41-41 | Lost Conf Semi |
Record | Outcome |
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a 41-41 record. They went 29-12 at home and 12-29 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Houston Rockets went 43-46. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Boston Celtics.
The 1979-80 Houston Rockets played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1979-80 Houston Rockets had their best month in November, when they went 10-4 and had a 71.4% win percentage. Their worst month was October, when they went 2-7 and had a 22.2% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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October '79 | 2-7 | 22.2% | -34 |
November '79 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +59 |
December '79 | 5-9 | 35.7% | -5 |
January '80 | 8-8 | 50% | -10 |
February '80 | 8-5 | 61.5% | +6 |
March '80 | 8-8 | 50% | -2 |
Yes, the Houston Rockets made the Playoffs in 1980. They won their first series against the San Antonio Spurs in the Eastern Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a point differential of +14. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Rockets could have been expected to have about 41.4 wins, or a 41-41 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1979-80 Houston Rockets went 16-10.
During the regular season, the 1979-80 Houston Rockets went 5-3 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979-80 Houston Rockets was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Houston Rockets had during the 1979-80 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Fri, Oct 12, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 114 | ||
Sat, Oct 13, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 105 - 113 | ||
Tue, Oct 16, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 121 - 126 | ||
Wed, Oct 17, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 116 - 112 | ||
Sat, Oct 20, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 107 - 102 | ||
Wed, Oct 24, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 99 - 100 | ||
Sun, Oct 28, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 115 - 120 | ||
Tue, Oct 30, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 112 - 124 | ||
Wed, Oct 31, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 129 - 133 | OT | |
Sat, Nov 3, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 114 - 111 | ||
Wed, Nov 7, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 106 - 101 | ||
Sat, Nov 10, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 112 - 104 | ||
Tue, Nov 13, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 128 - 127 | ||
Wed, Nov 14, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 133 - 92 | ||
Fri, Nov 16, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 133 - 130 | ||
Sat, Nov 17, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 102 - 100 | ||
Tue, Nov 20, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 125 - 130 | OT | |
Wed, Nov 21, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 97 - 94 | ||
Fri, Nov 23, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 102 - 113 | ||
Sat, Nov 24, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 103 - 105 | ||
Tue, Nov 27, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 115 - 117 | ||
Wed, Nov 28, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 113 - 111 | OT | |
Fri, Nov 30, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 106 - 95 | ||
Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 120 - 112 | OT | |
Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 114 - 116 | ||
Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 124 - 109 | ||
Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 129 - 138 | ||
Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 118 - 107 | ||
Thu, Dec 13, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 113 - 121 | ||
Fri, Dec 14, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 101 - 109 | ||
Sun, Dec 16, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 101 - 123 | ||
Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 102 - 108 | ||
Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 106 - 117 | ||
Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 114 - 122 | ||
Wed, Dec 26, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 143 - 110 | ||
Thu, Dec 27, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 110 - 112 | ||
Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 104 - 100 | ||
Wed, Jan 2, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 111 | ||
Fri, Jan 4, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 101 - 104 | ||
Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 111 - 110 | ||
Tue, Jan 8, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 118 - 115 | OT | |
Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 114 - 112 | ||
Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 112 - 96 | ||
Sun, Jan 13, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 121 - 117 | ||
Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 112 - 122 | ||
Fri, Jan 18, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 134 - 111 | ||
Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 110 - 122 | ||
Tue, Jan 22, 1980 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 112 | ||
Wed, Jan 23, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 111 - 110 | OT2 | |
Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 123 - 111 | ||
Tue, Jan 29, 1980 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 112 - 133 | ||
Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 111 - 118 | ||
Thu, Jan 31, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 105 - 110 | ||
Wed, Feb 6, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 115 - 114 | ||
Fri, Feb 8, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 105 - 104 | ||
Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 117 - 95 | ||
Tue, Feb 12, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 120 - 118 | ||
Wed, Feb 13, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Win 122 - 117 | ||
Fri, Feb 15, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 103 - 114 | ||
Sun, Feb 17, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 99 - 112 | ||
Wed, Feb 20, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 102 - 115 | ||
Fri, Feb 22, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 94 - 82 | ||
Sun, Feb 24, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 100 - 112 | ||
Tue, Feb 26, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 93 - 88 | ||
Wed, Feb 27, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 110 - 97 | ||
Thu, Feb 28, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 99 - 105 | ||
Sun, Mar 2, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Loss 91 - 94 | ||
Tue, Mar 4, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 93 - 83 | ||
Wed, Mar 5, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 99 - 103 | OT | |
Fri, Mar 7, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 111 - 110 | OT2 | |
Sat, Mar 8, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 79 - 97 | ||
Tue, Mar 11, 1980 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 109 - 129 | ||
Wed, Mar 12, 1980 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 105 - 121 | ||
Fri, Mar 14, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 85 - 92 | ||
Sun, Mar 16, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 102 - 99 | ||
Wed, Mar 19, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Win 139 - 113 | ||
Thu, Mar 20, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 96 - 109 | ||
Sat, Mar 22, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 125 - 110 | ||
Tue, Mar 25, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 107 - 126 | ||
Wed, Mar 26, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 113 - 101 | ||
Fri, Mar 28, 1980 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 128 - 112 | ||
Sun, Mar 30, 1980 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 121 - 106 | ||
Playoffs | ||||
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Eastern Conference First Round (Won 2 - 1) | ||||
Wed, Apr 2, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 95 - 85 | ||
Fri, Apr 4, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 101 - 106 | ||
Sun, Apr 6, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 141 - 120 | ||
Eastern Conference Semifinals (Lost 0 - 4) | ||||
Wed, Apr 9, 1980 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 101 - 119 | ||
Fri, Apr 11, 1980 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 75 - 95 | ||
Sun, Apr 13, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 81 - 100 | ||
Mon, Apr 14, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 121 - 138 |
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