The Houston Rockets were 41-41 in 1989-90. They finished 5th in the Midwest Division and 8th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Lakers, 3 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16.0 | |
7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20.0 | |
8 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | |
9 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22.0 | |
10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.5 | 106.7 | 47.0 | 26.8 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 42.5 | 88.4 | 48.0 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 31.2 | 19.9 | 27.6 | 72.0 | 53.1 | 14.8 | 32.2 | 18.5 | 23.6 |
Team Rank | 14th | 16th | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 13th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 21st | 15th | 26th | 18th | 7th | 3rd | 25th | 16th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 105.3 | 44.3 | 24.5 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 41.5 | 89.3 | 46.4 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 29.3 | 20.4 | 27.5 | 74.1 | 51.9 | 14.3 | 30.0 | 17.4 | 22.2 |
Opponent Rank | 14th | 9th | 20th | 11th | 24th | 11th | 12th | 20th | 5th | 8th | 16th | 1st | 9th | 10th | 2nd | 3rd | 23rd | 19th | 5th | 20th | |
Net | +1.5 | +2.7 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +1.9 | +1.0 | -0.9 | +1.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 | +1.8 | -0.5 | +0.1 | -2.0 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +1.0 | +1.4 | ||
Net Rank | 10th | 6th | 7th | 11th | 1st | 11th | 13th | 7th | 14th | 17th | 9th | 16th | 15th | 20th | 11th | 10th | 7th | 21st | 17th |
| 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 |