# 2024–25 Houston Rockets season

The 2024–25 Houston Rockets season is the 58th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 54th season in the city of Houston. After starting the regular season out 3–3, the Rockets would start to showcase serious improvements in their production to the point of becoming one of the best teams in the Western Conference throughout the season.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 3 | Reed Sheppard | SG | United States | Kentucky |
| 2 | 44 | Pelle Larsson | SG | Sweden | Arizona |
The Rockets entered the draft (which was two days long instead of one day like it previously had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick.

## Standings
### Division

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| Houston Rockets | 44 | 25 | .638 | – | 26‍–‍10 | 18‍–‍15 | 12–3 | 69 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 26 | .623 | 1.0 | 25‍–‍11 | 18‍–‍15 | 10–5 | 69 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 36 | .478 | 11.0 | 19‍–‍16 | 14‍–‍20 | 8–6 | 69 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 39 | .418 | 15.0 | 17‍–‍17 | 11‍–‍22 | 5–11 | 67 |
| o – New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 51 | .261 | 26.0 | 12‍–‍23 | 6‍–‍28 | 3–13 | 69 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | Houston Rockets * | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 42 | 25 | .627 | 13.5 | 67 |
| 5 | Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 26 | .623 | 13.5 | 69 |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | 40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | 69 |
| 7 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 30 | .571 | 17.0 | 70 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 30 | .565 | 17.5 | 69 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 34 | 33 | .507 | 21.5 | 67 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 37 | .464 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 39 | .435 | 26.5 | 69 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 39 | .418 | 27.5 | 67 |
| 14 | o – New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 51 | .261 | 38.5 | 69 |
| 15 | o – Utah Jazz | 15 | 54 | .217 | 41.5 | 69 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1) :
Preseason: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
@ Utah
L 113–122
Jalen Green (21)
Jabari Smith Jr. (5)
Fred VanVleet (8)
Delta Center 14,288
0–1
2
October 9
@ Oklahoma City
W 122–113 (OT)
Alperen Şengün (17)
Alperen Şengün (9)
Cam Whitmore (4)
Paycom Center
1–1
3
October 15
New Orleans
W 118–98
Jalen Green (19)
Steven Adams (11)
Fred VanVleet (9)
Toyota Center 15,528
2–1
4
October 17
San Antonio
W 129–107
Jalen Green (30)
Alperen Şengün (10)
Fred VanVleet (5)
Toyota Center 16,424
3–1 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 44–25 (Home: 26–10; Road: 18–15) :
October: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
Charlotte
L 105–110
Jalen Green (28)
Alperen Şengün (18)
Fred VanVleet (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
0–1
2
October 25
Memphis
W 128–108
Jalen Green (22)
Jabari Smith Jr. (16)
Ja. Green, Smith Jr. (4)
Toyota Center 18,055
1–1
3
October 26
@ San Antonio
L 106–109
Jalen Green (29)
Jabari Smith Jr. (7)
Fred VanVleet (7)
Frost Bank Center 18,715
1–2
4
October 28
@ San Antonio
W 106–101
Jalen Green (36)
Alperen Şengün (12)
Fred VanVleet (9)
Frost Bank Center 17,519
2–2
5
October 31
@ Dallas
W 108–102
Jalen Green (23)
Ja. Green, Şengün (12)
Ja. Green, Şengün, VanVleet (4)
American Airlines Center 20,011
3–2 :
November
: 11–4 (home: 7–2; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 2
Golden State
L 121–127 (OT)
Tari Eason (27)
Amen Thompson (11)
Fred VanVleet (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
3–3
7
November 4
New York
W 109–97
Alperen Şengün (25)
Alperen Şengün (14)
Şengün, VanVleet (5)
Toyota Center 16,417
4–3
8
November 6
San Antonio
W 127–100
Ja. Green, VanVleet (21)
Fred VanVleet (7)
Fred VanVleet (10)
Toyota Center 16,208
5–3
9
November 8
@ Oklahoma City
L 107–126
Dillon Brooks (17)
Alperen Şengün (9)
Alperen Şengün (6)
Paycom Center 18,203
5–4
10
November 10
@ Detroit
W 101–99
Alperen Şengün (27)
Alperen Şengün (10)
Fred VanVleet (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,744
6–4
11
November 11
Washington
W 107–92
Alperen Şengün (27)
Alperen Şengün (17)
Brooks, Şengün (3)
Toyota Center 15,998
7–4
12
November 13
L.A. Clippers
W 111–103
Jalen Green (21)
Şengün, Thompson (11)
Alperen Şengün (6)
Toyota Center 16,493
8–4
13
November 15
L.A. Clippers
W 125–104
Jabari Smith Jr. (28)
Jabari Smith Jr. (11)
Şengün, VanVleet (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
9–4
14
November 17
@ Chicago
W 143–107
Fred VanVleet (28)
Şengün, Thompson (11)
Alperen Şengün (11)
United Center 20,667
10–4
15
November 18
@ Milwaukee
L 100–101
Fred VanVleet (26)
Tari Eason (14)
Şengün, VanVleet (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
10–5
16
November 20
Indiana
W 130–113
Alperen Şengün (31)
Alperen Şengün (12)
Fred VanVleet (6)
Toyota Center 16,087
11–5
17
November 22
Portland
W 116–88
Dillon Brooks (28)
Amen Thompson (11)
Fred VanVleet (8)
Toyota Center 15,546
12–5
18
November 23
Portland
L 98–104
Alperen Şengün (22)
Jabari Smith Jr. (8)
Şengün, VanVleet (5)
Toyota Center 16,102
12–6
19
November 26
@ Minnesota
W 117–111 (OT)
Fred VanVleet (27)
Alperen Şengün (10)
Şengün, VanVleet (11)
Target Center 18,978
13–6
20
November 27
@ Philadelphia
W 122–115 (OT)
Jalen Green (41)
Alperen Şengün (14)
Alperen Şengün (7)
Wells Fargo Center 19,765
14–6 :
December
: 7–5 (home: 3–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 1
Oklahoma City
W 119–116
Fred VanVleet (38)
Şengün, Smith Jr. (14)
Alperen Şengün (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
15–6
22
December 3
@ Sacramento
L 111–120
Jalen Green (28)
Tari Eason (12)
Alperen Şengün (6)
Golden 1 Center 15,019
15–7
23
December 5
@ Golden State
L 93–99
Alperen Şengün (16)
Şengün, Thompson (8)
Şengün, VanVleet (5)
Chase Center 18,064
15–8
24
December 8
@ L.A. Clippers
W 117–106
Jalen Green (31)
Jabari Smith Jr. (12)
Alperen Şengün (6)
Intuit Dome 14,782
16–8
25
December 11
Golden State
W 91–90
Alperen Şengün (26)
Alperen Şengün (11)
Fred VanVleet (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
17–8
26
December 14
@ Oklahoma City
L 96–111
Amen Thompson (19)
Alperen Şengün (11)
Fred VanVleet (7)
T-Mobile Arena 17,937
17–9
27
December 19
New Orleans
W 133–113
Jalen Green (34)
Alperen Şengün (9)
Fred VanVleet (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
18–9
28
December 22
@ Toronto
W 114–110
Dillon Brooks (27)
Alperen Şengün (10)
Şengün, VanVleet (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,305
19–9
29
December 23
@ Charlotte
W 114–101
Jabari Smith Jr. (21)
Smith Jr., Thompson (11)
Fred VanVleet (6)
Spectrum Center 19,134
20–9
30
December 26
@ New Orleans
W 128–111
Jalen Green (30)
Alperen Şengün (13)
Alperen Şengün (6)
Smoothie King Center 16,052
21–9
31
December 27
Minnesota
L 112–113
Alperen Şengün (38)
Alperen Şengün (12)
Fred VanVleet (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
21–10
32
December 29
Miami
L 100–104
Dillon Brooks (22)
Alperen Şengün (18)
Şengün, VanVleet (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
21–11 :
January
: 11–4 (home: 4–2; road: 7–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 1
Dallas
W 110–99
Alperen Şengün (23)
Brooks, Şengün (6)
Fred VanVleet (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
22–11
34
January 3
Boston
L 86–109
Jalen Green (27)
Alperen Şengün (7)
Şengün, VanVleet (3)
Toyota Center 18,055
22–12
35
January 5
L.A. Lakers
W 119–115
Jalen Green (33)
Amen Thompson (16)
Ja. Green, Şengün (4)
Toyota Center 18,055
23–12
36
January 7
@ Washington
W 135–112
Jalen Green (29)
Amen Thompson (15)
Fred VanVleet (12)
Capital One Arena 12,930
24–12
37
January 9
@ Memphis
W 119–115
Alperen Şengün (32)
Alperen Şengün (14)
Şengün, Thompson (5)
FedExForum 16,298
25–12
January 11
@ Atlanta
Postponed due to a winter storm, rescheduled to January 28.
38
January 13
Memphis
W 120–118
Jalen Green (42)
Amen Thompson (13)
Fred VanVleet (9)
Toyota Center 18,055
26–12
39
January 15
@ Denver
W 128–108
Jalen Green (34)
Şengün, Thompson, Whitmore (9)
Şengün, VanVleet (8)
Ball Arena 19,837
27–12
40
January 16
@ Sacramento
L 127–132
Jalen Green (28)
Şengün, Thompson (10)
Amen Thompson (5)
Golden 1 Center 18,227
27–13
41
January 18
@ Portland
W 125–103
Jalen Green (26)
Alperen Şengün (15)
Alperen Şengün (6)
Moda Center 17,077
28–13
42
January 20
Detroit
L 96–107
Fred VanVleet (20)
Alperen Şengün (8)
Şengün, Thompson (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
28–14
43
January 22
Cleveland
W 109–108
Fred VanVleet (26)
Amen Thompson (16)
Ja. Green, VanVleet (5)
Toyota Center 16,719
29–14
44
January 25
@ Cleveland
W 135–131
Ja. Green, Şengün (26)
Amen Thompson (15)
Amen Thompson (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
30–14
45
January 27
@ Boston
W 114–112
Dillon Brooks (36)
Şengün, Thompson (9)
Alperen Şengün (9)
TD Garden 19,156
31–14
46
January 28
@ Atlanta
W 100–96
Jalen Green (25)
Alperen Şengün (10)
Fred VanVleet (6)
State Farm Arena 15,553
32–14
47
January 30
@ Memphis
L 119–120
Jalen Green (25)
Tari Eason (12)
Ja. Green, VanVleet (5)
FedExForum 16,257
32–15 :
February: 5–7 (home: 5–2; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
February 1
Brooklyn
L 98–110
Jalen Green (29)
Amen Thompson (10)
Amen Thompson (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
32–16
49
February 3
@ New York
L 118–124
Amen Thompson (25)
Steven Adams (13)
Amen Thompson (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
32–17
50
February 4
@ Brooklyn
L 97–99
Alperen Şengün (24)
Alperen Şengün (20)
Amen Thompson (8)
Barclays Center 16,564
32–18
51
February 6
@ Minnesota
L 114–127
Jalen Green (28)
Alperen Şengün (10)
Alperen Şengün (7)
Target Center 18,978
32–19
52
February 8
@ Dallas
L 105–116
Alperen Şengün (30)
Steven Adams (12)
Jalen Green (6)
American Airlines Center 20,303
32–20
53
February 9
Toronto
W 94–87
Dillon Brooks (19)
Thompson, Landale (10)
Amen Thompson (5)
Toyota Center 16,829
33–20
54
February 12
Phoenix
W 119–111
Tari Eason (25)
Alperen Şengün (13)
Amen Thompson (11)
Toyota Center 16,227
34–20
55
February 13
Golden State
L 98–105
Aaron Holiday (25)
Alperen Şengün (13)
Amen Thompson (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
34–21
All-Star Game
56
February 21
Minnesota
W 121–115
Jalen Green (35)
Alperen Şengün (13)
Amen Thompson (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
35–21
57
February 22
@ Utah
L 115–124
Alperen Șengün (27)
Alperen Şengün (12)
Jalen Green (10)
Delta Center 18,175
35–22
58
February 25
Milwaukee
W 100–97
Jalen Green (25)
Alperen Şengün (11)
Amen Thompson (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
36–22
59
February 26
San Antonio
W 118–106
Amen Thompson (25)
Alperen Şengün (11)
Adams, Thompson (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
37–22 :
March: 7–3 (home: 6–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
Sacramento
L 103–113
Alperen Şengün (30)
Amen Thompson (11)
Şengün, VanVleet (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
37–23
61
March 3
@ Oklahoma City
L 128–137
Cam Whitmore (27)
Cam Whitmore (11)
Reed Sheppard (5)
Paycom Center 17,714
37–24
62
March 4
@ Indiana
L 102–115
Alperen Şengün (25)
Tari Eason (14)
Alperen Şengün (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,513
37–25
63
March 6
@ New Orleans
W 109–97
Alperen Şengün (22)
Amen Thompson (11)
Green, Şengün (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,636
38–25
64
March 8
New Orleans
W 146–117
Dillon Brooks (27)
Amen Thompson (9)
Amen Thompson (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
39–25
65
March 10
Orlando
W 97–84
Jabari Smith Jr. (20)
Steven Adams (17)
Jalen Green (8)
Toyota Center 16,665
40–25
66
March 12
Phoenix
W 111–104
Jalen Green (29)
Tari Eason (10)
Alperen Şengün (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
41–25
67
March 14
Dallas
W 133–96
Tari Eason (30)
Alperen Şengün (15)
Jalen Green (5)
Toyota Center 16,612
42–25
68
March 15
Chicago
W 117–114
Jalen Green (28)
Alperen Şengün (15)
Fred VanVleet (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
43–25
69
March 17
Philadelphia
W 144–137 (OT)
Green, Smith Jr. (30)
Alperen Şengün (11)
Jalen Green (13)
Toyota Center 16,648
44–25
70
March 19
@ Orlando
Kia Center
71
March 21
@ Miami
Kaseya Center
72
March 23
Denver
Toyota Center
73
March 25
Atlanta
Toyota Center
74
March 27
@ Utah
Delta Center
75
March 30
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena
76
March 31
@ L.A. Lakers
Crypto.com Arena :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 2
Utah
Toyota Center
78
April 4
Oklahoma City
Toyota Center
79
April 6
@ Golden State
Chase Center
80
April 9
@ L.A. Clippers
Intuit Dome
81
April 11
@ L.A. Lakers
Crypto.com Arena
82
April 13
Denver
Toyota Center :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### West Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 3 | 1 | 454 | 414 | +40 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 427 | 411 | +16 | |
| 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 418 | 431 | −13 | |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 430 | 457 | −27 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 429 | 445 | −16 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 26, 2024 | To Houston Rockets2025 PHX first-round pick swap right 2027 PHX first-round pick 2029 first-round pick 2029 first-round pick swap right | To Brooklyn Nets2025 BKN first-round pick swap right relinquished 2026 BKN first-round pick returned |
| June 27, 2024 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| June 27, 2024 | To Houston RocketsAJ Griffin (from Atlanta) | To Atlanta HawksDraft rights to Nikola Djurišić (No. 43) (from Miami) |
| To Miami HeatDraft rights to Pelle Larsson (No. 44) (from Houston) Cash considerations (from Atlanta) ||
| February 6, 2025 | To Houston RocketsJaden Springer 2027 protected second-round pick 2030 second-round pick | To Boston Celtics2031 protected second-round pick |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
| September 20, 2024 | AJ Griffin | Waived | — (Retired) | |