1981-82 Houston Rockets Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 46-36
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 2-1
Coach: Del Harris (46-36)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 480,128, Avg. 11,710 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Houston Rockets RosterTeam Record: 46-36
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 2-1
Coach: Del Harris (46-36)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 480,128, Avg. 11,710 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Houston Rockets Results
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Rockets scored 8,680 points and surrendered 8,683.
Del Harris coached the team. The 1981-82 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 81 | 81 | 3398 | 1822 | 945 | 6 | 0 | 827 | 630 | 558 | 630 | 1188 | 142 | 76 | 125 | 294 | 208 | 2520 |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 82 | 82 | 3032 | 1100 | 519 | 5 | 0 | 422 | 280 | 267 | 480 | 747 | 144 | 62 | 104 | 208 | 287 | 1318 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 77 | 75 | 2913 | 958 | 437 | 10 | 1 | 214 | 160 | 175 | 336 | 511 | 314 | 115 | 48 | 157 | 297 | 1035 |
| Allen Leavell | G | 79 | 61 | 2150 | 793 | 370 | 31 | 9 | 135 | 115 | 49 | 119 | 168 | 457 | 150 | 15 | 153 | 182 | 864 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 64 | 0 | 1204 | 648 | 277 | 16 | 1 | 110 | 100 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 163 | 43 | 1 | 82 | 142 | 655 |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 69 | 42 | 1475 | 464 | 240 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 56 | 107 | 157 | 264 | 75 | 31 | 59 | 78 | 146 | 539 |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 70 | 15 | 1315 | 450 | 206 | 86 | 33 | 106 | 75 | 24 | 80 | 104 | 227 | 45 | 3 | 80 | 161 | 520 |
| Tom Henderson | G | 75 | 23 | 1721 | 403 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 105 | 33 | 105 | 138 | 306 | 55 | 7 | 105 | 120 | 471 |
| Major Jones | F | 60 | 6 | 746 | 213 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 42 | 80 | 122 | 202 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 50 | 100 | 268 |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 51 | 22 | 858 | 242 | 105 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 67 | 94 | 76 | 32 | 6 | 38 | 94 | 230 |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 65 | 3 | 807 | 226 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 34 | 54 | 126 | 180 | 41 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 99 | 212 |
| Jawann Oldham | C | 22 | 0 | 124 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 4 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Totals | 799 | 410 | 19780 | 7366 | 3504 | 176 | 50 | 2225 | 1622 | 1403 | 2284 | 3687 | 1977 | 648 | 429 | 1300 | 1871 | 8680 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 81 | 81 | 42.0 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 76.2 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 31.1 |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 66.4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 77 | 75 | 37.8 | 45.6 | 10.0 | 74.8 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 13.4 |
| Allen Leavell | G | 79 | 61 | 27.2 | 46.7 | 29.0 | 85.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 10.9 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 64 | 0 | 18.8 | 42.7 | 6.3 | 90.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 10.2 |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 69 | 42 | 21.4 | 51.7 | 42.9 | 72.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 7.8 |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 70 | 15 | 18.8 | 45.8 | 38.4 | 70.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| Tom Henderson | G | 75 | 23 | 22.9 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| Major Jones | F | 60 | 6 | 12.4 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 51 | 22 | 16.8 | 43.4 | 30.0 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 65 | 3 | 12.4 | 39.4 | 52.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Jawann Oldham | C | 22 | 0 | 5.6 | 36.1 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | |
| Averages | 799 | 410 | 24.8 | 47.6 | 28.4 | 72.9 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 10.9 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 3 | 136 | 67 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 72 | |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 3 | 124 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 42 | |
| Allen Leavell | G | 3 | 93 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 42 | |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 3 | 115 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 34 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 3 | 66 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 23 | |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 3 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
| Tom Henderson | G | 3 | 68 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 3 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 720 | 271 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 61 | 47 | 56 | 81 | 137 | 58 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 66 | 261 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C-F | 3 | 45.3 | 43.3 | 93.3 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 24.0 | |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 3 | 41.3 | 34.0 | 53.3 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | |
| Allen Leavell | G | 3 | 31.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 3 | 38.3 | 48.4 | 80.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 11.3 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | G | 3 | 22.0 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | 3 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| Tom Henderson | G | 3 | 22.7 | 31.3 | 100.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.7 | |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 3 | 11.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 2 | 4.5 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 2 | 8.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Averages | 799 | 24.8 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
