1979-80 Houston Rockets Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-41
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-0
Coach: Del Harris (41-41)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 413,572, Avg. 10,087 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Houston Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 41-41
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-0
Coach: Del Harris (41-41)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 413,572, Avg. 10,087 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Houston Rockets Roster
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-5.
Houston tossed in 9,084 points and allowed 9,070. Moses Malone scored a team-best 2,119 points for the Rockets, and Calvin Murphy contributed 18 or more per game, too. Moses Malone accounted for 1,190 boards. Allen Leavell dished out 417 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Calvin Murphy added 143 steals.
Del Harris coached the team. The 1979-80 Houston Rockets lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9084
Regular Season Points Against: 9070
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1979 | Houston Rockets 106 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 13, 1979 | Houston Rockets 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| October 16, 1979 | Houston Rockets 121 at New York Knicks 126 | L | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||
| October 17, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 112 at Houston Rockets 116 | W | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-3 | ||
| October 20, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Houston Rockets 107 | W | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | ||
| October 24, 1979 | Boston Celtics 100 at Houston Rockets 99 | L | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | ||
| October 28, 1979 | Houston Rockets 115 at New Jersey Nets 120 | L | 2-1 | 0-4 | 2-5 | ||
| October 30, 1979 | Houston Rockets 112 at Cleveland Cavaliers 124 | L | 2-1 | 0-5 | 2-6 | ||
| October 31, 1979 | Houston Rockets 129 at Indiana Pacers 133 | L | 2-1 | 0-6 | 2-7 | OT | |
| November 3, 1979 | Houston Rockets 114 at Detroit Pistons 111 | W | 2-1 | 1-6 | 3-7 | ||
| November 7, 1979 | New Jersey Nets 101 at Houston Rockets 106 | W | 3-1 | 1-6 | 4-7 | ||
| November 10, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Houston Rockets 112 | W | 4-1 | 1-6 | 5-7 | ||
| November 13, 1979 | Houston Rockets 128 at Chicago Bulls 127 | W | 4-1 | 2-6 | 6-7 | ||
| November 14, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 92 at Houston Rockets 133 | W | 5-1 | 2-6 | 7-7 | ||
| November 16, 1979 | New York Knicks 130 at Houston Rockets 133 | W | 6-1 | 2-6 | 8-7 | ||
| November 17, 1979 | Houston Rockets 102 at Atlanta Hawks 100 | W | 6-1 | 3-6 | 9-7 | ||
| November 20, 1979 | Houston Rockets 125 at New York Knicks 130 | L | 6-1 | 3-7 | 9-8 | OT | |
| November 21, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 94 at Houston Rockets 97 | W | 7-1 | 3-7 | 10-8 | ||
| November 23, 1979 | Houston Rockets 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | L | 7-1 | 3-8 | 10-9 | ||
| November 24, 1979 | Washington Bullets 105 at Houston Rockets 103 | L | 7-2 | 3-8 | 10-10 | ||
| November 27, 1979 | Houston Rockets 115 at Kansas City Kings 117 | L | 7-2 | 3-9 | 10-11 | ||
| November 28, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Houston Rockets 113 | W | 8-2 | 3-9 | 11-11 | OT | |
| November 30, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at Houston Rockets 106 | W | 9-2 | 3-9 | 12-11 | ||
| December 1, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Houston Rockets 120 | W | 10-2 | 3-9 | 13-11 | OT | |
| December 5, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Houston Rockets 114 | L | 10-3 | 3-9 | 13-12 | ||
| December 7, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 109 at Houston Rockets 124 | W | 11-3 | 3-9 | 14-12 | ||
| December 8, 1979 | Houston Rockets 129 at San Antonio Spurs 138 | L | 11-3 | 3-10 | 14-13 | ||
| December 12, 1979 | Houston Rockets 118 at San Diego Clippers 107 | W | 11-3 | 4-10 | 15-13 | ||
| December 13, 1979 | Houston Rockets 113 at Phoenix Suns 121 | L | 11-3 | 4-11 | 15-14 | ||
| December 14, 1979 | Houston Rockets 101 at Seattle Supersonics 109 | L | 11-3 | 4-12 | 15-15 | ||
| December 16, 1979 | Houston Rockets 101 at Portland Trail Blazers 123 | L | 11-3 | 4-13 | 15-16 | ||
| December 19, 1979 | Chicago Bulls 108 at Houston Rockets 102 | L | 11-4 | 4-13 | 15-17 | ||
| December 21, 1979 | Houston Rockets 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | L | 11-4 | 4-14 | 15-18 | ||
| December 22, 1979 | Houston Rockets 114 at Washington Bullets 122 | L | 11-4 | 4-15 | 15-19 | ||
| December 26, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Houston Rockets 143 | W | 12-4 | 4-15 | 16-19 | ||
| December 27, 1979 | Houston Rockets 110 at Atlanta Hawks 112 | L | 12-4 | 4-16 | 16-20 | ||
| December 29, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Houston Rockets 104 | W | 13-4 | 4-16 | 17-20 | ||
| January 2, 1980 | Boston Celtics 111 at Houston Rockets 103 | L | 13-5 | 4-16 | 17-21 | ||
| January 4, 1980 | Houston Rockets 101 at New Jersey Nets 104 | L | 13-5 | 4-17 | 17-22 | ||
| January 5, 1980 | Phoenix Suns 110 at Houston Rockets 111 | W | 14-5 | 4-17 | 18-22 | ||
| January 8, 1980 | Houston Rockets 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | W | 14-5 | 5-17 | 19-22 | OT | |
| January 9, 1980 | Denver Nuggets 112 at Houston Rockets 114 | W | 15-5 | 5-17 | 20-22 | ||
| January 12, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Houston Rockets 112 | W | 16-5 | 5-17 | 21-22 | ||
| January 13, 1980 | Houston Rockets 121 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 | W | 16-5 | 6-17 | 22-22 | ||
| January 16, 1980 | New Jersey Nets 122 at Houston Rockets 112 | L | 16-6 | 6-17 | 22-23 | ||
| January 18, 1980 | Washington Bullets 111 at Houston Rockets 134 | W | 17-6 | 6-17 | 23-23 | ||
| January 19, 1980 | Houston Rockets 110 at Detroit Pistons 122 | L | 17-6 | 6-18 | 23-24 | ||
| January 22, 1980 | Houston Rockets 106 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 17-6 | 6-19 | 23-25 | ||
| January 23, 1980 | San Diego Clippers 110 at Houston Rockets 111 | W | 18-6 | 6-19 | 24-25 | 2OT | |
| January 26, 1980 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Houston Rockets 123 | W | 19-6 | 6-19 | 25-25 | ||
| January 29, 1980 | Houston Rockets 112 at Indiana Pacers 133 | L | 19-6 | 6-20 | 25-26 | ||
| January 30, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 118 at Houston Rockets 111 | L | 19-7 | 6-20 | 25-27 | ||
| January 31, 1980 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Houston Rockets 105 | L | 19-8 | 6-20 | 25-28 | ||
| February 6, 1980 | New Jersey Nets 114 at Houston Rockets 115 | W | 20-8 | 6-20 | 26-28 | ||
| February 8, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Houston Rockets 105 | W | 21-8 | 6-20 | 27-28 | ||
| February 9, 1980 | Utah Jazz 95 at Houston Rockets 117 | W | 22-8 | 6-20 | 28-28 | ||
| February 12, 1980 | Houston Rockets 120 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | W | 22-8 | 7-20 | 29-28 | ||
| February 13, 1980 | New York Knicks 117 at Houston Rockets 122 | W | 23-8 | 7-20 | 30-28 | ||
| February 15, 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Houston Rockets 103 | L | 23-9 | 7-20 | 30-29 | ||
| February 17, 1980 | Houston Rockets 99 at Denver Nuggets 112 | L | 23-9 | 7-21 | 30-30 | ||
| February 20, 1980 | Houston Rockets 102 at Golden State Warriors 115 | L | 23-9 | 7-22 | 30-31 | ||
| February 22, 1980 | Houston Rockets 94 at Utah Jazz 82 | W | 23-9 | 8-22 | 31-31 | ||
| February 24, 1980 | Houston Rockets 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | L | 23-9 | 8-23 | 31-32 | ||
| February 26, 1980 | Indiana Pacers 88 at Houston Rockets 93 | W | 24-9 | 8-23 | 32-32 | ||
| February 27, 1980 | Washington Bullets 97 at Houston Rockets 110 | W | 25-9 | 8-23 | 33-32 | ||
| February 28, 1980 | Houston Rockets 99 at Washington Bullets 105 | L | 25-9 | 8-24 | 33-33 | ||
| March 2, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 94 at Houston Rockets 91 | L | 25-10 | 8-24 | 33-34 | ||
| March 4, 1980 | Houston Rockets 93 at Atlanta Hawks 83 | W | 25-10 | 9-24 | 34-34 | ||
| March 5, 1980 | Boston Celtics 103 at Houston Rockets 99 | L | 25-11 | 9-24 | 34-35 | OT | |
| March 7, 1980 | Houston Rockets 111 at New Jersey Nets 110 | W | 25-11 | 10-24 | 35-35 | 2OT | |
| March 8, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks 97 at Houston Rockets 79 | L | 25-12 | 10-24 | 35-36 | ||
| March 11, 1980 | Houston Rockets 109 at New York Knicks 129 | L | 25-12 | 10-25 | 35-37 | ||
| March 12, 1980 | Houston Rockets 105 at Boston Celtics 121 | L | 25-12 | 10-26 | 35-38 | ||
| March 14, 1980 | Houston Rockets 85 at Washington Bullets 92 | L | 25-12 | 10-27 | 35-39 | ||
| March 16, 1980 | Houston Rockets 102 at Detroit Pistons 99 | W | 25-12 | 11-27 | 36-39 | ||
| March 19, 1980 | New York Knicks 113 at Houston Rockets 139 | W | 26-12 | 11-27 | 37-39 | ||
| March 20, 1980 | Houston Rockets 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | L | 26-12 | 11-28 | 37-40 | ||
| March 22, 1980 | Indiana Pacers 110 at Houston Rockets 125 | W | 27-12 | 11-28 | 38-40 | ||
| March 25, 1980 | Houston Rockets 107 at San Antonio Spurs 126 | L | 27-12 | 11-29 | 38-41 | ||
| March 26, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 101 at Houston Rockets 113 | W | 28-12 | 11-29 | 39-41 | ||
| March 28, 1980 | Detroit Pistons 112 at Houston Rockets 128 | W | 29-12 | 11-29 | 40-41 | ||
| March 30, 1980 | Houston Rockets 121 at Indiana Pacers 106 | W | 29-12 | 12-29 | 41-41 | ||
| April 2, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 85 at Houston Rockets 95 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 4, 1980 | Houston Rockets 101 at San Antonio Spurs 106 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 6, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 120 at Houston Rockets 141 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 9, 1980 | Houston Rockets 101 at Boston Celtics 119 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 11, 1980 | Houston Rockets 75 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | ||
| April 13, 1980 | Boston Celtics 100 at Houston Rockets 81 | L | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | ||
| April 14, 1980 | Boston Celtics 138 at Houston Rockets 121 | L | 2-2 | 0-3 | 2-5 |
