2006–07 Houston Rockets season

The 2006–07 Houston Rockets season was the 40th season of the Houston Rockets franchise in the NBA. The team ended the regular season with a 52–30 record and a 3rd-place finish in the Southwest. The Rockets faced the Utah Jazz in the playoffs, losing the series in seven games. The Rockets had the third best team defensive rating in the NBA.

With the playoff loss, the Rockets made the decision to fire head coach Jeff Van Gundy on May 18, 2007. Five days later, former San Diego Rockets (now the Houston Rockets) player Rick Adelman was hired in Van Gundy's position.

Like the previous two seasons, Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming once again were selected to play in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas. However, McGrady was the only team representative as Yao did not play due to an injury. It was Yao's fifth All-Star appearance and the last of seven All-Star appearances for McGrady as later injuries began to slow him down and eventually limit his playing time.

Roster notes

 * Jake Tsakalidis was born in the Republic of Georgia, but he represented Greece internationally.
 * Bob Sura missed the entire season with a knee injury.

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * April 21
 * Utah
 * W 84–75
 * Yao Ming (28)
 * Yao Ming (13)
 * Rafer Alston (8)
 * Toyota Center 18,195
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * April 23
 * Utah
 * W 98–90
 * Tracy McGrady (31)
 * Chuck Hayes (12)
 * Alston, McGrady (5)
 * Toyota Center 18,206
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * April 26
 * @ Utah
 * L 67–81
 * Yao Ming (26)
 * Yao Ming (14)
 * Rafer Alston (5)
 * EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
 * 2–1
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 * 4
 * April 28
 * @ Utah
 * L 85–98
 * Yao Ming (20)
 * Alston, Yao (9)
 * Rafer Alston (6)
 * EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
 * 2–2
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 * 5
 * April 30
 * Utah
 * W 96–82
 * Tracy McGrady (26)
 * Yao Ming (15)
 * Tracy McGrady (16)
 * Toyota Center 18,314
 * 3–2
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 * 6
 * May 3
 * @ Utah
 * L 82–94
 * Tracy McGrady (26)
 * Tracy McGrady (10)
 * Shane Battier (4)
 * EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
 * 3–3
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 * 7
 * May 5
 * Utah
 * L 99–103
 * McGrady, Yao (29)
 * Juwan Howard (7)
 * Tracy McGrady (13)
 * Toyota Center 18,307
 * 3–4

Regular season

 * Rafer Alston
 * style=";"| 82 || style=";"| 82 || style=";"| 37.1 || .375 || .363 || .734 || 3.4 || 5.4 || style=";"| 1.6 || .1 || 13.3
 * Shane Battier
 * style=";"| 82 || style=";"| 82 || 36.4 || .446 || .421 || .779 || 4.1 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .7 || 10.1
 * Chuck Hayes
 * 78 || 43 || 22.0 || style=";"| .573 || . || .618 || 6.7 || .6 || .9 || .2 || 5.6
 * Luther Head
 * 80 || 10 || 27.6 || .437 || style=";"| .441 || .790 || 3.2 || 2.4 || 1.0 || .1 || 10.9
 * Juwan Howard
 * 80 || 38 || 26.5 || .465 || . || .824 || 5.9 || 1.6 || .4 || .1 || 9.7
 * John Lucas III
 * 47 || 0 || 8.1 || .397 || .254 || .789 || .8 || .7 || .4 || .0 || 3.3
 * Tracy McGrady
 * 71 || 71 || 35.8 || .431 || .331 || .707 || 5.3 || style=";"| 6.5 || 1.3 || .5 || 24.6
 * Yao Ming
 * 48 || 48 || 33.8 || .516 || .000 || .862 || style=";"| 9.4 || 2.0 || .4 || style=";"| 2.0 || style=";"| 25.0
 * Dikembe Mutombo
 * 75 || 33 || 17.2 || .556 || . || .690 || 6.5 || .2 || .3 || 1.0 || 3.1
 * Steve Novak
 * 35 || 1 || 5.5 || .360 || .333 || style=";"| 1.000 || .7 || .2 || .1 || .0 || 1.5
 * Scott Padgett
 * 24 || 0 || 8.3 || .306 || .276 || .545 || 1.9 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 1.8
 * Kirk Snyder
 * 39 || 1 || 14.4 || .452 || .250 || .653 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || 4.9
 * Vassilis Spanoulis
 * 31 || 0 || 8.8 || .319 || .172 || .810 || .7 || .9 || .2 || .0 || 2.7
 * Jake Tsakalidis
 * 13 || 0 || 10.2 || .409 || . || .800 || 3.1 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 2.3
 * Bonzi Wells
 * 28 || 1 || 21.1 || .411 || .143 || .561 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .9 || .5 || 7.8
 * }
 * Scott Padgett
 * 24 || 0 || 8.3 || .306 || .276 || .545 || 1.9 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 1.8
 * Kirk Snyder
 * 39 || 1 || 14.4 || .452 || .250 || .653 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || 4.9
 * Vassilis Spanoulis
 * 31 || 0 || 8.8 || .319 || .172 || .810 || .7 || .9 || .2 || .0 || 2.7
 * Jake Tsakalidis
 * 13 || 0 || 10.2 || .409 || . || .800 || 3.1 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 2.3
 * Bonzi Wells
 * 28 || 1 || 21.1 || .411 || .143 || .561 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .9 || .5 || 7.8
 * }
 * Bonzi Wells
 * 28 || 1 || 21.1 || .411 || .143 || .561 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .9 || .5 || 7.8
 * }
 * }

Playoffs

 * Rafer Alston
 * style=";"| 7 || style=";"| 7 || style=";"| 44.1 || .338 || .320 || .769 || 6.9 || 5.0 || style=";"| 1.9 || .4 || 10.9
 * Shane Battier
 * style=";"| 7 || style=";"| 7 || 38.9 || .451 || style=";"| .442 || .875 || 2.6 || 2.1 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 10.3
 * Chuck Hayes
 * style=";"| 7 || style=";"| 7 || 28.1 || .706 || .000 || .400 || 6.4 || .4 || 1.3 || .4 || 3.7
 * Luther Head
 * style=";"| 7 || 0 || 20.1 || .306 || .261 || .500 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .4 || .3 || 4.6
 * Juwan Howard
 * style=";"| 7 || 0 || 22.4 || .400 || . || .636 || 4.4 || 1.0 || .7 || .0 || 5.0
 * John Lucas III
 * 2 || 0 || 4.0 || .000 || .000 || . || .0 || .0 || .5 || .0 || .0
 * Tracy McGrady
 * style=";"| 7 || style=";"| 7 || 40.0 || .394 || .250 || .737 || 5.9 || style=";"| 7.3 || .7 || .9 || style=";"| 25.3
 * Yao Ming
 * style=";"| 7 || style=";"| 7 || 37.1 || .440 || . || .880 || style=";"| 10.3 || .9 || .1 || .7 || 25.1
 * Dikembe Mutombo
 * style=";"| 7 || 0 || 5.7 || style=";"| 1.000 || . || style=";"| 1.000 || 1.6 || .1 || .0 || .4 || 1.3
 * Kirk Snyder
 * 3 || 0 || 3.0 || .333 || .000 || . || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7
 * Vassilis Spanoulis
 * 1 || 0 || 3.0 || .500 || . || style=";"| 1.000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 4.0
 * Jake Tsakalidis
 * 1 || 0 || 3.0 || . || . || style=";"| 1.000 || 4.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
 * }
 * Dikembe Mutombo
 * style=";"| 7 || 0 || 5.7 || style=";"| 1.000 || . || style=";"| 1.000 || 1.6 || .1 || .0 || .4 || 1.3
 * Kirk Snyder
 * 3 || 0 || 3.0 || .333 || .000 || . || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7
 * Vassilis Spanoulis
 * 1 || 0 || 3.0 || .500 || . || style=";"| 1.000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 4.0
 * Jake Tsakalidis
 * 1 || 0 || 3.0 || . || . || style=";"| 1.000 || 4.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
 * }
 * Jake Tsakalidis
 * 1 || 0 || 3.0 || . || . || style=";"| 1.000 || 4.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
 * }

Awards

 * Yao Ming, All-NBA Second Team
 * Tracy McGrady, All-NBA Second Team