2015–16 Houston Rockets season

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

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]

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	0.0	40–1	27–14	14–2	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)

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)

November : 7–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 3–4)

December : 9–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–5)

January : 9–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–4)

February : 4–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–4)

March : 8–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–5)

April : 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)

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)

2015–16 season schedule

Roster

2015–16 Houston Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.0 !F	1	Ariza, Trevor	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1985–06–30	UCLA
4.0 !F	8	Beasley, Michael	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1989–01–09	Kansas State
1.5 !G	2	Beverley, Patrick	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–07–12	Arkansas
2.5 !G/F	33	Brewer, Corey	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1986–03–05	Florida
5.5 !F/C	15	Capela, Clint	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1994–05–18	INSEP (FRA)
4.0 !F	7	Dekker, Sam	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1994–05–06	Wisconsin
1.5 !G	0	Goudelock, Andrew	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–12–07	College of Charleston
1.5 !G	13	Harden, James (C)	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989–08–26	Arizona State
4.0 !F	35	Harrell, Montrezl	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1994–01–26	Louisville
6.0 !C	12	Howard, Dwight	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1985–12–08	SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
4.0 !F	6	Jones, Terrence	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	1992–01–09	Kentucky
2.5 !G/F	32	McDaniels, K. J.	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1993–02–09	Clemson
5.5 !F/C	20	Motiejūnas, Donatas	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1990–09–20	Lithuania
4.0 !F	5	Smith, Josh	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1985–12–05	Oak Hill Academy (VA)
1.5 !G	31	Terry, Jason	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1977–09–15	Arizona

Head coach

J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster • Transactions
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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ariza, Trevor !Trevor Ariza	81	81	35.3	.416	.371	.783	4.5	2.3	2.0	0.3	12.7
Beasley, Michael !Michael Beasley	20	0	18.2	.522	.333	.776	4.9	0.8	0.6	0.5	12.8
Beverley, Patrick !Patrick Beverley	71	63	28.7	.434	.400	.682	3.5	3.4	1.3	0.4	9.9
Brewer, Corey !Corey Brewer	82	12	20.4	.384	.272	.750	2.4	1.3	1.0	0.2	7.2
Capela, Clint !Clint Capela	77	35	19.1	.582	.000	.379	6.4	0.6	0.8	1.2	7.0
Dekker, Sam !Sam Dekker	3	0	2.0	—	—	—	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Goudelock, Andrew !Andrew Goudelock	8	0	6.3	.450	.111	.750	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.3	2.8
Harden, James !James Harden	82	82	38.1	.439	.359	.860	6.1	7.5	1.7	0.6	29.0
Harrell, Montrezl !Montrezl Harrell	39	1	9.7	.644	.000	.522	1.7	0.4	0.3	0.3	3.6
Hayes, Chuck !Chuck Hayes‡	2	0	12.0	.500	—	1.000	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Howard, Dwight !Dwight Howard	71	71	32.1	.620	.000	.489	11.8	1.4	1.0	1.6	13.7
Jones, Terrence !Terrence Jones	50	11	20.9	.452	.316	.664	4.2	0.8	0.5	0.8	8.7
Lawson, Ty !Ty Lawson‡	53	12	22.2	.387	.330	.700	1.7	3.4	0.8	0.1	5.8
McDaniels, K. J. !K. J. McDaniels	37	1	6.4	.403	.280	.800	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	2.4
Motiejunas, Donatas !Donatas Motiejūnas	37	22	14.8	.439	.281	.642	2.9	1.1	0.5	0.1	6.2
Smith, Josh !Josh Smith	23	6	18.3	.343	.271	.480	2.9	2.1	0.7	0.6	6.6
Terry, Jason !Jason Terry	72	7	17.5	.402	.356	.818	1.1	1.4	0.7	0.1	5.9
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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ariza, Trevor !Trevor Ariza	5	5	36.2	.255	.143	.750	4.2	0.8	2.6	0.2	6.6
Beasley, Michael !Michael Beasley	5	0	16.0	.478	.333	.857	4.2	0.6	0.2	0.5	10.4
Beverley, Patrick !Patrick Beverley	5	5	25.8	.270	.214	1.000	4.4	2.2	0.4	0.4	5.8
Brewer, Corey !Corey Brewer	5	1	15.4	.259	.100	.875	1.4	1.6	0.0	0.2	4.4
Capela, Clint !Clint Capela	5	0	8.6	.333	—	.400	4.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.6
Goudelock, Andrew !Andrew Goudelock	2	0	5.5	.500	.000	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Harden, James !James Harden	5	5	38.6	.410	.310	.844	5.2	7.6	2.4	0.2	26.6
Harrell, Montrezl !Montrezl Harrell	2	0	6.0	.333	.000	.500	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5
Howard, Dwight !Dwight Howard	5	5	36.0	.542	.000	.368	14.0	1.6	0.8	1.4	13.2
McDaniels, K. J. !K. J. McDaniels	4	0	8.5	.308	.333	—	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.8	2.3
Motiejunas, Donatas !Donatas Motiejūnas	5	4	19.6	.432	.444	.471	5.2	1.0	0.8	0.4	8.8
Smith, Josh !Josh Smith	4	0	9.5	.462	.500	.000	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.3	4.0
Terry, Jason !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
Player	Start	End	Injury type	Games missed
Motiejūnas, DonatasDonatas Motiejūnas	Start of Season	December 5, 2015	Back Surgery	20
Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones	October 30, 2015	November 11, 2015	Right Eye Laceration	5
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley	November 4, 2015	November 11, 2015	Concussion	2
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley	November 13, 2015	November 25, 2015	Sprained Ankle	5
Dekker, SamSam Dekker	November 16, 2015	February 29, 2016	Back Surgery	49
Ariza, TrevorTrevor Ariza	December 8, 2015	December 12, 2015	Bruised Lower Back	1
Motiejūnas, DonatasDonatas Motiejūnas	January 1, 2016	February 27, 2016	Sore Back	25
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley	January 15, 2016	January 24, 2016	Sprained Ankle	3
Howard, DwightDwight Howard	January 20, 2016	January 27, 2016	Sprained Ankle	3
Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones	February 3, 2016	February 23, 2016	Concussion	5
Capela, ClintClint Capela	February 24, 2016	March 2, 2016	Sprained Right Foot	3
Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones	March 5, 2016	March 16, 2016	Illness	6
Dekker, SamSam 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.
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley	July 9, 2015	4 years, $23 million	^[7]
Brewer, CoreyCorey Brewer	July 14, 2015	3 years, $23.4 million	^[8]
McDaniels, K. J.K. J. McDaniels	July 21, 2015	3 years, $10 million	^[9]
Terry, JasonJason Terry	August 24, 2015	1 years, $1.5 million	^[10]

Additions

Player	Signed	Contract	Former team	Ref.
Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton	July 25, 2015	1 year, $1.1 million	Phoenix Suns	^[11]
Hayes, ChuckChuck Hayes	November 1, 2015	1 year, $1.5 million	Toronto Raptors	^[12]
Beasley, MichaelMichael Beasley	March 4, 2016	2 years, $1.7 million	Shandong Golden Stars	^[13]
Goudelock, AndrewAndrew Goudelock	March 9, 2016	2 years, $1.2 million	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	^[14]

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New Team	Ref.
Smith, JoshJosh Smith	Free Agency	July 16, 2015	Los Angeles Clippers	^[15]
Hayes, ChuckChuck Hayes	Waived	November 8, 2015	None	^[16]
McHale, KevinKevin McHale	Fired	November 18, 2015	None	^[17]
Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton	Waived	February 26, 2016	Washington Wizards	^[18]
Lawson, TyTy Lawson	Waived	March 1, 2016	Indiana Pacers	^[19]

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Harden, JamesJames Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	November 9, 2015	^[20]
Harden, JamesJames Harden	Western Conference All-Star	January 28, 2016	^[21]
Harden, JamesJames 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.

References

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