2008–09_Houston_Rockets_season
2008–09 Houston Rockets season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2008–09 Houston Rockets season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite a season-ending knee injury to Tracy McGrady, the Rockets breezed past the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, but could not defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round. Dikembe Mutombo, who entered his 18th and final season, was injured in Game 2 of the first round and announced his retirement, ending his 18-year NBA career. Besides losing Mutombo, Yao Ming missed most of the second round due to a foot injury that required off-season surgery. Before the season, the team acquired Ron Artest (now Metta World Peace). Following the season, Artest signed as a free agent with the Lakers. The Rockets would not return to the postseason until 2013.
Quick Facts Houston Rockets season, Head coach ...
| 2008–09 Houston Rockets season | |||
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| Head coach | Rick Adelman | ||
| General manager | Daryl Morey | ||
| Owners | Leslie Alexander | ||
| Arena | Toyota Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 53–29 (.646) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Lakers 3–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | My Network TV Houston, FSN Houston | ||
| Radio | Sports Radio 610 | ||
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- June 26: The 2008 NBA draft will take place in New York City.
- July 1: The free agency period will start.
- August 14: Ron Artest is acquired by trade from the Sacramento Kings .
Main article: 2008 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 25 | Nicolas Batum | SF |  France |
Le Mans Sarthe Basket |
| 2 | 54 | Maarty Leunen | SF |  United States |
Oregon |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Standings
More information W, L ...
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-San Antonio Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | — | 28–13 | 26–15 | 10–6 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 9–7 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| x-New Orleans Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 | 28–13 | 21–20 | 9–7 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .284 | 30 | 16–25 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
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More information #, Team ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | — |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 3 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12 |
| 6 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 15 |
| 7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
| 8 | x-Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
| 13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46 |
| 15 | Sacramento Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48 |
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Game log
More information 2008–09 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 33–8; road: 20–21), Game ...
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October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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November: 9–7 (home: 3–3; road: 6–4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 8–7 (home: 5–2; road: 3–5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 8–3 (home: 8–0; road: 0–3)
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March: 11–4 (home: 6–2; road: 5–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3)
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More information 2009 playoff game log, Game ...
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Source: | [1] |
Playoffs
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Rafer Alston | 11 | 11 | 31.5 | .360 | .244 | .864 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| Ron Artest | 13 | 13 | 39.1 | .354 | .371 | .679 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
| Brent Barry | 11 | 0 | 19.3 | .281 | .217 | 1.000 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Shane Battier | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| Aaron Brooks | 12 | 2 | 23.2 | .442 | .409 | .897 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.0 |
| Joey Dorsey | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chuck Hayes | 13 | 1 | 16.2 | .385 | .000 | .333 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Luther Head | 4 | 0 | 14.5 | .316 | .333 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Carl Landry | 13 | 0 | 19.7 | .547 | .000 | .903 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| Luis Scola | 13 | 13 | 26.8 | .504 | .000 | .926 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.8 |
| Von Wafer | 5 | 0 | 14.0 | .346 | .455 | .000 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Yao Ming | 12 | 12 | 35.3 | .514 | .000 | .831 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 17.0 |
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Awards
Trades
| August 6, 2008 |
To Houston Rockets Option to exchange 2nd round picks with Clippers in 2011 |
To Los Angeles Clippers Steve Novak | |
| August 14, 2008 |
To Houston Rockets Ron Artest,[citation needed] Patrick Ewing Jr., Sean Singletary |
To Sacramento Kings Bobby Jackson, Donté Greene, 1st round pick for 2009 | |
| August 25, 2008 |
To Houston Rockets D. J. Strawberry |
To Phoenix Suns Sean Singletary | |
| August 29, 2008 |
To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Frédéric Weis |
To New York Knicks Patrick Ewing Jr. | |
| December 24, 2008 |
To Houston Rockets Conditional Draft Pick in 2011 |
To Memphis Grizzlies Steve Francis, 2009 NBA Draft Pick | |
| December 24, 2008 |
To Houston Rockets Kyle Lowry, Brian Cook |
To Memphis Grizzlies Adonal Foyle, Mike Wilks, NBA 1st Round Pick |
To Orlando Magic Rafer Alston, |
Free agents
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- "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.