| 47-35 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a 47-35 record. They went 30-11 at home and 17-24 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Houston Rockets went 47-37. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Atlanta Hawks.
The 1978-79 Houston Rockets played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Yes, the Houston Rockets made the Playoffs in 1979. They lost their only series against the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round.
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a point differential of +80. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Rockets could have been expected to have about 43.5 wins, or a 43-39 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Houston Rockets went 12-5.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Houston Rockets went 3-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Houston Rockets was a 4 game winning streak on 3 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Houston Rockets had during the 1978-79 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 13, 1978 Fri, Oct 13, 1978 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 111 - 107 | |
| Sat, Oct 14, 1978 Sat, Oct 14, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 114 - 108 | |
| Wed, Oct 18, 1978 Wed, Oct 18, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 139 - 87 | |
| Thu, Oct 19, 1978 Thu, Oct 19, 1978 | @ Kansas City Kings Kings | Loss L 103 - 108 | |
| Sat, Oct 21, 1978 Sat, Oct 21, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 118 - 101 | |
| Wed, Oct 25, 1978 Wed, Oct 25, 1978 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 106 - 101 | |
| Sat, Oct 28, 1978 Sat, Oct 28, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 99 - 101 | |
| Sun, Oct 29, 1978 Sun, Oct 29, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Loss L 121 - 134 | |
| Wed, Nov 1, 1978 Wed, Nov 1, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 105 - 112 | |
| Sat, Nov 4, 1978 Sat, Nov 4, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 110 - 103 | |
| Fri, Nov 10, 1978 Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 126 - 131 | |
| Sat, Nov 11, 1978 Sat, Nov 11, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 136 - 123 | |
| Wed, Nov 15, 1978 Wed, Nov 15, 1978 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 103 - 117 | |
| Sat, Nov 18, 1978 Sat, Nov 18, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 126 - 120 | |
| Wed, Nov 22, 1978 Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 114 - 121 | |
| Fri, Nov 24, 1978 Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 113 - 120 | |
| Sat, Nov 25, 1978 Sat, Nov 25, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 105 - 127 | |
| Sun, Nov 26, 1978 Sun, Nov 26, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 108 - 103 | |
| Wed, Nov 29, 1978 Wed, Nov 29, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 94 - 109 | |
| Thu, Nov 30, 1978 Thu, Nov 30, 1978 | @ San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 113 - 104 | |
| Sat, Dec 2, 1978 Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 91 - 105 | |
| Wed, Dec 6, 1978 Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 96 - 101 | |
| Fri, Dec 8, 1978 Fri, Dec 8, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz Jazz | Win W 110 - 106 | |
| Sat, Dec 9, 1978 Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 116 - 110 | |
| Tue, Dec 12, 1978 Tue, Dec 12, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 112 - 105 | |
| Thu, Dec 14, 1978 Thu, Dec 14, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 126 - 123 | OT |
| Fri, Dec 15, 1978 Fri, Dec 15, 1978 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 84 - 91 | |
| Wed, Dec 20, 1978 Wed, Dec 20, 1978 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 108 - 105 | |
| Thu, Dec 21, 1978 Thu, Dec 21, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 90 - 101 | |
| Sat, Dec 23, 1978 Sat, Dec 23, 1978 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 129 - 107 | |
| Tue, Dec 26, 1978 Tue, Dec 26, 1978 | @ Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 109 - 102 | |
| Wed, Dec 27, 1978 Wed, Dec 27, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 119 - 131 | |
| Fri, Dec 29, 1978 Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 106 - 103 | |
| Sat, Dec 30, 1978 Sat, Dec 30, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 112 - 101 | |
| Wed, Jan 3, 1979 Wed, Jan 3 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 127 - 122 | |
| Fri, Jan 5, 1979 Fri, Jan 5 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 106 - 109 | |
| Sat, Jan 6, 1979 Sat, Jan 6 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Win W 115 - 112 | OT |
| Mon, Jan 8, 1979 Mon, Jan 8 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 104 - 116 | |
| Tue, Jan 9, 1979 Tue, Jan 9 | vs Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 126 - 110 | |
| Fri, Jan 12, 1979 Fri, Jan 12 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 107 - 96 | |
| Sat, Jan 13, 1979 Sat, Jan 13 | vs New Orleans Jazz Jazz | Win W 117 - 106 | |
| Sun, Jan 14, 1979 Sun, Jan 14 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 105 - 115 | |
| Wed, Jan 17, 1979 Wed, Jan 17 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 104 - 103 | |
| Fri, Jan 19, 1979 Fri, Jan 19 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Win W 122 - 121 | OT |
| Sat, Jan 20, 1979 Sat, Jan 20 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 97 - 116 | |
| Wed, Jan 24, 1979 Wed, Jan 24 | vs Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Win W 117 - 116 | |
| Sat, Jan 27, 1979 Sat, Jan 27 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 94 - 99 | |
| Tue, Jan 30, 1979 Tue, Jan 30 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 106 - 112 | |
| Wed, Jan 31, 1979 Wed, Jan 31 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 102 - 119 | |
| Fri, Feb 2, 1979 Fri, Feb 2 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 106 - 120 | |
| Tue, Feb 6, 1979 Tue, Feb 6 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 113 - 108 | |
| Thu, Feb 8, 1979 Thu, Feb 8 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 134 - 129 | |
| Fri, Feb 9, 1979 Fri, Feb 9 | @ New Orleans Jazz Jazz | Win W 106 - 99 | |
| Sat, Feb 10, 1979 Sat, Feb 10 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 113 - 101 | |
| Tue, Feb 13, 1979 Tue, Feb 13 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 120 - 124 | |
| Thu, Feb 15, 1979 Thu, Feb 15 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 119 - 116 | |
| Fri, Feb 16, 1979 Fri, Feb 16 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 96 - 110 | |
| Sun, Feb 18, 1979 Sun, Feb 18 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 124 - 126 | OT |
| Thu, Feb 22, 1979 Thu, Feb 22 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 120 - 110 | |
| Sun, Feb 25, 1979 Sun, Feb 25 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 107 - 127 | |
| Tue, Feb 27, 1979 Tue, Feb 27 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 111 - 125 | |
| Wed, Feb 28, 1979 Wed, Feb 28 | vs Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Win W 122 - 97 | |
| Fri, Mar 2, 1979 Fri, Mar 2 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 118 - 98 | |
| Sun, Mar 4, 1979 Sun, Mar 4 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 109 - 119 | |
| Tue, Mar 6, 1979 Tue, Mar 6 | @ Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Win W 119 - 118 | |
| Wed, Mar 7, 1979 Wed, Mar 7 | @ San Diego Clippers Clippers | Loss L 115 - 138 | |
| Sat, Mar 10, 1979 Sat, Mar 10 | vs New Orleans Jazz Jazz | Win W 124 - 109 | |
| Wed, Mar 14, 1979 Wed, Mar 14 | vs Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 129 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 16, 1979 Fri, Mar 16 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 124 - 118 | |
| Sat, Mar 17, 1979 Sat, Mar 17 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 134 - 122 | |
| Wed, Mar 21, 1979 Wed, Mar 21 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 108 - 114 | |
| Fri, Mar 23, 1979 Fri, Mar 23 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 134 - 141 | |
| Sat, Mar 24, 1979 Sat, Mar 24 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 120 - 116 | |
| Tue, Mar 27, 1979 Tue, Mar 27 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 122 - 116 | |
| Wed, Mar 28, 1979 Wed, Mar 28 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 124 - 125 | |
| Fri, Mar 30, 1979 Fri, Mar 30 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 117 - 116 | |
| Sun, Apr 1, 1979 Sun, Apr 1 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 105 - 114 | |
| Tue, Apr 3, 1979 Tue, Apr 3 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 116 - 115 | |
| Wed, Apr 4, 1979 Wed, Apr 4 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 120 - 121 | |
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 Fri, Apr 6 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 112 - 110 | |
| Sat, Apr 7, 1979 Sat, Apr 7 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 123 - 106 | |
| Sun, Apr 8, 1979 Sun, Apr 8 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 112 - 102 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round | |||
| Wed, Apr 11, 1979 Wed, Apr 11 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 106 - 109 | |
| Fri, Apr 13, 1979 Fri, Apr 13 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 91 - 100 | |
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