The Houston Rockets were 45-37 in 1988-89. They finished 2nd in the Midwest Division and 5th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Seattle SuperSonics, 3 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 | |
4 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | |
5 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | |
6 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | |
7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 242.1 | 108.5 | 45.9 | 24.6 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 41.6 | 87.8 | 47.4 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 31.4 | 23.3 | 30.8 | 75.5 | 53.5 | 14.8 | 31.1 | 19.1 | 24.7 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 13th | 2nd | 18th | 11th | 5th | 16th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 14th | 15th | 7th | 4th | 17th | 15th | 9th | 5th | 21st | 16th | |
Opponent | 82 | 242.1 | 107.5 | 43.6 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 41.6 | 88.9 | 46.8 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 35.0 | 22.0 | 28.9 | 76.1 | 52.9 | 14.0 | 29.6 | 17.7 | 24.5 |
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 9th | 14th | 4th | 20th | 14th | 8th | 13th | 7th | 19th | 13th | 22nd | 11th | 14th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 15th | 10th | 6th | |
Net | +1.0 | +2.3 | +0.0 | -0.1 | +0.8 | 0.0 | -1.1 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -3.7 | +1.3 | +1.9 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.2 | ||
Net Rank | 15th | 7th | 12th | 15th | 8th | 16th | 15th | 9th | 16th | 13th | 20th | 9th | 8th | 15th | 11th | 10th | 9th | 20th | 11th |
| 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 | 19 | .548 | 9.0 | |
| 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 | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 30 | .286 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | .238 | 22.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 23.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 8 | .822 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 14 | .682 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7.5 | |
| 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 |