 19–22 9–7
Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 15 23–18 17–24 5–11
New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 18 24–17 13–28 7–9
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 2
3 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3
4 y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 4
5 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 4
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 7
7 x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 7
8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 7
9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15
10 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 17
11 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 20
12 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28
13 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31
14 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42


Record vs. opponents[]

2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Boston 0–4 — 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 0–3 — 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 3–1 — 2–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 — 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 4–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 – 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–2
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 — 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Indiana 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 — 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 — 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 — 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Miami 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 — 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New Jersey 0–3 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 — 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–4
New Orleans 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 — 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–1
Oklahoma City 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 – 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 – 4–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 – 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 – 1–1 0–4 2–0
Toronto 1–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 2–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 —

Game log[]

2009–10 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 23–18; Road: 19–22)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 27 @ Portland L 87–96 Aaron Brooks (19) Hayes, Landry
Andersen (5) 		Kyle Lowry (8) Rose Garden
20403 		0-1
2 October 28 @ Golden State W 108–107 Trevor Ariza (25) Luis Scola (11) Aaron Brooks (12) Oracle Arena
19596 		1-1
3 October 31 Portland W 111–107 Trevor Ariza (33) Luis Scola (6) Aaron Brooks (8) Toyota Center
18100 		2-1
November: 7–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 2 @ Utah W 113–96 Aaron Brooks (19) Luis Scola (15) Aaron Brooks (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19911 		3-1
5 November 4 LA Lakers L 102–103 Carl Landry (20) Chuck Hayes (14) Aaron Brooks (6) Toyota Center
18291 		3-2
6 November 6 Oklahoma City W 105–94 Trevor Ariza (21) Luis Scola (10) Kyle Lowry (8) Toyota Center
14911 		4-2
7 November 10 @ Dallas L 103–121 Aaron Brooks (22) Chase Budinger (9) Kyle Lowry (5) American Airlines Center
19720 		4-3
8 November 11 Memphis W 104–79 Luis Scola (22) Luis Scola (15) Kyle Lowry (10) Toyota Center
17220 		5-3
9 November 13 @ Sacramento L 100–109 Trevor Ariza (28) Luis Scola (9) Ariza, Brooks (5) ARCO Arena
11762 		5-4
10 November 15 @ LA Lakers W 101–91 Aaron Brooks (33) Landry, Scola (9) Kyle Lowry (8) Staples Center
18977 		6-4
11 November 17 Phoenix L 105–111 Carl Landry (27) Carl Landry (9) Aaron Brooks (13) Toyota Center
16396 		6-5
12 November 18 @ Minnesota W 97–84 Luis Scola (20) Luis Scola (16) Shane Battier (5) Target Center
11137 		7-5
13 November 20 @ Atlanta L 103–105 Luis Scola (17) Luis Scola (10) Kyle Lowry (7) Philips Arena
16674 		7-6
14 November 21 Sacramento W 113–106 Luis Scola (22) Luis Scola (12) Kyle Lowry (8) Toyota Center
16202 		8-6
15 November 25 Dallas L 99–130 Carl Landry (24) Scola, Hayes (7) Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
18157 		8-7
16 November 27 San Antonio L 84–92 Luis Scola (18) Luis Scola (12) Trevor Ariza (5) Toyota Center
18164 		8-8
17 November 29 @ Oklahoma City W 100–91 Brooks, Landry (21) Carl Landry (10) Aaron Brooks (4) Ford Center
18203 		9-8
December: 11–5 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 2 @ LA Clippers W 102–85 Aaron Brooks (22) Luis Scola (7) Aaron Brooks (5) Staples Center
13836 		10-8
19 December 3 @ Golden State W 111–109 Aaron Brooks (25) Luis Scola (13) Aaron Brooks (7) Oracle Arena
16432 		11-8
20 December 5 @ Portland L 89–90 Carl Landry (23) Carl Landry (9) Aaron Brooks (5) Rose Garden
20555 		11-9
21 December 9 Cleveland W 95–85 Aaron Brooks (27) Luis Scola (10) Aaron Brooks (6) Toyota Center
18200 		12-9
22 December 11 @ Philadelphia W 96–91 Carl Landry (20) Trevor Ariza (12) Trevor Ariza (3) Wachovia Center
13991 		13-9
23 December 13 @ Toronto L 88–101 Carl Landry (25) Luis Scola (15) Aaron Brooks (4) Air Canada Centre
17111 		13-10
24 December 15 Detroit W 107–96 Brooks, Scola (23) Chase Budinger (12) Aaron Brooks (10) Toyota Center
14899 		14-10
25 December 16 @ Denver L 101–111 Aaron Brooks (23) David Andersen (9) Aaron Brooks (7) Pepsi Center
15753 		14-11
26 December 18 @ Dallas W 116–108 Kyle Lowry (26) Luis Scola (10) Kyle Lowry (10) American Airlines Center
19890 		15-11
27 December 19 Oklahoma City W 95–90 Trevor Ariza (31) Chuck Hayes (15) Trevor Ariza (6) Toyota Center
15095 		16-11
28 December 22 LA Clippers W 108–99 Aaron Brooks (27) Shane Battier (8) Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
17128 		17-11
29 December 23 @ Orlando L 87–102 Carl Landry (20) Trevor Ariza (7) Brooks, Battier (4) Amway Arena
17461 		17-12
30 December 26 @ New Jersey W 103–98 Carl Landry (26) Trevor Ariza (11) Trevor Ariza (8) IZOD Center
13374 		18-12
31 December 27 @ Cleveland L 83–108 Aaron Brooks (23) Carl Landry (6) Battier, Ariza, Brooks, Lowry (3) Quicken Loans Arena
20562 		18-13
32 December 29 New Orleans W 108–100 Aaron Brooks (27) Luis Scola (12) Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
18187 		19-13
33 December 31 Dallas W 97–94 Aaron Brooks (30) Luis Scola (13) Trevor Ariza (7) Toyota Center
18306 		20-13
January: 5–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 2 @ New Orleans L 95–99 Trevor Ariza (19) Chuck Hayes (13) Kyle Lowry (6) New Orleans Arena
16020 		20-14
35 January 5 @ LA Lakers L 79–88 Carl Landry (19) Carl Landry (6) Trevor Ariza (8) Staples Center
18997 		20-15
36 January 6 @ Phoenix L 110–118 Aaron Brooks (34) Carl Landry (10) Kyle Lowry (6) US Airways Center
15811 		20-16
37 January 9 NY Knicks W 105–96 Luis Scola (23) Scola, Lowry (7) Shane Battier (5) Toyota Center
15693 		21-16
38 January 12 @ Charlotte L 94–102 Trevor Ariza (19) Luis Scola (14) Aaron Brooks (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
11463 		21-17
39 January 13 Minnesota W 120–114 Aaron Brooks (43) Chuck Hayes (17) Trevor Ariza (7) Toyota Center
15175 		22-17
40 January 15 Miami L 106–115 Budinger, Scola (17) Battier, Ariza (6) Aaron Brooks (5) Toyota Center
16720 		22-18
41 January 18 Milwaukee W 101–98 Luis Scola (27) Luis Scola (15) Aaron Brooks (10) Toyota Center
17187 		23-18
42 January 22 @ San Antonio W 116–109 Brooks, Lowry (23) Luis Scola (9) Kyle Lowry (9) AT&T Center
18581 		24-18
43 January 23 Chicago L 97–104 Carl Landry (22) Shane Battier (8) Kyle Lowry (5) Toyota Center
18119 		24-19
44 January 25 Atlanta L 95–102 Carl Landry (16) Luis Scola (8) Aaron Brooks (5) Toyota Center
14998 		24-20
45 January 27 Denver L 92–97 Aaron Brooks (22) Luis Scola (11) Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
16357 		24-21
46 January 29 Portland W 104–100 Aaron Brooks (33) Battier, Scola (8) Aaron Brooks (7) Toyota Center
16129 		25-21
47 January 31 Phoenix L 111–115 Aaron Brooks (24) Shane Battier (11) Aaron Brooks (6) Toyota Center
17165 		25-22
February: 4–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 2 Golden State W 119–97 Brooks, Landry (24) Chuck Hayes (13) Aaron Brooks (6) Toyota Center
12845 		26-22
49 February 5 @ Memphis W 101–83 Aaron Brooks (19) Joey Dorsey (12) Brooks, Lowry (4) FedExForum
14531 		27-22
50 February 6 Philadelphia L 95–102 Aaron Brooks (34) Carl Landry (10) Ariza, Brooks (4) Toyota Center
17415 		27-23
51 February 9 @ Miami L 66–99 Luis Scola (12) Hayes, Budinger (12) Battier, Scola (2) American Airlines Arena
18654 		27-24
52 February 16 Utah L 95–104 Aaron Brooks (18) Shane Battier (8) Trevor Ariza (6) Toyota Center
14942 		27-25
53 February 17 @ Milwaukee W 127–99 Trevor Ariza (22) Shane Battier (10) Aaron Brooks (12) Bradley Center
11685 		28-25
54 February 20 Indiana L 115–125 Aaron Brooks (26) Scola, Andersen (11) Aaron Brooks (7) Toyota Center
16550 		28-26
55 February 21 @ New Orleans L 94–102 Chase Budinger (18) Luis Scola (11) Brooks, Ariza (8) New Orleans Arena
14504 		28-27
56 February 24 Orlando L 92–110 Aaron Brooks (24) Shane Battier (9) Aaron Brooks (8) Toyota Center
15749 		28-28
57 February 26 San Antonio W 109–104 Kevin Martin (33) Luis Scola (13) Shane Battier (5) Toyota Center
18195 		29-28
58 February 27 @ Utah L 110–133 Kevin Martin (32) Budinger, Hayes (5) Chuck Hayes (6) EnergySolutions Arena
19911 		29-29
March: 8–8 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 Toronto W 116–92 Martin, Brooks (28) Luis Scola (8) Chuck Hayes (8) Toyota Center
13943 		30-29
60 March 3 Sacramento L 81–84 Aaron Brooks (22) Luis Scola (18) Luis Scola (5) Toyota Center
15651 		30-30
61 March 6 @ Minnesota W 112–98 Kevin Martin (30) Luis Scola (21) Aaron Brooks (9) Target Center
15587 		31-30
62 March 7 @ Detroit L 107–110 Kevin Martin (27) Luis Scola (15) Aaron Brooks (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
18422 		31-31
63 March 9 @ Washington W 96–88 Luis Scola (23) Luis Scola (10) Kyle Lowry (4) Verizon Center
10422 		32-31
64 March 13 New Jersey W 116–108 Luis Scola (44) Luis Scola (12) Aaron Brooks (7) Toyota Center
16998 		33-31
65 March 15 Denver W 125–123 Aaron Brooks (31) Luis Scola (11) Aaron Brooks (9) Toyota Center
16369 		34-31
66 March 17 Memphis W 107–94 Aaron Brooks (33) Jordan Hill (9) Brooks, Battier, Lowry (4) Toyota Center
16142 		35-31
67 March 19 Boston L 87–94 Scola, Martin (17) Luis Scola (10) Scola, Martin, Brooks, Lowry (3) Toyota Center
18198 		35-32
68 March 21 @ NY Knicks W 116–112 Kevin Martin (28) Trevor Ariza (7) Trevor Ariza (6) Madison Square Garden
17242 		36-32
69 March 22 @ Chicago L 88–98 Luis Scola (22) Luis Scola (10) Aaron Brooks (6) United Center
19834 		36-33
70 March 24 @ Oklahoma City L 104–122 Luis Scola (25) Mike Harris (8) Aaron Brooks (7) Ford Center
18203 		36-34
71 March 25 LA Clippers L 93–99 Brooks, Ariza (18) Luis Scola (14) Aaron Brooks (9) Toyota Center
15201 		36-35
72 March 27 LA Lakers L 101–109 Luis Scola (28) Luis Scola (10) Aaron Brooks (7) Toyota Center
18583 		36-36
73 March 30 Washington W 98–94 Chase Budinger (24) Scola, Brooks (8) Aaron Brooks (11) Toyota Center
14395 		37-36
74 March 31 @ San Antonio L 102–119 Aaron Brooks (21) Jermaine Taylor (10) Kyle Lowry (5) AT&T Center
18581 		37-37
April: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 2 @ Boston W 119–114 Aaron Brooks (30) Luis Scola (11) Aaron Brooks (9) TD Garden
18624 		38-37
76 April 4 @ Indiana L 102–133 Chase Budinger (17) Luis Scola (6) Aaron Brooks (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
14201 		38-38
77 April 6 @ Memphis W 113–103 Kevin Martin (29) Jared Jeffries (10) Aaron Brooks (7) FedExForum
11673 		39-38
78 April 7 Utah W 113–96 Martin, Brooks (28) Chuck Hayes (18) Brooks, Lowry (5) Toyota Center
15004 		40-38
79 April 9 Charlotte W 97–90 Aaron Brooks (23) Ariza, Scola (9) Trevor Ariza (8) Toyota Center
16488 		41-38
80 April 11 @ Phoenix L 106–116 Luis Scola (30) Scola, Hayes (8) Aaron Brooks (6) US Airways Center
18422 		41-39
81 April 12 @ Sacramento W 117–107 Kevin Martin (39) Hayes, Jeffries (7) Kyle Lowry (11) ARCO Arena
14549 		42-39
82 April 14 New Orleans L 115–123 Trevor Ariza (26) Trevor Ariza (10) Trevor Ariza (10) Toyota Center
18191 		42-40
2009–10 season schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season[]

Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David Andersen 63 0 14.1 .432 .346 .687 3.3 .7 .2 .2 5.8
Trevor Ariza 72 71 36.5 .394 .334 .649 5.6 3.8 1.8 .6 14.9
Hilton Armstrong 9 0 4.4 .294 .000 .000 .7 .3 .6 .0 1.1
Shane Battier 67 62 32.4 .398 .362 .726 4.7 .8 .8 1.1 8.0
Aaron Brooks 82 82 35.6 .432 .398 .822 2.6 5.3 .8 .2 19.6
Chase Budinger 74 4 20.1 .441 .369 .770 3.0 1.2 .5 .1 8.9
Will Conroy 5 0 7.2 .300 .300 .000 .6 1.4 .0 .0 1.2
Brian Cook 15 0 2.9 .304 .222 .714 .6 .1 .0 .1 1.4
Joey Dorsey 7 0 7.7 .455 . .500 3.6 .3 .3 .1 1.6
Mike Harris 8 0 10.3 .370 .000 .556 2.5 .4 .5 .1 3.1
Chuck Hayes 82 82 21.6 .489 . .545 5.7 1.7 .9 .5 4.4
Jordan Hill 23 0 16.2 .532 . .660 5.0 .6 .2 .5 6.4
Jared Jeffries 18 0 18.4 .429 .111 .556 3.6 1.0 .5 .7 4.9
Carl Landry 52 1 27.2 .547 . .839 5.5 .8 .5 .9 16.1
Kyle Lowry 68 0 24.3 .397 .272 .827 3.6 4.5 .9 .1 9.1
Kevin Martin 24 22 35.8 .435 .310 .924 2.9 2.3 1.0 .1 21.3
Tracy McGrady 6 0 7.7 .368 .500 .667 .8 1.0 .0 .3 3.2
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4 0 3.3 .250 . .500 1.0 .3 .3 .3 1.3
Luis Scola 82 82 32.6 .514 .200 .779 8.6 2.1 .8 .3 16.2
Jermaine Taylor 31 4 9.8 .378 .227 .717 1.5 .5 .3 .1 4.1
Garrett Temple 9 0 13.1 .448 .250 .667 1.6 .8 .4 .4 5.0

Awards, records and milestones[]

Awards[]

Week/Month[]

All-Star[]

Season[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Injuries and surgeries[]

  • Yao Ming missed the entire season with a stress fracture in his left ankle.[2]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

June 25, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Washington Wizards
  • Cash considerations
June 25, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Denver Nuggets
  • Cash considerations
June 25, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Detroit Pistons
  • Future second round pick
  • Cash considerations
July 14, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Atlanta Hawks
  • Future second round pick
  • Cash and future considerations
September 22, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Denver Nuggets
February 18, 2010 To Sacramento Kings
Larry Hughes (From New York)
Carl Landry (From Houston)
Joey Dorsey (From Houston) 		To New York Knicks
Tracy McGrady (from Houston)
Sergio Rodríguez (from Sacramento)
To Houston Rockets
Kevin Martin (from Sacramento)
Jared Jeffries (from New York)
Jordan Hill (From New York)
Hilton Armstrong (From Sacramento)
2012 protected first-round pick (from New York)
Rights to exchange 2011 first-round picks with New York

Free agents[]

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Trevor Ariza July 8 Los Angeles Lakers
Pops Mensah-Bonsu September 3 Toronto Raptors
Mike Harris December 22 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Will Conroy January 28 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Ron Artest July 8 Los Angeles Lakers
Pops Mensah-Bonsu November 16 Toronto Raptors

References[]

  1. ^ "Aaron Brooks named NBA's Most Improved Player". Houston Rockets.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Yao Ming out for season with stress fracture in ankle". espn.go.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.

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