most games by a starter for the rockets

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most career games by a player as a starter for the Rockets, with 1,149 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games by a starter for the rockets
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,149
36.7
22.8
11.5
2.6
1.8
3.2
9.1
17.7
51.3
0.0
0.1
21.0
4.6
6.5
71.5
55.5
3.4
8.1
3.1
42,208
26,180
13,192
2,960
2,063
3,683
3,534
4,176
+484
2James Harden
J. Harden
621
37.0
29.6
6.0
7.7
1.8
0.6
8.7
19.6
44.3
3.3
9.0
36.2
8.9
10.4
86.2
61.2
0.9
5.1
4.4
23,004
18,365
3,736
4,796
1,087
390
2,763
1,661
+2623
3Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
514
36.1
15.9
9.7
2.6
0.8
0.3
6.2
11.1
55.9
0.0
0.1
9.1
3.4
5.0
67.0
59.3
3.3
6.4
2.5
18,555
8,147
4,988
1,335
402
176
1,307
1,693
4Yao Ming
Y. Ming
476
32.9
19.2
9.3
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.4
52.3
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.2
6.2
83.4
59.5
2.6
6.8
2.7
15,644
9,158
4,442
764
188
913
1,296
1,568
+1514
5Kenny Smith
K. Smith
455
29.5
12.7
1.9
5.3
1.0
0.1
4.7
9.5
49.1
1.1
2.7
40.3
2.3
2.6
86.0
59.5
0.4
1.6
2.1
13,418
5,787
875
2,407
456
42
953
673
6Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
381
35.1
12.7
5.2
2.5
1.8
0.3
4.5
11.0
40.6
2.3
6.5
35.3
1.5
2.0
75.6
53.5
0.8
4.4
1.4
13,391
4,850
1,977
951
681
116
539
788
+1009
7Steve Francis
S. Francis
375
39.6
19.2
6.1
6.4
1.6
0.4
6.6
15.4
43.0
1.2
3.6
34.7
4.7
6.0
79.0
53.3
1.9
4.2
3.7
14,855
7,215
2,296
2,385
609
161
1,394
1,189
+332
8Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
364
34.0
15.3
3.0
4.4
1.4
0.2
5.6
13.8
40.5
1.9
5.8
32.8
2.3
3.1
74.0
50.6
0.5
2.5
2.2
12,388
5,586
1,093
1,606
522
85
818
788
9Rodney McCray
R. McCray
361
34.8
13.0
6.9
4.0
0.9
0.7
5.0
9.5
52.5
0.0
0.1
4.2
3.0
3.9
76.7
57.9
2.4
4.5
2.0
12,559
4,694
2,494
1,440
323
260
715
858
10Luis Scola
L. Scola
343
31.4
15.3
8.0
2.0
0.7
0.3
6.4
12.5
51.1
0.0
0.0
6.7
2.6
3.4
75.1
54.8
2.1
5.9
1.9
10,773
5,257
2,758
673
246
118
645
1,071
+569
11Shane Battier
S. Battier
340
34.5
8.8
4.7
2.3
0.9
1.0
3.1
7.2
43.0
1.7
4.3
38.9
1.0
1.3
74.4
56.9
1.1
3.6
1.0
11,720
2,998
1,590
773
307
345
324
745
+1039
12Cuttino Mobley
C. Mobley
321
40.2
17.7
4.3
2.9
1.3
0.4
6.4
14.8
43.2
1.7
4.5
37.6
3.2
3.7
84.6
53.6
0.8
3.5
2.3
12,912
5,676
1,378
923
410
142
723
744
+290
13Jalen Green
J. Green
307
32.7
20.1
4.3
3.4
0.8
0.3
7.0
16.6
42.2
2.5
7.4
34.2
3.6
4.5
79.9
54.2
0.5
3.7
2.4
10,038
6,173
1,310
1,030
240
91
729
476
-769
14Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
296
31.5
18.5
9.4
4.9
1.1
0.9
7.3
14.0
52.1
0.4
1.4
28.7
3.4
4.9
70.1
57.0
3.1
6.2
2.7
9,322
5,467
2,769
1,464
322
264
799
960
+296
15Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
293
37.4
23.2
5.6
5.7
1.4
0.6
8.4
20.1
42.0
1.6
4.9
32.3
4.8
6.4
73.9
50.7
0.8
4.8
2.6
10,961
6,800
1,644
1,674
396
170
754
514
+1081
16Robert Horry
R. Horry
292
32.0
10.6
5.3
3.1
1.4
1.2
4.0
9.0
44.7
1.0
2.7
35.6
1.6
2.1
74.4
53.3
1.4
3.9
2.0
9,343
3,094
1,562
906
406
342
571
750
17Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
291
35.7
20.1
10.7
2.7
1.0
2.0
8.3
16.7
49.9
0.0
0.1
15.2
3.4
5.2
66.3
53.0
3.1
7.6
3.6
10,384
5,846
3,112
794
299
577
1,059
1,147
18Clint Capela
C. Capela
277
28.6
13.6
10.7
1.1
0.7
1.5
5.9
9.2
63.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.8
3.3
55.3
63.6
3.6
7.2
1.4
7,919
3,756
2,975
307
201
425
385
723
+952
19Buck Johnson
B. Johnson
277
31.2
12.0
4.5
2.3
1.1
0.7
5.0
10.4
48.5
0.0
0.2
13.3
1.9
2.6
73.8
52.0
1.5
3.0
1.7
8,637
3,324
1,237
642
306
183
476
931
20Jabari Smith Jr.
J. Smith Jr.
271
32.4
13.8
7.3
1.5
0.6
0.9
4.9
11.4
43.4
1.8
5.4
34.6
2.0
2.6
79.5
55.0
1.6
5.7
1.2
8,790
3,729
1,974
402
164
240
331
708
-278
21Rafer Alston
R. Alston
267
35.9
12.6
3.5
5.7
1.4
0.2
4.6
12.0
38.1
1.9
5.5
35.0
1.5
2.1
73.0
48.8
0.4
3.1
2.2
9,588
3,370
941
1,519
385
50
575
600
+827
22Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
244
31.0
13.0
2.1
6.4
5.0
11.2
45.1
0.3
2.6
3.0
84.6
51.9
7,572
3,163
524
1,569
614
23Patrick Beverley
P. Beverley
240
30.8
10.1
4.3
3.5
1.3
0.4
3.6
8.7
41.4
1.8
4.8
37.5
1.1
1.4
75.7
54.0
1.2
3.1
1.4
7,390
2,412
1,042
849
323
95
327
784
+883
24Lewis Lloyd
L. Lloyd
236
30.2
16.9
3.5
3.8
1.1
0.4
7.2
13.5
53.0
0.0
0.2
21.6
2.6
3.2
79.9
56.7
1.5
2.0
2.6
7,132
3,993
831
903
271
93
605
625
25Chuck Hayes
C. Hayes
233
24.4
5.7
6.9
1.7
1.0
0.5
2.5
4.7
53.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.1
60.4
54.4
2.5
4.5
1.0
5,681
1,317
1,617
407
244
122
229
672
+594
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TEAMWLPCTGB
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
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Kings Kings - e
22
60
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Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/25
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94-119
Thu
3/26
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108-129
Thu
3/26
@
103-114
Thu
3/26
@
117-121
Fri
3/27
@
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
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Thu
5/7
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9:30 PM
Fri
5/8
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7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
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Sat
5/9
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