1981-82 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 46-36
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 2-1
Coach: Del Harris (46-36)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 480,128, Avg. 11,710 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Houston Rockets Statistics
1981-82 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Rockets scored 8,680 points and surrendered 8,683. Moses Malone tossed in a team-best 2,520 points for Houston and contributed 1,188 rebounds. Allen Leavell dished out 457 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Allen Leavell added 150 steals, while Moses Malone blocked 125 shots.

Del Harris coached the team. The 1981-82 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mike DunleavyGMarch 21, 19546'2"180South CarolinaBrooklyn, NY USA
Calvin GarrettFJuly 11, 19566'7"190Oral RobertsParsons, TN USA
Elvin HayesF-CNovember 17, 19456'9"235HoustonRayville, LA USA
Tom HendersonGJanuary 26, 19526'3"190HawaiiNewberry, SC USA
Major JonesFJuly 9, 19536'9"225Albany State (GA)McGehee, AR USA
Allen LeavellGMay 27, 19576'1"170Oklahoma CityMuncie, IN USA
Moses MaloneC-FMarch 23, 19556'10"215nonePetersburg, VA USA
Calvin MurphyGMay 9, 19485'9"165NiagaraNorwalk, CT USA
Jawann OldhamCJuly 4, 19577'0"215SeattleChicago, IL USA
Billy PaultzC-FJuly 30, 19486'11"235St. John's (NY)River Edge, NJ USA
Robert ReidF-GAugust 30, 19556'8"205St. Mary's (TX)Atlanta, GA USA
Larry SpriggsFSeptember 8, 19596'7"230HowardCheverly, MD USA
Bill WilloughbyF-CMay 20, 19576'8"205noneEnglewood, NJ USA



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