| 41-41 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a 41-41 record. They went 31-10 at home and 10-31 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Houston Rockets went 42-44. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference First Round to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 1989-90 Houston Rockets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The 1989-90 Houston Rockets had their best month in March, when they went 11-5 and had a 68.8% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 3-12 and had a 20% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| November '89 | 9-6 | 60% | +73 |
| December '89 | 3-12 | 20% | -87 |
| January '90 | 8-5 | 61.5% | +36 |
| February '90 | 4-8 | 33.3% | -1 |
| March '90 | 11-5 | 68.8% | +82 |
| April '90 | 6-5 | 54.5% | +17 |
Yes, the Houston Rockets made the Playoffs in 1990. They lost their only series against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round.
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a point differential of +120. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Rockets could have been expected to have about 44.9 wins, or a 45-37 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1989-90 Houston Rockets went 4-10.
During the regular season, the 1989-90 Houston Rockets went 1-4 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1989-90 Houston Rockets was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Houston Rockets had during the 1989-90 regular season was 4 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Nov 3, 1989 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 88 - 102 | |
| Sat, Nov 4, 1989 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 132 - 105 | |
| Tue, Nov 7, 1989 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 109 - 86 | |
| Thu, Nov 9, 1989 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 127 - 128 | OT |
| Sat, Nov 11, 1989 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 100 - 92 | |
| Tue, Nov 14, 1989 | @ Miami Heat | Loss 99 - 101 | |
| Thu, Nov 16, 1989 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 94 - 82 | |
| Sat, Nov 18, 1989 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 111 - 141 | |
| Sun, Nov 19, 1989 | vs Miami Heat | Win 132 - 94 | |
| Tue, Nov 21, 1989 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 106 - 114 | OT |
| Wed, Nov 22, 1989 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 97 - 109 | |
| Fri, Nov 24, 1989 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Win 85 - 81 | |
| Sat, Nov 25, 1989 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 85 - 75 | |
| Tue, Nov 28, 1989 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 110 - 104 | |
| Thu, Nov 30, 1989 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 113 - 101 | |
| Sat, Dec 2, 1989 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 103 - 106 | |
| Tue, Dec 5, 1989 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 123 - 133 | |
| Fri, Dec 8, 1989 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 94 - 99 | |
| Sat, Dec 9, 1989 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 90 - 104 | |
| Tue, Dec 12, 1989 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 105 - 83 | |
| Thu, Dec 14, 1989 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 100 - 104 | |
| Fri, Dec 15, 1989 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 96 - 121 | |
| Sun, Dec 17, 1989 | vs Orlando Magic | Win 109 - 94 | |
| Tue, Dec 19, 1989 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 100 - 119 | |
| Wed, Dec 20, 1989 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 112 - 118 | |
| Fri, Dec 22, 1989 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 103 - 92 | |
| Tue, Dec 26, 1989 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 96 - 103 | |
| Wed, Dec 27, 1989 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Loss 91 - 108 | |
| Fri, Dec 29, 1989 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 97 - 103 | |
| Sat, Dec 30, 1989 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Loss 92 - 111 | |
| Wed, Jan 3, 1990 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 117 - 103 | |
| Sat, Jan 6, 1990 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 124 - 119 | OT |
| Tue, Jan 9, 1990 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 97 - 90 | |
| Thu, Jan 11, 1990 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 90 - 87 | |
| Fri, Jan 12, 1990 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 98 - 107 | |
| Mon, Jan 15, 1990 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 101 - 105 | |
| Wed, Jan 17, 1990 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 107 - 98 | |
| Sat, Jan 20, 1990 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 127 - 107 | |
| Mon, Jan 22, 1990 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 116 - 104 | |
| Tue, Jan 23, 1990 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 94 - 102 | |
| Thu, Jan 25, 1990 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 102 - 101 | |
| Sat, Jan 27, 1990 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 92 - 99 | |
| Wed, Jan 31, 1990 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 91 - 98 | |
| Thu, Feb 1, 1990 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 139 - 112 | |
| Sat, Feb 3, 1990 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 105 - 130 | |
| Tue, Feb 6, 1990 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 108 - 101 | |
| Thu, Feb 8, 1990 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 108 - 110 | |
| Tue, Feb 13, 1990 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 94 - 107 | |
| Thu, Feb 15, 1990 | vs New York Knicks | Win 124 - 105 | |
| Sat, Feb 17, 1990 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 102 - 104 | |
| Mon, Feb 19, 1990 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 102 - 107 | |
| Tue, Feb 20, 1990 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Loss 92 - 97 | |
| Fri, Feb 23, 1990 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 125 - 115 | |
| Sat, Feb 24, 1990 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 96 - 104 | |
| Tue, Feb 27, 1990 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 102 - 106 | OT |
| Thu, Mar 1, 1990 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 104 | |
| Sat, Mar 3, 1990 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 129 - 109 | |
| Mon, Mar 5, 1990 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 109 - 105 | |
| Tue, Mar 6, 1990 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 112 - 95 | |
| Thu, Mar 8, 1990 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 111 - 97 | |
| Sat, Mar 10, 1990 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 105 - 95 | |
| Tue, Mar 13, 1990 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 114 - 117 | |
| Thu, Mar 15, 1990 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 92 - 86 | |
| Fri, Mar 16, 1990 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 95 - 118 | |
| Sun, Mar 18, 1990 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 96 - 109 | |
| Tue, Mar 20, 1990 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 110 - 120 | |
| Thu, Mar 22, 1990 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 115 - 110 | |
| Sat, Mar 24, 1990 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 97 - 102 | |
| Mon, Mar 26, 1990 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 113 - 95 | |
| Thu, Mar 29, 1990 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 120 - 94 | |
| Sat, Mar 31, 1990 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 106 - 98 | |
| Tue, Apr 3, 1990 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 112 - 133 | |
| Fri, Apr 6, 1990 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 110 - 121 | |
| Sun, Apr 8, 1990 | @ Orlando Magic | Win 146 - 123 | |
| Tue, Apr 10, 1990 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Win 115 - 112 | |
| Thu, Apr 12, 1990 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 117 - 110 | |
| Sat, Apr 14, 1990 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 103 - 99 | |
| Sun, Apr 15, 1990 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 102 - 113 | |
| Tue, Apr 17, 1990 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 112 - 97 | |
| Thu, Apr 19, 1990 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 127 - 130 | OT |
| Fri, Apr 20, 1990 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 120 - 121 | |
| Sun, Apr 22, 1990 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 100 - 88 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round (Lost 1 - 3) | |||
| Fri, Apr 27, 1990 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 89 - 101 | |
| Sun, Apr 29, 1990 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 100 - 104 | |
| Tue, May 1, 1990 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 114 - 108 | |
| Thu, May 3, 1990 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 88 - 109 | |
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