2016–17 Houston Rockets season

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2016–17 Houston Rockets season
Head coachMike D'Antoni
General managerDaryl Morey
OwnersLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Spurs 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionRoot Sports Southwest
RadioSportstalk 790
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

The 2016–17 Houston Rockets season was the 50th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 46th in the Houston area.[1] On June 1, 2016, the Rockets named Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach.[2] The Rockets retired the number 11 of former center Yao Ming in February 2017.

The Rockets finished the regular season with a 55–27 record, securing the 3rd seed. In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the First Round, advancing to the Conference Semifinals, where they lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2016 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
2 37 Chinanu Onuaku PF/C  United States Louisville
2 43 Zhou Qi C  China Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)

Roster[]

2016–17 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF 3 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-05-06 California
SF 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985-06-30 UCLA
PG 2 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-07-12 Arkansas
PG 8 Brown, Bobby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-09-24 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Capela, Clint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-05-18 INSEP (FRA)
SF 7 Dekker, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-05-06 Wisconsin
SG 10 Gordon, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-12-25 Indiana
SG 13 Harden, James (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-26 Arizona State
PF 5 Harrell, Montrezl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-01-26 Louisville
C 42 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982-09-13 Brazil
PF 21 Onuaku, Chinanu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996-11-01 Louisville
PG 17 Taylor, Isaiah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1994-07-11 Texas
SG 12 Williams, Lou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986-10-27 South Gwinnett HS (GA)
SF 14 Williams, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-12-30 Indiana
PF 30 Wiltjer, Kyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992-10-20 Gonzaga
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

Standings[]

Division[]

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744 0.0 31–10 30–11 11–5 82
x – Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 6.0 30–11 25–16 10–6 82
x – Memphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 18.0 24–17 19–22 8–8 82
New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 27.0 21–20 13–28 6–10 82
Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 28.0 21–20 12–29 5–11 82


Conference[]

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 61 21 .744 6.0 82
3 x – Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 12.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 y – Utah Jazz * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 47 35 .573 20.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 24.0 82
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 26.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 27.0 82
10 New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 33.0 82
11 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 34.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 32 50 .390 35.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 36.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 26 56 .317 41.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 24 58 .293 43.0 82

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 2 Shanghai Sharks W 131–94 James Harden (16) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
12,313 		1–0
2 October 4 New York W 130–103 James Harden (28) Anderson, Ariza (7) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
14,397 		2–0
3 October 9 New Orleans W 123–117 James Harden (26) K. J. McDaniels (8) James Harden (15) Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai)
15,844 		3–0
4 October 12 @ New Orleans W 116–104 Bobby Brown (18) Ryan Anderson (7) James Harden (8) LeSports Center (Beijing)
14,498 		4–0
5 October 15 Memphis L 125–134 (2OT) Montrezl Harrell (20) Harden, Harrell (10) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
14,690 		4–1
6 October 19 @ Dallas W 106–91 James Harden (23) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (11) American Airlines Center
18,988 		5–1
7 October 21 @ San Antonio L 99–114 Bobby Brown (23) Montrezl Harrell (8) Bobby Brown (9) AT&T Center
18,418 		5–2
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season[]

2016–17 game log
Total: 55–27 (Home: 30–11; Road: 25–16)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 114–120 James Harden (34) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (17) Staples Center
18,997 		0–1
2 October 28 @ Dallas W 106–98 Trevor Ariza (27) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (8) American Airlines Center
20,163 		1–1
3 October 30 Dallas W 93–92 James Harden (28) Ryan Anderson (12) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,055 		2–1
November: 9–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 1 @ Cleveland L 120–128 James Harden (41) James Harden (7) James Harden (15) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–2
5 November 2 @ New York W 118–99 James Harden (30) Montrezl Harrell (10) James Harden (15) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		3–2
6 November 5 @ Atlanta L 97–112 James Harden (30) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (12) Philips Arena
16,895 		3–3
7 November 7 @ Washington W 114–106 James Harden (32) Ryan Anderson (7) James Harden (15) Verizon Center
13,173 		4–3
8 November 9 @ San Antonio W 101–99 James Harden (24) James Harden (12) James Harden (15) AT&T Center
18,418 		5–3
9 November 12 San Antonio L 100–106 Eric Gordon (27) James Harden (11) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
18,055 		5–4
10 November 14 Philadelphia W 115–88 James Harden (33) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
13,183 		6–4
11 November 16 @ Oklahoma City L 103–105 Ryan Anderson (14) Clint Capela (14) James Harden (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		6–5
12 November 17 Portland W 126–109 James Harden (26) James Harden (12) James Harden (14) Toyota Center
15,550 		7–5
13 November 19 Utah W 111–102 James Harden (31) Clint Capela (8) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
14,760 		8–5
14 November 21 @ Detroit W 99–96 James Harden (28) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,632 		9–5
15 November 23 Toronto L 102–115 James Harden (29) Patrick Beverley (10) James Harden (15) Toyota Center
18,055 		9–6
16 November 25 @ Sacramento W 117–104 James Harden (23) Capela, Harden (10) James Harden (10) Golden 1 Center
17,608 		10–6
17 November 27 @ Portland W 130–114 James Harden (38) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (10) Moda Center
19,393 		11–6
18 November 29 @ Utah L 101–120 James Harden (26) Beverley, Capela, Dekker (6) James Harden (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911 		11–7
December: 15–2 (Home: 9–1; Road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 1 @ Golden State W 132–127 (2OT) Anderson, Harden (29) James Harden (15) James Harden (13) Oracle Arena
19,596 		12–7
20 December 2 @ Denver W 128–110 James Harden (20) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (7) Pepsi Center
15,549 		13–7
21 December 5 Boston W 107–106 James Harden (37) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
15,730 		14–7
22 December 7 L.A. Lakers W 134–95 Eric Gordon (26) Clint Capela (9) Patrick Beverley (12) Toyota Center
16,141 		15–7
23 December 9 @ Oklahoma City W 102–99 James Harden (21) Patrick Beverley (12) James Harden (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		16–7
24 December 10 Dallas W 109–87 Gordon, Harden (18) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (16) Toyota Center
15,761 		17–7
25 December 12 Brooklyn W 122–118 James Harden (36) James Harden (8) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
13,619 		18–7
26 December 14 Sacramento W 132–98 Ryan Anderson (22) James Harden (11) James Harden (14) Toyota Center
15,039 		19–7
27 December 16 New Orleans W 122–100 Gordon, Harden (29) Beverley, Capela, Harden (11) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
16,728 		20–7
28 December 17 @ Minnesota W 111–109 (OT) Anderson, Harden (28) Patrick Beverley (10) James Harden (13) Target Center
14,689 		21–7
29 December 20 San Antonio L 100–102 James Harden (31) James Harden (10) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,055 		21–8
30 December 21 @ Phoenix W 125–111 James Harden (27) Patrick Beverley (9) James Harden (14) Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055 		22–8
31 December 23 @ Memphis L 109–115 Ryan Anderson (31) Montrezl Harrell (8) James Harden (17) FedExForum
17,454 		22–9
32 December 26 Phoenix W 131–115 James Harden (32) Trevor Ariza (10) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		23–9
33 December 27 @ Dallas W 123–107 James Harden (34) Sam Dekker (11) James Harden (11) American Airlines Center
20,425 		24–9
34 December 30 L.A. Clippers W 140–116 James Harden (30) James Harden (13) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,055 		25–9
35 December 31 New York W 129–122 James Harden (53) James Harden (16) James Harden (17) Toyota Center
18,055 		26–9
January: 10–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 January 2 Washington W 101–91 Eric Gordon (31) James Harden (10) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
16,569 		27–9
37 January 5 Oklahoma City W 118–116 James Harden (26) Beverley, Harden, Harrell (8) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		28–9
38 January 6 @ Orlando W 100–93 Ryan Anderson (19) Patrick Beverley (9) James Harden (10) Amway Center
19,272 		29–9
39 January 8 @ Toronto W 129–122 James Harden (40) James Harden (10) James Harden (11) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		30–9
40 January 10 Charlotte W 121–114 James Harden (40) James Harden (15) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
16,196 		31–9
41 January 11 @ Minnesota L 105–119 James Harden (33) Ryan Anderson (7) James Harden (12) Target Center
13,858 		31–10
42 January 13 Memphis L 105–110 James Harden (27) Trevor Ariza (9) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		31–11
43 January 15 @ Brooklyn W 137–112 Eric Gordon (24) James Harden (11) James Harden (11) Barclays Center
17,732 		32–11
44 January 17 @ Miami L 103–109 James Harden (40) James Harden (12) James Harden (10) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		32–12
45 January 18 Milwaukee W 111–92 James Harden (38) Patrick Beverley (9) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
15,782 		33–12
46 January 20 Golden State L 108–125 Clint Capela (22) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		33–13
47 January 21 @ Memphis W 119–95 Sam Dekker (30) Trevor Ariza (10) James Harden (10) FedExForum
18,119 		34–13
48 January 23 @ Milwaukee L 114–127 James Harden (26) James Harden (9) James Harden (12) Bradley Center
14,016 		34–14
49 January 25 @ Boston L 109–120 James Harden (30) Clint Capela (7) James Harden (12) TD Garden
18,624 		34–15
50 January 27 @ Philadelphia W 123–118 James Harden (51) James Harden (13) James Harden (13) Wells Fargo Center
20,588 		35–15
51 January 29 @ Indiana L 101–120 Ryan Anderson (27) Trevor Ariza (9) James Harden (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923 		35–16
52 January 31 Sacramento W 105–83 Ryan Anderson (25) Anderson, Capela (11) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
15,187 		36–16
February : 6–3 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 February 2 Atlanta L 108–113 James Harden (41) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
15,602 		36–17
54 February 3 Chicago W 121–117 (OT) James Harden (42) James Harden (12) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		37–17
55 February 7 Orlando W 128–104 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
15,514 		38–17
56 February 9 @ Charlotte W 107–95 James Harden (30) James Harden (11) James Harden (8) Spectrum Center
16,270 		39–17
57 February 11 Phoenix W 133–102 James Harden (40) Patrick Beverley (10) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		40–17
58 February 15 Miami L 109–117 James Harden (38) James Harden (12) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
16,967 		40–18
All-Star Break
59 February 23 @ New Orleans W 129–99 Lou Williams (27) Patrick Beverley (12) James Harden (14) Smoothie King Center
18,470 		41–18
60 February 25 Minnesota W 142–130 James Harden (24) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,055 		42–18
61 February 27 Indiana L 108–117 Lou Williams (28) Capela, Harden (7) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		42–19
March : 9–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 1 @ L.A. Clippers W 122–103 James Harden (26) Beverley, Capela (12) James Harden (9) Staples Center
19,060 		43–19
63 March 4 Memphis W 123–108 James Harden (33) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		44–19
64 March 6 @ San Antonio L 110–112 James Harden (39) Patrick Beverley (10) James Harden (12) AT&T Center
18,418 		44–20
65 March 8 Utah L 108–115 James Harden (35) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
16,230 		44–21
66 March 10 @ Chicago W 115–94 Ryan Anderson (21) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (13) United Center
21,995 		45–21
67 March 12 Cleveland W 117–112 James Harden (38) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		46–21
68 March 15 L.A. Lakers W 139–100 Lou Williams (30) James Harden (12) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
18,055 		47–21
69 March 17 @ New Orleans L 112–128 James Harden (41) James Harden (14) James Harden (11) Smoothie King Center
17,972 		47–22
70 March 18 @ Denver W 109–105 James Harden (40) James Harden (10) James Harden (10) Pepsi Center
17,512 		48–22
71 March 20 Denver W 125–124 James Harden (39) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
16,080 		49–22
72 March 24 New Orleans W 117–107 James Harden (37) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (17) Toyota Center
18,055 		50–22
73 March 26 Oklahoma City W 137–125 Lou Williams (31) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		51–22
74 March 28 Golden State L 106–113 James Harden (24) James Harden (11) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
18,055 		51–23
75 March 30 @ Portland L 107–117 James Harden (30) Harden, Beverley (8) Harden, Nene (4) Moda Center
20,049 		51–24
76 March 31 @ Golden State L 98–107 James Harden (17) Clint Capela (14) James Harden (8) Oracle Arena
19,596 		51–25
April: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 2 @ Phoenix W 123–116 Patrick Beverley (26) Clint Capela (12) Patrick Beverley (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,378 		52–25
78 April 5 Denver W 110–104 James Harden (31) Beverley, Capela (11) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,055 		53–25
79 April 7 Detroit L 109–114 James Harden (33) Patrick Beverley (13) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		53–26
80 April 9 @ Sacramento W 135–128 James Harden (35) James Harden (11) James Harden (15) Golden 1 Center
17,608 		54–26
81 April 10 @ L.A. Clippers L 96–125 Eric Gordon (17) Montrezl Harrell (13) Bobby Brown (9) Staples Center
19,060 		54–27
82 April 12 Minnesota W 123–118 James Harden (27) Beverley, Capela, Harden (10) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		55–27
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs[]

2017 playoff game log
Total: 6–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–3)
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 16 Oklahoma City W 118–87 James Harden (37) Ryan Anderson (12) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		1–0
2 April 19 Oklahoma City W 115–111 James Harden (35) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		2–0
3 April 21 @ Oklahoma City L 113–115 James Harden (44) Patrick Beverley (7) James Harden (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		2–1
4 April 23 @ Oklahoma City W 113–109 Nenê (28) Nenê (10) James Harden (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		3–1
5 April 25 Oklahoma City W 105–99 James Harden (34) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (4) Toyota Center
18,055 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 1 @ San Antonio W 126–99 Trevor Ariza (23) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (13) AT&T Center
18,418 		1–0
2 May 3 @ San Antonio L 96–121 Ryan Anderson (18) Ryan Anderson (8) James Harden (10) AT&T Center
18,418 		1–1
3 May 5 San Antonio L 92–103 James Harden (43) Clint Capela (16) Ariza, Harden (5) Toyota Center
18,187 		1–2
4 May 7 San Antonio W 125–104 James Harden (28) Clint Capela (9) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		2–2
5 May 9 @ San Antonio L 107–110 (OT) James Harden (33) Capela, Harden (11) James Harden (10) AT&T Center
18,418 		2–3
6 May 11 San Antonio L 75–114 Trevor Ariza (20) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,055 		2–4
2017 playoff 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
Ryan Anderson 72 72 29.4 .418 .403 .860 4.6 .9 .4 .2 13.6
Trevor Ariza 80 80 34.7 .409 .344 .738 5.7 2.2 1.8 .3 11.7
Patrick Beverley 67 67 30.7 .420 .382 .768 5.9 4.2 1.5 .4 9.5
Corey Brewer‡ 58 8 15.9 .414 .234 .727 2.0 1.1 .6 .2 4.2
Bobby Brown 25 0 4.9 .383 .400 1.000 .2 .6 .0 .0 2.5
Clint Capela 65 59 23.9 .643 — .531 8.1 1.0 .5 1.2 12.6
Sam Dekker 77 2 18.4 .473 .321 .559 3.7 1.0 .5 .3 6.5
Tyler Ennis‡ 31 0 6.3 .391 .375 .667 .6 1.1 .2 .0 1.9
Eric Gordon 75 15 31.0 .406 .372 .840 2.7 2.5 .6 .5 16.2
James Harden 81 81 36.4 .440 .347 .847 8.1 11.2 1.5 .5 29.1
Montrezl Harrell 58 14 18.3 .652 .143 .628 3.8 1.1 .3 .7 9.1
K. J. McDaniels‡ 29 0 7.3 .456 .333 .900 1.0 .1 .2 .3 2.8
Nenê 67 8 17.9 .617 .333 .589 4.2 1.0 .8 .6 9.1
Chinanu Onuaku 5 1 10.4 .714 — 1.000 2.0 .6 .6 .2 2.8
Isaiah Taylor 4 0 13.0 .143 .000 .500 .8 .8 .3 .3 .8
Lou Williams 23 0 25.7 .386 .318 .867 3.0 2.4 .7 .4 14.9
Troy Williams 6 3 23.2 .500 .381 .857 4.0 1.0 .5 .2 9.7
Kyle Wiltjer 14 0 3.1 .286 .308 .500 .7 .1 .2 .1 .9

‡Traded mid-season

Postseason[]

Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ryan Anderson 11 9 30.5 .391 .283 .875 5.2 .6 .4 .2 9.4
Trevor Ariza 11 11 37.5 .423 .377 .929 5.1 2.1 1.3 .2 10.7
Patrick Beverley 11 11 29.5 .413 .404 .786 5.5 3.0 1.5 .2 11.1
Bobby Brown 5 0 4.4 .500 .455 — .4 .2 .0 .0 5.0
Clint Capela 11 11 26.0 .561 .000 .615 8.7 1.1 .7 2.5 10.5
Sam Dekker 4 0 7.8 .250 .500 — 2.5 .3 .3 .3 2.3
Eric Gordon 11 2 32.5 .421 .386 .722 3.9 2.0 .7 .5 12.9
James Harden 11 11 37.0 .413 .278 .878 5.5 8.5 1.9 .5 28.5
Montrezl Harrell 5 0 4.2 .333 — .500 1.2 .4 .0 .0 1.0
Nenê 9 0 17.9 .706 .000 .581 4.7 .6 .7 .4 10.0
Isaiah Taylor 3 0 3.3 .000 .000 — .7 .3 .0 .0 .0
Lou Williams 11 0 24.7 .424 .308 .897 2.7 1.3 .6 .1 12.5
Troy Williams 5 0 3.8 .000 .000 .500 1.4 .2 .0 .0 .2
Kyle Wiltjer 1 0 5.0 1.000 1.000 — .0 .0 .0 .0 3.0

Injuries[]

Player Duration Injury type Games missed
Start End
Patrick Beverley October 2, 2016 November 17, 2016 Left knee surgery 11
Montrezl Harrell November 18, 2016 November 20, 2016 Left calf contusion 1
Clint Capela December 17, 2016 January 17, 2017 Fractured fibula 15
Patrick Beverley December 26, 2016 December 29, 2016 Thigh bruise 1
Patrick Beverley December 31, 2016 January 5, 2017 Sprained right wrist 2
Eric Gordon January 8, 2017 January 13, 2017 Sprained left big toe 2
Ryan Anderson January 17, 2017 January 23, 2017 Illness (Flu) 3
Eric Gordon January 25, 2017 January 29, 2017 Lower back tightness 2
Nenê February 3, 2017 February 8, 2017 Sore groin 1
Eric Gordon February 9, 2017 February 15, 2017 Lower back soreness 2
Ryan Anderson March 6, 2017 March 10, 2017 Lower back tightness 1
Ryan Anderson March 24, 2017 April 7, 2017 Sprained right ankle 6
James Harden April 2, 2017 April 5, 2017 Illness (Flu) 1
Sam Dekker April 2, 2017 May 1, 2017 Fractured left hand 10
Nenê May 7, 2017 Rest of season Torn left adductor muscle 2

Source: [3]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

September 22, 2016[4] To Houston Rockets
Tyler Ennis 		To Milwaukee Bucks
Michael Beasley
February 21, 2017[5] To Houston Rockets
Lou Williams 		To Los Angeles Lakers
Corey Brewer
First round draft pick (2017)
February 23, 2017[6] To Houston Rockets
Cash considerations 		To Brooklyn Nets
K. J. McDaniels
February 23, 2017[6] To Houston Rockets
Marcelo Huertas 		To Los Angeles Lakers
Tyler Ennis

Free agents[]

Re-signed
Player Signed Contract Ref.
James Harden July 9, 2016 4 years, $118 million [7]
Additions
Player Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Mike D'Antoni (head coach) May 26, 2016 4 years, $17 million Philadelphia 76ers (associate coach) [2]
Ryan Anderson July 9, 2016 4 years, $80 million New Orleans Pelicans [8]
Eric Gordon July 9, 2016 4 years, $53 million New Orleans Pelicans [8]
Nenê July 19, 2016 1 year, $2.9 million Washington Wizards [9]
Pablo Prigioni July 28, 2016 2 year, $2.2 million Los Angeles Clippers [10]
Bobby Brown September 23, 2016 1 year, $980,000 Turkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan [11]
Kyle Wiltjer September 23, 2016 2 year, $1.4 million Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) [12]
Isaiah Taylor February 27, 2017 3 year, $3.1 million Rio Grande Valley Vipers [13]
Troy Williams March 10, 2017 10-day contract Iowa Energy [14]
Subtractions
Player Reason left Date New Team Ref.
Andrew Goudelock Waived July 9, 2016 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv [15]
Terrence Jones Free Agency July 9, 2016 New Orleans Pelicans [16]
Jason Terry Free Agency July 9, 2016 Milwaukee Bucks [17]
Josh Smith Free Agency July 9, 2016 China Sichuan Blue Whales [18]
Dwight Howard Free Agency July 12, 2016 Atlanta Hawks [19]
Pablo Prigioni Waived October 24, 2016 Spain Saski Baskonia [20]
Donatas Motiejūnas Free Agency December 15, 2016 New Orleans Pelicans [21]
Marcelo Huertas Waived February 25, 2017 None [22]

Awards, records and milestones[]

Awards[]

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week November 14, 2016 [23]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week December 19, 2016 [24]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week January 2, 2017 [25]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Month (December) January 3, 2017 [26]
Mike D'Antoni Western Conference Coach of the Month (December) January 4, 2017 [27]
James Harden Western Conference All-Star January 19, 2017 [28]
Eric Gordon NBA Three-Point Contest Champion February 18, 2017 [29]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week March 27, 2017 [30]
James Harden All-NBA First Team May 18, 2017 [31]

Records[]

  • On November 12, James Harden became the first player in NBA history to record at least 24 points & 12 assists in six consecutive games.
  • On November 14, James Harden became the first player in NBA history to record 300+ points and 120+ assists in their team's first 10 games.
  • On November 25, the Rockets attempted 50 three-pointers in a win against the Kings, setting an NBA record for most 3-pointers attempted in a game, breaking the previous record of 49 set by Dallas in 1996.
  • On November 29, the Rockets hit 10+ three-pointers in their 17th consecutive game, setting an NBA record. The streak would last until December 20, ending at 27 straight games.
  • On December 7, Eric Gordon made eight 3-pointers in a 134–95 wing against the Los Angeles Lakers, the most 3's made by a player coming off the bench in franchise history.
  • On December 16, the Rockets made 24 three-pointers on 61 attempts in a win against the Pelicans, both setting an NBA record.
  • On December 31, James Harden recorded 53 points along with 16 rebounds and 17 assists, becoming the first player to record a 50–15–15 game in NBA history, and tying Wilt Chamberlain for most points scored in a triple-double. It was a new career high in points for Harden as well as tying his career high in assists. The 53 points scored by Harden set a new record for the most points scored on New Year's Eve in NBA history.
  • The Rockets went 15–2 in the month of December, tying their franchise record for most wins in a calendar month (November 1996).
  • The Rockets made 279 three-pointers in December, shattering the old NBA record of 227 for most 3's made in a single month.
  • The Rockets became the first team since the Golden State Warriors in March 1992 to score 2,000 points in a single calendar month.
  • On January 2, James Harden became the first Rocket to record three straight triple-doubles.
  • On January 6, James Harden's streak of 53 straight games of making a three-pointer came to an end against the Magic, a franchise record for most consecutive games with a 3-pointer.
  • On January 10, James Harden became just the fourth player in NBA history record a 40-point triple-double in consecutive games.
  • On January 27, James Harden recorded a 51-point, 13 rebound, 13 assist triple-double, becoming the first player in NBA history to record two 50-point triple-doubles in the same season, and tying Oscar Robertson for the most 40-point triple-doubles in a single season with five.
  • On March 1, the Rockets scored 100+ points in their 48th consecutive game, setting a franchise record.
  • On March 4, Eric Gordon made his 180th three-pointer this season as a reserve, setting an NBA record for most three-pointers made by a player off the bench in a season.

Milestones[]

  • On November 9, James Harden passed Vernon Maxwell for most 3-point attempts in Rockets history with 2,242.
  • On November 19, James Harden passed Robert Reid for 7th on the Rockets' all-time scoring list.
  • On December 2, James Harden became the first Rocket to make a 3-pointer in each of the first 20 games of the season.
  • On December 10, Trevor Ariza passed Shane Battier for 4th all-time in Rockets' history in 3-pointers made with 780.
  • On December 14, James Harden recorded his 14th career triple-double as a Rocket, tying Hakeem Olajuwon for most in franchise history. Harden would pass Olajuwon by recording his 15th in his very next game against the Pelicans.
  • On December 20, James Harden passed Yao Ming for 6th on the Rockets' all-time scoring list with 9,248 points.
  • On December 26, James Harden passed Kenny Smith for 5th all-time in franchise history for assists with 2,459.
  • On January 15, James Harden passed Mike Newlin for 4th place all-time in Rockets' history in assists with 2,582.
  • On January 27, James Harden passed Steve Francis for 5th all-time in franchise history in steals with 920.
  • On February 3, James Harden scored his 10,000th career point as a Rocket, becoming just the sixth Rocket ever to reach that milestone for the franchise.

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