1978-79 Houston Rockets Statistics

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Atlanta Hawks 2-0
Coach: Tom Nissalke (47-35)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 434,400, Avg. 10,595 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Houston Rockets Roster
1978-79 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

Houston racked up 9,297 points and conceded 9,217. Moses Malone tossed in a team-best 2,031 points for the Rockets, while Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich scored 18 or more per game also. Moses Malone contributed 1,444 boards. Rick Barry dished out 502 assists for the squad.

On defense, Calvin Murphy added 117 steals.

Tom Nissalke coached the team. The 1978-79 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Totals:

Player Pos GP GS Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Moses MaloneC-F8282339013257168115995878571444147791193262232031
Calvin MurphyG828129411424707265246789517335111761872881660
Rudy TomjanovichF74742641120062022116817040257213744181381861408
Rick BarryF8078256610004611691604023727750295381981951082
Robert ReidF-G822722597773821861311293544832307548131302895
Mike NewlinG-F7628182858128324321251119170291519175218778
Mike DunleavyG7419148642521518415928100128324565130168589
Dwight JonesF-C812121539518113296110218328573426102204458
Slick WattsG611910462279267413568103243731471143225
Alonzo BradleyF340245883733221333461751173396
Jacky DorseyF200108432416812112321282556
E.C. ColemanF6039751116712001111
Tom BarkerC-F50166322246000158
Totals757410197807498372600233018451256250437602302632286148420019297


Player Averages:

Player Pos GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Moses MaloneC-F828241.354.073.97.210.517.61.81.01.54.02.724.8
Calvin MurphyG828135.949.692.81.01.22.14.31.40.12.33.520.2
Rudy TomjanovichF747435.751.776.02.35.47.71.90.60.21.92.519.0
Rick BarryF807832.146.194.70.53.03.56.31.20.52.52.413.5
Robert ReidF-G822727.549.270.41.64.35.92.80.90.61.63.710.9
Mike NewlinG-F762824.148.787.20.71.62.23.80.70.12.32.910.2
Mike DunleavyG741920.150.686.40.41.41.74.40.80.11.82.38.0
Dwight JonesF-C81215.045.872.71.42.74.00.70.40.31.32.55.7
Slick WattsG611917.140.561.20.61.11.74.01.20.21.22.33.7
Alonzo BradleyF3407.242.066.70.41.01.40.50.10.00.51.02.8
Jacky DorseyF2005.455.850.00.60.61.20.10.10.10.41.32.8
E.C. ColemanF606.571.4100.00.21.01.20.20.30.00.01.81.8
Tom BarkerC-F503.250.0100.00.40.81.20.00.00.00.21.01.6
Averages75741026.149.779.21.73.35.03.00.80.42.02.612.3

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Moses MaloneC-F278411818132516412188549
Calvin MurphyG273319982136812926
Rick BarryF265258882689022824
Mike NewlinG-F2672088824651161024
Rudy TomjanovichF2642395277142111120
Dwight JonesF-C2331376648123146320
Robert ReidF-G245177965492125720
Slick WattsG243156324377417814
Mike DunleavyG1102200011000014
Alonzo BradleyF110000000000000
Jacky DorseyF110000000000000
Totals194801877400665351501013617203752201

Postseason Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Moses MaloneC-F239.043.972.212.58.020.51.00.54.04.02.524.5
Calvin MurphyG236.529.088.91.00.51.53.04.00.51.04.513.0
Rick BarryF232.532.0100.01.03.04.04.50.01.01.04.012.0
Mike NewlinG-F233.540.0100.01.02.03.02.50.50.53.05.012.0
Rudy TomjanovichF232.039.140.03.53.57.01.00.50.50.50.510.0
Dwight JonesF-C216.553.8100.02.04.06.01.50.52.03.01.510.0
Robert ReidF-G222.541.266.72.52.04.51.00.51.02.53.510.0
Slick WattsG221.540.066.72.01.53.53.52.00.53.54.07.0
Mike DunleavyG110.0100.00.01.01.00.00.00.00.01.04.0
Alonzo BradleyF11.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Jacky DorseyF11.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Averages75725.339.680.32.72.65.31.90.91.11.92.710.6


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