| 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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 12, 1979 Fri, Oct 12, 1979 | @ Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 106 - 114 | |
| Sat, Oct 13, 1979 Sat, Oct 13, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Loss L 105 - 113 | |
| Tue, Oct 16, 1979 Tue, Oct 16, 1979 | @ New York KnicksKnicks | Loss L 121 - 126 | |
| Wed, Oct 17, 1979 Wed, Oct 17, 1979 | vs Indiana PacersPacers | Win W 116 - 112 | |
| Sat, Oct 20, 1979 Sat, Oct 20, 1979 | vs Atlanta HawksHawks | Win W 107 - 102 | |
| Wed, Oct 24, 1979 Wed, Oct 24, 1979 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 99 - 100 | |
| Sun, Oct 28, 1979 Sun, Oct 28, 1979 | @ New Jersey NetsNets | Loss L 115 - 120 | |
| Tue, Oct 30, 1979 Tue, Oct 30, 1979 | @ Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers | Loss L 112 - 124 | |
| Wed, Oct 31, 1979 Wed, Oct 31, 1979 | @ Indiana PacersPacers | Loss L 129 - 133 | OT |
| Sat, Nov 3, 1979 Sat, Nov 3, 1979 | @ Detroit PistonsPistons | Win W 114 - 111 | |
| Wed, Nov 7, 1979 Wed, Nov 7, 1979 | vs New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 106 - 101 | |
| Sat, Nov 10, 1979 Sat, Nov 10, 1979 | vs Detroit PistonsPistons | Win W 112 - 104 | |
| Tue, Nov 13, 1979 Tue, Nov 13, 1979 | @ Chicago BullsBulls | Win W 128 - 127 | |
| Wed, Nov 14, 1979 Wed, Nov 14, 1979 | vs Golden State WarriorsWarriors | Win W 133 - 92 | |
| Fri, Nov 16, 1979 Fri, Nov 16, 1979 | vs New York KnicksKnicks | Win W 133 - 130 | |
| Sat, Nov 17, 1979 Sat, Nov 17, 1979 | @ Atlanta HawksHawks | Win W 102 - 100 | |
| Tue, Nov 20, 1979 Tue, Nov 20, 1979 | @ New York KnicksKnicks | Loss L 125 - 130 | OT |
| Wed, Nov 21, 1979 Wed, Nov 21, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Win W 97 - 94 | |
| Fri, Nov 23, 1979 Fri, Nov 23, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Loss L 102 - 113 | |
| Sat, Nov 24, 1979 Sat, Nov 24, 1979 | vs Washington BulletsBullets | Loss L 103 - 105 | |
| Tue, Nov 27, 1979 Tue, Nov 27, 1979 | @ Kansas City KingsKings | Loss L 115 - 117 | |
| Wed, Nov 28, 1979 Wed, Nov 28, 1979 | vs Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers | Win W 113 - 111 | OT |
| Fri, Nov 30, 1979 Fri, Nov 30, 1979 | vs Atlanta HawksHawks | Win W 106 - 95 | |
| Sat, Dec 1, 1979 Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | vs Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers | Win W 120 - 112 | OT |
| Wed, Dec 5, 1979 Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | vs Los Angeles LakersLakers | Loss L 114 - 116 | |
| Fri, Dec 7, 1979 Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | vs Detroit PistonsPistons | Win W 124 - 109 | |
| Sat, Dec 8, 1979 Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | @ San Antonio SpursSpurs | Loss L 129 - 138 | |
| Wed, Dec 12, 1979 Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | @ San Diego ClippersClippers | Win W 118 - 107 | |
| Thu, Dec 13, 1979 Thu, Dec 13, 1979 | @ Phoenix SunsSuns | Loss L 113 - 121 | |
| Fri, Dec 14, 1979 Fri, Dec 14, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics | Loss L 101 - 109 | |
| Sun, Dec 16, 1979 Sun, Dec 16, 1979 | @ Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers | Loss L 101 - 123 | |
| Wed, Dec 19, 1979 Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | vs Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 102 - 108 | |
| Fri, Dec 21, 1979 Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Loss L 106 - 117 | |
| Sat, Dec 22, 1979 Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | @ Washington BulletsBullets | Loss L 114 - 122 | |
| Wed, Dec 26, 1979 Wed, Dec 26, 1979 | vs San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 143 - 110 | |
| Thu, Dec 27, 1979 Thu, Dec 27, 1979 | @ Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 110 - 112 | |
| Sat, Dec 29, 1979 Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Win W 104 - 100 | |
| Wed, Jan 2, 1980 Wed, Jan 2 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 103 - 111 | |
| Fri, Jan 4, 1980 Fri, Jan 4 | @ New Jersey NetsNets | Loss L 101 - 104 | |
| Sat, Jan 5, 1980 Sat, Jan 5 | vs Phoenix SunsSuns | Win W 111 - 110 | |
| Tue, Jan 8, 1980 Tue, Jan 8 | @ Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers | Win W 118 - 115 | OT |
| Wed, Jan 9, 1980 Wed, Jan 9 | vs Denver NuggetsNuggets | Win W 114 - 112 | |
| Sat, Jan 12, 1980 Sat, Jan 12 | vs Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers | Win W 112 - 96 | |
| Sun, Jan 13, 1980 Sun, Jan 13 | @ Milwaukee BucksBucks | Win W 121 - 117 | |
| Wed, Jan 16, 1980 Wed, Jan 16 | vs New Jersey NetsNets | Loss L 112 - 122 | |
| Fri, Jan 18, 1980 Fri, Jan 18 | vs Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 134 - 111 | |
| Sat, Jan 19, 1980 Sat, Jan 19 | @ Detroit PistonsPistons | Loss L 110 - 122 | |
| Tue, Jan 22, 1980 Tue, Jan 22 | @ Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 106 - 112 | |
| Wed, Jan 23, 1980 Wed, Jan 23 | vs San Diego ClippersClippers | Win W 111 - 110 | 2OT |
| Sat, Jan 26, 1980 Sat, Jan 26 | vs Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics | Win W 123 - 111 | |
| Tue, Jan 29, 1980 Tue, Jan 29 | @ Indiana PacersPacers | Loss L 112 - 133 | |
| Wed, Jan 30, 1980 Wed, Jan 30 | vs San Antonio SpursSpurs | Loss L 111 - 118 | |
| Thu, Jan 31, 1980 Thu, Jan 31 | vs Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Loss L 105 - 110 | |
| Wed, Feb 6, 1980 Wed, Feb 6 | vs New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 115 - 114 | |
| Fri, Feb 8, 1980 Fri, Feb 8 | vs Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers | Win W 105 - 104 | |
| Sat, Feb 9, 1980 Sat, Feb 9 | vs Utah JazzJazz | Win W 117 - 95 | |
| Tue, Feb 12, 1980 Tue, Feb 12 | @ San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 120 - 118 | |
| Wed, Feb 13, 1980 Wed, Feb 13 | vs New York KnicksKnicks | Win W 122 - 117 | |
| Fri, Feb 15, 1980 Fri, Feb 15 | vs Milwaukee BucksBucks | Loss L 103 - 114 | |
| Sun, Feb 17, 1980 Sun, Feb 17 | @ Denver NuggetsNuggets | Loss L 99 - 112 | |
| Wed, Feb 20, 1980 Wed, Feb 20 | @ Golden State WarriorsWarriors | Loss L 102 - 115 | |
| Fri, Feb 22, 1980 Fri, Feb 22 | @ Utah JazzJazz | Win W 94 - 82 | |
| Sun, Feb 24, 1980 Sun, Feb 24 | @ Los Angeles LakersLakers | Loss L 100 - 112 | |
| Tue, Feb 26, 1980 Tue, Feb 26 | vs Indiana PacersPacers | Win W 93 - 88 | |
| Wed, Feb 27, 1980 Wed, Feb 27 | vs Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 110 - 97 | |
| Thu, Feb 28, 1980 Thu, Feb 28 | @ Washington BulletsBullets | Loss L 99 - 105 | |
| Sun, Mar 2, 1980 Sun, Mar 2 | vs Kansas City KingsKings | Loss L 91 - 94 | |
| Tue, Mar 4, 1980 Tue, Mar 4 | @ Atlanta HawksHawks | Win W 93 - 83 | |
| Wed, Mar 5, 1980 Wed, Mar 5 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 99 - 103 | OT |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1980 Fri, Mar 7 | @ New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 111 - 110 | 2OT |
| Sat, Mar 8, 1980 Sat, Mar 8 | vs Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 79 - 97 | |
| Tue, Mar 11, 1980 Tue, Mar 11 | @ New York KnicksKnicks | Loss L 109 - 129 | |
| Wed, Mar 12, 1980 Wed, Mar 12 | @ Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 105 - 121 | |
| Fri, Mar 14, 1980 Fri, Mar 14 | @ Washington BulletsBullets | Loss L 85 - 92 | |
| Sun, Mar 16, 1980 Sun, Mar 16 | @ Detroit PistonsPistons | Win W 102 - 99 | |
| Wed, Mar 19, 1980 Wed, Mar 19 | vs New York KnicksKnicks | Win W 139 - 113 | |
| Thu, Mar 20, 1980 Thu, Mar 20 | @ Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers | Loss L 96 - 109 | |
| Sat, Mar 22, 1980 Sat, Mar 22 | vs Indiana PacersPacers | Win W 125 - 110 | |
| Tue, Mar 25, 1980 Tue, Mar 25 | @ San Antonio SpursSpurs | Loss L 107 - 126 | |
| Wed, Mar 26, 1980 Wed, Mar 26 | vs San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 113 - 101 | |
| Fri, Mar 28, 1980 Fri, Mar 28 | vs Detroit PistonsPistons | Win W 128 - 112 | |
| Sun, Mar 30, 1980 Sun, Mar 30 | @ Indiana PacersPacers | Win W 121 - 106 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round | |||
| Wed, Apr 2, 1980 Wed, Apr 2 | vs San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 95 - 85 | |
| Fri, Apr 4, 1980 Fri, Apr 4 | @ San Antonio SpursSpurs | Loss L 101 - 106 | |
| Sun, Apr 6, 1980 Sun, Apr 6 | vs San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 141 - 120 | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
| Wed, Apr 9, 1980 Wed, Apr 9 | @ Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 101 - 119 | |
| Fri, Apr 11, 1980 Fri, Apr 11 | @ Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 75 - 95 | |
| Sun, Apr 13, 1980 Sun, Apr 13 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 81 - 100 | |
| Mon, Apr 14, 1980 Mon, Apr 14 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 121 - 138 | |
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