1973-74 Houston Rockets Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 32-50
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Johnny Egan (32-50)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 158,059, Avg. 3,855 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Houston Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 32-50
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Johnny Egan (32-50)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 158,059, Avg. 3,855 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Houston Rockets Roster
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 32 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Rockets scored 8,810 points and allowed 8,821. Rudy Tomjanovich tossed in a team-best 1,961 points for Houston, while Mike Newlin and Calvin Murphy netted 17 or more per game as well. Zaid Abdul-Aziz racked up 923 boards. Calvin Murphy dished out 603 assists for the squad.
On defense, Calvin Murphy added 157 steals.
Johnny Egan coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
Regular Season Points For: 8810
Regular Season Points Against: 8821
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 1973 | Houston Rockets 105 at Buffalo Braves 107 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | OT | |
| October 10, 1973 | Houston Rockets 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 88 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 12, 1973 | Houston Rockets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 13, 1973 | Houston Rockets 86 at New York Knicks 85 | W | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||
| October 16, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers 106 at Houston Rockets 101 | L | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||
| October 20, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Houston Rockets 104 | L | 0-2 | 3-1 | 3-3 | ||
| October 23, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Houston Rockets 98 | L | 0-3 | 3-1 | 3-4 | ||
| October 24, 1973 | Houston Rockets 132 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 0-3 | 4-1 | 4-4 | ||
| October 26, 1973 | Houston Rockets 113 at Chicago Bulls 121 | L | 0-3 | 4-2 | 4-5 | ||
| October 27, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Houston Rockets 92 | L | 0-4 | 4-2 | 4-6 | ||
| October 31, 1973 | New York Knicks 102 at Houston Rockets 91 | L | 0-5 | 4-2 | 4-7 | ||
| November 2, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 125 at Houston Rockets 123 | L | 0-6 | 4-2 | 4-8 | ||
| November 4, 1973 | Houston Rockets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 0-6 | 4-3 | 4-9 | ||
| November 7, 1973 | Capital Bullets 111 at Houston Rockets 97 | L | 0-7 | 4-3 | 4-10 | ||
| November 9, 1973 | Houston Rockets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | L | 0-7 | 4-4 | 4-11 | ||
| November 13, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers 83 at Houston Rockets 97 | W | 1-7 | 4-4 | 5-11 | ||
| November 14, 1973 | Houston Rockets 116 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 118 | L | 1-7 | 4-5 | 5-12 | OT | |
| November 17, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers 96 at Houston Rockets 87 | L | 1-8 | 4-5 | 5-13 | ||
| November 22, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Houston Rockets 96 | L | 1-9 | 4-5 | 5-14 | ||
| November 23, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Houston Rockets 83 | L | 1-10 | 4-5 | 5-15 | ||
| November 27, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 111 at Houston Rockets 125 | W | 2-10 | 4-5 | 6-15 | ||
| November 28, 1973 | Houston Rockets 114 at New York Knicks 106 | W | 2-10 | 5-5 | 7-15 | ||
| November 30, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 95 at Houston Rockets 110 | W | 3-10 | 5-5 | 8-15 | ||
| December 1, 1973 | Houston Rockets 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 | L | 3-10 | 5-6 | 8-16 | OT | |
| December 2, 1973 | Houston Rockets 130 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | W | 3-10 | 6-6 | 9-16 | ||
| December 4, 1973 | Houston Rockets 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 124 | L | 3-10 | 6-7 | 9-17 | ||
| December 5, 1973 | Capital Bullets 99 at Houston Rockets 119 | W | 4-10 | 6-7 | 10-17 | ||
| December 9, 1973 | Houston Rockets 110 at Seattle Supersonics 107 | W | 4-10 | 7-7 | 11-17 | ||
| December 11, 1973 | Houston Rockets 107 at Golden State Warriors 114 | L | 4-10 | 7-8 | 11-18 | ||
| December 14, 1973 | Boston Celtics 114 at Houston Rockets 106 | L | 4-11 | 7-8 | 11-19 | ||
| December 15, 1973 | Houston Rockets 100 at Chicago Bulls 104 | L | 4-11 | 7-9 | 11-20 | ||
| December 17, 1973 | New York Knicks 109 at Houston Rockets 97 | L | 4-12 | 7-9 | 11-21 | ||
| December 19, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 124 at Houston Rockets 118 | L | 4-13 | 7-9 | 11-22 | OT | |
| December 21, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 124 at Houston Rockets 110 | L | 4-14 | 7-9 | 11-23 | ||
| December 22, 1973 | Houston Rockets 89 at Capital Bullets 98 | L | 4-14 | 7-10 | 11-24 | ||
| December 23, 1973 | Houston Rockets 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | L | 4-14 | 7-11 | 11-25 | ||
| December 26, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 95 at Houston Rockets 110 | W | 5-14 | 7-11 | 12-25 | ||
| December 28, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 127 at Houston Rockets 111 | L | 5-15 | 7-11 | 12-26 | ||
| December 29, 1973 | Houston Rockets 110 at Atlanta Hawks 114 | L | 5-15 | 7-12 | 12-27 | ||
| January 2, 1974 | Houston Rockets 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 5-15 | 8-12 | 13-27 | ||
| January 4, 1974 | Houston Rockets 119 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 | W | 5-15 | 9-12 | 14-27 | ||
| January 5, 1974 | Houston Rockets 106 at Golden State Warriors 108 | L | 5-15 | 9-13 | 14-28 | ||
| January 6, 1974 | Houston Rockets 90 at Seattle Supersonics 91 | L | 5-15 | 9-14 | 14-29 | ||
| January 8, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 104 at Houston Rockets 92 | L | 5-16 | 9-14 | 14-30 | ||
| January 9, 1974 | Houston Rockets 101 at Phoenix Suns 105 | L | 5-16 | 9-15 | 14-31 | ||
| January 11, 1974 | Houston Rockets 99 at Buffalo Braves 117 | L | 5-16 | 9-16 | 14-32 | ||
| January 13, 1974 | Houston Rockets 121 at Buffalo Braves 112 | W | 5-16 | 10-16 | 15-32 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| January 18, 1974 | New York Knicks 90 at Houston Rockets 96 | W | 6-16 | 10-16 | 16-32 | ||
| January 20, 1974 | Houston Rockets 105 at Capital Bullets 111 | L | 6-16 | 10-17 | 16-33 | ||
| January 22, 1974 | Houston Rockets 108 at New York Knicks 93 | W | 6-16 | 11-17 | 17-33 | ||
| January 23, 1974 | Houston Rockets 115 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | W | 6-16 | 12-17 | 18-33 | ||
| January 25, 1974 | Houston Rockets 89 at Detroit Pistons 93 | L | 6-16 | 12-18 | 18-34 | ||
| January 27, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 122 at Houston Rockets 108 | L | 6-17 | 12-18 | 18-35 | ||
| January 29, 1974 | Seattle Supersonics 115 at Houston Rockets 107 | L | 6-18 | 12-18 | 18-36 | ||
| January 31, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 109 at Houston Rockets 108 | L | 6-19 | 12-18 | 18-37 | ||
| February 2, 1974 | Houston Rockets 107 at Atlanta Hawks 117 | L | 6-19 | 12-19 | 18-38 | ||
| February 3, 1974 | Atlanta Hawks 112 at Houston Rockets 123 | W | 7-19 | 12-19 | 19-38 | ||
| February 5, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Houston Rockets 116 | W | 8-19 | 12-19 | 20-38 | OT | |
| February 8, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Houston Rockets 120 | W | 9-19 | 12-19 | 21-38 | ||
| February 10, 1974 | Houston Rockets 112 at Portland Trail Blazers 106 | W | 9-19 | 13-19 | 22-38 | ||
| February 12, 1974 | Houston Rockets 129 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 9-19 | 14-19 | 23-38 | ||
| February 14, 1974 | Houston Rockets 99 at Phoenix Suns 107 | L | 9-19 | 14-20 | 23-39 | ||
| February 17, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 135 at Houston Rockets 118 | L | 9-20 | 14-20 | 23-40 | ||
| February 20, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Houston Rockets 115 | W | 10-20 | 14-20 | 24-40 | ||
| February 22, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 122 at Houston Rockets 113 | L | 10-21 | 14-20 | 24-41 | ||
| February 24, 1974 | Portland Trail Blazers 115 at Houston Rockets 133 | W | 11-21 | 14-20 | 25-41 | ||
| February 26, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 101 at Houston Rockets 118 | W | 12-21 | 14-20 | 26-41 | ||
| March 1, 1974 | Phoenix Suns 111 at Houston Rockets 117 | W | 13-21 | 14-20 | 27-41 | ||
| March 2, 1974 | Houston Rockets 122 at Atlanta Hawks 129 | L | 13-21 | 14-21 | 27-42 | ||
| March 3, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 112 at Houston Rockets 106 | L | 13-22 | 14-21 | 27-43 | OT | at Madison, WI |
| March 6, 1974 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Houston Rockets 93 | L | 13-23 | 14-21 | 27-44 | ||
| March 8, 1974 | Boston Celtics 106 at Houston Rockets 113 | W | 14-23 | 14-21 | 28-44 | ||
| March 10, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Houston Rockets 113 | W | 15-23 | 14-21 | 29-44 | ||
| March 13, 1974 | Capital Bullets 93 at Houston Rockets 117 | W | 16-23 | 14-21 | 30-44 | ||
| March 15, 1974 | Capital Bullets 105 at Houston Rockets 114 | W | 17-23 | 14-21 | 31-44 | ||
| March 17, 1974 | Houston Rockets 114 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 125 | L | 17-23 | 14-22 | 31-45 | at Omaha, NE | |
| March 19, 1974 | Boston Celtics 110 at Houston Rockets 107 | L | 17-24 | 14-22 | 31-46 | ||
| March 20, 1974 | Houston Rockets 99 at Detroit Pistons 103 | L | 17-24 | 14-23 | 31-47 | ||
| March 22, 1974 | Houston Rockets 95 at Capital Bullets 109 | L | 17-24 | 14-24 | 31-48 | ||
| March 23, 1974 | Boston Celtics 108 at Houston Rockets 105 | L | 17-25 | 14-24 | 31-49 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 24, 1974 | Houston Rockets 106 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 17-25 | 14-25 | 31-50 | OT | |
| March 26, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 96 at Houston Rockets 119 | W | 18-25 | 14-25 | 32-50 |
