2015–16 Houston Rockets season

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2015–16 Houston Rockets season
Head coachKevin McHale
J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)
General managerDaryl Morey
OwnersLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionRoot Sports Southwest
RadioSportstalk 790
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

The 2015–16 Houston Rockets season was the 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 45th in the Houston area.[1]

On November 18, 2015, coach Kevin McHale was fired in his fifth season as the Rockets coach after a 4–7 start to the season. J. B. Bickerstaff was named the interim coach.

The Rockets finished the regular season with a 41–41 record, finishing 8th in the Western Conference. The Rockets' season ended with a 1–4 loss in the First Round to the Golden State Warriors. Following the season, Dwight Howard left to sign with his hometown Atlanta Hawks.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 Sam Dekker SF  United States Wisconsin
2 32 Montrezl Harrell PF  United States Louisville

Standings[]

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 73 9 .890 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 67 15 .817 6.0 82
3 y – Oklahoma City Thunder * 55 27 .671 18.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 82
5 x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 29.0 82
6 x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 31.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 31.0 82
8 x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 32.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 33.0 82
10 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 40.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 43.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 44.0 82
14 Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 82
15 Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 82
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – San Antonio Spurs 67 15 .817 0.0 40–1 27–14 15–1 82
x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 25.0 23–18 19–22 7–9 82
x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 25.0 26–15 16–25 7–9 82
x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 26.0 23–18 18–23 8–8 82
New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 37.0 21–20 9–32 4–12 82


Game log[]

Preseason[]

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
Pre-season: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 6 @ Memphis L 89–92 Trevor Ariza (12) Dwight Howard (11) Will Cummings (3) FedExForum
12,826 		0–1
2 October 7 Dallas W 109–82 James Harden (19) Clint Capela (14) McDaniels, Harden (5) Toyota Center
16,839 		1–1
3 October 11 Orlando L 119–123 Corey Brewer (20) Capela, Smith (7) Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4) State Farm Arena
6,130 		1–2
4 October 13 @ Phoenix W 135–129 (OT) Terrence Jones (23) Clint Capela (10) Patrick Beverley (5) US Airways Center
12,657 		2–2
5 October 15 @ Golden State L 101–123 K. J. McDaniels (20) Chris Walker (9) Cummings, Beverley (6) Oracle Arena
19,596 		2–3
6 October 17 Miami L 100–105 Trevor Ariza (21) Terrence Jones (12) Terrence Jones (6) Toyota Center
18,334 		2–4
7 October 19 New Orleans W 120–100 James Harden (20) Clint Capela (12) Ty Lawson (5) Toyota Center
16,678 		3–4
8 October 23 @ San Antonio L 86–111 James Harden (17) Harden, Jones (8) James Harden (9) AT&T Center
18,059 		3–5
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season[]

2015–16 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 23–18; Road: 18–23)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 28 Denver L 85–105 James Harden (22) Patrick Beverley (8) Harden, Lawson (6) Toyota Center
18,240 		0–1
2 October 30 Golden State L 92–112 Montrezl Harrell (17) Clint Capela (8) Harden, Lawson (5) Toyota Center
18,142 		0–2
November : 7–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 @ Miami L 89–109 Marcus Thornton (21) Trevor Ariza (7) James Harden (7) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		0–3
4 November 2 Oklahoma City W 110–105 James Harden (37) Dwight Howard (8) Ty Lawson (11) Toyota Center
17,224 		1–3
5 November 4 Orlando W 119–114 (OT) James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (14) Ty Lawson (8) Toyota Center
16,735 		2–3
6 November 6 @ Sacramento W 116–110 James Harden (43) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (13) Sleep Train Arena
16,983 		3–3
7 November 7 @ L.A. Clippers W 109–105 James Harden (46) Dwight Howard (20) Ty Lawson (4) Staples Center
19,361 		4–3
8 November 11 Brooklyn L 98–106 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (17) Marcus Thornton (7) Toyota Center
18,155 		4–4
9 November 13 @ Denver L 98–107 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (10) Ty Lawson (7) Pepsi Center
16,113 		4–5
10 November 14 Dallas L 98–110 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,231 		4–6
11 November 16 Boston L 95–111 Trevor Ariza (19) Dwight Howard (12) James Harden (5) Toyota Center
17,005 		4–7
12 November 18 Portland W 108–103 (OT) James Harden (45) Dwight Howard (19) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
17,107 		5–7
13 November 20 @ Memphis L 84–96 James Harden (22) Dwight Howard (15) James Harden (5) FedExForum
17,555 		5–8
14 November 21 New York L 102–107 James Harden (24) Clint Capela (14) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,226 		5–9
15 November 25 Memphis L 93–102 James Harden (40) Trevor Ariza (12) James Harden (5) Toyota Center
18,143 		5–10
16 November 27 Philadelphia W 116–114 James Harden (50) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
17,306 		6–10
17 November 29 @ New York W 116–111 (OT) James Harden (26) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		7–10
18 November 30 @ Detroit L 105–116 James Harden (29) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,818 		7–11
December : 9–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 New Orleans W 108–101 James Harden (24) Dwight Howard (16) Harden, Lawson (6) Toyota Center
17,339 		8–11
20 December 4 @ Dallas W 100–96 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (9) American Airlines Center
20,339 		9–11
21 December 5 Sacramento W 120–113 James Harden (31) Dwight Howard (18) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
17,318 		10–11
22 December 8 @ Brooklyn L 105–110 Marcus Thornton (32) Capela, Howard (9) James Harden (9) Barclays Center
13,319 		10–12
23 December 9 @ Washington W 109–103 James Harden (42) Harden, Howard (9) James Harden (9) Verizon Center
16,041 		11–12
24 December 12 L.A. Lakers W 126–97 James Harden (30) Dwight Howard (12) Ty Lawson (8) Toyota Center
18,456 		12–12
25 December 14 @ Denver L 108–114 James Harden (24) Dwight Howard (8) Patrick Beverley (8) Pepsi Center
12,022 		12–13
26 December 15 @ Sacramento L 97–107 James Harden (33) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (6) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		12–14
27 December 17 @ L.A. Lakers W 107–87 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (15) James Harden (6) Staples Center
18,997 		13–14
28 December 19 L.A. Clippers W 107–97 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,212 		14–14
29 December 21 Charlotte W 102–95 James Harden (36) Dwight Howard (9) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,236 		15–14
30 December 23 @ Orlando L 101–104 James Harden (31) Trevor Ariza (8) James Harden (7) Amway Center
17,061 		15–15
31 December 25 San Antonio W 88–84 James Harden (20) Dwight Howard (12) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,319 		16–15
32 December 26 @ New Orleans L 108–110 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (9) Harden, Lawson (5) Smoothie King Center
18,248 		16–16
33 December 29 Atlanta L 115–121 Dwight Howard (30) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,211 		16–17
34 December 31 Golden State L 110–114 James Harden (30) Dwight Howard (13) Harden, Howard (5) Toyota Center
18,313 		16–18
January : 9–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 January 2 @ San Antonio L 103–121 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (12) Patrick Beverley (7) AT&T Center
18,652 		16–19
36 January 4 @ Utah W 93–91 James Harden (30) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena
17,912 		17–19
37 January 7 Utah W 103–94 James Harden (33) Clint Capela (10) Patrick Beverley (4) Toyota Center
18,155 		18–19
38 January 10 Indiana W 107–103 (OT) Harden, Howard (21) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,133 		19–19
39 January 12 @ Memphis W 107–91 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (14) Jason Terry (6) FedExForum
16,044 		20–19
40 January 13 Minnesota W 107–104 James Harden (27) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
17,115 		21–19
41 January 15 Cleveland L 77–91 Dwight Howard (14) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (5) Toyota Center
18,320 		21–20
42 January 17 @ L.A. Lakers W 112–95 James Harden (31) Dwight Howard (15) Harden, Lawson (5) Staples Center
18,997 		22–20
43 January 18 @ L.A. Clippers L 132–140 (OT) Dwight Howard (36) Dwight Howard (26) James Harden (8) Staples Center
19,060 		22–21
44 January 20 Detroit L 114–123 James Harden (33) James Harden (17) James Harden (14) Toyota Center
17,203 		22–22
45 January 22 Milwaukee W 102–98 James Harden (30) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
17,196 		23–22
46 January 24 Dallas W 115–104 James Harden (23) James Harden (15) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,142 		24–22
47 January 25 @ New Orleans W 112–111 James Harden (35) James Harden (11) James Harden (8) Smoothie King Center
15,688 		25–22
48 January 27 @ San Antonio L 99–130 James Harden (20) Dwight Howard (8) Marcus Thornton (3) AT&T Center
18,418 		25–23
49 January 29 @ Oklahoma City L 108–116 James Harden (33) Dwight Howard (8) James Harden (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		25–24
50 January 30 Washington L 122–123 James Harden (40) Ariza, Harden, Howard (7) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,320 		25–25
February : 4–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 2 Miami W 115–102 James Harden (26) Terrence Jones (7) James Harden (14) Toyota Center
18,229 		26–25
52 February 4 @ Phoenix W 111–105 Corey Brewer (24) Dwight Howard (16) Beverley, Harden (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,723 		27–25
53 February 6 Portland L 79–96 James Harden (33) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,308 		27–26
54 February 9 @ Golden State L 110–123 James Harden (37) Dwight Howard (15) Patrick Beverley (7) Oracle Arena
19,596 		27–27
55 February 10 @ Portland L 103–116 James Harden (34) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (11) Moda Center
19,393 		27–28
All-Star Break
56 February 19 @ Phoenix W 116–100 James Harden (27) James Harden (10) James Harden (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,102 		28–28
57 February 23 @ Utah L 114–117 (OT) James Harden (42) Dwight Howard (16) Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,132 		28–29
58 February 25 @ Portland W 119–105 James Harden (46) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (8) Moda Center
19,393 		29–29
59 February 27 San Antonio L 94–104 James Harden (27) Dwight Howard (14) Trevor Ariza (5) Toyota Center
18,240 		29–30
60 February 29 @ Milwaukee L 121–128 Dwight Howard (30) Dwight Howard (13) Trevor Ariza (11) BMO Harris Bradley Center
13,214 		29–31
March : 8–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 2 New Orleans W 100–95 James Harden (39) James Harden (12) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,226 		30–31
62 March 5 @ Chicago L 100–108 James Harden (36) Dwight Howard (12) James Harden (8) United Center
22,203 		30–32
63 March 6 @ Toronto W 113–107 James Harden (40) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (14) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		31–32
64 March 9 @ Philadelphia W 118–104 James Harden (29) Dwight Howard (18) James Harden (8) Wells Fargo Center
15,237 		32–32
65 March 11 @ Boston W 102–98 James Harden (32) Beverley, Howard (12) Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4) TD Garden
18,624 		33–32
66 March 12 @ Charlotte L 109–125 Corey Brewer (21) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (10) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,303 		33–33
67 March 14 Memphis W 130–81 Donatas Motiejūnas (18) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,226 		34–33
68 March 16 L.A. Clippers L 106–122 James Harden (33) Michael Beasley (8) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,304 		34–34
69 March 18 Minnesota W 116–111 James Harden (29) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,142 		35–34
70 March 19 @ Atlanta L 97–109 Michael Beasley (30) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (8) Philips Arena
18,067 		35–35
71 March 22 @ Oklahoma City L 107–111 James Harden (24) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (16) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		35–36
72 March 23 Utah L 87–89 James Harden (26) Dwight Howard (8) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,151 		35–37
73 March 25 Toronto W 112–109 James Harden (32) James Harden (11) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
18,230 		36–37
74 March 27 @ Indiana L 101–104 James Harden (34) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,165 		36–38
75 March 29 @ Cleveland W 106–100 James Harden (27) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		37–38
76 March 31 Chicago L 100–103 James Harden (24) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,244 		37–39
April : 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 3 Oklahoma City W 118–110 James Harden (41) Dwight Howard (9) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,462 		38–39
78 April 6 @ Dallas L 86–88 James Harden (26) Dwight Howard (16) Trevor Ariza (5) American Airlines Center
20,108 		38–40
79 April 7 Phoenix L 115–124 James Harden (30) Dwight Howard (7) Patrick Beverley (9) Toyota Center
18,227 		38–41
80 April 10 L.A. Lakers W 130–110 James Harden (40) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
18,442 		39–41
81 April 11 @ Minnesota W 129–105 James Harden (34) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (6) Target Center
14,983 		40–41
82 April 13 Sacramento W 116–81 James Harden (38) Clint Capela (17) Patrick Beverley (12) Toyota Center
18,311 		41–41
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs[]

2016 playoff game log
Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 16 @ Golden State L 78–104 James Harden (17) Clint Capela (12) Corey Brewer (6) Oracle Arena
19,596 		0–1
2 April 18 @ Golden State L 106–115 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (11) Oracle Arena
19,596 		0–2
3 April 21 Golden State W 97–96 James Harden (36) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,200 		1–2
4 April 24 Golden State L 94–121 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (15) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,200 		1–3
5 April 27 @ Golden State L 81–114 James Harden (35) Dwight Howard (21) James Harden (6) Oracle Arena
19,596 		1–4
2015–16 season schedule

Roster[]

2015–16 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–06–30 UCLA
F 8 Beasley, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–01–09 Kansas State
G 2 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 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 7 Dekker, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–05–06 Wisconsin
G 0 Goudelock, Andrew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–07 College of Charleston
G 13 Harden, James (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
F 35 Harrell, Montrezl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–01–26 Louisville
C 12 Howard, Dwight 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/F 32 McDaniels, K. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–02–09 Clemson
F/C 20 Motiejūnas, Donatas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1990–09–20 Lithuania
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: 2016–04–10

Salaries[]

Player 2015–16 Salary
Dwight Howard $22,359,364
James Harden $15,756,438
Corey Brewer $8,200,000
Trevor Ariza $8,193,030
Patrick Beverley $6,500,000
K. J. McDaniels $3,333,333
Terrence Jones $2,489,530
Donatas Motiejūnas $2,288,205
Sam Dekker $1,646,400
Jason Terry $1,499,187
Josh Smith $1,499,000
Clint Capela $1,242,720
Montrezl Harrell $1,000,000
Michael Beasleya $306,527
Andrew Goudelockb $200,600
Ty Lawsonc $12,404,495
Marcus Thorntond $1,186,000
Chuck Hayese $83,583
TOTAL $90,188,412

^a Michael Beasley was signed on March 4, 2016 for the perforated league minimum.
^b Andrew Goudelock was signed on March 9, 2016 for the perforated league minimum.
^c Ty Lawson was waived on March 1, 2016 after appearing in 53 games for the Rockets.
^d Marcus Thornton was waived on February 26, 2016 after appearing in 47 games for the Rockets.
^e Chuck Hayes was waived on November 8, 2015 after appearing in just 2 games for the Rockets.

Source: [2]

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 81 81 35.3 .416 .371 .783 4.5 2.3 2.0 0.3 12.7
Michael Beasley 20 0 18.2 .522 .333 .776 4.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 12.8
Patrick Beverley 71 63 28.7 .434 .400 .682 3.5 3.4 1.3 0.4 9.9
Corey Brewer 82 12 20.4 .384 .272 .750 2.4 1.3 1.0 0.2 7.2
Clint Capela 77 35 19.1 .582 .000 .379 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.2 7.0
Sam Dekker 3 0 2.0 — — — 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Andrew Goudelock 8 0 6.3 .450 .111 .750 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 2.8
James Harden 82 82 38.1 .439 .359 .860 6.1 7.5 1.7 0.6 29.0
Montrezl Harrell 39 1 9.7 .644 .000 .522 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 3.6
Chuck Hayes‡ 2 0 12.0 .500 — 1.000 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Dwight Howard 71 71 32.1 .620 .000 .489 11.8 1.4 1.0 1.6 13.7
Terrence Jones 50 11 20.9 .452 .316 .664 4.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 8.7
Ty Lawson‡ 53 12 22.2 .387 .330 .700 1.7 3.4 0.8 0.1 5.8
K. J. McDaniels 37 1 6.4 .403 .280 .800 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.4
Donatas Motiejūnas 37 22 14.8 .439 .281 .642 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.1 6.2
Josh Smith 23 6 18.3 .343 .271 .480 2.9 2.1 0.7 0.6 6.6
Jason Terry 72 7 17.5 .402 .356 .818 1.1 1.4 0.7 0.1 5.9
Marcus Thornton‡ 47 6 18.8 .400 .338 .879 2.4 1.4 0.7 0.1 10.0

‡Waived during season

Playoffs[]

Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Trevor Ariza 5 5 36.2 .255 .143 .750 4.2 0.8 2.6 0.2 6.6
Michael Beasley 5 0 16.0 .478 .333 .857 4.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 10.4
Patrick Beverley 5 5 25.8 .270 .214 1.000 4.4 2.2 0.4 0.4 5.8
Corey Brewer 5 1 15.4 .259 .100 .875 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.2 4.4
Clint Capela 5 0 8.6 .333 — .400 4.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.6
Andrew Goudelock 2 0 5.5 .500 .000 — 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
James Harden 5 5 38.6 .410 .310 .844 5.2 7.6 2.4 0.2 26.6
Montrezl Harrell 2 0 6.0 .333 .000 .500 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
Dwight Howard 5 5 36.0 .542 .000 .368 14.0 1.6 0.8 1.4 13.2
K. J. McDaniels 4 0 8.5 .308 .333 — 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.3
Donatas Motiejūnas 5 4 19.6 .432 .444 .471 5.2 1.0 0.8 0.4 8.8
Josh Smith 4 0 9.5 .462 .500 .000 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 4.0
Jason Terry 5 0 24.8 .342 .316 1.000 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 7.0

Source: [3]

Injuries[]

Player Duration Injury type Games missed
Start End
Donatas Motiejūnas Start of Season December 5, 2015 Back Surgery 20
Terrence Jones October 30, 2015 November 11, 2015 Right Eye Laceration 5
Patrick Beverley November 4, 2015 November 11, 2015 Concussion 2
Patrick Beverley November 13, 2015 November 25, 2015 Sprained Ankle 5
Sam Dekker November 16, 2015 February 29, 2016 Back Surgery 49
Trevor Ariza December 8, 2015 December 12, 2015 Bruised Lower Back 1
Donatas Motiejūnas January 1, 2016 February 27, 2016 Sore Back 25
Patrick Beverley January 15, 2016 January 24, 2016 Sprained Ankle 3
Dwight Howard January 20, 2016 January 27, 2016 Sprained Ankle 3
Terrence Jones February 3, 2016 February 23, 2016 Concussion 5
Clint Capela February 24, 2016 March 2, 2016 Sprained Right Foot 3
Terrence Jones March 5, 2016 March 16, 2016 Illness 6
Sam Dekker March 28, 2016 Rest of Season Back Injury 8

[4]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

July 20, 2015[5] To Houston Rockets
Ty Lawson
Second round draft pick (2017) 		To Denver Nuggets
Nick Johnson
Joey Dorsey
Kostas Papanikolaou
Pablo Prigioni
2016 First round draft pick
Cash considerations
January 22, 2016[6] To Houston Rockets
Josh Smith
Rights to Serhiy Lishchuk
Cash considerations 		To Los Angeles Clippers
Rights to Maarty Leunen

Free agents[]

Re-signed[]

Player Signed Contract Ref.
Patrick Beverley July 9, 2015 4 years, $23 million [7]
Corey Brewer July 14, 2015 3 years, $23.4 million [8]
K. J. McDaniels July 21, 2015 3 years, $10 million [9]
Jason Terry August 24, 2015 1 years, $1.5 million [10]

Additions[]

Player Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Marcus Thornton July 25, 2015 1 year, $1.1 million Phoenix Suns [11]
Chuck Hayes November 1, 2015 1 year, $1.5 million Toronto Raptors [12]
Michael Beasley March 4, 2016 2 years, $1.7 million China Shandong Golden Stars [13]
Andrew Goudelock March 9, 2016 2 years, $1.2 million China Xinjiang Flying Tigers [14]

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left Date New Team Ref.
Josh Smith Free Agency July 16, 2015 Los Angeles Clippers [15]
Chuck Hayes Waived November 8, 2015 None [16]
Kevin McHale Fired November 18, 2015 None [17]
Marcus Thornton Waived February 26, 2016 Washington Wizards [18]
Ty Lawson Waived March 1, 2016 Indiana Pacers [19]

Awards, records and milestones[]

Awards[]

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week November 9, 2015 [20]
James Harden Western Conference All-Star January 28, 2016 [21]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Month (April) April 15, 2016 [22]

Records[]

  • On March 30, Dwight Howard set a franchise record for free throws missed in a game, with 15 in a road victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  • James Harden set an NBA single-season record for turnovers with 374. On April 7, he tied the previous record of 366, set by Artis Gilmore of the Chicago Bulls during the 1977–78 season (the first season that individual turnovers were recorded), and in his next game, on April 10, he broke the record.

Milestones[]

  • On March 18, Howard passed 11,000 career rebounds in a 116–111 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.

References[]

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  7. ^ "Rockets Re-Sign Patrick Beverley". nba.com/rockets. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Rockets Re-Sign Corey Brewer". nba.com/rockets. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  9. ^ "Rockets Re-Sign K.J. McDaniels". nba.com/rockets. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "Rockets Re-Sign Jason Terry". nba.com/rockets. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "Rockets Sign Marcus Thornton". nba.com/rockets. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  12. ^ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Chuck Hayes". nba.com/rockets. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  13. ^ "Rockets sign free agent forward Beasley". nba.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  14. ^ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Andrew Goudelock". nba.com/rockets. March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  15. ^ "LA CLIPPERS SIGN JOSH SMITH". nba.com/clippers. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  16. ^ "Chuck Hayes waived by Rockets". Houston Chronicle. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  17. ^ "Houston Rockets fire coach Kevin McHale". ESPN.com. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  18. ^ "Sources: Rockets waive guard Marcus Thornton". Yahoo! Sports. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  19. ^ "Sources: Rockets, Ty Lawson reach buyout agreement". Yahoo! Sports. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  20. ^ "Drummond, Harden named Players of the Week". nba.com. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  21. ^ "West romps past East with record-setting 196-173 win". nba.com. February 15, 2016. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  22. ^ "James, Harden named Kia Players of Month for April". nba.com. April 15, 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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