# 2015–16 Houston Rockets season

The 2015–16 Houston Rockets season was the 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 45th in the Houston area.
On November 18, 2015, coach Kevin McHale was fired in his fifth season as the Rockets coach after a 4–7 start to the season. J. B. Bickerstaff was named the interim coach.
The Rockets finished the regular season with a 41–41 record, finishing 8th in the Western Conference. The Rockets' season ended with a 1–4 loss in the First Round to the Golden State Warriors. Following the season, Dwight Howard left to sign with his hometown Atlanta Hawks.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 18 | Sam Dekker | SF | United States | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 32 | Montrezl Harrell | PF | United States | Louisville |

## Standings

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – San Antonio Spurs | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 40‍–‍1 | 27‍–‍14 | 15–1 | 82 |
| x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 19‍–‍22 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 26‍–‍15 | 16‍–‍25 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 18‍–‍23 | 8–8 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 9‍–‍32 | 4–12 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2015 pre-season game log Total: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3) :
Pre-season: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 6@ Memphis
L 89–92
Trevor Ariza (12)
Dwight Howard (11)
Will Cummings (3)
FedExForum 12,826
0–1
2October 7Dallas
W 109–82
James Harden (19)
Clint Capela (14)
McDaniels, Harden (5)
Toyota Center 16,839
1–1
3October 11Orlando
L 119–123
Corey Brewer (20)
Capela, Smith (7)
Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4)
State Farm Arena 6,130
1–2
4October 13@ Phoenix
W 135–129 (OT)
Terrence Jones (23)
Clint Capela (10)
Patrick Beverley (5)
US Airways Center 12,657
2–2
5October 15@ Golden State
L 101–123
K. J. McDaniels (20)
Chris Walker (9)
Cummings, Beverley (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
2–3
6October 17Miami
L 100–105
Trevor Ariza (21)
Terrence Jones (12)
Terrence Jones (6)
Toyota Center 18,334
2–4
7October 19New Orleans
W 120–100
James Harden (20)
Clint Capela (12)
Ty Lawson (5)
Toyota Center 16,678
3–4
8October 23@ San Antonio
L 86–111
James Harden (17)
Harden, Jones (8)
James Harden (9)
AT&T Center 18,059
3–5 :
2015–16 season schedule :

### Regular season

2015–16 game log Total: 41–41 (home: 23–18; road: 18–23) :
October: 0–2 (home: 0–2; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 28
Denver
L 85–105
James Harden (22)
Patrick Beverley (8)
Harden, Lawson (6)
Toyota Center 18,240
0–1
2
October 30
Golden State
L 92–112
Montrezl Harrell (17)
Clint Capela (8)
Harden, Lawson (5)
Toyota Center 18,142
0–2 :
November
: 7–9 (home: 4–5; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 1
@ Miami
L 89–109
Marcus Thornton (21)
Trevor Ariza (7)
James Harden (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
0–3
4
November 2
Oklahoma City
W 110–105
James Harden (37)
Dwight Howard (8)
Ty Lawson (11)
Toyota Center 17,224
1–3
5
November 4
Orlando
W 119–114 (OT)
James Harden (28)
Dwight Howard (14)
Ty Lawson (8)
Toyota Center 16,735
2–3
6
November 6
@ Sacramento
W 116–110
James Harden (43)
Clint Capela (12)
James Harden (13)
Sleep Train Arena 16,983
3–3
7
November 7
@ L.A. Clippers
W 109–105
James Harden (46)
Dwight Howard (20)
Ty Lawson (4)
Staples Center 19,361
4–3
8
November 11
Brooklyn
L 98–106
Dwight Howard (20)
Dwight Howard (17)
Marcus Thornton (7)
Toyota Center 18,155
4–4
9
November 13
@ Denver
L 98–107
James Harden (28)
Dwight Howard (10)
Ty Lawson (7)
Pepsi Center 16,113
4–5
10
November 14
Dallas
L 98–110
James Harden (25)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,231
4–6
11
November 16
Boston
L 95–111
Trevor Ariza (19)
Dwight Howard (12)
James Harden (5)
Toyota Center 17,005
4–7
12
November 18
Portland
W 108–103 (OT)
James Harden (45)
Dwight Howard (19)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 17,107
5–7
13
November 20
@ Memphis
L 84–96
James Harden (22)
Dwight Howard (15)
James Harden (5)
FedExForum 17,555
5–8
14
November 21
New York
L 102–107
James Harden (24)
Clint Capela (14)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,226
5–9
15
November 25
Memphis
L 93–102
James Harden (40)
Trevor Ariza (12)
James Harden (5)
Toyota Center 18,143
5–10
16
November 27
Philadelphia
W 116–114
James Harden (50)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 17,306
6–10
17
November 29
@ New York
W 116–111 (OT)
James Harden (26)
Clint Capela (11)
James Harden (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
7–10
18
November 30
@ Detroit
L 105–116
James Harden (29)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,818
7–11 :
December
: 9–7 (home: 6–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 2
New Orleans
W 108–101
James Harden (24)
Dwight Howard (16)
Harden, Lawson (6)
Toyota Center 17,339
8–11
20
December 4
@ Dallas
W 100–96
James Harden (25)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (9)
American Airlines Center 20,339
9–11
21
December 5
Sacramento
W 120–113
James Harden (31)
Dwight Howard (18)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 17,318
10–11
22
December 8
@ Brooklyn
L 105–110
Marcus Thornton (32)
Capela, Howard (9)
James Harden (9)
Barclays Center 13,319
10–12
23
December 9
@ Washington
W 109–103
James Harden (42)
Harden, Howard (9)
James Harden (9)
Verizon Center 16,041
11–12
24
December 12
L.A. Lakers
W 126–97
James Harden (30)
Dwight Howard (12)
Ty Lawson (8)
Toyota Center 18,456
12–12
25
December 14
@ Denver
L 108–114
James Harden (24)
Dwight Howard (8)
Patrick Beverley (8)
Pepsi Center 12,022
12–13
26
December 15
@ Sacramento
L 97–107
James Harden (33)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (6)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
12–14
27
December 17
@ L.A. Lakers
W 107–87
James Harden (25)
Dwight Howard (15)
James Harden (6)
Staples Center 18,997
13–14
28
December 19
L.A. Clippers
W 107–97
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (14)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,212
14–14
29
December 21
Charlotte
W 102–95
James Harden (36)
Dwight Howard (9)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,236
15–14
30
December 23
@ Orlando
L 101–104
James Harden (31)
Trevor Ariza (8)
James Harden (7)
Amway Center 17,061
15–15
31
December 25
San Antonio
W 88–84
James Harden (20)
Dwight Howard (12)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,319
16–15
32
December 26
@ New Orleans
L 108–110
James Harden (25)
Dwight Howard (9)
Harden, Lawson (5)
Smoothie King Center 18,248
16–16
33
December 29
Atlanta
L 115–121
Dwight Howard (30)
Dwight Howard (16)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,211
16–17
34
December 31
Golden State
L 110–114
James Harden (30)
Dwight Howard (13)
Harden, Howard (5)
Toyota Center 18,313
16–18 :
January
: 9–7 (home: 5–3; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
January 2
@ San Antonio
L 103–121
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (12)
Patrick Beverley (7)
AT&T Center 18,652
16–19
36
January 4
@ Utah
W 93–91
James Harden (30)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,912
17–19
37
January 7
Utah
W 103–94
James Harden (33)
Clint Capela (10)
Patrick Beverley (4)
Toyota Center 18,155
18–19
38
January 10
Indiana
W 107–103 (OT)
Harden, Howard (21)
Dwight Howard (17)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,133
19–19
39
January 12
@ Memphis
W 107–91
James Harden (25)
Dwight Howard (14)
Jason Terry (6)
FedExForum 16,044
20–19
40
January 13
Minnesota
W 107–104
James Harden (27)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 17,115
21–19
41
January 15
Cleveland
L 77–91
Dwight Howard (14)
Dwight Howard (11)
James Harden (5)
Toyota Center 18,320
21–20
42
January 17
@ L.A. Lakers
W 112–95
James Harden (31)
Dwight Howard (15)
Harden, Lawson (5)
Staples Center 18,997
22–20
43
January 18
@ L.A. Clippers
L 132–140 (OT)
Dwight Howard (36)
Dwight Howard (26)
James Harden (8)
Staples Center 19,060
22–21
44
January 20
Detroit
L 114–123
James Harden (33)
James Harden (17)
James Harden (14)
Toyota Center 17,203
22–22
45
January 22
Milwaukee
W 102–98
James Harden (30)
Clint Capela (9)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 17,196
23–22
46
January 24
Dallas
W 115–104
James Harden (23)
James Harden (15)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,142
24–22
47
January 25
@ New Orleans
W 112–111
James Harden (35)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (8)
Smoothie King Center 15,688
25–22
48
January 27
@ San Antonio
L 99–130
James Harden (20)
Dwight Howard (8)
Marcus Thornton (3)
AT&T Center 18,418
25–23
49
January 29
@ Oklahoma City
L 108–116
James Harden (33)
Dwight Howard (8)
James Harden (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
25–24
50
January 30
Washington
L 122–123
James Harden (40)
Ariza, Harden, Howard (7)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,320
25–25 :
February
: 4–6 (home: 1–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 2
Miami
W 115–102
James Harden (26)
Terrence Jones (7)
James Harden (14)
Toyota Center 18,229
26–25
52
February 4
@ Phoenix
W 111–105
Corey Brewer (24)
Dwight Howard (16)
Beverley, Harden (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,723
27–25
53
February 6
Portland
L 79–96
James Harden (33)
Dwight Howard (14)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,308
27–26
54
February 9
@ Golden State
L 110–123
James Harden (37)
Dwight Howard (15)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
27–27
55
February 10
@ Portland
L 103–116
James Harden (34)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (11)
Moda Center 19,393
27–28
All-Star Break
56
February 19
@ Phoenix
W 116–100
James Harden (27)
James Harden (10)
James Harden (7)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,102
28–28
57
February 23
@ Utah
L 114–117 (OT)
James Harden (42)
Dwight Howard (16)
Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,132
28–29
58
February 25
@ Portland
W 119–105
James Harden (46)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (8)
Moda Center 19,393
29–29
59
February 27
San Antonio
L 94–104
James Harden (27)
Dwight Howard (14)
Trevor Ariza (5)
Toyota Center 18,240
29–30
60
February 29
@ Milwaukee
L 121–128
Dwight Howard (30)
Dwight Howard (13)
Trevor Ariza (11)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,214
29–31 :
March
: 8–8 (home: 4–3; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 2
New Orleans
W 100–95
James Harden (39)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,226
30–31
62
March 5
@ Chicago
L 100–108
James Harden (36)
Dwight Howard (12)
James Harden (8)
United Center 22,203
30–32
63
March 6
@ Toronto
W 113–107
James Harden (40)
Dwight Howard (11)
James Harden (14)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
31–32
64
March 9
@ Philadelphia
W 118–104
James Harden (29)
Dwight Howard (18)
James Harden (8)
Wells Fargo Center 15,237
32–32
65
March 11
@ Boston
W 102–98
James Harden (32)
Beverley, Howard (12)
Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4)
TD Garden 18,624
33–32
66
March 12
@ Charlotte
L 109–125
Corey Brewer (21)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,303
33–33
67
March 14
Memphis
W 130–81
Donatas Motiejūnas (18)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,226
34–33
68
March 16
L.A. Clippers
L 106–122
James Harden (33)
Michael Beasley (8)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,304
34–34
69
March 18
Minnesota
W 116–111
James Harden (29)
Dwight Howard (11)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,142
35–34
70
March 19
@ Atlanta
L 97–109
Michael Beasley (30)
Dwight Howard (17)
James Harden (8)
Philips Arena 18,067
35–35
71
March 22
@ Oklahoma City
L 107–111
James Harden (24)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (16)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
35–36
72
March 23
Utah
L 87–89
James Harden (26)
Dwight Howard (8)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,151
35–37
73
March 25
Toronto
W 112–109
James Harden (32)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 18,230
36–37
74
March 27
@ Indiana
L 101–104
James Harden (34)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,165
36–38
75
March 29
@ Cleveland
W 106–100
James Harden (27)
Dwight Howard (11)
James Harden (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
37–38
76
March 31
Chicago
L 100–103
James Harden (24)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,244
37–39 :
April
: 4–2 (home: 3–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 3
Oklahoma City
W 118–110
James Harden (41)
Dwight Howard (9)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,462
38–39
78
April 6
@ Dallas
L 86–88
James Harden (26)
Dwight Howard (16)
Trevor Ariza (5)
American Airlines Center 20,108
38–40
79
April 7
Phoenix
L 115–124
James Harden (30)
Dwight Howard (7)
Patrick Beverley (9)
Toyota Center 18,227
38–41
80
April 10
L.A. Lakers
W 130–110
James Harden (40)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 18,442
39–41
81
April 11
@ Minnesota
W 129–105
James Harden (34)
Clint Capela (10)
James Harden (6)
Target Center 14,983
40–41
82
April 13
Sacramento
W 116–81
James Harden (38)
Clint Capela (17)
Patrick Beverley (12)
Toyota Center 18,311
41–41 :
2015–16 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2016 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) :
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 16
@ Golden State
L 78–104
James Harden (17)
Clint Capela (12)
Corey Brewer (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–1
2
April 18
@ Golden State
L 106–115
James Harden (28)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–2
3
April 21
Golden State
W 97–96
James Harden (36)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,200
1–2
4
April 24
Golden State
L 94–121
Dwight Howard (19)
Dwight Howard (15)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,200
1–3
5
April 27
@ Golden State
L 81–114
James Harden (35)
Dwight Howard (21)
James Harden (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
1–4 :
2015–16 season schedule :

## Roster
### Salaries

| Player | 2015–16 salary |
| Dwight Howard | $22,359,364 |
| James Harden | $15,756,438 |
| Corey Brewer | $8,200,000 |
| Trevor Ariza | $8,193,030 |
| Patrick Beverley | $6,500,000 |
| K. J. McDaniels | $3,333,333 |
| Terrence Jones | $2,489,530 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | $2,288,205 |
| Sam Dekker | $1,646,400 |
| Jason Terry | $1,499,187 |
| Josh Smith | $1,499,000 |
| Clint Capela | $1,242,720 |
| Montrezl Harrell | $1,000,000 |
| Michael Beasley | $306,527 |
| Andrew Goudelock | $200,600 |
| Ty Lawson | $12,404,495 |
| Marcus Thornton | $1,186,000 |
| Chuck Hayes | $83,583 |
| TOTAL | $90,188,412 |
^a Michael Beasley was signed on March 4, 2016, for the perforated league minimum. ^b Andrew Goudelock was signed on March 9, 2016, for the perforated league minimum. ^c Ty Lawson was waived on March 1, 2016, after appearing in 53 games for the Rockets. ^d Marcus Thornton was waived on February 26, 2016, after appearing in 47 games for the Rockets. ^e Chuck Hayes was waived on November 8, 2015, after appearing in just two games for the Rockets.
Source:

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Houston Rockets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Trevor Ariza | 81 | 81 | 35.3 | .416 | .371 | .783 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 12.7 |
| Michael Beasley | 20 | 0 | 18.2 | .522 | .333 | .776 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| Patrick Beverley | 71 | 63 | 28.7 | .434 | .400 | .682 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 9.9 |
| Corey Brewer | 82 | 12 | 20.4 | .384 | .272 | .750 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Clint Capela | 77 | 35 | 19.1 | .582 | .000 | .379 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| Sam Dekker | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Andrew Goudelock | 8 | 0 | 6.3 | .450 | .111 | .750 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| James Harden | 82 | 82 | 38.1 | .439 | .359 | .860 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 29.0 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 39 | 1 | 9.7 | .644 | .000 | .522 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Chuck Hayes‡ | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | .500 | – | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Dwight Howard | 71 | 71 | 32.1 | .620 | .000 | .489 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 13.7 |
| Terrence Jones | 50 | 11 | 20.9 | .452 | .316 | .664 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| Ty Lawson‡ | 53 | 12 | 22.2 | .387 | .330 | .700 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| K. J. McDaniels | 37 | 1 | 6.4 | .403 | .280 | .800 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | 37 | 22 | 14.8 | .439 | .281 | .642 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
| Josh Smith | 23 | 6 | 18.3 | .343 | .271 | .480 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| Jason Terry | 72 | 7 | 17.5 | .402 | .356 | .818 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| Marcus Thornton‡ | 47 | 6 | 18.8 | .400 | .338 | .879 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10.0 |
$^‡$Waived during season

### Playoffs

Houston Rockets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Trevor Ariza | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | .255 | .143 | .750 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| Michael Beasley | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | .478 | .333 | .857 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 10.4 |
| Patrick Beverley | 5 | 5 | 25.8 | .270 | .214 | 1.000 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| Corey Brewer | 5 | 1 | 15.4 | .259 | .100 | .875 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Clint Capela | 5 | 0 | 8.6 | .333 | – | .400 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Andrew Goudelock | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .500 | .000 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| James Harden | 5 | 5 | 38.6 | .410 | .310 | .844 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 26.6 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Dwight Howard | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | .542 | .000 | .368 | 14.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 13.2 |
| K. J. McDaniels | 4 | 0 | 8.5 | .308 | .333 | – | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | 5 | 4 | 19.6 | .432 | .444 | .471 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| Josh Smith | 4 | 0 | 9.5 | .462 | .500 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Jason Terry | 5 | 0 | 24.8 | .342 | .316 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
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## Injuries

| Player | Duration | Duration | Injury type | Games missed |
| Player | Start | End | Injury type | Games missed |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | Start of season | December 5, 2015 | Back surgery | 20 |
| Terrence Jones | October 30, 2015 | November 11, 2015 | Right eye laceration | 5 |
| Patrick Beverley | November 4, 2015 | November 11, 2015 | Concussion | 2 |
| Patrick Beverley | November 13, 2015 | November 25, 2015 | Sprained ankle | 5 |
| Sam Dekker | November 16, 2015 | February 29, 2016 | Back surgery | 49 |
| Trevor Ariza | December 8, 2015 | December 12, 2015 | Bruised lower back | 1 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | January 1, 2016 | February 27, 2016 | Sore back | 25 |
| Patrick Beverley | January 15, 2016 | January 24, 2016 | Sprained ankle | 3 |
| Dwight Howard | January 20, 2016 | January 27, 2016 | Sprained ankle | 3 |
| Terrence Jones | February 3, 2016 | February 23, 2016 | Concussion | 5 |
| Clint Capela | February 24, 2016 | March 2, 2016 | Sprained right foot | 3 |
| Terrence Jones | March 5, 2016 | March 16, 2016 | Illness | 6 |
| Sam Dekker | March 28, 2016 | Rest of season | Back injury | 8 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 20, 2015 | To Houston RocketsTy Lawson Second round draft pick (2017) | To Denver NuggetsNick Johnson Joey Dorsey Kostas Papanikolaou Pablo Prigioni 2016 first round draft pick Cash considerations |
| January 22, 2016 | To Houston RocketsJosh Smith Rights to Serhiy Lishchuk Cash considerations | To Los Angeles ClippersRights to Maarty Leunen |

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

| Player | Signed | Contract |
| Patrick Beverley | July 9, 2015 | 4 years, $23 million |
| Corey Brewer | July 14, 2015 | 3 years, $23.4 million |
| K. J. McDaniels | July 21, 2015 | 3 years, $10 million |
| Jason Terry | August 24, 2015 | 1 years, $1.5 million |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Marcus Thornton | July 25, 2015 | 1 year, $1.1 million | Phoenix Suns |
| Chuck Hayes | November 1, 2015 | 1 year, $1.5 million | Toronto Raptors |
| Michael Beasley | March 4, 2016 | 2 years, $1.7 million | Shandong Golden Stars |
| Andrew Goudelock | March 9, 2016 | 2 years, $1.2 million | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date | New Team |
| Josh Smith | Free Agency | July 16, 2015 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Chuck Hayes | Waived | November 8, 2015 | None |
| Kevin McHale | Fired | November 18, 2015 | None |
| Marcus Thornton | Waived | February 26, 2016 | Washington Wizards |
| Ty Lawson | Waived | March 1, 2016 | Indiana Pacers |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards

| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Week | November 9, 2015 |
| James Harden | Western Conference All-Star | January 28, 2016 |
| James Harden | Western Conference Player of the Month (April) | April 15, 2016 |

### Records

* On March 30, Dwight Howard set a franchise record for free throws missed in a game, with 15 in a road victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
* James Harden set an NBA single-season record for turnovers with 374. On April 7, he tied the previous record of 366, set by Artis Gilmore of the Chicago Bulls during the 1977–78 season (the first season that individual turnovers were recorded), and in his next game, on April 10, he broke the record.

### Milestones

* On March 18, Howard passed 11,000 career rebounds in a 116–111 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.