The Rockets have 28 nationally televised games, including four on ABC; seven on Amazon Prime; six on ESPN; seven on NBC; and four on Peacock.

On Thursday, the Rockets announced their schedule for the 2025-26 regular season, which is the franchise’s 59th in the NBA and its 55th in Houston. 

The Rockets finished last season with a record of 52-30, second-best in the Western Conference. Dating back to 2004-05, Houston has recorded 10 seasons with 50 or more wins, which is tied for the second-most by any team during that span.

Individual tickets for select games are available now at Rockets.com, while membership presales for all games will begin on Aug. 18 before opening to the general public on Aug. 19. Full and partial memberships are available at Rockets.com or by calling (713) 758-7300.

The Rockets have 28 nationally televised games (four on ABC; seven on Amazon Prime; six on ESPN; seven on NBC; and four on Peacock), and 15 of those are exclusively national broadcasts.

That list of exclusives includes an opening-night matchup at the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder (Oct. 21, NBC) and a Christmas night game at the Los Angeles Lakers (Dec. 25, ABC). The last time the Rockets played on the NBA’s opening night was for the 2017-18, season and their last appearance on Christmas was in 2019.

The Rockets’ local broadcast partner, Space City Home Network, will air Houston’s entire preseason schedule along with all regular-season games that are not exclusive to national TV. Each game will also be available on the team’s radio broadcast home, SportsTalk 790 KBME and NewsRadio 740 KTRH, as well as in Spanish on TUDN 93.3 FM.

Kevin Durant, a 15-time NBA All-Star, is slated to make his home debut as a Rocket Friday, Oct. 24, versus Detroit. Six of Houston’s first nine games are on the road before beginning a three-game homestand from Nov. 12-16. 

Early home game highlights at Toyota Center will include a Nov. 3 matchup versus rookie Cooper Flagg and Dallas; a Nov. 21 NBA Cup showdown against Denver and perennial Most Valuable Player (MVP) frontrunner Nikola Jokić; and a Dec. 5 matchup versus Phoenix that features the returns of Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green. Both were traded to the Suns in the deal that brought Durant to Houston.

The Emirates NBA Cup returns this season, with the Rockets placed in West Group C. In 2024, Houston won its group and advanced to the semifinals. 

This season’s group-play schedule consists of games at San Antonio on Nov. 7; versus Portland on Nov. 14; versus Denver on Nov. 21; and at Golden State on Nov. 26. The knockout rounds will begin on Dec. 9, with the semifinals and championship game once again taking place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. More information on the format is available here.

Not including the outcome of Emirates NBA Cup, the Rockets are scheduled to play 16 of 22 games on the road from Nov. 19 through Jan. 11. Of Houston’s final 46 games, 28 are at Toyota Center, including six of eight to close out the regular season.

The Rockets have 14 sets of back-to-back games this season, down from a league-high total of 16 in 2024-25. Eight of those sets are without travel, including seven with both games at Toyota Center.

Houston’s longest homestands are two five-game stretches from Jan. 13-20 and from March 13-21. The Rockets have three road trips of at least four games this season, including four from Nov. 24-Dec. 1; five from Dec. 18-25; and four from March 23-29.

The complete schedule can be viewed here or in the image below.

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