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1978-79 Houston Rockets Team Game Log

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Record: 47-35, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom Nissalke (47-35)

PTS/G: 113.4 (5th of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 112.4 (17th of 22)
SRS: 0.92 (12th of 22) ▪ Pace: 103.8 (16th of 22)
Off Rtg: 108.7 (1st of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 107.7 (21st of 22)
Expected W-L: 43-39 (12th of 22)

Arena: The Summit ▪ Attendance: 434,400 (12th of 22)

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

Regular Season

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1978-10-13 @ NYK W 240 46 19 22 111 44 19 36 107
2 2 1978-10-14 @ BOS W 240 46 22 28 114 42 24 29 108
3 3 1978-10-18 NJN W 240 56 27 38 139 38 11 13 87
4 4 1978-10-19 @ KCK L 240 34 35 42 103 49 10 19 108
5 5 1978-10-21 BOS W 240 50 18 18 118 41 19 26 101
6 6 1978-10-25 NYK W 240 40 26 33 106 39 23 38 101
7 7 1978-10-28 PHI L 240 41 17 22 99 40 21 31 101
8 8 1978-10-29 @ DEN L 240 49 23 30 121 50 34 43 134
9 9 1978-11-01 GSW L 240 42 21 31 105 51 10 13 112
10 10 1978-11-04 PHO W 240 42 26 42 110 43 17 22 103
11 11 1978-11-10 @ MIL L 240 54 18 31 126 58 15 18 131
12 12 1978-11-11 SDC W 240 58 20 22 136 53 17 23 123
13 13 1978-11-15 CHI L 240 47 9 9 103 51 15 22 117
14 14 1978-11-18 SAS W 240 49 28 35 126 50 20 22 120
15 15 1978-11-22 LAL L 240 47 20 27 114 48 25 33 121
16 16 1978-11-24 @ PHO L 240 46 21 25 113 45 30 34 120
17 17 1978-11-25 @ POR L 240 36 33 41 105 50 27 35 127
18 18 1978-11-26 @ SEA W 240 43 22 28 108 43 17 25 103
19 19 1978-11-29 @ GSW L 240 42 10 14 94 47 15 21 109
20 20 1978-11-30 @ SDC W 240 45 23 31 113 43 18 29 104
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1978-12-02 @ CHI L 240 40 11 16 91 50 5 7 105
22 22 1978-12-06 WSB L 240 39 18 22 96 43 15 16 101
23 23 1978-12-08 @ NOJ W 240 43 24 27 110 44 18 31 106
24 24 1978-12-09 POR W 240 46 24 31 116 44 22 26 110
25 25 1978-12-12 BOS W 240 41 30 40 112 39 27 32 105
26 26 1978-12-14 GSW W 265 45 36 45 126 54 15 21 123
27 27 1978-12-15 @ PHI L 240 40 4 6 84 36 19 23 91
28 28 1978-12-20 @ NJN W 240 37 34 45 108 43 19 29 105
29 29 1978-12-21 @ CLE L 240 33 24 28 90 36 29 35 101
30 30 1978-12-23 NYK W 240 53 23 29 129 41 25 37 107
31 31 1978-12-26 @ KCK W 240 36 37 44 109 36 30 40 102
32 32 1978-12-27 @ DET L 240 45 29 37 119 59 13 20 131
33 33 1978-12-29 MIL W 240 41 24 29 106 45 13 29 103
34 34 1978-12-30 DET W 240 47 18 26 112 41 19 23 101
35 35 1979-01-03 NJN W 240 46 35 44 127 48 26 30 122
36 36 1979-01-05 ATL L 240 41 24 32 106 44 21 26 109
37 37 1979-01-06 LAL W 265 51 13 16 115 50 12 19 112
38 38 1979-01-08 @ MIL L 240 39 26 34 104 49 18 22 116
39 39 1979-01-09 KCK W 240 48 30 33 126 45 20 33 110
40 40 1979-01-12 CLE W 240 42 23 32 107 43 10 12 96
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1979-01-13 NOJ W 240 42 33 35 117 45 16 24 106
42 42 1979-01-14 @ ATL L 240 39 27 33 105 42 31 41 115
43 43 1979-01-17 @ GSW W 240 46 12 16 104 44 15 25 103
44 44 1979-01-19 @ LAL W 265 57 8 11 122 56 9 13 121
45 45 1979-01-20 @ PHO L 240 40 17 24 97 48 20 24 116
46 46 1979-01-24 DEN W 240 51 15 17 117 48 20 33 116
47 47 1979-01-27 SEA L 240 41 12 16 94 36 27 32 99
48 48 1979-01-30 @ IND L 240 46 14 19 106 42 28 33 112
49 49 1979-01-31 @ BOS L 240 47 8 10 102 48 23 29 119
50 50 1979-02-02 WSB L 240 47 12 20 106 49 22 26 120
51 51 1979-02-06 DET W 240 44 25 28 113 45 18 28 108
52 52 1979-02-08 MIL W 240 54 26 31 134 54 21 28 129
53 53 1979-02-09 @ NOJ W 240 42 22 29 106 41 17 27 99
54 54 1979-02-10 SEA W 240 44 25 30 113 39 23 31 101
55 55 1979-02-13 IND L 240 48 24 26 120 55 14 19 124
56 56 1979-02-15 POR W 240 49 21 25 119 49 18 25 116
57 57 1979-02-16 @ DET L 240 41 14 24 96 44 22 31 110
58 58 1979-02-18 @ NJN L 265 44 36 45 124 50 26 38 126
59 59 1979-02-22 @ WSB W 240 49 22 24 120 50 10 17 110
60 60 1979-02-25 @ SAS L 240 39 29 38 107 53 21 28 127
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1979-02-27 @ ATL L 240 46 19 21 111 50 25 31 125
62 62 1979-02-28 DEN W 240 54 14 16 122 40 17 23 97
63 63 1979-03-02 @ POR W 240 50 18 25 118 40 18 27 98
64 64 1979-03-04 @ SEA L 240 45 19 21 109 45 29 38 119
65 65 1979-03-06 @ DEN W 240 47 25 32 119 47 24 35 118
66 66 1979-03-07 @ SDC L 240 43 29 36 115 55 28 35 138
67 67 1979-03-10 NOJ W 240 53 18 22 124 44 21 23 109
68 68 1979-03-14 KCK W 240 52 25 29 129 45 17 26 107
69 69 1979-03-16 CHI W 240 45 34 45 124 45 28 36 118
70 70 1979-03-17 PHO W 240 52 30 35 134 52 18 20 122
71 71 1979-03-21 PHI L 240 44 20 24 108 49 16 23 114
72 72 1979-03-23 @ IND L 240 51 32 47 134 56 29 38 141
73 73 1979-03-24 ATL W 240 45 30 32 120 45 26 32 116
74 74 1979-03-27 @ CHI W 240 51 20 26 122 50 16 22 116
75 75 1979-03-28 IND L 240 50 24 29 124 51 23 30 125
76 76 1979-03-30 @ SAS W 240 49 19 28 117 44 28 33 116
77 77 1979-04-01 @ CLE L 240 42 21 26 105 51 12 20 114
78 78 1979-04-03 @ NYK W 240 46 24 33 116 53 9 11 115
79 79 1979-04-04 @ PHI L 240 45 30 40 120 48 25 34 121
80 80 1979-04-06 CLE W 240 42 28 30 112 49 12 21 110
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1979-04-07 SAS W 240 50 23 26 123 41 24 32 106
82 82 1979-04-08 @ WSB W 240 48 16 21 112 42 18 24 102

Playoffs

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1979-04-11 ATL L 240 41 24 30 106 44 21 25 109
2 2 1979-04-13 @ ATL L 240 31 29 36 91 39 22 34 100