1981-82 Houston Rockets Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 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 Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 81 | 81 | 3398 | 1822 | 945 | 6 | 0 | 827 | 630 | 558 | 630 | 1188 | 142 | 76 | 125 | 294 | 208 | 2520 |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 82 | 82 | 3032 | 1100 | 519 | 5 | 0 | 422 | 280 | 267 | 480 | 747 | 144 | 62 | 104 | 208 | 287 | 1318 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 77 | 75 | 2913 | 958 | 437 | 10 | 1 | 214 | 160 | 175 | 336 | 511 | 314 | 115 | 48 | 157 | 297 | 1035 |
| Allen Leavell | G | 79 | 61 | 2150 | 793 | 370 | 31 | 9 | 135 | 115 | 49 | 119 | 168 | 457 | 150 | 15 | 153 | 182 | 864 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 64 | 0 | 1204 | 648 | 277 | 16 | 1 | 110 | 100 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 163 | 43 | 1 | 82 | 142 | 655 |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 69 | 42 | 1475 | 464 | 240 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 56 | 107 | 157 | 264 | 75 | 31 | 59 | 78 | 146 | 539 |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 70 | 15 | 1315 | 450 | 206 | 86 | 33 | 106 | 75 | 24 | 80 | 104 | 227 | 45 | 3 | 80 | 161 | 520 |
| Tom Henderson | G | 75 | 23 | 1721 | 403 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 105 | 33 | 105 | 138 | 306 | 55 | 7 | 105 | 120 | 471 |
| Major Jones | F | 60 | 6 | 746 | 213 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 42 | 80 | 122 | 202 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 50 | 100 | 268 |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 51 | 22 | 858 | 242 | 105 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 67 | 94 | 76 | 32 | 6 | 38 | 94 | 230 |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 65 | 3 | 807 | 226 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 34 | 54 | 126 | 180 | 41 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 99 | 212 |
| Jawann Oldham | C | 22 | 0 | 124 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 4 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Totals | 799 | 410 | 19780 | 7366 | 3504 | 176 | 50 | 2225 | 1622 | 1403 | 2284 | 3687 | 1977 | 648 | 429 | 1300 | 1871 | 8680 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 81 | 81 | 42.0 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 76.2 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 31.1 |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 66.4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 77 | 75 | 37.8 | 45.6 | 10.0 | 74.8 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 13.4 |
| Allen Leavell | G | 79 | 61 | 27.2 | 46.7 | 29.0 | 85.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 10.9 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 64 | 0 | 18.8 | 42.7 | 6.3 | 90.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 10.2 |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 69 | 42 | 21.4 | 51.7 | 42.9 | 72.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 7.8 |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 70 | 15 | 18.8 | 45.8 | 38.4 | 70.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| Tom Henderson | G | 75 | 23 | 22.9 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| Major Jones | F | 60 | 6 | 12.4 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 51 | 22 | 16.8 | 43.4 | 30.0 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 65 | 3 | 12.4 | 39.4 | 52.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Jawann Oldham | C | 22 | 0 | 5.6 | 36.1 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | |
| Averages | 799 | 410 | 24.8 | 47.6 | 28.4 | 72.9 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 10.9 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 3 | 136 | 67 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 72 | |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 3 | 124 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 42 | |
| Allen Leavell | G | 3 | 93 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 42 | |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 3 | 115 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 34 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 3 | 66 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 23 | |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 3 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
| Tom Henderson | G | 3 | 68 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 3 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 720 | 271 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 61 | 47 | 56 | 81 | 137 | 58 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 66 | 261 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 3 | 45.3 | 43.3 | 93.3 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 24.0 | |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 3 | 41.3 | 34.0 | 53.3 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | |
| Allen Leavell | G | 3 | 31.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 3 | 38.3 | 48.4 | 80.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 11.3 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 3 | 22.0 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 3 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| Tom Henderson | G | 3 | 22.7 | 31.3 | 100.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.7 | |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 3 | 11.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 2 | 4.5 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 2 | 8.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Averages | 799 | 24.8 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
