2016–17 Houston Rockets season
| 2016–17 Houston Rockets season | |
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| Head coach | Mike D'Antoni |
| General manager | Daryl Morey |
| Owners | Leslie Alexander |
| Arena | Toyota Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 55–27 (.671) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Spurs 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Root Sports Southwest |
| Radio | Sportstalk 790 |
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, in which they lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 2 | 37 | Chinanu Onuaku | PF/C |  United States
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Louisville |
| 2 | 43 | Zhou Qi | C |  China
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Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China) |
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 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
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| # | 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
Regular season
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October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
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November: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)
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December: 15–2 (home: 9–1; road: 6–1)
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January: 10–7 (home: 5–2; road: 5–5)
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February
: 6–3 (home: 4–3; road: 2–0)
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March
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April: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
| 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 years, $2.2 million | Los Angeles Clippers | [10] |
| Bobby Brown | September 23, 2016 | 1 year, $980,000 |  Beşiktaş Sompo Japan
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[11] |
| Kyle Wiltjer | September 23, 2016 | 2 years, $1.4 million | Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) | [12] |
| Isaiah Taylor | February 27, 2017 | 3 years, $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 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
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[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 | Sichuan Blue Whales
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[18] |
| Dwight Howard | Free Agency | July 12, 2016 | Atlanta Hawks | [19] |
| Pablo Prigioni | Waived | October 24, 2016 |  Saski Baskonia
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[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 and 12 assists in six consecutive games.
- On November 14, James Harden became the first player in NBA history to record 30-plus points and 120-plus 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 three-pointers attempted in a game, breaking the previous record of 49 set by Dallas in 1996.
- On November 29, the Rockets hit 10-plus 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 win against the Los Angeles Lakers, the most threees 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-plus 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 three-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 three-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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