1971-72 Houston Rockets Season, Schedule & Results

1971-72 Houston Rockets Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date

Opponent

Score

Regular Season (82 Games, 34-48)

Thu, 10/14/71

vs Philadelphia 76ers

Loss 94 - 105

Sat, 10/16/71

@ Phoenix Suns

Loss 108 - 128

Sun, 10/17/71

@ Detroit Pistons

Loss 99 - 112

Wed, 10/20/71

@ Chicago Bulls

Loss 110 - 125

Fri, 10/22/71

@ Seattle SuperSonics

Loss 91 - 110

Sun, 10/24/71

vs Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 103 - 113

Tue, 10/26/71

@ Detroit Pistons

Win 104 - 103

Wed, 10/27/71

@ Boston Celtics

Loss 97 - 108

Thu, 10/28/71

@ New York Knicks

Loss 94 - 112

Sun, 10/31/71

vs Buffalo Braves

Win 102 - 87

Wed, 11/3/71

vs New York Knicks

Loss 98 - 117

Thu, 11/4/71

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Loss 110 - 112

Sun, 11/7/71

vs Baltimore Bullets

Loss 106 - 109

Tue, 11/9/71

@ Golden State Warriors

Loss 99 - 115

Wed, 11/10/71

vs Boston Celtics

Loss 103 - 142

Fri, 11/12/71

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 102 - 111

Sat, 11/13/71

@ Chicago Bulls

Loss 102 - 111

Tue, 11/16/71

@ Baltimore Bullets

Loss 107 - 110

Wed, 11/17/71

@ Philadelphia 76ers

Win 118 - 112

Fri, 11/19/71

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 99 - 106

Sun, 11/21/71

@ Golden State Warriors

Win 115 - 96

Wed, 11/24/71

vs Philadelphia 76ers

Win 109 - 108

Sun, 11/28/71

vs Phoenix Suns

Loss 110 - 116

Tue, 11/30/71

@ Buffalo Braves

Win 115 - 101

Wed, 12/1/71

@ Cleveland Cavaliers

Loss 106 - 116

Fri, 12/3/71

@ Detroit Pistons

Loss 112 - 113

Sat, 12/4/71

@ Boston Celtics

Loss 107 - 117

Wed, 12/8/71

vs Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 120 - 125

Fri, 12/10/71

vs Atlanta Hawks

Win 95 - 88

Sat, 12/11/71

@ Phoenix Suns

Win 111 - 110

Sun, 12/12/71

vs Seattle SuperSonics

Win 100 - 98

Tue, 12/14/71

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 98 - 106

Wed, 12/15/71

@ Atlanta Hawks

Win 117 - 115

Fri, 12/17/71

@ Chicago Bulls

Win 109 - 98

Sat, 12/18/71

@ Cincinnati Royals

Win 126 - 116

Tue, 12/21/71

@ Portland Trail Blazers

Win 132 - 119

Sun, 12/26/71

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 115 - 137

Wed, 12/29/71

vs Phoenix Suns

Loss 106 - 124

Thu, 12/30/71

vs Atlanta Hawks

Win 129 - 115

Sun, 1/2/72

vs Detroit Pistons

Loss 107 - 109

Tue, 1/4/72

vs Seattle SuperSonics

Win 119 - 110

Wed, 1/5/72

vs Boston Celtics

Loss 105 - 113

Sun, 1/9/72

vs Golden State Warriors

Loss 112 - 113

Tue, 1/11/72

@ Seattle SuperSonics

Loss 126 - 141

Sat, 1/15/72

vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Win 112 - 109

Sun, 1/16/72

vs New York Knicks

Loss 108 - 109

Thu, 1/20/72

@ Cincinnati Royals

Win 104 - 87

Fri, 1/21/72

@ Boston Celtics

Loss 105 - 110

Sat, 1/22/72

@ Chicago Bulls

Loss 108 - 115

Sun, 1/23/72

@ Detroit Pistons

Win 109 - 107

Tue, 1/25/72

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Win 118 - 104

Wed, 1/26/72

@ Chicago Bulls

Loss 108 - 117

Fri, 1/28/72

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 105 - 118

Wed, 2/2/72

vs Seattle SuperSonics

Win 111 - 88

Fri, 2/4/72

@ Portland Trail Blazers

Loss 113 - 114

Sat, 2/5/72

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 112 - 119

Sun, 2/6/72

vs Atlanta Hawks

Win 120 - 113

Tue, 2/8/72

vs Seattle SuperSonics

Loss 119 - 127

Fri, 2/11/72

vs Baltimore Bullets

Win 116 - 95

Sun, 2/13/72

vs Cincinnati Royals

Win 112 - 111

Mon, 2/14/72

@ Philadelphia 76ers

Win 130 - 116

Tue, 2/15/72

@ Baltimore Bullets

Loss 98 - 113

Wed, 2/16/72

@ New York Knicks

Loss 100 - 110

Fri, 2/18/72

@ Buffalo Braves

Win 108 - 96

Wed, 2/23/72

vs Los Angeles Lakers

Win 115 - 110

Sat, 2/26/72

vs Detroit Pistons

Win 122 - 106

Sun, 2/27/72

vs Golden State Warriors

Loss 104 - 117

Wed, 3/1/72

@ Cincinnati Royals

Win 108 - 96

Fri, 3/3/72

@ Golden State Warriors

Loss 107 - 108

Sat, 3/4/72

vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Loss 123 - 130

Sun, 3/5/72

vs Chicago Bulls

Loss 97 - 128

Thu, 3/9/72

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Win 114 - 111

Fri, 3/10/72

vs Golden State Warriors

Loss 116 - 119

Sat, 3/11/72

vs Buffalo Braves

Win 121 - 100

Sun, 3/12/72

vs Philadelphia 76ers

Win 121 - 112

Thu, 3/16/72

vs New York Knicks

Loss 102 - 103

Sat, 3/18/72

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 116 - 120

Tue, 3/21/72

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 94 - 111

Wed, 3/22/72

@ Atlanta Hawks

Loss 106 - 107

Fri, 3/24/72

@ Cleveland Cavaliers

Win 127 - 119

Sat, 3/25/72

@ Baltimore Bullets

Win 106 - 85

Sun, 3/26/72

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Win 131 - 109

What was the record of the 1971-72 Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a 34-48 record. They went 18-21 at home and 16-27 on the road.

What division did the 1971-72 Houston Rockets play in?

The 1971-72 Houston Rockets played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

What was the 1971-72 Houston Rockets record by month?

The 1971-72 Houston Rockets had their best month in February, when they went 8-6 and had a 57.1% win percentage. Their worst month was October, when they went 2-8 and had a 20% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
October '71	2-8	20%	-101
November '71	4-10	28.6%	-73
December '71	8-7	53.3%	-14
January '72	5-9	35.7%	-16
February '72	8-6	57.1%	+45
March '72	7-8	46.7%	+31

Did the 1971-72 Houston Rockets make the Playoffs?

No, the Rockets didn't make the Playoffs in 1972.

What was the point differential for the 1971-72 Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a point differential of -128. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Rockets could have been expected to have about 37.0 wins, or a 37-45 record in the regular season.

How did the 1971-72 Houston Rockets perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1971-72 Houston Rockets went 9-13.

How did the 1971-72 Houston Rockets perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1971-72 Houston Rockets went 1-1 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1971-72 Houston Rockets?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1971-72 Houston Rockets was a 4 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1971-72 Houston Rockets?

The longest losing streak that the Houston Rockets had during the 1971-72 regular season was 8 games, which happened once during the season.

1971-1972 Houston Rockets

1971-72 Houston Rockets Schedule

What was the record of the 1971-72 Houston Rockets?

What division did the 1971-72 Houston Rockets play in?

What was the 1971-72 Houston Rockets record by month?

Did the 1971-72 Houston Rockets make the Playoffs?

What was the point differential for the 1971-72 Houston Rockets?

How did the 1971-72 Houston Rockets perform in one-possession games?

How did the 1971-72 Houston Rockets perform in overtime games?

What was the longest win streak for the 1971-72 Houston Rockets?

What was the longest losing streak for the 1971-72 Houston Rockets?