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 Semi-finals, where they lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs.
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 win 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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2016, houston, rockets, season, 50th, season, franchise, national, basketball, association, their, 46th, houston, area, june, 2016, rockets, named, mike, antoni, their, head, coach, rockets, retired, number, former, center, ming, february, 2017, head, coachmik. 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 2016 17 Houston Rockets seasonHead coachMike D AntoniGeneral managerDaryl MoreyOwnersLeslie AlexanderArenaToyota CenterResultsRecord55 27 671 PlaceDivision 2nd Southwest Conference 3rd Western Playoff finishConference Semifinals Lost to Spurs 2 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionRoot Sports SouthwestRadioSportstalk 790 lt 2015 16 2017 18 gt 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 Semi finals where they lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Standings 3 1 Division 3 2 Conference 4 Game log 4 1 Preseason 4 2 Regular season 4 3 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Regular season 5 2 Postseason 6 Injuries 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Free agents 8 Awards records and milestones 8 1 Awards 8 2 Records 8 3 Milestones 9 ReferencesDraft picks EditMain article 2016 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Club2 37 Chinanu Onuaku PF C United States Louisville2 43 Zhou Qi C China Xinjiang Flying Tigers China Roster Edit2016 17 Houston Rockets roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromPF 3 Anderson Ryan 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 240 lb 109 kg 1988 05 06 CaliforniaSF 1 Ariza Trevor 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg 1985 06 30 UCLAPG 2 Beverley Patrick 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg 1988 07 12 ArkansasPG 8 Brown Bobby 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 175 lb 79 kg 1984 09 24 Cal State FullertonC 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 WisconsinSG 10 Gordon Eric 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 215 lb 98 kg 1988 12 25 IndianaSG 13 Harden James C 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 220 lb 100 kg 1989 08 26 Arizona StatePF 5 Harrell Montrezl 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 240 lb 109 kg 1994 01 26 LouisvilleC 42 Nene 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 250 lb 113 kg 1982 09 13 BrazilPF 21 Onuaku Chinanu 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 245 lb 111 kg 1996 11 01 LouisvillePG 17 Taylor Isaiah 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 170 lb 77 kg 1994 07 11 TexasSG 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 IndianaPF 30 Wiltjer Kyle 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 240 lb 109 kg 1992 10 20 Gonzaga Head coachMike D AntoniAssistant coach es Jeff Bzdelik Brett Gunning Josh Oppenheimer Roy Rogers John Lucas player development Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended DL On assignment to D League affiliate Injured RosterStandings EditDivision Edit Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGPy San Antonio Spurs6121 744 31 1030 1111 582x Houston Rockets5527 6716 030 1125 1610 682x Memphis Grizzlies4339 52418 024 1719 228 882New Orleans Pelicans3448 41527 021 2013 286 1082Dallas Mavericks3349 40228 021 2012 295 1182 Conference Edit Western Conference TeamWLPCTGBGP1z Golden State Warriors 6715 817 822y San Antonio Spurs 6121 7446 0823x Houston Rockets5527 67112 0824x Los Angeles Clippers5131 62216 0825y Utah Jazz 5131 62216 0826x Oklahoma City Thunder4735 57320 0827x Memphis Grizzlies4339 52424 0828x Portland Trail Blazers4141 50026 0829Denver Nuggets4042 48827 08210New Orleans Pelicans3448 41533 08211Dallas Mavericks3349 40234 08212Sacramento Kings3250 39035 08213Minnesota Timberwolves3151 37836 08214Los Angeles Lakers2656 31741 08215Phoenix Suns2458 29343 082Game log EditPreseason Edit 2016 pre season game logTotal 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 LocationAttendance Record1 October 2 Shanghai Sharks W 131 94 James Harden 16 Clint Capela 11 James Harden 10 Toyota Center12 313 1 02 October 4 New York W 130 103 James Harden 28 Anderson Ariza 7 James Harden 11 Toyota Center14 397 2 03 October 9 New Orleans W 123 117 James Harden 26 K J McDaniels 8 James Harden 15 Mercedes Benz Arena Shanghai 15 844 3 04 October 12 New Orleans W 116 104 Bobby Brown 18 Ryan Anderson 7 James Harden 8 LeSports Center Beijing 14 498 4 05 October 15 Memphis L 125 134 2OT Montrezl Harrell 20 Harden Harrell 10 James Harden 9 Toyota Center14 690 4 16 October 19 Dallas W 106 91 James Harden 23 Clint Capela 13 James Harden 11 American Airlines Center18 988 5 17 October 21 San Antonio L 99 114 Bobby Brown 23 Montrezl Harrell 8 Bobby Brown 9 AT amp T Center18 418 5 22016 17 season scheduleRegular season Edit 2016 17 game logTotal 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 LocationAttendance Record1 October 26 L A Lakers L 114 120 James Harden 34 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 17 Staples Center18 997 0 12 October 28 Dallas W 106 98 Trevor Ariza 27 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 8 American Airlines Center20 163 1 13 October 30 Dallas W 93 92 James Harden 28 Ryan Anderson 12 James Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 2 1November 9 6 home 3 2 road 6 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record4 November 1 Cleveland L 120 128 James Harden 41 James Harden 7 James Harden 15 Quicken Loans Arena20 562 2 25 November 2 New York W 118 99 James Harden 30 Montrezl Harrell 10 James Harden 15 Madison Square Garden19 812 3 26 November 5 Atlanta L 97 112 James Harden 30 Clint Capela 10 James Harden 12 Philips Arena16 895 3 37 November 7 Washington W 114 106 James Harden 32 Ryan Anderson 7 James Harden 15 Verizon Center13 173 4 38 November 9 San Antonio W 101 99 James Harden 24 James Harden 12 James Harden 15 AT amp T Center18 418 5 39 November 12 San Antonio L 100 106 Eric Gordon 27 James Harden 11 James Harden 13 Toyota Center18 055 5 410 November 14 Philadelphia W 115 88 James Harden 33 Clint Capela 13 James Harden 9 Toyota Center13 183 6 411 November 16 Oklahoma City L 103 105 Ryan Anderson 14 Clint Capela 14 James Harden 13 Chesapeake Energy Arena18 203 6 512 November 17 Portland W 126 109 James Harden 26 James Harden 12 James Harden 14 Toyota Center15 550 7 513 November 19 Utah W 111 102 James Harden 31 Clint Capela 8 James Harden 10 Toyota Center14 760 8 514 November 21 Detroit W 99 96 James Harden 28 Clint Capela 12 James Harden 11 The Palace of Auburn Hills13 632 9 515 November 23 Toronto L 102 115 James Harden 29 Patrick Beverley 10 James Harden 15 Toyota Center18 055 9 616 November 25 Sacramento W 117 104 James Harden 23 Capela Harden 10 James Harden 10 Golden 1 Center17 608 10 617 November 27 Portland W 130 114 James Harden 38 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 10 Moda Center19 393 11 618 November 29 Utah L 101 120 James Harden 26 Beverley Capela Dekker 6 James Harden 7 Vivint Smart Home Arena19 911 11 7December 15 2 home 9 1 road 6 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record19 December 1 Golden State W 132 127 2OT Anderson Harden 29 James Harden 15 James Harden 13 Oracle Arena19 596 12 720 December 2 Denver W 128 110 James Harden 20 Clint Capela 10 James Harden 7 Pepsi Center15 549 13 721 December 5 Boston W 107 106 James Harden 37 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 8 Toyota Center15 730 14 722 December 7 L A Lakers W 134 95 Eric Gordon 26 Clint Capela 9 Patrick Beverley 12 Toyota Center16 141 15 723 December 9 Oklahoma City W 102 99 James Harden 21 Patrick Beverley 12 James Harden 12 Chesapeake Energy Arena18 203 16 724 December 10 Dallas W 109 87 Gordon Harden 18 Clint Capela 10 James Harden 16 Toyota Center15 761 17 725 December 12 Brooklyn W 122 118 James Harden 36 James Harden 8 James Harden 11 Toyota Center13 619 18 726 December 14 Sacramento W 132 98 Ryan Anderson 22 James Harden 11 James Harden 14 Toyota Center15 039 19 727 December 16 New Orleans W 122 100 Gordon Harden 29 Beverley Capela Harden 11 James Harden 13 Toyota Center16 728 20 728 December 17 Minnesota W 111 109 OT Anderson Harden 28 Patrick Beverley 10 James Harden 13 Target Center14 689 21 729 December 20 San Antonio L 100 102 James Harden 31 James Harden 10 James Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 21 830 December 21 Phoenix W 125 111 James Harden 27 Patrick Beverley 9 James Harden 14 Talking Stick Resort Arena18 055 22 831 December 23 Memphis L 109 115 Ryan Anderson 31 Montrezl Harrell 8 James Harden 17 FedExForum17 454 22 932 December 26 Phoenix W 131 115 James Harden 32 Trevor Ariza 10 James Harden 12 Toyota Center18 055 23 933 December 27 Dallas W 123 107 James Harden 34 Sam Dekker 11 James Harden 11 American Airlines Center20 425 24 934 December 30 L A Clippers W 140 116 James Harden 30 James Harden 13 James Harden 10 Toyota Center18 055 25 935 December 31 New York W 129 122 James Harden 53 James Harden 16 James Harden 17 Toyota Center18 055 26 9January 10 7 home 5 2 road 5 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record36 January 2 Washington W 101 91 Eric Gordon 31 James Harden 10 James Harden 10 Toyota Center16 569 27 937 January 5 Oklahoma City W 118 116 James Harden 26 Beverley Harden Harrell 8 James Harden 12 Toyota Center18 055 28 938 January 6 Orlando W 100 93 Ryan Anderson 19 Patrick Beverley 9 James Harden 10 Amway Center19 272 29 939 January 8 Toronto W 129 122 James Harden 40 James Harden 10 James Harden 11 Air Canada Centre19 800 30 940 January 10 Charlotte W 121 114 James Harden 40 James Harden 15 James Harden 10 Toyota Center16 196 31 941 January 11 Minnesota L 105 119 James Harden 33 Ryan Anderson 7 James Harden 12 Target Center13 858 31 1042 January 13 Memphis L 105 110 James Harden 27 Trevor Ariza 9 James Harden 9 Toyota Center18 055 31 1143 January 15 Brooklyn W 137 112 Eric Gordon 24 James Harden 11 James Harden 11 Barclays Center17 732 32 1144 January 17 Miami L 103 109 James Harden 40 James Harden 12 James Harden 10 American Airlines Arena19 600 32 1245 January 18 Milwaukee W 111 92 James Harden 38 Patrick Beverley 9 James Harden 8 Toyota Center15 782 33 1246 January 20 Golden State L 108 125 Clint Capela 22 Clint Capela 12 James Harden 11 Toyota Center18 055 33 1347 January 21 Memphis W 119 95 Sam Dekker 30 Trevor Ariza 10 James Harden 10 FedExForum18 119 34 1348 January 23 Milwaukee L 114 127 James Harden 26 James Harden 9 James Harden 12 Bradley Center14 016 34 1449 January 25 Boston L 109 120 James Harden 30 Clint Capela 7 James Harden 12 TD Garden18 624 34 1550 January 27 Philadelphia W 123 118 James Harden 51 James Harden 13 James Harden 13 Wells Fargo Center20 588 35 1551 January 29 Indiana L 101 120 Ryan Anderson 27 Trevor Ariza 9 James Harden 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse17 923 35 1652 January 31 Sacramento W 105 83 Ryan Anderson 25 Anderson Capela 11 James Harden 8 Toyota Center15 187 36 16February 6 3 home 4 3 road 2 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record53 February 2 Atlanta L 108 113 James Harden 41 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 8 Toyota Center15 602 36 1754 February 3 Chicago W 121 117 OT James Harden 42 James Harden 12 James Harden 9 Toyota Center18 055 37 1755 February 7 Orlando W 128 104 James Harden 25 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 13 Toyota Center15 514 38 1756 February 9 Charlotte W 107 95 James Harden 30 James Harden 11 James Harden 8 Spectrum Center16 270 39 1757 February 11 Phoenix W 133 102 James Harden 40 Patrick Beverley 10 James Harden 8 Toyota Center18 055 40 1758 February 15 Miami L 109 117 James Harden 38 James Harden 12 James Harden 12 Toyota Center16 967 40 18All Star Break59 February 23 New Orleans W 129 99 Lou Williams 27 Patrick Beverley 12 James Harden 14 Smoothie King Center18 470 41 1860 February 25 Minnesota W 142 130 James Harden 24 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 10 Toyota Center18 055 42 1861 February 27 Indiana L 108 117 Lou Williams 28 Capela Harden 7 James Harden 12 Toyota Center18 055 42 19March 9 6 home 6 2 road 3 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record62 March 1 L A Clippers W 122 103 James Harden 26 Beverley Capela 12 James Harden 9 Staples Center19 060 43 1963 March 4 Memphis W 123 108 James Harden 33 Clint Capela 11 James Harden 11 Toyota Center18 055 44 1964 March 6 San Antonio L 110 112 James Harden 39 Patrick Beverley 10 James Harden 12 AT amp T Center18 418 44 2065 March 8 Utah L 108 115 James Harden 35 Clint Capela 12 James Harden 6 Toyota Center16 230 44 2166 March 10 Chicago W 115 94 Ryan Anderson 21 Trevor Ariza 11 James Harden 13 United Center21 995 45 2167 March 12 Cleveland W 117 112 James Harden 38 Clint Capela 11 James Harden 11 Toyota Center18 055 46 2168 March 15 L A Lakers W 139 100 Lou Williams 30 James Harden 12 James Harden 13 Toyota Center18 055 47 2169 March 17 New Orleans L 112 128 James Harden 41 James Harden 14 James Harden 11 Smoothie King Center17 972 47 2270 March 18 Denver W 109 105 James Harden 40 James Harden 10 James Harden 10 Pepsi Center17 512 48 2271 March 20 Denver W 125 124 James Harden 39 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 11 Toyota Center16 080 49 2272 March 24 New Orleans W 117 107 James Harden 37 Clint Capela 13 James Harden 17 Toyota Center18 055 50 2273 March 26 Oklahoma City W 137 125 Lou Williams 31 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 12 Toyota Center18 055 51 2274 March 28 Golden State L 106 113 James Harden 24 James Harden 11 James Harden 13 Toyota Center18 055 51 2375 March 30 Portland L 107 117 James Harden 30 Harden Beverley 8 Harden Nene 4 Moda Center20 049 51 2476 March 31 Golden State L 98 107 James Harden 17 Clint Capela 14 James Harden 8 Oracle Arena19 596 51 25April 4 2 home 2 1 road 2 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record77 April 2 Phoenix W 123 116 Patrick Beverley 26 Clint Capela 12 Patrick Beverley 9 Talking Stick Resort Arena17 378 52 2578 April 5 Denver W 110 104 James Harden 31 Beverley Capela 11 James Harden 10 Toyota Center18 055 53 2579 April 7 Detroit L 109 114 James Harden 33 Patrick Beverley 13 James Harden 12 Toyota Center18 055 53 2680 April 9 Sacramento W 135 128 James Harden 35 James Harden 11 James Harden 15 Golden 1 Center17 608 54 2681 April 10 L A Clippers L 96 125 Eric Gordon 17 Montrezl Harrell 13 Bobby Brown 9 Staples Center19 060 54 2782 April 12 Minnesota W 123 118 James Harden 27 Beverley Capela Harden 10 James Harden 12 Toyota Center18 055 55 272016 17 season schedulePlayoffs Edit 2017 playoff game logTotal 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 LocationAttendance Series1 April 16 Oklahoma City W 118 87 James Harden 37 Ryan Anderson 12 James Harden 9 Toyota Center18 055 1 02 April 19 Oklahoma City W 115 111 James Harden 35 Clint Capela 10 James Harden 8 Toyota Center18 055 2 03 April 21 Oklahoma City L 113 115 James Harden 44 Patrick Beverley 7 James Harden 6 Chesapeake Energy Arena18 203 2 14 April 23 Oklahoma City W 113 109 Nene 28 Nene 10 James Harden 8 Chesapeake Energy Arena18 203 3 15 April 25 Oklahoma City W 105 99 James Harden 34 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 4 Toyota Center18 055 4 1Conference Semi finals 2 4 home 1 2 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 1 San Antonio W 126 99 Trevor Ariza 23 Clint Capela 13 James Harden 13 AT amp T Center18 418 1 02 May 3 San Antonio L 96 121 Ryan Anderson 18 Ryan Anderson 8 James Harden 10 AT amp T Center18 418 1 13 May 5 San Antonio L 92 103 James Harden 43 Clint Capela 16 Ariza Harden 5 Toyota Center18 187 1 24 May 7 San Antonio W 125 104 James Harden 28 Clint Capela 9 James Harden 12 Toyota Center18 055 2 25 May 9 San Antonio L 107 110 OT James Harden 33 Capela Harden 11 James Harden 10 AT amp T Center18 418 2 36 May 11 San Antonio L 75 114 Trevor Ariza 20 Clint Capela 12 James Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 2 42017 playoff schedulePlayer statistics EditLegend 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 gameRegular season Edit Houston Rockets statistics Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGRyan Anderson 72 72 29 4 418 403 860 4 6 9 4 2 13 6Trevor Ariza 80 80 34 7 409 344 738 5 7 2 2 1 8 3 11 7Patrick Beverley 67 67 30 7 420 382 768 5 9 4 2 1 5 4 9 5Corey Brewer 58 8 15 9 414 234 727 2 0 1 1 6 2 4 2Bobby Brown 25 0 4 9 383 400 1 000 2 6 0 0 2 5Clint Capela 65 59 23 9 643 531 8 1 1 0 5 1 2 12 6Sam Dekker 77 2 18 4 473 321 559 3 7 1 0 5 3 6 5Tyler Ennis 31 0 6 3 391 375 667 6 1 1 2 0 1 9Eric Gordon 75 15 31 0 406 372 840 2 7 2 5 6 5 16 2James Harden 81 81 36 4 440 347 847 8 1 11 2 1 5 5 29 1Montrezl Harrell 58 14 18 3 652 143 628 3 8 1 1 3 7 9 1K J McDaniels 29 0 7 3 456 333 900 1 0 1 2 3 2 8Nene 67 8 17 9 617 333 589 4 2 1 0 8 6 9 1Chinanu Onuaku 5 1 10 4 714 1 000 2 0 6 6 2 2 8Isaiah Taylor 4 0 13 0 143 000 500 8 8 3 3 8Lou Williams 23 0 25 7 386 318 867 3 0 2 4 7 4 14 9Troy Williams 6 3 23 2 500 381 857 4 0 1 0 5 2 9 7Kyle Wiltjer 14 0 3 1 286 308 500 7 1 2 1 9 Traded mid season Postseason Edit Houston Rockets statistics Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGRyan Anderson 11 9 30 5 391 283 875 5 2 6 4 2 9 4Trevor Ariza 11 11 37 5 423 377 929 5 1 2 1 1 3 2 10 7Patrick Beverley 11 11 29 5 413 404 786 5 5 3 0 1 5 2 11 1Bobby Brown 5 0 4 4 500 455 4 2 0 0 5 0Clint Capela 11 11 26 0 561 000 615 8 7 1 1 7 2 5 10 5Sam Dekker 4 0 7 8 250 500 2 5 3 3 3 2 3Eric Gordon 11 2 32 5 421 386 722 3 9 2 0 7 5 12 9James Harden 11 11 37 0 413 278 878 5 5 8 5 1 9 5 28 5Montrezl Harrell 5 0 4 2 333 500 1 2 4 0 0 1 0Nene 9 0 17 9 706 000 581 4 7 6 7 4 10 0Isaiah Taylor 3 0 3 3 000 000 7 3 0 0 0Lou Williams 11 0 24 7 424 308 897 2 7 1 3 6 1 12 5Troy Williams 5 0 3 8 000 000 500 1 4 2 0 0 2Kyle Wiltjer 1 0 5 0 1 000 1 000 0 0 0 0 3 0Injuries EditPlayer Duration Injury type Games missedStart EndPatrick Beverley October 2 2016 November 17 2016 Left knee surgery 11Montrezl Harrell November 18 2016 November 20 2016 Left calf contusion 1Clint Capela December 17 2016 January 17 2017 Fractured fibula 15Patrick Beverley December 26 2016 December 29 2016 Thigh bruise 1Patrick Beverley December 31 2016 January 5 2017 Sprained right wrist 2Eric Gordon January 8 2017 January 13 2017 Sprained left big toe 2Ryan Anderson January 17 2017 January 23 2017 Illness Flu 3Eric Gordon January 25 2017 January 29 2017 Lower back tightness 2Nene February 3 2017 February 8 2017 Sore groin 1Eric Gordon February 9 2017 February 15 2017 Lower back soreness 2Ryan Anderson March 6 2017 March 10 2017 Lower back tightness 1Ryan Anderson March 24 2017 April 7 2017 Sprained right ankle 6James Harden April 2 2017 April 5 2017 Illness Flu 1Sam Dekker April 2 2017 May 1 2017 Fractured left hand 10Nene May 7 2017 Rest of season Torn left adductor muscle 2Source 3 Transactions EditTrades Edit September 22 2016 4 To Houston RocketsTyler Ennis To Milwaukee BucksMichael BeasleyFebruary 21 2017 5 To Houston RocketsLou Williams To Los Angeles LakersCorey BrewerFirst round draft pick 2017 February 23 2017 6 To Houston RocketsCash considerations To Brooklyn NetsK J McDanielsFebruary 23 2017 6 To Houston RocketsMarcelo Huertas To Los Angeles LakersTyler EnnisFree agents Edit Re signedPlayer Signed Contract Ref James Harden July 9 2016 4 years 118 million 7 AdditionsPlayer 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 Nene 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 Besiktas 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 SubtractionsPlayer Reason left Date New Team Ref Andrew Goudelock Waived July 9 2016 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 Sichuan Blue Whales 18 Dwight Howard Free Agency July 12 2016 Atlanta Hawks 19 Pablo Prigioni Waived October 24 2016 Saski Baskonia 20 Donatas Motiejunas Free Agency December 15 2016 New Orleans Pelicans 21 Marcelo Huertas Waived February 25 2017 None 22 Awards records and milestones EditAwards Edit 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 Edit On November 12 James Harden became the first player in NBA history to record at least 24 points amp 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 win 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 Edit 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 References Edit Houston Rockets Franchise Index a b Rockets Name Mike D Antoni Head Coach NBA com rockets May 26 2016 Retrieved June 1 2016 Injury Report basketball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved November 2 2016 Rockets Complete Trade with Milwaukee NBA com rockets 22 September 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2016 Rockets Acquire Lou Williams NBA com rockets February 23 2017 Retrieved February 23 2017 a b Rockets Complete Two Trades NBA com rockets February 23 2017 Retrieved February 23 2017 James Harden signs new contract with Houston Rockets ESPN com July 9 2016 Retrieved July 12 2016 a b Rockets Sign Free Agents Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon NBA com 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