1977-78 Houston Rockets Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 28-54
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (28-54)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 384,905, Avg. 9,388 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Houston Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 28-54
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (28-54)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 384,905, Avg. 9,388 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Houston Rockets Roster
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 28 wins and 54 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Houston scored 8,513 points and allowed 8,841. Calvin Murphy tossed in a team-best 1,949 points for the Rockets, and Moses Malone contributed 17 or more per game, too. Moses Malone accounted for 886 boards. John Lucas dished out 768 assists for the squad.
Defensively, John Lucas added 160 steals.
Tom Nissalke coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8513
Regular Season Points Against: 8841
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Houston Rockets 103 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 21, 1977 | Houston Rockets 94 at Kansas City Kings 95 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 22, 1977 | Boston Celtics 98 at Houston Rockets 110 | W | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 27, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 110 at Houston Rockets 133 | W | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 29, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 112 at Houston Rockets 125 | W | 3-1 | 0-1 | 3-2 | ||
| November 3, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 111 at Houston Rockets 113 | W | 4-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | OT | |
| November 4, 1977 | Houston Rockets 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 110 | L | 4-1 | 0-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 5, 1977 | Washington Bullets 105 at Houston Rockets 116 | W | 5-1 | 0-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 8, 1977 | Houston Rockets 104 at Chicago Bulls 117 | L | 5-1 | 0-3 | 5-4 | ||
| November 9, 1977 | Houston Rockets 107 at Detroit Pistons 127 | L | 5-1 | 0-4 | 5-5 | ||
| November 10, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 132 at Houston Rockets 101 | L | 5-2 | 0-4 | 5-6 | ||
| November 12, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 102 at Houston Rockets 104 | W | 6-2 | 0-4 | 6-6 | ||
| November 16, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 101 at Houston Rockets 97 | L | 6-3 | 0-4 | 6-7 | ||
| November 19, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 103 at Houston Rockets 101 | L | 6-4 | 0-4 | 6-8 | ||
| November 22, 1977 | Houston Rockets 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 105 | L | 6-4 | 0-5 | 6-9 | ||
| November 23, 1977 | Houston Rockets 100 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 6-4 | 0-6 | 6-10 | ||
| November 26, 1977 | Houston Rockets 91 at Washington Bullets 93 | L | 6-4 | 0-7 | 6-11 | ||
| November 28, 1977 | Houston Rockets 86 at New York Knicks 104 | L | 6-4 | 0-8 | 6-12 | ||
| November 29, 1977 | New York Knicks 103 at Houston Rockets 120 | W | 7-4 | 0-8 | 7-12 | ||
| December 1, 1977 | Houston Rockets 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | W | 7-4 | 1-8 | 8-12 | ||
| December 3, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Houston Rockets 120 | W | 8-4 | 1-8 | 9-12 | OT | |
| December 6, 1977 | Houston Rockets 105 at Golden State Warriors 107 | L | 8-4 | 1-9 | 9-13 | ||
| December 9, 1977 | Houston Rockets 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | W | 8-4 | 2-9 | 10-13 | ||
| December 10, 1977 | Houston Rockets 93 at Phoenix Suns 110 | L | 8-4 | 2-10 | 10-14 | ||
| December 11, 1977 | Houston Rockets 84 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | L | 8-4 | 2-11 | 10-15 | ||
| December 14, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Houston Rockets 91 | L | 8-5 | 2-11 | 10-16 | ||
| December 17, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 101 at Houston Rockets 97 | L | 8-6 | 2-11 | 10-17 | ||
| December 20, 1977 | Houston Rockets 104 at Buffalo Braves 110 | L | 8-6 | 2-12 | 10-18 | ||
| December 21, 1977 | Houston Rockets 103 at New Jersey Nets 93 | W | 8-6 | 3-12 | 11-18 | ||
| December 23, 1977 | Houston Rockets 101 at San Antonio Spurs 107 | L | 8-6 | 3-13 | 11-19 | ||
| December 26, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 99 at Houston Rockets 113 | W | 9-6 | 3-13 | 12-19 | ||
| December 29, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Houston Rockets 104 | W | 10-6 | 3-13 | 13-19 | ||
| December 30, 1977 | Houston Rockets 98 at Indiana Pacers 99 | L | 10-6 | 3-14 | 13-20 | ||
| January 4, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 96 at Houston Rockets 104 | W | 11-6 | 3-14 | 14-20 | ||
| January 6, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 103 at Houston Rockets 101 | L | 11-7 | 3-14 | 14-21 | ||
| January 7, 1978 | Houston Rockets 83 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | L | 11-7 | 3-15 | 14-22 | ||
| January 10, 1978 | Houston Rockets 80 at Philadelphia 76ers 95 | L | 11-7 | 3-16 | 14-23 | ||
| January 11, 1978 | Houston Rockets 88 at Boston Celtics 91 | L | 11-7 | 3-17 | 14-24 | ||
| January 12, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 109 at Houston Rockets 106 | L | 11-8 | 3-17 | 14-25 | ||
| January 14, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 93 at Houston Rockets 104 | W | 12-8 | 3-17 | 15-25 | ||
| January 17, 1978 | Houston Rockets 95 at New Orleans Jazz 99 | L | 12-8 | 3-18 | 15-26 | ||
| January 18, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Houston Rockets 104 | L | 12-9 | 3-18 | 15-27 | ||
| January 20, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Houston Rockets 118 | W | 13-9 | 3-18 | 16-27 | ||
| January 22, 1978 | Houston Rockets 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 13-9 | 3-19 | 16-28 | ||
| January 25, 1978 | Houston Rockets 96 at Phoenix Suns 118 | L | 13-9 | 3-20 | 16-29 | ||
| January 27, 1978 | Houston Rockets 100 at Denver Nuggets 105 | L | 13-9 | 3-21 | 16-30 | ||
| January 29, 1978 | Houston Rockets 88 at Portland Trail Blazers 123 | L | 13-9 | 3-22 | 16-31 | ||
| February 1, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 103 at Houston Rockets 124 | W | 14-9 | 3-22 | 17-31 | ||
| February 3, 1978 | New York Knicks 102 at Houston Rockets 112 | W | 15-9 | 3-22 | 18-31 | ||
| February 8, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Houston Rockets 105 | W | 16-9 | 3-22 | 19-31 | ||
| February 9, 1978 | Houston Rockets 94 at San Antonio Spurs 104 | L | 16-9 | 3-23 | 19-32 | ||
| February 10, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 125 at Houston Rockets 114 | L | 16-10 | 3-23 | 19-33 | ||
| February 12, 1978 | Houston Rockets 119 at New Orleans Jazz 112 | W | 16-10 | 4-23 | 20-33 | ||
| February 14, 1978 | Houston Rockets 102 at Kansas City Kings 125 | L | 16-10 | 4-24 | 20-34 | ||
| February 15, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 122 at Houston Rockets 126 | W | 17-10 | 4-24 | 21-34 | ||
| February 17, 1978 | Houston Rockets 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 115 | L | 17-10 | 4-25 | 21-35 | ||
| February 18, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 112 at Houston Rockets 121 | W | 18-10 | 4-25 | 22-35 | ||
| February 21, 1978 | Boston Celtics 96 at Houston Rockets 111 | W | 19-10 | 4-25 | 23-35 | ||
| February 22, 1978 | Houston Rockets 108 at Detroit Pistons 119 | L | 19-10 | 4-26 | 23-36 | ||
| February 24, 1978 | Houston Rockets 112 at New Jersey Nets 126 | L | 19-10 | 4-27 | 23-37 | ||
| February 25, 1978 | Houston Rockets 110 at Buffalo Braves 106 | W | 19-10 | 5-27 | 24-37 | ||
| February 27, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Houston Rockets 97 | L | 19-11 | 5-27 | 24-38 | ||
| March 1, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 114 at Houston Rockets 104 | L | 19-12 | 5-27 | 24-39 | ||
| March 3, 1978 | Houston Rockets 110 at Atlanta Hawks 133 | L | 19-12 | 5-28 | 24-40 | ||
| March 5, 1978 | Houston Rockets 88 at Washington Bullets 106 | L | 19-12 | 5-29 | 24-41 | ||
| March 7, 1978 | Houston Rockets 101 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 19-12 | 5-30 | 24-42 | ||
| March 8, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 97 at Houston Rockets 94 | L | 19-13 | 5-30 | 24-43 | ||
| March 10, 1978 | Washington Bullets 117 at Houston Rockets 114 | L | 19-14 | 5-30 | 24-44 | ||
| March 11, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 93 at Houston Rockets 91 | L | 19-15 | 5-30 | 24-45 | ||
| March 14, 1978 | Houston Rockets 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119 | L | 19-15 | 5-31 | 24-46 | ||
| March 16, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Houston Rockets 98 | L | 19-16 | 5-31 | 24-47 | ||
| March 18, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 106 at Houston Rockets 104 | L | 19-17 | 5-31 | 24-48 | ||
| March 21, 1978 | Houston Rockets 99 at Chicago Bulls 101 | L | 19-17 | 5-32 | 24-49 | ||
| March 22, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Houston Rockets 106 | L | 19-18 | 5-32 | 24-50 | ||
| March 24, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 103 at Houston Rockets 107 | W | 20-18 | 5-32 | 25-50 | ||
| March 29, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 112 at Houston Rockets 89 | L | 20-19 | 5-32 | 25-51 | ||
| April 1, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Houston Rockets 116 | W | 21-19 | 5-32 | 26-51 | ||
| April 2, 1978 | Houston Rockets 100 at Denver Nuggets 109 | L | 21-19 | 5-33 | 26-52 | ||
| April 4, 1978 | Houston Rockets 101 at Portland Trail Blazers 89 | W | 21-19 | 6-33 | 27-52 | ||
| April 5, 1978 | Houston Rockets 100 at Seattle Supersonics 113 | L | 21-19 | 6-34 | 27-53 | ||
| April 7, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 117 at Houston Rockets 114 | L | 21-20 | 6-34 | 27-54 | ||
| April 8, 1978 | Houston Rockets 112 at Indiana Pacers 111 | W | 21-20 | 7-34 | 28-54 |
