Login
Login

2009–10 Houston Rockets season

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Houston Rockets

| end_year = 2010

| wins = 42

| losses = 40

| division = southwest

| division_place = 3rd

| conf_place = 9th

| coach = Rick Adelman

| gm = Daryl Morey

| owners = Leslie Alexander

| arena = Toyota Center

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| television = My Network TV Houston, FSN Houston

| radio = Sports Radio 610

| bbr_team = HOU

}}

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.

Key dates

Draft picks

{{main|2009 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#c5001e; color:#ffffff" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#c5001e; color:#ffffff" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#c5001e; color:#ffffff" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#c5001e; color:#ffffff" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#c5001e; color:#ffffff" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#c5001e; color:#ffffff" width="20%"| College

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 32

| Jermaine Taylor

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Central Florida

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 34

| Sergio Llull

| PG

| {{flagu|Spain}}

| Real Madrid (Spain)

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Houston Rockets|season=2009–10

| bg1 = #B50000 | color1 = white

| bg2 = #CBD4D8 | color2 = black

}}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = David | last = Andersen | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 245 | from = Australia }}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Trevor | last = Ariza | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 210 | college = UCLA }}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Shane | last = Battier | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 220 | college = Duke }}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Aaron | last = Brooks | dab = basketball | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 161 | college = Oregon}}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Chase | last = Budinger | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 218 | college = Arizona }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Mike | last = Harris | dab = basketball | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 235 | college = Rice }}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Chuck | last = Hayes | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 238 | college = Kentucky }}

{{player2 | num = 27 | first = Jordan | last = Hill| dab = basketball | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 235 | college = Arizona }}

{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Jared | last = Jeffries | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 240 | college = Indiana }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Kyle | last = Lowry | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 205 | college = Villanova }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Kevin | last = Martin | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 185 | college = Western Carolina | dab = basketball, born 1983 }}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Luis | last = Scola | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 245 | from = Argentina }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Jermaine | last = Taylor | dab = basketball | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 210 | college = Central Florida}}

{{player2 | num = 11 | name = Yao Ming | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 6 | lbs = 310 | from = People's Republic of China }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| ath_train =

  • Keith Jones ({{college|Arkansas}})
  • Keith Garnett ({{college|Oklahoma}})

}}

=Roster Notes=

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

Pre-season

class="toccolours collapsible" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
colspan=11 style="background:#c5001e; color:#FFFFFF;" | 2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| #

DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordRecap
align="center"

| 1

October 7 (in Hidalgo, Texas)Boston Celtics90–96Houston Rockets

Regular season

=Standings=

{{2009–10 NBA Southwest standings|team=HOU}}

{{2009–10 NBA West standings|team=HOU}}

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:86%; text-align:center;"
colspan=31|2009-10 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#00004d;color:#C41E3a;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#253E6A;color:#DF5106;width=35"|CHA

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#9F1F32;color:#001D43;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#0055BA;color:#898D8F;width=35"|DAL

!style="background:#4C92CC;color:#FDB827;width=35"|DEN

!style="background:#006BB7;color:#ED164B;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#072E63;color:#DC5A34;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#D31145;color:#CBD4D8;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND

!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|LAC

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#00265B;color:#BAD1EB;width=35"|MEM

!style="background:#000000;color:#8B0000;width=35"|MIA

!style="background:#00471B;color:#AC1A2F;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#044D80;color:#000000;width=35"|MIN

!style="background:#12305B;color:#C4CED4;width=35"|NJN

!style="background:#0093B1;color:#FDB827;width=35"|NOH

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#007DC3;color:#F05033;width=35"|OKC

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#000000;width=35"|ORL

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#6846A8;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|SAC

!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|TOR

!style="background:#042A5C;color:#4C8ECC;width=35"|UTA

!style="background:#044D7D;color:#BC7A44;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | 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
style="text-align:left;" | Boston0–4—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
style="text-align:left;" | Charlotte2–20–3—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
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago1–32–23–1—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
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland3–12–21–32–2—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
style="text-align:left;" | Dallas1–11–12–02–01–1—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
style="text-align:left;" | Denver1–11–11–12–02–01–2—1–14–02–12–02–13–13–11–10–23–12–03–11–13–11–11–11–33–11–22–22–03–11–1
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit2–21–21–20–40–40–21–1–1–11–10–40–20–21–11–22–22–02–11–11–30–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–40–24–0
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State1–11–10–21–10–21–30–41–1–0–31–12–20–42–20–20–23–02–01–32–01–30–20–21–32–22–20–32–00–30–2
style="text-align:left;" | Houston0–21–11–10–21–12–21–21–13–0—0–22–11–34–00–22–03–02–01–32–03–10–21–10–42–22–22–21–12–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | Indiana0–31–22–11–31–30–20–24–01–12–0—1–10–20–20–40–41–14–00–22–21–11–32–11–10–21–10–22–21–13–1
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Clippers0–21–11–12–00–20–31–22–02–21–21–1—2–22–21–11–13–11–10–40–21–20–22–00–41–31–30–40–21–32–0
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Lakers1–11–11–12–00–22–21–32–04–03–12–02–2—2–11–12–03–02–02–12–03–11–12–03–11–24–02–21–13–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | Memphis0–21–10–22–01–11–31–31–12–20–42–02–21–2—1–10–23–12–02–22–01–21–11–12–22–22–12–22–01–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | Miami3–10–31–33–10–30–21–12–12–02–04–01–11–11–1—1–31–14–01–13–00–22–24–01–11–12–00–22–21–13–1
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee1–22–22–23–11–30–22–02–22–00–24–02–00–22–03–1—2–04–01–13–01–10–32–11–11–11–10–22–11–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | Minnesota0–20–20–20–20–21–31–30–20–30–31–11–30–31–31–10–2—2–00–41–10–40–21–10–40–42–20–30–22–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | New Jersey0–31–32–22–10–40–20–21–20–20–20–41–10–20–20–40–40–2—1–12–20–20–30–40–20–21–11–10–40–20–4
style="text-align:left;" | New Orleans1–11–11–10–20–22–21–31–13–13–12–04–01–22–21–11–14–01–1—0–21–21–10–21–31–22–10–40–21–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | New York3–11–32–21–30–31–11–13–10–20–22–22–00–20–20–30–31–12–22–0—0–20–33–11–11–10–20–20–40–23–1
style="text-align:left;" | Oklahoma City2–01–11–11–10–22–21–32–03–11–31–12–11–32–12–01–14–02–02–12–0–1–12–02–11–33–11–32–03–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | Orlando3–13–13–12–12–21–11–13–12–02–03–12–01–11–12–23–02–03–01–13–01–1–4–01–11–12–01–13–11–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia1–21–31–31–30–31–11–11–32–01–11–20–20–21–10–42–21–14–02–01–30–20–4–0–21–12–01–11–30–20–3
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix1–12–00–21–10–21–23–12–03–14–01–14–01–32–21–11–14–02–03–11–11–21–12–0–1–24–02–12–02–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | Portland0–20–22–01–10–23–11–32–02–22–22–03–12–12–21–11–14–02–02–11–13–11–11–12–1–4–03–02–00–41–1
style="text-align:left;" | Sacramento0–20–20–21–10–20–42–11–12–22–21–13–10–41–20–21–12–21–11–22–01–30–20–20–40–4–0–41–12–11–1
style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio1–11–11–10–21–11–32–21–13–02–22–04–02–22–22–02–03–01–14–02–03–11–11–11–20–34–0–1–10–42–0
style="text-align:left;" | Toronto1–30–42–12–11–31–10–24–00–21–12–22–01–10–22–21–22–04–02–04–00–21–33–10–20–21–11–1—0–22–1
style="text-align:left;" | Utah0–21–12–02–01–12–11–32–03–02–21–13–11–32–11–11–12–22–03–12–01–31–12–02–24–01–24–02–0—2–0
style="text-align:left;" | Washington0–41–30–41–21–21–11–10–42–00–21–30–20–20–21–32–21–14–01–11–30–22–23–00–21–11–10–21–20–2—

=Game log=

{{NBA game log start|Houston Rockets|end_year=2010|record=Total: 42–40 (Home: 23–18; Road: 19–22)}}

{{NBA game log section|Houston Rockets|October|first=yes

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 1

}}

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 1

| October 27

| @ Portland

| {{NBA Game|date=20091027|id=HOUPOR|pf=87|pa=96}}

| Aaron Brooks (19)

| Hayes, Landry
Andersen (5)

| Kyle Lowry (8)

| Rose Garden
20403

| 0–1

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 2

| October 28

| @ Golden State

| {{NBA Game|date=20091028|id=HOUSGSW|pf=108|pa=107}}

| Trevor Ariza (25)

| Luis Scola (11)

| Aaron Brooks (12)

| Oracle Arena
19596

| 1-1

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 3

| October 31

| Portland

| {{NBA Game|date=20091031|id=PORHOU|pf=111|pa=107}}

| Trevor Ariza (33)

| Luis Scola (6)

| Aaron Brooks (8)

| Toyota Center
18100

| 2–1

{{NBA game log section|Houston Rockets|November|hide=yes

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 4

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 4

| November 2

| @ Utah

| {{NBA Game|date=20091102|id=HOUUTA|pf=113|pa=96}}

| Aaron Brooks (19)

| Luis Scola (15)

| Aaron Brooks (9)

| EnergySolutions Arena
19911

| 3–1

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5

| November 4

| LA Lakers

| {{NBA Game|date=20091104|id=LALHOU|pf=102|pa=103}}

| Carl Landry (20)

| Chuck Hayes (14)

| Aaron Brooks (6)

| Toyota Center
18291

| 3–2

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 6

| November 6

| Oklahoma City

| {{NBA Game|date=20091106|id=OKCHOU|pf=105|pa=94}}

| Trevor Ariza (21)

| Luis Scola (10)

| Kyle Lowry (8)

| Toyota Center
14911

| 4–2

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 7

| November 10

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA Game|date=20091110|id=HOUDAL|pf=103|pa=121}}

| Aaron Brooks (22)

| Chase Budinger (9)

| Kyle Lowry (5)

| American Airlines Center
19720

| 4–3

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 8

| November 11

| Memphis

| {{NBA Game|date=20091111|id=MEMHOU|pf=104|pa=79}}

| Luis Scola (22)

| Luis Scola (15)

| Kyle Lowry (10)

| Toyota Center
17220

| 5–3

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 9

| November 13

| @ Sacramento

| {{NBA Game|date=20091113|jd=HOUSAC|pf=100|pa=109}}

| Trevor Ariza (28)

| Luis Scola (9)

| Ariza, Brooks (5)

| ARCO Arena
11762

| 5–4

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 10

| November 15

| @ LA Lakers

| {{NBA Game|date=20091115|id=HOULAL|pf=101|pa=91}}

| Aaron Brooks (33)

| Landry, Scola (9)

| Kyle Lowry (8)

| Staples Center
18977

| 6–4

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 11

| November 17

| Phoenix

| {{NBA Game|date=20091117|id=PHXHOU|pf=105|pa=111}}

| Carl Landry (27)

| Carl Landry (9)

| Aaron Brooks (13)

| Toyota Center
16396

| 6–5

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 12

| November 18

| @ Minnesota

| {{NBA Game|date=20091118|id=HOUMIN|pf=97|pa=84}}

| Luis Scola (20)

| Luis Scola (16)

| Shane Battier (5)

| Target Center
11137

| 7–5

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 13

| November 20

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA Game|date=20091120|id=HOUATL|pf=103|pa=105}}

| Luis Scola (17)

| Luis Scola (10)

| Kyle Lowry (7)

| Philips Arena
16674

| 7–6

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 14

| November 21

| Sacramento

| {{NBA Game|date=20091121|id=SACHOU|pf=113|pa=106}}

| Luis Scola (22)

| Luis Scola (12)

| Kyle Lowry (8)

| Toyota Center
16202

| 8–6

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 15

| November 25

| Dallas

| {{NBA Game|date=20091125|id=DALHOU|pf=99|pa=130}}

| Carl Landry (24)

| Scola, Hayes (7)

| Kyle Lowry (7)

| Toyota Center
18157

| 8–7

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 16

| November 27

| San Antonio

| {{NBA Game|date=20091127|id=SASHOU|pf=84|pa=92}}

| Luis Scola (18)

| Luis Scola (12)

| Trevor Ariza (5)

| Toyota Center
18164

| 8-8

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 17

| November 29

| @ Oklahoma City

| {{NBA Game|date=20091129|id=HOUOKC|pf=100|pa=91}}

| Brooks, Landry (21)

| Carl Landry (10)

| Aaron Brooks (4)

| Ford Center
18203

| 9–8

{{NBA game log section|Houston Rockets|December|hide=yes

| home_wins = 6

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 5

| road_losses = 5

}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 18

| December 2

| @ LA Clippers

| {{NBA Game|date=20091202|id=HOULAC|pf=102|pa=85}}

| Aaron Brooks (22)

| Luis Scola (7)

| Aaron Brooks (5)

| Staples Center
13836

| 10–8

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 19

| December 3

| @ Golden State

| {{NBA Game|date=20091203|id=HOUGSW|pf=111|pa=109}}

| Aaron Brooks (25)

| Luis Scola (13)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| Oracle Arena
16432

| 11–8

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 20

| December 5

| @ Portland

| {{NBA Game|date=20091205|id=HOUPOR|pf=89|pa=90}}

| Carl Landry (23)

| Carl Landry (9)

| Aaron Brooks (5)

| Rose Garden
20555

| 11–9

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 21

| December 9

| Cleveland

| {{NBA Game|date=20091209|id=CLEHOU|pf=95|pa=85}}

| Aaron Brooks (27)

| Luis Scola (10)

| Aaron Brooks (6)

| Toyota Center
18200

| 12–9

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 22

| December 11

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA Game|date=20091211|id=HOUPHI|pf=96|pa=91}}

| Carl Landry (20)

| Trevor Ariza (12)

| Trevor Ariza (3)

| Wachovia Center
13991

| 13–9

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 23

| December 13

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA Game|date=20091213|id=HOUTOR|pf=88|pa=101}}

| Carl Landry (25)

| Luis Scola (15)

| Aaron Brooks (4)

| Air Canada Centre
17111

| 13–10

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 24

| December 15

| Detroit

| {{NBA Game|date=20091215|id=DETHOU|pf=107|pa=96}}

| Brooks, Scola (23)

| Chase Budinger (12)

| Aaron Brooks (10)

| Toyota Center
14899

| 14–10

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 25

| December 16

| @ Denver

| {{NBA Game|date=20091216|id=HOUDEN|pf=101|pa=111}}

| Aaron Brooks (23)

| David Andersen (9)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| Pepsi Center
15753

| 14–11

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 26

| December 18

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA Game|date=20091218|id=HOUDAL|pf=116|pa=108}}

| Kyle Lowry (26)

| Luis Scola (10)

| Kyle Lowry (10)

| American Airlines Center
19890

| 15–11

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 27

| December 19

| Oklahoma City

| {{NBA Game|date=20091219|id=OKCHOU|pf=95|pa=90}}

| Trevor Ariza (31)

| Chuck Hayes (15)

| Trevor Ariza (6)

| Toyota Center
15095

| 16–11

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 28

| December 22

| LA Clippers

| {{NBA Game|date=20091222|id=LACHOU|pf=108|pa=99}}

| Aaron Brooks (27)

| Shane Battier (8)

| Kyle Lowry (7)

| Toyota Center
17128

| 17–11

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 29

| December 23

| @ Orlando

| {{NBA Game|date=20091223|id=HOUORL|pf=87|pa=102}}

| Carl Landry (20)

| Trevor Ariza (7)

| Brooks, Battier (4)

| Amway Arena
17461

| 17–12

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 30

| December 26

| @ New Jersey

| {{NBA Game|date=20091226|id=HOUNJN|pf=103|pa=98}}

| Carl Landry (26)

| Trevor Ariza (11)

| Trevor Ariza (8)

| IZOD Center
13374

| 18–12

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 31

| December 27

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA Game|date=20091227|id=HOUCLE|pf=83|pa=108}}

| Aaron Brooks (23)

| Carl Landry (6)

| Battier, Ariza, Brooks, Lowry (3)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20562

| 18–13

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 32

| December 29

| New Orleans

| {{NBA Game|date=20091229|id=NOHHOU|pf=108|pa=100}}

| Aaron Brooks (27)

| Luis Scola (12)

| Kyle Lowry (7)

| Toyota Center
18187

| 19–13

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 33

| December 31

| Dallas

| {{NBA Game|date=20091231|id=DALHOU|pf=97|pa=94}}

| Aaron Brooks (30)

| Luis Scola (13)

| Trevor Ariza (7)

| Toyota Center
18306

| 20–13

{{NBA game log section|Houston Rockets|January|hide=yes

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 5

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 4

}}

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 34

| January 2

| @ New Orleans

| {{NBA Game|date=20100102|id=HOUNOH|pf=95|pa=99}}

| Trevor Ariza (19)

| Chuck Hayes (13)

| Kyle Lowry (6)

| New Orleans Arena
16020

| 20–14

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 35

| January 5

| @ LA Lakers

| {{NBA Game|date=20100105|id=HOULAL|pf=79|pa=88}}

| Carl Landry (19)

| Carl Landry (6)

| Trevor Ariza (8)

| Staples Center
18997

| 20–15

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 36

| January 6

| @ Phoenix

| {{NBA Game|date=20100106|id=HOUPHX|pf=110|pa=118}}

| Aaron Brooks (34)

| Carl Landry (10)

| Kyle Lowry (6)

| US Airways Center
15811

| 20–16

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 37

| January 9

| NY Knicks

| {{NBA Game|date=20100109|id=NYKHOU|pf=105|pa=96}}

| Luis Scola (23)

| Scola, Lowry (7)

| Shane Battier (5)

| Toyota Center
15693

| 21–16

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 38

| January 12

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA Game|date=20100112|id=HOUCHA|pf=94|pa=102}}

| Trevor Ariza (19)

| Luis Scola (14)

| Aaron Brooks (6)

| Time Warner Cable Arena
11463

| 21–17

|- bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 39

| January 13

| Minnesota

| {{NBA Game|date=20100113|id=MINHOU|pf=120|pa=114}}

| Aaron Brooks (43)

| Chuck Hayes (17)

| Trevor Ariza (7)

| Toyota Center
15175

| 22–17

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 40

| January 15

| Miami

| {{NBA Game|date=20100115|id=MIAHOU|pf=106|pa=115}}

| Budinger, Scola (17)

| Battier, Ariza (6)

| Aaron Brooks (5)

| Toyota Center
16720

| 22–18

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 41

| January 18

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA Game|date=2010018|id=MILHOU|pf=101|pa=98}}

| Luis Scola (27)

| Luis Scola (15)

| Aaron Brooks (10)

| Toyota Center
17187

| 23–18

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 42

| January 22

| @ San Antonio

| {{NBA Game|date=20100122|id=HOUSAS|pf=116|pa=109}}

| Brooks, Lowry (23)

| Luis Scola (9)

| Kyle Lowry (9)

| AT&T Center
18581

| 24–18

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 43

| January 23

| Chicago

| {{NBA Game|date=20100123|id=CHIHOU|pf=97|pa=104}}

| Carl Landry (22)

| Shane Battier (8)

| Kyle Lowry (5)

| Toyota Center
18119

| 24–19

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 44

| January 25

| Atlanta

| {{NBA Game|date=20100125|id=ATLHOU|pf=95|pa=102}}

| Carl Landry (16)

| Luis Scola (8)

| Aaron Brooks (5)

| Toyota Center
14998

| 24–20

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 45

| January 27

| Denver

| {{NBA Game|date=20100127|id=DENHOU|pf=92|pa=97}}

| Aaron Brooks (22)

| Luis Scola (11)

| Kyle Lowry (7)

| Toyota Center
16357

| 24–21

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 46

| January 29

| Portland

| {{NBA Game|date=20100129|id=PORHOU|pf=104|pa=100}}

| Aaron Brooks (33)

| Battier, Scola (8)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| Toyota Center
16129

| 25–21

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 47

| January 31

| Phoenix

| {{NBA Game|date=20100131|id=PHXHOU|pf=111|pa=115}}

| Aaron Brooks (24)

| Shane Battier (11)

| Aaron Brooks (6)

| Toyota Center
17165

| 25–22

{{NBA game log section|Houston Rockets|February|

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 48

| February 2

| Golden State

| {{NBA Game|date=20100202|id=GSWHOU|pf=119|pa=97}}

| Brooks, Landry (24)

| Chuck Hayes (13)

| Aaron Brooks (6)

| Toyota Center
12845

| 26–22

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 49

| February 5

| @ Memphis

| {{NBA Game|date=20100205|id=HOUMEM|pf=101|pa=83}}

| Aaron Brooks (19)

| Joey Dorsey (12)

| Brooks, Lowry (4)

| FedExForum
14531

| 27–22

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 50

| February 6

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA Game|date=20100206|id=PHIHOU|pf=95|pa=102}}

| Aaron Brooks (34)

| Carl Landry (10)

| Ariza, Brooks (4)

| Toyota Center
17415

| 27–23

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 51

| February 9

| @ Miami

| {{NBA Game|date=20100209|id=HOUMIA|pf=66|pa=99}}

| Luis Scola (12)

| Hayes, Budinger (12)

| Battier, Scola (2)

| American Airlines Arena
18654

| 27–24

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 52

| February 16

| Utah

| {{NBA Game|date=20100216|id=UTAHOU|pf=95|pa=104}}

| Aaron Brooks (18)

| Shane Battier (8)

| Trevor Ariza (6)

| Toyota Center
14942

| 27–25

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 53

| February 17

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA Game|date=20100217|id=HOUMIL|pf=127|pa=99}}

| Trevor Ariza (22)

| Shane Battier (10)

| Aaron Brooks (12)

| Bradley Center
11685

| 28–25

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 54

| February 20

| Indiana

| {{NBA Game|date=20100220|id=INDHOU|pf=115|pa=125}}

| Aaron Brooks (26)

| Scola, Andersen (11)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| Toyota Center
16550

| 28–26

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 55

| February 21

| @ New Orleans

| {{NBA Game|date=20100221|id=HOUNOH|pf=94|pa=102}}

| Chase Budinger (18)

| Luis Scola (11)

| Brooks, Ariza (8)

| New Orleans Arena
14504

| 28–27

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 56

| February 24

| Orlando

| {{NBA Game|date=20100224|id=ORLHOU|pf=92|pa=110}}

| Aaron Brooks (24)

| Shane Battier (9)

| Aaron Brooks (8)

| Toyota Center
15749

| 28-28

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 57

| February 26

| San Antonio

| {{NBA Game|date=2010026|id=SASHOU|pf=109|pa=104}}

| Kevin Martin (33)

| Luis Scola (13)

| Shane Battier (5)

| Toyota Center
18195

| 29–28

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 58

| February 27

| @ Utah

| {{NBA Game|date=20100227|id=HOUUTA|pf=110|pa=133}}

| Kevin Martin (32)

| Budinger, Hayes (5)

| Chuck Hayes (6)

| EnergySolutions Arena
19911

| 29–29

{{NBA game log section|Houston Rockets|March|

| home_wins = 5

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 4

}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 59

| March 1

| Toronto

| {{NBA Game|date=20100301|id=TORHOU|pf=116|pa=92}}

| Martin, Brooks (28)

| Luis Scola (8)

| Chuck Hayes (8)

| Toyota Center
13943

| 30–29

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 60

| March 3

| Sacramento

| {{NBA Game|date=20100303|id=SACHOU|pf=81|pa=84}}

| Aaron Brooks (22)

| Luis Scola (18)

| Luis Scola (5)

| Toyota Center
15651

| 30-30

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 61

| March 6

| @ Minnesota

| {{NBA Game|date=20100306|id=HOUMIN|pf=112|pa=98}}

| Kevin Martin (30)

| Luis Scola (21)

| Aaron Brooks (9)

| Target Center
15587

| 31–30

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 62

| March 7

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA Game|date=20100307|id=HOUDET|pf=107|pa=110}}

| Kevin Martin (27)

| Luis Scola (15)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| Palace of Auburn Hills
18422

| 31-31

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 63

| March 9

| @ Washington

| {{NBA Game|date=20100309|id=HOUWAS|pf=96|pa=88}}

| Luis Scola (23)

| Luis Scola (10)

| Kyle Lowry (4)

| Verizon Center
10422

| 32–31

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 64

| March 13

| New Jersey

| {{NBA Game|date=20100313|id=NJNHOU|pf=116|pa=108}}

| Luis Scola (44)

| Luis Scola (12)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| Toyota Center
16998

| 33–31

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 65

| March 15

| Denver

| {{NBA Game|date=20100315|id=DENHOU|pf=125|pa=123}}

| Aaron Brooks (31)

| Luis Scola (11)

| Aaron Brooks (9)

| Toyota Center
16369

| 34–31

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 66

| March 17

| Memphis

| {{NBA Game|date=20100317|id=MEMHOU|pf=107|pa=94}}

| Aaron Brooks (33)

| Jordan Hill (9)

| Brooks, Battier, Lowry (4)

| Toyota Center
16142

| 35–31

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 67

| March 19

| Boston

| {{NBA Game|date=20100319|id=BOSHOU|pf=87|pa=94}}

| Scola, Martin (17)

| Luis Scola (10)

| Scola, Martin, Brooks, Lowry (3)

| Toyota Center
18198

| 35–32

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 68

| March 21

| @ NY Knicks

| {{NBA Game|date=20100321|id=HOUNYK|pf=116|pa=112}}

| Kevin Martin (28)

| Trevor Ariza (7)

| Trevor Ariza (6)

| Madison Square Garden
17242

| 36–32

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 69

| March 22

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA Game|date=20100322|id=HOUCHI|pf=88|pa=98}}

| Luis Scola (22)

| Luis Scola (10)

| Aaron Brooks (6)

| United Center
19834

| 36–33

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 70

| March 24

| @ Oklahoma City

| {{NBA Game|date=20100324|id=HOUOKC|pf=104|pa=122}}

| Luis Scola (25)

| Mike Harris (8)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| Ford Center
18203

| 36–34

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 71

| March 25

| LA Clippers

| {{NBA Game|date=20100325|id=LACHOU|pf=93|pa=99}}

| Brooks, Ariza (18)

| Luis Scola (14)

| Aaron Brooks (9)

| Toyota Center
15201

| 36–35

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 72

| March 27

| LA Lakers

| {{NBA Game|date=20100327|id=LALHOU|pf=101|pa=109}}

| Luis Scola (28)

| Luis Scola (10)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| Toyota Center
18583

| 36-36

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 73

| March 30

| Washington

| {{NBA Game|date=20100330|id=WASHOU|pf=98|pa=94}}

| Chase Budinger (24)

| Scola, Brooks (8)

| Aaron Brooks (11)

| Toyota Center
14395

| 37–36

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 74

| March 31

| @ San Antonio

| {{NBA Game|date=20100331|id=HOUSAS|pf=102|pa=119}}

| Aaron Brooks (21)

| Jermaine Taylor (10)

| Kyle Lowry (5)

| AT&T Center
18581

| 37–37

{{NBA game log section|Houston Rockets|April|

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 2

}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 75

| April 2

| @ Boston

| {{NBA Game|date=20100402|id=HOUBOS|pf=119|pa=114}}

| Aaron Brooks (30)

| Luis Scola (11)

| Aaron Brooks (9)

| TD Garden
18624

| 38–37

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 76

| April 4

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA Game|date=20100404|id=HOUIND|pf=102|pa=133}}

| Chase Budinger (17)

| Luis Scola (6)

| Aaron Brooks (5)

| Conseco Fieldhouse
14201

| 38-38

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 77

| April 6

| @ Memphis

| {{NBA Game|date=20100406|id=HOUMEM|pf=113|pa=103}}

| Kevin Martin (29)

| Jared Jeffries (10)

| Aaron Brooks (7)

| FedExForum
11673

| 39–38

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 78

| April 7

| Utah

| {{NBA Game|date=20100407|id=UTAHOU|pf=113|pa=96}}

| Martin, Brooks (28)

| Chuck Hayes (18)

| Brooks, Lowry (5)

| Toyota Center
15004

| 40–38

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 79

| April 9

| Charlotte

| {{NBA Game|date=20100409|id=CHAHOU|pf=97|pa=90}}

| Aaron Brooks (23)

| Ariza, Scola (9)

| Trevor Ariza (8)

| Toyota Center
16488

| 41–38

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 80

| April 11

| @ Phoenix

| {{NBA Game|date=20100411|id=HOUPHX|pf=106|pa=116}}

| Luis Scola (30)

| Scola, Hayes (8)

| Aaron Brooks (6)

| US Airways Center
18422

| 41–39

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 81

| April 12

| @ Sacramento

| {{NBA Game|date=20100412|id=HOUSAC|pf=117|pa=107}}

| Kevin Martin (39)

| Hayes, Jeffries (7)

| Kyle Lowry (11)

| ARCO Arena
14549

| 42–39

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 82

| April 14

| New Orleans

| {{NBA Game|date=20100414|id=NOHHOU|pf=115|pa=123}}

| Trevor Ariza (26)

| Trevor Ariza (10)

| Trevor Ariza (10)

| Toyota Center
18191

| 42–40

{{NBA game log end|hou|end_year=2010}}

Player statistics

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

=Regular season=

{{NBA roster statistics start |team=Houston Rockets}}

|-

| {{sort|Andersen, David|David Andersen}}

| 63 || 0 || 14.1 || .432 || .346 || .687 || 3.3 || .7 || .2 || .2 || 5.8

|-

| {{sort|Ariza, Trevor|Trevor Ariza}}

| 72 || 71 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 36.5 || .394 || .334 || .649 || 5.6 || 3.8 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 1.8 || .6 || 14.9

|-

| {{sort|Armstrong, Hilton|Hilton Armstrong}}

| 9 || 0 || 4.4 || .294 || .000 || .000 || .7 || .3 || .6 || .0 || 1.1

|-

| {{sort|Battier, Shane|Shane Battier}}

| 67 || 62 || 32.4 || .398 || .362 || .726 || 4.7 || .8 || .8 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 1.1 || 8.0

|-

| {{sort|Brooks, Aaron|Aaron Brooks}}

| style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 82 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 82 || 35.6 || .432 || .398 || .822 || 2.6 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 5.3 || .8 || .2 || 19.6

|-

| {{sort|Budinger, Chase|Chase Budinger}}

| 74 || 4 || 20.1 || .441 || .369 || .770 || 3.0 || 1.2 || .5 || .1 || 8.9

|-

| {{sort|Conroy, Will|Will Conroy}}

| 5 || 0 || 7.2 || .300 || .300 || .000 || .6 || 1.4 || .0 || .0 || 1.2

|-

| {{sort|Brian, Cook|Brian Cook}}

| 15 || 0 || 2.9 || .304 || .222 || .714 || .6 || .1 || .0 || .1 || 1.4

|-

| {{sort|Dorsey, Joey|Joey Dorsey}}

| 7 || 0 || 7.7 || .455 || . || .500 || 3.6 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 1.6

|-

| {{sort|Harris, Mike|Mike Harris}}

| 8 || 0 || 10.3 || .370 || .000 || .556 || 2.5 || .4 || .5 || .1 || 3.1

|-

| {{sort|Hayes, Chuck|Chuck Hayes}}

| style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 82 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 82 || 21.6 || .489 || . || .545 || 5.7 || 1.7 || .9 || .5 || 4.4

|-

| {{sort|Hill, Jordan|Jordan Hill}}

| 23 || 0 || 16.2 || .532 || . || .660 || 5.0 || .6 || .2 || .5 || 6.4

|-

| {{sort|Jeffries, Jared|Jared Jeffries}}

| 18 || 0 || 18.4 || .429 || .111 || .556 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .5 || .7 || 4.9

|-

| {{sort|Landry, Carl|Carl Landry}}

| 52 || 1 || 27.2 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| .547 || . || .839 || 5.5 || .8 || .5 || .9 || 16.1

|-

| {{sort|Lowry, Kyle|Kyle Lowry}}

| 68 || 0 || 24.3 || .397 || .272 || .827 || 3.6 || 4.5 || .9 || .1 || 9.1

|-

| {{sort|Martin, Kevin|Kevin Martin}}

| 24 || 22 || 35.8 || .435 || .310 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| .924 || 2.9 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .1 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 21.3

|-

| {{sort|McGrady, Tracy|Tracy McGrady}}

| 6 || 0 || 7.7 || .368 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| .500 || .667 || .8 || 1.0 || .0 || .3 || 3.2

|-

| {{sort|Mensah-Bonsu, Pops|Pops Mensah-Bonsu}}

| 4 || 0 || 3.3 || .250 || . || .500 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 1.3

|-

| {{sort|Scola, Luis|Luis Scola}}

| style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 82 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 82 || 32.6 || .514 || .200 || .779 || style="{{NBA color cell2|Houston Rockets}};"| 8.6 || 2.1 || .8 || .3 || 16.2

|-

| {{sort|Taylor, Jermaine|Jermaine Taylor}}

| 31 || 4 || 9.8 || .378 || .227 || .717 || 1.5 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 4.1

|-

| {{sort|Temple, Garrett|Garrett Temple}}

| 9 || 0 || 13.1 || .448 || .250 || .667 || 1.6 || .8 || .4 || .4 || 5.0

|}

Awards, records and milestones

=Awards=

==Season==

  • Aaron Brooks, NBA Most Improved Player Award{{cite web|title=Aaron Brooks named NBA's Most Improved Player|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/aaron_brooks_named_nbas_most__2010_04_22.html|work=Houston Rockets.com|access-date=20 June 2012}}

Injuries and surgeries

  • Yao Ming missed the entire season with a stress fracture in his left ankle.{{cite web|title=Yao Ming out for season with stress fracture in ankle|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5931199|work=ESPN|access-date=20 June 2012}}

Transactions

=Trades=

border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" cellpadding="5"
style="background:#eee;"

| style="width:12%" | June 25, 2009

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Houston Rockets

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Washington Wizards

  • Cash considerations
style="background:#eee;"

| style="width:12%" | June 25, 2009

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Houston Rockets

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Denver Nuggets

  • Cash considerations
style="background:#eee;"

| style="width:12%" | June 25, 2009

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Houston Rockets

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Detroit Pistons

  • Future second round pick
  • Cash considerations
style="background:#eee;"

| style="width:12%" | July 14, 2009

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Houston Rockets

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Atlanta Hawks

  • Future second round pick
  • Cash and future considerations
style="background:#eee;"

| style="width:12%" | September 22, 2009

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Houston Rockets

| style="width:30%; vertical-align:top;"| To Denver Nuggets

style="background:#eee;"

| style="width:12%" | February 18, 2010

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Sacramento Kings

Larry Hughes (From New York)
Carl Landry (From Houston)
Joey Dorsey (From Houston)

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| 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=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!colspan=3|Additions

style="width:160px"|Player

!style="width:80px"|Date signed

!style="width:180px"|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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!colspan=3|Subtractions

style="width:160px"|Player

!style="width:80px"|Date signed

!style="width:180px"|New Team

Ron Artest

|July 8

|Los Angeles Lakers

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

|November 16

|Toronto Raptors

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/hou/houston-rockets 2009–10 Houston Rockets season at ESPN]
  • [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2010.html 2009–10 Houston Rockets season at Basketball Reference]

{{Houston Rockets seasons}}

{{2009–10 NBA season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 Houston Rockets Season}}

Category:Houston Rockets seasons

Houston

Category:2009 in sports in Texas

Category:2010 in sports in Texas

Category:2009 in Houston

Category:2010 in Houston