2014–15 Houston Rockets season

2014–15 Houston Rockets season
Division champions
Head coach	Kevin McHale
General manager	Daryl Morey
Owners	Leslie Alexander
Arena	Toyota Center
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Western Conference Finals (lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Root Sports Southwest
Radio	Sportstalk 790

The 2014–15 Houston Rockets season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in the Houston area.

The Rockets finished the regular season with a 56–26 record, the third best in franchise history. They also won their first ever Southwest Division title and first Division crown since 1994. The Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 4–1 in the first round, advancing to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time since 2009. They beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games after trailing the series 1–3, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997. They became just the ninth team in NBA history to come back from such a deficit. The Rockets' season ended with a 1–4 loss in the Western Conference finals to the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors.

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	25	Clint Capela	PF/C	Switzerland	Élan Chalon (France)
2	42	Nick Johnson	PG/SG	United States	Arizona

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Houston Rockets	56	26	.683	–	30‍–‍11	26‍–‍15	8–8	82
x-Memphis Grizzlies	55	27	.671	1.0	31‍–‍10	24‍–‍17	9–7	82
x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	1.0	33‍–‍8	22‍–‍19	8–8	82
x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	6.0	27‍–‍14	23‍–‍18	7–9	82
x-New Orleans Pelicans	45	37	.549	11.0	28‍–‍13	17‍–‍24	8–8	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y-Houston Rockets *	56	26	.683	11.0	82
3	x-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	11.0	82
4	y-Portland Trail Blazers *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	55	27	.671	12.0	82
6	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	12.0	82
7	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	17.0	82
8	x-New Orleans Pelicans	45	37	.549	22.0	82
9	Oklahoma City Thunder	45	37	.549	22.0	82
10	Phoenix Suns	39	43	.476	28.0	82
11	Utah Jazz	38	44	.463	29.0	82
12	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	37.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	38.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	21	61	.256	46.0	82
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	16	66	.195	51.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log Total: 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 @ Dallas W 111–108 Donatas Motiejūnas (18) Howard, Papanikolaou (6) Patrick Beverley (4) American Airlines Center 17,227 1–0 2 October 9 Memphis W 113–93 James Harden (21) Tarik Black (15) Harden, Johnson (4) Toyota Center 15,301 2–0 3 October 13 Phoenix W 95–92 Terrence Jones (18) Black, Jones (7) Isaiah Canaan (3) Toyota Center 14,642 3–0 4 October 14 @ New Orleans L 98–117 Canaan, Papanikolaou (13) Ariza, Black (5) Ariza, Beverley, Smith (3) Toyota Center 14,266 3–1 5 October 19 Golden State W 90–83 James Harden (15) Dorsey, Howard (8) James Harden (6) State Farm Arena 5,647 4–1 6 October 21 @ Miami L 85–90 Harden, Howard (19) Donatas Motiejūnas (10) Beverley, Smith (3) American Airlines Arena 19,600 4–2 7 October 22 @ Orlando W 90–89 Canaan, Daniels (14) Black, Jones (8) Kostas Papanikolaou (5) Amway Center 14,742 5–2 8 October 24 San Antonio W 96–87 James Harden (25) Terrence Jones (13) Kostas Papanikolaou (4) Toyota Center 18,305 6–2
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

2014–15 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 30–11; road: 26–15)
October: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ L.A. Lakers W 108–90 James Harden (32) Terrence Jones (13) James Harden (6) Staples Center 18,997 1–0 2 October 29 @ Utah W 104–93 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (10) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 2–0
November: 11–4 (home: 6–3; road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 Boston W 104–90 James Harden (26) Terrence Jones (10) James Harden (6) Toyota Center 18,309 3–0 4 November 3 @ Philadelphia W 104–93 James Harden (35) Dwight Howard (14) Trevor Ariza (7) Wells Fargo Center 12,896 4–0 5 November 4 @ Miami W 108–91 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (10) American Airlines Arena 19,666 5–0 6 November 6 San Antonio W 98–81 Dwight Howard (32) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (6) Toyota Center 18,311 6–0 7 November 8 Golden State L 87–98 James Harden (22) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,312 6–1 8 November 12 @ Minnesota W 113–101 James Harden (23) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (10) Mexico City Arena 18,996 7–1 9 November 14 Philadelphia W 88–87 James Harden (35) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,138 8–1 10 November 16 @ Oklahoma City W 69–65 James Harden (19) Harden, Howard, Motiejūnas (9) James Harden (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 9–1 11 November 17 @ Memphis L 93–119 Trevor Ariza (16) Dwight Howard (9) Kostas Papanikolaou (5) FedExForum 17,012 9–2 12 November 19 L.A. Lakers L 92–98 James Harden (24) Tarik Black (9) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,245 9–3 13 November 22 Dallas W 95–92 James Harden (32) Donatas Motiejūnas (12) Jason Terry (5) Toyota Center 18,244 10–3 14 November 24 New York W 91–86 James Harden (36) Donatas Motiejūnas (8) James Harden (6) Toyota Center 18,133 11–3 15 November 26 Sacramento W 102–89 James Harden (26) James Harden (7) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,058 12–3 16 November 28 L.A. Clippers L 85–102 James Harden (16) Tarik Black (9) James Harden (6) Toyota Center 18,226 12–4 17 November 29 @ Milwaukee W 117–103 James Harden (34) Trevor Ariza (10) James Harden (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,119 13–4
December: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 3 Memphis W 105–96 James Harden (21) Tarik Black (11) Jason Terry (5) Toyota Center 18,151 14–4 19 December 5 @ Minnesota W 114–112 (OT) James Harden (38) Trevor Ariza (9) Harden, Terry (6) Target Center 12,101 15–4 20 December 6 Phoenix W 100–95 Ariza, Beverley (19) James Harden (12) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,060 16–4 21 December 10 @ Golden State L 93–105 James Harden (34) James Harden (8) Patrick Beverley (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 16–5 22 December 11 @ Sacramento W 113–109 (OT) James Harden (44) Patrick Beverley (10) James Harden (8) Sleep Train Arena 16,676 17–5 23 December 13 Denver W 108–96 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,136 18–5 24 December 17 @ Denver W 115–111 (OT) James Harden (41) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (10) Pepsi Center 12,107 19–5 25 December 18 New Orleans L 90–99 James Harden (21) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (5) Toyota Center 18,137 19–6 26 December 20 Atlanta L 97–104 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (14) Toyota Center 16,998 19–7 27 December 22 Portland W 110–95 James Harden (44) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,316 20–7 28 December 26 @ Memphis W 117–111 (OT) James Harden (32) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (10) FedExForum 18,119 21–7 29 December 28 @ San Antonio L 106–110 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (5) AT&T Center 18,581 21–8 30 December 29 Washington L 103–104 James Harden (33) Dorsey, Harden, Motiejūnas (6) Beverley, Harden, Terry (4) Toyota Center 18,322 21–9 31 December 31 Charlotte W 102–83 James Harden (36) Dwight Howard (8) James Harden (6) Toyota Center 18,276 22–9
January: 11–6 (home: 5–1; road: 6–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 @ New Orleans L 83–111 Brewer, Howard (12) Joey Dorsey (10) Kostas Papanikolaou (4) Smoothie King Center 17,705 22–10 33 January 3 Miami W 115–79 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (13) Trevor Ariza (4) Toyota Center 18,338 23–10 34 January 5 @ Chicago L 105–114 Josh Smith (21) Dwight Howard (14) Patrick Beverley (6) United Center 21,510 23–11 35 January 7 @ Cleveland W 105–93 James Harden (21) Dwight Howard (19) James Harden (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 24–11 36 January 8 @ New York W 120–96 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (9) Madison Square Garden 19,812 25–11 37 January 10 Utah W 97–82 James Harden (30) Donatas Motiejūnas (10) Patrick Beverley (7) Toyota Center 18,235 26–11 38 January 12 @ Brooklyn W 113–99 James Harden (30) Donatas Motiejūnas (11) James Harden (6) Barclays Center 16,115 27–11 39 January 14 @ Orlando L 113–120 James Harden (26) Josh Smith (10) James Harden (10) Amway Center 16,828 27–12 40 January 15 Oklahoma City W 112–101 James Harden (31) James Harden (9) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,315 28–12 41 January 17 Golden State L 106–131 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (10) Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4) Toyota Center 18,458 28–13 42 January 19 Indiana W 110–98 James Harden (45) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,266 29–13 43 January 21 @ Golden State L 113–126 James Harden (33) Joey Dorsey (12) James Harden (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 29–14 44 January 23 @ Phoenix W 113–111 James Harden (33) Ariza, Dorsey, Harden, Motiejūnas (6) James Harden (10) US Airways Center 16,701 30–14 45 January 25 @ L.A. Lakers W 99–87 James Harden (37) Donatas Motiejūnas (9) Ariza, Harden (5) Staples Center 18,997 31–14 46 January 28 Dallas W 99–94 Josh Smith (18) Josh Smith (6) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,237 32–14 47 January 30 @ Boston W 93–87 Donatas Motiejūnas (26) Donatas Motiejūnas (12) James Harden (7) TD Garden 17,675 33–14 48 January 31 @ Detroit L 101–114 James Harden (26) Harden, Smith (7) James Harden (9) Palace of Auburn Hills 18,213 33–15
February: 7–3 (home: 6–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 4 Chicago W 101–90 James Harden (27) Josh Smith (13) Harden, Smith (4) Toyota Center 18,325 34–15 50 February 6 Milwaukee W 117–111 James Harden (33) Josh Smith (10) Josh Smith (8) Toyota Center 18,239 35–15 51 February 8 Portland L 98–109 James Harden (45) James Harden (9) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,243 35–16 52 February 10 @ Phoenix W 127–118 James Harden (40) James Harden (12) James Harden (9) US Airways Center 17,071 36–16 53 February 11 @ L.A. Clippers L 95–110 Josh Smith (21) Josh Smith (13) Beverley, Harden (6) Staples Center 19,060 36–17 All-Star Break 54 February 20 @ Dallas L 100–111 James Harden (26) Terrence Jones (9) James Harden (5) American Airlines Center 20,389 36–18 55 February 21 Toronto W 98–76 Corey Brewer (26) Donatas Motiejūnas (11) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,329 37–18 56 February 23 Minnesota W 113–102 James Harden (31) Terrence Jones (15) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,240 38–18 57 February 25 L.A. Clippers W 110–105 James Harden (21) Motiejūnas, Smith (9) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,154 39–18 58 February 27 Brooklyn W 102–98 Terrence Jones (26) Terrence Jones (12) James Harden (12) Toyota Center 18,139 40–18
March: 10–6 (home: 5–2; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 Cleveland W 105–103 (OT) James Harden (33) James Harden (8) Beverley, Harden (5) Toyota Center 18,345 41–18 60 March 3 @ Atlanta L 96–104 Jason Terry (21) Jones, Motiejūnas (8) Beverley, Motiejūnas (7) Philips Arena 18,968 41–19 61 March 4 Memphis L 100–102 Terrence Jones (21) Terrence Jones (9) James Harden (13) Toyota Center 18,224 41–20 62 March 6 Detroit W 103–93 James Harden (38) James Harden (12) James Harden (12) Toyota Center 18,193 42–20 63 March 7 @ Denver W 114–100 James Harden (28) Terrence Jones (11) James Harden (7) Pepsi Center 15,231 43–20 64 March 11 @ Portland L 100–105 Corey Brewer (23) Terrence Jones (12) Ariza, Harden (6) Moda Center 19,279 43–21 65 March 12 @ Utah L 91–109 Corey Brewer (25) Terrence Jones (10) James Harden (7) EnergySolutions Arena 18,781 43–22 66 March 15 @ L.A. Clippers W 100–98 James Harden (34) Terrence Jones (12) James Harden (7) Staples Center 19,211 44–22 67 March 17 Orlando W 107–94 Donatas Motiejūnas (23) Corey Brewer (12) Patrick Beverley (7) Toyota Center 18,235 45–22 68 March 19 Denver W 118–108 James Harden (50) James Harden (10) Patrick Beverley (7) Toyota Center 18,456 46–22 69 March 21 Phoenix L 102–117 Donatas Motiejūnas (18) Trevor Ariza (12) Donatas Motiejūnas (6) Toyota Center 18,340 46–23 70 March 23 @ Indiana W 110–100 James Harden (44) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,201 47–23 71 March 25 @ New Orleans W 95–93 James Harden (25) Trevor Ariza (9) James Harden (10) Smoothie King Center 17,077 48–23 72 March 27 Minnesota W 120–110 James Harden (33) Corey Brewer (10) Josh Smith (11) Toyota Center 18,322 49–23 73 March 29 @ Washington W 99–91 James Harden (24) Howard, Smith (10) James Harden (6) Verizon Center 20,356 50–23 74 March 30 @ Toronto L 96–99 James Harden (31) Trevor Ariza (8) Pablo Prigioni (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 50–24
April : 6–2 (home: 3–1; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 Sacramento W 115–111 James Harden (51) Joey Dorsey (11) Pablo Prigioni (7) Toyota Center 18,312 51–24 76 April 2 @ Dallas W 108–101 James Harden (24) Josh Smith (12) Ariza, Harden (6) American Airlines Center 20,062 52–24 77 April 5 @ Oklahoma City W 115–112 James Harden (41) Trevor Ariza (9) James Harden (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 53–24 78 April 8 @ San Antonio L 98–110 James Harden (22) Dwight Howard (11) Prigioni, Smith (5) AT&T Center 18,581 53–25 79 April 10 San Antonio L 103–104 Josh Smith (20) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,457 53–26 80 April 12 New Orleans W 121–114 James Harden (30) Dwight Howard (11) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,318 54–26 81 April 13 @ Charlotte W 100–90 James Harden (29) Jones, Smith (11) Harden, Prigioni (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,797 55–26 82 April 15 Utah W 117–91 James Harden (16) James Harden (11) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,320 56–26
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log Total: 9–8 (home: 7–2; road: 2–6)
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 18 Dallas W 118–108 James Harden (24) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center 18,231 1–0 2 April 21 Dallas W 111–99 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (12) Josh Smith (9) Toyota Center 18,243 2–0 3 April 24 @ Dallas W 130–128 James Harden (42) Dwight Howard (26) James Harden (9) American Airlines Center 20,651 3–0 4 April 26 @ Dallas L 109–121 James Harden (24) Dwight Howard (7) Harden, Prigioni (5) American Airlines Center 20,589 3–1 5 April 28 Dallas W 103–94 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (19) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,231 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 4 L. A. Clippers L 101–117 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (10) James Harden (12) Toyota Center 18,231 0–1 2 May 6 L. A. Clippers W 115–109 James Harden (32) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,310 1–1 3 May 8 @ L. A. Clippers L 99–124 James Harden (25) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (11) Staples Center 19,367 1–2 4 May 10 @ L. A. Clippers L 95–128 James Harden (21) Ariza, Howard (8) James Harden (8) Staples Center 19,490 1–3 5 May 12 L. A. Clippers W 124–103 James Harden (26) Dwight Howard (15) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,142 2–3 6 May 14 @ L. A. Clippers W 119–107 James Harden (23) Dwight Howard (21) Jason Terry (5) Staples Center 19,417 3–3 7 May 17 L. A. Clippers W 113–100 James Harden (31) Dwight Howard (15) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,463 4–3
Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 19 @ Golden State L 106–110 James Harden (28) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 May 21 @ Golden State L 98–99 James Harden (38) Dwight Howard (17) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–2 3 May 23 Golden State L 80–115 James Harden (17) Dwight Howard (14) Harden, Smith (4) Toyota Center 18,282 0–3 4 May 25 Golden State W 128–115 James Harden (45) Dwight Howard (12) Harden, Smith (5) Toyota Center 18,239 1–3 5 May 27 @ Golden State L 90–104 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (16) James Harden (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–4
2015 playoff schedule

Roster

2014–15 Houston Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–06–30 UCLA G 2 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 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/C 8 Dorsey, Joey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1983–12–16 Memphis G 13 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State C 12 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 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) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–02–09 Clemson F/C 20 Motiejūnas, Donatas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–09–20 Lithuania F 16 Papanikolaou, Kostas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–07–31 Greece G 9 Prigioni, Pablo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–05–17 Argentina 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 Kevin McHale Assistant coach(es) J. B. Bickerstaff Greg Buckner T. R. Dunn Chris Finch Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2015–03–27

Salaries

Player	2014–15 Salary
Dwight Howard	$21,436,271
James Harden	$14,728,844
Trevor Ariza	$8,579,089
Jason Terry	$5,850,313
Kostas Papanikolaou	$4,797,664
Corey Brewer	$4,702,500
Josh Smith	$2,077,000
Pablo Prigioni	$1,662,961
Terrence Jones	$1,618,680
Donatas Motiejūnas	$1,483,920
Clint Capela	$1,189,200
Joey Dorsey	$948,163
Patrick Beverley	$915,243
K. J. McDaniels	$507,336
TOTAL	$71,004,520

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%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Trevor Ariza	82	82	35.7	.402	.350	.850	5.6	2.5	1.9	0.2	12.8
Patrick Beverley	56	55	30.8	.383	.356	.750	4.2	3.4	1.1	0.4	10.1
Tarik Black‡‡	25	12	15.7	.542	.000	.520	5.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	4.2
Corey Brewer	56	1	25.1	.429	.284	.760	3.6	1.7	1.1	0.3	11.9
Isaiah Canaan‡	25	9	14.8	.405	.381	.760	2.7	2.0	0.7	0.0	6.2
Clint Capela	12	0	7.5	.483	.000	.170	3.0	0.2	0.1	0.8	2.7
Troy Daniels‡	17	0	6.4	.319	.302	.750	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	2.7
Joey Dorsey	69	17	12.4	.552	.000	.290	4.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	2.7
Francisco García‡‡	14	0	14.3	.270	.222	.250	1.2	1.1	0.6	0.4	3.2
James Harden	81	81	36.8	.440	.375	.870	5.7	7.0	1.9	0.7	27.4
Dwight Howard	41	41	29.8	.593	.500	.530	10.5	1.2	0.7	1.3	15.8
Nick Johnson	28	0	9.4	.347	.238	.680	1.4	0.4	0.3	0.1	2.6
Terrence Jones	33	24	26.9	.528	.351	.610	6.7	1.1	0.6	1.8	11.7
K. J. McDaniels	10	0	3.3	.333	.000	.500	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.1
Donatas Motiejūnas	71	62	28.7	.504	.368	.600	5.9	1.8	0.8	0.5	12.0
Kostas Papanikolaou	43	1	18.5	.350	.292	.720	2.7	2.0	0.7	0.3	4.2
Pablo Prigioni	24	0	16.8	.343	.275	.870	1.6	2.8	1.1	0.0	3.0
Alexey Shved‡	9	0	6.6	.333	.333	.820	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	3.2
Josh Smith	55	7	25.5	.438	.330	.520	6.0	2.6	0.9	1.2	12.0
Jason Terry	77	18	21.3	.422	.390	.810	1.6	1.9	0.9	0.3	7.0

^‡Traded mid-season ^‡‡Waived during season

Playoffs

Houston Rockets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Trevor Ariza	17	17	38.5	.426	.375	.905	6.4	2.6	1.8	.1	13.2
James Harden	17	17	37.4	.439	.383	.916	5.7	7.5	1.6	.4	27.2
Dwight Howard	17	17	33.8	.577		.412	14.0	1.2	1.4	2.3	16.4
Jason Terry	17	17	28.6	.425	.354	.813	2.2	2.8	.9	.1	9.2
Terrence Jones	17	9	23.6	.421	.158	.667	4.8	1.0	.5	.7	10.2
Josh Smith	17	8	23.3	.438	.380	.432	5.6	2.7	.5	1.0	13.5
Corey Brewer	17	0	25.2	.431	.286	.636	2.8	1.1	.6	.2	11.2
Pablo Prigioni	17	0	17.2	.333	.293	.750	1.1	2.3	.9	.0	3.1
Clint Capela	17	0	7.5	.677		.517	2.5	.3	.2	.5	3.4
Nick Johnson	9	0	5.4	.235	.143	1.000	.4	.4	.0	.1	1.3
Kostas Papanikolaou	8	0	2.6	.250	.000	.500	.3	.0	.0	.0	.4
Joey Dorsey	6	0	2.2	.000		.500	.7	.3	.0	.0	.2

Injuries

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
	Start	End
Patrick Beverley	November 1, 2014	November 4, 2014	Hamstring	2
Terrence Jones	November 3, 2014	January 28, 2015	Left leg nerve inflammation	41
Patrick Beverley	November 6, 2014	November 16, 2014	Hamstring	4
Dwight Howard	November 19, 2014	December 13, 2014	Strained knee	11
Patrick Beverley	November 24, 2014	December 6, 2014	Hamstring	6
Isaiah Canaan	November 28, 2014	December 17, 2014	Sprained ankle	7
Kostas Papanikolaou	December 5, 2014	December 18, 2014	Sprained knee	5
Dwight Howard	January 23, 2015	March 25, 2015	Swelling in right knee	26
Kostas Papanikolaou	February 23, 2015	April 8, 2015	Sprained ankle	22
Terrence Jones	March 19, 2015	April 1, 2015	Partially collapsed lung	6
Patrick Beverley	March 23, 2015	Missed rest of season	Torn ligaments in left wrist	12
Donatas Motiejūnas	March 27, 2015	Missed rest of season	Back surgery	11

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

The Rockets had a busy offseason, trading away key contributors Jeremy Lin and Ömer Aşık in July to clear cap space. Houston was after marquee free agents such as LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Carmelo Anthony, but struck out on all three of those players. The Rockets also let Chandler Parsons, another key contributor from the previous season, sign with the Dallas Mavericks in July, declining to match the hefty offer sheet Parsons received from Dallas. The Rockets would eventually make up for these losses throughout the summer and regular season. As part of the Aşık deal, the Rockets received Trevor Ariza from the Washington Wizards in a sign and trade. Ariza replaced Parsons as the team's starting small forward. In September, the team traded for Jason Terry, a former sixth man of the year with the Mavericks. Terry provided veteran leadership and a spark off the bench for the Rockets. In December, the Rockets acquired Corey Brewer and Josh Smith, who both added significant depth to the roster. At the trade deadline in February, the Rockets acquired Pablo Prigioni and K. J. McDaniels in two separate deals.

Trades

July 13, 2014	To Houston Rockets Rights to Sergei Lishouk	To Los Angeles Lakers Jeremy Lin Future first round draft pick Second round draft pick (2015)
July 15, 2014	Three-team trade
	To Houston Rockets Trevor Ariza (Sign and trade from Washington) Alonzo Gee (from New Orleans) Scotty Hopson (from New Orleans) Protected first round draft pick (2015, from New Orleans)	To New Orleans Pelicans Ömer Aşık (from Houston) Omri Casspi (from Houston) Cash considerations (from Houston)
	To Washington Wizards Melvin Ely (from New Orleans)
September 17, 2014	To Houston Rockets Jason Terry Second round draft pick (2015) Second round draft pick (2016)	To Sacramento Kings Alonzo Gee Scotty Hopson
December 19, 2014	Three-team trade
	To Houston Rockets Corey Brewer (from Minnesota) Alexey Shved (from Philadelphia)	To Minnesota Timberwolves Troy Daniels (from Houston) Second round draft pick (2015, from Houston, belonging to Sacramento Kings) Second round draft pick (2016, from Houston) Cash considerations (from Houston)
	To Philadelphia 76ers Ronny Turiaf (from Minnesota) Rights to Sergei Lishouk (from Houston) Second round draft pick (2015, from Houston)
February 19, 2015	To Houston Rockets Pablo Prigioni	To New York Knicks Alexey Shved Second round draft pick (2017) Second round draft pick (2019)
February 19, 2015	To Houston Rockets K. J. McDaniels	To Philadelphia 76ers Isaiah Canaan Second round draft pick (2015)

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.
Troy Daniels	July 14, 2014	2 years, $2 million
Francisco García	August 22, 2014	1 year, $1.3 million
Kevin McHale	December 24, 2014	3 years, $13 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.
Joey Dorsey	July 18, 2014	FC Barcelona Basquet
Tarik Black	August 27, 2014	Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Kostas Papanikolaou	September 23, 2014	FC Barcelona Basquet
Josh Smith	December 26, 2014	Detroit Pistons

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Ref.
Chandler Parsons	Free agency	July 15, 2014	Dallas Mavericks
Josh Powell	Waived	October 24, 2014	None
Robert Covington	Waived	October 27, 2014	Philadelphia 76ers
Francisco García	Waived	December 19, 2014	None
Tarik Black	Waived	December 26, 2014	Los Angeles Lakers

Awards, records and milestones

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	December 15, 2014
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	December 29, 2014
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Month (December)	January 5, 2015
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Month (January)	February 4, 2015
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	April 6, 2015
James Harden	All-NBA First Team	May 21, 2015

Records

• Clint Capela missed the first 15 free throw attempts of his career, setting an NBA record.

Milestones

• On December 13, Dwight Howard reached 10,000 career rebounds. At 29 years, 5 days, Howard became the third youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career rebounds. Only Wilt Chamberlain (28 years, 81 days) and Bill Russell (28 years, 285 days) reached the milestone at a younger age.