Houston Rockets · 2026-27
9–3 regular season
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Nov 20, 2026@DEN10:00 PM ETEmirates NBA Cup
Roster
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 12 | 35.1 | 16.8 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 49.0 | 42.1 | 87.1 | 63.4 | 60.0 | 16.4 | 6.9 | 2.4 | $23.6M |
| Alperen Şengün | 10 | 34.9 | 21.1 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 51.9 | 47.6 | 72.2 | 58.7 | 55.1 | 18.8 | 8.4 | 7.4 | $35.6M |
| Kevin Durant | 12 | 34.3 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 49.4 | 34.8 | 85.9 | 63.2 | 54.4 | 20.1 | 6.0 | 3.5 | $43.9M |
| Amen Thompson | 12 | 33.1 | 15.3 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 51.4 | 20.0 | 76.5 | 57.0 | 52.2 | 14.7 | 6.1 | 2.9 | $12.3M |
| Fred VanVleet | 10 | 30.0 | 13.7 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 43.0 | 38.7 | 84.2 | 59.4 | 56.5 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 4.5 | $25.0M |
| Tari Eason | 12 | 23.7 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 40.6 | 23.3 | 94.1 | 49.3 | 45.3 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 1.5 | $14.1M |
| Marcus Smart | 9 | 21.4 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 43.9 | 40.0 | 81.8 | 60.6 | 57.9 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | $6.1M |
| Reed Sheppard | 9 | 20.1 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 39.3 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 53.1 | 51.8 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | $11.1M |
| Clint Capela | 6 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 64.3 | — | 50.0 | 63.8 | 64.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | $7.0M |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 12 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 48.0 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 65.0 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | $3.5M |
| Steven Adams | 1 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | — | — | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | $13.0M |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 7 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 88.9 | — | 25.0 | 79.0 | 88.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | $2.5M |
| Isaiah Crawford | 8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 55.6 | 50.0 | — | 77.8 | 77.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | $2.4M |
| Bruce Thornton | 8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 50.0 | — | 66.7 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | $1.4M |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | $3.1M |
| Team | 12 | 240.1 | 115.4 | 44.2 | 27.0 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 47.8 | 37.4 | 81.4 | 59.3 | 55.2 | — | — | — | $204.6M |
Rotation who plays, who closes, who the team outscores opponents with
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | On | Off | On−Off | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 12 | 12 | 35.3 | +11.8 | -2.8 | +14.6 | 4 |
| Alperen Şengün | 10 | 10 | 34.9 | +8.0 | ±0.0 | +8.0 | 3 |
| Kevin Durant | 12 | 12 | 34.2 | +7.3 | +1.7 | +5.6 | 5 |
| Amen Thompson | 12 | 12 | 33.1 | +1.0 | +7.9 | -6.9 | 5 |
| Fred VanVleet | 10 | 10 | 30.0 | +10.1 | -2.2 | +12.3 | 4 |
| Tari Eason | 12 | 1 | 23.6 | +4.1 | +4.8 | -0.7 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 9 | 1 | 21.4 | +2.7 | +3.8 | -1.1 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 9 | 1 | 20.1 | +2.4 | +7.2 | -4.8 | 0 |
| Clint Capela | 6 | 1 | 14.2 | +2.8 | +11.0 | -8.2 | 0 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 12 | 0 | 11.2 | +1.3 | +7.6 | -6.2 | 0 |
| Steven Adams | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | +6.0 | -2.0 | +8.0 | 0 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 7 | 0 | 6.2 | +1.0 | +7.3 | -6.3 | 0 |
| Isaiah Crawford | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | +0.8 | +14.4 | -13.6 | 0 |
| Bruce Thornton | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | -2.5 | +17.6 | -20.1 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 7 | 0 | 2.4 | -1.9 | +17.7 | -19.6 | 0 |
Most used lineups
| Five on the floor | GP | MIN | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Thompson · Şengün · VanVleet | 8 | 106.9 | +21 |
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Thompson · VanVleet · Eason | 5 | 26.1 | +8 |
| Smith Jr. · Thompson · Şengün · Sheppard · Bogdanović | 5 | 18.8 | -8 |
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Thompson · VanVleet · Capela | 3 | 17.0 | +10 |
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Thompson · Şengün · Smart | 3 | 13.7 | -2 |
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Thompson · Eason · Smart | 7 | 12.6 | +4 |
| Smith Jr. · Şengün · Eason · Smart · Sheppard | 2 | 12.6 | +4 |
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Şengün · VanVleet · Eason | 3 | 12.4 | +16 |
Closing five
| Five at the final buzzer | Games |
|---|---|
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Thompson · VanVleet · Smart | 1/5 |
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Thompson · VanVleet · Eason | 1/5 |
| Smith Jr. · Durant · Thompson · Şengün · Eason | 1/5 |
From the official play-by-play (NBA game book); on/off is the team's scoring margin per game with the player on or off the floor. 12 of 12 games verified.
Coaching
Head coachIme Udoka
Assistant CoachBen Sullivan · Cam Hodges · Chip Engelland · Garrett Jackson · Josh Bostic · Mike Moser · Robbie Lemons · Royal Ivey
TrainerJason Biles
Assistants and support staff are today's bench (nba.com) — staff history isn't published, so earlier seasons list the head coach only.
Regular season (12 games)newest firstrecent scores hidden — flip the eye in the header
Nov 11, 2026vsGSWW115–108box scoreNov 9, 2026vsDENW110–100box scoreNov 7, 2026@PHXL99–102box scoreNov 4, 2026vsMINL107–117box scoreNov 2, 2026vsBOSW109–93box scoreOct 31, 2026vsOKCW119–98box scoreOct 30, 2026@DALL111–116Emirates NBA Cupbox scoreOct 28, 2026@MILW132–100box scoreOct 26, 2026vsATLW120–110box scoreOct 24, 2026@ATLW121–114box scoreOct 23, 2026@SASW114–110box scoreOct 21, 2026vsDALW128–110box score