The Houston Rockets were 33-49 in 1972-73. They finished 3rd in the Central Division and 5th 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 | 240.0 | 112.8 | 49.5 | 23.6 | 46.0 | 100.6 | 45.7 | 20.8 | 26.2 | 79.3 | 50.3 | 23.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 17th | 1st | 12th | 15th | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 8th | 12th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.0 | 114.5 | 52.9 | 25.7 | 46.6 | 99.0 | 47.1 | 21.3 | 27.9 | 76.2 | 51.5 | 23.2 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 17th | 16th | 16th | 10th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 6th | |||||||||
Net | -1.7 | -3.4 | -2.0 | -0.6 | +1.6 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -1.7 | +3.1 | -1.2 | +0.6 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 11th | 14th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 2nd | 12th | 12th |
| 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 | 20 | .535 | 9.5 | |
| 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 | 17 | 28 | .378 | 16.5 | |
| 13 | 12 | 30 | .286 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 33 | .233 | 22.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 23.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 8 | .822 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 14 | .682 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | 30 | 15 | .667 | 7.0 | |
| 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 |