1977-78 Houston Rockets Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 28-54
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (28-54)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 384,905, Avg. 9,388 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Houston Rockets RosterTeam Record: 28-54
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (28-54)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 384,905, Avg. 9,388 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Houston Rockets Results
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 28 wins and 54 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Rockets scored 8,513 points and allowed 8,841. Calvin Murphy tossed in a team-best 1,949 points for Houston, and Moses Malone contributed 17 or more per game, too. Moses Malone accounted for 886 boards. John Lucas dished out 768 assists for the squad.
Defensively, John Lucas added 160 steals.
Tom Nissalke coached the team.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | G | 76 | 72 | 2900 | 1737 | 852 | 267 | 245 | 57 | 107 | 164 | 259 | 112 | 3 | 173 | 241 | 1949 | ||
| Moses Malone | C-F | 59 | 59 | 2107 | 828 | 413 | 443 | 318 | 380 | 506 | 886 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 220 | 179 | 1144 | ||
| John Lucas | G | 82 | 82 | 2933 | 947 | 412 | 250 | 193 | 51 | 204 | 255 | 768 | 160 | 9 | 213 | 208 | 1017 | ||
| Dwight Jones | F-C | 82 | 50 | 2476 | 777 | 346 | 233 | 181 | 215 | 426 | 641 | 109 | 77 | 39 | 165 | 265 | 873 | ||
| Kevin Kunnert | C-F | 80 | 44 | 2152 | 842 | 368 | 135 | 93 | 262 | 431 | 693 | 97 | 44 | 90 | 141 | 315 | 829 | ||
| Robert Reid | F-G | 80 | 55 | 1849 | 574 | 261 | 96 | 63 | 111 | 248 | 359 | 121 | 67 | 51 | 81 | 277 | 585 | ||
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 45 | 12 | 1181 | 495 | 216 | 174 | 152 | 36 | 84 | 120 | 203 | 52 | 9 | 120 | 128 | 584 | ||
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 23 | 23 | 849 | 447 | 217 | 81 | 61 | 40 | 98 | 138 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 38 | 63 | 495 | ||
| Alonzo Bradley | F | 43 | 11 | 798 | 304 | 130 | 59 | 43 | 24 | 75 | 99 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 55 | 83 | 303 | ||
| Ed Ratleff | F-G | 68 | 1 | 1163 | 310 | 130 | 47 | 39 | 56 | 106 | 162 | 153 | 60 | 22 | 67 | 109 | 299 | ||
| C.J. Kupec | F-C | 49 | 0 | 626 | 197 | 84 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 64 | 91 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 54 | 195 | ||
| Rudy White | G | 21 | 0 | 219 | 85 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 76 | ||
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | 14 | 0 | 134 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 55 | ||
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 11 | 0 | 102 | 43 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 45 | ||
| Robin Jones | F-C | 12 | 0 | 66 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | ||
| Larry Moffett | F | 20 | 0 | 110 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | ||
| Ron Behagen | F-C | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||
| Phil Bond | G | 7 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| John Johnson | F | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 776 | 409 | 19730 | 7691 | 3523 | 0 | 0 | 1896 | 1467 | 1301 | 2421 | 3722 | 1942 | 683 | 319 | 1362 | 2025 | 8513 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | G | 76 | 72 | 38.2 | 49.1 | 91.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 25.6 | |
| Moses Malone | C-F | 59 | 59 | 35.7 | 49.9 | 71.8 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 19.4 | |
| John Lucas | G | 82 | 82 | 35.8 | 43.5 | 77.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 12.4 | |
| Dwight Jones | F-C | 82 | 50 | 30.2 | 44.5 | 77.7 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 10.6 | |
| Kevin Kunnert | C-F | 80 | 44 | 26.9 | 43.7 | 68.9 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 10.4 | |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 80 | 55 | 23.1 | 45.5 | 65.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.3 | |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 45 | 12 | 26.2 | 43.6 | 87.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 13.0 | |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 23 | 23 | 36.9 | 48.5 | 75.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 21.5 | |
| Alonzo Bradley | F | 43 | 11 | 18.6 | 42.8 | 72.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 7.0 | |
| Ed Ratleff | F-G | 68 | 1 | 17.1 | 41.9 | 83.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 4.4 | |
| C.J. Kupec | F-C | 49 | 0 | 12.8 | 42.6 | 81.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 4.0 | |
| Rudy White | G | 21 | 0 | 10.4 | 36.5 | 77.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | 14 | 0 | 9.6 | 42.6 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.9 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 11 | 0 | 9.3 | 39.5 | 68.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.1 | |
| Robin Jones | F-C | 12 | 0 | 5.5 | 55.0 | 40.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | |
| Larry Moffett | F | 20 | 0 | 5.5 | 29.4 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Ron Behagen | F-C | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | |
| Phil Bond | G | 7 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ||
| John Johnson | F | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Averages | 776 | 409 | 25.4 | 45.8 | 77.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 11.0 |
