The Houston Rockets were 41-41 in 1979-80. They finished 2nd in the Central Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics, 4 games to 0.
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Alperin Sengun scores 43 points to power Rockets past skidding Jazz 125-118
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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
1979-80 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 | 243.0 | 110.8 | 44.0 | 26.2 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 43.9 | 91.4 | 48.0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 27.4 | 21.7 | 28.4 | 76.6 | 53.3 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 19.1 | 23.5 |
Team Rank | 1st | 8th | 16th | 10th | 9th | 14th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 3rd | 3rd | 10th | 9th | 10th | 12th | 9th | 2nd | 22nd | 14th | 8th | |
Opponent | 82 | 243.0 | 110.6 | 44.0 | 27.1 | 9.5 | 5.2 | 44.6 | 90.0 | 49.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 27.0 | 20.7 | 26.3 | 78.8 | 54.4 | 15.7 | 28.3 | 19.5 | 25.0 |
Opponent Rank | 1st | 15th | 7th | 17th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 8th | 16th | 10th | 12th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 22nd | 15th | 16th | 5th | 10th | 8th | |
Net | +0.2 | +0.0 | -0.9 | +0.0 | -0.7 | -0.7 | +1.4 | -1.5 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +2.1 | -2.2 | -1.1 | +1.3 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -1.5 | ||
Net Rank | 10th | 10th | 14th | 12th | 15th | 16th | 9th | 17th | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 9th | 8th | 18th | 16th | 6th | 15th | 9th | 4th |
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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 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 9.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 7.0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 10.0 |
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