1978-79 Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets crushed the Denver Nuggets, 122 to 97, on February 28, 1979.

Final

DEN

Nuggets

35-31

97

HOU

Rockets

34-28

122

1

24

28

2

22

37

3

25

30

4

26

27

Total

97

122

Nuggets

Rockets

FG Made - Attempted

40-107

54-107

Field Goal %

37.4

50.5

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

17-23

14-16

Free Throw %

73.9

87.5

Rebounds

55

56

Offensive Rebounds

27

22

Defensive Rebounds

28

34

Assists

23

39

Steals

6

6

Blocks

4

6

Turnovers

18

13

Personal Fouls

17

22

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
G. McGinnis
28
23
8
3
1
0
9-14
64.3
5-8
62.5
65.6
4
4
4
3
D. Issel
28
7
7
3
2
0
3-8
37.5
1-2
50.0
39.4
2
5
2
4
C. Scott
28
6
1
2
0
0
2-9
22.2
2-2
100.0
30.4
0
1
3
1
D. Thompson
26
8
7
3
0
1
3-16
18.8
2-2
100.0
23.7
3
4
2
2
B. Wilkerson
23
10
8
3
0
0
4-14
28.6
2-2
100.0
33.6
3
5
4
3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
R. Smith
25
8
4
3
0
0
3-7
42.9
2-3
66.7
48.1
2
2
0
1
T. Boswell
23
6
5
3
0
2
3-8
37.5
0-0
37.5
4
1
2
0
A. Roberts
21
11
3
0
1
0
4-11
36.4
3-4
75.0
43.1
1
2
1
0
K. Hughes
20
14
9
1
1
1
7-12
58.3
0-0
58.3
7
2
0
2
J. Kuester
11
2
1
2
0
0
1-6
16.7
0-0
16.7
1
0
0
0
B. Ellis
7
2
2
0
1
0
1-2
50.0
0-0
50.0
0
2
0
1

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
M. Malone
33
19
16
2
2
2
8-20
40.0
3-4
75.0
43.7
8
8
3
0
C. Murphy
31
17
3
5
3
0
8-15
53.3
1-1
100.0
55.1
1
2
1
5
R. Tomjanovich
28
19
7
5
0
0
9-16
56.3
1-1
100.0
57.8
3
4
1
2
R. Barry
28
17
5
5
0
1
8-15
53.3
1-1
100.0
55.1
1
4
0
3
M. Newlin
28
8
0
9
0
1
4-10
40.0
0-0
40.0
0
0
1
1

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
M. Dunleavy
31
21
3
8
0
1
8-9
88.9
5-5
100.0
93.8
0
3
4
3
R. Reid
25
10
8
4
1
0
4-6
66.7
2-2
100.0
72.7
0
8
2
4
D. Jones
18
4
9
0
0
1
2-10
20.0
0-0
20.0
6
3
1
3
J. Dorsey
9
7
2
0
0
0
3-4
75.0
1-2
50.0
71.7
2
0
0
1
S. Watts
6
0
1
1
0
0
0-1
0.0
0-0
0.0
1
0
0
0
A. Bradley
3
0
2
0
0
0
0-1
0.0
0-0
0.0
0
2
0
0

More Rockets Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.6

19th

DRTG

105.6

2nd

NETRTG

5.9

7th

3P%

32.2

28th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
20
5
.800
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
18
9
.667
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
17
9
.654
3.5
4
Mavericks Mavericks
17
9
.654
3.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
14
10
.583
5.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
2/21
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
2/13
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
2/12
PHX PHX
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Sun
2/9
TOR TOR
@
HOU HOU
2:00 PM
Sat
2/8
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
3:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

20 - 5

111

Final

96

HOU Rockets

17 - 9

Sat 14 Dec 2024

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
23
4
.852
2
Celtics Celtics
21
5
.808
1.5
3
Knicks Knicks
16
10
.615
6.5
4
Magic Magic
17
11
.607
6.5
5
Bucks Bucks
14
11
.560
8.0
6
Heat Heat
13
11
.542
8.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
20
5
.800
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
18
9
.667
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
17
9
.654
3.5
4
Mavericks Mavericks
17
9
.654
3.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Suns Suns
14
11
.560
6.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
12/16
MIL MIL
@
OKC OKC
97-81
Sun
12/15
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
107-144
Sun
12/15
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
130-129
Sun
12/15
CLE CLE
@
BKN BKN
130-101
Sun
12/15
CHI CHI
@
TOR TOR
122-121

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
IND IND
@
SAC SAC
6:00 PM
Sun
12/22
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
6:00 PM
Sat
12/21
DET DET
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Sat
12/21
POR POR
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM