| Team: | Houston Rockets |
| End Year: | 2014 |
| Wins: | 54 |
| Losses: | 28 |
| Division: | southwest |
| Division Place: | 2 |
| Conf Place: | 4 |
| Coach: | Kevin McHale |
| Gm: | Daryl Morey |
| Owners: | Leslie Alexander |
| Arena: | Toyota Center |
| Television: | CSN Houston |
| Radio: | Sportstalk 790 |
| Playoffs: | First Round (Lost to Trail Blazers 2–4) |
| Bbr Team: | HOU |
The 2013–14 Houston Rockets season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 43rd based in Houston. The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star Dwight Howard from the Los Angeles Lakers. With Howard teamed up with team captain James Harden, they gelled their first season together, being named as starters for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. With Howard now as co-captain, the Rockets improved on last season and finished with a 54–28 record, finishing 4th in the Western Conference. They met the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, but the presences of Howard and Harden were not enough as Houston fell in six games, thanks to a Damian Lillard series-clinching three pointer in Game 6.
Point guard Jeremy Lin, who was co-captain the year prior, was moved to a sixth man role, as Patrick Beverley earned the starting position. After the season, Lin was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and his two-year tenure with Houston came to an end.[1] Along with Lin was Chandler Parsons who became a free agent and later signed with the Dallas Mavericks and center Omer Asik who, after two seasons with the team, was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.
See main article: 2013 NBA draft.
|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1 | October 5| New Orleans| | James Harden (21)| Dwight Howard (9)| Patrick Beverley (5)| Toyota Center
15,049| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 | October 10| @ Indiana| | James Harden (21)| Omri Casspi (10)| Jeremy Lin (5)| Mall of Asia Arena
12,885| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 | October 13| Indiana| | James Harden (21)| Omri Casspi (9)| Patrick Beverley (5)| Taipei Arena
13,686| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 | October 16| Orlando| | James Harden (21)| Patrick Beverley (9)| Casspi & Brooks (5)| Toyota Center
12,341| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 21| Dallas| | James Harden (19)| Dwight Howard (17)| Jeremy Lin (8)| Toyota Center
13,380| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 | October 24| @ San Antonio| | James Harden (22)| Dwight Howard (16)| James Harden (11)| AT&T Center
16,247| 5–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| October 23| @ Memphis| | Omri Casspi (11)| Dwight Howard (10)| Chandler Parsons (5)| FedExForum
12,271| 6–1
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || October 30 || Charlotte| | James Harden (21)| Dwight Howard (26)| James Harden (5)| Toyota Center
18,083| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || November 1 || Dallas| | James Harden (34)| Dwight Howard (16)| Jeremy Lin (4)| Toyota Center
18,142| 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 2 || @ Utah| | Chandler Parsons (24)| Chandler Parsons (12)| Chandler Parsons (6)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,498| 3–0|- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 4 || @ L.A Clippers| | Omri Casspi (19)| Howard & Casspi (9)| Jeremy Lin (8)| Staples Center
19,404| 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || November 5 || @ Portland| | James Harden (33)| Dwight Howard (13)| Omri Casspi (5)| Moda Center
17,491| 4–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 7 || L.A Lakers| | James Harden (35)| Dwight Howard (14)| James Harden (5)| Toyota Center
18,133| 4–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 9 || L.A Clippers| | Chandler Parsons (23)| Howard & Parsons (8)| Jeremy Lin (7)| Toyota Center
18,108| 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || November 11 || Toronto| | Jeremy Lin (31)| Dwight Howard (24)| James Harden (10)| Toyota Center
18,134| 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 13 || @ Philadelphia| | Jeremy Lin (34)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jeremy Lin (12)| Wells Fargo Center
11,671| 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || November 14 || @ New York| | James Harden (36)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jeremy Lin (3)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 16 || Denver| | Dwight Howard (25)| Terrence Jones (12)| James Harden (9)| Toyota Center
18,147| 7–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 19 || Boston| | Terrence Jones (24)| Dwight Howard (12)| Chandler Parsons (6)| Toyota Center
18,232| 8–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || November 20 || @ Dallas| | Dwight Howard (33)| Dwight Howard (11)| Chandler Parsons (11)| American Airlines Center
20,045| 8–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || November 23 || Minnesota| | Aaron Brooks (26)| Dwight Howard (13)| Lin & Brooks (5)| Toyota Center
18,196| 9–5|- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 25 || @ Memphis| | Chandler Parsons (17)| Ömer Aşık (10)| Lin, Beverley, Jones & García (2)| FedExForum
15,246| 10–5|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || November 27 || Atlanta| | Brooks & García (21)| Ömer Aşık (9)| Parsons, Howard & Brooks (4)| Toyota Center
18,051| 11–5|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || November 29 || Brooklyn| | Chandler Parsons (21)| Howard & Jones (7)| Harden & Brooks (7)| Toyota Center
18,138| 12–5|- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || November 30 || @ San Antonio| | James Harden (31)| Terrence Jones (16)| James Harden (6)| AT&T Center
18,581| 13–5|- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 2 || @ Utah| | James Harden (37)| Dwight Howard (9)| James Harden (8)| EnergySolutions Arena
15,801| 13–6 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 20 || December 4 || Phoenix| | Aaron Brooks (17)| Dwight Howard (18)| Aaron Brooks (6)| Toyota Center
18,151| 13–7|- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || December 6 || Golden State| | James Harden (34)| Dwight Howard (18)| Chandler Parsons (5)| Toyota Center
18,145| 14–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 8 || Orlando| | James Harden (27)| Dwight Howard (22)| James Harden (10)| Toyota Center
16,407| 15–7 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 23 || December 12 || @ Portland| | Dwight Howard (32)| Dwight Howard (17)| James Harden (7)| Moda Center
19,997| 15–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || December 13 || @ Golden State| | James Harden (26)| Dwight Howard (11)| James Harden (9)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 16–8|- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 15 || @ Sacramento| | James Harden (25)| Dwight Howard (10)| Chandler Parsons (5)| Sleep Train Arena
15,606| 16–9 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || December 18 || Chicago| | Dwight Howard (23)| Howard & Parsons (9)| Harden & Jones (6)| Toyota Center
18,242| 17–9|- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 20 || @ Indiana| | Dwight Howard (19)| Dwight Howard (12)| Harden, Howard & Parsons (2)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165| 17–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || December 21 || @ Detroit| | Dwight Howard (35)| Dwight Howard (19)| Brooks & Casspi (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,606| 18–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 || December 23 || Dallas| | Dwight Howard (29)| Dwight Howard (15)| Francisco García (6)| Toyota Center
18,328| 18–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || December 25 || @ San Antonio| | James Harden (28)| Dwight Howard (20)| Jeremy Lin (8)| AT&T Center
18,581| 19–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || December 26 || Memphis| | James Harden (27)| Chandler Parsons (11)| Harden & Parsons (5)| Toyota Center
18,201| 20–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || December 28 || New Orleans| | Dwight Howard (24)| Dwight Howard (18)| Jeremy Lin (5)| Toyota Center
18,233| 21–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || December 29 || @ Oklahoma City| | Aaron Brooks (17)| Howard & Jones (9)| James Harden (3)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 21–12|- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || December 31 || Sacramento| | James Harden (38)| Terrence Jones (11)| Jeremy Lin (6)| Toyota Center
18,232| 21–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || January 3 || New York| | James Harden (37)| Chandler Parsons (11)| James Harden (6)| Toyota Center
18,304| 22–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || January 8 || L.A Lakers| | James Harden (38)| Howard & Jones (13)| Harden, Lin & Casspi (4)| Toyota Center
18,229| 23–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || January 10 || @ Atlanta| | James Harden (25)| Dwight Howard (11)| James Harden (7)| Philips Arena
13,115| 23–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || January 11 || @ Washington| | James Harden (25)| Dwight Howard (11)| Jeremy Lin (8)| Verizon Center
17,454| 24–14|- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || January 13 || @ Boston| | Dwight Howard (32)| Dwight Howard (12)| Jeremy Lin (9)| TD Garden
17,750| 25–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || January 15 || @ New Orleans| | James Harden (26)| Dwight Howard (11)| James Harden (7)| New Orleans Arena
15,918| 26–14|- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 || January 16 || Oklahoma City| | James Harden & Terrence Jones (16)| Terrence Jones (13)| James Harden (8)| Toyota Center
18,231| 26–15|- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || January 18 || Milwaukee| | Terrence Jones (36)| Dwight Howard (14)| Harden, Lin & Brooks (4)| Toyota Center
18,082| 27–15|- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 20 || Portland| | Chandler Parsons (31)| Dwight Howard (12)| Chandler Parsons (7)| Toyota Center
18,135| 28–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || January 22 || Sacramento| | Dwight Howard (26)| Dwight Howard (13)| James Harden (9)| Toyota Center
16,488| 29–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45 || January 24 || Memphis| | Chandler Parsons (34)| Dwight Howard (12)| James Harden (13)| Toyota Center
16,998| 29–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 46 || January 25 || @ Memphis| | James Harden (16)| Dwight Howard (12)| Harden, Lin & Jones (3)| FedExForum
17,512| 29–17|- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || January 28 || San Antonio| | Dwight Howard (23)| Dwight Howard (16)| Jeremy Lin (8)| Toyota Center
18,314| 30–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || January 29 || @ Dallas| | Chandler Parsons (26)| Donatas Motiejūnas (13)| Jeremy Lin (7)| American Airlines Center
19,359| 31–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || February 1 || Cleveland| | James Harden (28)| Jeremy Lin (11)| Jeremy Lin (10)| Toyota Center
18,309| 32–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || February 5 || Phoenix| | Dwight Howard (34)| Dwight Howard (14)| Chandler Parsons (6)| Toyota Center
18,217| 33–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 8 || @ Milwaukee| | Dwight Howard (27)| Dwight Howard (13)| Dwight Howard (5)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,923| 34–17 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || February 10 || @ Minnesota| | Chandler Parsons (20)| Dwight Howard (15)| Jeremy Lin (7)| Target Center
12,002| 35–17 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || February 12 || Washington| | James Harden (35)| Dwight Howard (16)| Harden & Parsons (6)| Toyota Center
18,314| 36–17 |- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || February 19 || @ L.A Lakers| | James Harden (29)| Dwight Howard (13)| James Harden (11)| Staples Center
18,997| 37–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55 || February 20 || @ Golden State| | James Harden (39)| Dwight Howard (21)| Harden & Parsons (5)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 37–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || February 23 || @ Phoenix| | Dwight Howard (25)| Dwight Howard (9)| Harden & Parsons (7)| US Airways Center
15,510| 38–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || February 25 || @ Sacramento| | James Harden (43)| Dwight Howard (11)| James Harden (8)| Sleep Train Arena
16,057| 39–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || February 26 || @ L.A Clippers| | Dwight Howard (23)| Dwight Howard (11)| Harden, Lin & Parsons (3)| Staples Center
19,258| 39–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 59| March 1| Detroit| | Terrence Jones (22)| Terrence Jones (10)| James Harden (12)| Toyota Center
18,330| 40–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 | March 4| Miami| | Dwight Howard (22)| Dwight Howard (16)| James Harden (11)| Toyota Center
18,523| 41–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 | March 5| @ Orlando| | James Harden (31)| Dwight Howard (13)| Chandler Parsons (7)| Amway Center
16,012| 42–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62 | March 7| Indiana| | James Harden (28)| Dwight Howard (7)| Chandler Parsons (6)| Toyota Center
18,332| 43–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 | March 9| Portland| | James Harden (41)| Dwight Howard (12)| James Harden (6)| Toyota Center
18,321| 44–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64 | March 11| @ Oklahoma City| | James Harden (28)| Dwight Howard (10)| James Harden (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 44–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65 | March 13| @ Chicago| | Jeremy Lin (21)| Dwight Howard (10)| Lin & Beverley (3)| United Center
21,747| 44–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66 | March 16| @ Miami| | James Harden (30)| Dwight Howard (14)| Parsons, Howard & Beverley (5)| American Airlines Arena
19,666| 44–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 | March 17| Utah| | Terrence Jones (30)| Aşık & Motiejūnas (11)| Jeremy Lin (9)| Toyota Center
18,156| 45–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68 | March 20| Minnesota| | James Harden (28)| Chandler Parsons (9)| Jeremy Lin (10)| Toyota Center
18,315| 46–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69| March 22| @ Cleveland| | James Harden (37)| Ömer Aşık (9)| James Harden (11)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,058| 47–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 | March 24| @ Charlotte| | James Harden (31)| Dwight Howard (10)| James Harden (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,511| 48–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71 | March 27| Philadelphia| | James Harden (26)| Dwight Howard (13)| James Harden (10)| Toyota Center
18,334| 49–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72 | March 29| L.A Clippers| | James Harden (32)| Ömer Aşık (11)| James Harden (6)| Toyota Center
18,337| 49–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 73| April 1| @ Brooklyn| | James Harden (26)| Ömer Aşık (23)| James Harden (7)| Barclays Center
17,732| 49–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74| April 2| @ Toronto| | James Harden (26)| Ömer Aşık (15)| Jeremy Lin (7)| Air Canada Centre
18,294| 49–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 | April 4| Oklahoma City| | James Harden (39)| Ömer Aşık (12)| James Harden (7)| Toyota Center
18,407| 50–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 | April 6| Denver| | James Harden (32)| Ömer Aşık (23)| James Harden (10)| Toyota Center
18,325| 51–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77 | April 8| @ L.A Lakers| | Harden & Jones (33)| Aşık & Motiejūnas (15)| James Harden (12)| Staples Center
18,131| 52–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78 | April 9| @ Denver| | Jeremy Lin (18)| Ömer Aşık (12)| Harden, Lin & Canaan (6)| Pepsi Center
15,322| 52–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79 | April 11| @ Minnesota| | James Harden (33)| Ömer Aşık (15)| James Harden (10)| Target Center
16,689| 52–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80 | April 12| New Orleans| | James Harden (33)| Ömer Aşık (8)| James Harden (13)| Toyota Center
18,372| 53–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81 | April 14| San Antonio| | Chandler Parsons (21)| Dwight Howard (17)| James Harden (7)| Toyota Center
18,406| 54–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82 | April 16| @ New Orleans| | Troy Daniels (22)| Donatas Motiejūnas (10)| Troy Daniels (5)| Smoothie King Center
17,421| 54–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 20| Portland| L 120–122 (OT)| Harden, Howard (27)| Dwight Howard (15)| James Harden (6)| Toyota Center
18,240| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 23| Portland| L 105–112| Dwight Howard (32) | Dwight Howard (14) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Toyota Center
18,331| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 25| @ Portland| W 121–116 (OT)| James Harden (37)| Dwight Howard (14)| Harden, Lin (6)| Moda Center
20,302| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 27| @ Portland| L 120–123 (OT)| James Harden (28)| Dwight Howard (14)| James Harden (6)| Moda Center
20,246| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| April 30| Portland| W 108–98 | Dwight Howard (22)| Ömer Aşık (15)| James Harden (7)| Toyota Center
18,230| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| May 2| @ Portland| L 98–99 | James Harden (34)| Chandler Parsons (12)| James Harden (6)| Moda Center
20,204| 2–4
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