The Houston Rockets managed to stay ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers, 112 to 109, on January 15, 1972.
Final
Cavaliers
Rockets
FG Made - Attempted
44-92
45-100
Field Goal %
47.8
45.0
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
21-28
22-29
Free Throw %
75.0
75.9
Rebounds
45
47
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
20
25
Steals
Blocks
Turnovers
Personal Fouls
25
26
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wesley | 38 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 5 | |||||||||
J. Johnson | 37 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 58.1 | 2 | ||||||||
B. Smith | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 45.8 | 2 | ||||||||
B. Beard | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 47.2 | 5 | ||||||||
J. Warren | 31 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 50.9 | 1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Davis | 30 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 9-15 | 60.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 6 | ||||||||
D. Sorenson | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 57.9 | 0 | ||||||||
S. Patterson | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 34.7 | 3 | ||||||||
B. Washington | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hayes | 47 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 13-25 | 52.0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 53.4 | 4 | ||||||||
S. Lantz | 38 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 46.4 | 4 | ||||||||
G. Smith | 37 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 68.3 | 4 | ||||||||
M. Newlin | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 56.3 | 3 | ||||||||
R. Tomjanovich | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Murphy | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 54.3 | 3 | ||||||||
C. Meely | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.7 | 2 | ||||||||
D. Gibbs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||
M. McLemore | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | |||||||||
J. Vallely | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 40.0 | 0 |
More Rockets Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
113.5
14th
DRTG
105.2
3rd
NETRTG
8.4
5th
3P%
32.5
28th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |  Thunder | 12 | 4 | .750 | |
3 |  Lakers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.0 |
4 |  Rockets | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 |
5 |  Nuggets | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.5 |
6 |  Timberwolves | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.0 |
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