| 2007–08 Houston Rockets season | |||
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| Head coach | Rick Adelman | ||
| General manager | Daryl Morey | ||
| Owners | Leslie Alexander | ||
| Arena | Toyota Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 55–27 (.671) | ||
| Place | Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost toJazz 2–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | FSN Houston,My Network TV Houston | ||
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The2007–08Houston Rockets season was their 41st season in the National Basketball Association and 37th in Houston. The Rockets won at least 50 games for the second straight season and made the playoffs also on the back of a 22-game winning streak, thefourth longest in the history of the NBA. The Houston Rockets came into the 2007–2008 playoffs without Yao Ming, who was still injured. This injury contributed to the Rockets' elimination by the Utah Jazz in the first round (2–4).[1] This was the second consecutive season where the Rockets had their season ended by the Jazz. The team brought backSteve Francis, but his return was short-lived as he was active for only 10 games, starting 3 of them. It would be his last season in the NBA.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
Houston's selections from the2007 NBA draft in New York City.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
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| 1 | 26 | Aaron Brooks | Point guard |  United States | Oregon |
| 2 | 54 | Brad Newley | Shooting guard |  Australia | Panionios BC(Greek League) |
In addition,Carl Landry was drafted as the 31st overall pick by theSeattle SuperSonics with the first pick in the 2nd round. He was traded to the Rockets for a future second round pick.
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 30–11 | 26–15 | 10–6 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 34–7 | 22–19 | 10–6 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 31–10 | 24–17 | 8–8 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 5 | 34–7 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 2–14 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 4 | y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 15 | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
Record: 1–0; home: 0–0; road: 1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | 30 October 2007 | Rockets | 95–93 | Lakers | NA | Tracy McGrady (30) | 18,997 | 1–0 |
Record: 8–8; home: 4–3; road: 4–5
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 2 | 1 November 2007 | Rockets | 105–96 | Jazz | NA | Tracy McGrady (47) | 19,911 | 2–0 |
| 3 | 3 November 2007 | Trail Blazers | 80–89 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (21) | 18,232 | 3–0 |
| 4 | 5 November 2007 | Rockets | 98–107 | Mavericks | NA | Tracy McGrady (35) | 20,389 | 3–1 |
| 5 | 6 November 2007 | Spurs | 81–89 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (28) | 18,280 | 4–1 |
| 6 | 9 November 2007 | Bucks | 88–104 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (28) | 18,244 | 5–1 |
| 7 | 11 November 2007 | Rockets | 85–82 | Bobcats | NA | Yao Ming (34) | 11,936 | 6–1 |
| 8 | 13 November 2007 | Rockets | 99–105 | Grizzlies | NA | Tracy McGrady (41) | 12,368 | 6–2 |
| 9 | 14 November 2007 | Lakers | 93–90 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (26) | 18,178 | 6–3 |
| 10 | 16 November 2007 | Rockets | 84–90 | Spurs | NA | Luis Scola (20) | 18,797 | 6–4 |
| 11 | 17 November 2007 | Suns | 115–105 | Rockets | NA | Luis Scola (20) | 18,265 | 6–5 |
| 12 | 21 November 2007 | Mavericks | 100–94 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (30) | 18,143 | 6–6 |
| 13 | 23 November 2007 | Rockets | 91–98 | Heat | NA | Two-way tie (20) | 19,600 | 6–7 |
| 14 | 24 November 2007 | Nuggets | 81–108 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (35) | 18,228 | 7–7 |
| 15 | 26 November 2007 | Rockets | 88–71 | Clippers | NA | Tracy McGrady (36) | 15,452 | 8–7 |
| 16 | 28 November 2007 | Rockets | 100–94 | Suns | NA | Yao Ming (31) | 18,422 | 9–7 |
| 17 | 29 November 2007 | Rockets | 94–113 | Warriors | NA | Mike James (19) | 19,596 | 9–8 |
Record: 6–8; home: 3–3; road: 3–5
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 18 | 1 December 2007 | Rockets | 99–107 | Kings | NA | Tracy McGrady (40) | 15,081 | 9–9 |
| 19 | 5 December 2007 | Grizzlies | 92–105 | Rockets | NA | Two-way tie (24) | 17,723 | 10–9 |
| 20 | 7 December 2007 | Rockets | 96–89 | Nets | NA | Yao Ming (25) | 15,421 | 11–9 |
| 21 | 9 December 2007 | Rockets | 80–93 | Raptors | NA | Tracy McGrady (23) | 19,800 | 11–10 |
| 22 | 10 December 2007 | Rockets | 88–100 | Sixers | NA | Bonzi Wells (24) | 12,551 | 11–11 |
| 23 | 12 December 2007 | Pistons | 77–80 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (29) | 17,453 | 12–11 |
| 24 | 17 December 2007 | Mavericks | 96–83 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (28) | 18,307 | 12–12 |
| 25 | 19 December 2007 | Magic | 97–92 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (19) | 18,270 | 12–13 |
| 26 | 20 December 2007 | Rockets | 111–112 | Nuggets | 2 | Yao Ming (26) | 16,157 | 12–14 |
| 27 | 22 December 2007 | Rockets | 116–98 | Bulls | NA | Two-way tie (20) | 22,434 | 13–14 |
| 28 | 23 December 2007 | Rockets | 82–94 | Pistons | NA | Luis Scola (18) | 22,076 | 13–15 |
| 29 | 28 December 2007 | Rockets | 103–83 | Grizzlies | NA | Two-way tie (22) | 15,660 | 14–15 |
| 30 | 29 December 2007 | Raptors | 79–91 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (25) | 18,103 | 15–15 |
| 31 | 31 December 2007 | Warriors | 112–95 | Rockets | NA | Rafer Alston (22) | 18,153 | 15–16 |
Record: 10–4; home: 5–3; road: 5–1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 32 | 2 January 2008 | Rockets | 93–97 | Celtics | NA | Bonzi Wells (25) | 18,624 | 15–17 |
| 33 | 4 January 2008 | Rockets | 96–94 | Magic | NA | Yao Ming (26) | 17,519 | 16–17 |
| 34 | 5 January 2008 | Knicks | 91–103 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (30) | 16,634 | 17–17 |
| 35 | 8 January 2008 | Rockets | 92–84 | Wizards | NA | Luther Head (24) | 16,824 | 18–17 |
| 36 | 9 January 2008 | Rockets | 101–92 | Knicks | NA | Yao Ming (36) | 19,035 | 19–17 |
| 37 | 11 January 2008 | Timberwolves | 82–113 | Rockets | NA | Luis Scola (22) | 16,223 | 20–17 |
| 38 | 13 January 2008 | Hornets | 87–82 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (30) | 13,599 | 20–18 |
| 39 | 15 January 2008 | Sixers | 111–107 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (25) | 13,428 | 20–19 |
| 40 | 19 January 2008 | Spurs | 81–83 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (21) | 18,353 | 21–19 |
| 41 | 21 January 2008 | SuperSonics | 89–96 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (30) | 15,264 | 22–19 |
| 42 | 23 January 2008 | Rockets | 109–107 | SuperSonics | NA | Tracy McGrady (28) | 12,342 | 23–19 |
| 43 | 25 January 2008 | Rockets | 89–79 | Trail Blazers | NA | Tracy McGrady (15) | 20,576 | 24–19 |
| 44 | 27 January 2008 | Jazz | 97–89 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (21) | 17,480 | 24–20 |
| 45 | 29 January 2008 | Warriors | 107–111 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (36) | 16,586 | 25–20 |
Record: 13–0; home: 8–0; road: 5–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 46 | 1 February 2008 | Rockets | 106–103 | Pacers | NA | Carl Landry (22) | 13,784 | 26–20 |
| 47 | 2 February 2008 | Rockets | 91–83 | Bucks | NA | Tracy McGrady (33) | 18,717 | 27–20 |
| 48 | 4 February 2008 | Rockets | 92–86 | Timberwolves | NA | Tracy McGrady (26) | 10,019 | 28–20 |
| 49 | 7 February 2008 | Cavaliers | 77–92 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (22) | 18,402 | 29–20 |
| 50 | 9 February 2008 | Hawks | 108–89 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (28) | 18,177 | 30–20 |
| 51 | 11 February 2008 | Trail Blazers | 83–95 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (25) | 14,710 | 31–20 |
| 52 | 13 February 2008 | Kings | 87–89 | Rockets | NA | Yao Ming (25) | 16,115 | 32–20 |
| 53 | 19 February 2008 | Rockets | 93–85 | Cavaliers | NA | Rafer Alston (22) | 20,562 | 33–20 |
| 54 | 21 February 2008 | Heat | 100–112 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (23) | 15,994 | 34–20 |
| 55 | 22 February 2008 | Rockets | 100–80 | Hornets | NA | Tracy McGrady (28) | 17,714 | 35–20 |
| 56 | 24 February 2008 | Bulls | 97–110 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (24) | 18,275 | 36–20 |
| 57 | 26 February 2008 | Wizards | 69–94 | Rockets | NA | Luther Head (18) | 15,768 | 37–20 |
| 58 | 29 February 2008 | Grizzlies | 95–116 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (25) | 18,105 | 38–20 |
Record: 11–4; home: 7–1; road: 4–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 59 | 2 March 2008 | Nuggets | 89–103 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (22) | 18,168 | 39–20 |
| 60 | 5 March 2008 | Pacers | 99–117 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (25) | 18,160 | 40–20 |
| 61 | 6 March 2008 | Rockets | 113–98 | Mavericks | NA | Tracy McGrady (31) | 20,315 | 41–20 |
| 62 | 8 March 2008 | Rockets | 106–96 | Hornets | NA | Tracy McGrady (41) | 18,279 | 42–20 |
| 63 | 10 March 2008 | Nets | 73–91 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (19) | 18,271 | 43–20 |
| 64 | 12 March 2008 | Rockets | 83–75 | Hawks | NA | Tracy McGrady (28) | 17,078 | 44–20 |
| 65 | 14 March 2008 | Bobcats | 80–89 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (30) | 18,265 | 45–20 |
| 66 | 16 March 2008 | Lakers | 92–104 | Rockets | NA | Rafer Alston (31) | 18,409 | 46–20 |
| 67 | 18 March 2008 | Celtics | 94–74 | Rockets | NA | Luis Scola (15) | 18,525 | 46–21 |
| 68 | 19 March 2008 | Rockets | 69–90 | Hornets | NA | Tracy McGrady (15) | 17,956 | 46–22 |
| 69 | 21 March 2008 | Rockets | 109–106 | Warriors | NA | Tracy McGrady (26) | 19,824 | 47–22 |
| 70 | 22 March 2008 | Rockets | 113–122 | Suns | NA | Tracy McGrady (30) | 18,422 | 47–23 |
| 71 | 24 March 2008 | Kings | 100–108 | Rockets | NA | Rafer Alston (28) | 18,241 | 48–23 |
| 72 | 26 March 2008 | Timberwolves | 86–97 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (23) | 18,269 | 49–23 |
| 73 | 30 March 2008 | Rockets | 88–109 | Spurs | NA | Luis Scola (24) | 18,797 | 49–24 |
Record: 6–3; home: 3–0; road: 3–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 74 | 1 April 2008 | Rockets | 98–99 | Kings | NA | Tracy McGrady (32) | 14,169 | 49–25 |
| 75 | 3 April 2008 | Rockets | 95–86 | Trail Blazers | NA | Tracy McGrady (35) | 19,980 | 50–25 |
| 76 | 4 April 2008 | Rockets | 79–66 | Sonics | NA | Tracy McGrady (25) | 14,170 | 51–25 |
| 77 | 6 April 2008 | Rockets | 106–96 | Clippers | NA | Aaron Brooks (18) | 17,932 | 52–25 |
| 78 | 9 April 2008 | Sonics | 80–103 | Rockets | NA | Rafer Alston (18) | 18,370 | 53–25 |
| 79 | 11 April 2008 | Suns | 90–101 | Rockets | NA | Tracy McGrady (22) | 18,489 | 54–25 |
| 80 | 13 April 2008 | Rockets | 94–111 | Nuggets | NA | Luther Head (19) | 19,720 | 54–26 |
| 81 | 14 April 2008 | Rockets | 96–105 | Jazz | NA | Two-way tie (22) | 19,911 | 54–27 |
| 82 | 16 April 2008 | Clippers | 75–93 | Rockets | NA | Luis Scola (22) | 18,386 | 55–27 |
| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Rafer Alston | 74 | 74 | 34.1 | .394 | .351 | .715 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.32 | .24 | 13.1 |
| Shane Battier | 80 | 78 | 36.3 | .428 | .377 | .743 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .96 | 1.13 | 9.3 |
| Aaron Brooks | 51 | 0 | 11.9 | .413 | .330 | .857 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .25 | .10 | 5.2 |
| Steve Francis | 10 | 3 | 19.9 | .333 | .235 | .565 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .90 | .50 | 5.5 |
| Gerald Green* | 30 | 0 | 12.0 | .344 | .385 | .829 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .27 | .13 | 5.1 |
| Mike Harris | 17 | 0 | 9.4 | .500 | .000 | .615 | 3.2 | .2 | .35 | .18 | 3.6 |
| Chuck Hayes | 79 | 44 | 19.9 | .511 | .000 | .458 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.08 | .54 | 3.0 |
| Luther Head | 73 | 17 | 18.9 | .432 | .351 | .815 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .60 | .12 | 7.6 |
| Bobby Jackson* | 72 | 5 | 19.3 | .403 | .358 | .790 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .63 | .07 | 7.7 |
| Carl Landry | 42 | 0 | 16.9 | .616 | .000 | .661 | 4.9 | .5 | .40 | .17 | 8.1 |
| Tracy McGrady | 66 | 62 | 37.0 | .419 | .292 | .684 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 1.03 | .45 | 21.6 |
| Yao Ming | 55 | 55 | 37.2 | .507 | .000 | .850 | 10.8 | 2.3 | .45 | 2.02 | 22.0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 39 | 25 | 15.9 | .538 | .000 | .711 | 5.1 | .1 | .28 | 1.23 | 3.0 |
| Steve Novak | 35 | 0 | 7.5 | .480 | .479 | .750 | 1.0 | .2 | .06 | .09 | 3.9 |
| Luis Scola | 82 | 39 | 24.7 | .515 | .000 | .668 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .73 | .23 | 10.3 |
| Justin Williams* | 23 | 0 | 5.3 | .448 | .000 | .308 | 2.1 | .0 | .22 | .22 | 1.5 |
| Loren Woods | 7 | 0 | 2.4 | .600 | .000 | .000 | .1 | .3 | .00 | .00 | .9 |
*Total for entire season including previous team(s)
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Rafer Alston | 4 | 4 | 31.5 | .438 | .440 | .800 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | .00 | 14.3 |
| Shane Battier | 6 | 6 | 41.0 | .444 | .480 | .727 | 3.8 | .5 | 1.00 | .83 | 10.0 |
| Aaron Brooks | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | .320 | .000 | .818 | 1.0 | .5 | .00 | .00 | 4.2 |
| Mike Harris | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .7 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.0 |
| Chuck Hayes | 6 | 0 | 18.0 | .636 | .000 | .000 | 4.7 | .8 | .50 | 1.00 | 2.3 |
| Luther Head | 5 | 0 | 8.8 | .071 | .000 | 1.000 | .4 | .8 | .40 | .20 | .8 |
| Bobby Jackson | 6 | 2 | 23.0 | .286 | .208 | .636 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .83 | .00 | 8.7 |
| Carl Landry | 6 | 0 | 17.7 | .423 | .000 | .750 | 4.7 | .0 | 1.17 | .50 | 5.7 |
| Tracy McGrady | 6 | 6 | 41.2 | .425 | .208 | .623 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 1.50 | .83 | 27.0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 6 | 6 | 20.5 | .615 | .000 | .636 | 6.5 | .3 | .17 | 1.83 | 3.8 |
| Steve Novak | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | .750 | .667 | .000 | .7 | .0 | .00 | .33 | 2.7 |
| Luis Scola | 6 | 6 | 36.7 | .448 | .000 | .686 | 9.3 | 1.3 | .67 | .17 | 14.0 |
| Loren Woods | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 2.0 |
Starting with the 29 January 2008 win versus theGolden State Warriors, the Rockets won 22 consecutive games. The streak came to an end against the eventual championBoston Celtics. The streak is thefourth longest winning streak in NBA history (the second longest at the time it was achieved).
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The Rockets have been involved in the followingtransactions during the 2007–08 season.
Houston will begin the 2007–08 season with recently hiredRick Adelman as the team's 11th head coach.[2]
Less than a week later, Scola signed with the Rockets.[3]On 20 July guardSteve Francis signed a 2-year deal with the Rockets, after he accepted a buyout of the last two seasons of his contract, worth roughly $30 million from thePortland Trail Blazers. He is expected to compete for a starting job withMike James andRafer Alston[4]
On 14 June, the Rockets tradedJuwan Howard to theMinnesota Timberwolves forMike James andJustin Reed.[5]
On 12 July guardVassilis Spanoulis was traded to theSan Antonio Spurs along with the rights for the 2009 second-round draft pick, for centerJackie Butler and the rights toLuis Scola a 2002 second-round draft pick, yet to play in the NBA. 24 Hours after this deal was made, Scola came to a "Basic Agreement" which could see him playing for the Rockets next season.[6]
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On 7 September, it was announced that the Rockets will debut a new court design for the 2007–08 season. The court design includes a lighter varnished wood inside the three point area, similar to theSeattle SuperSonics, while the rest are dark varnished wood. The color red will remain on the Rockets logo, and the script. This court design is similar to theCleveland Cavaliers,New Orleans Hornets,Phoenix Suns, andPortland Trail Blazers in which most of the hardwood is exposed.[7]
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