1973-74 Houston Rockets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 32-50
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Johnny Egan (32-50)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 158,059, Avg. 3,855 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Houston Rockets Statistics
1973-74 Houston Rockets Roster

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 32 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Rockets scored 8,810 points and allowed 8,821. Rudy Tomjanovich tossed in a team-best 1,961 points for Houston, while Mike Newlin and Calvin Murphy netted 17 or more per game as well. Zaid Abdul-Aziz racked up 923 boards. Calvin Murphy dished out 603 assists for the squad.

On defense, Calvin Murphy added 157 steals.

Johnny Egan coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8810
Regular Season Points Against: 8821

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 9, 1973 Houston Rockets 105 at Buffalo Braves 107 L 0-0 0-1 0-1 OT
October 10, 1973 Houston Rockets 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 88 W 0-0 1-1 1-1
October 12, 1973 Houston Rockets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 W 0-0 2-1 2-1
October 13, 1973 Houston Rockets 86 at New York Knicks 85 W 0-0 3-1 3-1
October 16, 1973 Philadelphia 76ers 106 at Houston Rockets 101 L 0-1 3-1 3-2
October 20, 1973 Detroit Pistons 107 at Houston Rockets 104 L 0-2 3-1 3-3
October 23, 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Houston Rockets 98 L 0-3 3-1 3-4
October 24, 1973 Houston Rockets 132 at Boston Celtics 117 W 0-3 4-1 4-4
October 26, 1973 Houston Rockets 113 at Chicago Bulls 121 L 0-3 4-2 4-5
October 27, 1973 Chicago Bulls 102 at Houston Rockets 92 L 0-4 4-2 4-6
October 31, 1973 New York Knicks 102 at Houston Rockets 91 L 0-5 4-2 4-7
November 2, 1973 Atlanta Hawks 125 at Houston Rockets 123 L 0-6 4-2 4-8
November 4, 1973 Houston Rockets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 0-6 4-3 4-9
November 7, 1973 Capital Bullets 111 at Houston Rockets 97 L 0-7 4-3 4-10
November 9, 1973 Houston Rockets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 L 0-7 4-4 4-11
November 13, 1973 Philadelphia 76ers 83 at Houston Rockets 97 W 1-7 4-4 5-11
November 14, 1973 Houston Rockets 116 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 118 L 1-7 4-5 5-12 OT
November 17, 1973 Portland Trail Blazers 96 at Houston Rockets 87 L 1-8 4-5 5-13
November 22, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Houston Rockets 96 L 1-9 4-5 5-14
November 23, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Houston Rockets 83 L 1-10 4-5 5-15
November 27, 1973 Phoenix Suns 111 at Houston Rockets 125 W 2-10 4-5 6-15
November 28, 1973 Houston Rockets 114 at New York Knicks 106 W 2-10 5-5 7-15
November 30, 1973 Detroit Pistons 95 at Houston Rockets 110 W 3-10 5-5 8-15
December 1, 1973 Houston Rockets 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 L 3-10 5-6 8-16 OT
December 2, 1973 Houston Rockets 130 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 W 3-10 6-6 9-16
December 4, 1973 Houston Rockets 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 124 L 3-10 6-7 9-17
December 5, 1973 Capital Bullets 99 at Houston Rockets 119 W 4-10 6-7 10-17
December 9, 1973 Houston Rockets 110 at Seattle Supersonics 107 W 4-10 7-7 11-17
December 11, 1973 Houston Rockets 107 at Golden State Warriors 114 L 4-10 7-8 11-18
December 14, 1973 Boston Celtics 114 at Houston Rockets 106 L 4-11 7-8 11-19
December 15, 1973 Houston Rockets 100 at Chicago Bulls 104 L 4-11 7-9 11-20
December 17, 1973 New York Knicks 109 at Houston Rockets 97 L 4-12 7-9 11-21
December 19, 1973 Seattle Supersonics 124 at Houston Rockets 118 L 4-13 7-9 11-22 OT
December 21, 1973 Atlanta Hawks 124 at Houston Rockets 110 L 4-14 7-9 11-23
December 22, 1973 Houston Rockets 89 at Capital Bullets 98 L 4-14 7-10 11-24
December 23, 1973 Houston Rockets 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 L 4-14 7-11 11-25
December 26, 1973 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 95 at Houston Rockets 110 W 5-14 7-11 12-25
December 28, 1973 Milwaukee Bucks 127 at Houston Rockets 111 L 5-15 7-11 12-26
December 29, 1973 Houston Rockets 110 at Atlanta Hawks 114 L 5-15 7-12 12-27
January 2, 1974 Houston Rockets 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 W 5-15 8-12 13-27
January 4, 1974 Houston Rockets 119 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 W 5-15 9-12 14-27
January 5, 1974 Houston Rockets 106 at Golden State Warriors 108 L 5-15 9-13 14-28
January 6, 1974 Houston Rockets 90 at Seattle Supersonics 91 L 5-15 9-14 14-29
January 8, 1974 Golden State Warriors 104 at Houston Rockets 92 L 5-16 9-14 14-30
January 9, 1974 Houston Rockets 101 at Phoenix Suns 105 L 5-16 9-15 14-31
January 11, 1974 Houston Rockets 99 at Buffalo Braves 117 L 5-16 9-16 14-32
January 13, 1974 Houston Rockets 121 at Buffalo Braves 112 W 5-16 10-16 15-32 at Toronto, Ont
January 18, 1974 New York Knicks 90 at Houston Rockets 96 W 6-16 10-16 16-32
January 20, 1974 Houston Rockets 105 at Capital Bullets 111 L 6-16 10-17 16-33
January 22, 1974 Houston Rockets 108 at New York Knicks 93 W 6-16 11-17 17-33
January 23, 1974 Houston Rockets 115 at Atlanta Hawks 104 W 6-16 12-17 18-33
January 25, 1974 Houston Rockets 89 at Detroit Pistons 93 L 6-16 12-18 18-34
January 27, 1974 Buffalo Braves 122 at Houston Rockets 108 L 6-17 12-18 18-35
January 29, 1974 Seattle Supersonics 115 at Houston Rockets 107 L 6-18 12-18 18-36
January 31, 1974 Golden State Warriors 109 at Houston Rockets 108 L 6-19 12-18 18-37
February 2, 1974 Houston Rockets 107 at Atlanta Hawks 117 L 6-19 12-19 18-38
February 3, 1974 Atlanta Hawks 112 at Houston Rockets 123 W 7-19 12-19 19-38
February 5, 1974 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Houston Rockets 116 W 8-19 12-19 20-38 OT
February 8, 1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Houston Rockets 120 W 9-19 12-19 21-38
February 10, 1974 Houston Rockets 112 at Portland Trail Blazers 106 W 9-19 13-19 22-38
February 12, 1974 Houston Rockets 129 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 W 9-19 14-19 23-38
February 14, 1974 Houston Rockets 99 at Phoenix Suns 107 L 9-19 14-20 23-39
February 17, 1974 Buffalo Braves 135 at Houston Rockets 118 L 9-20 14-20 23-40
February 20, 1974 Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Houston Rockets 115 W 10-20 14-20 24-40
February 22, 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 122 at Houston Rockets 113 L 10-21 14-20 24-41
February 24, 1974 Portland Trail Blazers 115 at Houston Rockets 133 W 11-21 14-20 25-41
February 26, 1974 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 101 at Houston Rockets 118 W 12-21 14-20 26-41
March 1, 1974 Phoenix Suns 111 at Houston Rockets 117 W 13-21 14-20 27-41
March 2, 1974 Houston Rockets 122 at Atlanta Hawks 129 L 13-21 14-21 27-42
March 3, 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 112 at Houston Rockets 106 L 13-22 14-21 27-43 OT at Madison, WI
March 6, 1974 Chicago Bulls 105 at Houston Rockets 93 L 13-23 14-21 27-44
March 8, 1974 Boston Celtics 106 at Houston Rockets 113 W 14-23 14-21 28-44
March 10, 1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Houston Rockets 113 W 15-23 14-21 29-44
March 13, 1974 Capital Bullets 93 at Houston Rockets 117 W 16-23 14-21 30-44
March 15, 1974 Capital Bullets 105 at Houston Rockets 114 W 17-23 14-21 31-44
March 17, 1974 Houston Rockets 114 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 125 L 17-23 14-22 31-45 at Omaha, NE
March 19, 1974 Boston Celtics 110 at Houston Rockets 107 L 17-24 14-22 31-46
March 20, 1974 Houston Rockets 99 at Detroit Pistons 103 L 17-24 14-23 31-47
March 22, 1974 Houston Rockets 95 at Capital Bullets 109 L 17-24 14-24 31-48
March 23, 1974 Boston Celtics 108 at Houston Rockets 105 L 17-25 14-24 31-49 at Providence, RI
March 24, 1974 Houston Rockets 106 at Boston Celtics 109 L 17-25 14-25 31-50 OT
March 26, 1974 Buffalo Braves 96 at Houston Rockets 119 W 18-25 14-25 32-50


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