Rockets Game Notes End of Season 17-55
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HOUSTON ROCKETS GAME NOTES END OF SEASON 17-55 Forward Jae’Sean Tate MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #8 6-4/230 29.2 11.3 5.3 2.5 1.21 0.51 1.4 .506 .308 .694 Top Game 2020-21 RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 3/16 vs. ATL L107-119 34:35 9-19 4-7 3-4 3 3 6 6 3 1 2 1 -7 25 Notes/Career Highlights First rookie to have posted his number of points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and 3FGM within the first 70 games of a career (Paul Pierce over 2 seasons)… post All-Star break, was one of 10 players to have averaged at least 12.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 1.50 spg. Forward Kelly Olynyk MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #41 6-11/240 28.5 13.5 7.0 2.9 1.13 0.60 1.8 .484 .342 .829 Top Game 2020-21 RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 5/5 vs. PHI L115-135 39:29 9-16 3-6 6-8 5 6 11 8 4 1 1 3 -8 27 Notes/Career Highlights Since playing his first game as a Rocket on 3/27, was one of eight players to have averaged at least 19.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 4.0 apg… scored 20+ points 18 times this season, including 15 as a Rocket, after not doing so more than six times in a season prior in his career. Center Christian Wood MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #35 6-10/223 32.3 21.0 9.6 1.7 0.83 1.17 2.0 .514 .374 .631 Top Game RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 1/14 at SA W109-100 34:51 10-18 5-7 2-6 2 13 15 1 3 0 5 3 3 27 Notes/Career Highlights Was one of four players to have averaged at least 21.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 1.00 bpg this season… averaged 21.0 ppg and 9.6 rpg, up from 13.1 ppg and 6.3 rpg in 2019-20, up from 5.3 ppg and 2.9 rpg his first three seasons… scored 18+ in 33 of his 41 games played. Guard John Wall MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #1 6-4/210 32.2 20.6 3.2 6.9 1.05 0.78 3.5 .404 .317 .749 Top Game 2020-21 RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 3/3 vs. BKN L114-132 41:29 12-30 5-12 7-11 1 1 2 5 1 0 3 1 -17 36 nNdotses /Career Highlights Recorded 7+ assists in 12 of his final 15 games played (8.3 apg) after doing so 10 times his first 25 games played (6.0 apg)… joins Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history with career averages of at least 19.0 ppg, 9.0 apg and 4.0 rpg. Guard Kevin Porter Jr. MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #3 6-4/204 32.1 16.6 3.8 6.3 0.73 0.31 3.5 .425 .311 .734 Top Game 2020-21 RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 4/29 vs. MIL W143-136 41:06 16-26 9-15 9-11 0 5 5 11 5 0 5 1 19 50 Notes/Career Highlights Joined Ja Morant as the only sophomores to have averaged at least 16.0 ppg, 6.0 apg and 3.0 rpg… scored 20+ points in 9 of his 26 games played this season after doing so 3 times in 50 games as a rookie for Cleveland in 2019-20… averaged 2.5 3FGM final 13 GP. 6th Man KJ Martin MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #6 6-7/215 23.7 9.2 5.4 1.1 0.67 0.91 0.8 .509 .365 .714 Top Game 2020-21 RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 5/5 vs. PHI L115-135 44:26 10-17 2-4 1-1 4 6 10 6 3 0 2 2 -27 23 Notes/Career Highlights Started eight games, including each of the final seven, while averaging 19.0 ppg, 8.1 apg and 3.5 apg… first rookie to have averaged at least 19.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg as a starter since Blake Griffin in 2010-11… recorded a block vs. each of the 3 tallest active players. Record Overall Home Road Overtime Streaks Overall Home Road Overall 17-55 9-27 8-28 0-1 Longest (Winning) 6 (1/22-2/1) 2 (2 times) 4 (1/22-2/1) Eastern 6-24 4-11 2-13 0-0 Longest (Losing) 20 (2/6-3/21) 11 (2/6-3/21) 10 (2/8-3/26) Western 11-31 5-16 6-15 0-1 ROCKETS 2020-21 SEASON SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Dec. 23 vs. Oklahoma City POSTPONED Feb. 1 at Oklahoma City W136-106 Mar. 12 at Utah L99-114 Apr. 14 Indiana L124-132 Dec. 26 at Portland L126-128 (ot) NBA TV Feb. 3 at Oklahoma City L87-104 Mar. 14 Boston L107-134 Apr. 16 Denver L99-128 Dec. 28 at Denver L111-124 Feb. 4 at Memphis W115-103 Mar. 16 Atlanta L107-119 Apr. 18 at Orlando W114-110 Dec. 31 vs. Sacramento W122-119 Feb. 6 vs. San Antonio L106-111 Mar. 17 Golden State L94-108 Apr. 19 at Miami L91-113 Jan. 2 vs. Sacramento W102-94 NBA TV Feb. 8 at Charlotte L94-119 NBATV Mar. 19 Detroit L100-113 Apr. 21 Utah L89-112 Jan. 4 vs. Dallas L100-113 NBA TV Feb. 9 at New Orleans L101-130 TNT Mar. 21 Oklahoma City L112-114 Apr. 23 L.A. Clippers L104-109 Jan. 6 at Indiana L107-114 Feb. 11 vs. Miami L94-101 TNT Mar. 22 Toronto W117-99 Apr. 24 at Denver L116-129 Jan. 8 vs. Orlando W132-90 Feb. 13 at New York L99-121 Mar. 24 Charlotte L97-122 Apr. 27 Minnesota L107-114 Jan. 10 vs. L.A. Lakers L102-120 Feb. 15 at Washington L119-131 NBATV Mar. 26 at Minnesota L101-107 Apr. 29 Milwaukee W143-136 Jan. 12 vs. L.A. Lakers L100-117 NBATV Feb. 17 at Philadelphia L113-118 ESPN Mar. 27 at Minnesota W129-107 1-May Golden State L87-113 ESPN Jan. 14 at San Antonio W109-105 TNT Feb. 19 vs. Dallas POSTPONED Mar. 29 Memphis L110-120 2-May New York L97-122 Jan. 16 at San Antonio L91-103 NBATV Feb. 20 vs. Indiana POSTPONED Mar. 31 at Brooklyn L108-120 5-May Philadelphia L115-135 Jan. 18 at Chicago L120-125 Feb. 22 vs. Chicago L100-120 Apr. 2 at Boston L102-118 7-May at Milwaukee L133-141 Jan. 20 vs. Phoenix L103-109 ESPN Feb. 24 at Cleveland L96-112 Apr. 4 New Orleans L115-122 8-May at Utah L116-124 Jan. 22 at Detroit W103-102 Feb. 26 at Toronto L111-122 Apr. 5 Phoenix L130-133 10-May at Portland L129-140 Jan. 23 at Dallas W133-108 Feb. 28 vs. Memphis L94-133 Apr. 7 Dallas W102-93 12-May at L.A. Lakers L122-124 Jan. 26 vs. Washington W107-88 Mar. 1 vs. Cleveland L90-101 Apr. 9 at L.A. Clippers L109-126 14-May L.A. Clippers W122-115 Jan. 28 vs. Portland W104-101 TNT Mar. 3 vs. Brooklyn L114-132 ESPN Apr. 10 at Golden State L109-125 16-May at Atlanta L95-124 Jan. 30 at New Orleans W126-112 Mar. 11 at Sacramento L105-125 Apr. 12 at Phoenix L120-126 Home games shaded • All Times Central SEASON TRANSACTIONS 10/30: Named Stephen Silas head coach… 11/21… Claimed Kenny Wooten off waivers from New York… 11/22… Traded Robert Covington to Portland in exchange for Trevor Ariza, the rights to Isaiah Stewart, and a future first round pick… 11/24: Acquired Christian Wood via sign-and-trade from Detroit along with a future first round pick and a future second round pick in exchange for Trevor Ariza, the rights to Isaiah Stewart, a second round pick, and cash considerations… 11/25: Acquired the rights to KJ Martin Jr. from Sacramento in exchange for a future second round pick… 11/26: Re-signed Bruno Caboclo, signed Mason Jones to a two-way contract and signed free agents Sterling Brown and Jae’Sean Tate… 11/27: Sent Austin Rivers to New York as part of sign-and-trade… 12/1: Signed KJ Martin, free agents DeMarcus Cousins, Jerian Grant, Gerald Green, Trevelin Queen, and Brodric Thomas… 12/2: Acquired John Wall and a future first round pick from Washington in exchange for Russell Westbrook… 12/16: Waived Grant, Queen, and Wooten… 12/17: Signed Trey Mourning and William McDowell-White… 12/19: Signed Josh Reaves… Waived Green, McDowell-White, Mourning and Reaves… Thomas changed to two-way contract… 1/14: Waived Bruno Caboclo… 1/16: As part of a four-team trade with Brooklyn, Cleveland and Indiana, sent James Harden to the Nets and a future second round pick to the Pacers in exchange for Victor Oladipo from Indiana, Danté Exum from the Cavs, and Rodion Kurucs from Brooklyn along with several draft assets… 1/22: Acquired Kevin Porter Jr.