2015–16 Houston Rockets season

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]

2015–16 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Kevin McHale (fired) J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)
General manager	Daryl Morey
Owners	Leslie Alexander
Arena	Toyota Center
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Root Sports Southwest
Radio	Sportstalk 790
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

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	–	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 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 J. B. Bickerstaff (interim) Assistant coach(es) Greg Buckner T. R. Dunn Chris Finch Brett Gunning Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate   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 Beasley^a	$306,527
Andrew Goudelock^b	$200,600
Ty Lawson^c	$12,404,495
Marcus Thornton^d	$1,186,000
Chuck Hayes^e	$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	Shandong Golden Stars	^[13]
Andrew Goudelock	March 9, 2016	2 years, $1.2 million	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.

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