| 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 Celtics Celtics | Loss L 106 - 114 | |
| Sat, Oct 13, 1979 Sat, Oct 13, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 105 - 113 | |
| Tue, Oct 16, 1979 Tue, Oct 16, 1979 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 121 - 126 | |
| Wed, Oct 17, 1979 Wed, Oct 17, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 116 - 112 | |
| Sat, Oct 20, 1979 Sat, Oct 20, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 107 - 102 | |
| Wed, Oct 24, 1979 Wed, Oct 24, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 99 - 100 | |
| Sun, Oct 28, 1979 Sun, Oct 28, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 115 - 120 | |
| Tue, Oct 30, 1979 Tue, Oct 30, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 112 - 124 | |
| Wed, Oct 31, 1979 Wed, Oct 31, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 129 - 133 | OT |
| Sat, Nov 3, 1979 Sat, Nov 3, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 114 - 111 | |
| Wed, Nov 7, 1979 Wed, Nov 7, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 106 - 101 | |
| Sat, Nov 10, 1979 Sat, Nov 10, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 112 - 104 | |
| Tue, Nov 13, 1979 Tue, Nov 13, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 128 - 127 | |
| Wed, Nov 14, 1979 Wed, Nov 14, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 133 - 92 | |
| Fri, Nov 16, 1979 Fri, Nov 16, 1979 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 133 - 130 | |
| Sat, Nov 17, 1979 Sat, Nov 17, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 102 - 100 | |
| Tue, Nov 20, 1979 Tue, Nov 20, 1979 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 125 - 130 | OT |
| Wed, Nov 21, 1979 Wed, Nov 21, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 97 - 94 | |
| Fri, Nov 23, 1979 Fri, Nov 23, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 102 - 113 | |
| Sat, Nov 24, 1979 Sat, Nov 24, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 103 - 105 | |
| Tue, Nov 27, 1979 Tue, Nov 27, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings Kings | Loss L 115 - 117 | |
| Wed, Nov 28, 1979 Wed, Nov 28, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 113 - 111 | OT |
| Fri, Nov 30, 1979 Fri, Nov 30, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 106 - 95 | |
| Sat, Dec 1, 1979 Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 120 - 112 | OT |
| Wed, Dec 5, 1979 Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 114 - 116 | |
| Fri, Dec 7, 1979 Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 124 - 109 | |
| Sat, Dec 8, 1979 Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 129 - 138 | |
| Wed, Dec 12, 1979 Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 118 - 107 | |
| Thu, Dec 13, 1979 Thu, Dec 13, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 113 - 121 | |
| Fri, Dec 14, 1979 Fri, Dec 14, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 101 - 109 | |
| Sun, Dec 16, 1979 Sun, Dec 16, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 101 - 123 | |
| Wed, Dec 19, 1979 Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 102 - 108 | |
| Fri, Dec 21, 1979 Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 106 - 117 | |
| Sat, Dec 22, 1979 Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 114 - 122 | |
| Wed, Dec 26, 1979 Wed, Dec 26, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 143 - 110 | |
| Thu, Dec 27, 1979 Thu, Dec 27, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 110 - 112 | |
| Sat, Dec 29, 1979 Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 104 - 100 | |
| Wed, Jan 2, 1980 Wed, Jan 2 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 103 - 111 | |
| Fri, Jan 4, 1980 Fri, Jan 4 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 101 - 104 | |
| Sat, Jan 5, 1980 Sat, Jan 5 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 111 - 110 | |
| Tue, Jan 8, 1980 Tue, Jan 8 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 118 - 115 | OT |
| Wed, Jan 9, 1980 Wed, Jan 9 | vs Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Win W 114 - 112 | |
| Sat, Jan 12, 1980 Sat, Jan 12 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 112 - 96 | |
| Sun, Jan 13, 1980 Sun, Jan 13 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 121 - 117 | |
| Wed, Jan 16, 1980 Wed, Jan 16 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 112 - 122 | |
| Fri, Jan 18, 1980 Fri, Jan 18 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 134 - 111 | |
| Sat, Jan 19, 1980 Sat, Jan 19 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 110 - 122 | |
| Tue, Jan 22, 1980 Tue, Jan 22 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 106 - 112 | |
| Wed, Jan 23, 1980 Wed, Jan 23 | vs San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 111 - 110 | 2OT |
| Sat, Jan 26, 1980 Sat, Jan 26 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 123 - 111 | |
| Tue, Jan 29, 1980 Tue, Jan 29 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 112 - 133 | |
| Wed, Jan 30, 1980 Wed, Jan 30 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 111 - 118 | |
| Thu, Jan 31, 1980 Thu, Jan 31 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 105 - 110 | |
| Wed, Feb 6, 1980 Wed, Feb 6 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 115 - 114 | |
| Fri, Feb 8, 1980 Fri, Feb 8 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 105 - 104 | |
| Sat, Feb 9, 1980 Sat, Feb 9 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 117 - 95 | |
| Tue, Feb 12, 1980 Tue, Feb 12 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 120 - 118 | |
| Wed, Feb 13, 1980 Wed, Feb 13 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 122 - 117 | |
| Fri, Feb 15, 1980 Fri, Feb 15 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 103 - 114 | |
| Sun, Feb 17, 1980 Sun, Feb 17 | @ Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Loss L 99 - 112 | |
| Wed, Feb 20, 1980 Wed, Feb 20 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 102 - 115 | |
| Fri, Feb 22, 1980 Fri, Feb 22 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 94 - 82 | |
| Sun, Feb 24, 1980 Sun, Feb 24 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 100 - 112 | |
| Tue, Feb 26, 1980 Tue, Feb 26 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 93 - 88 | |
| Wed, Feb 27, 1980 Wed, Feb 27 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 110 - 97 | |
| Thu, Feb 28, 1980 Thu, Feb 28 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 99 - 105 | |
| Sun, Mar 2, 1980 Sun, Mar 2 | vs Kansas City Kings Kings | Loss L 91 - 94 | |
| Tue, Mar 4, 1980 Tue, Mar 4 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 93 - 83 | |
| Wed, Mar 5, 1980 Wed, Mar 5 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 99 - 103 | OT |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1980 Fri, Mar 7 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 111 - 110 | 2OT |
| Sat, Mar 8, 1980 Sat, Mar 8 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 79 - 97 | |
| Tue, Mar 11, 1980 Tue, Mar 11 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 109 - 129 | |
| Wed, Mar 12, 1980 Wed, Mar 12 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 105 - 121 | |
| Fri, Mar 14, 1980 Fri, Mar 14 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 85 - 92 | |
| Sun, Mar 16, 1980 Sun, Mar 16 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 102 - 99 | |
| Wed, Mar 19, 1980 Wed, Mar 19 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 139 - 113 | |
| Thu, Mar 20, 1980 Thu, Mar 20 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 96 - 109 | |
| Sat, Mar 22, 1980 Sat, Mar 22 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 125 - 110 | |
| Tue, Mar 25, 1980 Tue, Mar 25 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 107 - 126 | |
| Wed, Mar 26, 1980 Wed, Mar 26 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 113 - 101 | |
| Fri, Mar 28, 1980 Fri, Mar 28 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 128 - 112 | |
| Sun, Mar 30, 1980 Sun, Mar 30 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 121 - 106 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round | |||
| Wed, Apr 2, 1980 Wed, Apr 2 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 95 - 85 | |
| Fri, Apr 4, 1980 Fri, Apr 4 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 101 - 106 | |
| Sun, Apr 6, 1980 Sun, Apr 6 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 141 - 120 | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
| Wed, Apr 9, 1980 Wed, Apr 9 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 101 - 119 | |
| Fri, Apr 11, 1980 Fri, Apr 11 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 75 - 95 | |
| Sun, Apr 13, 1980 Sun, Apr 13 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 81 - 100 | |
| Mon, Apr 14, 1980 Mon, Apr 14 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 121 - 138 | |
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