The 2023–24 Houston Rockets season is the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 53rd season in the city of Houston.
On April 10, 2023, the Houston Rockets fired head coach Stephen Silas after three rebuilding seasons with the team. Two weeks later, the Rockets hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach, looking to contend for the playoffs.
Draft
The Rockets entered the draft with two first round picks and no second round selections. For their first pick at four, the Rockets selected point guard Amen Thompson from Overtime Elite's City Reapers team, being the organization's first ever draft pick entering the NBA. With their pick at 20, Houston selected small forward Cam Whitmore, who won the Big East Conference's Freshman of the Year Award for his only season at Villanova University. Before the draft, Whitmore was widely regarded to be a lottery pick with some projections placing him as high as fourth overall.
Roster
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|- style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 10 | Indiana | | Alperen Şengün (15) | Amen Thompson (9) | Şengün, VanVleet (4) | Toyota Center12,680 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 12 | @ New Orleans | | Jabari Smith Jr. (22) | Jabari Smith Jr. (9) | Holiday, Şengün, Thompson, VanVleet (4) | Legacy Arena11,589 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 16 | @ San Antonio | | Thompson, Whitmore (15) | Holiday, Smith Jr. (9) | Aaron Holiday (6) | Frost Bank Center16,030 | 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 18 | @ San Antonio | | Jabari Smith Jr. (20) | Jeenathan Williams (8) | Amen Thompson (4) | Frost Bank Center17,236 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 5 | October 20 | Miami | | Ja. Green, VanVleet (20) | Alperen Şengün (12) | Fred VanVleet (6) | Toyota Center18,055 | 4–1
Regular season
|- style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 25 | @ Orlando | | Brooks, Şengün, VanVleet (14) | Alperen Şengün (8) | Alperen Şengün (6) | Amway Center18,846 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 2 | October 27 | @ San Antonio | | Alperen Şengün (25) | Alperen Şengün (14) | Fred VanVleet (12) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 29 | Golden State | | Jalen Green (21) | Jalen Green (9) | Alperen Şengün (7) | Toyota Center18,055 | 0–3
|- style="background:#" | 4 | November 1 | Charlotte | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 5 | November 4 | Sacramento | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 6 | November 6 | Sacramento | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 7 | November 8 | L.A. Lakers | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 8 | November 10 | New Orleans | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 9 | November 12 | Denver | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 10 | November 17 | @ L.A. Clippers | | | | | Crypto.com Arena | |- style="background:#" | 11 | November 19 | @ L.A. Lakers | | | | | Crypto.com Arena | |- style="background:#" | 12 | November 20 | @ Golden State | | | | | Chase Center | |- style="background:#" | 13 | November 22 | Memphis | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 14 | November 24 | Denver | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 15 | November 28 | @ Dallas | | | | | American Airlines Center | |- style="background:#" | 16 | November 29 | @ Denver | | | | | Ball Arena |
|- style="background:#" | 17 | December 2 | @ L.A. Lakers | | | | | Crypto.com Arena | |- style="background:#" | 18 | December | – | | | | | – | |- style="background:#" | 19 | December | – | | | | | – | |- style="background:#" | 20 | December 11 | San Antonio | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 21 | December 13 | Memphis | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 22 | December 15 | @ Memphis | | | | | FedExForum | |- style="background:#" | 23 | December 17 | @ Milwaukee | | | | | Fiserv Forum | |- style="background:#" | 24 | December 18 | @ Cleveland | | | | | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | |- style="background:#" | 25 | December 20 | Atlanta | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 26 | December 22 | Dallas | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 27 | December 23 | @ New Orleans | | | | | Smoothie King Center | |- style="background:#" | 28 | December 26 | Indiana | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 29 | December 27 | Phoenix | | | | | Toyota Center | |- style="background:#" | 30 | December 29 | Philadelphia | | | | | Toyota Center |