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.
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Alperen Sengun leads Rockets past Celtics 109-93 as Houston moves into first in West
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Jabari Smith Jr. scores 30 points, Rockets beat Thunder 119-98
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Irving scores 35 and Flagg adds 33 as Mavericks hand Rockets 1st loss of season 116-111
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Fred VanVleet and Amen Thompson lift undefeated Rockets past Bucks, 132-100
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Sengun has 29 points as Rockets stay unbeaten with 120-110 win over Hawks
1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.0 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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Nets| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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