The 2010–11 Houston Rockets season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 40th based in Houston. This season was Yao Ming's last in the NBA. He played only 5 games because of recurring injuries that interrupted his career. Despite his injuries, he was selected to play in the 2011 NBA All-Star Game as a starter, but he was unable to participate.
The Rockets ended the season with a 43–39 record without the playoffs. After the season, head coach Rick Adelman left to coach the Minnesota Timberwolves and Yao retired.
Key dates
June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City. July 1 – The free agency period begun.
Summary
NBA Draft 2010
Free agency
Draft picks
Roster
Pre-season
Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 5 | Orlando | | Kevin Martin (14) | Luis Scola (6) | Shane Battier,Aaron Brooks,Jared Jeffries,Kyle Lowry,Courtney Lee,Ishmael Smith (2) | State Farm Arena4,854 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 7 | San Antonio | | Kevin Martin (21) | Chuck Hayes (10) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Toyota Center13,035 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 9 | Indiana | | Luis Scola (23) | Luis Scola (11) | Ishmael Smith (8) | Toyota Center12,469 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | October 10 | Cleveland | | Chase Budinger (13) | Chase Budinger (10) | Chuck Hayes,Antonio Anderson,Ishmael Smith,Patrick Patterson (2) | Toyota Center11,095 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | October 13 | New Jersey | | Kevin Martin (18) | Patrick Patterson (9) | Chase Budinger (4) | Wukesong Arena16,996 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | October 16 | @ New Jersey | | Kevin Martin (16) | Shane Battier,Courtney Lee (6) | Brad Miller,Kyle Lowry (4) | Guangzhou Gymnasium16,516 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | October 21 | @ San Antonio | | Kevin Martin (21) | Luis Scola (7) | Aaron Brooks (5) | AT&T Center15,356 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | October 22 | @ Dallas | | Chase Budinger (19) | Luis Scola,Yao Ming (8) | Aaron Brooks,Ishmael Smith (4) | American Airlines Center18,580 | 4–4 |-
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 26 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kevin Martin (26) | Luis Scola (16) | Aaron Brooks (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 27 | @ Golden State | | Luis Scola (36) | Luis Scola (16) | Aaron Brooks (7) | Oracle Arena18,428 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 30 | Denver | | Luis Scola (28) | Luis Scola (10) | Aaron Brooks (5) | Toyota Center18,161 | 0–3 |-
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 3 | New Orleans | | Aaron Brooks,Kevin Martin (18) | Luis Scola (16) | Luis Scola (5) | Toyota Center13,484 | 0–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 6 | @ San Antonio | | Kevin Martin (24) | Chuck Hayes (13) | Ishmael Smith (7) | AT&T Center17,740 | 0–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 7 | Minnesota | | Luis Scola (24) | Luis Scola (8) | Ishmael Smith (6) | Toyota Center15,058 | 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 10 | @ Washington | | Kevin Martin (31) | Chuck Hayes,Kevin Martin (7) | Kevin Martin (6) | Verizon Center13,665 | 1–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 12 | @ Indiana | | Brad Miller (23) | Luis Scola (9) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,414 | 2–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 14 | @ New York | | Kevin Martin (28) | Chuck Hayes (9) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 3–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 16 | Chicago | | Luis Scola (27) | Chuck Hayes,Jordan Hill,Brad Miller,Luis Scola (5) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Toyota Center18,158 | 3–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 17 | @ Oklahoma City | | Luis Scola (26) | Luis Scola (8) | Ishmael Smith (5) | Oklahoma City Arena17,509 | 3–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 19 | @ Toronto | | Kevin Martin (31) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Kyle Lowry (12) | Air Canada Centre17,369 | 3–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 22 | Phoenix | | Kevin Martin (19) | Jordan Hill (10) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Toyota Center15,080 | 3–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 24 | Golden State | | Kevin Martin (25) | Luis Scola (12) | Kyle Lowry (10) | Toyota Center13,847 | 4–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 26 | @ Charlotte | | Chase Budinger (19) | Chuck Hayes (10) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,473 | 4–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 28 | Oklahoma City | | Kevin Martin (23) | Jordan Hill,Brad Miller (7) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Toyota Center15,316 | 5–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 29 | @ Dallas | | Kevin Martin (17) | Jordan Hill (8) | Kyle Lowry,Brad Miller (5) | American Airlines Center19,435 | 5–12 |-