# 2017–18 Houston Rockets season

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. 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.
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.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / club |
| 2 | 43 | Isaiah Hartenstein | PF/C | Germany | Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) |

## Standings
### Division

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z – Houston Rockets | 65 | 17 | .793 | – | 34‍–‍7 | 31‍–‍10 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 24‍–‍17 | 24‍–‍17 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 33‍–‍8 | 14‍–‍27 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 15‍–‍26 | 9‍–‍32 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 16‍–‍25 | 6‍–‍35 | 5–11 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Houston Rockets * | 65 | 17 | .793 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Golden State Warriors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Portland Trail Blazers * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2017 pre-season game log Total: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0) :
Pre-season: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2017–18 game log Total: 65–17 (home: 34–7; road: 31–10) :
October: 5–3 (home: 1–2; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2018 playoff game log Total: 11–6 (home: 7–3; road: 4–3) :
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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
### Regular season

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

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
### Trades

| June 22, 2017 | To Houston RocketsFuture second-round pick | To Memphis GrizzliesDraft right to Dillon Brooks (pick 45) |
| June 28, 2017 | To Houston RocketsRyan Kelly | To Atlanta HawksCash considerations |
| June 28, 2017 | To Houston RocketsDeAndre Liggins | To Dallas MavericksCash considerations |
| June 28, 2017 | To Houston RocketsDarrun Hilliard | To Detroit PistonsCash considerations |
| June 28, 2017 | To Houston RocketsShawn Long | To Philadelphia 76ers2018 second round pick Cash considerations |
| June 28, 2017 | To Houston RocketsTim Quarterman | To Portland Trail BlazersCash considerations |
| June 28, 2017 | To Houston RocketsChris Paul | To Los Angeles ClippersSam Dekker Patrick Beverley Lou Williams DeAndre Liggins Darrun Hilliard Kyle Wiltjer Montrezl Harrell 2018 first round draft Cash considerations |
| June 29, 2017 | To Houston RocketsJarrod Uthoff | To Dallas MavericksCash considerations |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Nenê | 4-year contract worth $15 million |
| James Harden | 4-year contract extension worth $228 million |
| Troy Williams | 3-year contract worth $4.8 million |
| Bobby Brown | 1-year contract worth $1.5 million |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Zhou Qi | 4-year contract worth $5.5 million | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| P. J. Tucker | 4-year contract worth $32 million | Toronto Raptors |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Tarik Black | 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 | 1-year non-guaranteed contract worth $1.5 million | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Gerald Green | 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 | Busan KT Sonicboom |
| Tim Quarterman | 2-year non-guaranteed contract | Agua Caliente Clippers |
| Aaron Jackson | 2-year non-guaranteed contract | Beijing Ducks |

#### Subtractions

| 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 | Olympiacos |
| Troy Williams | Waived | New York Knicks |
| Le'Bryan Nash | Not resigned | n/a |
| Tim Quarterman | Waived | n/a |

## Awards

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