DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1978-79 Houston Rockets
47–35 · #9 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 47–35 in the regular season, good for the #9 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#9
Net rating
+1.0
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
13 players
Record
47–35
57.3% win rate
League rank
#9
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.0
SRS +0.9
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 24 | 82 | 82 | 24.8 | 17.6 | 1.8 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 23 | 82 | — | 20.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 50 | 82 | — | 10.9 | 5.9 | 2.8 |
| Dwight Jones | F-C | 13 | 81 | — | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Rick Barry | F | — | 80 | — | 13.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 14 | 76 | — | 10.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 45 | 74 | — | 19.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | — | 74 | — | 8.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| Slick Watts | G | — | 61 | — | 3.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| Alonzo Bradley | F | 22 | 34 | — | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Jacky Dorsey | F | 44 | 20 | — | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| E.C. Coleman | F | — | 6 | — | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Tom Barker | C-F | — | 5 | — | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
108.7
ORtg
107.7
DRtg
103.8
Pace
+0.9
SRS
+1.0
MOV
54.5%
TS%
49.7%
eFG%
27.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Tom Nissalke
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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The Summit
503 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
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13 players