The Houston Rockets were 47-35 in 1978-79. They finished 2nd in the Central Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Atlanta Hawks, 2 games to 0.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 113.4 | 45.9 | 28.1 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 45.4 | 91.4 | 49.7 | 22.5 | 28.4 | 79.2 | 54.5 | 15.3 | 30.5 | 18.4 | 24.4 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 20th | 21st | 7th | 13th | 5th | 6th | 11th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 11th | 4th | 8th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 112.4 | 42.7 | 27.8 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 46.3 | 93.0 | 49.8 | 19.8 | 27.0 | 73.6 | 53.6 | 14.5 | 28.2 | 17.1 | 25.1 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 17th | 3rd | 21st | 4th | 10th | 16th | 15th | 20th | 8th | 8th | 2nd | 16th | 10th | 1st | 21st | 15th | ||||
Net | +1.0 | +3.2 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -0.1 | +2.7 | +1.5 | +5.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +1.3 | -0.7 | |||||
Net Rank | 12th | 5th | 8th | 15th | 19th | 17th | 14th | 12th | 4th | 10th | 1st | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 17th | 10th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 19 | .716 | ||
| 2 | 44 | 23 | .657 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 44 | 25 | .638 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 41 | 27 | .603 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 38 | 28 | .576 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 38 | 29 | .567 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 38 | 30 | .559 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 37 | 31 | .544 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 36 | 31 | .537 | 12.0 | |
| 10 | 34 | 34 | .500 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 28 | 39 | .418 | 20.0 | |
| 12 | 27 | 40 | .403 | 21.0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 50 | .254 | 31.0 | |
| 14 | 16 | 50 | .242 | 31.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 53 | .221 | 33.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | 15 | .779 | ||
| 2 | 49 | 18 | .731 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 42 | 25 | .627 | 10.5 | |
| 4 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 41 | 27 | .603 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 41 | 27 | .603 | 12.0 | |
| 7 | 39 | 28 | .582 | 13.5 | |
| 8 | 34 | 33 | .507 | 18.5 | |
| 9 | 32 | 35 | .478 | 20.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 36 | .471 | 21.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 43 | .348 | 29.0 | |
| 12 | 23 | 45 | .338 | 30.0 | |
| 13 | 22 | 46 | .324 | 31.0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 48 | .294 | 33.0 | |
| 15 | 18 | 51 | .261 | 35.5 |