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1978–79 Houston Rockets season

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{{NBA season

| team = Houston Rockets

| end_year = 1979

| wins = 47

| losses = 35

| division = Central

| division_place = 2

| conf_place = 4

| coach = Tom Nissalke

| arena = The Summit

| television = KHTV

| radio = KPRC

| playoffs = East First Round
(lost to Hawks 0–2)

| bbr_team = HOU

}}

The 1978–79 NBA season was the Rockets' 12th season in the NBA and 8th season in the city of Houston.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1979.html 1978-79 Houston Rockets]

In the playoffs, the Rockets were swept by the Atlanta Hawks in two games in the First Round.

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Houston Rockets

| bg1 = #B50000 | color1 = #FFFFFF

| bg2 = #FFAA1D | color2 = #000000

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{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Rick | last = Barry | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | college = Miami (FL)}}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Alonzo | last = Bradley | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 190 | college = Texas Southern}}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Mike | last = Dunleavy | link = Mike Dunleavy Sr. | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | college = South Carolina}}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Moses | last = Malone | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 235 | school = Petersburg High School}}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Calvin | last = Murphy | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 165 | college = Niagara}}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Mike | last = Newlin | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | college = Utah}}

{{player2 | num = 50 | first = Robert | last = Reid | dab = basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 205 | college = St. Mary's}}

{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Rudy | last = Tomjanovich | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 218 | college = Michigan}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

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Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1978–79 NBA Central standings|team=HOU}}

{{1978–79 NBA East standings|team=HOU}}

:z – clinched division title

:y – clinched division title

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=23|1978-79 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#FFD700;color:#8B0000;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#0000CD;color:#FFD700;width=35"|DEN

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|KCK

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#B0170C;color:#00056D;width=35"|NJN

!style="background:#36004A;color:#FFFF00;width=35"|NOJ

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS

!style="background:#87CEEB;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|SDC

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta—2–23–13–13–13–11–33–11–32–21–33–02–22–22–22–22–12–23–13–11–32–2
style="text-align:left;" | Boston2–2—1–22–21–32–22–11–33–11–31–31–31–32–23–12–20–41–30–41–32–20–4
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago1–32–1—1–32–22–23–12–22–20–41–31–32–22–23–11–31–34–00–30–40–41–3
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland1–32–23–1—1–21–32–12–21–31–32–21–33–12–22–22–20–40–40–42–22–20–4
style="text-align:left;" | Denver1–33–12–22–1—2–24–01–33–11–33–12–24–03–13–10–33–11–33–12–23–11–3
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit1–32–22–23–12–2—1–32–22–22–22–22–10–42–21–31–30–41–31–32–20–31–3
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State3–11–21–31–20–43–1—2–22–22–21–32–21–33–13–13–11–32–21–31–33–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | Houston1–33–12–22–23–12–22–2—0–43–12–12–23–14–04–00–42–23–13–12–12–22–2
style="text-align:left;" | Indiana3–11–32–23–11–32–22–24–0—1–30–42–21–22–12–22–22–23–13–11–30–41–3
style="text-align:left;" | Kansas City2–23–14–03–13–12–22–21–33–1—2–22–23–13–12–12–22–21–31–32–22–23–0
style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles3–13–13–12–21–32–23–11–24–02–2—3–12–22–23–01–32–22–22–22–22–22–2
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee0–33–13–13–12–21–22–22–22–22–21–3—2–23–11–32–22–22–21–31–32–21–3
style="text-align:left;" | New Jersey2–23–12–21–30–44–03–11–32–11–32–22–2—3–11–32–23–02–20–42–20–41–3
style="text-align:left;" | New Orleans2–22–22–22–21–32–21–30–41–21–32–21–31–3—2–22–21–31–32–20–40–30–4
style="text-align:left;" | New York2–21–31–32–21–33–11–30–42–21–20–33–13–12–2—2–20–41–31–32–22–21–3
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia2–22–23–12–23–03–11–34–02–22–23–12–22–22–22–2—1–31–23–13–11–33–1
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix1–24–03–14–01–34–03–12–22–22–22–22–20–33–14–03–1—3–13–12–21–31–3
style="text-align:left;" | Portland2–23–10–44–03–13–12–21–31–33–12–22–22–23–13–12–11–3—2–12–21–33–1
style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio1–34–03–04–01–33–13–11–31–33–12–23–14–02–23–11–31–31–2—4–02–21–3
style="text-align:left;" | San Diego1–33–14–02–22–22–23–11–23–12–22–23–12–24–02–21–32–22–20–4—2–20–3
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle3–12–24–02–21–33–01–32–24–02–22–22–24–03–02–23–13–13–12–22–2—2–2
style="text-align:left;" | Washington2–24–03–14–03–13–12–22–23–10–32–23–13–14–03–11–33–11–33–13–02–2—

Playoffs

{{NBA game log start|Houston Rockets|end_year=1979|playoffs=yes|bgcolor=#FF0000|color=#FFD700}}

{{NBA game log section|Houston Rockets|First Round|playoffs=yes|first=yes|show=no|bgcolor=#FFD700|color=#FF0000

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 1

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 1

| April 11

| Atlanta

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197904110HOU.html L 106–109]

| Moses Malone (28)

| Moses Malone (17)

| Slick Watts (7)

| The Summit
14,405

| 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 2

| April 13

| @ Atlanta

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197904130ATL.html L 91–100]

| Moses Malone (21)

| Moses Malone (24)

| Calvin Murphy (4)

| Omni Coliseum
15,798

| 0–2

|-

{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=HOU|end_year=1979|playoffs=yes}}

Awards and records

References

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{{Houston Rockets seasons}}

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