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1980-81 Houston Rockets

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40-42, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 108.3 points per game, Allowed 107.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 42-40)
Coached by Del Harris (40-42)

Arena: The Summit / Attendance: 385,354 (14th of 23 available)

SRS: -0.20 (12th of 23) / Pace Factor: 100.5 (18th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 107.0 (8th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 106.7 (15th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-2) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Kansas City Kings
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus San Antonio Spurs
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers

1980-81 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 19805 3573 7335 .487 21 118 .178 1711 2223 .770 1216 2347 3563 2099 705 390 1451 1901 8878 108.3
Opponent 82 19805 3617 7341 .493 49 171 .287 1568 2108 .744 1177 2367 3544 2191 689 367 1430 1977 8851 107.9

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 6-10 260 25 80 3245 806 1545 .522 1 3 .333 609 804 .757 474 706 1180 141 83 150 308 223 2222
2 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 25 82 2963 536 1113 .482 0 4 .000 229 303 .756 164 419 583 344 163 66 198 325 1301
3 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 32 76 2014 528 1074 .492 4 17 .235 206 215 .958 33 54 87 222 111 6 129 209 1266
4 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 26 74 1609 310 632 .491 1 16 .063 156 186 .839 28 90 118 268 64 2 137 165 777
5 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 23 79 1686 258 548 .471 2 17 .118 124 149 .832 30 104 134 384 97 15 189 160 642
6 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 32 52 1264 263 563 .467 12 51 .235 65 82 .793 78 130 208 81 19 6 58 121 603
7 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 32 81 1659 262 517 .507 0 3 .000 75 153 .490 111 280 391 105 28 72 89 182 599
8 Calvin Garrett F 6-7 190 24 70 1638 188 415 .453 1 3 .333 50 62 .806 85 179 264 132 50 10 90 167 427
9 Tom Henderson G 6-3 190 29 66 1411 137 332 .413 0 3 .000 78 95 .821 30 74 104 307 53 4 93 111 352
10 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 23 55 1145 150 287 .523 0 0 49 64 .766 74 153 227 64 18 31 74 102 349
11 Major Jones F 6-9 225 27 68 1003 117 252 .464 0 1 .000 64 101 .634 96 138 234 41 18 23 57 112 298
12 John Stroud F 6-7 215 23 9 88 11 34 .324 0 0 3 4 .750 7 6 13 9 1 0 4 7 25
13 Lee Johnson F 6-11 205 23 10 80 7 23 .304 0 0 3 5 .600 6 14 20 1 0 5 7 17 17

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 6-10 260 25 80 40.6 10.1 19.3 .522 0.0 0.0 .333 7.6 10.1 .757 5.9 8.8 14.8 1.8 1.0 1.9 3.9 2.8 27.8
2 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 32 76 26.5 6.9 14.1 .492 0.1 0.2 .235 2.7 2.8 .958 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.9 1.5 0.1 1.7 2.8 16.7
3 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 25 82 36.1 6.5 13.6 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.7 .756 2.0 5.1 7.1 4.2 2.0 0.8 2.4 4.0 15.9
4 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 32 52 24.3 5.1 10.8 .467 0.2 1.0 .235 1.3 1.6 .793 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.3 11.6
5 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 26 74 21.7 4.2 8.5 .491 0.0 0.2 .063 2.1 2.5 .839 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.6 0.9 0.0 1.9 2.2 10.5
6 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 23 79 21.3 3.3 6.9 .471 0.0 0.2 .118 1.6 1.9 .832 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.9 1.2 0.2 2.4 2.0 8.1
7 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 32 81 20.5 3.2 6.4 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.9 .490 1.4 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 7.4
8 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 23 55 20.8 2.7 5.2 .523 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.2 .766 1.3 2.8 4.1 1.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 6.3
9 Calvin Garrett F 6-7 190 24 70 23.4 2.7 5.9 .453 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 0.9 .806 1.2 2.6 3.8 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.3 2.4 6.1
10 Tom Henderson G 6-3 190 29 66 21.4 2.1 5.0 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .821 0.5 1.1 1.6 4.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.7 5.3
11 Major Jones F 6-9 225 27 68 14.8 1.7 3.7 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .634 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 4.4
12 John Stroud F 6-7 215 23 9 9.8 1.2 3.8 .324 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .750 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.8 2.8
13 Lee Johnson F 6-11 205 23 10 8.0 0.7 2.3 .304 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 .600 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.7 1.7 1.7

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 6-10 260 25 80 3245 8.9 17.1 .522 0.0 0.0 .333 6.8 8.9 .757 5.3 7.8 13.1 1.6 0.9 1.7 3.4 2.5 24.7
2 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 32 76 2014 9.4 19.2 .492 0.1 0.3 .235 3.7 3.8 .958 0.6 1.0 1.6 4.0 2.0 0.1 2.3 3.7 22.6
3 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 26 74 1609 6.9 14.1 .491 0.0 0.4 .063 3.5 4.2 .839 0.6 2.0 2.6 6.0 1.4 0.0 3.1 3.7 17.4
4 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 32 52 1264 7.5 16.0 .467 0.3 1.5 .235 1.9 2.3 .793 2.2 3.7 5.9 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.7 3.4 17.2
5 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 25 82 2963 6.5 13.5 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.7 .756 2.0 5.1 7.1 4.2 2.0 0.8 2.4 3.9 15.8
6 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 23 79 1686 5.5 11.7 .471 0.0 0.4 .118 2.6 3.2 .832 0.6 2.2 2.9 8.2 2.1 0.3 4.0 3.4 13.7
7 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 32 81 1659 5.7 11.2 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 3.3 .490 2.4 6.1 8.5 2.3 0.6 1.6 1.9 3.9 13.0
8 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 23 55 1145 4.7 9.0 .523 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.0 .766 2.3 4.8 7.1 2.0 0.6 1.0 2.3 3.2 11.0
9 Major Jones F 6-9 225 27 68 1003 4.2 9.0 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.6 .634 3.4 5.0 8.4 1.5 0.6 0.8 2.0 4.0 10.7
10 John Stroud F 6-7 215 23 9 88 4.5 13.9 .324 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.6 .750 2.9 2.5 5.3 3.7 0.4 0.0 1.6 2.9 10.2
11 Calvin Garrett F 6-7 190 24 70 1638 4.1 9.1 .453 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.4 .806 1.9 3.9 5.8 2.9 1.1 0.2 2.0 3.7 9.4
12 Tom Henderson G 6-3 190 29 66 1411 3.5 8.5 .413 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.4 .821 0.8 1.9 2.7 7.8 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.8 9.0
13 Lee Johnson F 6-11 205 23 10 80 3.2 10.4 .304 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.3 .600 2.7 6.3 9.0 0.5 0.0 2.3 3.2 7.7 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 6-10 260 25 80 3245 25.1 .585 .522 16.1 24.5 20.3 6.6 1.2 2.6 14.0 27.6 115 104 27.3 12.1 39 8 15.5
2 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 25 82 2963 16.4 .522 .482 6.1 15.9 11.0 16.1 2.6 1.2 13.7 19.8 107 104 10.2 10.5 21 16 2.5
3 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 32 76 2014 18.1 .542 .493 1.8 3.0 2.4 17.2 2.6 0.2 9.9 26.1 111 109 11.6 3.9 15 12 1.5
4 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 26 74 1609 15.0 .544 .491 1.9 6.3 4.1 23.5 1.9 0.1 16.1 21.5 107 109 6.0 2.7 9 12 -1.5
5 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 32 81 1659 12.9 .513 .507 7.4 19.0 13.1 8.5 0.8 2.4 13.2 16.5 103 106 2.9 4.7 8 11 -1.5
6 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 23 79 1686 13.9 .523 .473 2.0 6.9 4.4 30.4 2.7 0.5 23.5 19.3 99 107 1.4 4.2 6 16 -5.0
7 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 32 52 1264 13.5 .503 .478 6.8 11.6 9.2 9.2 0.7 0.3 8.8 21.1 107 110 4.2 1.8 6 10 -2.0
8 Major Jones F 6-9 225 27 68 1003 10.3 .503 .464 10.6 15.5 13.0 5.2 0.9 1.3 16.1 14.3 102 108 1.4 2.2 4 7 -1.5
9 Tom Henderson G 6-3 190 29 66 1411 10.9 .471 .413 2.4 5.9 4.1 27.0 1.8 0.2 19.9 13.4 103 110 2.2 2.2 4 11 -3.5
10 Calvin Garrett F 6-7 190 24 70 1638 8.8 .483 .454 5.7 12.3 9.0 10.2 1.5 0.3 16.9 13.2 99 108 0.6 3.4 4 13 -4.5
11 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 23 55 1145 10.8 .554 .523 7.1 15.0 11.0 7.2 0.8 1.5 19.0 13.8 103 108 1.8 2.5 4 8 -2.0
12 Lee Johnson F 6-11 205 23 10 80 1.5 .337 .304 8.3 19.7 13.9 1.5 0.0 3.5 21.7 16.3 68 106 0.0 0.2 0 1 -0.5
13 John Stroud F 6-7 215 23 9 88 6.4 .350 .324 8.8 7.7 8.2 13.2 0.5 0.0 10.1 18.3 88 112 0.0 0.1 0 1 -0.5

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 6-10 260 25 21 955 207 432 0 2 148 208 125 305 35 13 34 59 54 562 .479 .000 .712 45.5 26.8 14.5 1.7
2 Calvin Murphy G 5-9 165 32 19 540 142 287 2 7 58 60 7 24 57 26 0 42 69 344 .495 .286 .967 28.4 18.1 1.3 3.0
3 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 25 21 868 139 303 0 2 61 92 56 142 98 50 24 44 80 339 .459 .000 .663 41.3 16.1 6.8 4.7
4 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 32 21 720 111 246 0 1 32 48 53 147 35 13 27 27 69 254 .451 .000 .667 34.3 12.1 7.0 1.7
5 Mike Dunleavy G 6-3 180 26 20 472 69 152 6 15 33 38 9 42 68 15 1 30 59 177 .454 .400 .868 23.6 8.9 2.1 3.4
6 Tom Henderson G 6-3 190 29 21 615 59 132 0 1 23 28 14 55 104 17 1 34 39 141 .447 .000 .821 29.3 6.7 2.6 5.0
7 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 23 19 417 42 116 0 1 30 40 28 85 22 14 19 23 42 114 .362 .000 .750 21.9 6.0 4.5 1.2
8 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 23 17 217 30 77 0 0 15 17 5 17 44 18 4 20 26 75 .390 .882 12.8 4.4 1.0 2.6
9 Calvin Garrett F 6-7 190 24 13 117 9 21 0 0 7 8 3 15 6 5 1 6 10 25 .429 .875 9.0 1.9 1.2 0.5
10 Major Jones F 6-9 225 27 12 88 10 21 0 0 2 5 7 18 5 3 2 2 15 22 .476 .400 7.3 1.8 1.5 0.4
11 Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 32 8 31 1 9 0 3 4 6 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 6 .111 .000 .667 3.9 0.8 0.8 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Moses Malone $1,050,000
2 Calvin Murphy $250,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)