DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1972-73 Houston Rockets
33–49 · #12 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 33–49 in the regular season, good for the #12 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#12
Net rating
-1.5
Home floor
Hofheinz Pavilion
Roster
14 players
Record
33–49
40.2% win rate
League rank
#12
Regular season
Net rating
-1.5
SRS -1.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 14 | 82 | — | 17.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| Otto Moore | C-F | — | 82 | — | 11.7 | 10.6 | 2.0 |
| Cliff Meely | F-C | 25 | 82 | — | 7.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 45 | 81 | — | 19.3 | 11.6 | 2.2 |
| Jack Marin | F-G | 24 | 81 | — | 18.5 | 6.2 | 3.6 |
| Jimmy Walker | G | 11 | 81 | — | 18.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 23 | 77 | — | 13.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | — | 48 | — | 8.7 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Eric McWilliams | F | 22 | 44 | — | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Stan McKenzie | F-G | — | 26 | — | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Paul McCracken | G | — | 24 | — | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| George Johnson | C | — | 19 | — | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Greg Smith | F | — | 4 | — | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Dick Gibbs | F-G | 40 | 1 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
97.9
ORtg
99.4
DRtg
115.2
Pace
-1.8
SRS
-1.7
MOV
50.3%
TS%
45.7%
eFG%
25.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Tex Winter
head_coach
Johnny Egan
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Hofheinz Pavilion
531 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
HOU
14 players