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Houston Rockets 2014-2015 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country NBA Exp. Roster 4 Jeff Adrien F 6-7 245 2/10/1986 Connecticut/USA 4 1 Trevor Ariza F 6-8 220 6/30/1985 UCLA/USA 10 2 Patrick Beverley G 6-1 185 7/12/1988 Arkansas/USA 2 10 Tarik Black C 6-11 250 11/22/1991 Kansas/USA R 0 Isaiah Canaan G 6-0 188 5/2/1991 Murray State/USA 1 15 Clint Capela C 6-10 245 5/18/1994 Elan Chalon/France R 33 Robert Covington F 6-9 215 12/14/1990 Tennessee State/USA 1 30 Troy Daniels G 6-4 204 7/15/1991 Virginia Commonwealth/USA 1 8 Joey Dorsey C 6-8 268 12/16/1983 Memphis/USA 3 32 Francisco Garcia G-F 6-7 195 12/31/1981 Louisville/Dominican Republic 9 13 James Harden G 6-5 220 8/26/1989 Arizona State/USA 5 12 Dwight Howard C-F 6-11 265 12/8/1985 SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)/USA 10 3 Nick Johnson G 6-3 200 12/22/1992 Arizona/USA R 6 Terrence Jones F 6-9 252 1/9/1992 Kentucky/USA 2 25 Akil Mitchell G 6-3 180 6/26/1992 Virginia/USA R 20 Donatas Motiejunas F-C 7-0 222 9/20/1990 Asseco Prokom (Poland)/Lithuania 2 16 Kostas Papanikolaou F 6-8 225 7/31/1990 Trikala, Thessaly/Greece R 21 Josh Powell F 6-9 240 1/25/1983 North Carolina State/USA 7 5 Ish Smith G 6-0 175 7/5/1988 Wake Forest/USA 4 31 Jason Terry G 6-2 180 9/15/1977 Arizona/USA 15 Head Coach Kevin McHale (Minnesota) Assistant Coaches J.B. Bickerstaff (Minnesota) T.R. Dunn (Alabama) Chris Finch (Franklin & Marshall College) Greg Buckner (Clemson) Sports Performance & Rehabilitation Keith Jones (Arkansas) Jason Biles (North Florida) Joe Rogowski (DePauw) Numerical Roster No. Name No. Name 0 Isaiah Canaan 13 James Harden 1 Trevor Ariza 15 Clint Capela 2 Patrick Beverley 16 Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Nick Johnson 20 Donatas Motiejunas 4 Jeff Adrien 21 Josh Powell 5 Ish Smith 25 Akil Mitchell 6 Terrence Jones 30 Troy Daniels 8 Joey Dorsey 31 Jason Terry 10 Tarik Black 32 Francisco Garcia 12 Dwight Howard 33 Robert Covington Houston Rockets 2014-2015 Media Guide Toyota Center 1510 Polk Street Houston, TX 77002 (713) 758-7200 Edited and Compiled by Brian Travis Cover Design by Jose Lopez Editorial Assistance by Tracey Hughes, Jenny Zehentner & Alex Juszczak © 2014 Houston Rockets The information contained in this publication was compiled by the Houston Rockets and is provided as a courtesy to our fans and the press and may be used only for personal or editorial purposes. 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Printing by CPY of Houston. 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents General Information Home Attendance .................................................129 2014-2015 Rockets Roster ...........Inside Front Cover Retired Numbers: Clyde Drexler....................130-131 Media Guide Credits .................................................1 Retired Numbers: Moses Malone ..................132-133 Table of Contents......................................................2 Retired Numbers: Calvin Murphy ..................134-135 Contents Media Information .....................................................3 Retired Numbers: Hakeem Olajuwon ............136-137 Rockets Directory ..................................................4-5 Retired Numbers: Rudy Tomjanovich ............138-139 Owner Leslie L. Alexander.....................................6-8 Carroll Dawson .....................................................140 Rockets in the Hall of Fame ..........................141-142 The Basketball Staff Rockets NBA Honors .....................................142-143 Head Coach Kevin McHale ............................... 10-11 Rockets in All-Star Games.............................144-145 Assistant Coaches .............................................12-13 Rockets on U.S. National Teams ..........................146 Rockets Basketball Staff .........................................14 Rockets All-Decade Teams ...................................146 The Players Rockets Dates & Deals..................................147-159 Jeff Adrien ..........................................................16-17 The Last Time .......................................................160 Trevor Ariza .......................................................18-20 Rockets in the Draft .......................................161-163 Patrick Beverley.................................................22-23 All-Time Starting Lineups ..............................164-166 Isaiah Canaan ...................................................24-25 All-Time Uniform Numbers ............................167-169 Robert Covington...............................................26-27 Year-by-Year Team Statistics .........................171-216 Troy Daniels ......................................................28-29 Rockets All-Time Roster ................................217-251 Joey Dorsey.......................................................30-31 The Playoffs Francisco Garcia ...............................................32-33 Rockets in the Playoffs .........................................254 James Harden ...................................................34-37 Year-by-Year Results .....................................255-260 Dwight Howard ..................................................38-41 Year-by-Year Statistics ..................................261-267 Terrence Jones ..................................................42-43 Cumulative Playoff Statistics ................................268 Donatas Motiejunas ...........................................44-45 Rockets All-Time Playoff Leaders ..................269-270 Kostas Papanikolaou .........................................46-47 Best Playoff Series ...............................................270 Josh Powell .......................................................48-49 Playoff 40-Point Club ............................................271 Ish Smith............................................................50-51 Playoff Statistical Achievements ...........................271 Jason Terry ........................................................52-54 Playoff Records .............................................272-275 2014 NBA Draft Class........................................55-57 Playoff Series Records .........................................276 Rookie Free Agents ...........................................58-59 Players in the System ........................................60-61 The NBA NBA Directory .......................................................278 The Business Team 2014-2015 National Television Schedule .............279 Rockets Executives ................................................64 2013-2014 NBA Standings ...................................280 Rockets Broadcasters ............................................64 Divisional History ..................................................280 Rockets Business Team ....................................65-71 2012-2013 NBA Awards .......................................281 Rockets Entertainers .........................................72-73 2012-2013 NBA Leaders ...............................282-283 Houston Media Directory ...................................74-75 2013 NBA Playoff Results & Leaders ............284-285 Clutch City Foundation & Community................76-78 Rio Grande Valley Vipers .....................................316 Toyota Center .........................................................79 NBA D-League Information............................318-319 Rockets Championships ....................................80-81 NBA Personnel Facts & Key Dates ......................320 2013-2014 In Review ..........................320 Final Statistics ........................................................84 Opponents Information Rockets Transactions ........................................84-85 Atlanta Hawks.......................................................287 Miscellaneous Statistics .........................................85 Boston Celtics.......................................................288 Game-by-Game Results ....................................86-87 Brooklyn Nets .......................................................289 Team Highs & Lows ................................................88 Charlotte Hornets .................................................290 Individual Highs ......................................................89 Chicago Bulls........................................................291 Game Highs.......................................................90-91 Cleveland Cavaliers..............................................292 The Records Dallas Mavericks ..................................................293 Rockets Career Leaders....................................94-95 Denver Nuggets....................................................294 Rockets 40-Point Club .......................................96-97 Detroit Pistons ......................................................295 Opponents 40-Point Club ..................................98-99 Golden State Warriors ..........................................296 Rockets Team Records .................................100-102 Indiana Pacers......................................................297 Opponents Team Records .............................103-105