The Houston Rockets were 28-54 in 1977-78. They finished 6th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.6 | 103.8 | 45.4 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 43.0 | 93.8 | 45.8 | 17.9 | 23.1 | 77.4 | 49.9 | 15.9 | 29.5 | 16.8 | 24.7 | |||
Team Rank | 21st | 21st | 18th | 17th | 17th | 21st | 15th | 11th | 17th | 22nd | 22nd | 6th | 19th | 6th | 21st | 1st | 11th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.6 | 107.8 | 45.4 | 24.3 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 43.5 | 90.3 | 48.2 | 20.7 | 27.3 | 75.9 | 52.7 | 14.6 | 30.8 | 17.2 | 21.4 | |||
Opponent Rank | 21st | 9th | 4th | 8th | 1st | 3rd | 10th | 6th | 21st | 10th | 9th | 17th | 19th | 9th | 5th | 22nd | 22nd | ||||
Net | -4.0 | +0.0 | -0.6 | +1.0 | -0.5 | -0.6 | +3.5 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -4.2 | +1.5 | -2.8 | +1.3 | -1.3 | -0.4 | +3.3 | |||||
Net Rank | 21st | 10th | 14th | 5th | 16th | 15th | 4th | 21st | 18th | 18th | 7th | 21st | 4th | 16th | 8th | 20th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 10 | .762 | ||
| 2 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 27 | 19 | .587 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 23 | 21 | .523 | 10.0 | |
| 9 | 21 | 22 | .488 | 11.5 | |
| 10 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 25 | .419 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 30 | .286 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | .238 | 22.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 23.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 8 | .822 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 14 | .682 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7.5 | |
| 4 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 9.0 | |
| 5 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.5 | |
| 10 | 19 | 24 | .442 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 17.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 18.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21.5 | |
| 14 | 12 | 33 | .267 | 25.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 36 | .217 | 27.5 |