2020–21 Houston Rockets season
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The 2020–21 Houston Rockets season was the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 50th anniversary season in the Houston area in Texas since the team franchise relocated from the San Diego area in California and their 4th season under owner Tilman Fertitta.[1]
2020–21 Houston Rockets season | |||
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Head coach | Stephen Silas | ||
General manager | Rafael Stone | ||
Owner(s) | Tilman Fertitta | ||
Arena | Toyota Center | ||
Results | |||
Record | 17–55 (.236) | ||
Place | Division: 5th (Southwest) Conference: 15th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | AT&T SportsNet Southwest | ||
Radio | Sportstalk 790 | ||
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On September 13, Mike D'Antoni informed the Rockets that he would not return as head coach after coaching the team for four seasons.[2] On October 30, the Rockets hired Stephen Silas as their new head coach.[3] On October 15, Daryl Morey resigned from his position as general manager after thirteen years and Rafael Stone was named as his replacement.[4][5][6] For the first time since 2011–12, James Harden was not on the roster as he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a four-team deal; this reunited him with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant for the first time since the 2011–12 season.[7][8]
Without Harden along with Russell Westbrook, who was traded to the Washington Wizards for John Wall during the offseason and the majority of their players lost from last season’s team, the Rockets entered a rebuilding period. They got off to an 11–10 start as of February 4, 2021, but their season was marked with an franchise–worst 20–game losing streak between early–February through mid–March, which tied for the ninth longest losing streak in NBA history and the longest since the record–setting 28–game losing streak from the Philadelphia 76ers between the late 2014–15 season and the early 2015–16 season.[9]
By April 22, the Rockets were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the 2011–12 lockout season. This ended the NBA's longest active playoff streak at eight straight years.[10] The Rockets finished the season at the bottom of the league with a record of 17–55, the third–worst season record in franchise history and their worst season since the dreadful 14–68 record from the 1982–83 season. This season also marked the first time since the 34–48 record from the 2005–06 season that they have suffered a losing record, ending a streak of 15 straight years of finishing a season .500 or above. As a result, the Boston Celtics now hold the league’s longest active playoff streak, making the playoffs every year since 2015.