1972-73 Houston Rockets Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 33-49
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tex Winter (17-30)
Coach: Johnny Egan (16-19)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 189,773, Avg. 4,629 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Houston Rockets RosterTeam Record: 33-49
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tex Winter (17-30)
Coach: Johnny Egan (16-19)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 189,773, Avg. 4,629 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Houston Rockets Results
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 33 wins and 49 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Rockets led the league with 9,250 points. Houston allowed 9,392 points. Rudy Tomjanovich tossed in a team-best 1,560 points for the squad, while Jack Marin scored 18 or more per game, too. Rudy Tomjanovich racked up 938 boards. Jimmy Walker dished out 442 assists for the team.
Tex Winter and Johnny Egan coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 81 | 65 | 2972 | 1371 | 655 | 335 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 938 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 1560 | ||
| Jack Marin | F-G | 81 | 81 | 3019 | 1334 | 624 | 292 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 499 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 1496 | ||
| Jimmy Walker | G | 81 | 81 | 3079 | 1301 | 605 | 276 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 1454 | ||
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 82 | 70 | 2658 | 1206 | 534 | 369 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 1395 | ||
| Calvin Murphy | G | 77 | 13 | 1697 | 820 | 381 | 269 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 1001 | ||
| Otto Moore | C-F | 82 | 68 | 2712 | 859 | 418 | 211 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 963 | ||
| Cliff Meely | F-C | 82 | 19 | 1694 | 657 | 268 | 137 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 628 | ||
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | 48 | 13 | 900 | 375 | 149 | 162 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 417 | ||
| Paul McCracken | G | 24 | 0 | 305 | 89 | 44 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 111 | ||
| Eric McWilliams | F | 44 | 0 | 245 | 98 | 34 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 86 | ||
| Stan McKenzie | F-G | 26 | 0 | 187 | 83 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | ||
| George Johnson | C | 19 | 0 | 169 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 43 | ||
| Greg Smith | F | 4 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Dick Gibbs | F-G | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 732 | 410 | 19680 | 8249 | 3772 | 0 | 0 | 2152 | 1706 | 0 | 0 | 4060 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1949 | 9250 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 81 | 65 | 36.7 | 47.8 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 19.3 | |
| Jack Marin | F-G | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 46.8 | 84.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.5 | |
| Jimmy Walker | G | 81 | 81 | 38.0 | 46.5 | 88.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 18.0 | |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 82 | 70 | 32.4 | 44.3 | 88.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 17.0 | |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 77 | 13 | 22.0 | 46.5 | 88.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 13.0 | |
| Otto Moore | C-F | 82 | 68 | 33.1 | 48.7 | 60.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.7 | |
| Cliff Meely | F-C | 82 | 19 | 20.7 | 40.8 | 67.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 7.7 | |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | 48 | 13 | 18.8 | 39.7 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.7 | |
| Paul McCracken | G | 24 | 0 | 12.7 | 49.4 | 59.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | |
| Eric McWilliams | F | 44 | 0 | 5.6 | 34.7 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Stan McKenzie | F-G | 26 | 0 | 7.2 | 42.2 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
| George Johnson | C | 19 | 0 | 8.9 | 51.3 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | |
| Greg Smith | F | 4 | 0 | 10.3 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Dick Gibbs | F-G | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 732 | 410 | 26.9 | 45.7 | 79.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 12.6 |
