1971-72 Houston Rockets Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-48
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Tex Winter (34-48)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 203,599, Avg. 4,966 in 41 home dates
1971-72 Houston Rockets RosterTeam Record: 34-48
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Tex Winter (34-48)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 203,599, Avg. 4,966 in 41 home dates
1971-72 Houston Rockets Results
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 34 wins and 48 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Rockets scored 8,993 points and allowed 9,121. Elvin Hayes tossed in a team-best 2,063 points for Houston, while Calvin Murphy and Stu Lantz netted 18 or more per game also. Elvin Hayes contributed 1,197 boards. Calvin Murphy dished out 393 assists for the squad.
Tex Winter coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 82 | 82 | 3461 | 1918 | 832 | 615 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 1197 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 2063 | ||
| Stu Lantz | G | 81 | 78 | 3097 | 1279 | 557 | 462 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 1501 | ||
| Calvin Murphy | G | 82 | 40 | 2538 | 1255 | 571 | 392 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 1491 | ||
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 78 | 61 | 2689 | 1010 | 500 | 238 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 923 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 1172 | ||
| Cliff Meely | F-C | 77 | 36 | 1815 | 776 | 315 | 197 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 763 | ||
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 82 | 25 | 1495 | 618 | 256 | 144 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 620 | ||
| Greg Smith | F | 54 | 50 | 1519 | 473 | 212 | 110 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 494 | ||
| Dick Gibbs | F-G | 64 | 4 | 757 | 265 | 90 | 66 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 235 | ||
| Dick Cunningham | C | 63 | 5 | 720 | 174 | 67 | 53 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 171 | ||
| John Vallely | G | 40 | 1 | 256 | 128 | 49 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 115 | ||
| Johnny Egan | G | 38 | 0 | 437 | 104 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 110 | ||
| Curtis Perry | F | 25 | 5 | 355 | 115 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 88 | ||
| Jim Davis | C-F | 12 | 1 | 180 | 54 | 18 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 62 | ||
| Larry Siegfried | F | 10 | 8 | 223 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 48 | ||
| McCoy McLemore | F-C | 17 | 0 | 147 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 47 | ||
| Don Adams | F | 3 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Totals | 808 | 397 | 19730 | 8277 | 3590 | 0 | 0 | 2424 | 1813 | 0 | 0 | 4433 | 1777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 8993 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 82 | 82 | 42.2 | 43.4 | 64.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 25.2 | |
| Stu Lantz | G | 81 | 78 | 38.2 | 43.5 | 83.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 18.5 | |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 82 | 40 | 31.0 | 45.5 | 89.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 18.2 | |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 78 | 61 | 34.5 | 49.5 | 72.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 15.0 | |
| Cliff Meely | F-C | 77 | 36 | 23.6 | 40.6 | 67.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 9.9 | |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 82 | 25 | 18.2 | 41.4 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.6 | |
| Greg Smith | F | 54 | 50 | 28.1 | 44.8 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 9.1 | |
| Dick Gibbs | F-G | 64 | 4 | 11.8 | 34.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | |
| Dick Cunningham | C | 63 | 5 | 11.4 | 38.5 | 69.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | |
| John Vallely | G | 40 | 1 | 6.4 | 38.3 | 68.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | |
| Johnny Egan | G | 38 | 0 | 11.5 | 40.4 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.9 | |
| Curtis Perry | F | 25 | 5 | 14.2 | 33.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | |
| Jim Davis | C-F | 12 | 1 | 15.0 | 33.3 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.2 | |
| Larry Siegfried | F | 10 | 8 | 22.3 | 39.1 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.8 | |
| McCoy McLemore | F-C | 17 | 0 | 8.6 | 44.2 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | |
| Don Adams | F | 3 | 1 | 13.7 | 31.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Averages | 808 | 397 | 24.4 | 43.4 | 74.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 11.1 |
