2013–14 Houston Rockets season

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2013–14 Houston Rockets season
Head coachKevin McHale
General managerDaryl Morey
OwnersLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Trail Blazers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Houston
RadioSportstalk 790
< 2012–13 2014–15 >

The 2013–14 Houston Rockets season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 43rd based in Houston. The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star Dwight Howard from the Los Angeles Lakers. With Howard teamed up with team captain James Harden, they gelled their first season together, being named as starters for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. With Howard now as co-captain, the Rockets improved on last season and finished with a 54–28 record, finishing 4th in the Western Conference. They met the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, but the presences of Howard and Harden were not enough as Houston fell in six games, thanks to a Damian Lillard series-clinching three pointer in Game 6.

Point guard Jeremy Lin, who was co-captain last year, was moved to a sixth man role, as Patrick Beverley earned the starting position. After the season, Lin was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and his two-year tenure with Houston came to an end.[1] Along with Lin was Chandler Parsons who became a free agent and later signed with the Dallas Mavericks and center Omer Asik who, after two seasons with the team, was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2013 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
2 34 Isaiah Canaan PG  United States Murray State

Roster[]

2013–14 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 3 Aşık, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986–07–04 Turkey
G 2 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–12 Arkansas
G 1 Canaan, Isaiah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1991–05–02 Murray State
F 18 Casspi, Omri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–06–22 Israel
F 33 Covington, Robert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–07–15 Virginia Commonwealth
G/F 32 García, Francisco 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1980–12–31 Louisville
G/F 5 Hamilton, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–10 Texas
G 13 Harden, James (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
C 12 Howard, Dwight (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–12–08 SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
F 6 Jones, Terrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1992–01–09 Kentucky
G 7 Lin, Jeremy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard
F/C 20 Motiejūnas, Donatas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1990–09–20 Lithuania
F 25 Parsons, Chandler (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–10–25 Florida
F/C 21 Powell, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1983–01–25 North Carolina State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2014–04–22

Pre-season[]

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 6–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–0)
Pre-season: 6–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 New Orleans L 115–116 James Harden (21) Dwight Howard (9) Patrick Beverley (5) Toyota Center
15,049 		0–1
2 October 10 @ Indiana W 116–96 James Harden (21) Omri Casspi (10) Jeremy Lin (5) Mall of Asia Arena
12,885 		1–1
3 October 13 Indiana W 107–98 James Harden (21) Omri Casspi (9) Patrick Beverley (5) Taipei Arena
13,686 		2–1
4 October 16 Orlando W 108–104 James Harden (21) Patrick Beverley (9) Casspi & Brooks (5) Toyota Center
12,341 		3–1
5 October 21 Dallas W 100–95 James Harden (19) Dwight Howard (17) Jeremy Lin (8) Toyota Center
13,380 		4–1
6 October 24 @ San Antonio W 109–92 James Harden (22) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (11) AT&T Center
16,247 		5–1
8 October 23 @ Memphis W 92–73 Omri Casspi (11) Dwight Howard (10) Chandler Parsons (5) FedExForum
12,271 		6–1
2013–14 season schedule

Regular season[]

Game log[]

2013–14 game log
Total: 54–28 (Home: 33–8; Road: 21–20)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 30 Charlotte W 96–83 James Harden (21) Dwight Howard (26) James Harden (5) Toyota Center
18,083 		1–0
November : 12–5 (Home: 7–2; Road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 1 Dallas W 113–105 James Harden (34) Dwight Howard (16) Jeremy Lin (4) Toyota Center
18,142 		2–0
3 November 2 @ Utah W 104–83 Chandler Parsons (24) Chandler Parsons (12) Chandler Parsons (6) EnergySolutions Arena
19,498 		3–0
4 November 4 @ L.A Clippers L 118–137 Omri Casspi (19) Howard & Casspi (9) Jeremy Lin (8) Staples Center
19,404 		3–1
5 November 5 @ Portland W 116–101 James Harden (33) Dwight Howard (13) Omri Casspi (5) Moda Center
17,491 		4–1
6 November 7 L.A Lakers L 98–99 James Harden (35) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (5) Toyota Center
18,133 		4–2
7 November 9 L.A Clippers L 94–107 Chandler Parsons (23) Howard & Parsons (8) Jeremy Lin (7) Toyota Center
18,108 		4–3
8 November 11 Toronto W 110–104 Jeremy Lin (31) Dwight Howard (24) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,134 		5–3
9 November 13 @ Philadelphia L 117–123 (OT) Jeremy Lin (34) Dwight Howard (15) Jeremy Lin (12) Wells Fargo Center
11,671 		5–4
10 November 14 @ New York W 109–106 James Harden (36) Dwight Howard (15) Jeremy Lin (3) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		6–4
11 November 16 Denver W 122–111 Dwight Howard (25) Terrence Jones (12) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,147 		7–4
12 November 19 Boston W 109–85 Terrence Jones (24) Dwight Howard (12) Chandler Parsons (6) Toyota Center
18,232 		8–4
13 November 20 @ Dallas L 120–123 Dwight Howard (33) Dwight Howard (11) Chandler Parsons (11) American Airlines Center
20,045 		8–5
14 November 23 Minnesota W 112–101 Aaron Brooks (26) Dwight Howard (13) Lin & Brooks (5) Toyota Center
18,196 		9–5
15 November 25 @ Memphis W 93–86 Chandler Parsons (17) Ömer Aşık (10) Lin, Beverley, Jones & García (2) FedExForum
15,246 		10–5
16 November 27 Atlanta W 113–84 Brooks & García (21) Ömer Aşık (9) Parsons, Howard & Brooks (4) Toyota Center
18,051 		11–5
17 November 29 Brooklyn W 114–95 Chandler Parsons (21) Howard & Jones (7) Harden & Brooks (7) Toyota Center
18,138 		12–5
18 November 30 @ San Antonio W 112–106 James Harden (31) Terrence Jones (16) James Harden (6) AT&T Center
18,581 		13–5
December : 8–8 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 @ Utah L 103–109 James Harden (37) Dwight Howard (9) James Harden (8) EnergySolutions Arena
15,801 		13–6
20 December 4 Phoenix L 88–97 Aaron Brooks (17) Dwight Howard (18) Aaron Brooks (6) Toyota Center
18,151 		13–7
21 December 6 Golden State W 105–83 James Harden (34) Dwight Howard (18) Chandler Parsons (5) Toyota Center
18,145 		14–7
22 December 8 Orlando W 98–88 James Harden (27) Dwight Howard (22) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
16,407 		15–7
23 December 12 @ Portland L 104–111 Dwight Howard (32) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (7) Moda Center
19,997 		15–8
24 December 13 @ Golden State W 116–112 James Harden (26) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		16–8
25 December 15 @ Sacramento L 91–106 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (10) Chandler Parsons (5) Sleep Train Arena
15,606 		16–9
26 December 18 Chicago W 109–94 Dwight Howard (23) Howard & Parsons (9) Harden & Jones (6) Toyota Center
18,242 		17–9
27 December 20 @ Indiana L 81–114 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (12) Harden, Howard & Parsons (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		17–10
28 December 21 @ Detroit W 114–97 Dwight Howard (35) Dwight Howard (19) Brooks & Casspi (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,606 		18–10
29 December 23 Dallas L 104–111 Dwight Howard (29) Dwight Howard (15) Francisco García (6) Toyota Center
18,328 		18–11
30 December 25 @ San Antonio W 111–98 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (20) Jeremy Lin (8) AT&T Center
18,581 		19–11
31 December 26 Memphis W 100–92 James Harden (27) Chandler Parsons (11) Harden & Parsons (5) Toyota Center
18,201 		20–11
32 December 28 New Orleans W 107–98 Dwight Howard (24) Dwight Howard (18) Jeremy Lin (5) Toyota Center
18,233 		21–11
33 December 29 @ Oklahoma City L 86–117 Aaron Brooks (17) Howard & Jones (9) James Harden (3) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		21–12
34 December 31 Sacramento L 106–110 James Harden (38) Terrence Jones (11) Jeremy Lin (6) Toyota Center
18,232 		21–13
January : 10–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 January 3 New York W 102–100 James Harden (37) Chandler Parsons (11) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,304 		22–13
36 January 8 L.A Lakers W 113–99 James Harden (38) Howard & Jones (13) Harden, Lin & Casspi (4) Toyota Center
18,229 		23–13
37 January 10 @ Atlanta L 80–83 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (7) Philips Arena
13,115 		23–14
38 January 11 @ Washington W 114–107 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (11) Jeremy Lin (8) Verizon Center
17,454 		24–14
39 January 13 @ Boston W 104–92 Dwight Howard (32) Dwight Howard (12) Jeremy Lin (9) TD Garden
17,750 		25–14
40 January 15 @ New Orleans W 103–100 James Harden (26) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (7) New Orleans Arena
15,918 		26–14
41 January 16 Oklahoma City L 92–104 James Harden & Terrence Jones (16) Terrence Jones (13) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,231 		26–15
42 January 18 Milwaukee W 114–104 Terrence Jones (36) Dwight Howard (14) Harden, Lin & Brooks (4) Toyota Center
18,082 		27–15
43 January 20 Portland W 126–113 Chandler Parsons (31) Dwight Howard (12) Chandler Parsons (7) Toyota Center
18,135 		28–15
44 January 22 Sacramento W 119–98 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
16,488 		29–15
45 January 24 Memphis L 87–88 Chandler Parsons (34) Dwight Howard (12) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
16,998 		29–16
46 January 25 @ Memphis L 81–99 James Harden (16) Dwight Howard (12) Harden, Lin & Jones (3) FedExForum
17,512 		29–17
47 January 28 San Antonio W 97–90 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (16) Jeremy Lin (8) Toyota Center
18,314 		30–17
48 January 29 @ Dallas W 117–115 Chandler Parsons (26) Donatas Motiejūnas (13) Jeremy Lin (7) American Airlines Center
19,359 		31–17
February : 8–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 1 Cleveland W 106–92 James Harden (28) Jeremy Lin (11) Jeremy Lin (10) Toyota Center
18,309 		32–17
50 February 5 Phoenix W 122–108 Dwight Howard (34) Dwight Howard (14) Chandler Parsons (6) Toyota Center
18,217 		33–17
51 February 8 @ Milwaukee W 101–95 Dwight Howard (27) Dwight Howard (13) Dwight Howard (5) BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,923 		34–17
52 February 10 @ Minnesota W 107–89 Chandler Parsons (20) Dwight Howard (15) Jeremy Lin (7) Target Center
12,002 		35–17
53 February 12 Washington W 113–112 James Harden (35) Dwight Howard (16) Harden & Parsons (6) Toyota Center
18,314 		36–17
All-Star Break
54 February 19 @ L.A Lakers W 134–108 James Harden (29) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (11) Staples Center
18,997 		37–17
55 February 20 @ Golden State L 99–102 James Harden (39) Dwight Howard (21) Harden & Parsons (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		37–18
56 February 23 @ Phoenix W 115–112 Dwight Howard (25) Dwight Howard (9) Harden & Parsons (7) US Airways Center
15,510 		38–18
57 February 25 @ Sacramento W 129–103 James Harden (43) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (8) Sleep Train Arena
16,057 		39–18
58 February 26 @ L.A Clippers L 93–101 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (11) Harden, Lin & Parsons (3) Staples Center
19,258 		39–19
March : 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 Detroit W 118–110 Terrence Jones (22) Terrence Jones (10) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,330 		40–19
60 March 4 Miami W 106–103 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,523 		41–19
61 March 5 @ Orlando W 101–89 James Harden (31) Dwight Howard (13) Chandler Parsons (7) Amway Center
16,012 		42–19
62 March 7 Indiana W 112–86 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (7) Chandler Parsons (6) Toyota Center
18,332 		43–19
63 March 9 Portland W 118–113 James Harden (41) Dwight Howard (12) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,321 		44–19
64 March 11 @ Oklahoma City L 98–106 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		44–20
65 March 13 @ Chicago L 87–111 Jeremy Lin (21) Dwight Howard (10) Lin & Beverley (3) United Center
21,747 		44–21
66 March 16 @ Miami L 104–113 James Harden (30) Dwight Howard (14) Parsons, Howard & Beverley (5) American Airlines Arena
19,666 		44–22
67 March 17 Utah W 124–86 Terrence Jones (30) Aşık & Motiejūnas (11) Jeremy Lin (9) Toyota Center
18,156 		45–22
68 March 20 Minnesota W 129–106 James Harden (28) Chandler Parsons (9) Jeremy Lin (10) Toyota Center
18,315 		46–22
69 March 22 @ Cleveland W 118–111 James Harden (37) Ömer Aşık (9) James Harden (11) Quicken Loans Arena
19,058 		47–22
70 March 24 @ Charlotte W 100–89 James Harden (31) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,511 		48–22
71 March 27 Philadelphia W 120–98 James Harden (26) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,334 		49–22
72 March 29 L.A Clippers L 107–118 James Harden (32) Ömer Aşık (11) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,337 		49–23
April : 5–5 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 1 @ Brooklyn L 96–105 James Harden (26) Ömer Aşık (23) James Harden (7) Barclays Center
17,732 		49–24
74 April 2 @ Toronto L 103–107 James Harden (26) Ömer Aşık (15) Jeremy Lin (7) Air Canada Centre
18,294 		49–25
75 April 4 Oklahoma City W 111–107 James Harden (39) Ömer Aşık (12) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,407 		50–25
76 April 6 Denver W 130–125 (OT) James Harden (32) Ömer Aşık (23) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,325 		51–25
77 April 8 @ L.A Lakers W 145–130 Harden & Jones (33) Aşık & Motiejūnas (15) James Harden (12) Staples Center
18,131 		52–25
78 April 9 @ Denver L 116–123 Jeremy Lin (18) Ömer Aşık (12) Harden, Lin & Canaan (6) Pepsi Center
15,322 		52–26
79 April 11 @ Minnesota L 110–112 James Harden (33) Ömer Aşık (15) James Harden (10) Target Center
16,689 		52–27
80 April 12 New Orleans W 111–104 James Harden (33) Ömer Aşık (8) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
18,372 		53–27
81 April 14 San Antonio W 104–98 Chandler Parsons (21) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,406 		54–27
82 April 16 @ New Orleans L 100–105 Troy Daniels (22) Donatas Motiejūnas (10) Troy Daniels (5) Smoothie King Center
17,421 		54–28
2013–14 season schedule

Playoffs[]

Game log[]

2014 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
First Round: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 Portland L 120–122 (OT) Harden, Howard (27) Dwight Howard (15) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,240 		0–1
2 April 23 Portland L 105–112 Dwight Howard (32) Dwight Howard (14) Jeremy Lin (5) Toyota Center
18,331 		0–2
3 April 25 @ Portland W 121–116 (OT) James Harden (37) Dwight Howard (14) Harden, Lin (6) Moda Center
20,302 		1–2
4 April 27 @ Portland L 120–123 (OT) James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (6) Moda Center
20,246 		1–3
5 April 30 Portland W 108–98 Dwight Howard (22) Ömer Aşık (15) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,230 		2–3
6 May 2 @ Portland L 98–99 James Harden (34) Chandler Parsons (12) James Harden (6) Moda Center
20,204 		2–4
2014 schedule

Standings[]

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 0.0 32–9 30–11 12–4 82
x-Houston Rockets 54 28 .659 8.0 33–8 21–20 11–5 82
x-Memphis Grizzlies 50 32 .610 12.0 27–14 23–18 4–12 82
x-Dallas Mavericks 49 33 .598 13.0 26–15 23–18 9–7 82
New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 28.0 22–19 12–29 4–12 82


Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-San Antonio Spurs * 62 20 .756 – 82
2 y-Oklahoma City Thunder * 59 23 .720 3.0 82
3 y-Los Angeles Clippers * 57 25 .695 5.0 82
4 x-Houston Rockets 54 28 .659 8.0 82
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 8.0 82
6 x-Golden State Warriors 51 31 .622 11.0 82
7 x-Memphis Grizzlies 50 32 .610 12.0 82
8 x-Dallas Mavericks 49 33 .598 13.0 82
9 Phoenix Suns 48 34 .585 14.0 82
10 Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 22.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 36 46 .439 26.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 28.0 82
13 Sacramento Kings 28 54 .341 34.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 27 55 .329 35.0 82
15 Utah Jazz 25 57 .305 37.0 82

Transactions[]

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team Ref.
Dwight Howard July 13, 2013 Los Angeles Lakers [2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lakers Acquire Jeremy Lin and Draft Choices in Trade with Rockets". NBA. July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Howard Selects Houston in Free Agency

External links[]

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