Free during beta —Free during beta — to track favorite players + get game alertsto track favorites + alerts
HOU#5 · Western Conference
Houston Rockets
52-30 (63.4%) · W1 · L10 9-1
Model verdict
Where they stand
The verdict · Elo rating
#18 of 30
Elo rating 1495.3 · as of 2026-06-14 · nba_team_ratings
Rank within the full 30-team population on a published metric — no invented composites. How we grade
Final 2 · 2026
2026-04-29 → 2026-05-01 · Full ATS profile →
Won by 6 at LAL, 99-93, 2026-04-29.
Lost by 20 vs LAL, 78-98, 2026-05-01.
Lines graded for 2 of 2 games
Team efficiency
The possession economy
ORtg
115.8
#8 of 30
DRtg
111.1
#8 of 30
Net rating
+4.7
#7 of 30
Pace
99.0
#29 of 30
2025-26 regular season · ESPN advanced team statistics (per 100 possessions; pace = possessions / 48) · DRtg derived as points allowed (ESPN standings) ÷ pace × 100
Stat leaders
Who carries them
Points per game
- 1Kevin Durant78 G26.0
- 2Alperen Sengun72 G20.4
- 3Amen Thompson79 G18.3
- 4Jabari Smith Jr.77 G15.8
- 5Reed Sheppard82 G13.5
Rebounds per game
- 1Alperen Sengun72 G8.9
- 2Steven Adams32 G8.6
- 3Amen Thompson79 G7.8
- 4Jabari Smith Jr.77 G6.9
- 5Tari Eason60 G6.3
Assists per game
- 1Alperen Sengun72 G6.2
- 2Amen Thompson79 G5.3
- 3Kevin Durant78 G4.8
- 4Reed Sheppard82 G3.4
- 5Jabari Smith Jr.77 G1.9
True shooting %
- 1Kevin Durant78 G64.1%
- 2Amen Thompson79 G59.4%
- 3Jabari Smith Jr.77 G56.9%
- 4Alperen Sengun72 G56.9%
- 5Reed Sheppard82 G56.4%
Effective FG %
- 1Kevin Durant78 G58.8%
- 2Reed Sheppard82 G55.0%
- 3Amen Thompson79 G54.5%
- 4Jabari Smith Jr.77 G54.0%
- 5Alperen Sengun72 G53.7%
Usage %
- 1Alperen Sengun72 G28.6%
- 2Kevin Durant78 G28.3%
- 3Reed Sheppard82 G23.0%
- 4Amen Thompson79 G21.6%
- 5Tari Eason60 G19.2%
2025-26 regular season · ESPN per-athlete season statistics (team stint; same API family as the efficiency strip) · counting boards min 10 GP · TS% / eFG% / USG% min 20 GP & 15.0 MPG · current roster only
Synergy identity
How they generate offense
2025-26 Synergy · percentile vs NBA
- Spot-Up1.03 PPP41st
- Transition1.18 PPP86th
- P&R Ball-Handler0.88 PPP59th
- Isolation0.92 PPP48th
- Cut1.27 PPP21st
- Putbacks1.01 PPP3rd
- Post-Up0.96 PPP38th
- P&R Roll Man1.01 PPP10th
Defense · play-type efficiency allowed
- Spot-Up1.08 PPP24th
- Transition1.12 PPP62nd
- P&R Ball-Handler0.83 PPP90th
- Isolation0.90 PPP83rd
- Cut1.20 PPP100th
- P&R Roll Man1.00 PPP100th
Strong transition — 86th pct, 1.18 PPP. Cut (21st pct) the soft spot.
Lineups & on/off
Best units, biggest lifts
Net rating per 100
Best 5-man units
min 150 off poss
- 1Finney-Smith · Thompson · Sheppard · Durant · Capela167 off poss · 84m+24.3
- 2Sengun · Smith · Eason · Thompson · Durant606 off poss · 306m+9.3
- 3Okogie · Sengun · Smith · Thompson · Durant747 off poss · 377m+9.0
- 4Sengun · Smith · Thompson · Durant · Adams187 off poss · 97m-2.7
Team eFG% on − off
Shooting lift
- 1Kevin Durant+2.5
- 2Alperen Sengun+1.7
- 3Amen Thompson+1.4
- 4Reed Sheppard+1.3
Quarter identity
When they score
Pattern by quarter
2 games · for vs against
ForAgainst
88.5 avg / 95.5 allowed
Shot diet
Where the shots come from
They take 6.1% fewer of their shots from above the break than the league average.
3PT attempt rate 35.3% · lg 41.4%
eFG% 53.7% · lg 54.4%
Rim
27.3% of FGA · lg 28.4% (-1.1pp)
FG 66.3% · lg 66.9% · -0.6pp
Paint (non-RA)
24.2% of FGA · lg 20.0% (+4.2pp)
FG 46.8% · lg 44.3% · +2.5pp
Mid-range
13.3% of FGA · lg 10.1% (+3.2pp)
FG 39.9% · lg 41.6% · -1.7pp
Corner 3
10.7% of FGA · lg 10.8% (-0.1pp)
FG 37.1% · lg 38.6% · -1.5pp
Above the break 3
24.6% of FGA · lg 30.7% (-6.1pp)
FG 35.5% · lg 34.9% · +0.6pp
Bar = share of team FGA · tick = league share · 2025-26 season · nba_shots · NBA Stats play-by-play · n=7,876 team FGA of 233,599 league-wide · backcourt heaves excluded
Recent transactions
Latest player movement
- Apr 7
Re-signed G JD Davison to a contract.
Source · ESPN
Roster · 17 players
The active roster
Guards
PG · SG
9 players
Forwards
SF · PF
5 players
Centers
3 players
