# 2018–19 Houston Rockets season

The 2018–19 Houston Rockets season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 48th in the Houston area.
Despite early struggles in the season including an on-court altercation between rival guards Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo, injuries among its players, and losing core players including Trevor Ariza, the team made a dramatic improvement and finished as the 4th seed in the West. Most notable within the surge was Harden's impressive play. It included his 30-point streak which started on December 13, all the way to a surprising 32 games until ending on February 25. This streak had left him 2nd for continuous 30+ points in a game, leaving Wilt Chamberlain as 1st. On March 24, against the Pelicans, they clinched another playoff spot for the 7th straight year.
In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz in the First Round in five games. However, the Rockets would lose in six games against the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Semifinals, their fourth playoff exit against the Warriors in the last five postseasons. They previously lost to the Warriors in 2015 (conference finals), 2016 (first round), and 2018 (conference finals).

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 46 | De'Anthony Melton | Guard | United States | USC (So.) |
Entering the night of the draft, the Rockets had only one selection at hand, with it being the pick they acquired from the Miami Heat via a previous trade involving the Memphis Grizzlies and Charlotte Hornets, being the lowest second round pick of those teams. On the night of the draft, the Rockets selected former University of Southern California guard De'Anthony Melton as their sole selection that year. Melton only played one season at USC, playing that previous season as a starter in 25 out of 36 games played there, recording averages of 8.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.0 blocks, and 1.9 steals per game that season. He was originally planned to play in his sophomore season, but was suspended and later left in relation to the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal. Prior to the start of the season, Melton was traded alongside veteran power forward Ryan Anderson to the Phoenix Suns on August 31, 2018, in exchange for veteran point guard Brandon Knight and power forward Marquese Chriss.

## Standings
### Division

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 31‍–‍10 | 22‍–‍19 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 32‍–‍9 | 16‍–‍25 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 12‍–‍29 | 8–8 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 14‍–‍27 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 24‍–‍17 | 9‍–‍32 | 4–12 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Golden State Warriors * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0) :
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 2
@ Memphis
W 131–115
Chris Paul (22)
Green, Capela (6)
Chris Paul (9)
Legacy Arena 16,888
1–0
2
October 4
Indiana
L 100–110
James Harden (17)
James Ennis III (6)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 17,089
1–1
3
October 7
@ San Antonio
W 108–93
James Harden (21)
Chris Paul (8)
Paul, Harden (9)
AT&T Center 18,326
2–1
4
October 9
Shanghai Sharks
W 128–86
James Harden (37)
Bruno Caboclo (7)
Paul, Harden (9)
Toyota Center 16,317
3–1
5
October 12
@ Memphis
W 121–103
James Harden (23)
Clint Capela (13)
Chris Paul (11)
FedEx Forum 12,576
4–1 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 31–10; road: 22–19) :
October: 1–5 (home: 0–4; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 17
New Orleans
L 112–131
Eric Gordon (21)
James Harden (9)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
0–1
2
October 20
@ LA Lakers
W 124–115
James Harden (36)
Clint Capela (12)
Chris Paul (10)
Staples Center 18,997
1–1
3
October 21
@ LA Clippers
L 112–115
James Harden (31)
Capela, Anthony (6)
James Harden (14)
Staples Center 16,149
1–2
4
October 24
Utah
L 89–100
James Harden (29)
Clint Capela (12)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
1–3
5
October 26
LA Clippers
L 113–133
Carmelo Anthony (24)
Clint Capela (15)
Chris Paul (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
1–4
6
October 30
Portland
L 85–104
Chris Paul (17)
Clint Capela (14)
Chris Paul (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
1–5 :
November
: 9–6 (home: 4–1; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 2
@ Brooklyn
W 119–111
Chris Paul (32)
Clint Capela (13)
Chris Paul (11)
Barclays Center 14,013
2–5
8
November 3
@ Chicago
W 96–88
James Harden (25)
Clint Capela (12)
Chris Paul (8)
United Center 20,505
3–5
9
November 5
@ Indiana
W 98–94
James Harden (28)
Clint Capela (10)
Chris Paul (13)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,735
4–5
10
November 8
@ Oklahoma City
L 80–98
James Harden (19)
James Harden (8)
James Harden (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
4–6
11
November 10
@ San Antonio
L 89–96
James Harden (25)
Clint Capela (17)
Chris Paul (4)
AT&T Center 18,354
4–7
12
November 11
Indiana
W 115–103
James Harden (40)
Gary Clark (8)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
5–7
13
November 13
@ Denver
W 109–99
Clint Capela (24)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (11)
Pepsi Center 16,741
6–7
14
November 15
Golden State
W 107–86
James Harden (27)
Clint Capela (10)
Chris Paul (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
7–7
15
November 17
Sacramento
W 132–112
James Harden (34)
Clint Capela (16)
Chris Paul (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
8–7
16
November 21
Detroit
W 126–124
James Harden (43)
Clint Capela (15)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
9–7
17
November 23
@ Detroit
L 111–116 (OT)
James Harden (33)
Clint Capela (21)
Chris Paul (9)
Little Caesars Arena 17,268
9–8
18
November 24
@ Cleveland
L 108–117
James Harden (40)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
9–9
19
November 26
@ Washington
L 131–135 (OT)
James Harden (54)
Clint Capela (14)
James Harden (13)
Capital One Arena 16,872
9–10
20
November 28
Dallas
L 108–128
James Harden (25)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (17)
Toyota Center 18,055
9–11
21
November 30
@ San Antonio
W 136–105
Clint Capela (27)
Clint Capela (12)
Harden, Paul (10)
AT&T Center 18,354
10–11 :
December
: 11–4 (home: 9–0; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 1
Chicago
W 121–105
James Harden (30)
Clint Capela (15)
Chris Paul (13)
Toyota Center 18,055
11–11
23
December 3
@ Minnesota
L 91–103
James Harden (29)
P. J. Tucker (9)
James Harden (8)
Target Center 13,834
11–12
24
December 6
@ Utah
L 91–118
James Harden (15)
Clint Capela (10)
Chris Paul (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
11–13
25
December 8
@ Dallas
L 104–107
James Harden (35)
Clint Capela (13)
Harden, Paul (8)
American Airlines Center 20,254
11–14
26
December 11
Portland
W 111–104
James Harden (29)
Chris Paul (11)
Chris Paul (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
12–14
27
December 13
LA Lakers
W 126–111
James Harden (50)
Clint Capela (13)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
13–14
28
December 15
@ Memphis
W 105–97
James Harden (32)
James Harden (12)
Harden, Paul (10)
FedExForum 16,777
14–14
29
December 17
Utah
W 102–97
James Harden (47)
Clint Capela (14)
Chris Paul (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
15–14
30
December 19
Washington
W 136–118
James Harden (36)
Clint Capela (12)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
16–14
31
December 20
@ Miami
L 99–101
James Harden (35)
Clint Capela (14)
James Harden (12)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
16–15
32
December 22
San Antonio
W 108–101
James Harden (38)
Clint Capela (22)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
17–15
33
December 25
Oklahoma City
W 113–109
James Harden (41)
Clint Capela (23)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
18–15
34
December 27
Boston
W 127–113
James Harden (45)
Clint Capela (18)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
19–15
35
December 29
@ New Orleans
W 108–104
James Harden (41)
James Harden (9)
Austin Rivers (7)
Smoothie King Center 17,555
20–15
36
December 31
Memphis
W 113–101
James Harden (43)
Clint Capela (13)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 18,055
21–15 :
January
: 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 3
@ Golden State
W 135–134 (OT)
James Harden (44)
Clint Capela (21)
James Harden (15)
Oracle Arena 19,596
22–15
38
January 5
@ Portland
L 101–110
James Harden (38)
Clint Capela (21)
James Harden (8)
Moda Center 19,577
22–16
39
January 7
Denver
W 125–113
James Harden (32)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (14)
Toyota Center 18,055
23–16
40
January 9
Milwaukee
L 109–116
James Harden (42)
Clint Capela (13)
P. J. Tucker (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
23–17
41
January 11
Cleveland
W 141–113
James Harden (43)
James Harden (10)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
24–17
42
January 13
@ Orlando
L 109–116
James Harden (38)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (12)
Amway Center 16,982
24–18
43
January 14
Memphis
W 112–94
James Harden (57)
James Harden (9)
Austin Rivers (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
25–18
44
January 16
Brooklyn
L 142–145 (OT)
James Harden (58)
Harden, Tucker (10)
Harden, Rivers (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
25–19
45
January 19
LA Lakers
W 138–134 (OT)
James Harden (48)
P. J. Tucker (9)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
26–19
46
January 21
@ Philadelphia
L 93–121
James Harden (37)
Harden, Tucker, Faried (6)
Harden, Rivers (3)
Wells Fargo Center 20,313
26–20
47
January 23
@ New York
W 114–110
James Harden (61)
James Harden (15)
Harden, Rivers (4)
Madison Square Garden 18,819
27–20
48
January 25
Toronto
W 121–119
James Harden (35)
Kenneth Faried (14)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
28–20
49
January 27
Orlando
W 103–98
James Harden (40)
James Harden (11)
Harden, Paul (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
29–20
50
January 29
New Orleans
L 116–121
James Harden (37)
Harden, Faried (11)
Chris Paul (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
29–21 :
February
: 8–4 (home: 3–1; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 1
@ Denver
L 122–136
James Harden (30)
Harden, Faried (6)
James Harden (9)
Pepsi Center 20,106
29–22
52
February 2
@ Utah
W 125–98
James Harden (43)
Harden, Faried (12)
James Harden (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
30–22
53
February 4
@ Phoenix
W 118–110
James Harden (44)
Kenneth Faried (14)
James Harden (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,740
31–22
54
February 6
@ Sacramento
W 127–101
James Harden (36)
Kenneth Faried (11)
Chris Paul (11)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
32–22
55
February 9
Oklahoma City
L 112–117
James Harden (42)
Kenneth Faried (12)
Chris Paul (9)
Toyota Center 18,061
32–23
56
February 11
Dallas
W 120–104
James Harden (31)
Harden, Faried (8)
Chris Paul (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
33–23
57
February 13
@ Minnesota
L 111–121
James Harden (42)
Kenneth Faried (11)
Chris Paul (8)
Target Center 15,131
33–24
All-Star Break
58
February 21
@ LA Lakers
L 106–111
James Harden (30)
Clint Capela (11)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 18,997
33–25
59
February 23
@ Golden State
W 118–112
Eric Gordon (25)
Clint Capela (15)
Chris Paul (17)
Oracle Arena 19,596
34–25
60
February 25
Atlanta
W 119–111
James Harden (28)
Kenneth Faried (10)
Chris Paul (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
35–25
61
February 27
@ Charlotte
W 118–113
James Harden (30)
Clint Capela (17)
Chris Paul (8)
Spectrum Center 17,903
36–25
62
February 28
Miami
W 121–118
James Harden (58)
Clint Capela (11)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
37–25 :
March
: 12–3 (home: 7–1; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 3
@ Boston
W 115–104
James Harden (42)
Clint Capela (9)
Chris Paul (12)
TD Garden 18,624
38–25
64
March 5
@ Toronto
W 107–95
James Harden (35)
Clint Capela (15)
Chris Paul (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
39–25
65
March 8
Philadelphia
W 107–91
James Harden (31)
James Harden (10)
Chris Paul (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
40–25
66
March 10
@ Dallas
W 94–93
James Harden (26)
Clint Capela (12)
Chris Paul (9)
American Airlines Center 20,423
41–25
67
March 11
Charlotte
W 118–106
James Harden (28)
Clint Capela (15)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
42–25
68
March 13
Golden State
L 104–106
James Harden (29)
Clint Capela (13)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,122
42–26
69
March 15
Phoenix
W 108–102
James Harden (41)
Clint Capela (11)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
43–26
70
March 17
Minnesota
W 117–102
Chris Paul (25)
Clint Capela (13)
Harden, Paul (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
44–26
71
March 19
@ Atlanta
W 121–105
James Harden (31)
Clint Capela (11)
Chris Paul (11)
State Farm Arena 16,293
45–26
72
March 20
@ Memphis
L 125–126 (OT)
James Harden (57)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (8)
FedExForum 16,691
45–27
73
March 22
San Antonio
W 111–105
James Harden (61)
Clint Capela (16)
Chris Paul (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
46–27
74
March 24
@ New Orleans
W 113–90
James Harden (28)
Clint Capela (17)
Chris Paul (13)
Smoothie King Center 17,048
47–27
75
March 26
@ Milwaukee
L 94–108
James Harden (23)
Clint Capela (11)
James Harden (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,910
47–28
76
March 28
Denver
W 112–85
James Harden (38)
Clint Capela (15)
Chris Paul (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
48–28
77
March 30
Sacramento
W 119–108
James Harden (50)
Clint Capela (15)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
49–28 :
April
: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 2
@ Sacramento
W 130–105
James Harden (36)
Clint Capela (13)
Chris Paul (12)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
50–28
79
April 3
@ LA Clippers
W 135–103
James Harden (31)
Clint Capela (15)
Harden, Paul (7)
Staples Center 17,593
51–28
80
April 5
New York
W 120–96
James Harden (26)
Clint Capela (15)
Chris Paul (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
52–28
81
April 7
Phoenix
W 149–113
James Harden (30)
Capela, Harden (13)
Paul, Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
53–28
82
April 9
@ Oklahoma City
L 111–112
James Harden (39)
Capela, Harden (10)
Chris Paul (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
53–29 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2019 playoff game log Total: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4) :
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 14
Utah
W 122–90
James Harden (29)
Clint Capela (12)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
1–0
2
April 17
Utah
W 118–98
James Harden (32)
James Harden (13)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
2–0
3
April 20
@ Utah
W 104–101
James Harden (22)
Clint Capela (14)
James Harden (10)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
3–0
4
April 22
@ Utah
L 91–107
James Harden (30)
Chris Paul (8)
Chris Paul (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
3–1
5
April 24
Utah
W 100–93
James Harden (26)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
4–1 :
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 28
@ Golden State
L 100–104
James Harden (35)
Clint Capela (6)
James Harden (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–1
2
April 30
@ Golden State
L 109–115
James Harden (29)
Tucker, Capela (10)
Chris Paul (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–2
3
May 4
Golden State
W 126–121 (OT)
James Harden (41)
P. J. Tucker (12)
Chris Paul (7)
Toyota Center 18,169
1–2
4
May 6
Golden State
W 112–108
James Harden (38)
Harden, Tucker (10)
Chris Paul (5)
Toyota Center 18,169
2–2
5
May 8
@ Golden State
L 99–104
James Harden (31)
Clint Capela (14)
James Harden (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
2–3
6
May 10
Golden State
L 113–118
James Harden (35)
Chris Paul (11)
Chris Paul (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
2–4 :
2019 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
| Carmelo Anthony$^†$ | PF | 10 | 2 | 294 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 134 |
| Clint Capela | C | 67 | 67 | 2,249 | 848 | 96 | 44 | 102 | 1,114 |
| Michael Carter-Williams$^†$ | PG | 16 | 1 | 145 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 69 |
| Chris Chiozza$^≠$ | PG | 7 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Marquese Chriss$^†$ | PF | 16 | 0 | 104 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 |
| Gary Clark | PF | 51 | 2 | 641 | 116 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 148 |
| Vincent Edwards | SF | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| James Ennis$^†$ | SF | 40 | 25 | 949 | 117 | 27 | 38 | 16 | 294 |
| Kenneth Faried$^≠$ | C | 25 | 13 | 610 | 206 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 323 |
| Eric Gordon | SG | 68 | 53 | 2,158 | 148 | 129 | 41 | 27 | 1,103 |
| Gerald Green | SG | 73 | 0 | 1,473 | 182 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 675 |
| James Harden | PG | 78 | 78 | 2,867 | 518 | 586 | 158 | 58 | 2,818 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | PF | 28 | 0 | 221 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 |
| Danuel House$^‡$ | SF | 39 | 13 | 979 | 140 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 366 |
| Terrence Jones$^≠$ | PF | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Knight$^†$ | PG | 12 | 0 | 118 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| Nenê | C | 42 | 2 | 546 | 123 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 151 |
| James Nunnally$^≠$ | SF | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chris Paul | PG | 58 | 58 | 1,857 | 265 | 473 | 114 | 18 | 906 |
| Austin Rivers$^≠$ | SG | 47 | 13 | 1,345 | 91 | 109 | 29 | 13 | 408 |
| Iman Shumpert$^≠$ | SG | 20 | 1 | 382 | 54 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 91 |
| P. J. Tucker | PF | 82 | 82 | 2,802 | 479 | 96 | 132 | 39 | 601 |
| Zhou Qi$^‡$ | PF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
After all games. $^‡$Waived during the season $^†$Traded during the season $^≠$Acquired during the season

### Playoffs

| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
| Clint Capela | C | 11 | 11 | 331 | 113 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 107 |
| Gary Clark | PF | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Faried | C | 6 | 0 | 56 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Eric Gordon | SG | 11 | 11 | 410 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 196 |
| Gerald Green | SG | 11 | 0 | 97 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39 |
| James Harden | PG | 11 | 11 | 424 | 76 | 73 | 24 | 10 | 348 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | PF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danuel House | SF | 7 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| Nenê | C | 7 | 0 | 141 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 34 |
| Chris Paul | PG | 11 | 11 | 397 | 70 | 60 | 24 | 7 | 187 |
| Austin Rivers | SG | 10 | 0 | 215 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 74 |
| Iman Shumpert | SG | 8 | 0 | 109 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| P. J. Tucker | PF | 11 | 11 | 426 | 82 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 125 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 2, 2018 | To Houston RocketsDraft rights to Maarty Leunen | To Dallas MavericksChinanu Onuaku Cash considerations Option to swap 2020 second-round draft picks |
| August 31, 2018 | To Houston RocketsBrandon Knight Marquese Chriss | To Phoenix SunsRyan Anderson De'Anthony Melton |
| January 7, 2019 | To Houston RocketsConditional 2020 second-round draft pick (Memphis) | To Chicago BullsMichael Carter-Williams Cash considerations |
| January 22, 2019 | To Houston RocketsDraft rights to Tadija Dragićević | To Chicago BullsCarmelo Anthony Draft rights to Jon Diebler Cash considerations |
| February 7, 2019 | To Houston RocketsOption to swap 2021 second-round draft picks | To Philadelphia 76ersJames Ennis III |
| February 7, 2019 | To Houston RocketsIman Shumpert (from Sacramento) Wade Baldwin IV Nik Stauskas 2021 second-round draft pick (Milwaukee) Option to swap 2020 second-round draft picks | To Cleveland CavaliersBrandon Knight Marquese Chriss Conditional 2019 first-round draft pick 2022 second-round draft pick |
| February 7, 2019 | To Houston RocketsCash considerations | To Indiana PacersWade Baldwin IV Nik Stauskas Draft rights to Maarty Leunen 2021 second-round draft pick (Milwaukee) |

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

| Player | Signed |
| Chris Paul | 4-year contract worth $160 million |
| Gerald Green | 1-year contract worth $2.4 million |
| Clint Capela | 5-year contract worth $90 million |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Gary Clark | Two-way contract | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Vincent Edwards | Two-way contract | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 1-year contract worth $1.9 million | Charlotte Hornets |
| James Ennis III | 2-year contract worth $3.4 million | Detroit Pistons |
| Carmelo Anthony | 1-year contract worth $2.4 million | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Danuel House | Two-way contract | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Austin Rivers | 1-year, veteran's minimum contract | Phoenix Suns |
| James Nunnally | 10-day contract | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Kenneth Faried | 1-year, veteran's prorated minimum contract | Brooklyn Nets |
| Terrence Jones | 10-day contract | Erie BayHawks |
| Chris Chiozza | 10-day contract | Capital City Go-Go |
| Trevon Duval | Two-way contract | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Michael Frazier II | Prorated minimum contract | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Trevor Ariza | 1-year contract worth $15 million | Phoenix Suns |
| Aaron Jackson | Waived | Beijing Ducks |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 1-year contract worth $4.3 million | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Markel Brown | 1-year contract | Darüşşafaka |
| R. J. Hunter | Waived | Atlanta Hawks |
| Zhou Qi | Waived | n/a |
| James Nunnally | Waived | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan |
| Terrence Jones | Waived | n/a |

## Awards

| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | December 17, 2018 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | December 31, 2018 |
| Mike D'Antoni | Western Conference Coach of the Month (December) | January 2, 2019 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Month (December) | January 3, 2019 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | January 21, 2019 |
| James Harden | NBA All-Star | January 24, 2019 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Month (January) | February 2, 2019 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | March 25, 2019 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Month (March/April) | April 11, 2019 |