The Houston Rockets managed to stay ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers, 115 to 112, on January 6, 1979.

1978-79 Houston Rockets

Final

LAL

Lakers

24-16

112

HOU

Rockets

21-16

115

Team

1

24

25

2

30

24

3

27

25

4

25

32

OT

6

9

Total

112

115

Team Stats

Player Stats

Lakers

Rockets

FG Made - Attempted

50-95

51-104

Field Goal %

52.6

49.0

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

12-19

13-16

Free Throw %

63.2

81.3

Rebounds

45

46

Offensive Rebounds

15

18

Defensive Rebounds

30

28

Assists

29

37

Steals

8

12

Blocks

5

2

Turnovers

23

16

Personal Fouls

12

19

Lakers

Rockets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	47	30	9	6	0	4	12-21		6-9	4	5		2	7	57.1		66.7
Jamaal Wilkes	44	22	11	2	2	0	11-20		0-0	4	3		4	7	55.0
Norm Nixon	44	14	4	7	4	0	7-17		0-0	4	0		1	3	41.2
Don Ford	37	12	8	6	1	0	4-8		4-5	0	1		5	3	50.0		80.0
Lou Hudson	36	23	1	1	1	0	11-15		1-1	3	0		0	1	73.3		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jim Price	17	4	1	2	0	0	2-4		0-0	2	2		1	0	50.0
Dave Robisch	17	3	2	2	0	0	1-2		1-3	1	1		0	2	50.0		33.3
Kenny Carr	10	2	5	2	0	1	1-3		0-1	0	0		1	4	33.3		0.0
Ron Boone	9	2	2	1	0	0	1-5		0-0	5	0		1	1	20.0
Ron Carter	4	0	2	0	0	0	0-0		0-0	0	0		0	2

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Moses Malone	48	27	23	0	3	0	10-18		7-10	5	2		8	15	55.6		70.0
Rudy Tomjanovich	41	14	7	2	1	0	7-16		0-0	3	2		3	4	43.8
Calvin Murphy	39	28	2	3	1	0	14-22		0-0	2	6		0	2	63.6
Rick Barry	39	12	1	6	2	2	4-13		4-4	0	2		0	1	30.8		100.0
Robert Reid	30	18	6	4	0	0	9-12		0-0	2	3		3	3	75.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Slick Watts	36	4	4	17	5	0	2-6		0-0	2	3		2	2	33.3
Mike Newlin	27	10	3	5	0	0	4-15		2-2	2	1		2	1	26.7		100.0
Dwight Jones	5	2	0	0	0	0	1-2		0-0	0	0		0	0	50.0

Explore

More Rockets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.1

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

RPG

9.3

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

APG

8.1

VanVleet

Fred VanVleet

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

20th

DRTG

113.4

9th

NETRTG

1.1

18th

3P%

35.2

23rd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0
10	Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0
11	Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0
12	Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0
13	Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0

Last Game

LAC

51-31

105

Final

116

HOU

41-41

Sun 14 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105
Wed 4/24	CLE	@	ORL	83-121
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIN	@	PHX	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM