DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1976-77 Houston Rockets
49–33 · #5 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 49–33 in the regular season, good for the #5 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#5
Net rating
+1.6
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
14 players
Record
49–33
59.8% win rate
League rank
#5
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.6
SRS +1.4
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | G | 23 | 82 | — | 17.9 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 14 | 82 | — | 12.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| John Lucas | G | — | 82 | — | 11.1 | 2.7 | 5.6 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 45 | 81 | — | 21.6 | 8.4 | 2.1 |
| Kevin Kunnert | C-F | 44 | 81 | — | 9.4 | 8.3 | 1.9 |
| Moses Malone | C-F | — | 80 | — | 13.5 | 13.4 | 1.1 |
| John Johnson | F | 27 | 79 | — | 9.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Dwight Jones | F-C | — | 74 | — | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Tom Owens | C-F | — | 46 | — | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Rudy White | G | 32 | 46 | — | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Ed Ratleff | F-G | 42 | 37 | — | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Goo Kennedy | F-C | 30 | 32 | — | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Dave Wohl | G | 11 | 14 | — | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Phil Hicks | F | — | 2 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.5
ORtg
102.9
DRtg
101.3
Pace
+1.4
SRS
+1.6
MOV
52.9%
TS%
48.3%
eFG%
25.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Tom Nissalke
head_coach
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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The Summit
476 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
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14 players