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2008-09 Houston Rockets
53–29 · #8 in the league · Conference Semifinals
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 53–29 in the regular season, good for the #8 record in the league, and finished as conference semifinals.
League rank
#8
Net rating
+4.4
Home floor
Toyota Center
Roster
17 players
Record
53–29
64.6% win rate
League rank
#8
Playoff team
Net rating
+4.4
SRS +3.7
Finish
Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Scola | F | 4 | 82 | 82 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 1.5 |
| Yao Ming | C | 11 | 77 | 77 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 1.8 |
| Shane Battier | F | 31 | 60 | 59 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| Metta World Peace | F | 96 | 69 | 55 | 17.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 |
| Rafer Alston | G | 12 | 48 | 48 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 5.4 |
| Aaron Brooks | G | 0 | 80 | 35 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Tracy McGrady | G-F | 1 | 35 | 35 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
| Von Wafer | G | 13 | 63 | 11 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Luther Head | G | 2 | 22 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | 55 | 9 | 2 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Chuck Hayes | F-C | 44 | 71 | 1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Brent Barry | G | 17 | 56 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Carl Landry | F | 14 | 69 | 0 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Kyle Lowry | G | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Brian Cook | F | 43 | 9 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| James White | G-F | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Joey Dorsey | F | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
108.4
ORtg
104.0
DRtg
90.2
Pace
+3.7
SRS
+4.0
MOV
54.8%
TS%
50.1%
eFG%
27.9
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Rick Adelman
head_coach
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Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
View playoffsHome floor
Toyota Center
17,504 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
HOU
17 players