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1979–80 Houston Rockets season

March 29, 2023

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Rockets' 13th season in the NBA and 9th season in the city of Houston.[1]

1979–80 Houston Rockets season
Head coachDel Harris
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Celtics 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHTV
RadioKPRC

In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the San Antonio Spurs in three games in the First Round, before being swept by the Boston Celtics in four games in the Semifinals.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 17 Lee Johnson   United States East Texas State
2 42 Paul Mokeski   United States Kansas
3 59 Ricardo Brown   United States Pepperdine
4 76 Sam Drummer   United States Georgia Tech
4 80 Lionel Green   United States LSU
5 104 Allen Leavell   United States Oklahoma City
6 124 Collie Davis   United States Southern
7 143 Rich Valavicius   United States Auburn
8 161 Delbert Watson   United States East Tennessee State

Roster

1979–80 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 4 Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami (FL)
F 22 Bradley, Alonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Texas Southern
G 10 Dunleavy, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) South Carolina
G 6 Henderson, Tom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 11 Jones, Major 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Albany State
G 30 Leavell, Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oklahoma City
C 24 Malone, Moses 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Petersburg High School
C 54 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 23 Murphy, Calvin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Niagara
C 5 Paultz, Billy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) St. John's
F 50 Reid, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Saint Mary's
F 45 Tomjanovich, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 – 32–9 18–23 21–9
x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 9 29–12 12–29 20–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 41 41 .500 9 27–14 14–27 14–16
Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 .451 13 28–13 9–32 16–14
Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 13 26–15 11–30 15–15
Detroit Pistons 16 66 .195 34 13–28 3–38 4–26
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 61 21 .744 –
2 y-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 11
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 .720 2
4 x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 20
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 41 41 .500 20
6 x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 22
7 New York Knicks 39 43 .476 22
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 .451 24
8 Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 24
10 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 27
11 Detroit Pistons 16 66 .195 44


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979-80 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–2 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3
Boston 4–2 — 2–0 4–2 2–0 6–0 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 5–1 5–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–2
Chicago 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 3–3 0–2 4–2 2–4 2–4 0–2
Cleveland 2–4 2–4 0–2 — 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–5 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Denver 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 — 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–6 1–5 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–1 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–1
Detroit 0–6 0–6 1–1 0–6 1–1 — 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4
Golden State 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 3–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 0–2 3–3 0–6 3–3 0–2
Houston 4–2 0–6 1–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 — 4–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4
Indiana 2–4 2–4 2–0 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–4 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–4 4–2 1–5 0–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 6–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 1–1 5–1 3–3 6–0 2–0
Los Angeles 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 — 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–4 2–0 5–1 4–2 6–0 1–1
Milwaukee 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 2–4 4–2 1–1
New Jersey 2–4 1–5 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–2 0–2 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 2–4 1–5 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 — 0–6 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 — 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 6–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 6–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 4–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 — 1–1 4–2 1–5 3–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
San Diego 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 0–2 — 3–3 5–1 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–4 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 5–1 1–1 3–3 — 5–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 4–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–6 0–6 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–6 3–3 1–1 1–5 1–5 — 0–2
Washington 3–3 2–4 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 4–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–3 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

Regular season

1979–80 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 29–12; Road: 12–29)
October: 2–7 (home: 2–1; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 12, 1979 @ Boston L 106–114 Boston Garden 0–1
2 October 13, 1979 @ Philadelphia L 105–113 The Spectrum 0–2
3 October 16, 1979 @ New York L 121–126 Madison Square Garden 0–3
5 October 20, 1979 Atlanta W 107–102 The Summit 2–3
6 October 24, 1979 Boston L 99–100 The Summit 2–4
7 October 28, 1979 @ New Jersey L 115–120 Rutgers Athletic Center 2–5
8 October 30, 1979 @ Cleveland L 112–124 Richfield Coliseum 2–6
November: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 November 3, 1979 @ Detroit W 114–111 Pontiac Silverdome 3–7
11 November 7, 1979 New Jersey W 106–101 The Summit 4–7
12 November 10, 1979 Detroit W 112–104 The Summit 5–7
13 November 13, 1979 @ Chicago W 128–127 Chicago Stadium 6–7
14 November 14, 1979 Golden State W 133–92 The Summit 7–7
15 November 16, 1979 New York W 133–130 The Summit 8–7
16 November 17, 1979 @ Atlanta W 102–100 The Omni 9–7
17 November 20, 1979 @ New York L 125–130 (OT) Madison Square Garden 9–8
18 November 21, 1979 Philadelphia W 97–94 The Summit 10–8
19 November 23, 1979 @ Philadelphia L 102–113 The Spectrum 10–9
20 November 24, 1979 Washington L 103–105 The Summit 10–10
21 November 27, 1979 @ Kansas City L 115–117 Municipal Auditorium 10–11
22 November 28, 1979 Cleveland W 113–111 (OT) The Summit 11–11
23 November 30, 1979 Atlanta W 106–95 The Summit 12–11
December: 5–9 (home: 4–2; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 December 1, 1979 Portland W 120–112 (OT) The Summit 13–11
25 December 5, 1979 Los Angeles L 114–116 The Summit 13–12
26 December 7, 1979 Detroit W 124–109 The Summit 14–12
27 December 8, 1979 @ San Antonio L 129–138 HemisFair Arena 14–13
29 December 13, 1979 @ Phoenix L 113–121 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–14
30 December 14, 1979 @ Seattle L 101–109 Kingdome 15–15
31 December 16, 1979 @ Portland L 101–123 Memorial Coliseum 15–16
32 December 19, 1979 Chicago L 102–108 The Summit 15–17
33 December 21, 1979 @ Philadelphia L 106–117 The Spectrum 15–18
34 December 22, 1979 @ Washington L 114–122 Capital Centre 15–19
35 December 26, 1979 San Antonio W 143–110 The Summit 16–19
36 December 27, 1979 @ Atlanta L 110–112 The Omni 16–20
37 December 29, 1979 Philadelphia W 104–100 The Summit 17–20
January: 8–8 (home: 6–4; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
38 January 2, 1980 Boston L 103–111 The Summit 17–21
39 January 4, 1980 @ New Jersey L 101–104 Rutgers Athletic Center 17–22
40 January 5, 1980 Phoenix W 111–110 The Summit 18–22
41 January 8, 1980 @ Cleveland W 118–115 (OT) Richfield Coliseum 19–22
43 January 12, 1980 Cleveland W 112–96 The Summit 21–22
44 January 13, 1980 @ Milwaukee W 121–117 MECCA Arena 22–22
45 January 16, 1980 New Jersey L 112–122 The Summit 22–23
46 January 18, 1980 Washington W 134–111 The Summit 22–24
47 January 19, 1980 @ Detroit L 110–122 Pontiac Silverdome 22–25
48 January 22, 1980 @ Boston L 106–112 Boston Garden 23–25
50 January 26, 1980 Seattle W 123–111 The Summit 25–25
52 January 30, 1980 San Antonio L 111–118 The Summit 25–27
53 January 31, 1980 Philadelphia L 105–110 The Summit 25–28
February: 8–5 (home: 6–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
54 February 6, 1980 New Jersey W 115–114 The Summit 26–28
55 February 8, 1980 Cleveland W 105–104 The Summit 27–28
57 February 12, 1980 @ San Antonio W 120–118 HemisFair Arena 29–28
58 February 13, 1980 New York W 122–117 The Summit 30–28
59 February 15, 1980 Milwaukee L 103–114 The Summit 30–29
61 February 20, 1980 @ Golden State L 102–115 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 30–31
63 February 24, 1980 @ Los Angeles L 100–112 The Forum 31–32
65 February 27, 1980 Washington W 110–97 The Summit 33–32
66 February 28, 1980 @ Washington L 99–105 Capital Centre 33–33
March: 8–8 (home: 4–3; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
67 March 2, 1980 Kansas City L 91–94 The Summit 34–33
68 March 4, 1980 @ Atlanta W 93–83 The Omni 34–34
69 March 5, 1980 Boston L 99–103 (OT) The Summit 34–35
70 March 7, 1980 @ New Jersey W 111–110 (2OT) Rutgers Athletic Center 35–35
71 March 8, 1980 Atlanta L 79–97 The Summit 35–36
72 March 11, 1980 @ New York L 109–129 Madison Square Garden 35–37
73 March 12, 1980 @ Boston L 105–121 Boston Garden 35–38
74 March 14, 1980 @ Washington L 85–92 Capital Centre 35–39
75 March 16, 1980 @ Detroit W 102–99 Pontiac Silverdome 36–39
76 March 19, 1980 New York W 139–113 The Summit 37–39
77 March 20, 1980 @ Cleveland L 96–109 Richfield Coliseum 37–40
79 March 25, 1980 @ San Antonio L 107–126 HemisFair Arena 38–41
80 March 26, 1980 San Antonio W 113–101 The Summit 39–41
81 March 28, 1980 Detroit W 128–112 The Summit 40–41
1979–80 schedule

Playoffs

1980 playoff game log
First Round: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 2, 1980 San Antonio W 95–85 Calvin Murphy (28) Moses Malone (14) Tom Henderson (8) The Summit
14,454 		1–0
2 April 4, 1980 @ San Antonio L 101–106 Moses Malone (34) Moses Malone (19) Tom Henderson (10) HemisFair Arena
12,894 		1–1
3 April 6, 1980 San Antonio W 141–120 Moses Malone (37) Moses Malone (20) Tom Henderson (10) The Summit
15,676 		2–1
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 9, 1980 @ Boston L 101–119 Moses Malone (27) Moses Malone (13) three players tied (4) Boston Garden
15,320 		0–1
2 April 11, 1980 @ Boston L 75–95 Robert Reid (22) Robert Reid (14) Robert Reid (4) Boston Garden
15,320 		0–2
3 April 13, 1980 Boston L 81–100 Moses Malone (28) Moses Malone (9) Henderson, Leavell (5) The Summit
14,243 		0–3
4 April 14, 1980 Boston L 121–138 Moses Malone (28) Moses Malone (15) Reid, Leavell (8) The Summit
13,106 		0–4
1980 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1979-80 Houston Rockets

See also

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The 1979 80 NBA season was the Rockets 13th season in the NBA and 9th season in the city of Houston 1 1979 80 Houston Rockets seasonHead coachDel HarrisArenaThe SummitResultsRecord41 41 500 PlaceDivision 2nd Central Conference 4th Eastern Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals Lost to Celtics 0 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKHTVRadioKPRC lt 1978 79 1980 81 gt In the playoffs the Rockets defeated the San Antonio Spurs in three games in the First Round before being swept by the Boston Celtics in four games in the Semifinals Contents 1 Offseason 2 Draft picks 3 Roster 4 Regular season 4 1 Season standings 4 2 Record vs opponents 5 Game log 5 1 Regular season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Player statistics 6 1 Season 6 2 Playoffs 7 Awards and records 8 Transactions 9 References 10 See alsoOffseason EditDraft picks EditMain article 1979 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Club team1 17 Lee Johnson United States East Texas State2 42 Paul Mokeski United States Kansas3 59 Ricardo Brown United States Pepperdine4 76 Sam Drummer United States Georgia Tech4 80 Lionel Green United States LSU5 104 Allen Leavell United States Oklahoma City6 124 Collie Davis United States Southern7 143 Rich Valavicius United States Auburn8 161 Delbert Watson United States East Tennessee StateRoster Edit1979 80 Houston Rockets roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromF 4 Barry Rick 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 205 lb 93 kg Miami FL F 22 Bradley Alonzo 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg Texas SouthernG 10 Dunleavy Mike 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg South CarolinaG 6 Henderson Tom 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg HawaiʻiF 11 Jones Major 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 225 lb 102 kg Albany StateG 30 Leavell Allen 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg Oklahoma CityC 24 Malone Moses 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 235 lb 107 kg Petersburg High SchoolC 54 Mokeski Paul 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 250 lb 113 kg KansasG 23 Murphy Calvin 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m 165 lb 75 kg NiagaraC 5 Paultz Billy 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 235 lb 107 kg St John sF 50 Reid Robert 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 205 lb 93 kg Saint Mary sF 45 Tomjanovich Rudy 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 218 lb 99 kg Michigan Head coachDel HarrisAssistant coach es Scotty RobertsonLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended InjuredRegular season EditSeason standings Edit Central Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 32 9 18 23 21 9x Houston Rockets 41 41 500 9 29 12 12 29 20 10x San Antonio Spurs 41 41 500 9 27 14 14 27 14 16Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 451 13 28 13 9 32 16 14Indiana Pacers 37 45 451 13 26 15 11 30 15 15Detroit Pistons 16 66 195 34 13 28 3 38 4 26 Eastern Conference vteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Boston Celtics 61 21 744 2 y Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 113 x Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 720 24 x Houston Rockets 41 41 500 205 x San Antonio Spurs 41 41 500 206 x Washington Bullets 39 43 476 227 New York Knicks 39 43 476 228 Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 451 248 Indiana Pacers 37 45 451 2410 New Jersey Nets 34 48 415 2711 Detroit Pistons 16 66 195 44 z clinched division title y clinched division title x clinched playoff spotRecord vs opponents Edit 1979 80 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WASAtlanta 2 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 6 0 2 0 2 4 4 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 4 2 4 2 1 1 2 0 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 3Boston 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 0 6 0 2 0 6 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 5 1 5 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 2Chicago 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 5 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 5 3 3 0 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 0 2Cleveland 2 4 2 4 0 2 1 1 6 0 2 0 2 4 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 1 5 1 1 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3Denver 1 1 0 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 4 1 1 3 3 1 5 3 3 1 1Detroit 0 6 0 6 1 1 0 6 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 4 1 5 0 2 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 4Golden State 0 2 0 2 2 4 0 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 5 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 2 4 0 2 3 3 0 6 3 3 0 2Houston 4 2 0 6 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 4Indiana 2 4 2 4 2 0 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 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0 2 0 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 2 4 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 5 1 1 1Utah 0 2 0 2 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 6 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 5 0 2Washington 3 3 2 4 2 0 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 5 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 Game log EditRegular season Edit 1979 80 game logTotal 41 41 Home 29 12 Road 12 29 October 2 7 home 2 1 road 0 6 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 October 12 1979 Boston L 106 114 Boston Garden 0 12 October 13 1979 Philadelphia L 105 113 The Spectrum 0 23 October 16 1979 New York L 121 126 Madison Square Garden 0 35 October 20 1979 Atlanta W 107 102 The Summit 2 36 October 24 1979 Boston L 99 100 The Summit 2 47 October 28 1979 New Jersey L 115 120 Rutgers Athletic Center 2 58 October 30 1979 Cleveland L 112 124 Richfield Coliseum 2 6November 10 4 home 7 1 road 3 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record10 November 3 1979 Detroit W 114 111 Pontiac Silverdome 3 711 November 7 1979 New Jersey W 106 101 The Summit 4 712 November 10 1979 Detroit W 112 104 The Summit 5 713 November 13 1979 Chicago W 128 127 Chicago Stadium 6 714 November 14 1979 Golden State W 133 92 The Summit 7 715 November 16 1979 New York W 133 130 The Summit 8 716 November 17 1979 Atlanta W 102 100 The Omni 9 717 November 20 1979 New York L 125 130 OT Madison Square Garden 9 818 November 21 1979 Philadelphia W 97 94 The Summit 10 819 November 23 1979 Philadelphia L 102 113 The Spectrum 10 920 November 24 1979 Washington L 103 105 The Summit 10 1021 November 27 1979 Kansas City L 115 117 Municipal Auditorium 10 1122 November 28 1979 Cleveland W 113 111 OT The Summit 11 1123 November 30 1979 Atlanta W 106 95 The Summit 12 11December 5 9 home 4 2 road 1 7 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record24 December 1 1979 Portland W 120 112 OT The Summit 13 1125 December 5 1979 Los Angeles L 114 116 The Summit 13 1226 December 7 1979 Detroit W 124 109 The Summit 14 1227 December 8 1979 San Antonio L 129 138 HemisFair Arena 14 1329 December 13 1979 Phoenix L 113 121 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15 1430 December 14 1979 Seattle L 101 109 Kingdome 15 1531 December 16 1979 Portland L 101 123 Memorial Coliseum 15 1632 December 19 1979 Chicago L 102 108 The Summit 15 1733 December 21 1979 Philadelphia L 106 117 The Spectrum 15 1834 December 22 1979 Washington L 114 122 Capital Centre 15 1935 December 26 1979 San Antonio W 143 110 The Summit 16 1936 December 27 1979 Atlanta L 110 112 The Omni 16 2037 December 29 1979 Philadelphia W 104 100 The Summit 17 20January 8 8 home 6 4 road 2 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record38 January 2 1980 Boston L 103 111 The Summit 17 2139 January 4 1980 New Jersey L 101 104 Rutgers Athletic Center 17 2240 January 5 1980 Phoenix W 111 110 The Summit 18 2241 January 8 1980 Cleveland W 118 115 OT Richfield Coliseum 19 2243 January 12 1980 Cleveland W 112 96 The Summit 21 2244 January 13 1980 Milwaukee W 121 117 MECCA Arena 22 2245 January 16 1980 New Jersey L 112 122 The Summit 22 2346 January 18 1980 Washington W 134 111 The Summit 22 2447 January 19 1980 Detroit L 110 122 Pontiac Silverdome 22 2548 January 22 1980 Boston L 106 112 Boston Garden 23 2550 January 26 1980 Seattle W 123 111 The Summit 25 2552 January 30 1980 San Antonio L 111 118 The Summit 25 2753 January 31 1980 Philadelphia L 105 110 The Summit 25 28February 8 5 home 6 1 road 2 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record54 February 6 1980 New Jersey W 115 114 The Summit 26 2855 February 8 1980 Cleveland W 105 104 The Summit 27 2857 February 12 1980 San Antonio W 120 118 HemisFair Arena 29 2858 February 13 1980 New York W 122 117 The Summit 30 2859 February 15 1980 Milwaukee L 103 114 The Summit 30 2961 February 20 1980 Golden State L 102 115 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 30 3163 February 24 1980 Los Angeles L 100 112 The Forum 31 3265 February 27 1980 Washington W 110 97 The Summit 33 3266 February 28 1980 Washington L 99 105 Capital Centre 33 33March 8 8 home 4 3 road 4 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record67 March 2 1980 Kansas City L 91 94 The Summit 34 3368 March 4 1980 Atlanta W 93 83 The Omni 34 3469 March 5 1980 Boston L 99 103 OT The Summit 34 3570 March 7 1980 New Jersey W 111 110 2OT Rutgers Athletic Center 35 3571 March 8 1980 Atlanta L 79 97 The Summit 35 3672 March 11 1980 New York L 109 129 Madison Square Garden 35 3773 March 12 1980 Boston L 105 121 Boston Garden 35 3874 March 14 1980 Washington L 85 92 Capital Centre 35 3975 March 16 1980 Detroit W 102 99 Pontiac Silverdome 36 3976 March 19 1980 New York W 139 113 The Summit 37 3977 March 20 1980 Cleveland L 96 109 Richfield Coliseum 37 4079 March 25 1980 San Antonio L 107 126 HemisFair Arena 38 4180 March 26 1980 San Antonio W 113 101 The Summit 39 4181 March 28 1980 Detroit W 128 112 The Summit 40 411979 80 schedulePlayoffs Edit 1980 playoff game logFirst Round 2 1 home 2 0 road 0 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 2 1980 San Antonio W 95 85 Calvin Murphy 28 Moses Malone 14 Tom Henderson 8 The Summit14 454 1 02 April 4 1980 San Antonio L 101 106 Moses Malone 34 Moses Malone 19 Tom Henderson 10 HemisFair Arena12 894 1 13 April 6 1980 San Antonio W 141 120 Moses Malone 37 Moses Malone 20 Tom Henderson 10 The Summit15 676 2 1Conference Semifinals 0 4 home 0 2 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 9 1980 Boston L 101 119 Moses Malone 27 Moses Malone 13 three players tied 4 Boston Garden15 320 0 12 April 11 1980 Boston L 75 95 Robert Reid 22 Robert Reid 14 Robert Reid 4 Boston Garden15 320 0 23 April 13 1980 Boston L 81 100 Moses Malone 28 Moses Malone 9 Henderson Leavell 5 The Summit14 243 0 34 April 14 1980 Boston L 121 138 Moses Malone 28 Moses Malone 15 Reid Leavell 8 The Summit13 106 0 41980 schedulePlayer statistics EditLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameSeason Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGPlayoffs Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGAwards and records EditMoses Malone All NBA Second TeamTransactions EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 References Edit 1979 80 Houston RocketsSee also Edit1979 80 NBA season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 80 Houston Rockets season amp oldid 1087876003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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