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2015–16 Houston Rockets season
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NBA professional basketball team season
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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.Houston Rockets Franchise Index
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 4–1 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
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
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Game log
Preseason
Houston Rockets yes 2016 Total: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
Houston Rockets Pre-season yes no 2 2 1 3
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1 || October 6 || @ Memphis
| L 89–92
| Trevor Ariza (12)
| Dwight Howard (11)
| Will Cummings (3)
| FedExForum12,826
| 0–1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 2 || October 7 || Dallas
| W 109–82
| James Harden (19)
| Clint Capela (14)
| McDaniels, Harden (5)
| Toyota Center16,839
| 1–1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 3 || October 11 || Orlando
| L 119–123
| Corey Brewer (20)
| Capela, Smith (7)
| Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4)
| State Farm Arena6,130
| 1–2
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 4 || October 13 || @ Phoenix
| W 135–129 (OT)
| Terrence Jones (23)
| Clint Capela (10)
| Patrick Beverley (5)
| US Airways Center12,657
| 2–2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 5 || October 15 || @ Golden State
| L 101–123
| K. J. McDaniels (20)
| Chris Walker (9)
| Cummings, Beverley (6)
| Oracle Arena19,596
| 2–3
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 6 || October 17 || Miami
| L 100–105
| Trevor Ariza (21)
| Terrence Jones (12)
| Terrence Jones (6)
| Toyota Center18,334
| 2–4
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 7 || October 19 || New Orleans
| W 120–100
| James Harden (20)
| Clint Capela (12)
| Ty Lawson (5)
| Toyota Center16,678
| 3–4
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 8 || October 23 || @ San Antonio
| L 86–111
| James Harden (17)
| Harden, Jones (8)
| James Harden (9)
| AT&T Center18,059
| 3–5
hou 2016
Regular season
Houston Rockets 2016 Total: 41–41 (home: 23–18; road: 18–23)
Houston Rockets October yes 0 2 0 0
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1
| October 28
| Denver
| 20151028 DENHOU 85 105
| James Harden (22)
| Patrick Beverley (8)
| Harden, Lawson (6)
| Toyota Center18,240
| 0–1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 2
| October 30
| Golden State
| 20151030 GSWHOU 92 112
| Montrezl Harrell (17)
| Clint Capela (8)
| Harden, Lawson (5)
| Toyota Center18,142
| 0–2
Houston Rockets November 4 5 3 4
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 3
| November 1
| @ Miami
| 20151101 HOUMIA 89 109
| Marcus Thornton (21)
| Trevor Ariza (7)
| James Harden (7)
| American Airlines Arena19,600
| 0–3
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 4
| November 2
| Oklahoma City
| 20151102 OKCHOU 110 105
| James Harden (37)
| Dwight Howard (8)
| Ty Lawson (11)
| Toyota Center17,224
| 1–3
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 5
| November 4
| Orlando
| 20151104 ORLHOU 119 114 1
| James Harden (28)
| Dwight Howard (14)
| Ty Lawson (8)
| Toyota Center16,735
| 2–3
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 6
| November 6
| @ Sacramento
| 20151106 HOUSAC 116 110
| James Harden (43)
| Clint Capela (12)
| James Harden (13)
| Sleep Train Arena16,983
| 3–3
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 7
| November 7
| @ L.A. Clippers
| 20151107 HOULAC 109 105
| James Harden (46)
| Dwight Howard (20)
| Ty Lawson (4)
| Staples Center19,361
| 4–3
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 8
| November 11
| Brooklyn
| 20151111 BKNHOU 98 106
| Dwight Howard (20)
| Dwight Howard (17)
| Marcus Thornton (7)
| Toyota Center18,155
| 4–4
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 9
| November 13
| @ Denver
| 20151113 HOUDEN 98 107
| James Harden (28)
| Dwight Howard (10)
| Ty Lawson (7)
| Pepsi Center16,113
| 4–5
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 10
| November 14
| Dallas
| 20151114 DALHOU 98 110
| James Harden (25)
| Clint Capela (10)
| James Harden (10)
| Toyota Center18,231
| 4–6
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 11
| November 16
| Boston
| 20151116 BOSHOU 95 111
| Trevor Ariza (19)
| Dwight Howard (12)
| James Harden (5)
| Toyota Center17,005
| 4–7
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 12
| November 18
| Portland
| 20151118 PORHOU 108 103 1
| James Harden (45)
| Dwight Howard (19)
| James Harden (11)
| Toyota Center17,107
| 5–7
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 13
| November 20
| @ Memphis
| 20151120 HOUMEM 84 96
| James Harden (22)
| Dwight Howard (15)
| James Harden (5)
| FedExForum17,555
| 5–8
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 14
| November 21
| New York
| 20151121 NYKHOU 102 107
| James Harden (24)
| Clint Capela (14)
| James Harden (10)
| Toyota Center18,226
| 5–9
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 15
| November 25
| Memphis
| 20151125 MEMHOU 93 102
| James Harden (40)
| Trevor Ariza (12)
| James Harden (5)
| Toyota Center18,143
| 5–10
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 16
| November 27
| Philadelphia
| 20151127 PHIHOU 116 114
| James Harden (50)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (8)
| Toyota Center17,306
| 6–10
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 17
| November 29
| @ New York
| 20151129 HOUNYK 116 111 1
| James Harden (26)
| Clint Capela (11)
| James Harden (9)
| Madison Square Garden19,812
| 7–10
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 18
| November 30
| @ Detroit
| 20151130 HOUDET 105 116
| James Harden (29)
| Dwight Howard (10)
| James Harden (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills14,818
| 7–11
Houston Rockets December 6 2 3 5
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 19
| December 2
| New Orleans
| 20151202 NOPHOU 108 101
| James Harden (24)
| Dwight Howard (16)
| Harden, Lawson (6)
| Toyota Center17,339
| 8–11
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 20
| December 4
| @ Dallas
| 20151204 HOUDAL 100 96
| James Harden (25)
| Clint Capela (10)
| James Harden (9)
| American Airlines Center20,339
| 9–11
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 21
| December 5
| Sacramento
| 20151205 SACHOU 120 113
| James Harden (31)
| Dwight Howard (18)
| James Harden (9)
| Toyota Center17,318
| 10–11
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 22
| December 8
| @ Brooklyn
| 20151208 HOUBKN 105 110
| Marcus Thornton (32)
| Capela, Howard (9)
| James Harden (9)
| Barclays Center13,319
| 10–12
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 23
| December 9
| @ Washington
| 20151209 HOUWAS 109 103
| James Harden (42)
| Harden, Howard (9)
| James Harden (9)
| Verizon Center16,041
| 11–12
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 24
| December 12
| L.A. Lakers
| 20151212 LALHOU 126 97
| James Harden (30)
| Dwight Howard (12)
| Ty Lawson (8)
| Toyota Center18,456
| 12–12
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 25
| December 14
| @ Denver
| 20151214 HOUDEN 108 114
| James Harden (24)
| Dwight Howard (8)
| Patrick Beverley (8)
| Pepsi Center12,022
| 12–13
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 26
| December 15
| @ Sacramento
| 20151215 HOUSAC 97 107
| James Harden (33)
| Clint Capela (9)
| James Harden (6)
| Sleep Train Arena17,317
| 12–14
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 27
| December 17
| @ L.A. Lakers
| 20151217 HOULAL 107 87
| James Harden (25)
| Dwight Howard (15)
| James Harden (6)
| Staples Center18,997
| 13–14
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 28
| December 19
| L.A. Clippers
| 20151219 LACHOU 107 97
| Dwight Howard (22)
| Dwight Howard (14)
| James Harden (6)
| Toyota Center18,212
| 14–14
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 29
| December 21
| Charlotte
| 20151221 CHAHOU 102 95
| James Harden (36)
| Dwight Howard (9)
| James Harden (7)
| Toyota Center18,236
| 15–14
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 30
| December 23
| @ Orlando
| 20151223 HOUORL 101 104
| James Harden (31)
| Trevor Ariza (8)
| James Harden (7)
| Amway Center17,061
| 15–15
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 31
| December 25
| San Antonio
| 20151225 SASHOU 88 84
| James Harden (20)
| Dwight Howard (12)
| James Harden (9)
| Toyota Center18,319
| 16–15
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 32
| December 26
| @ New Orleans
| 20151226 HOUNOP 108 110
| James Harden (25)
| Dwight Howard (9)
| Harden, Lawson (5)
| Smoothie King Center18,248
| 16–16
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 33
| December 29
| Atlanta
| 20151229 ATLHOU 115 121
| Dwight Howard (30)
| Dwight Howard (16)
| James Harden (8)
| Toyota Center18,211
| 16–17
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 34
| December 31
| Golden State
| 20151231 GSWHOU 110 114
| James Harden (30)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| Harden, Howard (5)
| Toyota Center18,313
| 16–18
Houston Rockets January 5 3 4 4
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 35
| January 2
| @ San Antonio
| 20160102 HOUSAS 103 121
| Dwight Howard (22)
| Dwight Howard (12)
| Patrick Beverley (7)
| AT&T Center18,652
| 16–19
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 36
| January 4
| @ Utah
| 20160104 HOUUTA 93 91
| James Harden (30)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (7)
| Vivint Smart Home Arena17,912
| 17–19
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 37
| January 7
| Utah
| 20160107 UTAHOU 103 94
| James Harden (33)
| Clint Capela (10)
| Patrick Beverley (4)
| Toyota Center18,155
| 18–19
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 38
| January 10
| Indiana
| 20160110 INDHOU 107 103 1
| Harden, Howard (21)
| Dwight Howard (17)
| James Harden (9)
| Toyota Center18,133
| 19–19
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 39
| January 12
| @ Memphis
| 20160112 HOUMEM 107 91
| James Harden (25)
| Dwight Howard (14)
| Jason Terry (6)
| FedExForum16,044
| 20–19
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 40
| January 13
| Minnesota
| 20160113 MINHOU 107 104
| James Harden (27)
| Dwight Howard (10)
| James Harden (11)
| Toyota Center17,115
| 21–19
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 41
| January 15
| Cleveland
| 20160115 CLEHOU 77 91
| Dwight Howard (14)
| Dwight Howard (11)
| James Harden (5)
| Toyota Center18,320
| 21–20
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 42
| January 17
| @ L.A. Lakers
| 20160117 HOULAL 112 95
| James Harden (31)
| Dwight Howard (15)
| Harden, Lawson (5)
| Staples Center18,997
| 22–20
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 43
| January 18
| @ L.A. Clippers
| 20160118 HOULAC 132 140 1
| Dwight Howard (36)
| Dwight Howard (26)
| James Harden (8)
| Staples Center19,060
| 22–21
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 44
| January 20
| Detroit
| 20160120 DETHOU 114 123
| James Harden (33)
| James Harden (17)
| James Harden (14)
| Toyota Center17,203
| 22–22
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 45
| January 22
| Milwaukee
| 20160122 MILHOU 102 98
| James Harden (30)
| Clint Capela (9)
| James Harden (8)
| Toyota Center17,196
| 23–22
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 46
| January 24
| Dallas
| 20160124 DALHOU 115 104
| James Harden (23)
| James Harden (15)
| James Harden (10)
| Toyota Center18,142
| 24–22
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 47
| January 25
| @ New Orleans
| 20160125 HOUNOP 112 111
| James Harden (35)
| James Harden (11)
| James Harden (8)
| Smoothie King Center15,688
| 25–22
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 48
| January 27
| @ San Antonio
| 20160127 HOUSAS 99 130
| James Harden (20)
| Dwight Howard (8)
| Marcus Thornton (3)
| AT&T Center18,418
| 25–23
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 49
| January 29
| @ Oklahoma City
| 20160129 HOUOKC 108 116
| James Harden (33)
| Dwight Howard (8)
| James Harden (7)
| Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203
| 25–24
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 50
| January 30
| Washington
| 20160130 WASHOU 122 123
| James Harden (40)
| Ariza, Harden, Howard (7)
| James Harden (11)
| Toyota Center18,320
| 25–25
Houston Rockets February 1 2 3 4
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 51
| February 2
| Miami
| 20160202 MIAHOU 115 102
| James Harden (26)
| Terrence Jones (7)
| James Harden (14)
| Toyota Center18,229
| 26–25
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 52
| February 4
| @ Phoenix
| 20160204 HOUPHX 111 105
| Corey Brewer (24)
| Dwight Howard (16)
| Beverley, Harden (6)
| Talking Stick Resort Arena15,723
| 27–25
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 53
| February 6
| Portland
| 20160206 PORHOU 79 96
| James Harden (33)
| Dwight Howard (14)
| James Harden (8)
| Toyota Center18,308
| 27–26
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 54
| February 9
| @ Golden State
| 20160209 HOUGSW 110 123
| James Harden (37)
| Dwight Howard (15)
| Patrick Beverley (7)
| Oracle Arena19,596
| 27–27
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 55
| February 10
| @ Portland
| 20160210 HOUPOR 103 116
| James Harden (34)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (11)
| Moda Center19,393
| 27–28
|- align="center"
|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 56
| February 19
| @ Phoenix
| 20160219 HOUPHX 116 100
| James Harden (27)
| James Harden (10)
| James Harden (7)
| Talking Stick Resort Arena17,102
| 28–28
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 57
| February 23
| @ Utah
| 20160223 HOUUTA 114 117 1
| James Harden (42)
| Dwight Howard (16)
| Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4)
| Vivint Smart Home Arena18,132
| 28–29
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 58
| February 25
| @ Portland
| 20160225 HOUPOR 119 105
| James Harden (46)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (8)
| Moda Center19,393
| 29–29
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 59
| February 27
| San Antonio
| 20160227 SASHOU 94 104
| James Harden (27)
| Dwight Howard (14)
| Trevor Ariza (5)
| Toyota Center18,240
| 29–30
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 60
| February 29
| @ Milwaukee
| 20160229 HOUMIL 121 128
| Dwight Howard (30)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| Trevor Ariza (11)
| BMO Harris Bradley Center13,214
| 29–31
Houston Rockets March 4 3 4 5
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 61
| March 2
| New Orleans
| 20160302 NOPHOU 100 95
| James Harden (39)
| James Harden (12)
| James Harden (7)
| Toyota Center18,226
| 30–31
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 62
| March 5
| @ Chicago
| 20160305 HOUCHI 100 108
| James Harden (36)
| Dwight Howard (12)
| James Harden (8)
| United Center22,203
| 30–32
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 63
| March 6
| @ Toronto
| 20160306 HOUTOR 113 107
| James Harden (40)
| Dwight Howard (11)
| James Harden (14)
| Air Canada Centre19,800
| 31–32
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 64
| March 9
| @ Philadelphia
| 20160309 HOUPHI 118 104
| James Harden (29)
| Dwight Howard (18)
| James Harden (8)
| Wells Fargo Center15,237
| 32–32
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 65
| March 11
| @ Boston
| 20160311 HOUBOS 102 98
| James Harden (32)
| Beverley, Howard (12)
| Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4)
| TD Garden18,624
| 33–32
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 66
| March 12
| @ Charlotte
| 20160312 HOUCHA 109 125
| Corey Brewer (21)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (10)
| Time Warner Cable Arena19,303
| 33–33
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 67
| March 14
| Memphis
| 20160314 MEMHOU 130 81
| Donatas Motiejūnas (18)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (8)
| Toyota Center18,226
| 34–33
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 68
| March 16
| L.A. Clippers
| 20160316 LACHOU 106 122
| James Harden (33)
| Michael Beasley (8)
| James Harden (8)
| Toyota Center18,304
| 34–34
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 69
| March 18
| Minnesota
| 20160318 MINHOU 116 111
| James Harden (29)
| Dwight Howard (11)
| James Harden (11)
| Toyota Center18,142
| 35–34
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 70
| March 19
| @ Atlanta
| 20160319 HOUATL 97 109
| Michael Beasley (30)
| Dwight Howard (17)
| James Harden (8)
| Philips Arena18,067
| 35–35
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 71
| March 22
| @ Oklahoma City
| 20160322 HOUOKC 107 111
| James Harden (24)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (16)
| Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203
| 35–36
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 72
| March 23
| Utah
| 20160323 UTAHOU 87 89
| James Harden (26)
| Dwight Howard (8)
| James Harden (10)
| Toyota Center18,151
| 35–37
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 73
| March 25
| Toronto
| 20160325 TORHOU 112 109
| James Harden (32)
| James Harden (11)
| James Harden (13)
| Toyota Center18,230
| 36–37
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 74
| March 27
| @ Indiana
| 20160327 HOUIND 101 104
| James Harden (34)
| Dwight Howard (10)
| James Harden (8)
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,165
| 36–38
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 75
| March 29
| @ Cleveland
| 20160329 HOUCLE 106 100
| James Harden (27)
| Dwight Howard (11)
| James Harden (8)
| Quicken Loans Arena20,562
| 37–38
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 76
| March 31
| Chicago
| 20160331 CHIHOU 100 103
| James Harden (24)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (8)
| Toyota Center18,244
| 37–39
Houston Rockets April 3 1 1 1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 77
| April 3
| Oklahoma City
| 20160403 OKCHOU 118 110
| James Harden (41)
| Dwight Howard (9)
| James Harden (9)
| Toyota Center18,462
| 38–39
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 78
| April 6
| @ Dallas
| 20160406 HOUDAL 86 88
| James Harden (26)
| Dwight Howard (16)
| Trevor Ariza (5)
| American Airlines Center20,108
| 38–40
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 79
| April 7
| Phoenix
| 20160407 PHXHOU 115 124
| James Harden (30)
| Dwight Howard (7)
| Patrick Beverley (9)
| Toyota Center18,227
| 38–41
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 80
| April 10
| L.A. Lakers
| 20160410 LALHOU 130 110
| James Harden (40)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (13)
| Toyota Center18,442
| 39–41
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 81
| April 11
| @ Minnesota
| 20160411 HOUMIN 129 105
| James Harden (34)
| Clint Capela (10)
| James Harden (6)
| Target Center14,983
| 40–41
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 82
| April 13
| Sacramento
| 20160413 SACHOU 116 81
| James Harden (38)
| Clint Capela (17)
| Patrick Beverley (12)
| Toyota Center18,311
| 41–41
hou 2016
Playoffs
Houston Rockets yes 2016 Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Houston Rockets First Round yes yes no 1 1 0 3
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1
| April 16
| @ Golden State
| 20160416 HOUGSW 78 104
| James Harden (17)
| Clint Capela (12)
| Corey Brewer (6)
| Oracle Arena19,596
| 0–1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 2
| April 18
| @ Golden State
| 20160418 HOUGSW 106 115
| James Harden (28)
| Dwight Howard (10)
| James Harden (11)
| Oracle Arena19,596
| 0–2
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 3
| April 21
| Golden State
| 20160421 GSWHOU 97 96
| James Harden (36)
| Dwight Howard (13)
| James Harden (9)
| Toyota Center18,200
| 1–2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 4
| April 24
| Golden State
| 20160424 GSWHOU 94 121
| Dwight Howard (19)
| Dwight Howard (15)
| James Harden (10)
| Toyota Center18,200
| 1–3
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 5
| April 27
| @ Golden State
| 20160427 HOUGSW 81 114
| James Harden (35)
| Dwight Howard (21)
| James Harden (6)
| Oracle Arena19,596
| 1–4
hou 2016
Roster
Houston Rockets 2015–16 white #c5001e #000000 lightgrey
1 Trevor Ariza F 6 8 215 UCLA 1985–06–30
8 Michael Beasley F 6 9 235 Kansas State 1989–01–09
2 Patrick Beverley G 6 1 185 Arkansas 1988–07–12
33 Corey Brewer G/F 6 9 186 Florida 1986–03–05
15 Clint Capela C 6 10 240 INSEP (FRA) 1994–05–18
7 Sam Dekker F 6 9 230 Wisconsin 1994–05–06
0 Andrew Goudelock G 6 3 200 College of Charleston 1988–12–07
13 James Harden G 6 5 220 Arizona State 1989–08–26
35 Montrezl Harrell F 6 8 240 Louisville 1994–01–26
12 Dwight Howard C 6 11 265 SW Atlanta Academy (GA) 1985–12–08
6 Terrence Jones F 6 9 252 Kentucky 1992–01–09
32 K. J. McDaniels G 6 6 205 Clemson 1993–02–09
20 Donatas Motiejūnas F/C 7 0 222 Lithuania 1990–09–20
5 Josh Smith F 6 9 225 Oak Hill Academy (VA) 1985–12–05
31 Jason Terry G 6 2 185 Arizona 1977–09–15
J. B. Bickerstaff (interim) Greg Buckner
T. R. Dunn
Chris Finch
Brett Gunning (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate http://www.nba.com/rockets/roster/ 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 a$306,527 Andrew Goudelockb b$200,600 Ty Lawsonc c$12,404,495 Marcus Thorntond d$1,186,000 Chuck Hayese e$83,583 TOTAL $90,188,412
a aMichael Beasley was signed on March 4, 2016, for the perforated league minimum.
b bAndrew Goudelock was signed on March 9, 2016, for the perforated league minimum.
c cTy Lawson was waived on March 1, 2016, after appearing in 53 games for the Rockets.
d dMarcus Thornton was waived on February 26, 2016, after appearing in 47 games for the Rockets.
e eChuck Hayes was waived on November 8, 2015, after appearing in just two games for the Rockets.
Source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/HOU.html Houston Rockets Team Payroll basketball-reference October 27, 2015 October 27, 2015
Player statistics
Regular season
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|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Ariza, Trevor Trevor Ariza
| 81 || 81 || 35.3 || .416 || .371 || .783 || 4.5 || 2.3 || style=background:#fbb;|2.0 || 0.3 || 12.7
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Beasley, Michael Michael Beasley
| 20 || 0 || 18.2 || .522 || .333 || .776 || 4.9 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 12.8
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Beverley, Patrick Patrick Beverley
| 71 || 63 || 28.7 || .434 || style=background:#fbb;|.400 || .682 || 3.5 || 3.4 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 9.9
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Brewer, Corey Corey Brewer
| 82 || 12 || 20.4 || .384 || .272 || .750 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 7.2
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Capela, Clint Clint Capela
| 77 || 35 || 19.1 || .582 || .000 || .379 || 6.4 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 1.2 || 7.0
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Dekker, Sam Sam Dekker
| 3 || 0 || 2.0 || – || – || – || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Goudelock, Andrew Andrew Goudelock
| 8 || 0 || 6.3 || .450 || .111 || .750 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 2.8
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Harden, James James Harden
| 82 || 82 || style=background:#fbb;|38.1 || .439 || .359 || .860 || 6.1 || style=background:#fbb;|7.5 || 1.7 || 0.6 || style=background:#fbb;|29.0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Harrell, Montrezl Montrezl Harrell
| 39 || 1 || 9.7 || style=background:#fbb;|.644 || .000 || .522 || 1.7 || 0.4 ||0.3 || 0.3 || 3.6
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Hayes, Chuck Chuck Hayes‡
| 2 || 0 || 12.0 || .500 || – || style=background:#fbb;|1.000 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Howard, Dwight Dwight Howard
| 71 || 71 || 32.1 || .620 || .000 || .489 || style=background:#fbb;|11.8 || 1.4 || 1.0 || style=background:#fbb;|1.6 || 13.7
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Jones, Terrence Terrence Jones
| 50 || 11 || 20.9 || .452 || .316 || .664 || 4.2 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.8 || 8.7
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Lawson, Ty Ty Lawson‡
| 53 || 12 || 22.2 || .387 || .330 || .700 || 1.7 || 3.4 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 5.8
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| McDaniels, K. J. K. J. McDaniels
| 37 || 1 || 6.4 || .403 || .280 || .800 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 2.4
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Motiejunas, Donatas Donatas Motiejūnas
| 37 || 22 || 14.8 || .439 || .281 || .642 || 2.9 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 6.2
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Smith, Josh Josh Smith
| 23 || 6 || 18.3 || .343 || .271 || .480 || 2.9 || 2.1 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 6.6
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Terry, Jason Jason Terry
| 72 || 7 || 17.5 || .402 || .356 || .818 || 1.1 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 5.9
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Thornton, Marcus Marcus Thornton‡
| 47 || 6 || 18.8 || .400 || .338 || .879 || 2.4 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 10.0
|}
‡Waived during season
Playoffs
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|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Ariza, Trevor Trevor Ariza
| 5 || 5 || 36.2 || .255 || .143 || .750 || 4.2 || 0.8 || style=background:#fbb;|2.6 || 0.2 || 6.6
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Beasley, Michael Michael Beasley
| 5 || 0 || 16.0 || .478 || .333 || .857 || 4.2 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 10.4
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Beverley, Patrick Patrick Beverley
| 5 || 5 || 25.8 || .270 || .214 || style=background:#fbb;|1.000 || 4.4 || 2.2 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 5.8
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Brewer, Corey Corey Brewer
| 5 || 1 || 15.4 || .259 || .100 || .875 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 4.4
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Capela, Clint Clint Capela
| 5 || 0 || 8.6 || .333 || – || .400 || 4.0 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 1.6
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Goudelock, Andrew Andrew Goudelock
| 2 || 0 || 5.5 || .500 || .000 || – || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Harden, James James Harden
| 5 || 5 || style=background:#fbb;|38.6 || .410 || .310 || .844 || 5.2 || style=background:#fbb;|7.6 || 2.4 || 0.2 || style=background:#fbb;|26.6
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Harrell, Montrezl Montrezl Harrell
| 2 || 0 || 6.0 || .333 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.5
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Howard, Dwight Dwight Howard
| 5 || 5 || 36.0 || style=background:#fbb;|.542 || .000 || .368 || style=background:#fbb;|14.0 || 1.6 || 0.8 || style=background:#fbb;|1.4 || 13.2
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| McDaniels, K. J. K. J. McDaniels
| 4 || 0 || 8.5 || .308 || .333 || – || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 2.3
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Motiejunas, Donatas Donatas Motiejūnas
| 5 || 4 || 19.6 || .432 || .444 || .471 || 5.2 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 8.8
|- align="center" bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| Smith, Josh Josh Smith
| 4 || 0 || 9.5 || .462 || style=background:#fbb;|.500 || .000 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 4.0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Terry, Jason Jason Terry
| 5 || 0 || 24.8 || .342 || .316 || style=background:#fbb;|1.000 || 2.2 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 7.0
|}
Source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2016.html 2015-16 Houston Rockets Roster and Stats basketball-reference.com April 29, 2016
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
https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/injuries.cgi Injury Report basketball-reference.com October 28, 2015 December 5, 2015
Transactions
Trades
July 20, 2015http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-acquire-joey-dorsey-nick-johnson-kostas-papanikolaou-pablo-prigioni-cash-considerations Nuggets Acquire Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Cash Considerations and First Round Pick From Houston nba.com/nuggets July 20, 2015 July 20, 2015 To Houston RocketsTy LawsonSecond round draft pick (2017) To Denver NuggetsNick JohnsonJoey DorseyKostas PapanikolaouPablo Prigioni2016 first-round draft pickCash considerations January 22, 2016https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14625867/houston-rockets-acquire-josh-smith-trade-los-angeles-clippers Rockets acquire Josh Smith in trade with Clippers ESPN.com January 23, 2016 January 25, 2016 To Houston RocketsJosh SmithRights to Serhiy LishchukCash considerations To Los Angeles ClippersRights to Maarty Leunen
Free agents
Re-signed
Player Signed Contract Ref. Patrick Beverley July 9, 2015 4 years, $23 millionhttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-re-sign-patrick-beverley Rockets Re-Sign Patrick Beverley nba.com/rockets July 9, 2015 July 9, 2015 Corey Brewer July 14, 2015 3 years, $23.4 millionhttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-re-sign-corey-brewer Rockets Re-Sign Corey Brewer nba.com/rockets July 14, 2015 July 14, 2015 K. J. McDaniels July 21, 2015 3 years, $10 millionhttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-re-sign-k.j.-mcdaniels Rockets Re-Sign K.J. McDaniels nba.com/rockets July 21, 2015 July 21, 2015 Jason Terry August 24, 2015 1 years, $1.5 millionhttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-re-sign-jason-terry Rockets Re-Sign Jason Terry nba.com/rockets August 24, 2015 August 24, 2015
Additions
Player Signed Contract Former team Ref. Marcus Thornton Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1987) July 25, 2015 1 year, $1.1 million Phoenix Sunshttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-sign-marcus-thornton Rockets Sign Marcus Thornton nba.com/rockets July 25, 2015 July 25, 2015 Chuck Hayes November 1, 2015 1 year, $1.5 million Toronto Raptorshttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-sign-chuck-hayes Rockets Sign Free Agent Chuck Hayes nba.com/rockets November 1, 2015 November 11, 2015 Michael Beasley March 4, 2016 2 years, $1.7 million CHN Shandong Golden Starshttp://www.nba.com/2016/news/03/04/rockets-sign-michael-beasley.ap/index.html Rockets sign free agent forward Beasley nba.com March 4, 2016 March 9, 2016 Andrew Goudelock March 9, 2016 2 years, $1.2 million CHN Xinjiang Flying Tigershttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-sign-free-agent-andrew-goudelock Rockets Sign Free Agent Andrew Goudelock nba.com/rockets March 9, 2016 March 9, 2016
Subtractions
Player Reason left Date New Team Ref. Josh Smith Free Agency July 16, 2015 Los Angeles Clippershttp://www.nba.com/clippers/press-release-josh-smith LA CLIPPERS SIGN JOSH SMITH nba.com/clippers July 16, 2015 July 16, 2015 Chuck Hayes Waived November 8, 2015 Nonehttp://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2015/11/chuck-hayes-waived-by-rockets/ Chuck Hayes waived by Rockets Houston Chronicle November 8, 2015 November 11, 2015 Kevin McHale basketball Fired November 18, 2015 Nonehttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14160559/houston-rockets-fire-coach-kevin-mchale Houston Rockets fire coach Kevin McHale ESPN.com November 18, 2015 November 19, 2015 Marcus Thornton basketball, born 1987 Waived February 26, 2016 Washington Wizardshttps://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--rockets-waive-guard-marcus-thornton-210252503.html Sources: Rockets waive guard Marcus Thornton Yahoo! Sports February 26, 2016 February 26, 2016 Ty Lawson Waived March 1, 2016 Indiana Pacershttps://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--rockets--ty-lawson-reach-buyout-agreement-162611810.html Sources: Rockets, Ty Lawson reach buyout agreement Yahoo! Sports March 1, 2016 March 2, 2016
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref. James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week November 9, 2015http://www.nba.com/2015/news/11/09/drummond-harden-players-of-the-week/ Drummond, Harden named Players of the Week nba.com November 9, 2015 November 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110084448/http://www.nba.com/2015/news/11/09/drummond-harden-players-of-the-week/ November 10, 2015 dead James Harden Western Conference All-Star January 28, 2016http://www.nba.com/news/as.game/2016-all-star-game-event-page/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt13a West romps past East with record-setting 196-173 win nba.com February 15, 2016 April 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223123850/http://www.nba.com/news/as.game/2016-all-star-game-event-page/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt13a February 23, 2016 dead James Harden Western Conference Player of the Month (April) April 15, 2016http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/15/cavaliers-lebron-james-and-rockets-james-harden-players-of-month-for-april/index.html James, Harden named Kia Players of Month for April nba.com April 15, 2016 April 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160417231821/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/15/cavaliers-lebron-james-and-rockets-james-harden-players-of-month-for-april/index.html April 17, 2016 dead
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 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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