who had the most games started for the rockets in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Hakeem Olajuwon had the most starts for the Rockets, with 386 starts.

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	NAME	GS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	386	386	36.2	23.0	12.1	2.0	1.9	3.1	9.0	17.4	51.8	0.0	0.0	5.3	5.0	7.4	67.2	55.7	4.5	7.6	3.0	13,990	8,883	4,677	780	748	1,201	1,175	1,562
2	Rodney McCray R. McCray	361	405	33.4	12.5	6.7	3.8	0.8	0.7	4.8	9.2	52.2	0.0	0.1	3.8	2.9	3.8	76.3	57.5	2.4	4.4	1.9	13,517	5,059	2,718	1,521	338	291	780	955
3	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	291	305	35.0	19.7	10.5	2.7	1.0	1.9	8.2	16.3	49.9	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.3	5.0	66.1	53.0	3.0	7.4	3.6	10,674	5,995	3,189	827	307	585	1,093	1,185
4	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	244	544	22.9	9.6	1.6	4.7	1.3	0.1	3.6	8.2	43.9	0.3	1.0	24.0	2.1	2.5	83.7	51.4	0.4	1.2	1.7	12,439	5,199	846	2,538	705	77	930	1,132
5	Lewis Lloyd L. Lloyd	236	278	28.2	15.5	3.2	3.6	1.1	0.4	6.6	12.5	52.4	0.0	0.2	21.4	2.4	3.0	78.6	56.1	1.4	1.8	2.4	7,838	4,317	898	991	296	101	668	692
6	Robert Reid R. Reid	202	442	27.9	11.4	4.2	3.0	1.0	0.3	4.9	10.6	45.7	0.2	0.6	28.9	1.5	2.1	73.8	49.4	1.1	3.0	1.3	12,343	5,051	1,840	1,314	444	142	591	1,317
7	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	155	163	30.3	9.7	7.7	1.8	0.6	1.3	3.8	8.0	47.7	0.0	0.0	20.0	2.0	2.5	81.1	53.0	2.4	5.3	2.0	4,946	1,577	1,250	294	92	211	329	613
8	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	137	141	32.8	13.7	3.6	7.6	1.4	0.1	4.9	11.1	43.8	0.9	2.4	35.5	3.2	3.7	85.1	54.0	0.7	2.9	2.9	4,622	1,936	511	1,075	192	21	409	340
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	129	244	25.9	11.3	6.7	1.5	0.5	0.9	4.5	9.8	46.3	0.0	0.0	18.2	2.3	3.4	66.8	50.3	2.3	4.4	2.0	6,328	2,766	1,623	373	128	213	490	642
10	Jim Petersen J. Petersen	126	293	22.4	7.6	5.2	1.2	0.4	0.8	3.1	6.1	50.1	0.0	0.0	7.7	1.5	2.0	73.0	54.3	1.8	3.5	1.5	6,574	2,232	1,536	347	131	228	426	827
11	John Lucas J. Lucas	86	112	29.3	13.8	2.0	7.9	1.2	0.1	5.1	11.3	45.2	0.6	1.9	31.1	3.0	3.8	78.2	53.1	0.5	1.6	2.2	3,278	1,542	228	889	139	7	251	202
12	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	82	82	38.2	16.7	9.6	2.5	1.0	0.5	6.4	11.7	54.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.5	72.9	59.1	3.3	6.3	2.7	3,135	1,370	787	202	82	37	225	259
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	81	81	42.0	31.1	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
14	Mike Woodson M. Woodson	79	81	27.9	12.9	2.4	2.5	1.1	0.2	5.1	11.6	43.8	0.4	1.1	34.8	2.4	2.9	82.3	50.3	0.6	1.8	1.7	2,259	1,046	194	206	89	18	136	195
15	Wally Walker W. Walker	77	140	20.5	7.4	3.3	1.8	0.4	0.2	3.4	7.5	45.8	0.0	0.1	30.0	0.6	1.0	58.2	47.1	1.2	2.2	1.3	2,863	1,041	465	254	54	26	177	267
16	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	60	80	24.4	7.6	2.2	5.2	1.0	0.1	3.1	6.8	46.1	0.0	0.2	23.1	1.4	1.7	79.4	50.8	0.4	1.8	2.1	1,950	609	173	417	78	10	170	187
17	Buck Johnson B. Johnson	56	197	16.5	6.3	2.8	1.1	0.6	0.4	2.6	5.1	51.2	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.1	1.4	73.5	54.8	1.2	1.6	1.0	3,249	1,248	542	215	111	76	201	421
18	Phil Ford P. Ford	56	106	21.8	5.8	1.5	4.4	0.6	0.1	2.4	4.9	48.4	0.0	0.2	10.5	1.1	1.3	84.4	53.4	0.3	1.3	1.4	2,310	616	164	471	65	9	152	276
19	Joe Bryant J. Bryant	56	81	25.4	10.0	3.4	2.3	1.0	0.4	4.2	9.5	44.8	0.1	0.4	22.2	1.4	2.0	70.3	48.3	1.1	2.3	2.2	2,055	812	277	186	82	30	177	258
20	Dirk Minniefield D. Minniefield	52	63	23.5	7.7	2.1	5.3	1.0	0.1	3.3	7.0	46.6	0.2	0.5	32.4	1.0	1.4	70.9	50.4	0.4	1.6	2.3	1,478	482	130	335	66	6	145	166
21	Terry Teagle T. Teagle	44	141	16.5	7.8	1.9	1.5	0.5	0.2	3.4	7.7	44.0	0.1	0.4	30.4	0.9	1.2	73.4	47.2	0.7	1.2	1.4	2,324	1,101	272	213	66	22	199	252
22	Mitchell Wiggins M. Wiggins	43	192	18.5	8.5	2.7	1.5	1.0	0.1	3.6	7.8	46.3	0.0	0.2	17.5	1.2	1.6	73.6	49.7	1.4	1.3	1.1	3,561	1,624	527	296	186	21	202	432
23	Bill Willoughby B. Willoughby	42	69	21.4	7.8	3.8	1.1	0.4	0.9	3.5	6.7	51.7	0.0	0.1	42.9	0.8	1.1	72.7	54.1	1.6	2.3	1.1	1,475	539	264	75	31	60	78	146
24	James Bailey J. Bailey	39	142	20.3	11.4	5.4	1.0	0.5	0.7	4.4	9.0	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.6	70.7	54.1	1.9	3.5	2.0	2,889	1,622	762	144	75	99	291	453
25	Purvis Short P. Short	27	146	21.3	11.2	2.7	1.8	0.7	0.2	4.6	10.0	45.8	0.1	0.4	25.9	1.9	2.3	86.0	50.9	0.9	1.8	1.3	3,106	1,641	401	269	102	27	188	313

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PPG

26.0

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RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

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3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:30 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

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