# 2014–15 Houston Rockets season

The 2014–15 Houston Rockets season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in the Houston area.
The Rockets finished the regular season with a 56–26 record, the third best in franchise history. They also won their first ever Southwest Division title and first Division crown since 1994. The Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 4–1 in the first round, advancing to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time since 2009. They beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games after trailing the series 1–3, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997. They became just the ninth team in NBA history to come back from such a deficit. The Rockets' season ended with a 1–4 loss in the Western Conference finals to the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 25 | Clint Capela | PF/C | Switzerland | Élan Chalon (France) |
| 2 | 42 | Nick Johnson | PG/SG | United States | Arizona |

## Standings

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-Houston Rockets | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 30‍–‍11 | 26‍–‍15 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1.0 | 31‍–‍10 | 24‍–‍17 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1.0 | 33‍–‍8 | 22‍–‍19 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 23‍–‍18 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11.0 | 28‍–‍13 | 17‍–‍24 | 8–8 | 82 |
Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Portland Trail Blazers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 51.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2014 pre-season game log Total: 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2) :
Pre-season: 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 7@ Dallas
W 111–108
Donatas Motiejūnas (18)
Howard, Papanikolaou (6)
Patrick Beverley (4)
American Airlines Center 17,227
1–0
2October 9Memphis
W 113–93
James Harden (21)
Tarik Black (15)
Harden, Johnson (4)
Toyota Center 15,301
2–0
3October 13Phoenix
W 95–92
Terrence Jones (18)
Black, Jones (7)
Isaiah Canaan (3)
Toyota Center 14,642
3–0
4October 14@ New Orleans
L 98–117
Canaan, Papanikolaou (13)
Ariza, Black (5)
Ariza, Beverley, Smith (3)
Toyota Center 14,266
3–1
5October 19Golden State
W 90–83
James Harden (15)
Dorsey, Howard (8)
James Harden (6)
State Farm Arena 5,647
4–1
6October 21@ Miami
L 85–90
Harden, Howard (19)
Donatas Motiejūnas (10)
Beverley, Smith (3)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4–2
7October 22@ Orlando
W 90–89
Canaan, Daniels (14)
Black, Jones (8)
Kostas Papanikolaou (5)
Amway Center 14,742
5–2
8October 24San Antonio
W 96–87
James Harden (25)
Terrence Jones (13)
Kostas Papanikolaou (4)
Toyota Center 18,305
6–2 :
2014–15 season schedule :

### Regular season

2014–15 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 30–11; road: 26–15) :
October: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 28@ L.A. Lakers
W 108–90
James Harden (32)
Terrence Jones (13)
James Harden (6)
Staples Center 18,997
1–0
2October 29@ Utah
W 104–93
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
2–0 :
November: 11–4 (home: 6–3; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3November 1Boston
W 104–90
James Harden (26)
Terrence Jones (10)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,309
3–0
4November 3@ Philadelphia
W 104–93
James Harden (35)
Dwight Howard (14)
Trevor Ariza (7)
Wells Fargo Center 12,896
4–0
5November 4@ Miami
W 108–91
Dwight Howard (26)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,666
5–0
6November 6San Antonio
W 98–81
Dwight Howard (32)
Dwight Howard (16)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,311
6–0
7November 8Golden State
L 87–98
James Harden (22)
Trevor Ariza (11)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,312
6–1
8November 12@ Minnesota
W 113–101
James Harden (23)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (10)
Mexico City Arena 18,996
7–1
9November 14Philadelphia
W 88–87
James Harden (35)
Dwight Howard (16)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,138
8–1
10November 16@ Oklahoma City
W 69–65
James Harden (19)
Harden, Howard, Motiejūnas (9)
James Harden (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
9–1
11November 17@ Memphis
L 93–119
Trevor Ariza (16)
Dwight Howard (9)
Kostas Papanikolaou (5)
FedExForum 17,012
9–2
12November 19L.A. Lakers
L 92–98
James Harden (24)
Tarik Black (9)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,245
9–3
13November 22Dallas
W 95–92
James Harden (32)
Donatas Motiejūnas (12)
Jason Terry (5)
Toyota Center 18,244
10–3
14November 24New York
W 91–86
James Harden (36)
Donatas Motiejūnas (8)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,133
11–3
15November 26Sacramento
W 102–89
James Harden (26)
James Harden (7)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,058
12–3
16November 28L.A. Clippers
L 85–102
James Harden (16)
Tarik Black (9)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,226
12–4
17November 29@ Milwaukee
W 117–103
James Harden (34)
Trevor Ariza (10)
James Harden (8)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,119
13–4 :
December: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18December 3Memphis
W 105–96
James Harden (21)
Tarik Black (11)
Jason Terry (5)
Toyota Center 18,151
14–4
19December 5@ Minnesota
W 114–112 (OT)
James Harden (38)
Trevor Ariza (9)
Harden, Terry (6)
Target Center 12,101
15–4
20December 6Phoenix
W 100–95
Ariza, Beverley (19)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,060
16–4
21December 10@ Golden State
L 93–105
James Harden (34)
James Harden (8)
Patrick Beverley (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
16–5
22December 11@ Sacramento
W 113–109 (OT)
James Harden (44)
Patrick Beverley (10)
James Harden (8)
Sleep Train Arena 16,676
17–5
23December 13Denver
W 108–96
Dwight Howard (26)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,136
18–5
24December 17@ Denver
W 115–111 (OT)
James Harden (41)
Dwight Howard (16)
James Harden (10)
Pepsi Center 12,107
19–5
25December 18New Orleans
L 90–99
James Harden (21)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (5)
Toyota Center 18,137
19–6
26December 20Atlanta
L 97–104
Dwight Howard (19)
Dwight Howard (11)
James Harden (14)
Toyota Center 16,998
19–7
27December 22Portland
W 110–95
James Harden (44)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,316
20–7
28December 26@ Memphis
W 117–111 (OT)
James Harden (32)
Dwight Howard (11)
James Harden (10)
FedExForum 18,119
21–7
29December 28@ San Antonio
L 106–110
James Harden (28)
Dwight Howard (17)
James Harden (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
21–8
30December 29Washington
L 103–104
James Harden (33)
Dorsey, Harden, Motiejūnas (6)
Beverley, Harden, Terry (4)
Toyota Center 18,322
21–9
31December 31Charlotte
W 102–83
James Harden (36)
Dwight Howard (8)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,276
22–9 :
January: 11–6 (home: 5–1; road: 6–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32January 2@ New Orleans
L 83–111
Brewer, Howard (12)
Joey Dorsey (10)
Kostas Papanikolaou (4)
Smoothie King Center 17,705
22–10
33January 3Miami
W 115–79
James Harden (28)
Dwight Howard (13)
Trevor Ariza (4)
Toyota Center 18,338
23–10
34January 5@ Chicago
L 105–114
Josh Smith (21)
Dwight Howard (14)
Patrick Beverley (6)
United Center 21,510
23–11
35January 7@ Cleveland
W 105–93
James Harden (21)
Dwight Howard (19)
James Harden (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
24–11
36January 8@ New York
W 120–96
James Harden (25)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–11
37January 10Utah
W 97–82
James Harden (30)
Donatas Motiejūnas (10)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Toyota Center 18,235
26–11
38January 12@ Brooklyn
W 113–99
James Harden (30)
Donatas Motiejūnas (11)
James Harden (6)
Barclays Center 16,115
27–11
39January 14@ Orlando
L 113–120
James Harden (26)
Josh Smith (10)
James Harden (10)
Amway Center 16,828
27–12
40January 15Oklahoma City
W 112–101
James Harden (31)
James Harden (9)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,315
28–12
41January 17Golden State
L 106–131
Dwight Howard (23)
Dwight Howard (10)
Ariza, Beverley, Harden (4)
Toyota Center 18,458
28–13
42January 19Indiana
W 110–98
James Harden (45)
Dwight Howard (17)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,266
29–13
43January 21@ Golden State
L 113–126
James Harden (33)
Joey Dorsey (12)
James Harden (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
29–14
44January 23@ Phoenix
W 113–111
James Harden (33)
Ariza, Dorsey, Harden, Motiejūnas (6)
James Harden (10)
US Airways Center 16,701
30–14
45January 25@ L.A. Lakers
W 99–87
James Harden (37)
Donatas Motiejūnas (9)
Ariza, Harden (5)
Staples Center 18,997
31–14
46January 28Dallas
W 99–94
Josh Smith (18)
Josh Smith (6)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,237
32–14
47January 30@ Boston
W 93–87
Donatas Motiejūnas (26)
Donatas Motiejūnas (12)
James Harden (7)
TD Garden 17,675
33–14
48January 31@ Detroit
L 101–114
James Harden (26)
Harden, Smith (7)
James Harden (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18,213
33–15 :
February: 7–3 (home: 6–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49February 4Chicago
W 101–90
James Harden (27)
Josh Smith (13)
Harden, Smith (4)
Toyota Center 18,325
34–15
50February 6Milwaukee
W 117–111
James Harden (33)
Josh Smith (10)
Josh Smith (8)
Toyota Center 18,239
35–15
51February 8Portland
L 98–109
James Harden (45)
James Harden (9)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,243
35–16
52February 10@ Phoenix
W 127–118
James Harden (40)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (9)
US Airways Center 17,071
36–16
53February 11@ L.A. Clippers
L 95–110
Josh Smith (21)
Josh Smith (13)
Beverley, Harden (6)
Staples Center 19,060
36–17
All-Star Break
54February 20@ Dallas
L 100–111
James Harden (26)
Terrence Jones (9)
James Harden (5)
American Airlines Center 20,389
36–18
55February 21Toronto
W 98–76
Corey Brewer (26)
Donatas Motiejūnas (11)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,329
37–18
56February 23Minnesota
W 113–102
James Harden (31)
Terrence Jones (15)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,240
38–18
57February 25L.A. Clippers
W 110–105
James Harden (21)
Motiejūnas, Smith (9)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,154
39–18
58February 27Brooklyn
W 102–98
Terrence Jones (26)
Terrence Jones (12)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,139
40–18 :
March: 10–6 (home: 5–2; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59March 1Cleveland
W 105–103 (OT)
James Harden (33)
James Harden (8)
Beverley, Harden (5)
Toyota Center 18,345
41–18
60March 3@ Atlanta
L 96–104
Jason Terry (21)
Jones, Motiejūnas (8)
Beverley, Motiejūnas (7)
Philips Arena 18,968
41–19
61March 4Memphis
L 100–102
Terrence Jones (21)
Terrence Jones (9)
James Harden (13)
Toyota Center 18,224
41–20
62March 6Detroit
W 103–93
James Harden (38)
James Harden (12)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,193
42–20
63March 7@ Denver
W 114–100
James Harden (28)
Terrence Jones (11)
James Harden (7)
Pepsi Center 15,231
43–20
64March 11@ Portland
L 100–105
Corey Brewer (23)
Terrence Jones (12)
Ariza, Harden (6)
Moda Center 19,279
43–21
65March 12@ Utah
L 91–109
Corey Brewer (25)
Terrence Jones (10)
James Harden (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,781
43–22
66March 15@ L.A. Clippers
W 100–98
James Harden (34)
Terrence Jones (12)
James Harden (7)
Staples Center 19,211
44–22
67March 17Orlando
W 107–94
Donatas Motiejūnas (23)
Corey Brewer (12)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Toyota Center 18,235
45–22
68March 19Denver
W 118–108
James Harden (50)
James Harden (10)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Toyota Center 18,456
46–22
69March 21Phoenix
L 102–117
Donatas Motiejūnas (18)
Trevor Ariza (12)
Donatas Motiejūnas (6)
Toyota Center 18,340
46–23
70March 23@ Indiana
W 110–100
James Harden (44)
Trevor Ariza (11)
James Harden (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,201
47–23
71March 25@ New Orleans
W 95–93
James Harden (25)
Trevor Ariza (9)
James Harden (10)
Smoothie King Center 17,077
48–23
72March 27Minnesota
W 120–110
James Harden (33)
Corey Brewer (10)
Josh Smith (11)
Toyota Center 18,322
49–23
73March 29@ Washington
W 99–91
James Harden (24)
Howard, Smith (10)
James Harden (6)
Verizon Center 20,356
50–23
74March 30@ Toronto
L 96–99
James Harden (31)
Trevor Ariza (8)
Pablo Prigioni (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
50–24 :
April
: 6–2 (home: 3–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75April 1Sacramento
W 115–111
James Harden (51)
Joey Dorsey (11)
Pablo Prigioni (7)
Toyota Center 18,312
51–24
76April 2@ Dallas
W 108–101
James Harden (24)
Josh Smith (12)
Ariza, Harden (6)
American Airlines Center 20,062
52–24
77April 5@ Oklahoma City
W 115–112
James Harden (41)
Trevor Ariza (9)
James Harden (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
53–24
78April 8@ San Antonio
L 98–110
James Harden (22)
Dwight Howard (11)
Prigioni, Smith (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
53–25
79April 10San Antonio
L 103–104
Josh Smith (20)
Dwight Howard (14)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,457
53–26
80April 12New Orleans
W 121–114
James Harden (30)
Dwight Howard (11)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,318
54–26
81April 13@ Charlotte
W 100–90
James Harden (29)
Jones, Smith (11)
Harden, Prigioni (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,797
55–26
82April 15Utah
W 117–91
James Harden (16)
James Harden (11)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,320
56–26 :
2014–15 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2015 playoff game log Total: 9–8 (home: 7–2; road: 2–6) :
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18
Dallas
W 118–108
James Harden (24)
Trevor Ariza (11)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 18,231
1–0
2
April 21
Dallas
W 111–99
Dwight Howard (28)
Dwight Howard (12)
Josh Smith (9)
Toyota Center 18,243
2–0
3
April 24
@ Dallas
W 130–128
James Harden (42)
Dwight Howard (26)
James Harden (9)
American Airlines Center 20,651
3–0
4
April 26
@ Dallas
L 109–121
James Harden (24)
Dwight Howard (7)
Harden, Prigioni (5)
American Airlines Center 20,589
3–1
5
April 28
Dallas
W 103–94
James Harden (28)
Dwight Howard (19)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,231
4–1 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 4
L. A. Clippers
L 101–117
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (10)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 18,231
0–1
2
May 6
L. A. Clippers
W 115–109
James Harden (32)
Dwight Howard (16)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,310
1–1
3
May 8
@ L. A. Clippers
L 99–124
James Harden (25)
Dwight Howard (14)
James Harden (11)
Staples Center 19,367
1–2
4
May 10
@ L. A. Clippers
L 95–128
James Harden (21)
Ariza, Howard (8)
James Harden (8)
Staples Center 19,490
1–3
5
May 12
L. A. Clippers
W 124–103
James Harden (26)
Dwight Howard (15)
James Harden (10)
Toyota Center 18,142
2–3
6
May 14
@ L. A. Clippers
W 119–107
James Harden (23)
Dwight Howard (21)
Jason Terry (5)
Staples Center 19,417
3–3
7
May 17
L. A. Clippers
W 113–100
James Harden (31)
Dwight Howard (15)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,463
4–3 :
Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 19
@ Golden State
L 106–110
James Harden (28)
Dwight Howard (13)
James Harden (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–1
2
May 21
@ Golden State
L 98–99
James Harden (38)
Dwight Howard (17)
James Harden (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–2
3
May 23
Golden State
L 80–115
James Harden (17)
Dwight Howard (14)
Harden, Smith (4)
Toyota Center 18,282
0–3
4
May 25
Golden State
W 128–115
James Harden (45)
Dwight Howard (12)
Harden, Smith (5)
Toyota Center 18,239
1–3
5
May 27
@ Golden State
L 90–104
Dwight Howard (18)
Dwight Howard (16)
James Harden (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
1–4 :
2015 playoff schedule :

## Roster
### Salaries

| Player | 2014–15 Salary |
| Dwight Howard | $21,436,271 |
| James Harden | $14,728,844 |
| Trevor Ariza | $8,579,089 |
| Jason Terry | $5,850,313 |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | $4,797,664 |
| Corey Brewer | $4,702,500 |
| Josh Smith | $2,077,000 |
| Pablo Prigioni | $1,662,961 |
| Terrence Jones | $1,618,680 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | $1,483,920 |
| Clint Capela | $1,189,200 |
| Joey Dorsey | $948,163 |
| Patrick Beverley | $915,243 |
| K. J. McDaniels | $507,336 |
| TOTAL | $71,004,520 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Houston Rockets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Trevor Ariza | 82 | 82 | 35.7 | .402 | .350 | .850 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
| Patrick Beverley | 56 | 55 | 30.8 | .383 | .356 | .750 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| Tarik Black‡‡ | 25 | 12 | 15.7 | .542 | .000 | .520 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| Corey Brewer | 56 | 1 | 25.1 | .429 | .284 | .760 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.9 |
| Isaiah Canaan‡ | 25 | 9 | 14.8 | .405 | .381 | .760 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| Clint Capela | 12 | 0 | 7.5 | .483 | .000 | .170 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| Troy Daniels‡ | 17 | 0 | 6.4 | .319 | .302 | .750 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Joey Dorsey | 69 | 17 | 12.4 | .552 | .000 | .290 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Francisco García‡‡ | 14 | 0 | 14.3 | .270 | .222 | .250 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| James Harden | 81 | 81 | 36.8 | .440 | .375 | .870 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 27.4 |
| Dwight Howard | 41 | 41 | 29.8 | .593 | .500 | .530 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| Nick Johnson | 28 | 0 | 9.4 | .347 | .238 | .680 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Terrence Jones | 33 | 24 | 26.9 | .528 | .351 | .610 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 11.7 |
| K. J. McDaniels | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | 71 | 62 | 28.7 | .504 | .368 | .600 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | 43 | 1 | 18.5 | .350 | .292 | .720 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 24 | 0 | 16.8 | .343 | .275 | .870 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Alexey Shved‡ | 9 | 0 | 6.6 | .333 | .333 | .820 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Josh Smith | 55 | 7 | 25.5 | .438 | .330 | .520 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| Jason Terry | 77 | 18 | 21.3 | .422 | .390 | .810 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
$^‡$Traded mid-season $^{‡‡}$Waived during season

### Playoffs

Houston Rockets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Trevor Ariza | 17 | 17 | 38.5 | .426 | .375 | .905 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .1 | 13.2 |
| James Harden | 17 | 17 | 37.4 | .439 | .383 | .916 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 1.6 | .4 | 27.2 |
| Dwight Howard | 17 | 17 | 33.8 | .577 | | .412 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 16.4 |
| Jason Terry | 17 | 17 | 28.6 | .425 | .354 | .813 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .9 | .1 | 9.2 |
| Terrence Jones | 17 | 9 | 23.6 | .421 | .158 | .667 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .5 | .7 | 10.2 |
| Josh Smith | 17 | 8 | 23.3 | .438 | .380 | .432 | 5.6 | 2.7 | .5 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| Corey Brewer | 17 | 0 | 25.2 | .431 | .286 | .636 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 11.2 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 17 | 0 | 17.2 | .333 | .293 | .750 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .9 | .0 | 3.1 |
| Clint Capela | 17 | 0 | 7.5 | .677 | | .517 | 2.5 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 3.4 |
| Nick Johnson | 9 | 0 | 5.4 | .235 | .143 | 1.000 | .4 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 1.3 |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | 8 | 0 | 2.6 | .250 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .4 |
| Joey Dorsey | 6 | 0 | 2.2 | .000 | | .500 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .2 |

## Injuries

| Player | Duration | Duration | Injury type | Games missed |
| Player | Start | End | Injury type | Games missed |
| Patrick Beverley | November 1, 2014 | November 4, 2014 | Hamstring | 2 |
| Terrence Jones | November 3, 2014 | January 28, 2015 | Left leg nerve inflammation | 41 |
| Patrick Beverley | November 6, 2014 | November 16, 2014 | Hamstring | 4 |
| Dwight Howard | November 19, 2014 | December 13, 2014 | Strained knee | 11 |
| Patrick Beverley | November 24, 2014 | December 6, 2014 | Hamstring | 6 |
| Isaiah Canaan | November 28, 2014 | December 17, 2014 | Sprained ankle | 7 |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | December 5, 2014 | December 18, 2014 | Sprained knee | 5 |
| Dwight Howard | January 23, 2015 | March 25, 2015 | Swelling in right knee | 26 |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | February 23, 2015 | April 8, 2015 | Sprained ankle | 22 |
| Terrence Jones | March 19, 2015 | April 1, 2015 | Partially collapsed lung | 6 |
| Patrick Beverley | March 23, 2015 | Missed rest of season | Torn ligaments in left wrist | 12 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | March 27, 2015 | Missed rest of season | Back surgery | 11 |

## Transactions

The Rockets had a busy offseason, trading away key contributors Jeremy Lin and Ömer Aşık in July to clear cap space. Houston was after marquee free agents such as LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Carmelo Anthony, but struck out on all three of those players. The Rockets also let Chandler Parsons, another key contributor from the previous season, sign with the Dallas Mavericks in July, declining to match the hefty offer sheet Parsons received from Dallas. The Rockets would eventually make up for these losses throughout the summer and regular season. As part of the Aşık deal, the Rockets received Trevor Ariza from the Washington Wizards in a sign and trade. Ariza replaced Parsons as the team's starting small forward. In September, the team traded for Jason Terry, a former sixth man of the year with the Mavericks. Terry provided veteran leadership and a spark off the bench for the Rockets. In December, the Rockets acquired Corey Brewer and Josh Smith, who both added significant depth to the roster. At the trade deadline in February, the Rockets acquired Pablo Prigioni and K. J. McDaniels in two separate deals.

### Trades

| July 13, 2014 | To Houston RocketsRights to Sergei Lishouk | To Los Angeles LakersJeremy Lin Future first round draft pick Second round draft pick (2015) |
| July 15, 2014 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| July 15, 2014 | To Houston Rockets Trevor Ariza (Sign and trade from Washington) Alonzo Gee (from New Orleans) Scotty Hopson (from New Orleans) Protected first round draft pick (2015, from New Orleans) | To New Orleans Pelicans Ömer Aşık (from Houston) Omri Casspi (from Houston) Cash considerations (from Houston) |
| To Washington Wizards Melvin Ely (from New Orleans) ||
| September 17, 2014 | To Houston RocketsJason Terry Second round draft pick (2015) Second round draft pick (2016) | To Sacramento KingsAlonzo Gee Scotty Hopson |
| December 19, 2014 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| December 19, 2014 | To Houston Rockets Corey Brewer (from Minnesota) Alexey Shved (from Philadelphia) | To Minnesota Timberwolves Troy Daniels (from Houston) Second round draft pick (2015, from Houston, belonging to Sacramento Kings) Second round draft pick (2016, from Houston) Cash considerations (from Houston) |
| To Philadelphia 76ers Ronny Turiaf (from Minnesota) Rights to Sergei Lishouk (from Houston) Second round draft pick (2015, from Houston) ||
| February 19, 2015 | To Houston RocketsPablo Prigioni | To New York KnicksAlexey Shved Second round draft pick (2017) Second round draft pick (2019) |
| February 19, 2015 | To Houston RocketsK. J. McDaniels | To Philadelphia 76ersIsaiah Canaan Second round draft pick (2015) |

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

| Player | Signed | Contract |
| Troy Daniels | July 14, 2014 | 2 years, $2 million |
| Francisco García | August 22, 2014 | 1 year, $1.3 million |
| Kevin McHale | December 24, 2014 | 3 years, $13 million |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Joey Dorsey | July 18, 2014 | FC Barcelona Basquet |
| Tarik Black | August 27, 2014 | Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | September 23, 2014 | FC Barcelona Basquet |
| Josh Smith | December 26, 2014 | Detroit Pistons |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date | New team |
| Chandler Parsons | Free agency | July 15, 2014 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Josh Powell | Waived | October 24, 2014 | None |
| Robert Covington | Waived | October 27, 2014 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Francisco García | Waived | December 19, 2014 | None |
| Tarik Black | Waived | December 26, 2014 | Los Angeles Lakers |