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1977-78 Houston Rockets

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28-54, Finished 6th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 103.8 points per game, Allowed 107.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 30-52)
Coached by Tom Nissalke (28-54)

Arena: The Summit / Attendance: 384,905 (15th of 21 available)

SRS: -3.83 (21st of 22) / Pace Factor: 101.3 (22nd of 22)
Offensive Rating: 102.2 (6th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 106.1 (22nd of 22)

1977-78 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19730 3523 7691 .458 1467 1896 .774 1301 2421 3722 1942 683 319 1376 2025 8513 103.8
Opponent 82 19730 3571 7404 .482 1699 2238 .759 1195 2525 3720 1990 605 360 1410 1752 8841 107.8

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 29 76 2900 852 1737 .491 245 267 .918 57 107 164 259 112 3 173 241 1949
2 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 260 22 59 2107 413 828 .499 318 443 .718 380 506 886 31 48 76 220 179 1144
3 John Lucas G 6-3 175 24 82 2933 412 947 .435 193 250 .772 51 204 255 768 160 9 213 208 1017
4 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 25 82 2476 346 777 .445 181 233 .777 215 426 641 109 77 39 165 265 873
5 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 26 80 2152 368 842 .437 93 135 .689 262 431 693 97 44 90 141 315 829
6 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 22 80 1849 261 574 .455 63 96 .656 111 248 359 121 67 51 81 277 585
7 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 29 45 1181 216 495 .436 152 174 .874 36 84 120 203 52 9 120 128 584
8 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 29 23 849 217 447 .485 61 81 .753 40 98 138 32 15 5 38 63 495
9 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 24 43 798 130 304 .428 43 59 .729 24 75 99 54 16 6 55 83 303
10 Ed Ratleff F-G 6-6 195 27 68 1163 130 310 .419 39 47 .830 56 106 162 153 60 22 67 109 299
11 C.J. Kupec F-C 6-6 220 25 49 626 84 197 .426 27 33 .818 27 64 91 50 10 3 24 54 195
12 Rudy White G 6-2 195 24 21 219 31 85 .365 14 18 .778 8 13 21 22 8 0 22 24 76
13 Zaid Abdul-Aziz C-F 6-9 235 31 14 134 20 47 .426 15 20 .750 13 22 35 7 2 2 11 25 55
14 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 23 11 102 17 43 .395 11 16 .688 1 8 9 22 8 1 9 12 45
15 Robin Jones F-C 6-9 225 23 12 66 11 20 .550 4 10 .400 5 9 14 2 1 1 7 16 26
16 Larry Moffett F 6-8 210 23 20 110 5 17 .294 6 10 .600 10 11 21 7 2 2 8 16 16
17 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 27 3 33 7 11 .636 0 1 .000 2 5 7 2 0 0 3 6 14
18 John Johnson F 6-7 200 30 1 11 1 4 .250 2 3 .667 2 1 3 1 0 0 3 3 4
19 Phil Bond G 6-2 175 23 7 21 2 6 .333 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 2 1 4

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 29 76 38.2 11.2 22.9 .491 3.2 3.5 .918 0.8 1.4 2.2 3.4 1.5 0.0 2.3 3.2 25.6
2 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 29 23 36.9 9.4 19.4 .485 2.7 3.5 .753 1.7 4.3 6.0 1.4 0.7 0.2 1.7 2.7 21.5
3 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 260 22 59 35.7 7.0 14.0 .499 5.4 7.5 .718 6.4 8.6 15.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.7 3.0 19.4
4 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 29 45 26.2 4.8 11.0 .436 3.4 3.9 .874 0.8 1.9 2.7 4.5 1.2 0.2 2.7 2.8 13.0
5 John Lucas G 6-3 175 24 82 35.8 5.0 11.5 .435 2.4 3.0 .772 0.6 2.5 3.1 9.4 2.0 0.1 2.6 2.5 12.4
6 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 25 82 30.2 4.2 9.5 .445 2.2 2.8 .777 2.6 5.2 7.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 3.2 10.6
7 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 26 80 26.9 4.6 10.5 .437 1.2 1.7 .689 3.3 5.4 8.7 1.2 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.9 10.4
8 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 22 80 23.1 3.3 7.2 .455 0.8 1.2 .656 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.5 0.8 0.6 1.0 3.5 7.3
9 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 24 43 18.6 3.0 7.1 .428 1.0 1.4 .729 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.9 7.0
10 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 27 3 11.0 2.3 3.7 .636 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.7
11 Ed Ratleff F-G 6-6 195 27 68 17.1 1.9 4.6 .419 0.6 0.7 .830 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.6 4.4
12 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 23 11 9.3 1.5 3.9 .395 1.0 1.5 .688 0.1 0.7 0.8 2.0 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.1 4.1
13 C.J. Kupec F-C 6-6 220 25 49 12.8 1.7 4.0 .426 0.6 0.7 .818 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.1 4.0
14 John Johnson F 6-7 200 30 1 11.0 1.0 4.0 .250 2.0 3.0 .667 2.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.0
15 Zaid Abdul-Aziz C-F 6-9 235 31 14 9.6 1.4 3.4 .426 1.1 1.4 .750 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.8 3.9
16 Rudy White G 6-2 195 24 21 10.4 1.5 4.0 .365 0.7 0.9 .778 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.1 3.6
17 Robin Jones F-C 6-9 225 23 12 5.5 0.9 1.7 .550 0.3 0.8 .400 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.2
18 Larry Moffett F 6-8 210 23 20 5.5 0.3 0.9 .294 0.3 0.5 .600 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.8
19 Phil Bond G 6-2 175 23 7 3.0 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 29 76 2900 10.6 21.6 .491 3.0 3.3 .918 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.2 1.4 0.0 2.1 3.0 24.2
2 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 29 23 849 9.2 19.0 .485 2.6 3.4 .753 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.7 21.0
3 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 260 22 59 2107 7.1 14.1 .499 5.4 7.6 .718 6.5 8.6 15.1 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.8 3.1 19.5
4 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 29 45 1181 6.6 15.1 .436 4.6 5.3 .874 1.1 2.6 3.7 6.2 1.6 0.3 3.7 3.9 17.8
5 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 23 11 102 6.0 15.2 .395 3.9 5.6 .688 0.4 2.8 3.2 7.8 2.8 0.4 3.2 4.2 15.9
6 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 27 3 33 7.6 12.0 .636 0.0 1.1 .000 2.2 5.5 7.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 3.3 6.5 15.3
7 Zaid Abdul-Aziz C-F 6-9 235 31 14 134 5.4 12.6 .426 4.0 5.4 .750 3.5 5.9 9.4 1.9 0.5 0.5 3.0 6.7 14.8
8 Robin Jones F-C 6-9 225 23 12 66 6.0 10.9 .550 2.2 5.5 .400 2.7 4.9 7.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 3.8 8.7 14.2
9 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 26 80 2152 6.2 14.1 .437 1.6 2.3 .689 4.4 7.2 11.6 1.6 0.7 1.5 2.4 5.3 13.9
10 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 24 43 798 5.9 13.7 .428 1.9 2.7 .729 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.4 0.7 0.3 2.5 3.7 13.7
11 John Johnson F 6-7 200 30 1 11 3.3 13.1 .250 6.5 9.8 .667 6.5 3.3 9.8 3.3 0.0 0.0 9.8 9.8 13.1
12 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 25 82 2476 5.0 11.3 .445 2.6 3.4 .777 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.6 1.1 0.6 2.4 3.9 12.7
13 Rudy White G 6-2 195 24 21 219 5.1 14.0 .365 2.3 3.0 .778 1.3 2.1 3.5 3.6 1.3 0.0 3.6 3.9 12.5
14 John Lucas G 6-3 175 24 82 2933 5.1 11.6 .435 2.4 3.1 .772 0.6 2.5 3.1 9.4 2.0 0.1 2.6 2.6 12.5
15 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 22 80 1849 5.1 11.2 .455 1.2 1.9 .656 2.2 4.8 7.0 2.4 1.3 1.0 1.6 5.4 11.4
16 C.J. Kupec F-C 6-6 220 25 49 626 4.8 11.3 .426 1.6 1.9 .818 1.6 3.7 5.2 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.4 3.1 11.2
17 Ed Ratleff F-G 6-6 195 27 68 1163 4.0 9.6 .419 1.2 1.5 .830 1.7 3.3 5.0 4.7 1.9 0.7 2.1 3.4 9.3
18 Phil Bond G 6-2 175 23 7 21 3.4 10.3 .333 0.0 0.0 1.7 5.1 6.9 3.4 1.7 0.0 3.4 1.7 6.9
19 Larry Moffett F 6-8 210 23 20 110 1.6 5.6 .294 2.0 3.3 .600 3.3 3.6 6.9 2.3 0.7 0.7 2.6 5.2 5.2

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 29 76 2900 19.5 .525 .491 2.0 4.0 3.0 14.9 1.8 0.1 8.5 27.9 108 109 18.9 0.0 19 20 -0.5
2 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 260 22 59 2107 21.2 .559 .499 18.6 26.2 22.3 2.1 1.1 1.9 17.7 23.5 106 103 11.1 4.9 16 11 2.5
3 John Lucas G 6-3 175 24 82 2933 16.4 .481 .435 1.8 7.6 4.6 34.8 2.6 0.2 16.8 17.3 105 107 10.9 2.6 14 21 -3.5
4 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 25 82 2476 12.5 .496 .445 9.0 18.8 13.7 5.8 1.5 0.8 15.8 16.8 100 105 4.6 3.8 8 21 -6.5
5 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 26 80 2152 13.6 .460 .437 12.6 21.9 17.1 6.2 1.0 2.2 13.5 19.3 97 104 2.9 4.1 7 20 -6.5
6 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 22 80 1849 11.3 .475 .455 6.2 14.6 10.3 8.7 1.7 1.5 11.6 15.0 101 105 3.6 2.7 6 14 -4.0
7 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 29 45 1181 16.0 .511 .436 3.1 7.8 5.4 24.2 2.1 0.4 17.4 23.3 101 107 3.9 0.7 5 12 -3.5
8 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 29 23 849 17.1 .513 .485 4.9 12.6 8.6 5.9 0.8 0.3 7.3 24.4 106 108 4.1 0.2 4 7 -1.5
9 Ed Ratleff F-G 6-6 195 27 68 1163 11.5 .452 .419 5.0 9.9 7.4 16.8 2.4 1.0 16.8 13.6 98 105 1.3 1.5 3 10 -3.5
10 Zaid Abdul-Aziz C-F 6-9 235 31 14 134 11.4 .493 .426 10.0 17.9 13.8 7.0 0.7 0.8 16.5 19.9 99 107 0.2 0.1 1 1 0.0
11 C.J. Kupec F-C 6-6 220 25 49 626 10.0 .461 .426 4.4 11.2 7.7 10.5 0.8 0.3 10.2 15.0 101 109 1.3 0.0 1 6 -2.5
12 Larry Moffett F 6-8 210 23 20 110 4.0 .374 .294 9.4 10.9 10.1 7.5 0.9 1.0 27.2 10.7 80 108 0.0 0.0 0 2 -1.0
13 Robin Jones F-C 6-9 225 23 12 66 7.7 .533 .550 7.8 14.9 11.2 4.2 0.7 0.8 22.3 19.0 90 107 0.0 0.0 0 1 -0.5
14 John Johnson F 6-7 200 30 1 11 -2.6 .376 .250 18.8 9.9 14.5 11.3 0.0 0.0 36.1 30.1 66 111 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
15 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 23 11 102 15.7 .450 .395 1.0 8.6 4.7 29.7 3.7 0.5 15.2 23.1 96 104 0.1 0.2 0 1 -0.5
16 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 24 43 798 9.0 .459 .428 3.1 10.3 6.6 9.3 0.9 0.4 14.3 19.2 92 109 0.0 0.0 0 11 -5.5
17 Phil Bond G 6-2 175 23 7 21 5.3 .333 .333 4.9 15.6 10.1 11.9 2.3 0.0 25.0 15.2 69 105 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
18 Rudy White G 6-2 195 24 21 219 6.4 .409 .365 3.8 6.5 5.1 13.4 1.7 0.0 19.1 20.9 82 109 0.0 0.0 0 4 -2.0
19 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 27 3 33 11.6 .612 .636 6.3 16.5 11.2 8.9 0.0 0.0 20.8 17.4 101 109 0.1 0.0 0 0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Calvin Murphy *$178,333
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