2009–10 Houston Rockets season

The 2009–10 Houston Rockets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The news broke in the off-season when center Yao Ming would miss the upcoming season due to foot surgery. This injury would soon be considered career-threatening. Mid-season, All-Star Tracy McGrady, who was working his way back from knee surgery that kept him out of last season, was traded to the New York Knicks. Despite losing two All-Stars, the Rockets finished 42–40, but did not clinch a playoff spot.

2009–10 Houston Rockets season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerDaryl Morey
OwnersLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMy Network TV Houston, FSN Houston
RadioSports Radio 610

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft 2009
Main article: 2009 NBA draft

Draft picks
Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 32 Jermaine Taylor SG  United States Central Florida
2 34 Sergio Llull PG  Spain Real Madrid (Spain)

Roster
Roster listing
Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 13 Andersen, David  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Australia
SF 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
SG 31 Battier, Shane  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
PG 0 Brooks, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Oregon
SF 10 Budinger, Chase 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Arizona
PF 33 Harris, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Rice
C 44 Hayes, Chuck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Kentucky
PF 27 Hill, Jordan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arizona
F 20 Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Indiana
PG 7 Lowry, Kyle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Villanova
SG 12 Martin, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Western Carolina
PF 4 Scola, Luis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Argentina
SG 8 Taylor, Jermaine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Central Florida
C 11 Yao Ming  (C) 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) People's Republic of China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes
  • Center Yao Ming missed the entire season due to a left foot injury.

Pre-season
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordRecap
1October 7 (in Hidalgo, Texas)Boston Celtics90–96Houston Rockets

Regular season

Standings
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Dallas Mavericks5527.671–28–1327–1410–6
x-San Antonio Spurs5032.610529–1221–209–7
Houston Rockets4240.5121323–1819–229–7
Memphis Grizzlies4042.4881523–1817–245–11
New Orleans Hornets3745.4511824–1713–287–9
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Dallas Mavericks5527.6712
3 x-Phoenix Suns5428.6593
4 y-Denver Nuggets5329.6464
5 x-Utah Jazz5329.6464
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.6107
7 x-San Antonio Spurs5032.6107
8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder5032.6107
9 Houston Rockets4240.51215
10 Memphis Grizzlies4042.48817
11 New Orleans Hornets3745.45120
12 Los Angeles Clippers2953.35428
13 Golden State Warriors2656.31731
14 Sacramento Kings2557.30532
15 Minnesota Timberwolves1567.18342

Record vs. opponents
2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —4–02–23–11–31–11–12–21–12–03–02–01–12–01–32–12–03–01–11–30–21–32–11–12–02–01–13–12–04–0
Boston 0–4—3–02–22–21–11–12–11–11–12–11–11–11–13–02–22–03–11–13–11–11–33–10–22–02–01–14–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–20–3—1–33–10–21–12–12–01–11–21–11–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–11–33–12–00–22–01–11–20–24–0
Chicago 1–32–23–1—2–20–20–24–01–12–03–10–20–20–21–31–32–01–22–03–11–11–23–11–11–11–12–01–20–22–1
Cleveland 3–12–21–32–2—1–10–24–02–01–13–12–02–01–13–03–12–04–02–03–02–02–23–02–02–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas 1–11–12–02–01–1—2–12–03–12–22–03–02–23–12–02–03–12–02–21–12–21–11–12–11–34–03–11–11–21–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–02–01–2—1–14–02–12–02–13–13–11–10–23–12–03–11–13–11–11–11–33–11–22–22–03–11–1
Detroit 2–21–21–20–40–40–21–1–1–11–10–40–20–21–11–22–22–02–11–11–30–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–40–24–0
Golden State 1–11–10–21–10–21–30–41–1–0–31–12–20–42–20–20–23–02–01–32–01–30–20–21–32–22–20–32–00–30–2
Houston 0–21–11–10–21–12–21–21–13–0—0–22–11–34–00–22–03–02–01–32–03–10–21–10–42–22–22–21–12–22–0
Indiana 0–31–22–11–31–30–20–24–01–12–0—1–10–20–20–40–41–14–00–22–21–11–32–11–10–21–10–22–21–13–1
L.A. Clippers 0–21–11–12–00–20–31–22–02–21–21–1—2–22–21–11–13–11–10–40–21–20–22–00–41–31–30–40–21–32–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–22–21–32–04–03–12–02–2—2–11–12–03–02–02–12–03–11–12–03–11–24–02–21–13–12–0
Memphis 0–21–10–22–01–11–31–31–12–20–42–02–21–2—1–10–23–12–02–22–01–21–11–12–22–22–12–22–01–22–0
Miami 3–10–31–33–10–30–21–12–12–02–04–01–11–11–1—1–31–14–01–13–00–22–24–01–11–12–00–22–21–13–1
Milwaukee 1–22–22–23–11–30–22–02–22–00–24–02–00–22–03–1—2–04–01–13–01–10–32–11–11–11–10–22–11–12–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–21–31–30–20–30–31–11–30–31–31–10–2—2–00–41–10–40–21–10–40–42–20–30–22–21–1
New Jersey 0–31–32–22–10–40–20–21–20–20–20–41–10–20–20–40–40–2—1–12–20–20–30–40–20–21–11–10–40–20–4
New Orleans 1–11–11–10–20–22–21–31–13–13–12–04–01–22–21–11–14–01–1—0–21–21–10–21–31–22–10–40–21–31–1
New York 3–11–32–21–30–31–11–13–10–20–22–22–00–20–20–30–31–12–22–0—0–20–33–11–11–10–20–20–40–23–1
Oklahoma City 2–01–11–11–10–22–21–32–03–11–31–12–11–32–12–01–14–02–02–12–0–1–12–02–11–33–11–32–03–12–0
Orlando 3–13–13–12–12–21–11–13–12–02–03–12–01–11–12–23–02–03–01–13–01–1–4–01–11–12–01–13–11–12–2
Philadelphia 1–21–31–31–30–31–11–11–32–01–11–20–20–21–10–42–21–14–02–01–30–20–4–0–21–12–01–11–30–20–3
Phoenix 1–12–00–21–10–21–23–12–03–14–01–14–01–32–21–11–14–02–03–11–11–21–12–0–1–24–02–12–02–22–0
Portland 0–20–22–01–10–23–11–32–02–22–22–03–12–12–21–11–14–02–02–11–13–11–11–12–1–4–03–02–00–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–20–21–10–20–42–11–12–22–21–13–10–41–20–21–12–21–11–22–01–30–20–20–40–4–0–41–12–11–1
San Antonio 1–11–11–10–21–11–32–21–13–02–22–04–02–22–22–02–03–01–14–02–03–11–11–11–20–34–0–1–10–42–0
Toronto 1–30–42–12–11–31–10–24–00–21–12–22–01–10–22–21–22–04–02–04–00–21–33–10–20–21–11–1—0–22–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–01–12–11–32–03–02–21–13–11–32–11–11–12–22–03–12–01–31–12–02–24–01–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 0–41–30–41–21–21–11–10–42–00–21–30–20–20–21–32–21–14–01–11–30–22–23–00–21–11–10–21–20–2—

Game log
2009–10 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 23–18; Road: 19–22)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
November: 7–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–3)
December: 11–5 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–5)
January: 5–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–4)
February: 4–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–3)
March: 8–8 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–4)
April: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
2009–10 season schedule

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

Regular season
Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David Andersen 63014.1.432.346.6873.3.7.2.25.8
Trevor Ariza 727136.5.394.334.6495.63.81.8.614.9
Hilton Armstrong 904.4.294.000.000.7.3.6.01.1
Shane Battier 676232.4.398.362.7264.7.8.81.18.0
Aaron Brooks 828235.6.432.398.8222.65.3.8.219.6
Chase Budinger 74420.1.441.369.7703.01.2.5.18.9
Will Conroy 507.2.300.300.000.61.4.0.01.2
Brian Cook 1502.9.304.222.714.6.1.0.11.4
Joey Dorsey 707.7.455..5003.6.3.3.11.6
Mike Harris 8010.3.370.000.5562.5.4.5.13.1
Chuck Hayes 828221.6.489..5455.71.7.9.54.4
Jordan Hill 23016.2.532..6605.0.6.2.56.4
Jared Jeffries 18018.4.429.111.5563.61.0.5.74.9
Carl Landry 52127.2.547..8395.5.8.5.916.1
Kyle Lowry 68024.3.397.272.8273.64.5.9.19.1
Kevin Martin 242235.8.435.310.9242.92.31.0.121.3
Tracy McGrady 607.7.368.500.667.81.0.0.33.2
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 403.3.250..5001.0.3.3.31.3
Luis Scola 828232.6.514.200.7798.62.1.8.316.2
Jermaine Taylor 3149.8.378.227.7171.5.5.3.14.1
Garrett Temple 9013.1.448.250.6671.6.8.4.45.0

Awards, records and milestones

Season

Injuries and surgeries
  • Yao Ming missed the entire season with a stress fracture in his left ankle.[2]

Transactions

Trades
June 25, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Washington Wizards
  • Cash considerations
June 25, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Denver Nuggets
  • Cash considerations
June 25, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Detroit Pistons
  • Future second round pick
  • Cash considerations
July 14, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Atlanta Hawks
  • Future second round pick
  • Cash and future considerations
September 22, 2009
 To Houston Rockets
 To Denver Nuggets
February 18, 2010 To Sacramento Kings
Larry Hughes (From New York)
Carl Landry (From Houston)
Joey Dorsey (From Houston)		 To New York Knicks
Tracy McGrady (from Houston)
Sergio Rodríguez (from Sacramento)
To Houston Rockets
Kevin Martin (from Sacramento)
Jared Jeffries (from New York)
Jordan Hill (From New York)
Hilton Armstrong (From Sacramento)
2012 protected first-round pick (from New York)
Rights to exchange 2011 first-round picks with New York

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Trevor Ariza July 8 Los Angeles Lakers
Pops Mensah-Bonsu September 3 Toronto Raptors
Mike Harris December 22 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Will Conroy January 28 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Ron Artest July 8 Los Angeles Lakers
Pops Mensah-Bonsu November 16 Toronto Raptors

References
  1. "Aaron Brooks named NBA's Most Improved Player". Houston Rockets.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. "Yao Ming out for season with stress fracture in ankle". espn.go.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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