The 2016–17 Houston Rockets season was the 50th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 46th in the Houston area.Houston Rockets Franchise Index On June 1, 2016, the Rockets named Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach. They retired the number 11 of former center Yao Ming in February 2017.
The Rockets finished the regular season with a 55–27 record, securing the 3rd seed. In the playoffs, they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the first round, advancing to the conference semifinals, in which they lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / club 2 37 Chinanu Onuaku PF/C Louisville 2 43 Zhou Qi C Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)
Roster
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 2 || Shanghai Sharks | | James Harden (16) | Clint Capela (11) | James Harden (10) | Toyota Center12,313 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 4 || New York | | James Harden (28) | Anderson, Ariza (7) | James Harden (11) | Toyota Center14,397 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 9 || New Orleans | | James Harden (26) | K. J. McDaniels (8) | James Harden (15) | Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai)15,844 | 3–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 12 || @ New Orleans | | Bobby Brown (18) | Ryan Anderson (7) | James Harden (8) | LeSports Center (Beijing)14,498 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 15 || Memphis | | Montrezl Harrell (20) | Harden, Harrell (10) | James Harden (9) | Toyota Center14,690 | 4–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || October 19 || @ Dallas | | James Harden (23) | Clint Capela (13) | James Harden (11) | American Airlines Center18,988 | 5–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || October 21 || @ San Antonio | | Bobby Brown (23) | Montrezl Harrell (8) | Bobby Brown (9) | AT&T Center18,418 | 5–2
Regular season
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 26 | @ L.A. Lakers | | James Harden (34) | Clint Capela (9) | James Harden (17) | Staples Center18,997 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 28 | @ Dallas | | Trevor Ariza (27) | Clint Capela (9) | James Harden (8) | American Airlines Center20,163 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 30 | Dallas | | James Harden (28) | Ryan Anderson (12) | James Harden (7) | Toyota Center18,055 | 2–1
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | November 1 | @ Cleveland | | James Harden (41) | James Harden (7) | James Harden (15) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 2 | @ New York | | James Harden (30) | Montrezl Harrell (10) | James Harden (15) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | November 5 | @ Atlanta | | James Harden (30) | Clint Capela (10) | James Harden (12) | Philips Arena16,895 | 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | November 7 | @ Washington | | James Harden (32) | Ryan Anderson (7) | James Harden (15) | Verizon Center13,173 | 4–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | November 9 | @ San Antonio | | James Harden (24) | James Harden (12) | James Harden (15) | AT&T Center18,418 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 | November 12 | San Antonio | | Eric Gordon (27) | James Harden (11) | James Harden (13) | Toyota Center18,055 | 5–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | November 14 | Philadelphia | | James Harden (33) | Clint Capela (13) | James Harden (9) | Toyota Center13,183 | 6–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 | November 16 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ryan Anderson (14) | Clint Capela (14) | James Harden (13) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 6–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 | November 17 | Portland | | James Harden (26) | James Harden (12) | James Harden (14) | Toyota Center15,550 | 7–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 | November 19 | Utah | | James Harden (31) | Clint Capela (8) | James Harden (10) | Toyota Center14,760 | 8–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 | November 21 | @ Detroit | | James Harden (28) | Clint Capela (12) | James Harden (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills13,632 | 9–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 | November 23 | Toronto | | James Harden (29) | Patrick Beverley (10) | James Harden (15) | Toyota Center18,055 | 9–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 | November 25 | @ Sacramento | | James Harden (23) | Capela, Harden (10) | James Harden (10) | Golden 1 Center17,608 | 10–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 | November 27 | @ Portland | | James Harden (38) | Clint Capela (9) | James Harden (10) | Moda Center19,393 | 11–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 | November 29 | @ Utah | | James Harden (26) | Beverley, Capela, Dekker (6) | James Harden (7) | Vivint Smart Home Arena19,911 | 11–7
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 | December 1 | @ Golden State | | Anderson, Harden (29) | James Harden (15) | James Harden (13) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 12–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 | December 2 | @ Denver | | James Harden (20) | Clint Capela (10) | James Harden (7) | Pepsi Center15,549 | 13–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 | December 5 | Boston | | James Harden (37) | Clint Capela (9) | James Harden (8) | Toyota Center15,730 | 14–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 | December 7 | L.A. Lakers | | Eric Gordon (26) | Clint Capela (9) | Patrick Beverley (12) | Toyota Center16,141 | 15–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 | December 9 | @ Oklahoma City | | James Harden (21) | Patrick Beverley (12) | James Harden (12) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 16–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 | December 10 | Dallas | | Gordon, Harden (18) | Clint Capela (10) | James Harden (16) | Toyota Center15,761 | 17–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 | December 12 | Brooklyn | | James Harden (36) | James Harden (8) | James Harden (11) | Toyota Center13,619 | 18–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 | December 14 | Sacramento | | Ryan Anderson (22) | James Harden (11) | James Harden (14) | Toyota Center15,039 | 19–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 | December 16 | New Orleans | | Gordon, Harden (29) | Beverley, Capela, Harden (11) | James Harden (13) | Toyota Center16,728 | 20–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 | December 17 | @ Minnesota | | Anderson, Harden (28) | Patrick Beverley (10) | James Harden (13) | Target Center14,689 | 21–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 | December 20 | San Antonio | | James Harden (31) | James Harden (10) | James Harden (7) | Toyota Center18,055 | 21–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 | December 21 | @ Phoenix | | James Harden (27) | Patrick Beverley (9) | James Harden (14) | Talking Stick Resort Arena18,055 | 22–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 | December 23 | @ Memphis | | Ryan Anderson (31) | Montrezl Harrell (8) | James Harden (17) | FedExForum17,454 | 22–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 | December 26 | Phoenix | | James Harden (32) | Trevor Ariza (10) | James Harden (12) | Toyota Center18,055 | 23–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 | December 27 | @ Dallas | | James Harden (34) | Sam Dekker (11) | James Harden (11) | American Airlines Center20,425 | 24–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 | December 30 | L.A. Clippers | | James Harden (30) | James Harden (13) | James Harden (10) | Toyota Center18,055 | 25–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 | December 31 | New York | | James Harden (53) | James Harden (16) | James Harden (17) | Toyota Center18,055 | 26–9
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 | January 2 | Washington | | Eric Gordon (31) | James Harden (10) | James Harden (10) | Toyota Center16,569 | 27–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 37 | January 5 | Oklahoma City | | James Harden (26) | Beverley, Harden, Harrell (8) | James Harden (12) | Toyota Center18,055 | 28–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 | January 6 | @ Orlando | | Ryan Anderson (19) | Patrick Beverley (9) | James Harden (10) | Amway Center19,272 | 29–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 | January 8 | @ Toronto | | James Harden (40) | James Harden (10) | James Harden (11) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 30–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 | January 10 | Charlotte | | James Harden (40) | James Harden (15) | James Harden (10) | Toyota Center16,196 | 31–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 | January 11 | @ Minnesota | | James Harden (33) | Ryan Anderson (7) | James Harden (12) | Target Center13,858 | 31–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 | January 13 | Memphis | | James Harden (27) | Trevor Ariza (9) | James Harden (9) | Toyota Center18,055 | 31–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 | January 15 | @ Brooklyn | | Eric Gordon (24) | James Harden (11) | James Harden (11) | Barclays Center17,732 | 32–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 | January 17 | @ Miami | | James Harden (40) | James Harden (12) | James Harden (10) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 32–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | January 18 | Milwaukee | | James Harden (38) | Patrick Beverley (9) | James Harden (8) | Toyota Center15,782 | 33–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 | January 20 | Golden State | | Clint Capela (22) | Clint Capela (12) | James Harden (11) | Toyota Center18,055 | 33–13 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 | January 21 | @ Memphis | | Sam Dekker (30) | Trevor Ariza (10) | James Harden (10) | FedExForum18,119 | 34–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 | January 23 | @ Milwaukee | | James Harden (26) | James Harden (9) | James Harden (12) | Bradley Center14,016 | 34–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 | January 25 | @ Boston | | James Harden (30) | Clint Capela (7) | James Harden (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 34–15 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 | January 27 | @ Philadelphia | | James Harden (51) | James Harden (13) | James Harden (13) | Wells Fargo Center20,588 | 35–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 | January 29 | @ Indiana | | Ryan Anderson (27) | Trevor Ariza (9) | James Harden (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,923 | 35–16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 | January 31 | Sacramento | | Ryan Anderson (25) | Anderson, Capela (11) | James Harden (8) | Toyota Center15,187 | 36–16
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 | February 2 | Atlanta | | James Harden (41) | Clint Capela (9) | James Harden (8) | Toyota Center15,602 | 36–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 | February 3 | Chicago | | James Harden (42) | James Harden (12) | James Harden (9) | Toyota Center18,055 | 37–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 | February 7 | Orlando | | James Harden (25) | Clint Capela (9) | James Harden (13) | Toyota Center15,514 | 38–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 | February 9 | @ Charlotte | | James Harden (30) | James Harden (11) | James Harden (8) | Spectrum Center16,270 | 39–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 | February 11 | Phoenix | | James Harden (40) | Patrick Beverley (10) | James Harden (8) | Toyota Center18,055 | 40–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 | February 15 | Miami | | James Harden (38) | James Harden (12) | James Harden (12) | Toyota Center16,967 | 40–18 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 | February 23 | @ New Orleans | | Lou Williams (27) | Patrick Beverley (12) | James Harden (14) | Smoothie King Center18,470 | 41–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 | February 25 | Minnesota | | James Harden (24) | Clint Capela (9) | James Harden (10) | Toyota Center18,055 | 42–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 | February 27 | Indiana | | Lou Williams (28) | Capela, Harden (7) | James Harden (12) | Toyota Center18,055 | 42–19
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 | March 1 | @ L.A. Clippers | | James Harden (26) | Beverley, Capela (12) | James Harden (9) | Staples Center19,060 | 43–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 | March 4 | Memphis | | James Harden (33) | Clint Capela (11) | James Harden (11) | Toyota Center18,055 | 44–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 | March 6 | @ San Antonio | | James Harden (39) | Patrick Beverley (10) | James Harden (12) | AT&T Center18,418 | 44–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 | March 8 | Utah | | James Harden (35) | Clint Capela (12) | James Harden (6) | Toyota Center16,230 | 44–21