# 2009–10 Houston Rockets season

The 2009–10 Houston Rockets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The news broke in the off-season when center Yao Ming would miss the upcoming season due to foot surgery. This injury would soon be considered career-threatening. Mid-season, All-Star Tracy McGrady, who was working his way back from knee surgery that kept him out of last season, was traded to the New York Knicks. Despite losing two All-Stars, the Rockets finished 42–40, but did not clinch a playoff spot.

## Key dates

* June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
* July 8 – The free agency period started.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 32 | Jermaine Taylor | SG | United States | Central Florida |
| 2 | 34 | Sergio Llull | PG | Spain | Real Madrid (Spain) |

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Center Yao Ming missed the entire season due to a left foot injury.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 28–13 | 27–14 | 10–6 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | 29–12 | 21–20 | 9–7 |
| Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 9–7 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 5–11 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 24–17 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 4 | y-Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 8 | x-Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 10 | Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 |
| 11 | New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |

### Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| New Orleans | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Oklahoma City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2009–10 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 23–18; Road: 19–22) :
October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 27
@ Portland
L 87–96
Aaron Brooks (19)
Hayes, Landry Andersen (5)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Rose Garden 20403
0–1
2
October 28
@ Golden State
W 108–107
Trevor Ariza (25)
Luis Scola (11)
Aaron Brooks (12)
Oracle Arena 19596
1-1
3
October 31
Portland
W 111–107
Trevor Ariza (33)
Luis Scola (6)
Aaron Brooks (8)
Toyota Center 18100
2–1 :
November: 7–7 (home: 3–4; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
@ Utah
W 113–96
Aaron Brooks (19)
Luis Scola (15)
Aaron Brooks (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19911
3–1
5
November 4
LA Lakers
L 102–103
Carl Landry (20)
Chuck Hayes (14)
Aaron Brooks (6)
Toyota Center 18291
3–2
6
November 6
Oklahoma City
W 105–94
Trevor Ariza (21)
Luis Scola (10)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Toyota Center 14911
4–2
7
November 10
@ Dallas
L 103–121
Aaron Brooks (22)
Chase Budinger (9)
Kyle Lowry (5)
American Airlines Center 19720
4–3
8
November 11
Memphis
W 104–79
Luis Scola (22)
Luis Scola (15)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Toyota Center 17220
5–3
9
November 13
@ Sacramento
L 100–109
Trevor Ariza (28)
Luis Scola (9)
Ariza, Brooks (5)
ARCO Arena 11762
5–4
10
November 15
@ LA Lakers
W 101–91
Aaron Brooks (33)
Landry, Scola (9)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Staples Center 18977
6–4
11
November 17
Phoenix
L 105–111
Carl Landry (27)
Carl Landry (9)
Aaron Brooks (13)
Toyota Center 16396
6–5
12
November 18
@ Minnesota
W 97–84
Luis Scola (20)
Luis Scola (16)
Shane Battier (5)
Target Center 11137
7–5
13
November 20
@ Atlanta
L 103–105
Luis Scola (17)
Luis Scola (10)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Philips Arena 16674
7–6
14
November 21
Sacramento
W 113–106
Luis Scola (22)
Luis Scola (12)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Toyota Center 16202
8–6
15
November 25
Dallas
L 99–130
Carl Landry (24)
Scola, Hayes (7)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Toyota Center 18157
8–7
16
November 27
San Antonio
L 84–92
Luis Scola (18)
Luis Scola (12)
Trevor Ariza (5)
Toyota Center 18164
8-8
17
November 29
@ Oklahoma City
W 100–91
Brooks, Landry (21)
Carl Landry (10)
Aaron Brooks (4)
Ford Center 18203
9–8 :
December: 11–5 (home: 6–0; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2
@ LA Clippers
W 102–85
Aaron Brooks (22)
Luis Scola (7)
Aaron Brooks (5)
Staples Center 13836
10–8
19
December 3
@ Golden State
W 111–109
Aaron Brooks (25)
Luis Scola (13)
Aaron Brooks (7)
Oracle Arena 16432
11–8
20
December 5
@ Portland
L 89–90
Carl Landry (23)
Carl Landry (9)
Aaron Brooks (5)
Rose Garden 20555
11–9
21
December 9
Cleveland
W 95–85
Aaron Brooks (27)
Luis Scola (10)
Aaron Brooks (6)
Toyota Center 18200
12–9
22
December 11
@ Philadelphia
W 96–91
Carl Landry (20)
Trevor Ariza (12)
Trevor Ariza (3)
Wachovia Center 13991
13–9
23
December 13
@ Toronto
L 88–101
Carl Landry (25)
Luis Scola (15)
Aaron Brooks (4)
Air Canada Centre 17111
13–10
24
December 15
Detroit
W 107–96
Brooks, Scola (23)
Chase Budinger (12)
Aaron Brooks (10)
Toyota Center 14899
14–10
25
December 16
@ Denver
L 101–111
Aaron Brooks (23)
David Andersen (9)
Aaron Brooks (7)
Pepsi Center 15753
14–11
26
December 18
@ Dallas
W 116–108
Kyle Lowry (26)
Luis Scola (10)
Kyle Lowry (10)
American Airlines Center 19890
15–11
27
December 19
Oklahoma City
W 95–90
Trevor Ariza (31)
Chuck Hayes (15)
Trevor Ariza (6)
Toyota Center 15095
16–11
28
December 22
LA Clippers
W 108–99
Aaron Brooks (27)
Shane Battier (8)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Toyota Center 17128
17–11
29
December 23
@ Orlando
L 87–102
Carl Landry (20)
Trevor Ariza (7)
Brooks, Battier (4)
Amway Arena 17461
17–12
30
December 26
@ New Jersey
W 103–98
Carl Landry (26)
Trevor Ariza (11)
Trevor Ariza (8)
IZOD Center 13374
18–12
31
December 27
@ Cleveland
L 83–108
Aaron Brooks (23)
Carl Landry (6)
Battier, Ariza, Brooks, Lowry (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 20562
18–13
32
December 29
New Orleans
W 108–100
Aaron Brooks (27)
Luis Scola (12)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Toyota Center 18187
19–13
33
December 31
Dallas
W 97–94
Aaron Brooks (30)
Luis Scola (13)
Trevor Ariza (7)
Toyota Center 18306
20–13 :
January: 5–9 (home: 4–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 2
@ New Orleans
L 95–99
Trevor Ariza (19)
Chuck Hayes (13)
Kyle Lowry (6)
New Orleans Arena 16020
20–14
35
January 5
@ LA Lakers
L 79–88
Carl Landry (19)
Carl Landry (6)
Trevor Ariza (8)
Staples Center 18997
20–15
36
January 6
@ Phoenix
L 110–118
Aaron Brooks (34)
Carl Landry (10)
Kyle Lowry (6)
US Airways Center 15811
20–16
37
January 9
NY Knicks
W 105–96
Luis Scola (23)
Scola, Lowry (7)
Shane Battier (5)
Toyota Center 15693
21–16
38
January 12
@ Charlotte
L 94–102
Trevor Ariza (19)
Luis Scola (14)
Aaron Brooks (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 11463
21–17
39
January 13
Minnesota
W 120–114
Aaron Brooks (43)
Chuck Hayes (17)
Trevor Ariza (7)
Toyota Center 15175
22–17
40
January 15
Miami
L 106–115
Budinger, Scola (17)
Battier, Ariza (6)
Aaron Brooks (5)
Toyota Center 16720
22–18
41
January 18
Milwaukee
W 101–98
Luis Scola (27)
Luis Scola (15)
Aaron Brooks (10)
Toyota Center 17187
23–18
42
January 22
@ San Antonio
W 116–109
Brooks, Lowry (23)
Luis Scola (9)
Kyle Lowry (9)
AT&T Center 18581
24–18
43
January 23
Chicago
L 97–104
Carl Landry (22)
Shane Battier (8)
Kyle Lowry (5)
Toyota Center 18119
24–19
44
January 25
Atlanta
L 95–102
Carl Landry (16)
Luis Scola (8)
Aaron Brooks (5)
Toyota Center 14998
24–20
45
January 27
Denver
L 92–97
Aaron Brooks (22)
Luis Scola (11)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Toyota Center 16357
24–21
46
January 29
Portland
W 104–100
Aaron Brooks (33)
Battier, Scola (8)
Aaron Brooks (7)
Toyota Center 16129
25–21
47
January 31
Phoenix
L 111–115
Aaron Brooks (24)
Shane Battier (11)
Aaron Brooks (6)
Toyota Center 17165
25–22 :
February: 4–7 (home: 2–4; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
February 2
Golden State
W 119–97
Brooks, Landry (24)
Chuck Hayes (13)
Aaron Brooks (6)
Toyota Center 12845
26–22
49
February 5
@ Memphis
W 101–83
Aaron Brooks (19)
Joey Dorsey (12)
Brooks, Lowry (4)
FedExForum 14531
27–22
50
February 6
Philadelphia
L 95–102
Aaron Brooks (34)
Carl Landry (10)
Ariza, Brooks (4)
Toyota Center 17415
27–23
51
February 9
@ Miami
L 66–99
Luis Scola (12)
Hayes, Budinger (12)
Battier, Scola (2)
American Airlines Arena 18654
27–24
52
February 16
Utah
L 95–104
Aaron Brooks (18)
Shane Battier (8)
Trevor Ariza (6)
Toyota Center 14942
27–25
53
February 17
@ Milwaukee
W 127–99
Trevor Ariza (22)
Shane Battier (10)
Aaron Brooks (12)
Bradley Center 11685
28–25
54
February 20
Indiana
L 115–125
Aaron Brooks (26)
Scola, Andersen (11)
Aaron Brooks (7)
Toyota Center 16550
28–26
55
February 21
@ New Orleans
L 94–102
Chase Budinger (18)
Luis Scola (11)
Brooks, Ariza (8)
New Orleans Arena 14504
28–27
56
February 24
Orlando
L 92–110
Aaron Brooks (24)
Shane Battier (9)
Aaron Brooks (8)
Toyota Center 15749
28-28
57
February 26
San Antonio
W 109–104
Kevin Martin (33)
Luis Scola (13)
Shane Battier (5)
Toyota Center 18195
29–28
58
February 27
@ Utah
L 110–133
Kevin Martin (32)
Budinger, Hayes (5)
Chuck Hayes (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19911
29–29 :
March: 8–8 (home: 5–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
Toronto
W 116–92
Martin, Brooks (28)
Luis Scola (8)
Chuck Hayes (8)
Toyota Center 13943
30–29
60
March 3
Sacramento
L 81–84
Aaron Brooks (22)
Luis Scola (18)
Luis Scola (5)
Toyota Center 15651
30-30
61
March 6
@ Minnesota
W 112–98
Kevin Martin (30)
Luis Scola (21)
Aaron Brooks (9)
Target Center 15587
31–30
62
March 7
@ Detroit
L 107–110
Kevin Martin (27)
Luis Scola (15)
Aaron Brooks (7)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18422
31-31
63
March 9
@ Washington
W 96–88
Luis Scola (23)
Luis Scola (10)
Kyle Lowry (4)
Verizon Center 10422
32–31
64
March 13
New Jersey
W 116–108
Luis Scola (44)
Luis Scola (12)
Aaron Brooks (7)
Toyota Center 16998
33–31
65
March 15
Denver
W 125–123
Aaron Brooks (31)
Luis Scola (11)
Aaron Brooks (9)
Toyota Center 16369
34–31
66
March 17
Memphis
W 107–94
Aaron Brooks (33)
Jordan Hill (9)
Brooks, Battier, Lowry (4)
Toyota Center 16142
35–31
67
March 19
Boston
L 87–94
Scola, Martin (17)
Luis Scola (10)
Scola, Martin, Brooks, Lowry (3)
Toyota Center 18198
35–32
68
March 21
@ NY Knicks
W 116–112
Kevin Martin (28)
Trevor Ariza (7)
Trevor Ariza (6)
Madison Square Garden 17242
36–32
69
March 22
@ Chicago
L 88–98
Luis Scola (22)
Luis Scola (10)
Aaron Brooks (6)
United Center 19834
36–33
70
March 24
@ Oklahoma City
L 104–122
Luis Scola (25)
Mike Harris (8)
Aaron Brooks (7)
Ford Center 18203
36–34
71
March 25
LA Clippers
L 93–99
Brooks, Ariza (18)
Luis Scola (14)
Aaron Brooks (9)
Toyota Center 15201
36–35
72
March 27
LA Lakers
L 101–109
Luis Scola (28)
Luis Scola (10)
Aaron Brooks (7)
Toyota Center 18583
36-36
73
March 30
Washington
W 98–94
Chase Budinger (24)
Scola, Brooks (8)
Aaron Brooks (11)
Toyota Center 14395
37–36
74
March 31
@ San Antonio
L 102–119
Aaron Brooks (21)
Jermaine Taylor (10)
Kyle Lowry (5)
AT&T Center 18581
37–37 :
April: 5–3 (home: 2–1; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
@ Boston
W 119–114
Aaron Brooks (30)
Luis Scola (11)
Aaron Brooks (9)
TD Garden 18624
38–37
76
April 4
@ Indiana
L 102–133
Chase Budinger (17)
Luis Scola (6)
Aaron Brooks (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 14201
38-38
77
April 6
@ Memphis
W 113–103
Kevin Martin (29)
Jared Jeffries (10)
Aaron Brooks (7)
FedExForum 11673
39–38
78
April 7
Utah
W 113–96
Martin, Brooks (28)
Chuck Hayes (18)
Brooks, Lowry (5)
Toyota Center 15004
40–38
79
April 9
Charlotte
W 97–90
Aaron Brooks (23)
Ariza, Scola (9)
Trevor Ariza (8)
Toyota Center 16488
41–38
80
April 11
@ Phoenix
L 106–116
Luis Scola (30)
Scola, Hayes (8)
Aaron Brooks (6)
US Airways Center 18422
41–39
81
April 12
@ Sacramento
W 117–107
Kevin Martin (39)
Hayes, Jeffries (7)
Kyle Lowry (11)
ARCO Arena 14549
42–39
82
April 14
New Orleans
L 115–123
Trevor Ariza (26)
Trevor Ariza (10)
Trevor Ariza (10)
Toyota Center 18191
42–40 :
2009–10 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Houston Rockets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| David Andersen | 63 | 0 | 14.1 | .432 | .346 | .687 | 3.3 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 5.8 |
| Trevor Ariza | 72 | 71 | 36.5 | .394 | .334 | .649 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .6 | 14.9 |
| Hilton Armstrong | 9 | 0 | 4.4 | .294 | .000 | .000 | .7 | .3 | .6 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Shane Battier | 67 | 62 | 32.4 | .398 | .362 | .726 | 4.7 | .8 | .8 | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| Aaron Brooks | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | .432 | .398 | .822 | 2.6 | 5.3 | .8 | .2 | 19.6 |
| Chase Budinger | 74 | 4 | 20.1 | .441 | .369 | .770 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 8.9 |
| Will Conroy | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | .300 | .300 | .000 | .6 | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Brian Cook | 15 | 0 | 2.9 | .304 | .222 | .714 | .6 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.4 |
| Joey Dorsey | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | .455 | . | .500 | 3.6 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Mike Harris | 8 | 0 | 10.3 | .370 | .000 | .556 | 2.5 | .4 | .5 | .1 | 3.1 |
| Chuck Hayes | 82 | 82 | 21.6 | .489 | . | .545 | 5.7 | 1.7 | .9 | .5 | 4.4 |
| Jordan Hill | 23 | 0 | 16.2 | .532 | . | .660 | 5.0 | .6 | .2 | .5 | 6.4 |
| Jared Jeffries | 18 | 0 | 18.4 | .429 | .111 | .556 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .7 | 4.9 |
| Carl Landry | 52 | 1 | 27.2 | .547 | . | .839 | 5.5 | .8 | .5 | .9 | 16.1 |
| Kyle Lowry | 68 | 0 | 24.3 | .397 | .272 | .827 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .9 | .1 | 9.1 |
| Kevin Martin | 24 | 22 | 35.8 | .435 | .310 | .924 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 21.3 |
| Tracy McGrady | 6 | 0 | 7.7 | .368 | .500 | .667 | .8 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | 3.2 |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | .250 | . | .500 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 1.3 |
| Luis Scola | 82 | 82 | 32.6 | .514 | .200 | .779 | 8.6 | 2.1 | .8 | .3 | 16.2 |
| Jermaine Taylor | 31 | 4 | 9.8 | .378 | .227 | .717 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 4.1 |
| Garrett Temple | 9 | 0 | 13.1 | .448 | .250 | .667 | 1.6 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 5.0 |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards
#### Season

* Aaron Brooks, NBA Most Improved Player Award

## Injuries and surgeries

* Yao Ming missed the entire season with a stress fracture in his left ankle.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 25, 2009 | To Houston Rockets Rights to Jermaine Taylor | To Washington Wizards Cash considerations |
| June 25, 2009 | To Houston Rockets Sergio Llull | To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations |
| June 25, 2009 | To Houston Rockets Rights to Chase Budinger | To Detroit Pistons Future second round pick Cash considerations |
| July 14, 2009 | To Houston Rockets Rights to David Andersen | To Atlanta Hawks Future second round pick Cash and future considerations |
| September 22, 2009 | To Houston Rockets Rights to Axel Hervelle | To Denver Nuggets James White |
| February 18, 2010 | To Sacramento KingsLarry Hughes (From New York) Carl Landry (From Houston) Joey Dorsey (From Houston) | To New York KnicksTracy McGrady (from Houston) Sergio Rodríguez (from Sacramento)To Houston RocketsKevin Martin (from Sacramento) Jared Jeffries (from New York) Jordan Hill (From New York) Hilton Armstrong (From Sacramento) 2012 protected first-round pick (from New York) Rights to exchange 2011 first-round picks with New York |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Trevor Ariza | July 8 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | September 3 | Toronto Raptors |
| Mike Harris | December 22 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Will Conroy | January 28 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Subtractions :
| Player | Date signed | New Team |
| Ron Artest | July 8 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | November 16 | Toronto Raptors |