Travel desk · 2025-26
Houston Rockets
The Rockets cover 47,525 miles this season — 10th-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 14 back-to-backs and 37h of time-zone change, Jan is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
2.5kOct4 gm · 2 road0 b2b · 2h zones
9.8kNov13 gm · 8 road0 b2b · 6h zones
7.3kDec13 gm · 8 road3 b2b · 7h zones
11kJan17 gm · 8 road3 b2b · 10h zones
6.5kFeb12 gm · 6 road3 b2b · 5h zones
6.9kMar16 gm · 7 road3 b2b · 3h zones
3.3kApr7 gm · 2 road2 b2b · 4h zones
Road trips
19 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | Oklahoma City | 1 | 755 | -1h |
| Oct 29 – Nov 1 | Toronto → Boston | 2 | 1,731 | 1h |
| Nov 5 – Nov 9 | Memphis → San Antonio → Milwaukee | 3 | 2,219 | 0h |
| Nov 19 | Cleveland | 1 | 1,115 | 1h |
| Nov 24 – Dec 1 | Phoenix → San Francisco → Salt Lake City | 4 | 2,264 | -1h |
| Dec 6 | Dallas | 1 | 227 | 0h |
| Dec 15 – Dec 25Longest | Denver → New Orleans → Denver → Sacramento → Inglewood → Los Angeles | 6 | 4,301 | -2h |
| Jan 1 – Jan 3 | Brooklyn → Dallas | 2 | 2,790 | 0h |
| Jan 7 – Jan 11 | Portland → Sacramento | 3 | 2,318 | -2h |
| Jan 22 – Jan 23 | Philadelphia → Detroit | 2 | 1,781 | 1h |
| Jan 29 | Atlanta | 1 | 701 | 1h |
| Feb 2 | Indianapolis | 1 | 866 | 1h |
| Feb 7 | Oklahoma City | 1 | 414 | 0h |
| Feb 19 – Feb 21 | Charlotte → New York | 2 | 1,459 | 1h |
| Feb 26 – Mar 2 | Orlando → Miami → Washington | 3 | 1,976 | 1h |
| Mar 8 | San Antonio | 1 | 186 | 0h |
| Mar 11 | Denver | 1 | 880 | -1h |
| Mar 23 – Mar 29 | Chicago → Minneapolis → Memphis → New Orleans | 4 | 2,354 | 0h |
| Apr 5 – Apr 7 | San Francisco → Phoenix | 2 | 2,293 | -2h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Jan is the heaviest stretch: 11,231 miles over 17 games, with 3 back-to-backs.
- Oct is the softest month — 2,470 miles over 4 games.
- The longest trip runs Dec 15 – Dec 25: 6 games through Denver, New Orleans, Denver, Sacramento, Inglewood, Los Angeles, 4,301 miles.
- The longest single hop is Houston to Portland — 1,834 miles, landing Jan 7.
- 2 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.