DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1977-78 Houston Rockets
28–54 · #20 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 28–54 in the regular season, good for the #20 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#20
Net rating
-3.9
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
19 players
Record
28–54
34.1% win rate
League rank
#20
Regular season
Net rating
-3.9
SRS -3.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lucas | G | 15 | 82 | 82 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 9.4 |
| Dwight Jones | F-C | 13 | 82 | — | 10.6 | 7.8 | 1.3 |
| Kevin Kunnert | C-F | 44 | 80 | — | 10.4 | 8.7 | 1.2 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | — | 80 | — | 7.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 23 | 76 | — | 25.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 |
| Ed Ratleff | F-G | 42 | 68 | — | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Moses Malone | C-F | 24 | 59 | — | 19.4 | 15.0 | 0.5 |
| C.J. Kupec | F-C | — | 49 | — | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 14 | 45 | — | 13.0 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| Alonzo Bradley | F | — | 43 | — | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 45 | 23 | — | 21.5 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
| Rudy White | G | 32 | 21 | — | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Larry Moffett | F | 41 | 20 | — | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | — | 14 | — | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Robin Jones | F-C | 34 | 12 | — | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | — | 11 | — | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Phil Bond | G | 30 | 7 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Ron Behagen | F-C | — | 3 | — | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| John Johnson | F | 27 | 1 | — | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
102.2
ORtg
106.1
DRtg
101.3
Pace
-3.8
SRS
-4.0
MOV
49.9%
TS%
45.8%
eFG%
25.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Tom Nissalke
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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The Summit
616 average attendance
Then and now
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19 players