1974-75 Houston Rockets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-41
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated New York Knicks 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Johnny Egan (41-41)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 187,457, Avg. 4,572 in 41 home dates
1974-75 Houston Rockets Statistics
1974-75 Houston Rockets Roster

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1974-75 season with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.

Houston scored 8,521 points and surrendered 8,434. Rudy Tomjanovich tossed in a team-best 1,677 points for the Rockets, and Calvin Murphy contributed 17 or more per game, too. Kevin Kunnert accounted for 631 boards. Mike Newlin dished out 403 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Ed Ratleff added 146 steals.

Johnny Egan coached the team. The 1974-75 Houston Rockets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8521
Regular Season Points Against: 8434

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 18, 1974 Houston Rockets 106 at Milwaukee Bucks 101 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 19, 1974 Houston Rockets 112 at Atlanta Hawks 118 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
October 22, 1974 Houston Rockets 100 at New York Knicks 110 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
October 23, 1974 Houston Rockets 95 at Washington Bullets 99 L 0-0 1-3 1-3
October 25, 1974 Philadelphia 76ers 86 at Houston Rockets 110 W 1-0 1-3 2-3
October 30, 1974 Houston Rockets 113 at New Orleans Jazz 100 W 1-0 2-3 3-3
October 31, 1974 Washington Bullets 92 at Houston Rockets 95 W 2-0 2-3 4-3
November 2, 1974 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 97 at Houston Rockets 120 W 3-0 2-3 5-3
November 5, 1974 New York Knicks 106 at Houston Rockets 93 L 3-1 2-3 5-4
November 7, 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 93 at Houston Rockets 103 W 4-1 2-3 6-4
November 9, 1974 Phoenix Suns 101 at Houston Rockets 96 L 4-2 2-3 6-5
November 12, 1974 Houston Rockets 103 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 99 W 4-2 3-3 7-5 at Omaha, NE
November 14, 1974 Chicago Bulls 96 at Houston Rockets 105 W 5-2 3-3 8-5
November 16, 1974 Detroit Pistons 98 at Houston Rockets 118 W 6-2 3-3 9-5
November 19, 1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Houston Rockets 94 W 7-2 3-3 10-5
November 22, 1974 Houston Rockets 83 at Los Angeles Lakers 89 L 7-2 3-4 10-6
November 24, 1974 Houston Rockets 124 at Seattle Supersonics 109 W 7-2 4-4 11-6
November 26, 1974 Houston Rockets 124 at Golden State Warriors 144 L 7-2 4-5 11-7
November 27, 1974 Houston Rockets 97 at Portland Trail Blazers 111 L 7-2 4-6 11-8
November 29, 1974 Atlanta Hawks 96 at Houston Rockets 91 L 7-3 4-6 11-9
November 30, 1974 Houston Rockets 100 at Phoenix Suns 112 L 7-3 4-7 11-10
December 3, 1974 Houston Rockets 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 L 7-3 4-8 11-11
December 4, 1974 Houston Rockets 69 at Detroit Pistons 86 L 7-3 4-9 11-12
December 6, 1974 Boston Celtics 120 at Houston Rockets 114 L 7-4 4-9 11-13 OT
December 10, 1974 Golden State Warriors 97 at Houston Rockets 111 W 8-4 4-9 12-13
December 11, 1974 Houston Rockets 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 103 L 8-4 4-10 12-14
December 12, 1974 Houston Rockets 113 at Buffalo Braves 124 L 8-4 4-11 12-15 at Toronto, Ont
December 14, 1974 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 84 at Houston Rockets 123 W 9-4 4-11 13-15
December 17, 1974 New Orleans Jazz 83 at Houston Rockets 109 W 10-4 4-11 14-15
December 20, 1974 Washington Bullets 91 at Houston Rockets 116 W 11-4 4-11 15-15
December 21, 1974 Houston Rockets 101 at Atlanta Hawks 96 W 11-4 5-11 16-15
December 26, 1974 Atlanta Hawks 86 at Houston Rockets 114 W 12-4 5-11 17-15
December 28, 1974 Buffalo Braves 117 at Houston Rockets 125 W 13-4 5-11 18-15
December 30, 1974 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Houston Rockets 120 W 14-4 5-11 19-15
January 3, 1975 Houston Rockets 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 L 14-4 5-12 19-16
January 4, 1975 Houston Rockets 89 at Milwaukee Bucks 93 L 14-4 5-13 19-17
January 5, 1975 Houston Rockets 115 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 106 W 14-4 6-13 20-17
January 7, 1975 Houston Rockets 97 at Chicago Bulls 106 L 14-4 6-14 20-18
January 9, 1975 Washington Bullets 102 at Houston Rockets 94 L 14-5 6-14 20-19
January 10, 1975 Houston Rockets 108 at New Orleans Jazz 111 L 14-5 6-15 20-20 at Loyola Univ, New Orleans, LA
January 16, 1975 Seattle Supersonics 127 at Houston Rockets 125 L 14-6 6-15 20-21 OT
January 17, 1975 Portland Trail Blazers 127 at Houston Rockets 106 L 14-7 6-15 20-22
January 18, 1975 Houston Rockets 101 at Boston Celtics 123 L 14-7 6-16 20-23 at Hartford, CT
January 21, 1975 Boston Celtics 113 at Houston Rockets 102 L 14-8 6-16 20-24
January 23, 1975 Houston Rockets 96 at Atlanta Hawks 95 W 14-8 7-16 21-24
January 24, 1975 Milwaukee Bucks 91 at Houston Rockets 95 W 15-8 7-16 22-24
January 26, 1975 Houston Rockets 90 at Washington Bullets 118 L 15-8 7-17 22-25
January 28, 1975 Los Angeles Lakers 89 at Houston Rockets 104 W 16-8 7-17 23-25
January 30, 1975 Detroit Pistons 88 at Houston Rockets 103 W 17-8 7-17 24-25
February 1, 1975 Houston Rockets 95 at New York Knicks 93 W 17-8 8-17 25-25
February 2, 1975 Houston Rockets 77 at Philadelphia 76ers 90 L 17-8 8-18 25-26
February 4, 1975 Golden State Warriors 107 at Houston Rockets 105 L 17-9 8-18 25-27
February 5, 1975 Houston Rockets 124 at New Orleans Jazz 97 W 17-9 9-18 26-27
February 7, 1975 Atlanta Hawks 97 at Houston Rockets 105 W 18-9 9-18 27-27
February 9, 1975 Houston Rockets 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 92 W 18-9 10-18 28-27
February 11, 1975 Houston Rockets 112 at Golden State Warriors 108 W 18-9 11-18 29-27 OT
February 12, 1975 Houston Rockets 103 at Seattle Supersonics 104 L 18-9 11-19 29-28
February 14, 1975 New Orleans Jazz 124 at Houston Rockets 112 L 18-10 11-19 29-29
February 16, 1975 Houston Rockets 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 L 18-10 11-20 29-30
February 18, 1975 Portland Trail Blazers 83 at Houston Rockets 107 W 19-10 11-20 30-30
February 21, 1975 Philadelphia 76ers 85 at Houston Rockets 103 W 20-10 11-20 31-30
February 23, 1975 Houston Rockets 99 at New Orleans Jazz 108 L 20-10 11-21 31-31
February 25, 1975 Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at Houston Rockets 114 W 21-10 11-21 32-31
February 28, 1975 Chicago Bulls 87 at Houston Rockets 102 W 22-10 11-21 33-31
March 1, 1975 New Orleans Jazz 109 at Houston Rockets 121 W 23-10 11-21 34-31
March 2, 1975 Phoenix Suns 104 at Houston Rockets 110 W 24-10 11-21 35-31
March 7, 1975 Cleveland Cavaliers 86 at Houston Rockets 93 W 25-10 11-21 36-31
March 8, 1975 Houston Rockets 112 at Phoenix Suns 107 W 25-10 12-21 37-31
March 9, 1975 Houston Rockets 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 L 25-10 12-22 37-32
March 11, 1975 Seattle Supersonics 122 at Houston Rockets 117 L 25-11 12-22 37-33 OT
March 12, 1975 Houston Rockets 88 at Washington Bullets 117 L 25-11 12-23 37-34
March 14, 1975 New York Knicks 103 at Houston Rockets 94 L 25-12 12-23 37-35
March 16, 1975 Houston Rockets 94 at Boston Celtics 99 L 25-12 12-24 37-36
March 18, 1975 Buffalo Braves 115 at Houston Rockets 122 W 26-12 12-24 38-36
March 21, 1975 Houston Rockets 110 at Detroit Pistons 121 L 26-12 12-25 38-37
March 22, 1975 Houston Rockets 112 at Buffalo Braves 117 L 26-12 12-26 38-38
March 23, 1975 Houston Rockets 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 L 26-12 12-27 38-39
March 25, 1975 Houston Rockets 94 at Chicago Bulls 112 L 26-12 12-28 38-40
March 28, 1975 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Houston Rockets 112 W 27-12 12-28 39-40
March 29, 1975 New Orleans Jazz 105 at Houston Rockets 107 W 28-12 12-28 40-40
April 1, 1975 Atlanta Hawks 104 at Houston Rockets 113 W 29-12 12-28 41-40
April 2, 1975 Houston Rockets 85 at Washington Bullets 112 L 29-12 12-29 41-41
April 8, 1975 New York Knicks 84 at Houston Rockets 99 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 10, 1975 Houston Rockets 96 at New York Knicks 106 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 12, 1975 New York Knicks 86 at Houston Rockets 118 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 14, 1975 Houston Rockets 106 at Boston Celtics 123 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
April 16, 1975 Houston Rockets 100 at Boston Celtics 112 L 2-0 0-3 2-3
April 19, 1975 Boston Celtics 102 at Houston Rockets 117 W 3-0 0-3 3-3
April 22, 1975 Boston Celtics 122 at Houston Rockets 117 L 3-1 0-3 3-4
April 24, 1975 Houston Rockets 115 at Boston Celtics 128 L 3-1 0-4 3-5


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