The Houston Rockets came up just a bit short against the Atlanta Hawks, 109 to 106, in Game 1 of the 1979 First Round on April 11, 1979.

1978-79 Houston Rockets

Final

ATL

Hawks

1-0

109

HOU

Rockets

0-1

106

Team

1

27

31

2

23

26

3

39

28

4

20

21

Total

109

106

Team Stats

Player Stats

Hawks

Rockets

FG Made - Attempted

44-98

41-97

Field Goal %

44.9

42.3

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

21-25

24-30

Free Throw %

84.0

80.0

Rebounds

52

49

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

23

23

Steals

3

9

Blocks

8

10

Turnovers

16

16

Personal Fouls

28

26

Hawks

Rockets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Dan Roundfield	36	23	18	1	0	4	9-17		5-5	5	6				52.9		100.0
Steve Hawes	30	9	8	4	0	0	4-8		1-2	0	3				50.0		50.0
John Drew	27	15	9	0	0	1	4-24		7-8	0	2				16.7		87.5
Eddie Johnson	25	9	1	6	1	0	4-8		1-3	2	2				50.0		33.3
Armond Hill	24	14	2	2	1	0	7-10		0-0	2	4				70.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Terry Furlow	27	13	4	6	0	0	5-10		3-3	1	4				50.0		100.0
Tree Rollins	21	10	7	0	0	3	4-9		2-2	4	4				44.4		100.0
Jack Givens	20	8	2	0	0	0	3-5		2-2	0	1				60.0		100.0
Charlie Criss	20	4	1	4	1	0	2-4		0-0	2	1				50.0
Tom McMillen	9	4	0	0	0	0	2-3		0-0	0	1		0	0	66.7
Rick Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0		0-0	0	0		0	0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mike Newlin	37	16	3	4	0	1	6-13		4-4	3	4				46.2		100.0
Moses Malone	35	28	17	0	0	4	9-18		10-11	3	3		12	5	50.0		90.9
Rick Barry	35	12	5	6	0	2	5-15		2-2	1	5				33.3		100.0
Rudy Tomjanovich	33	9	9	1	1	0	4-11		1-3	0	1				36.4		33.3
Calvin Murphy	31	12	2	2	5	0	5-16		2-3	0	5				31.3		66.7

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Slick Watts	28	8	5	7	3	0	3-8		2-2	4	3				37.5		100.0
Robert Reid	22	13	5	0	0	1	5-8		3-5	3	4				62.5		60.0
Dwight Jones	19	8	3	3	0	2	4-8		0-0	2	1				50.0

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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

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

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

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Timberwolves

104.8

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

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
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109
Thu 4/25	LAC	@	DAL	90-101
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM