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1988-89 Houston Rockets

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45-37, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 108.5 points per game, Allowed 107.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 44-38)
Coached by Don Chaney (45-37)

Arena: The Summit / Attendance: 680,728 (9th of 25 available)

SRS: 0.22 (15th of 25) / Pace Factor: 101.8 (8th of 25)
Offensive Rating: 105.7 (19th of 25) / Defensive Rating: 104.8 (4th of 25)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Seattle Supersonics

1988-89 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

Click on the Date for game box score.

Starting Lineups

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G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Starting Lineup
1 Fri, Nov 4, 1988 @ Denver Nuggets L 117 120 0 1 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
2 Sat, Nov 5, 1988 Dallas Mavericks L OT 113 114 0 2 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
3 Tue, Nov 8, 1988 San Antonio Spurs W 120 102 1 2 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
4 Thu, Nov 10, 1988 Utah Jazz W 106 99 2 2 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
5 Fri, Nov 11, 1988 @ Miami Heat W 121 100 3 2 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
6 Sun, Nov 13, 1988 Sacramento Kings W 129 127 4 2 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
7 Tue, Nov 15, 1988 New York Knickerbockers L 121 126 4 3 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
8 Thu, Nov 17, 1988 Miami Heat W 113 107 5 3 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
9 Sat, Nov 19, 1988 Detroit Pistons W 109 98 6 3 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
10 Mon, Nov 21, 1988 Atlanta Hawks W 117 113 7 3 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
11 Wed, Nov 23, 1988 @ Utah Jazz L 108 111 7 4 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
12 Fri, Nov 25, 1988 @ Portland Trail Blazers L 94 111 7 5 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
13 Sat, Nov 26, 1988 @ Golden State Warriors W 119 109 8 5 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
14 Tue, Nov 29, 1988 Phoenix Suns L 107 124 8 6 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
15 Wed, Nov 30, 1988 @ Dallas Mavericks W 101 89 9 6 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
16 Fri, Dec 2, 1988 @ Phoenix Suns L 95 110 9 7 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
17 Sat, Dec 3, 1988 Charlotte Hornets W 108 104 10 7 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
18 Tue, Dec 6, 1988 Cleveland Cavaliers W 106 105 11 7 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
19 Thu, Dec 8, 1988 @ Los Angeles Clippers L 116 120 11 8 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
20 Sat, Dec 10, 1988 Seattle Supersonics W 110 91 12 8 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
21 Tue, Dec 13, 1988 @ Denver Nuggets L 101 126 12 9 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
22 Thu, Dec 15, 1988 Golden State Warriors W 2OT 124 115 13 9 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
23 Sun, Dec 18, 1988 San Antonio Spurs W 120 109 14 9 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
24 Tue, Dec 20, 1988 Sacramento Kings W 105 104 15 9 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
25 Thu, Dec 22, 1988 Los Angeles Clippers W 125 109 16 9 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
26 Mon, Dec 26, 1988 @ Charlotte Hornets W 97 95 17 9 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
27 Tue, Dec 27, 1988 @ Miami Heat W 101 93 18 9 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
28 Thu, Dec 29, 1988 @ Washington Bullets L 109 126 18 10 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
29 Fri, Dec 30, 1988 @ Detroit Pistons L 83 95 18 11 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
30 Tue, Jan 3, 1989 Utah Jazz W 104 102 19 11 Derrick Chievous / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
31 Sat, Jan 7, 1989 Philadelphia 76ers L 95 96 19 12 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
32 Wed, Jan 11, 1989 @ San Antonio Spurs W OT 122 117 20 12 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
33 Thu, Jan 12, 1989 Portland Trail Blazers W 116 106 21 12 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
34 Sat, Jan 14, 1989 Dallas Mavericks W 110 98 22 12 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
35 Mon, Jan 16, 1989 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 113 124 22 13 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
36 Tue, Jan 17, 1989 @ Sacramento Kings L 109 123 22 14 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
37 Thu, Jan 19, 1989 @ Seattle Supersonics L 108 124 22 15 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
38 Fri, Jan 20, 1989 @ Golden State Warriors L 114 121 22 16 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
39 Tue, Jan 24, 1989 Miami Heat W 118 93 23 16 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
40 Thu, Jan 26, 1989 Los Angeles Clippers W 106 100 24 16 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
41 Sat, Jan 28, 1989 @ San Antonio Spurs W 96 91 25 16 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
42 Tue, Jan 31, 1989 Los Angeles Lakers L 114 125 25 17 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
43 Fri, Feb 3, 1989 Chicago Bulls W 105 98 26 17 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
44 Sun, Feb 5, 1989 Denver Nuggets W 124 112 27 17 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
45 Wed, Feb 8, 1989 @ Los Angeles Clippers L 111 114 27 18 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
46 Thu, Feb 9, 1989 @ Portland Trail Blazers W 113 110 28 18 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
47 Tue, Feb 14, 1989 Boston Celtics W 137 123 29 18 Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Purvis Short / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
48 Fri, Feb 17, 1989 Denver Nuggets W 121 111 30 18 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
49 Sat, Feb 18, 1989 @ Dallas Mavericks W 105 94 31 18 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
50 Mon, Feb 20, 1989 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 90 110 31 19 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
51 Tue, Feb 21, 1989 @ New York Knickerbockers L 115 120 31 20 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
52 Fri, Feb 24, 1989 @ Chicago Bulls L 97 106 31 21 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
53 Sat, Feb 25, 1989 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 105 121 31 22 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
54 Mon, Feb 27, 1989 Washington Bullets L 98 104 31 23 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
55 Thu, Mar 2, 1989 @ Denver Nuggets L 103 113 31 24 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
56 Fri, Mar 3, 1989 @ Seattle Supersonics L 108 118 31 25 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
57 Sun, Mar 5, 1989 Los Angeles Lakers W 88 83 32 25 Derrick Chievous / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
58 Wed, Mar 8, 1989 @ Utah Jazz L 80 117 32 26 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
59 Fri, Mar 10, 1989 Dallas Mavericks W 96 86 33 26 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
60 Sat, Mar 11, 1989 New Jersey Nets W 124 94 34 26 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
61 Mon, Mar 13, 1989 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 96 97 34 27 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
62 Tue, Mar 14, 1989 @ Sacramento Kings L 90 95 34 28 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
63 Thu, Mar 16, 1989 Milwaukee Bucks W 120 104 35 28 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
64 Sat, Mar 18, 1989 Portland Trail Blazers W 127 113 36 28 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
65 Tue, Mar 21, 1989 Denver Nuggets L 110 112 36 29 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
66 Fri, Mar 24, 1989 Utah Jazz L 99 102 36 30 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
67 Sat, Mar 25, 1989 Golden State Warriors W 144 104 37 30 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
68 Tue, Mar 28, 1989 Seattle Supersonics W 120 117 38 30 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
69 Thu, Mar 30, 1989 @ New Jersey Nets W 109 101 39 30 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
70 Fri, Mar 31, 1989 @ Boston Celtics L 109 126 39 31 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
71 Sun, Apr 2, 1989 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 99 108 39 32 Walter Berry / Sleepy Floyd / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
72 Tue, Apr 4, 1989 @ Indiana Pacers W 90 88 40 32 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
73 Fri, Apr 7, 1989 @ Atlanta Hawks L OT 112 120 40 33 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
74 Sat, Apr 8, 1989 @ Miami Heat L OT 104 107 40 34 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Allen Leavell / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe
75 Tue, Apr 11, 1989 Indiana Pacers W 108 99 41 34 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Allen Leavell / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe
76 Thu, Apr 13, 1989 Phoenix Suns L 111 119 41 35 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Allen Leavell / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe
77 Fri, Apr 14, 1989 @ Utah Jazz L 96 122 41 36 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
78 Sun, Apr 16, 1989 @ Dallas Mavericks W OT 114 112 42 36 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
79 Mon, Apr 17, 1989 San Antonio Spurs W 99 91 43 36 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
80 Wed, Apr 19, 1989 @ San Antonio Spurs W 99 84 44 36 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
81 Fri, Apr 21, 1989 @ Phoenix Suns W 112 101 45 36 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson
82 Sat, Apr 22, 1989 Miami Heat L 89 91 45 37 Sleepy Floyd / Buck Johnson / Hakeem Olajuwon / Otis Thorpe / Mike Woodson

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