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2017–18 Houston Rockets season

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2017–18 Houston Rockets season
Division champions
Head coachMike D'Antoni
General managerDaryl Morey
Owner(s)Tilman Fertitta
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record65–17 (.793)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(lost to Warriors 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Southwest
RadioSportstalk 790
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

The 2017–18 Houston Rockets season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 47th in the Houston area.[1] The Rockets acquired star point guard Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers due to a multitude of trades after the 2017 NBA draft on June 28, 2017, as well as for being the team's first under current owner Tilman Fertitta. The Rockets also broke their franchise record for most wins in a season with their 59th win against the New Orleans Pelicans, eventually totalling 65 wins on the season. With a loss by the Warriors on March 29, the Rockets clinched the No. 1 seed for the first time in franchise history, which then followed to clinch the best record in this season following a Raptors loss against the Celtics.[2]

In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the 8th-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the First round in five games, advancing to the conference semifinals, where they defeated the Utah Jazz in five games. They lost the conference finals to the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors in seven games. During game seven of that series, with the chance to go to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1995, the Rockets lost 101–92 and set an NBA Playoff record by missing 27 straight 3-point shots.[3][4]

Draft picks

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Main article: 2017 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / club
2 43 Isaiah Hartenstein PF/C  Germany Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)

Roster

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2017–18 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–05–06 California
G/F 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–06–30 UCLA
F/C 28 Black, Tarik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–11–22 Kansas
G 26 Brown, Markel (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–01–29 Oklahoma State
C 15 Capela, Clint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–05–18 INSEP
G 10 Gordon, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–12–25 Indiana
G/F 14 Green, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986–01–26 Gulf Shores Academy (TX)
G 13 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
G 2 Hunter, R. J. (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–10–24 Georgia State
G 55 Jackson, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–06 Duquesne
G/F 7 Johnson, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–06–29 Arkansas
F 12 Mbah a Moute, Luc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–09–09 UCLA
F/C 42 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982–09–13 Brazil
C 21 Onuaku, Chinanu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–11–01 Louisville
G 3 Paul, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–05–06 Wake Forest
F 4 Tucker, P. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985–05–05 Texas
F/C 9 Zhou Qi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–01–16 China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2018–04–29

Standings

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Division

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Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
z – Houston Rockets6517.793–34‍–‍731‍–‍1012–482
x – New Orleans Pelicans4834.58517.024‍–‍1724‍–‍179–782
x – San Antonio Spurs4735.57318.033‍–‍814‍–‍279–782
Dallas Mavericks2458.29341.015‍–‍269‍–‍325–1182
Memphis Grizzlies2260.26843.016‍–‍256‍–‍355–1182

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z – Houston Rockets *6517.793–82
2y – Golden State Warriors *5824.7077.082
3y – Portland Trail Blazers *4933.59816.082
4x – Oklahoma City Thunder4834.58517.082
5x – Utah Jazz4834.58517.082
6x – New Orleans Pelicans4834.58517.082
7x – San Antonio Spurs4735.57318.082
8x – Minnesota Timberwolves4735.57318.082
9Denver Nuggets4636.56119.082
10Los Angeles Clippers4240.51223.082
11Los Angeles Lakers3547.42730.082
12Sacramento Kings2755.32938.082
13Dallas Mavericks2458.29341.082
14Memphis Grizzlies2260.26843.082
15Phoenix Suns2161.25644.082

Game log

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Preseason

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2017 pre-season game log
Total: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
Pre-season: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 3 @ Oklahoma City W 104–97 Eric Gordon (21) Mbah a Moute, Tucker (7) James Harden (10) BOK Center
17,733 		1–0
2 October 5 Shanghai Sharks W 144–82 Trevor Ariza (18) Clint Capela (11) Chris Paul (12) Toyota Center
16,012 		2–0
3 October 9 @ New York W 117–95 James Harden (36) Capela, Harden (9) James Harden (11) Madison Square Garden
N/A 		3–0
4 October 11 @ Memphis W 101–89 James Harden (18) Capela, Tucker (9) James Harden (9) FedExForum
13,212 		4–0
5 October 13 San Antonio L 97–106 Eric Gordon (27) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
17,445 		4–1
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

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2017–18 game log
Total: 65–17 (home: 34–7; road: 31–10)
October: 5–3 (home: 1–2; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 17 @ Golden State W 122–121 James Harden (27) Anderson, Paul (8) Chris Paul (11) Oracle Arena
19,596 		1–0
2 October 18 @ Sacramento W 105–100 James Harden (27) Clint Capela (17) James Harden (9) Golden 1 Center
17,583 		2–0
3 October 21 Dallas W 107–91 James Harden (29) Anderson, Capela (10) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,055 		3–0
4 October 23 Memphis L 90–98 Eric Gordon (27) P. J. Tucker (8) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
17,129 		3–1
5 October 25 @ Philadelphia W 105–104 Eric Gordon (29) Clint Capela (20) James Harden (13) Wells Fargo Center
20,682 		4–1
6 October 27 @ Charlotte W 109–93 James Harden (27) James Harden (10) James Harden (11) Spectrum Center
17,339 		5–1
7 October 28 @ Memphis L 89–103 Ryan Anderson (22) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (8) FedExForum
17,033 		5–2
8 October 30 Philadelphia L 107–115 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (15) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
16,714 		5–3
November : 12–1 (home: 7–1; road: 5–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 November 1 @ New York W 119–97 James Harden (31) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (9) Madison Square Garden
18,320 		6–3
10 November 3 @ Atlanta W 119–104 James Harden (29) Ryan Anderson (8) James Harden (11) Philips Arena
14,087 		7–3
11 November 5 Utah W 137–110 James Harden (56) P. J. Tucker (9) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
16,914 		8–3
12 November 9 Cleveland W 117–113 James Harden (35) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
18,055 		9–3
13 November 11 Memphis W 111–96 James Harden (38) Clint Capela (14) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		10–3
14 November 12 @ Indiana W 118–95 James Harden (26) Clint Capela (17) James Harden (15) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,581 		11–3
15 November 14 Toronto L 113–129 James Harden (38) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		11–4
16 November 16 @ Phoenix W 142–116 James Harden (48) Clint Capela (10) Chris Paul (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,875 		12–4
17 November 18 @ Memphis W 105–83 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (7) FedExForum
17,266 		13–4
18 November 22 Denver W 125–95 Trevor Ariza (25) P. J. Tucker (11) Chris Paul (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		14–4
19 November 25 New York W 117–102 James Harden (37) Clint Capela (15) Chris Paul (13) Toyota Center
18,055 		15–4
20 November 27 Brooklyn W 117–103 James Harden (37) James Harden (10) Chris Paul (14) Toyota Center
16,189 		16–4
21 November 29 Indiana W 118–97 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
16,760 		17–4
December : 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 3 @ L.A. Lakers W 118–95 James Harden (36) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (9) Staples Center
18,997 		18–4
23 December 7 @ Utah W 112–101 James Harden (29) Chris Paul (9) Chris Paul (13) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306 		19–4
24 December 9 @ Portland W 124–117 James Harden (48) Clint Capela (10) Chris Paul (7) Moda Center
19,503 		20–4
25 December 11 New Orleans W 130–123 Clint Capela (28) Chris Paul (9) James Harden (17) Toyota Center
18,055 		21–4
26 December 13 Charlotte W 108–96 Chris Paul (31) Clint Capela (11) Chris Paul (11) Toyota Center
16,509 		22–4
27 December 15 San Antonio W 124–109 Harden, Paul (28) Anderson, Capela (10) Chris Paul (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		23–4
28 December 16 Milwaukee W 115–111 James Harden (31) P. J. Tucker (10) Chris Paul (6) Toyota Center
18,055 		24–4
29 December 18 Utah W 120–99 Eric Gordon (33) Clint Capela (20) Chris Paul (6) Toyota Center
18,055 		25–4
30 December 20 L.A. Lakers L 116–122 James Harden (51) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		25–5
31 December 22 L.A. Clippers L 118–128 James Harden (51) Anderson, Tucker (10) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		25–6
32 December 25 @ Oklahoma City L 107–112 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (14) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		25–7
33 December 28 @ Boston L 98–99 James Harden (34) P. J. Tucker (10) James Harden (9) TD Garden
18,624 		25–8
34 December 29 @ Washington L 103–121 James Harden (20) Ryan Anderson (12) Chris Paul (6) Capital One Arena
20,356 		25–9
35 December 31 L.A. Lakers W 148–142 (2OT) James Harden (40) Tarik Black (9) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,179 		26–9
January : 10–4 (home: 6–1; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 January 3 @ Orlando W 116–98 Gerald Green (27) Clint Capela (8) Chris Paul (13) Amway Center
18,588 		27–9
37 January 4 Golden State L 114–124 Eric Gordon (30) Clint Capela (10) Chris Paul (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		27–10
38 January 6 @ Detroit L 101–108 Chris Paul (16) Clint Capela (11) Chris Paul (13) Little Caesars Arena
18,046 		27–11
39 January 8 @ Chicago W 116–107 Gordon, Paul (24) Clint Capela (16) Gordon, Paul (9) United Center
17,462 		28–11
40 January 10 Portland W 121–112 Chris Paul (37) Clint Capela (9) Chris Paul (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		29–11
41 January 12 @ Phoenix W 112–95 Chris Paul (25) Clint Capela (16) Chris Paul (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055 		30–11
42 January 15 @ L.A. Clippers L 102–113 Gordon, Paul (19) Capela, Tucker (7) Chris Paul (7) Staples Center
17,622 		30–12
43 January 18 Minnesota W 116–98 Eric Gordon (30) P. J. Tucker (9) Chris Paul (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		31–12
44 January 20 Golden State W 116–108 Chris Paul (33) Ryan Anderson (13) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		32–12
45 January 22 Miami W 99–90 James Harden (28) Clint Capela (8) Chris Paul (6) Toyota Center
18,055 		33–12
46 January 24 @ Dallas W 104–97 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (13) American Airlines Center
19,378 		34–12
47 January 26 @ New Orleans L 113–115 Chris Paul (38) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (11) Smoothie King Center
17,186 		34–13
48 January 28 Phoenix W 113–102 James Harden (27) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		35–13
49 January 30 Orlando W 114–107 James Harden (60) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		36–13
February : 12–0 (home: 4–0; road: 8–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
50 February 1 @ San Antonio W 102–91 James Harden (28) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (11) AT&T Center
18,418 		37–13
51 February 3 @ Cleveland W 120–88 Chris Paul (22) Capela, Tucker (9) Chris Paul (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		38–13
52 February 6 @ Brooklyn W 123–113 James Harden (36) Clint Capela (11) Harden, Paul (5) Barclays Center
15,064 		39–13
53 February 7 @ Miami W 109–101 James Harden (41) Clint Capela (8) Chris Paul (7) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		40–13
54 February 9 Denver W 130–104 James Harden (28) Clint Capela (25) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		41–13
55 February 11 Dallas W 104–97 James Harden (27) Clint Capela (11) Chris Paul (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		42–13
56 February 13 @ Minnesota W 126–108 James Harden (34) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (13) Target Center
18,978 		43–13
57 February 14 Sacramento W 100–91 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		44–13
All-Star Break
58 February 23 Minnesota W 120–102 James Harden (31) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		45–13
59 February 25 @ Denver W 119–114 James Harden (41) James Harden (8) James Harden (7) Pepsi Center
20,044 		46–13
60 February 26 @ Utah W 96–85 James Harden (26) James Harden (11) Chris Paul (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306 		47–13
61 February 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 105–92 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (14) Chris Paul (8) Staples Center
19,068 		48–13
March : 14–1 (home: 8–0; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 3 Boston W 123–120 Eric Gordon (29) Clint Capela (17) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,476 		49–13
63 March 6 @ Oklahoma City W 122–112 Chris Paul (25) James Harden (11) P. J. Tucker (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		50–13
64 March 7 @ Milwaukee W 110–99 James Harden (26) Clint Capela (8) Chris Paul (11) BMO Harris Bradley Center
17,195 		51–13
65 March 9 @ Toronto L 105–108 James Harden (40) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (4) Air Canada Centre
20,131 		51–14
66 March 11 @ Dallas W 105–82 Eric Gordon (26) Tarik Black (9) Chris Paul (12) American Airlines Center
20,394 		52–14
67 March 12 San Antonio W 109–93 James Harden (28) Capela, Green (9) Chris Paul (9) Toyota Center
18,092 		53–14
68 March 15 L.A. Clippers W 101–96 James Harden (40) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (4) Toyota Center
18,055 		54–14
69 March 17 @ New Orleans W 107–101 James Harden (32) Harden, Capela (11) James Harden (7) Smoothie King Center
18,495 		55–14
70 March 18 @ Minnesota W 129–120 James Harden (34) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (12) Target Center
18,978 		56–14
71 March 20 @ Portland W 115–111 James Harden (42) Chris Paul (8) James Harden (7) Moda Center
20,012 		57–14
72 March 22 Detroit W 100–96 (OT) Eric Gordon (22) Clint Capela (14) Harden, Gordon (5) Toyota Center
18,055 		58–14
73 March 24 New Orleans W 114–91 James Harden (27) Clint Capela (16) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		59–14
74 March 25 Atlanta W 118–99 Gerald Green (25) James Harden (10) James Harden (15) Toyota Center
18,055 		60–14
75 March 27 Chicago W 118–86 Eric Gordon (31) P. J. Tucker (8) Chris Paul (10) Toyota Center
18,055 		61–14
76 March 30 Phoenix W 104–103 James Harden (28) Capela, Harden (8) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
18,055 		62–14
April : 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 1 @ San Antonio L 83–100 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (8) AT&T Center
18,418 		62–15
78 April 3 Washington W 120–104 James Harden (38) Capela, Harden (10) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		63–15
79 April 5 Portland W 96–94 Chris Paul (27) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,055 		64–15
80 April 7 Oklahoma City L 102–108 James Harden (26) P. J. Tucker (10) Harden, Paul (9) Toyota Center
18,055 		64–16
81 April 10 @ L.A. Lakers W 105–99 Chris Paul (22) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (10) Staples Center
18,997 		65–16
82 April 11 @ Sacramento L 83–96 Gerald Green (31) Tarik Black (11) Joe Johnson (5) Golden 1 Center
17,583 		65–17
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 2018 NBA Playoffs
2018 playoff game log
Total: 11–6 (home: 7–3; road: 4–3)
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 15 Minnesota W 104–101 James Harden (44) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		1–0
2 April 18 Minnesota W 102–82 Chris Paul (27) Clint Capela (16) Chris Paul (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		2–0
3 April 21 @ Minnesota L 105–121 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (7) Target Center
18,978 		2–1
4 April 23 @ Minnesota W 119–100 James Harden (36) Clint Capela (17) Chris Paul (6) Target Center
18,978 		3–1
5 April 25 Minnesota W 122–104 Clint Capela (26) Clint Capela (15) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29 Utah W 110–96 James Harden (41) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,055 		1–0
2 May 2 Utah L 108–116 James Harden (32) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		1–1
3 May 4 @ Utah W 113–92 Gordon, Harden (25) Clint Capela (8) James Harden (12) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306 		2–1
4 May 6 @ Utah W 100–87 Chris Paul (27) Clint Capela (15) Chris Paul (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306 		3–1
5 May 8 Utah W 112–102 Chris Paul (41) Chris Paul (7) Chris Paul (10) Toyota Center
18,055 		4–1
Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 14 Golden State L 106–119 James Harden (41) Chris Paul (11) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,055 		0–1
2 May 16 Golden State W 127–105 Gordon, Harden (27) Capela, Harden (10) Ariza, Paul (6) Toyota Center
18,119 		1–1
3 May 20 @ Golden State L 85–126 James Harden (20) Chris Paul (10) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		1–2
4 May 22 @ Golden State W 95–92 James Harden (30) P. J. Tucker (16) Harden, Paul (4) Oracle Arena
19,596 		2–2
5 May 24 Golden State W 98–94 Eric Gordon (24) Clint Capela (14) Chris Paul (6) Toyota Center
18,055 		3–2
6 May 26 @ Golden State L 86–115 James Harden (32) Clint Capela (16) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		3–3
7 May 28 Golden State L 92–101 James Harden (32) P. J. Tucker (12) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,055 		3–4
2018 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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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

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Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
P. J. Tucker 82 34 27.8 .390 .371 .717 5.6 .9 1.0 .3 6.1
Clint Capela 74 74 27.5 .652 .000 .560 10.8 .9 .8 1.9 13.9
James Harden 72 72 35.4 .449 .367 .858 5.4 8.8 1.8 .7 30.4
Eric Gordon 69 30 31.2 .428 .359 .809 2.5 2.2 .6 .4 18.0
Trevor Ariza 67 67 33.9 .412 .368 .854 4.4 1.6 1.5 .2 11.7
Ryan Anderson 66 50 26.1 .431 .386 .774 5.0 .9 .4 .3 9.3
Luc Mbah a Moute 61 15 25.6 .481 .364 .684 3.0 .9 1.2 .4 7.5
Chris Paul 58 58 31.8 .460 .380 .919 5.4 7.9 1.7 .2 18.6
Nenê 52 4 14.6 .569 .000 .636 3.4 .9 .5 .3 6.5
Tarik Black 51 2 10.5 .591 .091 .460 3.2 .3 .4 .6 3.5
Gerald Green 41 2 22.7 .407 .369 .850 3.2 .6 .6 .4 12.1
Joe Johnson† 23 1 22.0 .381 .279 .952 2.8 1.7 .3 .0 6.0
Bobby Brown 20 0 5.8 .328 .275 .500 .4 .6 .2 .0 2.5
Zhou Qi 18 0 6.9 .188 .105 .667 1.2 .1 .1 .8 1.2
Brianté Weber† 13 0 9.1 .409 .444 1.000 1.4 1.0 .8 .2 2.0
Demetrius Jackson† 12 0 5.3 .286 .000 .9 .4 .3 .1 .7
R. J. Hunter 5 1 9.0 .350 .214 1.000 1.0 .6 .6 .0 3.8
Markel Brown 4 0 7.8 .286 .200 1.3 .5 .0 .0 1.3
Troy Williams† 4 0 4.3 .222 .000 .333 1.0 .3 .3 .0 1.3
Tim Quarterman 3 0 4.3 .333 .000 1.000 1.0 .3 .0 .0 1.3
Aaron Jackson 1 0 35.0 .333 .250 .500 3.0 1.0 .0 .0 8.0
Chinanu Onuaku 1 0 22.0 .400 4.0 1.0 .0 .0 4.0
Brandan Wright† 1 0 15.0 .667 2.0 .0 .0 1.0 4.0
Isaiah Canaan† 1 0 4.0 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Playoffs

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Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Harden 17 17 36.5 .410 .299 .887 5.2 6.8 2.2 .6 28.6
Trevor Ariza 17 17 34.2 .360 .286 .742 3.8 1.3 1.1 .1 8.8
P. J. Tucker 17 17 33.5 .481 .467 .667 6.5 1.3 .6 .8 8.9
Clint Capela 17 17 30.6 .660 .473 11.6 1.3 .8 2.1 12.7
Eric Gordon 17 2 32.3 .380 .331 .836 2.6 1.6 .6 .5 15.4
Gerald Green 17 0 16.0 .394 .375 .857 2.9 .1 .2 .4 6.3
Chris Paul 15 15 34.5 .459 .374 .830 5.9 5.8 2.0 .3 21.1
Nenê 11 0 9.7 .600 .636 2.5 .5 .2 .5 2.8
Ryan Anderson 11 0 8.6 .350 .333 1.2 .5 .3 .1 1.7
Luc Mbah a Moute 9 0 16.6 .250 .200 .571 2.4 .3 .7 .4 2.8
Joe Johnson 8 0 6.8 .353 .000 1.3 .4 .0 .1 1.5
Tarik Black 7 0 2.7 .250 .9 .3 .0 .1 .3
Aaron Jackson 7 0 2.4 .500 .000 .500 .6 .3 .0 .0 .7
Zhou Qi 3 0 2.0 1.000 .3 .0 .0 .0 .7
Chinanu Onuaku 1 0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Rockets only.

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades

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June 22, 2017 To Houston Rockets
Future second-round pick 		To Memphis Grizzlies
Draft right to Dillon Brooks (pick 45)
June 28, 2017[5] To Houston Rockets
Ryan Kelly 		To Atlanta Hawks
Cash considerations
June 28, 2017[6] To Houston Rockets
DeAndre Liggins 		To Dallas Mavericks
Cash considerations
June 28, 2017[6] To Houston Rockets
Darrun Hilliard 		To Detroit Pistons
Cash considerations
June 28, 2017[7][6] To Houston Rockets
Shawn Long 		To Philadelphia 76ers
2018 second round pick
Cash considerations
June 28, 2017[6] To Houston Rockets
Tim Quarterman 		To Portland Trail Blazers
Cash considerations
June 28, 2017[6] To Houston Rockets
Chris Paul 		To Los Angeles Clippers
Sam Dekker
Patrick Beverley
Lou Williams
DeAndre Liggins
Darrun Hilliard
Kyle Wiltjer
Montrezl Harrell
2018 first round draft
Cash considerations
June 29, 2017 To Houston Rockets
Jarrod Uthoff 		To Dallas Mavericks
Cash considerations

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Player Signed
Nenê[8] 4-year contract worth $15 million
James Harden[9] 4-year contract extension worth $228 million
Troy Williams[10] 3-year contract worth $4.8 million
Bobby Brown[11] 1-year contract worth $1.5 million

Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Zhou Qi[12] 4-year contract worth $5.5 million China Xinjiang Flying Tigers
P. J. Tucker[13] 4-year contract worth $32 million Toronto Raptors
Luc Mbah a Moute[14] 1-year contract worth $2.1 million Los Angeles Clippers
Tarik Black[15] 1-year contract worth $3.2 million Los Angeles Lakers
Demetrius Jackson Two-way contract Boston Celtics
Brianté Weber Two-way contract Charlotte Hornets
Isaiah Canaan[16] 1-year non-guaranteed contract worth $1.5 million Oklahoma City Thunder
Gerald Green[17] 1-year non-guaranteed contract Milwaukee Bucks
R. J. Hunter Two-way contract Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Markel Brown Two-way contract Oklahoma City Blue
Brandan Wright Veteran's minimum prorated contract Memphis Grizzlies
Joe Johnson Veteran's minimum prorated contract Sacramento Kings
Le'Bryan Nash 10-day contract South Korea Busan KT Sonicboom
Tim Quarterman 2-year non-guaranteed contract Agua Caliente Clippers
Aaron Jackson 2-year non-guaranteed contract China Beijing Ducks

Subtractions

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Player Reason left New team
Isaiah Taylor Waived Atlanta Hawks
Isaiah Canaan Waived Phoenix Suns
Demetrius Jackson Waived Philadelphia 76ers
Brianté Weber Waived Sioux Falls Skyforce
Bobby Brown Waived Greece Olympiacos
Troy Williams Waived New York Knicks
Le'Bryan Nash Not resigned n/a
Tim Quarterman Waived n/a

Awards

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Player Award Date awarded Ref.
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week October 23, 2017 [18]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week November 6, 2017 [19]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Month (November) December 1, 2017 [20]
Mike D'Antoni Western Conference Coach of the Month (November) December 1, 2017 [21]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week December 4, 2017 [22]
Chris Paul Western Conference Player of the Week December 18, 2017 [23]
James Harden NBA All-Star January 18, 2018 [24]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week February 5, 2018 [25]
James Harden Western Conference Player of the Week February 12, 2018 [26]
Mike D'Antoni Western Conference Coach of the Month (February) March 1, 2018 [27]
James Harden All-NBA First Team May 24, 2018 [28]
Daryl Morey NBA Executive of the Year June 25, 2018 [29]
James Harden NBA Most Valuable Player June 25, 2018 [29]

References

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