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1978-79 Houston Rockets

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47-35, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 113.4 points per game, Allowed 112.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 43-39)
Coached by Tom Nissalke (47-35)

SRS: 0.92 (12th of 22)
Pace Factor: 103.8 (16th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 108.7 (1st of 22), Defensive Rating: 107.7 (21st of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Atlanta Hawks

1978-79 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
Team 82 19780 3726 7498 .497 1845 2330 .792 1256 2504 3760 2302 632 286 1510 2001 9297
Opponent 82 19780 3795 7625 .498 1627 2211 .736 1186 2315 3501 2278 660 431 1400 2055 9217

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 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 215 23 82 3390 716 1325 .540 599 811 .739 587 857 1444 147 79 119 326 223 2031
2 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 30 82 2941 707 1424 .496 246 265 .928 78 95 173 351 117 6 187 288 1660
3 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 30 74 2641 620 1200 .517 168 221 .760 170 402 572 137 44 18 138 186 1408
4 Rick Barry F 6-7 205 34 80 2566 461 1000 .461 160 169 .947 40 237 277 502 95 38 198 195 1082
5 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 23 82 2259 382 777 .492 131 186 .704 129 354 483 230 75 48 131 302 895
6 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 30 76 1828 283 581 .487 212 243 .872 51 119 170 291 51 9 175 218 778
7 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 24 74 1486 215 425 .506 159 184 .864 28 100 128 324 56 5 130 168 589
8 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 26 81 1215 181 395 .458 96 132 .727 110 218 328 57 34 26 102 204 458
9 Slick Watts G 6-1 175 27 61 1046 92 227 .405 41 67 .612 35 68 103 243 73 14 71 143 225
10 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 25 34 245 37 88 .420 22 33 .667 13 33 46 17 5 1 17 33 96
11 Jacky Dorsey F 6-7 230 24 20 108 24 43 .558 8 16 .500 12 11 23 2 1 2 8 25 56
12 E.C. Coleman F 6-8 225 28 6 39 5 7 .714 1 1 1.000 1 6 7 1 2 0 0 11 11
13 Tom Barker C-F 6-11 225 23 5 16 3 6 .500 2 2 1.000 2 4 6 0 0 0 1 5 8

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 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 215 23 82 41.3 8.7 16.2 .540 7.3 9.9 .739 7.2 10.5 17.6 1.8 1.0 1.5 4.0 2.7 24.8
2 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 30 82 35.9 8.6 17.4 .496 3.0 3.2 .928 1.0 1.2 2.1 4.3 1.4 0.1 2.3 3.5 20.2
3 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 30 74 35.7 8.4 16.2 .517 2.3 3.0 .760 2.3 5.4 7.7 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.5 19.0
4 Rick Barry F 6-7 205 34 80 32.1 5.8 12.5 .461 2.0 2.1 .947 0.5 3.0 3.5 6.3 1.2 0.5 2.5 2.4 13.5
5 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 23 82 27.5 4.7 9.5 .492 1.6 2.3 .704 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.8 0.9 0.6 1.6 3.7 10.9
6 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 30 76 24.1 3.7 7.6 .487 2.8 3.2 .872 0.7 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.7 0.1 2.3 2.9 10.2
7 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 24 74 20.1 2.9 5.7 .506 2.1 2.5 .864 0.4 1.4 1.7 4.4 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.3 8.0
8 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 26 81 15.0 2.2 4.9 .458 1.2 1.6 .727 1.4 2.7 4.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.7
9 Slick Watts G 6-1 175 27 61 17.1 1.5 3.7 .405 0.7 1.1 .612 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.3 3.7
10 Jacky Dorsey F 6-7 230 24 20 5.4 1.2 2.2 .558 0.4 0.8 .500 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.3 2.8
11 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 25 34 7.2 1.1 2.6 .420 0.6 1.0 .667 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.8
12 E.C. Coleman F 6-8 225 28 6 6.5 0.8 1.2 .714 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8
13 Tom Barker C-F 6-11 225 23 5 3.2 0.6 1.2 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.6

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 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 215 23 82 3390 7.6 14.1 .540 6.4 8.6 .739 6.2 9.1 15.3 1.6 0.8 1.3 3.5 2.4 21.6
2 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 30 82 2941 8.7 17.4 .496 3.0 3.2 .928 1.0 1.2 2.1 4.3 1.4 0.1 2.3 3.5 20.3
3 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 30 74 2641 8.5 16.4 .517 2.3 3.0 .760 2.3 5.5 7.8 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.5 19.2
4 Jacky Dorsey F 6-7 230 24 20 108 8.0 14.3 .558 2.7 5.3 .500 4.0 3.7 7.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.7 8.3 18.7
5 Tom Barker C-F 6-11 225 23 5 16 6.8 13.5 .500 4.5 4.5 1.000 4.5 9.0 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 11.3 18.0
6 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 30 76 1828 5.6 11.4 .487 4.2 4.8 .872 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.7 1.0 0.2 3.4 4.3 15.3
7 Rick Barry F 6-7 205 34 80 2566 6.5 14.0 .461 2.2 2.4 .947 0.6 3.3 3.9 7.0 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.7 15.2
8 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 23 82 2259 6.1 12.4 .492 2.1 3.0 .704 2.1 5.6 7.7 3.7 1.2 0.8 2.1 4.8 14.3
9 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 24 74 1486 5.2 10.3 .506 3.9 4.5 .864 0.7 2.4 3.1 7.8 1.4 0.1 3.1 4.1 14.3
10 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 25 34 245 5.4 12.9 .420 3.2 4.8 .667 1.9 4.8 6.8 2.5 0.7 0.1 2.5 4.8 14.1
11 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 26 81 1215 5.4 11.7 .458 2.8 3.9 .727 3.3 6.5 9.7 1.7 1.0 0.8 3.0 6.0 13.6
12 E.C. Coleman F 6-8 225 28 6 39 4.6 6.5 .714 0.9 0.9 1.000 0.9 5.5 6.5 0.9 1.8 0.0 0.0 10.2 10.2
13 Slick Watts G 6-1 175 27 61 1046 3.2 7.8 .405 1.4 2.3 .612 1.2 2.3 3.5 8.4 2.5 0.5 2.4 4.9 7.7

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 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 215 23 82 3390 23.7 .604 .540 19.2 27.1 23.2 5.9 1.1 1.8 16.2 23.4 117 104 32.4 11.7 44 9 17.5
2 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 30 82 2941 16.1 .539 .496 2.9 3.5 3.2 17.0 1.8 0.1 10.8 23.2 111 110 18.8 2.4 21 16 2.5
3 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 30 74 2641 16.4 .543 .517 7.1 16.3 11.8 7.3 0.8 0.4 9.6 21.4 111 109 15.3 3.8 19 13 3.0
4 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 23 82 2259 13.9 .521 .492 6.3 16.8 11.6 13.2 1.5 1.1 13.2 17.3 107 106 8.8 5.6 14 11 1.5
5 Rick Barry F 6-7 205 34 80 2566 14.7 .504 .461 1.7 9.9 5.9 25.7 1.7 0.8 15.6 19.6 105 108 8.9 4.2 13 17 -2.0
6 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 24 74 1486 14.9 .582 .506 2.1 7.2 4.7 27.4 1.7 0.2 20.4 16.9 112 109 8.7 1.8 11 7 2.0
7 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 30 76 1828 12.9 .565 .487 3.1 7.0 5.1 20.2 1.3 0.3 20.3 18.6 107 110 7.5 1.5 9 12 -1.5
8 Slick Watts G 6-1 175 27 61 1046 11.3 .439 .405 3.7 7.0 5.4 27.2 3.2 0.7 21.7 12.3 100 106 1.3 2.7 4 7 -1.5
9 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 26 81 1215 10.9 .505 .458 10.0 19.2 14.7 5.9 1.3 1.1 18.4 18.0 98 106 1.0 3.2 4 10 -3.0
10 Jacky Dorsey F 6-7 230 24 20 108 12.5 .560 .558 12.3 10.9 11.6 2.6 0.4 1.0 13.8 21.2 106 110 0.4 0.1 1 1 0.0
11 E.C. Coleman F 6-8 225 28 6 39 10.9 .739 .714 2.8 16.5 9.8 3.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 7.5 159 105 0.3 0.1 1 0 0.5
12 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 25 34 245 9.3 .468 .420 5.9 14.4 10.2 8.8 0.9 0.2 14.2 19.2 96 109 0.1 0.3 0 2 -1.0
13 Tom Barker C-F 6-11 225 23 5 16 13.2 .581 .500 13.8 26.8 20.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.7 19.4 116 107 0.1 0.0 0 0 0.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Moses Malone C-F 6-10 215 23 2 78 18 41 13 18 25 41 2 1 8 8 5 49 .439 .722 39.0 24.5 20.5 1.0
2 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 30 2 73 9 31 8 9 2 3 6 8 1 2 9 26 .290 .889 36.5 13.0 1.5 3.0
3 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 30 2 67 8 20 8 8 2 6 5 1 1 6 10 24 .400 1.000 33.5 12.0 3.0 2.5
4 Rick Barry F 6-7 205 34 2 65 8 25 8 8 2 8 9 0 2 2 8 24 .320 1.000 32.5 12.0 4.0 4.5
5 Dwight Jones F-C 6-10 210 26 2 33 7 13 6 6 4 12 3 1 4 6 3 20 .538 1.000 16.5 10.0 6.0 1.5
6 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 23 2 45 7 17 6 9 5 9 2 1 2 5 7 20 .412 .667 22.5 10.0 4.5 1.0
7 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 30 2 64 9 23 2 5 7 14 2 1 1 1 1 20 .391 .400 32.0 10.0 7.0 1.0
8 Slick Watts G 6-1 175 27 2 43 6 15 2 3 4 7 7 4 1 7 8 14 .400 .667 21.5 7.0 3.5 3.5
9 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 24 1 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 10.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
10 Jacky Dorsey F 6-7 230 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Alonzo Bradley F 6-6 190 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Moses Malone $1,000,000
2 Calvin Murphy *$189,167
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)