1976-77 Houston Rockets Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-33
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 6-6 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-2
Conference Finals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
Coach: Tom Nissalke (49-33)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 347,920, Avg. 8,486 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Houston Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 49-33
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 6-6 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-2
Conference Finals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
Coach: Tom Nissalke (49-33)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 347,920, Avg. 8,486 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Houston Rockets Roster
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.
The Rockets racked up 8,726 points and surrendered 8,594. Rudy Tomjanovich tossed in a team-best 1,753 points for Houston, while Calvin Murphy scored 17 or more per game, too. Moses Malone contributed 1,071 boards. John Lucas dished out 463 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Calvin Murphy added 144 steals, and Moses Malone blocked 181 shots.
Tom Nissalke coached the team. The 1976-77 Houston Rockets lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8726
Regular Season Points Against: 8594
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 1976 | Houston Rockets 120 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 23, 1976 | Phoenix Suns 126 at Houston Rockets 129 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 27, 1976 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Houston Rockets 94 | L | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| October 30, 1976 | Washington Bullets 92 at Houston Rockets 105 | W | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | ||
| November 3, 1976 | Boston Celtics 111 at Houston Rockets 117 | W | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | OT | |
| November 5, 1976 | Houston Rockets 91 at New York Nets 95 | L | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | ||
| November 6, 1976 | Houston Rockets 102 at Buffalo Braves 117 | L | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 9, 1976 | Houston Rockets 111 at Chicago Bulls 92 | W | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 10, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics 97 at Houston Rockets 99 | W | 4-1 | 2-2 | 6-3 | ||
| November 12, 1976 | Houston Rockets 99 at Milwaukee Bucks 111 | L | 4-1 | 2-3 | 6-4 | ||
| November 13, 1976 | New York Nets 114 at Houston Rockets 110 | L | 4-2 | 2-3 | 6-5 | ||
| November 17, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 114 at Houston Rockets 120 | W | 5-2 | 2-3 | 7-5 | OT | |
| November 20, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 126 at Houston Rockets 127 | W | 6-2 | 2-3 | 8-5 | OT | |
| November 24, 1976 | Golden State Warriors 107 at Houston Rockets 113 | W | 7-2 | 2-3 | 9-5 | OT | |
| November 25, 1976 | Houston Rockets 105 at New Orleans Jazz 99 | W | 7-2 | 3-3 | 10-5 | ||
| November 27, 1976 | San Antonio Spurs 116 at Houston Rockets 125 | W | 8-2 | 3-3 | 11-5 | ||
| December 1, 1976 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Houston Rockets 110 | W | 9-2 | 3-3 | 12-5 | ||
| December 2, 1976 | Milwaukee Bucks 110 at Houston Rockets 137 | W | 10-2 | 3-3 | 13-5 | ||
| December 4, 1976 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Houston Rockets 120 | W | 11-2 | 3-3 | 14-5 | ||
| December 8, 1976 | Houston Rockets 95 at Phoenix Suns 116 | L | 11-2 | 3-4 | 14-6 | ||
| December 10, 1976 | Houston Rockets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | L | 11-2 | 3-5 | 14-7 | ||
| December 11, 1976 | Houston Rockets 112 at Golden State Warriors 124 | L | 11-2 | 3-6 | 14-8 | ||
| December 12, 1976 | Houston Rockets 96 at Seattle Supersonics 92 | W | 11-2 | 4-6 | 15-8 | ||
| December 14, 1976 | Houston Rockets 84 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 | L | 11-2 | 4-7 | 15-9 | ||
| December 16, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Houston Rockets 118 | W | 12-2 | 4-7 | 16-9 | ||
| December 18, 1976 | New Orleans Jazz 110 at Houston Rockets 106 | L | 12-3 | 4-7 | 16-10 | ||
| December 22, 1976 | Washington Bullets 90 at Houston Rockets 111 | W | 13-3 | 4-7 | 17-10 | ||
| December 26, 1976 | Houston Rockets 93 at Indiana Pacers 79 | W | 13-3 | 5-7 | 18-10 | ||
| December 28, 1976 | Houston Rockets 99 at New York Knicks 111 | L | 13-3 | 5-8 | 18-11 | ||
| December 29, 1976 | Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Houston Rockets 93 | W | 14-3 | 5-8 | 19-11 | ||
| January 1, 1977 | Houston Rockets 89 at Washington Bullets 104 | L | 14-3 | 5-9 | 19-12 | ||
| January 2, 1977 | Houston Rockets 80 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | L | 14-3 | 5-10 | 19-13 | ||
| January 5, 1977 | New York Knicks 107 at Houston Rockets 108 | W | 15-3 | 5-10 | 20-13 | ||
| January 7, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 117 at Houston Rockets 107 | L | 15-4 | 5-10 | 20-14 | ||
| January 8, 1977 | Houston Rockets 94 at Kansas City Kings 106 | L | 15-4 | 5-11 | 20-15 | ||
| January 11, 1977 | Houston Rockets 101 at Boston Celtics 105 | L | 15-4 | 5-12 | 20-16 | at Hartford, CT | |
| January 12, 1977 | Houston Rockets 97 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | L | 15-4 | 5-13 | 20-17 | ||
| January 14, 1977 | Houston Rockets 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 84 | W | 15-4 | 6-13 | 21-17 | ||
| January 15, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Houston Rockets 122 | W | 16-4 | 6-13 | 22-17 | ||
| January 18, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 85 at Houston Rockets 103 | W | 17-4 | 6-13 | 23-17 | ||
| January 19, 1977 | Boston Celtics 112 at Houston Rockets 102 | L | 17-5 | 6-13 | 23-18 | ||
| January 21, 1977 | Houston Rockets 86 at Detroit Pistons 109 | L | 17-5 | 6-14 | 23-19 | ||
| January 22, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Houston Rockets 110 | W | 18-5 | 6-14 | 24-19 | ||
| January 27, 1977 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Houston Rockets 114 | W | 19-5 | 6-14 | 25-19 | ||
| January 28, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 104 at Houston Rockets 118 | W | 20-5 | 6-14 | 26-19 | ||
| January 29, 1977 | Houston Rockets 97 at Atlanta Hawks 101 | L | 20-5 | 6-15 | 26-20 | ||
| February 3, 1977 | Houston Rockets 90 at New York Knicks 108 | L | 20-5 | 6-16 | 26-21 | ||
| February 5, 1977 | New York Knicks 103 at Houston Rockets 105 | W | 21-5 | 6-16 | 27-21 | ||
| February 6, 1977 | Houston Rockets 90 at New Orleans Jazz 99 | L | 21-5 | 6-17 | 27-22 | ||
| February 8, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 81 at Houston Rockets 97 | W | 22-5 | 6-17 | 28-22 | ||
| February 9, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Houston Rockets 108 | W | 23-5 | 6-17 | 29-22 | ||
| February 11, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Houston Rockets 104 | L | 23-6 | 6-17 | 29-23 | ||
| February 16, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 95 at Houston Rockets 124 | W | 24-6 | 6-17 | 30-23 | ||
| February 17, 1977 | Houston Rockets 113 at San Antonio Spurs 99 | W | 24-6 | 7-17 | 31-23 | ||
| February 19, 1977 | Houston Rockets 109 at Kansas City Kings 115 | L | 24-6 | 7-18 | 31-24 | ||
| February 22, 1977 | Houston Rockets 106 at Denver Nuggets 118 | L | 24-6 | 7-19 | 31-25 | ||
| February 24, 1977 | Houston Rockets 109 at Phoenix Suns 106 | W | 24-6 | 8-19 | 32-25 | ||
| February 25, 1977 | Houston Rockets 123 at Portland Trail Blazers 106 | W | 24-6 | 9-19 | 33-25 | ||
| February 27, 1977 | Houston Rockets 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 24-6 | 9-20 | 33-26 | ||
| March 2, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Houston Rockets 120 | W | 25-6 | 9-20 | 34-26 | ||
| March 5, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 106 at Houston Rockets 119 | W | 26-6 | 9-20 | 35-26 | ||
| March 6, 1977 | Houston Rockets 99 at New York Nets 91 | W | 26-6 | 10-20 | 36-26 | ||
| March 7, 1977 | Houston Rockets 128 at Buffalo Braves 107 | W | 26-6 | 11-20 | 37-26 | ||
| March 9, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 100 at Houston Rockets 105 | W | 27-6 | 11-20 | 38-26 | ||
| March 11, 1977 | Houston Rockets 124 at Indiana Pacers 109 | W | 27-6 | 12-20 | 39-26 | ||
| March 12, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 104 at Houston Rockets 120 | W | 28-6 | 12-20 | 40-26 | ||
| March 16, 1977 | New York Nets 86 at Houston Rockets 100 | W | 29-6 | 12-20 | 41-26 | ||
| March 17, 1977 | Houston Rockets 88 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 | W | 29-6 | 13-20 | 42-26 | ||
| March 18, 1977 | Houston Rockets 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 124 | L | 29-6 | 13-21 | 42-27 | ||
| March 19, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Houston Rockets 110 | W | 30-6 | 13-21 | 43-27 | ||
| March 22, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Houston Rockets 106 | W | 31-6 | 13-21 | 44-27 | ||
| March 23, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 104 at Houston Rockets 109 | W | 32-6 | 13-21 | 45-27 | ||
| March 24, 1977 | Houston Rockets 112 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | L | 32-6 | 13-22 | 45-28 | ||
| March 26, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 97 at Houston Rockets 107 | W | 33-6 | 13-22 | 46-28 | ||
| March 27, 1977 | Houston Rockets 100 at Detroit Pistons 115 | L | 33-6 | 13-23 | 46-29 | ||
| March 29, 1977 | Houston Rockets 92 at Golden State Warriors 109 | L | 33-6 | 13-24 | 46-30 | ||
| March 30, 1977 | Houston Rockets 105 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | L | 33-6 | 13-25 | 46-31 | ||
| April 1, 1977 | Houston Rockets 91 at Washington Bullets 85 | W | 33-6 | 14-25 | 47-31 | ||
| April 2, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Houston Rockets 106 | W | 34-6 | 14-25 | 48-31 | ||
| April 6, 1977 | Houston Rockets 104 at Boston Celtics 93 | W | 34-6 | 15-25 | 49-31 | ||
| April 8, 1977 | Houston Rockets 109 at Chicago Bulls 113 | L | 34-6 | 15-26 | 49-32 | ||
| April 9, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 118 at Houston Rockets 110 | L | 34-7 | 15-26 | 49-33 | ||
| April 19, 1977 | Washington Bullets 111 at Houston Rockets 101 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 21, 1977 | Washington Bullets 118 at Houston Rockets 124 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | OT | |
| April 24, 1977 | Houston Rockets 90 at Washington Bullets 93 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 26, 1977 | Houston Rockets 107 at Washington Bullets 103 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 29, 1977 | Washington Bullets 115 at Houston Rockets 123 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| May 1, 1977 | Houston Rockets 108 at Washington Bullets 103 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| May 5, 1977 | Houston Rockets 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 128 | L | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| May 8, 1977 | Houston Rockets 97 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | L | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | ||
| May 11, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 94 at Houston Rockets 118 | W | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | ||
| May 13, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Houston Rockets 95 | L | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | ||
| May 15, 1977 | Houston Rockets 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | W | 3-2 | 3-3 | 6-5 | ||
| May 17, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Houston Rockets 109 | L | 3-3 | 3-3 | 6-6 |
