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 | 45 | 16 | .738 | ||
| 2 | 41 | 21 | .661 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 40 | 23 | .635 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 35 | 27 | .565 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 34 | 28 | .548 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 33 | 28 | .541 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 34 | 29 | .540 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 35 | .426 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 37 | .413 | 20.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 46 | .258 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 15 | 47 | .242 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 47 | .242 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 15 | .766 | ||
| 2 | 45 | 17 | .726 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 40 | 23 | .635 | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 38 | 23 | .623 | 9.5 | |
| 5 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 37 | 25 | .597 | 11.0 | |
| 7 | 35 | 27 | .565 | 13.0 | |
| 8 | 32 | 30 | .516 | 16.0 | |
| 9 | 30 | 31 | .492 | 17.5 | |
| 10 | 30 | 33 | .476 | 18.5 | |
| 11 | 23 | 38 | .377 | 24.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 41 | .339 | 27.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 44 | .313 | 29.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 44 | .302 | 29.5 | |
| 15 | 14 | 50 | .219 | 35.0 |