2014–15 Houston Rockets season

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2014–15 Houston Rockets season
Division champions
Head coachKevin McHale
General managerDaryl Morey
OwnersLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(Lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionRoot Sports Southwest
RadioSportstalk 790
< 2013–14 2015–16 >

The 2014–15 Houston Rockets season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in the Houston area.[1]

The Rockets finished the regular season with a 56–26 record, the third best in franchise history. They also won their first ever Southwest Division title and first Division crown since 1994. The Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 4–1 in the first round, advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2009. They beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games after trailing the series 1–3, advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1997. They became just the ninth team in NBA history to come back from such a deficit. The Rockets' season ended with a 1–4 loss in the Western Conference Finals to the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 25 Clint Capela PF/C   Switzerland Élan Chalon (France)
2 42 Nick Johnson PG/SG  United States Arizona

Standings[]

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Houston Rockets 56 26 .683 0.0 30–11 26–15 8–8 82
x-Memphis Grizzlies 55 27 .671 1.0 31–10 24–17 9–7 82
x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 1.0 33–8 22–19 8–8 82
x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 6.0 27–14 23–18 7–9 82
x-New Orleans Pelicans 45 37 .549 11.0 28–13 17–24 8–8 82


Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y-Houston Rockets * 56 26 .683 11.0 82
3 x-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 11.0 82
4 y-Portland Trail Blazers * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 55 27 .671 12.0 82
6 x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 12.0 82
7 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 17.0 82
8 x-New Orleans Pelicans 45 37 .549 22.0 82
9 Oklahoma City Thunder 45 37 .549 22.0 82
10 Phoenix Suns 39 43 .476 28.0 82
11 Utah Jazz 38 44 .463 29.0 82
12 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 37.0 82
13 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 38.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 21 61 .256 46.0 82
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 66 .195 51.0 82

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 6–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 6–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7 @ Dallas W 111–108 Donatas Motiejūnas (18) Howard, Papanikolaou (6) Patrick Beverley (4) American Airlines Center
17,227 		1–0
2 October 9 Memphis W 113–93 James Harden (21) Tarik Black (15) Harden, Johnson (4) Toyota Center
15,301 		2–0
3 October 13 Phoenix W 95–92 Terrence Jones (18) Black, Jones (7) Isaiah Canaan (3) Toyota Center
14,642 		3–0
4 October 14 @ New Orleans L 98–117 Canaan, Papanikolaou (13) Ariza, Black (5) Ariza, Beverley, Smith (3) Toyota Center
14,266 		3–1
5 October 19 Golden State W 90–83 James Harden (15) Dorsey, Howard (8) James Harden (6) State Farm Arena
5,647 		4–1
6 October 21 @ Miami L 85–90 Harden, Howard (19) Donatas Motiejūnas (10) Beverley, Smith (3) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		4–2
7 October 22 @ Orlando W 90–89 Canaan, Daniels (14) Black, Jones (8) Kostas Papanikolaou (5) Amway Center
14,742 		5–2
8 October 24 San Antonio W 96–87 James Harden (25) Terrence Jones (13) Kostas Papanikolaou (4) Toyota Center
18,305 		6–2
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season[]

2014–15 game log
Total: 56–26 (Home: 30–11; Road: 26–15)
October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 28 @ L.A. Lakers W 108–90 James Harden (32) Terrence Jones (13) James Harden (6) Staples Center
18,997 		1–0
2 October 29 @ Utah W 104–93 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (10) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		2–0
November: 11–4 (Home: 6–3; Road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 Boston W 104–90 James Harden (26) Terrence Jones (10) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,309 		3–0
4 November 3 @ Philadelphia W 104–93 James Harden (35) Dwight Howard (14) Trevor Ariza (7) Wells Fargo Center
12,896 		4–0
5 November 4 @ Miami W 108–91 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (10) American Airlines Arena
19,666 		5–0
6 November 6 San Antonio W 98–81 Dwight Howard (32) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,311 		6–0
7 November 8 Golden State L 87–98 James Harden (22) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,312 		6–1
8 November 12 @ Minnesota W 113–101 James Harden (23) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (10) Mexico City Arena
18,996 		7–1
9 November 14 Philadelphia W 88–87 James Harden (35) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,138 		8–1
10 November 16 @ Oklahoma City W 69–65 James Harden (19) Harden, Howard, Motiejūnas (9) James Harden (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		9–1
11 November 17 @ Memphis L 93–119 Trevor Ariza (16) Dwight Howard (9) Kostas Papanikolaou (5) FedExForum
17,012 		9–2
12 November 19 L.A. Lakers L 92–98 James Harden (24) Tarik Black (9) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,245 		9–3
13 November 22 Dallas W 95–92 James Harden (32) Donatas Motiejūnas (12) Jason Terry (5) Toyota Center
18,244 		10–3
14 November 24 New York W 91–86 James Harden (36) Donatas Motiejūnas (8) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,133 		11–3
15 November 26 Sacramento W 102–89 James Harden (26) James Harden (7) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,058 		12–3
16 November 28 L.A. Clippers L 85–102 James Harden (16) Tarik Black (9) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,226 		12–4
17 November 29 @ Milwaukee W 117–103 James Harden (34) Trevor Ariza (10) James Harden (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,119 		13–4
December: 9–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 3 Memphis W 105–96 James Harden (21) Tarik Black (11) Jason Terry (5) Toyota Center
18,151 		14–4
19 December 5 @ Minnesota W 114–112 (OT) James Harden (38) Trevor Ariza (9) Harden, Terry (6) Target Center
12,101 		15–4
20 December 6 Phoenix W 100–95 Ariza, Beverley (19) James Harden (12) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,060 		16–4
21 December 10 @ Golden State L 93–105 James Harden (34) James Harden (8) Patrick Beverley (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		16–5
22 December 11 @ Sacramento W 113–109 (OT) James Harden (44) Patrick Beverley (10) James Harden (8) Sleep Train Arena
16,676 		17–5
23 December 13 Denver W 108–96 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,136 		18–5
24 December 17 @ Denver W 115–111 (OT) James Harden (41) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (10) Pepsi Center
12,107 		19–5
25 December 18 New Orleans L 90–99 James Harden (21) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (5) Toyota Center
18,137 		19–6
26 December 20 Atlanta L 97–104 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (14) Toyota Center
16,998 		19–7
27 December 22 Portland W 110–95 James Harden (44) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,316 		20–7
28 December 26 @ Memphis W 117–111 (OT) James Harden (32) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (10) FedExForum
18,119 		21–7
29 December 28 @ San Antonio L 106–110 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (5) AT&T Center
18,581 		21–8
30 December 29 Washington L 103–104 James Harden (33) Dorsey, Harden, Motiejūnas (6) Beverley, Harden, Terry (4) Toyota Center
18,322 		21–9
31 December 31 Charlotte W 102–83 James Harden (36) Dwight Howard (8) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,276 		22–9
January: 11–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 6–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2 @ New Orleans L 83–111 Brewer, Howard (12) Joey Dorsey (10) Kostas Papanikolaou (4) Smoothie King Center
17,705 		22–10
33 January 3 Miami W 115–79 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (13) Trevor Ariza (4) Toyota Center
18,338 		23–10
34 January 5 @ Chicago L 105–114 Josh Smith (21) Dwight Howard (14) Patrick Beverley (6) United Center
21,510 		23–11
35 January 7 @ Cleveland W 105–93 James Harden (21) Dwight Howard (19) James Harden (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		24–11
36 January 8 @ New York W 120–96 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		25–11
37 January 10 Utah W 97–82 James Harden (30) Donatas Motiejūnas (10) Patrick Beverley (7) Toyota Center
18,235 		26–11
38 January 12 @ Brooklyn W 113–99 James Harden (30) Donatas Motiejūnas (11) James Harden (6) Barclays Center
16,115 		27–11
39 January 14 @ Orlando L 113–120 James Harden (26) Josh Smith (10) James Harden (10) Amway Center
16,828 		27–12
40 January 15 Oklahoma City W 112–101 James Harden (31) James Harden (9) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,315 		28–12
41 January 17 Golden State L 106–131 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (10) Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4) Toyota Center
18,458 		28–13
42 January 19 Indiana W 110–98 James Harden (45) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,266 		29–13
43 January 21 @ Golden State L 113–126 James Harden (33) Joey Dorsey (12) James Harden (6) Oracle Arena
19,596 		29–14
44 January 23 @ Phoenix W 113–111 James Harden (33) Ariza, Dorsey, Harden, Motiejūnas (6) James Harden (10) US Airways Center
16,701 		30–14
45 January 25 @ L.A. Lakers W 99–87 James Harden (37) Donatas Motiejūnas (9) Ariza, Harden (5) Staples Center
18,997 		31–14
46 January 28 Dallas W 99–94 Josh Smith (18) Josh Smith (6) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,237 		32–14
47 January 30 @ Boston W 93–87 Donatas Motiejūnas (26) Donatas Motiejūnas (12) James Harden (7) TD Garden
17,675 		33–14
48 January 31 @ Detroit L 101–114 James Harden (26) Harden, Smith (7) James Harden (9) Palace of Auburn Hills
18,213 		33–15
February: 7–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 4 Chicago W 101–90 James Harden (27) Josh Smith (13) Harden, Smith (4) Toyota Center
18,325 		34–15
50 February 6 Milwaukee W 117–111 James Harden (33) Josh Smith (10) Josh Smith (8) Toyota Center
18,239 		35–15
51 February 8 Portland L 98–109 James Harden (45) James Harden (9) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,243 		35–16
52 February 10 @ Phoenix W 127–118 James Harden (40) James Harden (12) James Harden (9) US Airways Center
17,071 		36–16
53 February 11 @ L.A. Clippers L 95–110 Josh Smith (21) Josh Smith (13) Beverley, Harden (6) Staples Center
19,060 		36–17
All-Star Break
54 February 20 @ Dallas L 100–111 James Harden (26) Terrence Jones (9) James Harden (5) American Airlines Center
20,389 		36–18
55 February 21 Toronto W 98–76 Corey Brewer (26) Donatas Motiejūnas (11) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,329 		37–18
56 February 23 Minnesota W 113–102 James Harden (31) Terrence Jones (15) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,240 		38–18
57 February 25 L.A. Clippers W 110–105 James Harden (21) Motiejūnas, Smith (9) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,154 		39–18
58 February 27 Brooklyn W 102–98 Terrence Jones (26) Terrence Jones (12) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,139 		40–18
March: 10–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 Cleveland W 105–103 (OT) James Harden (33) James Harden (8) Beverley, Harden (5) Toyota Center
18,345 		41–18
60 March 3 @ Atlanta L 96–104 Jason Terry (21) Jones, Motiejūnas (8) Beverley, Motiejūnas (7) Philips Arena
18,968 		41–19
61 March 4 Memphis L 100–102 Terrence Jones (21) Terrence Jones (9) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
18,224 		41–20
62 March 6 Detroit W 103–93 James Harden (38) James Harden (12) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,193 		42–20
63 March 7 @ Denver W 114–100 James Harden (28) Terrence Jones (11) James Harden (7) Pepsi Center
15,231 		43–20
64 March 11 @ Portland L 100–105 Corey Brewer (23) Terrence Jones (12) Ariza, Harden (6) Moda Center
19,279 		43–21
65 March 12 @ Utah L 91–109 Corey Brewer (25) Terrence Jones (10) James Harden (7) EnergySolutions Arena
18,781 		43–22
66 March 15 @ L.A. Clippers W 100–98 James Harden (34) Terrence Jones (12) James Harden (7) Staples Center
19,211 		44–22
67 March 17 Orlando W 107–94 Donatas Motiejūnas (23) Corey Brewer (12) Patrick Beverley (7) Toyota Center
18,235 		45–22
68 March 19 Denver W 118–108 James Harden (50) James Harden (10) Patrick Beverley (7) Toyota Center
18,456 		46–22
69 March 21 Phoenix L 102–117 Donatas Motiejūnas (18) Trevor Ariza (12) Donatas Motiejūnas (6) Toyota Center
18,340 		46–23
70 March 23 @ Indiana W 110–100 James Harden (44) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,201 		47–23
71 March 25 @ New Orleans W 95–93 James Harden (25) Trevor Ariza (9) James Harden (10) Smoothie King Center
17,077 		48–23
72 March 27 Minnesota W 120–110 James Harden (33) Corey Brewer (10) Josh Smith (11) Toyota Center
18,322 		49–23
73 March 29 @ Washington W 99–91 James Harden (24) Howard, Smith (10) James Harden (6) Verizon Center
20,356 		50–23
74 March 30 @ Toronto L 96–99 James Harden (31) Trevor Ariza (8) Pablo Prigioni (7) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		50–24
April : 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 1 Sacramento W 115–111 James Harden (51) Joey Dorsey (11) Pablo Prigioni (7) Toyota Center
18,312 		51–24
76 April 2 @ Dallas W 108–101 James Harden (24) Josh Smith (12) Ariza, Harden (6) American Airlines Center
20,062 		52–24
77 April 5 @ Oklahoma City W 115–112 James Harden (41) Trevor Ariza (9) James Harden (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		53–24
78 April 8 @ San Antonio L 98–110 James Harden (22) Dwight Howard (11) Prigioni, Smith (5) AT&T Center
18,581 		53–25
79 April 10 San Antonio L 103–104 Josh Smith (20) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,457 		53–26
80 April 12 New Orleans W 121–114 James Harden (30) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,318 		54–26
81 April 13 @ Charlotte W 100–90 James Harden (29) Jones, Smith (11) Harden, Prigioni (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,797 		55–26
82 April 15 Utah W 117–91 James Harden (16) James Harden (11) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,320 		56–26
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs[]

2015 playoff game log
Total: 9–8 (Home: 7–2; Road: 2–6)
First Round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 Dallas W 118–108 James Harden (24) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,231 		1–0
2 April 21 Dallas W 111–99 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (12) Josh Smith (9) Toyota Center
18,243 		2–0
3 April 24 @ Dallas W 130–128 James Harden (42) Dwight Howard (26) James Harden (9) American Airlines Center
20,651 		3–0
4 April 26 @ Dallas L 109–121 James Harden (24) Dwight Howard (7) Harden, Prigioni (5) American Airlines Center
20,589 		3–1
5 April 28 Dallas W 103–94 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (19) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,231 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 4 L. A. Clippers L 101–117 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,231 		0–1
2 May 6 L. A. Clippers W 115–109 James Harden (32) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,310 		1–1
3 May 8 @ L. A. Clippers L 99–124 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (11) Staples Center
19,367 		1–2
4 May 10 @ L. A. Clippers L 95–128 James Harden (21) Ariza, Howard (8) James Harden (8) Staples Center
19,490 		1–3
5 May 12 L. A. Clippers W 124–103 James Harden (26) Dwight Howard (15) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,142 		2–3
6 May 14 @ L. A. Clippers W 119–107 James Harden (23) Dwight Howard (21) Jason Terry (5) Staples Center
19,417 		3–3
7 May 17 L. A. Clippers W 113–100 James Harden (31) Dwight Howard (15) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,463 		4–3
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 19 @ Golden State L 106–110 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		0–1
2 May 21 @ Golden State L 98–99 James Harden (38) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		0–2
3 May 23 Golden State L 80–115 James Harden (17) Dwight Howard (14) Harden, Smith (4) Toyota Center
18,282 		0–3
4 May 25 Golden State W 128–115 James Harden (45) Dwight Howard (12) Harden, Smith (5) Toyota Center
18,239 		1–3
5 May 27 @ Golden State L 90–104 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		1–4
2015 playoff schedule

Roster[]

2014–15 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–06–30 UCLA
G 2 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1988–07–12 Arkansas
G/F 33 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–03–05 Florida
F/C 15 Capela, Clint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–05–18 INSEP (FRA)
F/C 8 Dorsey, Joey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1983–12–16 Memphis
G 13 Harden, James (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
C 12 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 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/F 32 McDaniels, K. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–02–09 Clemson
F/C 20 Motiejūnas, Donatas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–09–20 Lithuania
F 16 Papanikolaou, Kostas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–07–31 Greece
G 9 Prigioni, Pablo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–05–17 Argentina
F 5 Smith, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–12–05 Oak Hill Academy (VA)
G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
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: 2015–03–27

Salaries[]

Player 2014–15 Salary
Dwight Howard $21,436,271
James Harden $14,728,844
Trevor Ariza $8,579,089
Jason Terry $5,850,313
Kostas Papanikolaou $4,797,664
Corey Brewer $4,702,500
Josh Smith $2,077,000
Pablo Prigioni $1,662,961
Terrence Jones $1,618,680
Donatas Motiejūnas $1,483,920
Clint Capela $1,189,200
Joey Dorsey $948,163
Patrick Beverley $915,243
K. J. McDaniels $507,336
TOTAL $71,004,520

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
Trevor Ariza 82 82 35.7 .402 .350 .850 5.6 2.5 1.9 0.2 12.8
Patrick Beverley 56 55 30.8 .383 .356 .750 4.2 3.4 1.1 0.4 10.1
Tarik Black‡‡ 25 12 15.7 .542 .000 .520 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 4.2
Corey Brewer 56 1 25.1 .429 .284 .760 3.6 1.7 1.1 0.3 11.9
Isaiah Canaan‡ 25 9 14.8 .405 .381 .760 2.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 6.2
Clint Capela 12 0 7.5 .483 .000 .170 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.7
Troy Daniels‡ 17 0 6.4 .319 .302 .750 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.7
Joey Dorsey 69 17 12.4 .552 .000 .290 4.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 2.7
Francisco García‡‡ 14 0 14.3 .270 .222 .250 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 3.2
James Harden 81 81 36.8 .440 .375 .870 5.7 7.0 1.9 0.7 27.4
Dwight Howard 41 41 29.8 .593 .500 .530 10.5 1.2 0.7 1.3 15.8
Nick Johnson 28 0 9.4 .347 .238 .680 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 2.6
Terrence Jones 33 24 26.9 .528 .351 .610 6.7 1.1 0.6 1.8 11.7
K. J. McDaniels 10 0 3.3 .333 .000 .500 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.1
Donatas Motiejūnas 71 62 28.7 .504 .368 .600 5.9 1.8 0.8 0.5 12.0
Kostas Papanikolaou 43 1 18.5 .350 .292 .720 2.7 2.0 0.7 0.3 4.2
Pablo Prigioni 24 0 16.8 .343 .275 .870 1.6 2.8 1.1 0.0 3.0
Alexey Shved‡ 9 0 6.6 .333 .333 .820 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 3.2
Josh Smith 55 7 25.5 .438 .330 .520 6.0 2.6 0.9 1.2 12.0
Jason Terry 77 18 21.3 .422 .390 .810 1.6 1.9 0.9 0.3 7.0

‡Traded mid-season ‡‡Waived during season

Injuries[]

Player Duration Injury type Games missed
Start End
Patrick Beverley November 1, 2014 November 4, 2014 Hamstring 2
Terrence Jones November 3, 2014 January 28, 2015 Left leg nerve inflammation 41
Patrick Beverley November 6, 2014 November 16, 2014 Hamstring 4
Dwight Howard November 19, 2014 December 13, 2014 Strained knee 11
Patrick Beverley November 24, 2014 December 6, 2014 Hamstring 6
Isaiah Canaan November 28, 2014 December 17, 2014 Sprained ankle 7
Kostas Papanikolaou December 5, 2014 December 18, 2014 Sprained knee 5
Dwight Howard January 23, 2015 March 25, 2015 Swelling in right knee 26
Kostas Papanikolaou February 23, 2015 April 8, 2015 Sprained ankle 22
Terrence Jones March 19, 2015 April 1, 2015 Partially collapsed lung 6
Patrick Beverley March 23, 2015 Missed rest of season Torn ligaments in left wrist 12
Donatas Motiejūnas March 27, 2015 Missed rest of season Back surgery 11

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

The Rockets had a busy offseason, trading away key contributors Jeremy Lin and Ömer Aşık in July to clear cap space. Houston was after marquee free agents such as LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Carmelo Anthony, but struck out on all three of those players. The Rockets also let Chandler Parsons, another key contributor from the previous season, sign with the Dallas Mavericks in July, declining to match the hefty offer sheet Parsons received from Dallas. The Rockets would eventually make up for these losses throughout the summer and regular season. As part of the Aşık deal, the Rockets received Trevor Ariza from the Washington Wizards in a sign and trade. Ariza replaced Parsons as the team's starting small forward. In September, the team traded for Jason Terry, a former sixth man of the year with the Mavericks. Terry provided veteran leadership and a spark off the bench for the Rockets. In December, the Rockets acquired Corey Brewer and Josh Smith, who both added significant depth to the roster. At the trade deadline in February, the Rockets acquired Pablo Prigioni and K. J. McDaniels in two separate deals.

Trades[]

July 13, 2014[2] To Houston Rockets
Rights to Sergei Lishouk 		To Los Angeles Lakers
Jeremy Lin
Future first round draft pick
Second round draft pick (2015)
July 15, 2014[3] Three-team trade
To Houston Rockets
Trevor Ariza (Sign and trade from Washington)
Alonzo Gee (from New Orleans)
Scotty Hopson (from New Orleans)
Protected first round draft pick (2015, from New Orleans)
 To New Orleans Pelicans
Ömer Aşık (from Houston)
Omri Casspi (from Houston)
Cash considerations (from Houston)
To Washington Wizards
Melvin Ely (from New Orleans)
September 17, 2014[4] To Houston Rockets
Jason Terry
Second round draft pick (2015)
Second round draft pick (2016) 		To Sacramento Kings
Alonzo Gee
Scotty Hopson
December 19, 2014[5] Three-team trade
To Houston Rockets
Corey Brewer (from Minnesota)
Alexey Shved (from Philadelphia)
 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Troy Daniels (from Houston)
Second round draft pick (2015, from Houston, belonging to Sacramento Kings)
Second round draft pick (2016, from Houston)
Cash considerations (from Houston)
To Philadelphia 76ers
Ronny Turiaf (from Minnesota)
Rights to Sergei Lishouk (from Houston)
Second round draft pick (2015, from Houston)
February 19, 2015[6] To Houston Rockets
Pablo Prigioni 		To New York Knicks
Alexey Shved
Second round draft pick (2017)
Second round draft pick (2019)
February 19, 2015[7] To Houston Rockets
K. J. McDaniels 		To Philadelphia 76ers
Isaiah Canaan
Second round draft pick (2015)

Free agents[]

Re-signed[]

Player Signed Contract Ref.
Troy Daniels July 14, 2014 2 years, $2 million [8]
Francisco García August 22, 2014 1 year, $1.3 million [9]
Kevin McHale[a] December 24, 2014 3 years, $13 million [10][11]

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team Ref.
Joey Dorsey July 18, 2014 Spain FC Barcelona Basquet [12]
Tarik Black August 27, 2014 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball [13]
Kostas Papanikolaou September 23, 2014 Spain FC Barcelona Basquet [14]
Josh Smith December 26, 2014 Detroit Pistons [15]

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Chandler Parsons[b] Free agency July 15, 2014 Dallas Mavericks [16]
Josh Powell Waived October 24, 2014 None [17]
Robert Covington Waived October 27, 2014 Philadelphia 76ers [18]
Francisco García Waived December 19, 2014 None [19]
Tarik Black Waived December 26, 2014 Los Angeles Lakers [20]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Was in the final year of his contract as head coach. Midway through the season he signed a contract extension to remain head coach for the next three years.
  2. ^ Was a restricted free agent entering the offseason. Signed an offer sheet with Dallas on July 10, 2014. A few days later, the Rockets elected not to match the offer, clearing the way for Parsons to officially sign with the Mavericks.

Awards, records and milestones[]

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week December 15, 2014 [21]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week December 29, 2014 [22]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Month (December) January 5, 2015 [23]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Month (January) February 4, 2015 [24]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week April 6, 2015 [25]
James Harden All-NBA First Team May 21, 2015 [26]

Records[]

  • Clint Capela missed the first 15 free throw attempts of his career, setting an NBA record.

Milestones[]

  • On December 13, Dwight Howard reached 10,000 career rebounds.[27] At 29 years, 5 days, Howard became the third youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career rebounds. Only Wilt Chamberlain (28 years, 81 days) and Bill Russell (28 years, 285 days) reached the milestone at a younger age.[28]

References[]

  1. ^ Houston Rockets Franchise Index
  2. ^ Lakers Acquire Jeremy Lin and Draft Choices in Trade with Rockets
  3. ^ Rockets Land Ariza and Valuable First Round Pick
  4. ^ Rockets Acquire Jason Terry and 2nd Round Picks
  5. ^ Rockets Acquire Veterans Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved in Three-Team Trade with Timberwolves and 76ers
  6. ^ Knicks Acquire Alexey Shved and Two Draft Picks
  7. ^ Rockets Acquire K.J. McDaniels and Pablo Prigioni
  8. ^ Rockets Re-Sign Troy Daniels
  9. ^ Rockets Re-Sign Francisco Garcia
  10. ^ McHale Signs Contract Extension
  11. ^ Sources: Kevin McHale agrees to extension with Rockets
  12. ^ Rockets Add Depth to Roster with Signings
  13. ^ Rockets Sign Tarik Black
  14. ^ Rockets Sign Kostas Papanikolaou
  15. ^ Free Agent Josh Smith Joins Houston Rockets
  16. ^ Mavericks Sign Chandler Parsons
  17. ^ Rockets Claim Earl Clark Off Waivers and Request Waivers on Josh Powell
  18. ^ Sixers Sign Free Agent Robert Covington
  19. ^ Rockets Acquire Veterans Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved in Three-Team Trade with Timberwolves and 76ers
  20. ^ Lakers Awarded Tarik Black on Waiver Claim
  21. ^ Wall, Harden named Players of Week
  22. ^ Bulls' Butler, Rockets' Harden named Players of the Week
  23. ^ Lowry, Harden named Kia Players of the Month
  24. ^ Hawks' starters, Rockets' Harden named Kia Players of the Month
  25. ^ James Harden Earns Western Conference Player of the Week
  26. ^ James Harden Named to 2014-15 All-NBA First Team
  27. ^ Rieken, Kristie (14 December 2014). "Howard, Harden lead Rockets over Nuggets, 108-96". NBA.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  28. ^ "Elias: Top 5 Questions from Wednesday, Nov. 19". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

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