2010–11 Houston Rockets season

Houston Rockets
2010–11 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Rick Adelman
General manager	Daryl Morey
Owner(s)	Leslie Alexander
Arena	Toyota Center
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 5th (Southwest); Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FS Houston, KTXH
Radio	Sports Radio 610

The 2010–11 Houston Rockets season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 40th based in Houston. This season was Yao Ming's last in the NBA as he played only 5 games because of recurring injuries that interrupted his career. Despite his injuries, he was selected to play in the 2011 NBA All-Star Game as a starter, but he was unable to participate. Yao would then retire during the 2011 NBA lockout after playing only nine seasons in the NBA.

The Rockets ended the season with a 43–39 record without the playoffs. After the season, head coach Rick Adelman was fired after four seasons with the team.

Key dates

June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
July 1 – The free agency period begun.

Summary

NBA Draft 2010

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	14	Patrick Patterson	PF	United States	Kentucky

Roster

Houston Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G/F	7001150000000000000♠15	Blakely, Marqus	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Vermont
F	7001100000000000000♠10	Budinger, Chase	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Arizona
C	7001500000000000000♠50	Cousin, Marcus	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Houston
G	7000300000000000000♠3	Dragić, Goran	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Slovenia
F/C	7001440000000000000♠44	Hayes, Chuck	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Kentucky
F/C	7001270000000000000♠27	Hill, Jordan	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Arizona
G	7000500000000000000♠5	Lee, Courtney	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Western Kentucky
PG	7000700000000000000♠7	Lowry, Kyle	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Villanova
G	7001120000000000000♠12	Martin, Kevin	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Western Carolina
F/C	7001520000000000000♠52	Miller, Brad	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Purdue
F	7001540000000000000♠54	Patterson, Patrick	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Kentucky
F/C	7000400000000000000♠4	Scola, Luis	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Argentina
C	7001320000000000000♠32	Thabeet, Hasheem	7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	Connecticut
G/F	7000100000000000000♠1	Williams, Terrence	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Louisville
C	7001110000000000000♠11	Yao Ming	7000228600000000000♠7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	People's Republic of China

Head coach

Rick Adelman (Loyola Marymount)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–2)

2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
c-San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–	36–5	25–16	10–6
x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4	29–12	28–13	8–8
x-New Orleans Hornets	46	36	.561	15	28–13	18–23	9–7
x-Memphis Grizzlies	46	36	.561	15	30–11	16–25	8–8
Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	18	25–16	18–23	5–11

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	4
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4
4	y-Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	6
5	x-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	11
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	13
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	46	36	.561	15
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	46	36	.561	15

9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	18
10	Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	21
11	Utah Jazz	39	43	.476	22
12	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	25
13	Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	29
14	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	37
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	17	65	.207	44

Game log

2010–11 game log
Total: 43–39 (Home: 25–16; Road: 18–23)

October: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)

November: 5–9 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–6)

December: 11–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 3–3)

January: 6–11 (Home: 3–5; Road: 3–6)

February: 8–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 5–1)

March: 9–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–4)

April: 4–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–1)

2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Shane Battier*	59	59	30.8	.456	.391	.645	4.8	2.6	.90	1.20	8.6
Aaron Brooks*	34	7	23.9	.346	.284	.940	1.5	3.8	.60	.10	11.6
Chase Budinger	71	15	21.3	.421	.335	.852	3.5	1.5	.54	.21	9.4
DeMarre Carroll*	4	0	2.0	.000	.0	.0	0.0	0.5	.0	.0	0.0
Goran Dragić*	15	0	13.2	.486	.552	.724	1.5	1.8	.60	.07	7.1
Mike Harris	3	0	2.0	.667	.0	.0	0.0	0.0	.0	.0	1.3
Chuck Hayes	67	56	27.2	.527	.000	.664	7.8	2.6	1.00	.67	7.7
Jordan Hill	67	11	16.2	.490	.000	.720	4.4	0.4	.21	.73	5.8
Jared Jeffries*	18	0	7.7	.306	.167	.400	1.9	0.6	.40	.20	1.5
Courtney Lee	74	1	20.6	.452	.426	.755	2.4	1.1	.70	.20	8.1
Kyle Lowry	71	67	33.8	.433	.380	.755	4.1	6.6	1.39	.31	13.5
Kevin Martin	73	73	31.9	.436	.390	.893	3.2	2.4	1.04	.19	23.1
Brad Miller	56	5	16.5	.438	.358	.822	3.5	2.3	.45	.36	6.1
Patrick Patterson	45	3	15.9	.557	.000	.727	3.9	0.8	.33	.71	6.0
Luis Scola	70	70	32.5	.501	.000	.736	8.1	2.4	.63	.63	18.3
Ishmael Smith*	28	3	11.8	.386	.375	.700	1.5	2.3	.50	.10	2.6
Jermaine Taylor*	8	0	9.6	.500	.400	.833	1.1	0.3	.30	.30	4.9
Hasheem Thabeet*	2	0	2.0	.000	.0	.0	0.0	0.0	.0	.50	0.0
Terrence Williams*	11	0	7.6	.333	.200	.818	1.4	0.6	.36	.0	3.5
Yao Ming	5	5	18.2	.486	.273	.938	5.4	0.8	.0	1.60	10.2

As of March 31.^[1]
* – Stats with the Rockets.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Kevin Martin was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played February 21 through February 27.^[2]
Kyle Lowry was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played March 14 through March 20.^[3]

All-Star

Yao Ming was selected by fans as the starting center for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game. He was unable to play due to injury. Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves was selected as his replacement,^[4] and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs was selected to start in his place.^[5]

Transactions

Trades

December 15, 2010	To New Jersey Nets---- Sasha Vujačić 2011 first-round pick 2012 first-round pick	To Houston Rockets---- Terrence Williams	To Los Angeles Lakers---- Joe Smith
December 15, 2010	To Sacramento Kings---- Jermaine Taylor Cash considerations	To Houston Rockets---- Future second-round pick
February 24, 2011	To Memphis Grizzlies---- Shane Battier Ishmael Smith	To Houston Rockets---- Hasheem Thabeet DeMarre Carroll Future first-round pick
February 24, 2011	To Phoenix Suns---- Aaron Brooks	To Houston Rockets---- Goran Dragić 2011 protected first-round pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Brad Miller	Signed 3-year contract for $15 Million	Chicago Bulls
Kyle Lowry		Houston Rockets
Chuck Hayes		Houston Rockets
Luis Scola	Signed 5-year contract for $47 Million	Houston Rockets
Yao Ming		Houston Rockets

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Brian Cook	Free agent	Los Angeles Clippers
Hilton Armstrong	Free agent	Washington Wizards
Jared Jeffries	Waived

References

↑ http://www.nba.com/rockets/stats/
↑ "Magic's Howard, Rockets' Martin named Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
↑ "Heat's James, Rockets' Lowry named Players of the Week". NBA.com. March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
↑ "Minnesota's Love to replace Yao Ming in 2011 All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 4, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
↑ "West coach Popovich tabs Duncan to start in All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 17, 2011.

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[1] ttp://www.nba.com/rockets/stats/

[2] "Magic's Howard, Rockets' Martin named Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

[3] "Heat's James, Rockets' Lowry named Players of the Week". NBA.com. March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

[4] "Minnesota's Love to replace Yao Ming in 2011 All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 4, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

[5] "West coach Popovich tabs Duncan to start in All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 17, 2011.