REGULAR SEASON GAME #28 HOME GAME #15 MILWAUKEE BUCKS (15-12) vs. HOUSTON ROCKETS (23-4) Saturday, Dec. 15, 2017 Toyota Center 7 p.m.

HOUSTON ROCKETS GAME NOTES REGULAR SEASON GAME #28 HOME GAME #15 MILWAUKEE BUCKS (15-12) vs. HOUSTON ROCKETS (23-4) Saturday, Dec. 15, 2017 Toyota Center 7 p.m. CT AT&T SportsNet KBME 790 AM SPANISH: KEYH 850 AM / KNTE 101.7 FM Forward Trevor Ariza MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #1 6-8 / 215 34.5 11.6 4.4 1.8 1.64 0.20 0.9.432.386.926 Last Game RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 12/15/17 vs. SA W124-109 42:09 4-14 3-11 0-0 0 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 9 11 Notes/Career Highlights Has scored in double-figures in a season-high five straight games but is shooting 35.3% over the past 3 games after shooting 62.5% the four games prior over the past 4 games has 8 steals without a turnover in 149 minutes of play has 3 3FGM in 4 straight games. Forward Ryan Anderson MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #33 6-10/240 28.7 11.7 5.4 0.8 0.38 0.35 0.9.461.412.759 Last Game RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 12/15/17 vs. SA W124-109 29:45 5-8 2-3 0-2 6 4 10 1 1 2 1 0 14 12 Notes/Career Highlights Over his past 11 games played, shooting 51.6% from the floor after shooting 42.3% the first 15 games averaging 8.3 points over the past six games after averaging 17.2 ppg his previous five GP has the third-most 3FGM of players listed 6 10 or taller in NBA history. Center Clint Capela MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #15 6-10 / 240 25.1 13.7 11.0 1.1 0.74 1.81 1.6.687.000.583 Last Game RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 12/15/17 vs. SA W124-109 25:12 9-11 0-0 0-0 3 7 10 1 1 0 2 0 26 18 Notes/Career Highlights Record his 15th double-double of the season (Game #27) vs. San Antonio last night had 15 double-doubles in 65 games played in 2016-17 shooting 26-of-30 from the floor over the past three games and a league-high 68.7% this season sixth in NBA w/1.81 bpg. Guard Chris Paul MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #3 6-0 / 175 30.9 17.1 5.1 9.5 2.46 0.38 2.1.481.434.892 Last Game RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 12/15/17 vs. SA W124-109 32:10 10-18 5-9 3-3 0 4 4 8 3 7 3 1 29 28 Notes/Career Highlights Has scored 20+ points in five of the past six games, including four straight, and is averaging 24.0 ppg over that span according to the Elias Sports Bureau, is the first player to win each of his first 13 starts with a new team since Dennis Rodman with Chicago in 1995-96. Guard James Harden MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #13 6-5/220 35.6 31.5 5.1 9.3 1.85 0.44 4.3.455.394.865 Last Game RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 12/15/17 vs. SA W124-109 33:01 6-18 2-11 14-16 0 7 7 6 2 2 5 1 12 28 Notes/Career Highlights Has scored at least 20 points in all 27 games this season is the seventh player to accomplish that feat dating back to 1963-64 and the third back to 1971-72 has hit at least two 3-pointers in all but one game this season and leads the NBA with 115 3FGM (4.3 per). 6th Man Eric Gordon MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% 3PT% FT% #10 6-4 / 215 31.3 18.7 2.0 2.2 0.64 0.36 2.2.408.329.838 Last Game RESULT MIN FG/FGA 3FG/3FGA FT/FTA OR DR TR A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 12/15/17 vs. SA W124-109 27:59 5-9 3-7 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 Notes/Career Highlights Over the past six games, averaging 17.0 points on 46.4% shooting after averaging 11.2 ppg on 31.4% shooting his previous 6 GP averaging 4.0 3FGM on 54.5% shooting over the past three games after averaging 1.6 3FGM on 20.5% shooting his previous 10 GP. INJURY/STATUS REPORT Clint Capela (Questionable Left Heel Contusion); Luc Mbah a Moute (Out Right Shoulder Dislocation); Chinanu Onuaku (Out Left Wrist Injury); Troy Williams (Out Right Knee MCL Sprain) Record Overall Home Road Overtime Streaks Overall Home Road Overall 23-4 (.852) 11-3 (.786) 12-1 (.923) 0-0 Current Won 12 Won 7 Won 8 Eastern 10-2 (.833) 5-2 (.714) 5-0 (1.000) 0-0 Longest (Winning) 12 (11/16-12/15) 7 (11/22-12/15) 8 (11/1-12/9) Western 13-2 (.867) 6-1 (.857) 7-1 (.875) 0-0 Longest (Losing) 2 (10/28-10/30) 2 (10/23-10/30) 1 (10/28)

ROCKETS 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 17 at Golden State W122-121 TNT Oct. 18 at Sacramento W105-100 Oct. 21 Dallas W107-91 Oct. 23 Memphis L90-98 Oct. 25 at Philadelphia W105-104 Oct. 27 at Charlotte W109-93 Oct. 28 at Memphis L89-103 Oct. 30 Philadelphia L107-115 Nov. 1 at New York W119-97 ESPN Nov. 3 at Atlanta W119-104 Nov. 5 Utah W137-110 Nov. 9 Cleveland W117-113 TNT Nov. 11 Memphis W111-96 Nov. 12 at Indiana W118-95 Nov. 14 Toronto L113-129 NBATV Nov. 16 at Phoenix W142-116 TNT Nov. 18 at Memphis W105-83 Nov. 22 Denver W125-95 Nov. 25 New York W117-102 NBATV Nov. 27 Brooklyn W117-103 Nov. 29 Indiana W118-97 Dec. 3 at L.A. Lakers W118-95 NBATV Dec. 7 at Utah W112-101 TNT Dec. 9 at Portland W124-117 Dec. 11 New Orleans W130-123 NBATV Dec. 13 Charlotte W108-96 ESPN Dec. 15 San Antonio W124-109 ESPN Dec. 16 Milwaukee 7 p.m. Dec. 18 Utah 7 p.m. Dec. 20 L.A. Lakers 7 p.m. NBATV Dec. 22 L.A. Clippers 7 p.m. ESPN Dec. 25 at Oklahoma City 7 p.m. ABC Dec. 28 at Boston 7 p.m. TNT Dec. 29 at Washington 6 p.m. NBATV Dec. 31 L.A. Lakers 6 p.m. Jan. 3 at Orlando 6 p.m. Jan. 4 Golden State 7 p.m. TNT Jan. 6 at Detroit 6 p.m. Jan. 8 at Chicago 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Portland 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Phoenix 9:30 p.m. ESPN Jan. 15 at L.A. Clippers 9:30 p.m. TNT Jan. 18 Minnesota 8:30 p.m. TNT Jan. 20 Golden State 7:30 p.m. ABC Jan. 22 Miami 7 p.m. NBATV Jan. 24 at Dallas 7 p.m. ESPN Jan. 26 at New Orleans 7 p.m. ESPN Jan. 28 Phoenix 2:30 p.m. NBATV Jan. 30 Orlando 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at San Antonio 7 p.m. TNT Feb. 3 at Cleveland 7:30 p.m. ABC Feb. 6 at Brooklyn 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Miami 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Denver 7 p.m. Feb. 11 Dallas 6 p.m. NBATV Feb. 13 at Minnesota 7 p.m. Feb. 14 Sacramento 7 p.m. Feb. 23 Minnesota 7 p.m. ESPN Feb. 25 at Denver 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at Utah 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at L.A. Clippers 9:30 p.m. ESPN Mar. 3 Boston 7:30 p.m. ABC Mar. 6 at Oklahoma City 7 p.m. TNT Mar. 7 at Milwaukee 7 p.m. Mar. 9 at Toronto 6:30 p.m. Mar. 11 at Dallas 6 p.m. Mar. 12 San Antonio 7 p.m. ESPN Mar. 15 L.A. Clippers 7 p.m. NBATV Mar. 17 at New Orleans 6 p.m. Mar. 18 at Minnesota 6 p.m. NBATV Mar. 20 at Portland 9:30 p.m. TNT Mar. 22 Detroit 7 p.m. Mar. 24 New Orleans 7 p.m. NBATV Mar. 25 Atlanta 7 p.m. Mar. 27 Chicago 7 p.m. Mar. 30 Phoenix 7 p.m. Apr. 1 at San Antonio 2:30 p.m. ABC Apr. 3 Washington 7 p.m. Apr. 5 Portland 7p.m. Apr. 7 Oklahoma City 7:30 p.m. ABC Apr. 10 at L.A. Lakers 9:30 p.m. TNT Apr. 11 at Sacramento 9:30 p.m. Home games in bold All Times Central RECENT TRANSACTIONS (G League Transactions available at bottom of Roster Page) 6/22: Selected Isaiah Hartenstein with the 43rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft... Traded the draft rights to Dillon Brooks (45th overall) to Memphis in exchange for a future second round pick 6/28: Acquired Ryan Kelly from Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations... Acquired DeAndre Liggins from Dallas exchange for cash considerations... Acquired Darrun Hilliard from Detroit in exchange for cash considerations... Acquired Shawn Long from Philadelphia in exchange for a future second round pick and cash considerations... Acquired Tim Quarterman from Portland in exchange for cash considerations... Acquired Chris Paul from the L.A. Clippers in exchange for Patrick Beverley, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Hilliard, Liggins, Lou Williams, Kyle Wiltjer, a future first round pick and cash considerations 7/6: Signed Zhou Qi 7/7: Waived Ryan Kelly 7/8: Signed James Harden to a four-year contract extension... Signed rookie free agent Cam Oliver 7/17: Signed free agent Tarik Black 7/19: Signed free agent Luc Mbah a Moute 7/25: Re-signed free agent Troy Williams 7/30: Waived Jarrod Uthoff 8/21: Signed Demetrius Jackson to a two-way contract 9/22: Signed free agent Chris Johnson 9/25: Re-signed free agent Bobby Brown 9/26: Waived Shawn Long 9/27: Signed free agent George de Paula 10/13: Waived George de Paula, Chris Johnson, Tim Quarterman, and Isaiah Taylor Signed Danuel House, Jr 10/15: Waived Danuel House, Jr. and Cam Oliver 10/24: Signed Brianté Weber to a two-way contract 10/25: Signed free agent Isaiah Canaan 10/28: Waived Isaiah Canaan. RECENT GAMES Houston 124, San Antonio 109 Toyota Center Houston, TX December 15, 2017 DATE GAME FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-REB AST PF ST TO BS PTS 12/15 @ HOUSTON 43-91.473 18-50.360 20-25.800 12-33-45 20 16 15 14 3 124 18,055 San Antonio 46-94.489 10-26.385 7-13.538 12-27-39 22 17 10 17 5 109 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Half 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 2nd Half Game Spurs 16 27 43 29 37 66 109 Rockets 31 29 60 32 32 64 124 Rockets closed the first quarter with a 6-0 run to lead by 15; James Harden shot 8-of-10 from the line in the quarter and had 10 of his game-high tying 28 points San Antonio trailed 51-23 with 6:10 left in the second quarter but cut the deficit to 17 at the break Spurs did not come closer than 14 points in the second half despite outshooting the Rockets 57.4% to 46.0% San Antonio outshot Houston 48.9% to 47.3% for the game but the Rockets shot 20-of-25 from the line (Harden 14-of-16) while the Spurs were 7-of-13 Rockets had 15 steals, 7 of which were by Paul LaMarcus Aldridge was the only Spurs starter who played more than 19 minutes; he had a team-high 16 points Clint Capela had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Houston 108, Charlotte 96 Toyota Center Houston, TX Dec. 13, 2017 DATE GAME FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-REB AST PF ST TO BS PTS 12/13 @ HOUSTON 39-88.443 17-45.378 13-19.684 6-39-45 24 18 7 10 5 108 16,509 Charlotte 36-87.414 4-21.190 20-27.741 12-44-56 14 15 4 12 5 96 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Half 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 2nd Half Game Hornets 23 26 49 20 27 47 96 Rockets 38 25 63 28 17 45 108 Rockets trailed 19-13 with 4:43 left in the first quarter before closing the quarter with a 25-4 run; James Harden and Chris Paul both had 11 points in the quarter Houston opened the second quarter with an 11-0 run but Charlotte trimmed their deficit to 14 at the half; Dwight Howard had 11 points and 7 rebounds in the quarter and 26 and 18 for the game Hornets did not come closer than 12 points in the second half Houston outshot Charlotte 44.3% to 41.4% and had 17 3FGM while the Hornets shot 4-of-21 Teams combined for 22 turnovers Hornets outrebounded the Rockets 56-45 Paul had game-highs of 31 points and 11 assists Harden had 21 points and 8 assists Kemba Walker: 13 points; 5-of-15 FGs. Houston 130, New Orleans 123 Toyota Center Houston, TX Dec. 11, 2017 DATE GAME FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-REB AST PF ST TO BS PTS 12/11 @ HOUSTON 48-88.545 17-45.378 17-25.680 4-32-36 30 15 12 9 7 130 18,055 New Orleans 49-85.576 18-33.545 7-13.538 6-35-41 32 19 6 18 2 123 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Half 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 2nd Half Game Pelicans 41 35 76 27 20 47 123 Rockets 35 43 78 18 34 52 130 Pelicans led 38-27 with 3:00 left in the first quarter before the Rockets trimmed the deficit to six at the end of the quarter; New Orleans shot 72.7% in the quarter, including 7-of-9 from 3-point range Second quarter featured three lead changes and three ties with Houston up two at the half; Clint Capela had 14 of his team-high 28 points in the quarter Rockets trailed 101-88 with 2:49 left in the third but pulled within seven heading into the fourth; Chris Paul had 10 of his 20 points in the quarter New Orleans led 119-117 before the Rockets took control for good with a 7-0 run; James Harden scored 10 of his 26 points over the final three minutes Pelicans outshot the Rockets 57.6% to 54.5% but had twice as many turnovers 18) Harden also had 17 assists and 6 steals Jrue Holiday had a game-high 37 points while E Twaun Moore added 36 Eric Gordon had 27 points.

ROCKETS VS. BUCKS Overall Home Road All-Time Series Trends Last Season 1-1 1-0 0-1 Since winning five straight from 1/18/14-1/22/16, Rockets have lost two of the past 3 games All-Time 56-57 38-23 17-41 Milwaukee hasn t won two straight since a 3-game span from 3/24/98-3/16/00 Streaks Lost 1 Won 4 Lost 2 Dating back to 1987-88, Bucks are 5-24 in Houston (18-14 on road prior in all-time series) HOU last win: 1/18/17; HOU last home loss: 2/27/13 2016-17: 1/18 (H) W111-92, 1/23 (A) L114-127 2016-17 Season Series Stats and Notes 2017-18 Season Series Schedule: at HOU 12/16, at MIL 3/7 Rockets averaged 112.5 ppg on 47.7% FGs while Bucks averaged 109.5 ppg on 48.6% FGs Milwaukee outrebounded Houston by 6.5 rpg. Houston hit 10 more 3-pointers in the two games Milwaukee averaged 12.50 steals and 7.00 blocks combined, teams averaged just 42.0 FTA. Harden averaged 32.0 ppg (57.1% FGs, 40.0% 3FGs) and 10.0 apg but 6.5 tpg Anderson: 54.5% FGs Ariza: 6.5 ppg on 6-of-15 shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 31.5 ppg (64.9% FGs), 9.0 rpg and 3.50 bpg Jabari Parker: 21.5 ppg Malcolm Brogden: 5-of-20 FGs. NEXT OPPONENT: UTAH JAZZ Overall Home Road All-Time Series Trends This Season 2-0 1-0 1-0 Rockets are looking to win three straight after losing four of the previous five meetings All-Time 92-103 60-38 32-64 Houston leads season series 2-0 but hasn t swept Utah since going 6-0 in 1981-82 Streaks Won 2 Won 1 Won 1 Rockets have split the past four games at home after winning six straight prior HOU last loss: 3/8/17; HOU last home loss: 3/8/17 2016-17: 11/19 (H) W111-102, 11/29 (A) L101-120, 3/8 (H) L108-115 2017-18 Season Series Stats and Notes 2017-18 Season Series Schedule: at HOU 11/5, at UTA 12/7, at HOU 12/18, at UTA 2/26 Rockets are averaging 124.5 points on 53.1% shooting while Jazz is averaging 105.5 ppg on 43.6% FGs HOU is outrebounding UTA by 11.5 rpg Houston is averaging 20.5 3FGM on 50.6% shooting Rockets are averaging 24.0 assists but 19.0 turnovers Houston: 9.50 spg, 6.00 bpg. James Harden is averaging 42.5 points on 61.4% shooting (55.0% 3FGs) Gordon: 42.1% 3FGs but 1-of-8 inside-the-arc Anderson: 73.3% FGs Donovan Mitchell is averaging 21.5 points in 30.0 minutes per game Rudy Gobert: 7.0 rpg and 1.00 bpg Ricky Rubio: 35.7% FGs, 2.0 apg. Houston 112, Utah 101 Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, UT Dec. 7, 2017 DATE GAME FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-REB AST PF ST TO BS PTS 12/7 HOUSTON 38-81.469 18-42.429 18-24.750 8-38-46 22 25 10 17 5 112 18,306 @ Utah 34-77.442 11-30.367 22-27.815 4-28-32 17 21 10 13 5 101 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Half 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 2nd Half Game Rockets 25 26 51 37 24 61 112 Jazz 20 26 46 20 35 55 101 Rockets lead 15-10 before a 6-0 run by the Jazz, but Houston went back ahead by five entering the second quarter; Utah shot 31.6% in the quarter Houston trailed 36-34 with 5:04 left in the second quarter before using a 10-0 run to help take a five-point lead into the break; Utah shot 57.9% in the quarter Rockets opened the third quarter with a 10-1 run and built a 22-point lead heading into the fourth; James Harden had 12 of his gamehigh 29 points in the quarter Jazz trailed by double-digits the entire fourth quarter Houston outshot Utah 46.9% to 44.2% and dominated the boards 46-32 Rockets hit 18 3-pointers Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 26 points Chris Paul: 18 points, 13 assists, 9 rebounds, 3 steals. Houston 137, Utah 110 Toyota Center Houston, TX Nov. 5, 2017 DATE GAME FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-REB AST PF ST TO BS PTS 11/5 @ HOUSTON 48-81.593 23-39.590 18-21.857 5-37-42 26 24 9 21 7 137 16,914 Utah 38-88.432 13-34.382 21-24.875 8-25-33 22 18 7 14 3 110 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Half 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 2nd Half Game Jazz 28 21 49 36 25 61 110 Rockets 39 28 67 48 22 70 137 Jazz led 10-2 before the Rockets went on a 13-0 run to help take an 11-point lead into the second quarter; James Harden had 22 points on 8-of-8 shooting in the quarter Utah trailed 48-40 with 5:21 left in the second quarter before Houston went on a 6-0 run to help build an 18-point lead at the break; Eric Gordon had 14 of his 20 points in the quarter Jazz did not come closer than 13 points in the second half and trailed by as many as 32 Houston outshot Utah 59.3% to 43.2% and hit 23 3-pointers on 59.0% shooting Harden finished with 56 points while shooting 19-of-26 from the floor, 7-of-8 from 3-point range and 11-of-12 from the line; he also had 13 assists Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 17 points Capela: 4 blocks.

SEASON NOTES ON THE 12TH WIN OF STREAKMAS: The Rockets won their 12th straight game last night vs. San Antonio. It is the fifth-longest winning streak in franchise history. Here is a look at the top five streaks: 1) 22 from 1/29-3/16/08 (4th-longest in NBA history; 2nd-longest at the time) 2) 15 from 2/13-3/18/93 15 from 11/5-12/2/93 4) 13 from 3/3/91-3/28/91 5) 12 from 11/6-12/15/17 TONIGHT: Here is a note about tonight s game and other matters that just didn t fit in anywhere else: Tonight is the fourth of seven straight home games over a span of 12 days for the Rockets following this stretch, Houston will play eight of 11 games on the road from Christmas through 1/15. The Rockets are 23-4 this season that is tied for the best start to a season in franchise history (1993-94) Houston is the fourth team to post at least 23 wins within the first 27 games of a season dating back to 2011-12; Golden State accounted for the other three times. Houston has won 18 of its past 19 games, including 12 in a row that is the fifth-longest streak in franchise history and the longest since a franchisebest 22-game span from 1/29-3/16/08 Houston has lost consecutive games once this season after doing so four times in 2016-17, including a season-high three in a row from 3/28-3/31/17 the Rockets were 22-5 in the first game following a loss in 2016-17. Since losing consecutive home games on 10/23 and 10/30, the Rockets are 10-1 at Toyota Center (11-3 at home overall), including seven straight wins (tied for longest since 11 games from 1/28-3/27/14) Houston was 30-11 at home last season and did not lose consecutive games the Rockets have won 30+ home games in three of the past four seasons after doing so three times the 19 seasons prior from 1994-95 through 2012-13. Houston has won eight straight road games and is 12-1 on the road overall this season, tying for its best road start in franchise history (1993-94) the eight-game road winning streak is tied for the third-best in franchise history and the longest since a franchise-best 12-game span from 1/4-3/12/08 Houston was 25-16 on the road in 2016-17 after going 18-23 in 2015-16 the 25 road wins tied for the third-most in franchise history. Tonight is the second part of a back-to-back for the Rockets who defeated San Antonio last night Houston is 2-1 in the second game of back-tobacks this season after going 13-3 in 2016-17 the Rockets have 10 sets of back-to-backs remaining this season. Houston is 4-0 in games in games decided by five or fewer points this season after going 15-6 in 2016-17 the Rockets have two wins by a single point this season after recording three such wins in 2016-17. The Rockets are 19-1 when leading after three quarters of play this season and 4-3 when tied or trailing Houston led at the start of the fourth quarter in 58 of the 82 games last season (49-8 mark; 5-19 when tied/trailing). Houston has led by double-digits in 21 of the 27 games this season (19-2 mark) and trailed by 10+ points eight times (5-3 mark) the Rockets led by double-digits in 61 of the 82 games last season (51-10 mark) Houston was 10-21 in games in which they trailed by 10+ in 2016-17. The Rockets have won by double-digits 17 times this season, including by 20+ eight times Houston won 30 games by 10+ points last season, which was one shy of tying the franchise record the Rockets had 14 wins by 20+ points in 2016-17 (tied for the highest single season total in franchise history). Houston has lost by double-digits twice this season after doing so 11 times in 2016-17 the Rockets never led vs. Philly on 10/30 Houston did not hold a lead in two games last season the Rockets has not trailed in three games this season after not doing so in six games in 2016-17. The Rockets have had at least two players score 20+ points in 24 of the 27 games this season (20-4 mark), including three players eight times (8-0 mark) last season, Houston was 31-5 when having at least two players score 20+ points, including 10-0 with three or more players. Houston had six players score in double-figures seven times this season, including 7+ once the Rockets had at least six players score in doublefigures 33 times last season (7+ nine times) all five starters scored in double-figures five times this season (14 times in 2016-17). ROCK-CAPELA: Where in the world is Clint Capela? He s based in Houston and is having himself a Most Improved Player caliber season let s take a look why and if you happen to get the obscure stretch of a reference with the title/first line of this note, please seek help: Averaging career-highs of 13.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.81 blocks in just 25.1 minutes per game he is on pace to become the first player in NBA history to average at least 13.0 ppg and 11.0 rpg in fewer than 26.0 mpg in a single season. Ranks first in the NBA in field goal percentage (.687), tied for sixth in rebounding (11.0 rpg) and sixth in blocks (1.81 bpg). Has recorded 15 double-doubles in the 27 games this season after having 15 in 65 games played in 2016-17. Has scored 20+ points five times this season, including a career-high 28 points 13-of-14 shooting in 24 minutes of play vs. New Orleans on 12/9, after doing so seven times in 2016-17. Has grabbed 15+ rebounds five times this season after doing so once prior in his career has grabbed 10+ boards 18 times in the 27 games this season after doing so 21 times in 65 games played in 2016-17. Has recorded 3+ blocks 10 times this season after doing so six times in 2016-17. ROAD THRASH: The Rockets have won eight straight road games, including seven in a row by double-digits from 11/1-12/7. That streak of winning seven straight road games by double-digits tied for the longest in NBA history (New York in 1969-70 and L.A. Lakers in 1971-72). Houston also won six straight road games by 15+ points from 11/1-12/3, marking the longest streak in NBA history. Only three other teams in league history had a streak winning five straight road games by 15+ points and each went onto win the championship: New York in 1969-70, Detroit in 2003-04; Miami in 2011-12). HARDEN, JAMES HARDEN: Since the start of November (19 games; Rockets 18-1 mark), James Harden is averaging 33.8 points and 9.3 assists, including 34.9 ppg and 10.1 apg in November. According to ESPN Stats & Information, he fell one point shy of joining Oscar Robertson and Nate Tiny Archibald as the only players to have averaged at least 35.0 ppg and 10.0 in a single month with a minimum of 10 games played. Harden leads the NBA in scoring (31.5 ppg), 3FGM (115) and FTM (217), and is second in assists (9.3 apg). He has scored at least 20 points in all 27 games this season, marking the seventh time a player has accomplished that feat dating back to 1963-64 and just the third time dating back to 1971-72. PAUL BALL: Chris Paul has started the past 12 games (Rockets 12-0) after missing the previous 14 with a left knee injury. The Rockets are outscoring opponents by an average of 16.9 points over that span. Houston has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.78 over the past 12 games, up from a 1.30 ratio the first 15 games of the season. The Rockets are also shooting 48.7% from the floor (40.7% 3FGs) over the past 12 games, up from 45.6% (34.0% 3FGs) the first 15 games. Houston is averaging 10.50 steals over the past 12 games, up from 8.87 spg the first 15 games of the season. Ryan Anderson has appeared in 11 of the past 12 games is shooting 51.6% from the floor (50.0% 3FGs) after shooting 42.3% (36.1% 3FGs) prior this season. Trevor Ariza is shooting 49.1% from the floor (46.2% 3FGs) over the past 12 games, up from 38.0% shooting (32.3% 3FGs) prior this season.

NEVER LEAVE IT IN THE HANDS OF THE JUDGES: The Rocket have won by double-digits in 17 of their 27 games so far this season, including by 20+ points eight times. That is tied for the seventh most double-digit wins in NBA history through the first 27 games of a season. The eight 20-point victories are tied for the ninth-most through the first 27 games of a season. Houston won eight straight games by double-digits from 11/16 through 12/7, which was the second-longest streak in franchise history. The Rockets are first in the NBA in point differential this season (+11.2 ppg). BOLD STRATEGY COTTON: The Rockets have taken 51.7% of their shots from 3-point range this season, up from 46.2% in 2016-17; however, since Chris Paul returned from injury, that has dropped to 49.5% over the past 12 games down from 53.5% the first 15 games of the season. At Charlotte on 10/27, Houston took just 28 shots inside-the-arc, setting the NBA record for the fewest in a single game. It marked just the fifth time a team ever fewer than 32 2-point attempts in a game (one game was Houston at Miami on 11/4/14). Houston is on pace for over 3,500 3-point attempts this season. The Rockets had an NBA record 3,306 3FGA in 2016-17. No other team has more than 2,800 in a season in league history. NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER: Houston finished November with a 12-1 record, marking the third time the Rockets recorded one loss or went unbeaten in November (14-0 in 1993-94 and 15-1 in 1996-97). The Rockets made nearly twice as many 3-pointers (232) as opponents (120) in November and averaged 8.6 more 3FGM per game. Houston outscored opponent by an average of 16.8 points per game in November (rounded up from 16.769). The last time a team had a higher point differential in November was the 1963-64 Boston Celtics at +16.833 ppg. SCHEDULE NOTES: Here are some noteworthy items from the Rockets 2017-18 regular season schedule: Seven of the Rockets first 10 games to start the regular season were on the road the season opener at Golden State on 10/17 marked the earliest start date the Rockets since 1980-81. From 11/5-12/22, the Rockets will play 15 of 21 games at Toyota Center, capped off a seven-game homestand over a span of 12 days the last time the Rockets played seven straight home games was in March of 2013. For the second time in three seasons, and the 10th time in franchise history, the Rockets will play on Christmas Day, this time at Oklahoma City that begins a stretch where Houston will play eight of 11 games on the road through 1/15. Following a run of five of seven games at home from 1/18-1/30, the Rockets will play 15 of 22 on the road from 2/1-3/20 that includes both of Houston s season-long four-game road trips (Feb. 1-7 and March 6-11). The Rockets will play eight of nine games at home from 3/22-4/7 before finishing the regular season with back-to-back road games against the L.A. Lakers and Sacramento Kings. Houston will play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season the Rockets only have six sets of back-to-back from October through January, but eight over the final three months of the season, including four in March Houston had 10 sets of back-to-back games last December and January, but just four over the final three months. OH WHAT A NIGHT: James Harden had a career-high 56 points vs. Utah on 11/5. Here are some notes from his performance: Harden s 56 points were the second-most in franchise history Calvin Murphy had 57 points vs. New Jersey on 3/18/78. Harden scored his 56 points on 76.0% shooting (19-25 FGs) the last time a player had at least 56 points while shooting 76.0% or better was Karl Malone with 61 points on 80.8% shooting (21-26 FGs) vs. Milwaukee on 1/27/90. Harden scored his 56 points on 25 shot attempts the last player to score at least 56 points on 25 or fewer shot attempts was Michael Jordan with 58 points on 16-of-25 shooting vs. New Jersey on 2/26/87. Harden had 56 points and 13 assists while shooting 76.0% from the floor according to ESPN Stats & Info, the only other player in NBA history to have at least 50 points and 10 assists while shooting 75.0% or better was Wilt Chamberlain (1968) Harden s 56 points were the most by any player who recorded at least 13 assists according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Harden scored or assisted on a total of 91 points, the third-highest total in NBA history according to ESPN Stats & Info the record is 104 by Wilt Chamberlain (3/2/62) and Harden accounted for 95 points last season vs. New York on 12/31/16. DECENT FOLLOWUP: James Harden followed up his career-high 56-point performance vs. Utah on 11/5 with 35 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds and 5 steals vs. Cleveland on 11/9. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first player in NBA history to post those numbers in a single game since steals became an official statistic in 1973-74. Elias also stated Harden was just the sixth player to record a least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals in a game and the first since Michael Jordan in 1989-89. WHO NEEDS CLIFF?: On 6/28, the Rockets acquired Chris Paul via trade with the L.A. Clippers in exchange for SEVEN players, a future first round pick and cash considerations. Here are some reasons why: Nine-time All-Star (2007-08 through 2015-16) named All-NBA First Team four times, Second Team three times and Third Team once named NBA All-Defensive First Team seven times and Second Team twice two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008 and 2012). Has started all 847 of his career games played and had career averages of 18.7 ppg, 9.9 apg, 4.4 rpg and 2.29 spg entering the season he entered the season as the only player in NBA history with career averages of at least 19.0 ppg, 9.0 apg, 4.0 rpg and 2.00 spg. Entered the season as one of four players in league history with career averages of at least 18.0 points, 9.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds, joining Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and John Wall was also the only one of those players to also average at least 2.00 steals. Entered the season with a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.08 averaged a point/assist double-double in six of his 12 seasons, including three of the past four that is the fourth-highest total in NBA history, trailing John Stockton (12x), Magic Johnson (9x) and Steve Nash (7x). Among players who were active in 2016-17, has the most career assists (8,374) and steals (1,944) ranks 10th in NBA history in assists and 15th in steals joins Jason Kidd, Gary Payton and John Stockton as the only players with at least 8,000 assists and 1,900 steals. Clippers won 50+ games in five of his six seasons (40 wins in 66-game season in 2011-12) after never having more than 49 wins in a season prior in franchise history Clippers also made the playoffs in all six of his seasons after doing so seven times prior in team history. OWNERSHIP CHANGE: On 10/6, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Houston Rockets from Leslie Alexander to Tilman J. Fertitta. I could not be happier, Fertitta said. To own the Rockets in my hometown of Houston is a dream come true. I promise to continue to make this city proud of the Rockets and to do what we can to bring home a championship. A native of nearby Galveston and a life-long resident of Houston, Fertitta is the sole owner of the Landry s restaurant empire and Golden Nugget Casinos and Hotels. Alexander assumed ownership of the Rockets on 6/30/93. Over his 24-season span as owner, Houston won two championships and had the second-most winning seasons of any team in the league as well as the fifth-highest winning percentage (.569).

TANGO AND CASH: The duo of James Harden and Chris Paul is one of the most decorated backcourts in NBA history. Harden was named to his third All-NBA First Team in 2016-17, while Paul has been named All-NBA First Team four times, with the last coming in 2013-14 (he was Second Team in both 2014-15 and 2015-16). In NBA history, there have only been three other times two guards played together who both already had at least three All-NBA First Team selections: Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman with Boston from 1958-59 through 1960-61: Cousy and Sharman were teammates from 1951-52 through 1960-61, but Sharman did not pick up his third All-NBA First Team selection until 1957-58... as teammates, Cousy and Sharman won four championships. Bob Cousy and Oscar Robertson with Cincinnati in 1969-70: Cousy was coaching the Royals and came out of a six-year retirement to appear in seven games, averaging 4.9 mpg. Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash with L.A. Lakers in 2012-13 and 2013-14: Nash was 38 by the time he joined the Lakers and his last All-NBA First Team selection was in 2006-07, with the last time he was named to any All-NBA Team being 2009-10; he also only appeared in 15 games in 2013-14 (his final NBA season) Mike D Antoni was head coach of the Lakers for the final 72 games in 2012-13 and for the entire 2013-14 season. UNCHARTED TERRITORY: James Harden led the NBA with 11.2 assists per game last season while Chris Paul has led the league in that category four times, with the last coming in 2014-15. In NBA history, there have only been four other times a team featured multiple players (at least one game played) who had already led the league in apg; none of those pairings saw both players average more than 22.0 mpg: Bob Cousy and Andy Phillip with Boston in 1956-57 and 1957-58: Phillip led the NBA in apg in each of the league s first three seasons from 1949-50 through 1951-52 before Cousy rattled off eight straight seasons doing so from 1952-53 through 1959-60 Phillip joined Cousy and the Celtics for the final two seasons of his career, but only averaged 22.0 mpg in 1956-57 and 16.6 mpg in 1957-58. Oscar Robertson and Guy Rodgers with Cincinnati in 1967-68: Rodgers was traded from Chicago to Cincinnati only four games into the season and only averaged 18.9 mpg the rest of the way Rodgers led the NBA in apg twice while Robertson did so seven times. Bob Cousy and Oscar Robertson with Cincinnati in 1969-70: As mentioned in the previous note, Cousy was coaching the Royals and came out of a six-year retirement to appear in seven games, averaging 4.9 mpg Cousy led the NBA in apg eight times while Robertson did so seven times. Mark Jackson and John Stockton with Utah in 2002-03: This marked Stockton s final NBA season and Jackson s second-to-last Jackson averaged 17.9 mpg while Stockton was down to 27.7 mpg ironically, it was Jackson who ended Stockton s record nine-straight seasons of leading the league in apg from 1988-89 through 1995-96 Jackson averaged an NBA-best 11.4 apg in 1996-97, while Stockton was second with 10.5. ON THE HORIZON: Here are some notable milestones within reach this season for several Rockets: James Harden is closing in on 15,000 points (14,468 current), 1,500 3-pointers made (1,497 current), 1,000 steals (955 current) and 300 blocks (287 current) if he reaches each of those milestones, he would become the seventh player in NBA history to tally at least 15,000 points, 3,500 assists, 3,000 rebounds, 1,000 steals, 300 blocks and 1,500 3FGM joining Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, and Paul Pierce Harden will likely reach those numbers before his 700th career game Pierce was the fastest to reach those marks at 913 games (Carter at 984, James at 1,079, Kidd at 1,116, Bryant at 1,158, Nowitzki at 1,398). James Harden is the fifth-leading scorer in Rockets history with 11,673 points he will likely surpass Elvin Hayes (11,762) to finish the season ranked fourth Harden also has the third-most assists in team history with 3,228 he will likely finish the season ranked second, surpassing Allen Leavell (3,339). Nenê recorded his 1,000th career steal vs. Memphis on 11/11/17 and is closing in on 700 blocks (698 current) once he reaches 700 blocks, he will become the fourth player in league history to reach 10,000 points, 5,500 rebounds, 1,500 assists, 1,000 steals and 700 blocks while averaging fewer than 28.0 minutes per game (Alvan Adams, Shawn Kemp, Jerome Kersey). Chris Paul is closing in on 2,000 steals (1,944 current) once he reaches 2,000 steals, he joins Jason Kidd, Gary Payton and John Stockton as the only players with 8,000+ assists and 2,000+ steals Paul currently has the 10th most assists in NBA history (8,374) and will likely pass Andre Miller (8,524) for ninth this season Paul also ranks tied with Kobe Bryant for 14th in NBA history in steals (1,944) and could possibly finish the season ranked 12th (#13 Derek Harper 1,957; #12 Allen Iverson 1,983). OVER THE HILL: Last season marked the 50th in Rockets franchise history. The Rockets went 55-27, marking the third-most wins in franchise history and made their fifth straight playoff appearance, which is the third longest streak in franchise history. Houston has gone.500 or better in each of the past 11 seasons, joining San Antonio as the only teams to have done so. Dating back to 1984-85, the Rockets have gone.500 or better in 30 of 33 seasons. No other team has done so more than 28 seasons (San Antonio and Utah). Houston also had the fourth-highest winning percentage (.570; 1514-1144) of any team from 1984-85 through 2016-17. WERE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!: James Harden was the only unanimous First Team All-NBA selection in 2016-17 and finished second in voting for MVP. He became the first player in NBA history with at least 2,000 points, 900 assists and 600 rebounds in a single season and the third to have posted multiple seasons with at least 2,000 points, 600 assists and 500 rebounds, joining Oscar Robertson and John Havlicek. Harden averaged career-highs of 29.1 ppg, 11.2 apg and 8.1 rpg in 2016-17, marking his third straight season averaging at least 27.0 ppg, 7.0 apg and 5.0 rpg. LeBron James (4 times) and Oscar Robertson (8 times) are the only other players to have averaged at least 27.0 ppg, 7.0 apg and 5.0 rpg in at least three different seasons. BELLISSIMO!: Mike D Antoni was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2016-17 after guiding the Rockets to a 55-27 mark after Houston went 41-41 in 2015-16. He became the eighth coach in league history to win multiple Coach of the Year awards (2004-05 with Phoenix) and joins Gregg Popovich as the only ones who are active. The 55 wins tied for the fourth-most in franchise history. Houston set the NBA single season record for the most 3- pointers made (1,181) and the Rockets posted their second-highest scoring average in franchise history (115.3 ppg). TROPHIES: Last season, Eric Gordon not only became the first player in franchise history to win the NBA 3-point contest, he was the first to be named Sixth Man of the Year. He came off the bench 60 times in 2016-17 after starting 398 of his 417 games played his first eight seasons. Gordon ranked fourth in the NBA with 246 3-pointers made in 2016-17 after not having more than 141 in a season prior in his career. He set the NBA record for the most 3FGM by a reserve in a single season with 206. Over the past four seasons (2013-14 through 2016-17), Gordon was one of five players to have averaged at least 2.5 3FGM while shooting 39.0% or better from behind-the-arc, joining Stephen Curry, Kyle Korver, J.J. Redick and Klay Thompson. WIN/LOSS STAT DIFFERENCES 2017-18 HOU PPG Opp. PPG HOU FG% Opp. FG% HOU 3PT% Opp. 3PT% RPG Diff Harden FG%/3PT% Wins 117.8 102.7.481.456.381.355 +3.9.473/.409 Losses 99.8 111.3.402.494.296.415 0.0.353/.286 2016-17 HOU PPG Opp. PPG HOU FG% Opp. FG% HOU 3PT% Opp. 3PT% RPG Diff Harden FG%/3PT% Wins 119.9 106.4.481.444.386.323 +2.8.452/.380 Losses 106.0 116.0.424.505.295.387-4.9.416/.276

SCORING (Rankings only updated day of Rockets games) Rockets Opponents Season PPG (Rank) 100+ pts 110+ pts Below 100 Below 90 PPG (Rank) 100+ pts 110+ pts Below 100 Below 90 2017-18 115.1 (2) 23-2 17-1 0-2 0-1 103.9 (12) 13-3 6-2 10-1 1-0 2016-17 115.3 (2) 53-24 43-5 2-3 0-0 109.6 (26) 37-27 21-22 18-0 3-0 Over the past 19 games, the Rockets are averaging 119.7 points (2,274 total) after averaging 104.3 ppg the first eight games of the season Houston is 17-1 when scoring 110+ points this season (43-5 in 2016-17) and 6-3 when failing to do so (12-22 in 2016-17) the Rockets have scored 120+ points seven times this season (7-0 mark) after doing so 31 times in 2016-17 (30-1 mark) which was second-highest total in franchise history. Houston has scored 100+ points entering the fourth quarter five times this season after doing so 13 times in 2016-17. The Rockets have scored 90 or fewer points twice this season Houston did not score fewer than 93 points last season and only scored below 100 points five times (2-3 mark) the Rockets scored 100+ points in a franchise-high 61 straight games from 11/23/16-3/30/17 that was the longest streak by any team since a 75-game span by Denver from 12/2/86-11/20/87. The Rockets are averaging 115.1 points this season Houston ranked second in the NBA in scoring last season with 115.3 ppg it marked the Rockets first season averaging 110+ ppg since 1985-86, while also tying for the second-highest scoring average in franchise history. The Rockets have scored 130+ points three times this season, including 140+ once Houston scored 130+ points 12 times last season, which was the second-highest total in franchise history Houston scored 140+ points twice last season after doing so twice from 1995-96 through 2015-16. Over the past two games, opponents are averaging 102.5 points (205 total) after averaging 120.0 ppg the two games prior Houston is 17-2 when holding opponents below 110 points this season (34-5 in 2016-17) and 6-2 when failing to do so (21-22 in 2016-17). The Rockets have held opponents below 100 points in seven of the past 15 games and 11 times overall this season (10-1 mark) Houston was 18-0 when holding the opposition below 100 points in 2016-17. Houston is averaging a league-high 32.2 first quarter points this season the Rockets are 16-2 when scoring 30+ first quarter points Houston ranked second in the NBA with 30.4 first quarter ppg in 2016-17 and scored 30+ 49 times (35-14 mark). The Rockets are averaging a league-high 62.1 first half points this season Houston is 16-1 when scoring 60+ first half points (3-0 w/70+) the Rockets scored 60+ first half points 39 times last season (34-5 mark; 9-1 w/70+) and ranked second in the NBA with 59.1 first half ppg Houston had 90 first half points at Phoenix on 11/16/17, setting the franchise record for the most points in a first half (2nd-most in a first half in NBA history). Houston is 11-0 when holding opponents below 50 first half points this season after going 16-3 in 2016-17. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Rankings only updated day of Rockets games) Rockets Opponents Season FG% (Rank) 45.0%+ 50.0%+ <45.0% <40.0% FG% (Rank) 45.0%+ 50.0%+ <45.0% <40.0% 2017-18.470 (9) 17-0 5-0 6-4 1-2.461 (16) 12-3 4-2 11-1 4-0 2016-17.462 (12) 39-6 19-2 16-21 1-7.463 (23) 21-26 10-18 34-1 10-0 Rockets are 15-0 when outshooting opponents (41-2 in 2016-17) and 8-4 when failing to do so (14-25 in 2016-17) Houston has outshot the opposition in nine of the past 12 games, after doing so six times the first 15 games of the season Houston is 15-0 when outshooting its opponent this season (41-2 in 2016-17) and 8-4 when failing to do so (14-25 in 2016-17). Since shooting below 40.0% in consecutive games on 10/28 and 10/30, the Rockets are shooting 48.4% (782-1616 FGs) over the past 19 games Houston is 17-0 when shooting 45.0% or better this season (39-6 in 2016-17) and 6-4 when shooting below (16-21 in 2016-17). Houston has shot 50.0% or better in four of the past 10 games after doing so once prior this season (5-0 mark overall) the Rockets were 19-2 when shooting 50.0% or better in 2016-17. The Rockets have shot below 40.0% three times this season (1-2 mark), including consecutive games on 10/28 and 10/30 Houston was 1-7 when shooting below 40.0% in 2016-17 and did not do so in consecutive games. Over the past four games, opponents are shooting 49.7% (176-354 FGs) after shooting 41.0% the two games prior the Rockets are 11-1 when holding opponents below 45.0% shooting (34-1 in 2016-17) and 12-3 when failing to do so (21-26 in 2016-17) Houston has held the opposition below 40.0% shooting four times this season (4-0 mark) after doing so 10 times in 2016-17 (10-0 mark). Two of Houston s four losses this season have come when opponents shot 50.0% or better (4-2) mark) 18 of the 27 losses in 2016-17 came when opponents shot 50.0% or better. FREE THROW SHOOTING (Rankings only updated day of Rockets games) Rockets Opponents Season FT% (Rank) FTA Per 30+ FTA FT% FTA Per 30+ FTA 2017-18.795 (6) 25.0 3-2.748 (4) 20.0 1-2 2016-17.766 (20) 26.5 21-8.778 (23) 22.2 8-1 Rockets are 11-2 when having as many or more FTM as opponents (19-10 in 2016-17) and 5-1 when opponents have as many or more FTM as the Rockets have FTA (6-7 in 2016-17) Over the past five games, the Rockets are averaging 27.0 FTA (135 total) after averaging 20.7 the six games prior (25.0 per overall) Houston averaged an NBA-high 26.5 FTA in 2016-17 and was third in FTA differential (+4.3 per) the Rockets are third in the NBA in FTA differential this season (+5.0 per). Houston has nearly as many FTM (536) as opponents have FTA (540) this season last season, from start of January through the end of 2016-17 (47 games) the Rockets had more FTM (611; 809 FTA) than opponents had FTA (609) Houston has recorded as many or more FTM as opponents had FTA 13 times this season after doing so 29 times in 2016-17. The Rockets have recorded 30+ FTA five times this season but are 3-2 in those games Houston was 21-8 when having 30+ FTA in 2016-17 opponents have recorded 30+ FTA three times this season (Rockets 1-2 mark) the Rockets were actually 8-1 when opponents had 30+ FTA in 2016-17. Over the past 10 games, Houston is shooting 75.2% (179-238 FTs) from the line after shooting 81.9% the first 17 games (79.5% overall) the Rockets have shot 80.0% or better from the line three times in franchise history (1973-74, 2008-09, 2010-11) Houston shot 76.6% from the line last season after shooting 69.4% in 2015-16 last season marked the Rockets highest FT% since shooting 78.2% in 2011-12.

Rockets 3-POINT SHOOTING (Rankings only updated day of Rockets games) Opponents 3FGM/A Per 3PT% (Rank) 10+ 3FGM 15+ 3FGM 40.0%+ 3FGs 3FGM/A Per 3PT% (Rank) 10+ 3FGM 15+ 3FGM 40.0%+ 3FGs 2017-18 16.1/43.6.369 (12) 23-3 18-0 8-0 10.4/28.5.364 (13) 14-3 3-0 4-3 2016-17 14.4/40.3.357 (15) 54-19 36-5 21-1 10.0/29.1.343 (4) 24-20 4-3 9-9 Rockets are 19-3 when having as many or more 3FGM as opponents (51-17 in 2016-17) and 3-1 when failing to do so (3-10 in 2016-17) Houston has 434 3FGM through the first 27 games of the season, breaking its own NBA record of 400 through the first 27 games of 2016-17. The Rockets have recorded at least 10 3FGM in 26 of the 27 games this season (0-1 when having fewer than 10) Houston only had fewer than 10 3FGM 9 times last season (1-8 mark) and not in consecutive games the Rockets hit 10+ 3-pointers an NBA single season record 73 times in 16-17. Over the past 19 games, Houston is averaging 17.2 3FGM (326 total) after averaging 13.5 3FGM the first eight games the Rockets are 18-0 when having 15+ 3FGM (36-5 in 2016-17) and 4-4 when failing to do so (19-22 in 2016-17) Houston hit 15+ 3FGM an NBA single season record 41 times last season, breaking the previous mark of 27 by Golden State in 2015-16 the Rockets had an NBA single season record 1,181 3FGM in 2016-17. The Rockets have recorded 20+ 3FGM four times this season... Houston hit 20+ 3FGM 10 times last season after doing so twice prior in franchise history that set the NBA single season record for the most games with 20+ 3FGM. Houston has recorded fewer 3FGM than its opponent in two of the past four games after that occurred once the 20 games prior the Rockets are 19-3 when having as many or more 3FGM as opponents this season (51-17 in 2016-17) and 3-1 when having fewer (3-10 in 2016-17) the Rockets are averaging an NBA-best 5.7 more 3FGM per game than opponents this season Houston led the NBA in 3-point differential in 2016-17 (+4.4 per). The Rockets have recorded 50+ 3FGA four times this season in 2016-17, there were 13 times a team had 50+ 3FGA, 11 of which were by Houston, after no team had more than 49 in a game prior in NBA history Houston has recorded 40+ 3FGA in 20 of the 27 games this season and is averaging 43.6 3FGA the Rockets had 40+ 3FGA 41 times last season (40.3 per) entering 2016-17, no team had more than 12 games with 40+. Over the past 17 games, Houston is shooting 40.1% (291-725 3FGs) from 3-point range after shooting 31.7% the first 10 games of the season the Rockets are shooting 36.9% from behind-the-arc this season after shooting 35.7% in 2016-17 Houston is 3-3 when shooting below 33.3% from 3- point range (13-18 in 2016-17). The Rockets have shot 40.0% or better from 3-point range in seven of the past 12 games after doing so once prior this season Houston is 8-0 when shooting 40.0% or better from behind-the-arc this season after going 21-1 in 2016-17. Over the past two games, opponents are averaging 7.0 3FGM on 29.8% shooting (14-47 3FGs) after the opposition averaged 15.7 3FGM on 45.2% shooting the three games prior the Rockets are 9-1 when holding opponents below 10 3FGM this season (31-7 in 2016-17) Houston is 14-3 when opponents hit 10+ 3FGM this season after going 24-20 in 2016-17. Houston is 4-3 when opponents shoot 40.0% or better from 3-point range (9-9 in 2016-17) and 9-1 when holding the opposition below 33.3% shooting (26-5 in 2016-17) the opposition is shooting 36.4% from downtown overall this season the Rockets were fourth in 3-point defense in 2016-17 (opponents 34.3% 3FGs) after ranking 21st in 2015-16 (opponents 36.1% 3FGs). Four Rockets hit at least 190 3-pointers last season and ranked within the Top-14 in the NBA: James Harden third w/262, Eric Gordon fourth w/246, Ryan Anderson ninth w/204, and Trevor Ariza 14th w/191 no team had more than two players with 190+ 3FGM in a single season prior. REBOUNDING (Rankings only updated day of Rockets games) Rockets Opponents Season RPG (Rank) ORPG Reb. Diff. 10+ RPG (Rank) ORPG Reb. Diff. 10+ 2017-18 44.1 (14) 9.1 4-1 40.8 (2) 8.1 1-1 2016-17 44.4 (8) 10.9 14-1 44.1 (19) 10.7 5-7 Rockets are 17-3 when outrebounding opponents (33-7 in 2016-17) and 6-1 when failing to do so (20-22 in 2016-17) Houston has been outrebounded in four of the past eight games after that occurred just three times the first 19 games of the season the Rockets are still outrebounding opponents by 3.3 rpg this season Houston outrebounded opponents by 2.8 rpg in wins last season and were outrebounded by 4.9 rpg in losses (+0.3 rpg overall). The Rockets are 17-3 when outrebounding opponents this season (33-7 in 2016-17), including 4-1 when doing so by 10+ (14-1 in 2016-17), and 6-1 when failing to do so (22-20 in 2016-17) Houston is 1-1 when being outrebounded by 10+ boards (5-7 in 2016-17). Over the past 11 games, the Rockets are averaging 8.0 offensive rebounds (88 total) after averaging 9.9 orpg the first 15 games (9.1 per overall) Houston ranked ninth in offensive rebounding in 2016-17 (10.9 orpg). Opponents are averaging 12.0 offensive rebounds over the past two games after averaging 5.7 orpg the three games prior (8.1 per overall) the Rockets ranked tied for 22nd in fewest offensive rebounds allowed last season (opponents 10.7 orpg) after ranking last in 2015-16 (opp. 11.8 orpg). ASSISTS (Rankings only updated day of Rockets games) Rockets Opponents Season APG (Rank) 25+ AST Below 20 AST APG (Rank) 25+ AST Below 20 AST 2017-18 22.9 (12) 9-1 5-2 22.1 (13) 5-3 12-1 2016-17 25.2 (3) 42-9 2-6 24.1 (27) 21-17 15-0 Rockets are 12-1 when having more assists than opponents (39-7 in 2016-17) and 11-3 when failing to do so (16-20 in 2016-17) Houston has recorded more assists than its opponent in eight of the past 11 games after doing so five times the first 16 games of the season the Rockets are 12-1 when having more assists (39-7 in 2016-17) and 11-3 when failing to do so (16-20 in 2016-17) opponents recorded more assists than the Rockets in 26 of the final 43 games of 2016-17 after that occurred just six times the first 39 games. Over the past three games, the Rockets are averaging 24.7 assists (74 total) after averaging 17.7 apg the three games prior (22.9 per overall) Houston was third in the NBA with 25.2 apg in 2016-17 the Rockets have recorded 25+ assists 10 times this season (9-1 mark; 42-9 in 2016-17) and below 20 seven times (5-2 mark; 2-6 in 2016-17). Opponents have recorded fewer than 20 assists in five of the past seven games and 13 times overall this season (Rockets 12-1 mark) after doing so 15 times in 2016-17 (15-0 mark) the opposition is averaging 22.1 assists this season down from 24.1 apg in 2016-17 the Rockets are 5-3 when opponents have 25+ assists (21-17 in 2016-17).