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Houston Rockets2016-17Media GuideToyota Center1510 Polk StreetHouston, TX 77002(713) 758-7200Edited and Compiled bySean McCloskeyCover Design byJose LopezEditorial Assistance byTracey Hughes, JennyZehentner 2016 Houston RocketsThe information contained in thispublication was compiled by the HoustonRockets and is provided as a courtesy toour fans and the press and may be usedonly for personal or editorial purposes.Any commercial use of this informationis prohibited without the prior writtenconsent of the Houston Rockets. AllNBA and team insignia depicted in thispublication are the property of NBAProperties, Inc. and the respective teamsof the NBA and may not be reproducedfor commercial purposes without theprior written consent of NBA Properties,Inc. Photography by Bill Baptist and NBAPhotos. Printing by CPY of Houston.1

ContentsTable of ContentsTable of ContentsGeneral InformationMedia Guide Credits. 1Table of Contents. 2Media Information. 3Rockets Directory.4-5Owner Leslie L. Alexander.6-8Basketball OperationsHead Coach Mike D'Antoni. 10Rockets Basketball Staff. 11Rockets Medical Staff. 12PlayersRyan Anderson.14-16Trevor Ariza.17-20Patrick Beverley.21-23Corey Brewer.24-26Clint Capela.27-28Sam Dekker.29-30Tyler Ennis.31-32Eric Gordon.33-35James Harden.36-48Montrezl Harrell.39-40K.J. McDaniels.41-42Nenê.43-46Chinanu Onuaku.47-48Pablo Prigioni.49-51Bobby Brown. 52Gary Payton II. 53Isaiah Taylor. 54Kyle Wiltjer. 55Players in the System.56-59Business TeamRockets Executives & Broadcasters. 62Rockets Business Team.63-68One Team All-Stars. 69Rockets Entertainers.70-71Clutch City Foundation & Community.72-74Toyota Center. 75Rockets Championships.76-772015-16 In ReviewSeason Statistics & Transactions. 80Game-by-Game Results. 81Season Highs. 82Seaon Breakdown. 83Game-by-Game Statistics.84-85Superlatives. 86Miscellaneous Statistics. 87Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring. 88Miscellaneous Scoring. 89League Leaders. 90Team Statistics.91-94League Info/Key Dates/ Officiating Crew. 95RecordsRockets Career Leaders.98-99Rockets 40-Point Club.100-101Opponents 40-Point Club.102-103Rockets Team Records.104-106Opponents Team Records.107-109Rockets Individual Records. 110-113Opponents Individual Records. 114Rockets Rookie Records. 115Rockets All-Time Coaching Summary. 115Toyota Center Team Records. 116-117Toyota Center Individual Records. 118-119Rockets All-Time Preseason Records. 119Triple-Doubles. 120Record by Months. 121Rockets Conference/Division Records. 122Yearly Streaks. 123Record vs. Opponents & Overtime . 124High Scorers vs. Opponents. 125Rockets Miscellaneous Records. 126HistoryHistory of the Rockets.128-130The 22-Game Winning Streak. 131Overall Record & Ownership Chronology. 132Home Attendance. 133Retired Numbers: Clyde Drexler.134-135Retired Numbers: Moses Malone.136-137Retired Numbers: Calvin Murphy.138-139Retired Numbers: Hakeem Olajuwon.140-141Retired Numbers: Rudy Tomjanovich.142-143Carroll Dawson. 144Rockets in the Hall of Fame.145-146Rockets NBA Honors.146-147Rockets in All-Star Games.148-149Rockets on U.S. National Teams. 150Rockets All-Decade Teams. 150Rockets Dates & Deals.151-165The Last Time. 166Rockets in the Draft.167-169All-Time Starting Lineups. 170172All-Time Uniform Numbers.173-175Year-by-Year Team Statistics.177-225Rockets All-Time Roster.227-259PlayoffsRockets in the Playoffs. 262Year-by-Year Results.263-269Year-by-Year Statistics.270-277Cumulative Playoff Statistics. 278Rockets All-Time Playoff Leaders.279-280Best Playoff Series. 280Playoff 40-Point Club. 281Playoff Statistical Achievements. 281Playoff Records.282-285Playoff Series Records. 286Opponents InformationNBA Directory. 288Atlanta Hawks. 289Boston Celtics. 290Brooklyn Nets. 291Charlotte Hornets. 292Chicago Bulls. 293Cleveland Cavaliers. 294Dallas Mavericks. 295Denver Nuggets. 296Detroit Pistons. 297Golden State Warriors. 298Indiana Pacers. 299Los Angeles Clippers. 300Los Angeles Lakers. 301Memphis Grizzlies. 302Miami Heat. 303Milwaukee Bucks. 304Minnesota Timberwolves. 305New Orleans Pelicans. 306New York Knicks. 307Oklahoma City Thunder. 308Orlando Magic. 309Philadelphia 76ers. 310Phoenix Suns. 311Portland Trail Blazers. 312Sacramento Kings. 313San Antonio Spurs. 314Toronto Raptors. 315Utah Jazz. 316Washington Wizards. 317NBA Development LeagueNBA D-League Information.318-319Rio Grande Valley Vipers. 3202

Houston Rockets Toyota Center 1510 Polk Street Houston, TX 77002Phone: (713) 758-7200 Twitter: @RocketsPR Web Site: Rockets.comCredentialsAll requests for working press,photo and broadcast credentialsfor Houston Rockets home gamesshould be made in writing oncompany letterhead at leasttwo days prior to the game inquestion. Direct all requests toRockets Senior Director of Media& Player Relations Tracey Hughes(traceyh@rocketball.com) andMedia Relations Coordinator JennyZehentner (jennyz@rocketball.com). All credentials can beacquired at Toyota Center mediaentrance located at the intersectionof La Branch Street and Clay Street.Directions from:George Bush IntercontinentalAirport to Toyota Center: TakeU.S. 59 South to Downtown Exit turn right on Congress Street turnleft on La Branch Street ToyotaCenter is located at the intersectionof La Branch Street and Polk Street.Hobby Airport to Toyota Center:Take I-45 North exit Scott Streettowards Downtown turn left onPease Street turn right on AustinStreet turn right on Clay Street turn right on La Branch Street Toyota Center is located at theintersection of La Branch Street andClay Street.Game NightThe media entrance is located onthe La Branch Street side of ToyotaCenter. The press door opens twoand-a-half hours prior to tipoff. Pressparking is available at Toyota TundraParking Garage (connected to thearena) at the intersection of Jacksonand Leeland. Parking is for workingmedia only with proper credentials.Rockets Media RelationsTracey Hughes. (713) 758-7335Sr. Director, Media & Player Relations. traceyh@rocketball.comSean McCloskey. (713) 758-7352Manager, Media Relations. seanm@rocketball.comJenny Zehentner . . (713) 758-7206Media Relations Coordinator.jennyz@rocketball.comPracticesAll practice sessions will be closed.Players and staff will be availablefor interviews during a designatedaccess period. For updated practiceschedules and times, please checkthe Rockets PR Twitter account,@RocketsPR.PhotographersThe photography areas in ToyotaCenter are on the baselinesopposite both team benches. Nophotographers will be allowed onthe sideline areas in front or behindthe team benches or in front of pressrow. Please make all requests topurchase strobe lighting to theMedia Relations Department atleast two days prior to the game inquestion. Please observe the NBArules for player escape routes – anopen area approximately five feet onboth sides of the basket. For playersafety, we also ask that you do notleave your camera unattended inyour working area. No tripods arepermitted on the floor.Media CentralStatistical ServicesComplete game statistics, includingthe final box score, running play-byplay and quotes will be provided. Forthose sitting on press row, screenswith the box score, percentages,notes and other data continuouslyupdated, are provided. A statsscreen is provided in the auxiliarypress areas and in the press roomas well.TaxicabsTaxicabs can pick up and drop offat the administration entrance ofToyota Center on La Branch Street.To order a cab, contact United at(713) 699-0000 or Yellow Cab at(713) 236-1111.Telephone ServicesTelephones are provided on pressrow for use by visiting mediamembers. Other phones areavailable in the media workroom.For additional phone lines, pleasecontact TelecommunicationsSupervisor Danny Jackson at(713) 758-7290.All game notes, statistics and boxscores will be available online atMedia Central (http://nba.com/mediacentral).InterviewsAll interview requests should bedirected to the Media RelationsDepartment. The Rockets coachingstaff and players are availablefor interviews after practice only.Players are generally availablebefore games during a 30-minuteperiod that begins 75 minutes priorto tip off; following games – aftera 10‑minute cooling-off period –Rockets Head Coach Mike D'Antoniwill be available in the post-gameinterview room. Anyone wearing amedia credential will not be allowedto obtain autographs.General InformationHome Arena.Toyota CenterArena Sellout.18,055First Regular Season Game in Arena.Oct. 30, 2003Team Colors. Red, White, Silver, BlackConference Affiliation.WesternDivisional Affiliation.SouthwestWeb Site Address. www.rockets.comTeam Twitter/Instagram. @houstonrockets3InformationMedia InformationMedia Information

DirectoryRockets DirectoryExecutiveOwner. Leslie L. AlexanderChief Executive Officer. Thaddeus B. BrownChief Financial Officer.Marcus JoliboisVice President, Corporate Development.John R. CroleyVice President, Finance. Larry KaiserVice President, Marketing.Ken SheirrVice President, Sales & Services. Gretchen SheirrAGM of Toyota Center/VP, Arena Operations.Scott ManleyGeneral Counsel.Rafael StoneAssociate General Counsel.Clay AllenExecutive Assistant to Owner & CEO. Leticia MaganaBasketball OperationsGeneral Manager. Daryl MoreyHead Coach.Mike D’AntoniAssistant Coaches. Jeff Bzdelik, Brett Gunning, Roy RogersSenior Consultant. Carroll DawsonSenior Vice President of Basketball Operations.Keith JonesHead Athletic Trainer, Dir. of Performance Rehab. . Jason BilesSports Performance.Javair GilletteBasketball Operations Staff.Ariana Andonian. Kevin Burleson, John Cho, Motoki Fujii, Jeremy Hassler,. Brent Johnson, Fan-Hal Koung,John Lucas, Monte McNair, Anthony Nila, Josh Oppenheimer. Jim Paulis, Marko Radovanovic, Irving Roland, Gersson Rosas, Mitchell Vanya, Eli WitusTeam Healthcare Provider. Memorial Hermann. Dr. Walter Lowe, Dr. James Muntz, Dr. Steven Flores,.Dr. David Crumbie, Dr. Rod Foroozan,Thomas O’Brien,.D.D.S., Russ Paine, Tara Boening, Chef Ray DathardBox OfficeSenior Director, Ticket Operations.Eric MarglousManager, Ticket Operations.Calvin WashingtonTicket Operations Representatives.Zanetta Jones, Chrystal MartinTicket Operations Coordinator. John BoerBox Office Supervisor. Theresa DibrellBox Office Assistant Supervisor.Geovanna PonceBroadcastingTelevision Announcers. Bill Worrell, Matt Bullard, Clyde Drexler, Craig Ackerman (ROOT Sports Southwest)Radio Announcers.Craig Ackerman, Matt Thomas (KBME SportsTalk 790 AM)Spanish Radio Announcer. Adrian Chavarria (KEYH 850 AM)Corporate DevelopmentSenior Director, Corporate Partner Services. Dawn KeenDirector, Strategic Development China. Sunshine RogersDirector, Corporate Sales. Thomas Wyatt, Geno ZicarelliManagers, Corporate Sales. Wesley Brown, Kayla Kurland,Managers, Partnership Activation.Randelyn Carpenter, Zack Devine, Shannon Fischer,.Avani Sharma, Taryn Smith, Lauren WardCorporate Development Coordinator.Ashly McVea-FigueroCorporate Sales Design Coordinator.Zach SheltonFinance & AdministrationDirector, Human Resources.Kristen HarperDirector, IT & Telecommunications.Okpara YoungController.Nicolas SomoanoManager, Administrative Services. Terri GlennTelecommunications Supervisor. Danny JacksonSenior Accountant.Lewis MadsenStaff Accountants.Sonia Ortiz, Steven MancillasPayroll Coordinator. Maranda StephensHuman Resources Generalist.Sonia JethvaEmployment Coordinator. Noelia MonteroAdministrative Services Coordinator. Michael MooreIT Helpdesk Coordinator. Billy MounchanIT Systems Coordinator.Selena LakeSenior Receptionist. Sandra Banks4