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1980-81 Houston Rockets
40–42 · #11 in the league · NBA Finalist
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 40–42 in the regular season, good for the #11 record in the league, and finished as nba finalist.
League rank
#11
Net rating
+0.3
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
13 players
Record
40–42
48.8% win rate
League rank
#11
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.3
SRS -0.2
Finish
NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Reid | F-G | 50 | 82 | 82 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 4.2 |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | — | 81 | — | 7.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| Moses Malone | C-F | 24 | 80 | — | 27.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 |
| Allen Leavell | G | — | 79 | — | 8.1 | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | — | 76 | — | 16.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | — | 74 | — | 10.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Calvin Garrett | F | — | 70 | — | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Major Jones | F | — | 68 | — | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Tom Henderson | G | — | 66 | — | 5.3 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | — | 55 | — | 6.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | — | 52 | — | 11.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 |
| Lee Johnson | F | 1 | 10 | — | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| John Stroud | F | 42 | 9 | — | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
107.0
ORtg
106.7
DRtg
100.5
Pace
-0.2
SRS
+0.3
MOV
53.4%
TS%
48.9%
eFG%
26.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Del Harris
head_coach
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NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
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The Summit
9,399 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
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13 players