# 2016–17 Houston Rockets season

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. On June 1, 2016, the Rockets named Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach. They retired the number 11 of former center Yao Ming in February 2017.
The Rockets finished the regular season with a 55–27 record, securing the 3rd seed. In the playoffs, they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the first round, advancing to the conference semifinals, in which they lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / club |
| 2 | 37 | Chinanu Onuaku | PF/C | United States | Louisville |
| 2 | 43 | Zhou Qi | C | China | Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China) |

## Standings
### Division

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 31‍–‍10 | 30‍–‍11 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 6.0 | 30‍–‍11 | 25‍–‍16 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18.0 | 24‍–‍17 | 19‍–‍22 | 8–8 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 13‍–‍28 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 12‍–‍29 | 5–11 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 61 | 21 | .744 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 39 | .524 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 10 | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 36.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1) :
Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 2Shanghai Sharks
W 131–94
James Harden (16)
Clint Capela (11)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 12,313
1–0
2October 4New York
W 130–103
James Harden (28)
Anderson, Ariza (7)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 14,397
2–0
3October 9New Orleans
W 123–117
James Harden (26)
K. J. McDaniels (8)
James Harden (15)
Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai) 15,844
3–0
4October 12@ New Orleans
W 116–104
Bobby Brown (18)
Ryan Anderson (7)
James Harden (8)
LeSports Center (Beijing) 14,498
4–0
5October 15Memphis
L 125–134 (2OT)
Montrezl Harrell (20)
Harden, Harrell (10)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 14,690
4–1
6October 19@ Dallas
W 106–91
James Harden (23)
Clint Capela (13)
James Harden (11)
American Airlines Center 18,988
5–1
7October 21@ San Antonio
L 99–114
Bobby Brown (23)
Montrezl Harrell (8)
Bobby Brown (9)
AT&T Center 18,418
5–2 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 55–27 (home: 30–11; road: 25–16) :
October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26
@ L.A. Lakers
L 114–120
James Harden (34)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (17)
Staples Center 18,997
0–1
2
October 28
@ Dallas
W 106–98
Trevor Ariza (27)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (8)
American Airlines Center 20,163
1–1
3
October 30
Dallas
W 93–92
James Harden (28)
Ryan Anderson (12)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
2–1 :
November: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
@ Cleveland
L 120–128
James Harden (41)
James Harden (7)
James Harden (15)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
2–2
5
November 2
@ New York
W 118–99
James Harden (30)
Montrezl Harrell (10)
James Harden (15)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–2
6
November 5
@ Atlanta
L 97–112
James Harden (30)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (12)
Philips Arena 16,895
3–3
7
November 7
@ Washington
W 114–106
James Harden (32)
Ryan Anderson (7)
James Harden (15)
Verizon Center 13,173
4–3
8
November 9
@ San Antonio
W 101–99
James Harden (24)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (15)
AT&T Center 18,418
5–3
9
November 12
San Antonio
L 100–106
Eric Gordon (27)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 18,055
5–4
10
November 14
Philadelphia
W 115–88
James Harden (33)
Clint Capela (13)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 13,183
6–4
11
November 16
@ Oklahoma City
L 103–105
Ryan Anderson (14)
Clint Capela (14)
James Harden (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
6–5
12
November 17
Portland
W 126–109
James Harden (26)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (14)
Toyota Center 15,550
7–5
13
November 19
Utah
W 111–102
James Harden (31)
Clint Capela (8)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 14,760
8–5
14
November 21
@ Detroit
W 99–96
James Harden (28)
Clint Capela (12)
James Harden (11)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,632
9–5
15
November 23
Toronto
L 102–115
James Harden (29)
Patrick Beverley (10)
James Harden (15)
Toyota Center 18,055
9–6
16
November 25
@ Sacramento
W 117–104
James Harden (23)
Capela, Harden (10)
James Harden (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
10–6
17
November 27
@ Portland
W 130–114
James Harden (38)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (10)
Moda Center 19,393
11–6
18
November 29
@ Utah
L 101–120
James Harden (26)
Beverley, Capela, Dekker (6)
James Harden (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
11–7 :
December: 15–2 (home: 9–1; road: 6–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 1
@ Golden State
W 132–127 (2OT)
Anderson, Harden (29)
James Harden (15)
James Harden (13)
Oracle Arena 19,596
12–7
20
December 2
@ Denver
W 128–110
James Harden (20)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (7)
Pepsi Center 15,549
13–7
21
December 5
Boston
W 107–106
James Harden (37)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 15,730
14–7
22
December 7
L.A. Lakers
W 134–95
Eric Gordon (26)
Clint Capela (9)
Patrick Beverley (12)
Toyota Center 16,141
15–7
23
December 9
@ Oklahoma City
W 102–99
James Harden (21)
Patrick Beverley (12)
James Harden (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
16–7
24
December 10
Dallas
W 109–87
Gordon, Harden (18)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (16)
Toyota Center 15,761
17–7
25
December 12
Brooklyn
W 122–118
James Harden (36)
James Harden (8)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 13,619
18–7
26
December 14
Sacramento
W 132–98
Ryan Anderson (22)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (14)
Toyota Center 15,039
19–7
27
December 16
New Orleans
W 122–100
Gordon, Harden (29)
Beverley, Capela, Harden (11)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 16,728
20–7
28
December 17
@ Minnesota
W 111–109 (OT)
Anderson, Harden (28)
Patrick Beverley (10)
James Harden (13)
Target Center 14,689
21–7
29
December 20
San Antonio
L 100–102
James Harden (31)
James Harden (10)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
21–8
30
December 21
@ Phoenix
W 125–111
James Harden (27)
Patrick Beverley (9)
James Harden (14)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
22–8
31
December 23
@ Memphis
L 109–115
Ryan Anderson (31)
Montrezl Harrell (8)
James Harden (17)
FedExForum 17,454
22–9
32
December 26
Phoenix
W 131–115
James Harden (32)
Trevor Ariza (10)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
23–9
33
December 27
@ Dallas
W 123–107
James Harden (34)
Sam Dekker (11)
James Harden (11)
American Airlines Center 20,425
24–9
34
December 30
L.A. Clippers
W 140–116
James Harden (30)
James Harden (13)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
25–9
35
December 31
New York
W 129–122
James Harden (53)
James Harden (16)
James Harden (17)
Toyota Center 18,055
26–9 :
January: 10–7 (home: 5–2; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36
January 2
Washington
W 101–91
Eric Gordon (31)
James Harden (10)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 16,569
27–9
37
January 5
Oklahoma City
W 118–116
James Harden (26)
Beverley, Harden, Harrell (8)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
28–9
38
January 6
@ Orlando
W 100–93
Ryan Anderson (19)
Patrick Beverley (9)
James Harden (10)
Amway Center 19,272
29–9
39
January 8
@ Toronto
W 129–122
James Harden (40)
James Harden (10)
James Harden (11)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
30–9
40
January 10
Charlotte
W 121–114
James Harden (40)
James Harden (15)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 16,196
31–9
41
January 11
@ Minnesota
L 105–119
James Harden (33)
Ryan Anderson (7)
James Harden (12)
Target Center 13,858
31–10
42
January 13
Memphis
L 105–110
James Harden (27)
Trevor Ariza (9)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
31–11
43
January 15
@ Brooklyn
W 137–112
Eric Gordon (24)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (11)
Barclays Center 17,732
32–11
44
January 17
@ Miami
L 103–109
James Harden (40)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
32–12
45
January 18
Milwaukee
W 111–92
James Harden (38)
Patrick Beverley (9)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 15,782
33–12
46
January 20
Golden State
L 108–125
Clint Capela (22)
Clint Capela (12)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
33–13
47
January 21
@ Memphis
W 119–95
Sam Dekker (30)
Trevor Ariza (10)
James Harden (10)
FedExForum 18,119
34–13
48
January 23
@ Milwaukee
L 114–127
James Harden (26)
James Harden (9)
James Harden (12)
Bradley Center 14,016
34–14
49
January 25
@ Boston
L 109–120
James Harden (30)
Clint Capela (7)
James Harden (12)
TD Garden 18,624
34–15
50
January 27
@ Philadelphia
W 123–118
James Harden (51)
James Harden (13)
James Harden (13)
Wells Fargo Center 20,588
35–15
51
January 29
@ Indiana
L 101–120
Ryan Anderson (27)
Trevor Ariza (9)
James Harden (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
35–16
52
January 31
Sacramento
W 105–83
Ryan Anderson (25)
Anderson, Capela (11)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 15,187
36–16 :
February
: 6–3 (home: 4–3; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
53
February 2
Atlanta
L 108–113
James Harden (41)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 15,602
36–17
54
February 3
Chicago
W 121–117 (OT)
James Harden (42)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
37–17
55
February 7
Orlando
W 128–104
James Harden (25)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 15,514
38–17
56
February 9
@ Charlotte
W 107–95
James Harden (30)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (8)
Spectrum Center 16,270
39–17
57
February 11
Phoenix
W 133–102
James Harden (40)
Patrick Beverley (10)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
40–17
58
February 15
Miami
L 109–117
James Harden (38)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 16,967
40–18
All-Star Break
59
February 23
@ New Orleans
W 129–99
Lou Williams (27)
Patrick Beverley (12)
James Harden (14)
Smoothie King Center 18,470
41–18
60
February 25
Minnesota
W 142–130
James Harden (24)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
42–18
61
February 27
Indiana
L 108–117
Lou Williams (28)
Capela, Harden (7)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
42–19 :
March
: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 1
@ L.A. Clippers
W 122–103
James Harden (26)
Beverley, Capela (12)
James Harden (9)
Staples Center 19,060
43–19
63
March 4
Memphis
W 123–108
James Harden (33)
Clint Capela (11)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
44–19
64
March 6
@ San Antonio
L 110–112
James Harden (39)
Patrick Beverley (10)
James Harden (12)
AT&T Center 18,418
44–20
65
March 8
Utah
L 108–115
James Harden (35)
Clint Capela (12)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 16,230
44–21
66
March 10
@ Chicago
W 115–94
Ryan Anderson (21)
Trevor Ariza (11)
James Harden (13)
United Center 21,995
45–21
67
March 12
Cleveland
W 117–112
James Harden (38)
Clint Capela (11)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
46–21
68
March 15
L.A. Lakers
W 139–100
Lou Williams (30)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 18,055
47–21
69
March 17
@ New Orleans
L 112–128
James Harden (41)
James Harden (14)
James Harden (11)
Smoothie King Center 17,972
47–22
70
March 18
@ Denver
W 109–105
James Harden (40)
James Harden (10)
James Harden (10)
Pepsi Center 17,512
48–22
71
March 20
Denver
W 125–124
James Harden (39)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 16,080
49–22
72
March 24
New Orleans
W 117–107
James Harden (37)
Clint Capela (13)
James Harden (17)
Toyota Center 18,055
50–22
73
March 26
Oklahoma City
W 137–125
Lou Williams (31)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
51–22
74
March 28
Golden State
L 106–113
James Harden (24)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 18,055
51–23
75
March 30
@ Portland
L 107–117
James Harden (30)
Harden, Beverley (8)
Harden, Nene (4)
Moda Center 20,049
51–24
76
March 31
@ Golden State
L 98–107
James Harden (17)
Clint Capela (14)
James Harden (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
51–25 :
April: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 2
@ Phoenix
W 123–116
Patrick Beverley (26)
Clint Capela (12)
Patrick Beverley (9)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,378
52–25
78
April 5
Denver
W 110–104
James Harden (31)
Beverley, Capela (11)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
53–25
79
April 7
Detroit
L 109–114
James Harden (33)
Patrick Beverley (13)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
53–26
80
April 9
@ Sacramento
W 135–128
James Harden (35)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (15)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
54–26
81
April 10
@ L.A. Clippers
L 96–125
Eric Gordon (17)
Montrezl Harrell (13)
Bobby Brown (9)
Staples Center 19,060
54–27
82
April 12
Minnesota
W 123–118
James Harden (27)
Beverley, Capela, Harden (10)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
55–27 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2017 playoff game log Total: 6–5 (home: 4–2; road: 2–3) :
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 16
Oklahoma City
W 118–87
James Harden (37)
Ryan Anderson (12)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
1–0
2
April 19
Oklahoma City
W 115–111
James Harden (35)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
2–0
3
April 21
@ Oklahoma City
L 113–115
James Harden (44)
Patrick Beverley (7)
James Harden (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
2–1
4
April 23
@ Oklahoma City
W 113–109
Nenê (28)
Nenê (10)
James Harden (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
3–1
5
April 25
Oklahoma City
W 105–99
James Harden (34)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (4)
Toyota Center 18,055
4–1 :
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 1
@ San Antonio
W 126–99
Trevor Ariza (23)
Clint Capela (13)
James Harden (13)
AT&T Center 18,418
1–0
2
May 3
@ San Antonio
L 96–121
Ryan Anderson (18)
Ryan Anderson (8)
James Harden (10)
AT&T Center 18,418
1–1
3
May 5
San Antonio
L 92–103
James Harden (43)
Clint Capela (16)
Ariza, Harden (5)
Toyota Center 18,187
1–2
4
May 7
San Antonio
W 125–104
James Harden (28)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
2–2
5
May 9
@ San Antonio
L 107–110 (OT)
James Harden (33)
Capela, Harden (11)
James Harden (10)
AT&T Center 18,418
2–3
6
May 11
San Antonio
L 75–114
Trevor Ariza (20)
Clint Capela (12)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
2–4 :
2017 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Houston Rockets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ryan Anderson | 72 | 72 | 29.4 | .418 | .403 | .860 | 4.6 | .9 | .4 | .2 | 13.6 |
| Trevor Ariza | 80 | 80 | 34.7 | .409 | .344 | .738 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .3 | 11.7 |
| Patrick Beverley | 67 | 67 | 30.7 | .420 | .382 | .768 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | .4 | 9.5 |
| Corey Brewer‡ | 58 | 8 | 15.9 | .414 | .234 | .727 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 4.2 |
| Bobby Brown | 25 | 0 | 4.9 | .383 | .400 | 1.000 | .2 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Clint Capela | 65 | 59 | 23.9 | .643 | – | .531 | 8.1 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| Sam Dekker | 77 | 2 | 18.4 | .473 | .321 | .559 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 6.5 |
| Tyler Ennis‡ | 31 | 0 | 6.3 | .391 | .375 | .667 | .6 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | 1.9 |
| Eric Gordon | 75 | 15 | 31.0 | .406 | .372 | .840 | 2.7 | 2.5 | .6 | .5 | 16.2 |
| James Harden | 81 | 81 | 36.4 | .440 | .347 | .847 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 1.5 | .5 | 29.1 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 58 | 14 | 18.3 | .652 | .143 | .628 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .7 | 9.1 |
| K. J. McDaniels‡ | 29 | 0 | 7.3 | .456 | .333 | .900 | 1.0 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 2.8 |
| Nenê | 67 | 8 | 17.9 | .617 | .333 | .589 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .8 | .6 | 9.1 |
| Chinanu Onuaku | 5 | 1 | 10.4 | .714 | – | 1.000 | 2.0 | .6 | .6 | .2 | 2.8 |
| Isaiah Taylor | 4 | 0 | 13.0 | .143 | .000 | .500 | .8 | .8 | .3 | .3 | .8 |
| Lou Williams | 23 | 0 | 25.7 | .386 | .318 | .867 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .7 | .4 | 14.9 |
| Troy Williams | 6 | 3 | 23.2 | .500 | .381 | .857 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 9.7 |
| Kyle Wiltjer | 14 | 0 | 3.1 | .286 | .308 | .500 | .7 | .1 | .2 | .1 | .9 |
$^‡$Traded mid-season

### Postseason

Houston Rockets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ryan Anderson | 11 | 9 | 30.5 | .391 | .283 | .875 | 5.2 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 9.4 |
| Trevor Ariza | 11 | 11 | 37.5 | .423 | .377 | .929 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .2 | 10.7 |
| Patrick Beverley | 11 | 11 | 29.5 | .413 | .404 | .786 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .2 | 11.1 |
| Bobby Brown | 5 | 0 | 4.4 | .500 | .455 | – | .4 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Clint Capela | 11 | 11 | 26.0 | .561 | .000 | .615 | 8.7 | 1.1 | .7 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
| Sam Dekker | 4 | 0 | 7.8 | .250 | .500 | – | 2.5 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 2.3 |
| Eric Gordon | 11 | 2 | 32.5 | .421 | .386 | .722 | 3.9 | 2.0 | .7 | .5 | 12.9 |
| James Harden | 11 | 11 | 37.0 | .413 | .278 | .878 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | .5 | 28.5 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | .333 | – | .500 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Nenê | 9 | 0 | 17.9 | .706 | .000 | .581 | 4.7 | .6 | .7 | .4 | 10.0 |
| Isaiah Taylor | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .000 | .000 | – | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Lou Williams | 11 | 0 | 24.7 | .424 | .308 | .897 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 12.5 |
| Troy Williams | 5 | 0 | 3.8 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 1.4 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .2 |
| Kyle Wiltjer | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |

## Injuries

| Player | Duration | Duration | Injury type | Games missed |
| Player | Start | End | Injury type | Games missed |
| Patrick Beverley | October 2, 2016 | November 17, 2016 | Left knee surgery | 11 |
| Montrezl Harrell | November 18, 2016 | November 20, 2016 | Left calf contusion | 1 |
| Clint Capela | December 17, 2016 | January 17, 2017 | Fractured fibula | 15 |
| Patrick Beverley | December 26, 2016 | December 29, 2016 | Thigh bruise | 1 |
| Patrick Beverley | December 31, 2016 | January 5, 2017 | Sprained right wrist | 2 |
| Eric Gordon | January 8, 2017 | January 13, 2017 | Sprained left big toe | 2 |
| Ryan Anderson | January 17, 2017 | January 23, 2017 | Illness (flu) | 3 |
| Eric Gordon | January 25, 2017 | January 29, 2017 | Lower back tightness | 2 |
| Nenê | February 3, 2017 | February 8, 2017 | Sore groin | 1 |
| Eric Gordon | February 9, 2017 | February 15, 2017 | Lower back soreness | 2 |
| Ryan Anderson | March 6, 2017 | March 10, 2017 | Lower back tightness | 1 |
| Ryan Anderson | March 24, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | Sprained right ankle | 6 |
| James Harden | April 2, 2017 | April 5, 2017 | Illness (flu) | 1 |
| Sam Dekker | April 2, 2017 | May 1, 2017 | Fractured left hand | 10 |
| Nenê | May 7, 2017 | Rest of season | Torn left adductor muscle | 2 |
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## Transactions
### Trades

| September 22, 2016 | To Houston RocketsTyler Ennis | To Milwaukee BucksMichael Beasley |
| February 21, 2017 | To Houston RocketsLou Williams | To Los Angeles LakersCorey Brewer First-round draft pick (2017) |
| February 23, 2017 | To Houston RocketsCash considerations | To Brooklyn NetsK. J. McDaniels |
| February 23, 2017 | To Houston RocketsMarcelo Huertas | To Los Angeles LakersTyler Ennis |

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed | Contract | Ref. |
| James Harden | July 9, 2016 | 4 years, $118 million | |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Mike D'Antoni (head coach) | May 26, 2016 | 4 years, $17 million | Philadelphia 76ers (associate coach) |
| Ryan Anderson | July 9, 2016 | 4 years, $80 million | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Eric Gordon | July 9, 2016 | 4 years, $53 million | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Nenê | July 19, 2016 | 1 year, $2.9 million | Washington Wizards |
| Pablo Prigioni | July 28, 2016 | 2 years, $2.2 million | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Bobby Brown | September 23, 2016 | 1 year, $980,000 | Beşiktaş Sompo Japan |
| Kyle Wiltjer | September 23, 2016 | 2 years, $1.4 million | Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) |
| Isaiah Taylor | February 27, 2017 | 3 years, $3.1 million | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Troy Williams | March 10, 2017 | 10-day contract | Iowa Energy |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date | New team |
| Andrew Goudelock | Waived | July 9, 2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Terrence Jones | Free Agency | July 9, 2016 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Jason Terry | Free Agency | July 9, 2016 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Josh Smith | Free Agency | July 9, 2016 | Sichuan Blue Whales |
| Dwight Howard | Free Agency | July 12, 2016 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Pablo Prigioni | Waived | October 24, 2016 | Saski Baskonia |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | Free Agency | December 15, 2016 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Marcelo Huertas | Waived | February 25, 2017 | None |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards

| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | November 14, 2016 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | December 19, 2016 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | January 2, 2017 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Month (December) | January 3, 2017 |
| Mike D'Antoni | Western Conference Coach of the Month (December) | January 4, 2017 |
| James Harden | Western Conference All-Star | January 19, 2017 |
| Eric Gordon | NBA Three-Point Contest Champion | February 18, 2017 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | March 27, 2017 |
| James Harden | All-NBA First Team | May 18, 2017 |

### Records

* On November 12, James Harden became the first player in NBA history to record at least 24 points and 12 assists in six consecutive games.
* On November 14, James Harden became the first player in NBA history to record 30-plus points and 120-plus 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 three-pointers attempted in a game, breaking the previous record of 49 set by Dallas in 1996.
* On November 29, the Rockets hit 10-plus 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 threes 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-plus 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 three-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 three-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.