2010–11 Houston Rockets season

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.

2010–11 Houston Rockets season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerDaryl Morey
OwnersLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFS Houston, KTXH
RadioSports Radio 610
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

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

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 14 Patrick Patterson PF   United States Kentucky

Roster

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2010-11 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 15 Blakely, Marqus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Vermont
F 10 Budinger, Chase 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Arizona
C 50 Cousin, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Houston
G 3 Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Slovenia
F/C 44 Hayes, Chuck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Kentucky
F/C 27 Hill, Jordan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arizona
G 5 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Western Kentucky
PG 7 Lowry, Kyle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Villanova
G 12 Martin, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Western Carolina
F/C 52 Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Purdue
F 54 Patterson, Patrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky
F/C 4 Scola, Luis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Argentina
C 32 Thabeet, Hasheem 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Connecticut
G/F 1 Williams, Terrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisville
C 11 Yao Ming   7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) People's Republic of China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster

Pre-season

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Game log

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2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–2; road: 1–2)
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

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Standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744 36–5 25–16 10–6
x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4 29–12 28–13 8–8
x-New Orleans Hornets 46 36 .561 15 28–13 18–23 9–7
x-Memphis Grizzlies 46 36 .561 15 30–11 16–25 8–8
Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 18 25–16 18–23 5–11
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Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 4
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4
4 y-Oklahoma City Thunder 55 27 .671 6
5 x-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 11
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 48 34 .585 13
7 x-New Orleans Hornets 46 36 .561 15
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies 46 36 .561 15
9 Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 18
10 Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 21
11 Utah Jazz 39 43 .476 22
12 Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 25
13 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 29
14 Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 37
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 17 65 .207 44

Game log

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2010–11 game log
Total: 43–39 (Home: 25–16; Road: 18–23)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–112 Kevin Martin (26) Luis Scola (16) Aaron Brooks (9) Staples Center
18,997
0–1
2 October 27 @ Golden State L 128–132 Luis Scola (36) Luis Scola (16) Aaron Brooks (7) Oracle Arena
18,428
0–2
3 October 30 Denver L 94–107 Luis Scola (28) Luis Scola (10) Aaron Brooks (5) Toyota Center
18,161
0–3
November: 5–9 (home: 3–3; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 November 3 New Orleans L 99–107 Aaron Brooks,
Kevin Martin (18)
Luis Scola (16) Luis Scola (5) Toyota Center
13,484
0–4
5 November 6 @ San Antonio L 121–124 (OT) Kevin Martin (24) Chuck Hayes (13) Ishmael Smith (7) AT&T Center
17,740
0–5
6 November 7 Minnesota W 120–94 Luis Scola (24) Luis Scola (8) Ishmael Smith (6) Toyota Center
15,058
1–5
7 November 10 @ Washington L 91–98 Kevin Martin (31) Chuck Hayes,
Kevin Martin (7)
Kevin Martin (6) Verizon Center
13,665
1–6
8 November 12 @ Indiana W 102–99 Brad Miller (23) Luis Scola (9) Kyle Lowry (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,414
2–6
9 November 14 @ New York W 104–96 Kevin Martin (28) Chuck Hayes (9) Kyle Lowry (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763
3–6
10 November 16 Chicago L 92–95 Luis Scola (27) Chuck Hayes,
Jordan Hill,
Brad Miller,
Luis Scola (5)
Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
18,158
3–7
11 November 17 @ Oklahoma City L 99–116 Luis Scola (26) Luis Scola (8) Ishmael Smith (5) Oklahoma City Arena
17,509
3–8
12 November 19 @ Toronto L 96–106 Kevin Martin (31) Kyle Lowry (7) Kyle Lowry (12) Air Canada Centre
17,369
3–9
13 November 22 Phoenix L 116–123 Kevin Martin (19) Jordan Hill (10) Kyle Lowry (8) Toyota Center
15,080
3–10
14 November 24 Golden State W 111–101 Kevin Martin (25) Luis Scola (12) Kyle Lowry (10) Toyota Center
13,847
4–10
15 November 26 @ Charlotte L 89–99 Chase Budinger (19) Chuck Hayes (10) Kyle Lowry (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,473
4–11
16 November 28 Oklahoma City W 99–98 Kevin Martin (23) Jordan Hill,
Brad Miller (7)
Kyle Lowry (8) Toyota Center
15,316
5–11
17 November 29 @ Dallas L 91–101 Kevin Martin (17) Jordan Hill (8) Kyle Lowry,
Brad Miller (5)
American Airlines Center
19,435
5–12
December: 11–4 (home: 8–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
18 December 1 L.A. Lakers W 109–99 Kevin Martin (22) Luis Scola (9) Kyle Lowry (10) Toyota Center
18,116
6–12
19 December 3 @ Memphis W 127–111 Kyle Lowry,
Kevin Martin (28)
Brad Miller (7) Kyle Lowry (12) FedExForum
14,577
7–12
20 December 4 @ Chicago L 116–119 (OT) Luis Scola (27) Luis Scola (8) Kyle Lowry,
Kevin Martin (4)
United Center
21,232
7–13
21 December 7 Detroit W 97–83 Luis Scola (35) Luis Scola (12) Kyle Lowry (12) Toyota Center
14,798
8–13
22 December 10 @ Milwaukee L 91–97 Kevin Martin (23) Brad Miller,
Luis Scola (6)
Brad Miller (4) Bradley Center
14,526
8–14
23 December 11 Cleveland W 110–95 Kevin Martin (40) Luis Scola (14) Kyle Lowry (6) Toyota Center
15,532
9–14
24 December 14 Sacramento W 118–105 Luis Scola (23) Luis Scola (10) Kyle Lowry (9) Toyota Center
13,414
10–14
25 December 15 @ Oklahoma City L 105–117 Kevin Martin (22) Jordan Hill,
Luis Scola (5)
Shane Battier (5) Oklahoma City Arena
17,997
10–15
26 December 17 Memphis W 103–87 Kevin Martin (34) Shane Battier (10) Kyle Lowry (18) Toyota Center
14,534
11–15
27 December 19 @ Sacramento W 102–93 Kevin Martin (22) Chuck Hayes (11) Kyle Lowry (7) ARCO Arena
13,599
12–15
28 December 20 @ Golden State W 121–112 Kevin Martin (30) Chuck Hayes (10) Kyle Lowry (8) Oracle Arena
19,256
13–15
29 December 22 @ L.A. Clippers W 97–92 Kevin Martin (28) Shane Battier (10) Shane Battier (7) Staples Center
17,470
14–15
30 December 27 Washington W 100–93 Kevin Martin (20) Chuck Hayes (8) Kyle Lowry (6) Toyota Center
18,143
15–15
31 December 29 Miami L 119–125 Luis Scola (22) Chuck Hayes (8) Aaron Brooks (8) Toyota Center
18,409
15–16
32 December 31 Toronto W 114–105 Chase Budinger (22) Patrick Patterson (10) Aaron Brooks (7) Toyota Center
18,121
16–16
January: 6–11 (home: 3–5; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
33 January 2 @ Portland L 85–100 Kevin Martin (15) Patrick Patterson (10) Kyle Lowry,
Kevin Martin (4)
Rose Garden
20,416
16–17
34 January 3 @ Denver L 106–113 Luis Scola (24) Brad Miller (11) Aaron Brooks,
Brad Miller (5)
Pepsi Center
17,136
16–18
35 January 5 Portland L 100–103 Kevin Martin (45) Luis Scola (12) Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
14,125
16–19
36 January 7 @ Orlando L 95–110 Kevin Martin (27) Courtney Lee (6) Kyle Lowry (5) Amway Center
19,107
16–20
37 January 8 Utah L 99–103 (OT) Luis Scola (24) Luis Scola (10) Kyle Lowry (6) Toyota Center
16,113
16–21
38 January 10 @ Boston W 108–102 Aaron Brooks (24) Luis Scola (9) Kyle Lowry (8) TD Garden
18,624
17–21
39 January 12 Oklahoma City L 112–118 Luis Scola (31) Luis Scola (11) Shane Battier (6) Toyota Center
16,158
17–22
40 January 14 New Orleans L 105–110 (OT) Kyle Lowry (28) Luis Scola (11) Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
13,616
17–23
41 January 15 @ Atlanta W 112–106 Aaron Brooks (24) Chuck Hayes,
Jordan Hill (8)
Aaron Brooks (10) Philips Arena
13,420
18–23
42 January 17 Milwaukee W 93–84 Kevin Martin (36) Luis Scola (14) Kyle Lowry (6) Toyota Center
16,186
19–23
43 January 19 New York W 104–89 Kevin Martin (21) Chuck Hayes (12) Chuck Hayes,
Kyle Lowry,
Kevin Martin (4)
Toyota Center
15,903
20–23
44 January 21 @ Memphis L 110–115 Kevin Martin (32) Shane Battier (8) Kyle Lowry (8) FedExForum
13,458
20–24
45 January 22 Orlando L 104–118 Chase Budinger (19) Luis Scola (9) Chuck Hayes (4) Toyota Center
18,052
20–25
46 January 24 @ Minnesota W 129–125 Kevin Martin (34) Luis Scola (12) Chuck Hayes (7) Target Center
11,983
21–25
47 January 26 L.A. Clippers W 96–83 Kyle Lowry (20) Chuck Hayes (11) Kyle Lowry (8) Toyota Center
18,147
22–25
48 January 27 @ Dallas L 106–111 Luis Scola (30) Chuck Hayes,
Luis Scola (8)
Kyle Lowry (5) American Airlines Center
20,088
22–26
49 January 29 @ San Antonio L 95–108 Luis Scola (23) Luis Scola (10) Kyle Lowry (7) AT&T Center
18,581
22–27
February: 8–4 (home: 3–3; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
50 February 1 @ L.A. Lakers L 106–114 (OT) Kevin Martin (30) Luis Scola (15) Aaron Brooks (8) Staples Center
18,997
22–28
51 February 2 @ Utah W 97–96 Kevin Martin (22) Chuck Hayes (12) Kyle Lowry (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,619
23–28
52 February 5 Memphis W 95–93 (OT) Kevin Martin (31) Shane Battier (13) Kyle Lowry (6) Toyota Center
18,195
24–28
53 February 7 @ Denver W 108–103 Kevin Martin (37) Chuck Hayes (10) Kevin Martin (7) Pepsi Center
14,595
25–28
54 February 8 Minnesota L 108–112 Courtney Lee,
Kevin Martin (23)
Chuck Hayes (13) Luis Scola (7) Toyota Center
15,679
25–29
55 February 12 Dallas L 102–106 Kyle Lowry (26) Jordan Hill (9) Kyle Lowry (8) Toyota Center
17,009
25–30
56 February 14 Denver W 121–102 Courtney Lee (22) Luis Scola (8) Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
16,450
26–30
57 February 16 Philadelphia L 105–114 Kyle Lowry (36) Luis Scola (13) Kyle Lowry (7) Toyota Center
14,476
26–31
All-Star Break
58 February 22 @ Detroit W 108–100 Patrick Patterson (20) Luis Scola (9) Aaron Brooks (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,353
27–31
59 February 23 @ Cleveland W 124–119 Chase Budinger,
Kevin Martin (30)
Chuck Hayes (17) Brad Miller (5) Quicken Loans Arena
18,027
28–31
60 February 26 New Jersey W 123–108 Kevin Martin (30) Chuck Hayes (11) Kyle Lowry (9) Toyota Center
17,209
29–31
61 February 27 @ New Orleans W 91–89 Kevin Martin (33) Chuck Hayes (11) Chuck Hayes (5) New Orleans Arena
17,466
30–31
March: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
62 March 1 @ Portland W 103–87 Kyle Lowry,
Luis Scola (21)
Chuck Hayes (7) Kyle Lowry (11) Rose Garden
20,272
31–31
63 March 2 @ L.A. Clippers L 103–106 Kyle Lowry (24) Chuck Hayes (12) Kyle Lowry (11) Staples Center
19,060
31–32
64 March 5 Indiana W 112–95 Kevin Martin (20) Chuck Hayes (10) Kyle Lowry (6) Toyota Center
14,965
32–32
65 March 7 @ Sacramento W 123–101 Chase Budinger (20) Kyle Lowry (7) Kyle Lowry (8) Power Balance Pavilion
12,561
33–32
66 March 8 @ Phoenix L 110–113 Kyle Lowry (32) Chuck Hayes,
Brad Miller (9)
Kyle Lowry,
Kevin Martin,
Brad Miller (4)
US Airways Center
17,363
33–33
67 March 12 San Antonio L 107–115 Kevin Martin (28) Chuck Hayes (11) Kyle Lowry (9) Toyota Center
18,245
33–34
68 March 14 Phoenix W 95–93 Kevin Martin (23) Chuck Hayes (9) Kyle Lowry (5) Toyota Center
16,262
34–34
69 March 16 Charlotte W 94–78 Kevin Martin (21) Chuck Hayes (17) Chuck Hayes (7) Toyota Center
14,822
35–34
70 March 18 Boston W 93–77 Kevin Martin (25) Patrick Patterson (12) Kyle Lowry (9) Toyota Center
18,412
36–34
71 March 20 Utah W 110–108 Kevin Martin (34) Patrick Patterson (13) Kyle Lowry (10) Toyota Center
14,459
37–34
72 March 23 Golden State W 131–112 Kevin Martin (34) Chuck Hayes (14) Kyle Lowry (12) Toyota Center
16,623
38–34
73 March 27 @ Miami L 119–125 Kevin Martin (29) Chuck Hayes,
Kyle Lowry (7)
Kyle Lowry (9) American Airlines Arena
19,825
38–35
74 March 29 @ New Jersey W 112–87 Kevin Martin (20) Chuck Hayes (14) Kyle Lowry (10) Prudential Center
13,866
39–35
75 March 30 @ Philadelphia L 97–108 Kyle Lowry (19) Chase Budinger (9) Chuck Hayes (7) Wells Fargo Center
16,635
39–36
April: 4–3 (home: 3–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
76 April 1 San Antonio W 119–114 (OT) Kevin Martin (33) Luis Scola (14) Luis Scola (6) Toyota Center
18,059
40–36
77 April 3 Atlanta W 114–109 Kevin Martin (35) Chuck Hayes (12) Kyle Lowry (8) Toyota Center
15,993
41–36
78 April 5 Sacramento L 101–104 Kevin Martin (30) Chuck Hayes,
Luis Scola (10)
Kyle Lowry (9) Toyota Center
15,523
41–37
79 April 6 @ New Orleans L 93–101 Kevin Martin (21) Chuck Hayes,
Luis Scola (10)
Courtney Lee,
Kyle Lowry (6)
New Orleans Arena
12,728
41–38
80 April 9 L.A. Clippers W 99–78 Chase Budinger,
Kevin Martin,
Brad Miller (16)
Chuck Hayes (13) Goran Dragić (7) Toyota Center
18,089
42–38
81 April 11 Dallas L 91–98 (OT) Kevin Martin (28) Chuck Hayes (12) Goran Dragić (7) Toyota Center
14,898
42–39
82 April 13 @ Minnesota W 121–102 Chase Budinger (35) Goran Dragić (11) Goran Dragić (11) Target Center
17,101
43–39
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

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Game log

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Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

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Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shane Battier* 59 59 30.8 .456 .391 .645 4.8 2.6 .90 1.20 8.6
Aaron Brooks* 34 7 23.9 .346 .284 .940 1.5 3.8 .60 .10 11.6
Chase Budinger 71 15 21.3 .421 .335 .852 3.5 1.5 .54 .21 9.4
DeMarre Carroll* 4 0 2.0 .000 .0 .0 0.0 0.5 .0 .0 0.0
Goran Dragić* 15 0 13.2 .486 .552 .724 1.5 1.8 .60 .07 7.1
Mike Harris 3 0 2.0 .667 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 .0 .0 1.3
Chuck Hayes 67 56 27.2 .527 .000 .664 7.8 2.6 1.00 .67 7.7
Jordan Hill 67 11 16.2 .490 .000 .720 4.4 0.4 .21 .73 5.8
Jared Jeffries* 18 0 7.7 .306 .167 .400 1.9 0.6 .40 .20 1.5
Courtney Lee 74 1 20.6 .452 .426 .755 2.4 1.1 .70 .20 8.1
Kyle Lowry 71 67 33.8 .433 .380 .755 4.1 6.6 1.39 .31 13.5
Kevin Martin 73 73 31.9 .436 .390 .893 3.2 2.4 1.04 .19 23.1
Brad Miller 56 5 16.5 .438 .358 .822 3.5 2.3 .45 .36 6.1
Patrick Patterson 45 3 15.9 .557 .000 .727 3.9 0.8 .33 .71 6.0
Luis Scola 70 70 32.5 .501 .000 .736 8.1 2.4 .63 .63 18.3
Ishmael Smith* 28 3 11.8 .386 .375 .700 1.5 2.3 .50 .10 2.6
Jermaine Taylor* 8 0 9.6 .500 .400 .833 1.1 0.3 .30 .30 4.9
Hasheem Thabeet* 2 0 2.0 .000 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 .0 .50 0.0
Terrence Williams* 11 0 7.6 .333 .200 .818 1.4 0.6 .36 .0 3.5
Yao Ming 5 5 18.2 .486 .273 .938 5.4 0.8 .0 1.60 10.2

As of March 31.[1]
* – Stats with the Rockets.

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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Week/Month

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  • Kevin Martin was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played February 21 through February 27.[2]
  • Kyle Lowry was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played March 14 through March 20.[3]

All-Star

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Transactions

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Trades

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December 15, 2010
To New Jersey Nets---- To Houston Rockets---- To Los Angeles Lakers----
December 15, 2010
To Sacramento Kings---- To Houston Rockets----
  • Future second-round pick
February 24, 2011
To Memphis Grizzlies---- To Houston Rockets----
February 24, 2011
To Phoenix Suns---- To Houston Rockets----

Free agents

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Additions

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Player Signed Former Team
Brad Miller Signed 3-year contract for $15 Million Chicago Bulls
Kyle Lowry Houston Rockets
Chuck Hayes Houston Rockets
Luis Scola Signed 5-year contract for $47 Million Houston Rockets
Yao Ming Houston Rockets

Subtractions

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Player Reason Left New Team
Brian Cook Free agent Los Angeles Clippers
Hilton Armstrong Free agent Washington Wizards
Jared Jeffries Waived

References

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  1. ^ "Houston Rockets Stats".
  2. ^ "Magic's Howard, Rockets' Martin named Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Heat's James, Rockets' Lowry named Players of the Week". NBA.com. March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "Minnesota's Love to replace Yao Ming in 2011 All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 4, 2011. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "West coach Popovich tabs Duncan to start in All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 17, 2011. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.