The Houston Rockets were 28-54 in 1977-78. They finished 6th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.
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Rockets beat Warriors 115-108 to end Golden State’s 8-game winning streak after Curry's early exit
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Durant and Sengun power the Rockets past the Nuggets 110-100 to snap a 2-game skid
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Thomas scores 20 points as No. 10 Houston dominates inside against California
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Booker scores 24, Suns outlast Rockets 102-99 for 1st back-to-back wins of season
1977-78 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 | 240.6 | 103.8 | 45.4 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 43.0 | 93.8 | 45.8 | 17.9 | 23.1 | 77.4 | 49.9 | 15.9 | 29.5 | 16.8 | 24.7 | |||
Team Rank | 21st | 21st | 18th | 17th | 17th | 21st | 15th | 11th | 17th | 22nd | 22nd | 6th | 19th | 6th | 21st | 1st | 11th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.6 | 107.8 | 45.4 | 24.3 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 43.5 | 90.3 | 48.2 | 20.7 | 27.3 | 75.9 | 52.7 | 14.6 | 30.8 | 17.2 | 21.4 | |||
Opponent Rank | 21st | 9th | 4th | 8th | 1st | 3rd | 10th | 6th | 21st | 10th | 9th | 17th | 19th | 9th | 5th | 22nd | 22nd | ||||
Net | -4.0 | +0.0 | -0.6 | +1.0 | -0.5 | -0.6 | +3.5 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -4.2 | +1.5 | -2.8 | +1.3 | -1.3 | -0.4 | +3.3 | |||||
Net Rank | 21st | 10th | 14th | 5th | 16th | 15th | 4th | 21st | 18th | 18th | 7th | 21st | 4th | 16th | 8th | 20th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 |

