The Houston Rockets were 34-48 in 1971-72. They finished 4th in the Pacific Division and 7th in the Western Conference.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 20.0 | |
6 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22.0 | |
7 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35.0 | |
8 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 | |
9 | 18 | 64 | .220 | 51.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.6 | 109.7 | 54.1 | 21.7 | 43.8 | 100.9 | 43.4 | 22.1 | 29.6 | 74.8 | 48.1 | 24.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 14th | 7th | 4th | 15th | 5th | 2nd | 16th | 12th | 11th | 9th | 16th | 12th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.6 | 111.2 | 52.4 | 23.7 | 43.2 | 95.3 | 45.3 | 24.8 | 33.4 | 74.4 | 50.6 | 23.7 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 14th | 10th | 13th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 7th | 9th | 8th | |||||||||
Net | -1.6 | +1.6 | -2.0 | +0.6 | +5.6 | -1.9 | -2.7 | -3.8 | +0.4 | -2.4 | +0.6 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 10th | 6th | 14th | 6th | 4th | 15th | 13th | 15th | 9th | 14th | 12th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 10 | .737 | ||
| 2 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 24 | 17 | .585 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | 22 | 16 | .579 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 22 | 19 | .537 | 7.5 | |
| 8 | 20 | 19 | .513 | 8.5 | |
| 9 | 20 | 21 | .488 | 9.5 | |
| 10 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 22 | .436 | 11.5 | |
| 12 | 14 | 26 | .350 | 15.0 | |
| 13 | 11 | 26 | .297 | 16.5 | |
| 14 | 10 | 28 | .263 | 18.0 | |
| 15 | 9 | 31 | .225 | 20.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 7 | .825 | ||
| 2 | 27 | 12 | .692 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 26 | 13 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 26 | 14 | .650 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 21 | 19 | .525 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 17 | 22 | .436 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 16 | 23 | .410 | 16.5 | |
| 12 | 15 | 25 | .375 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 25 | .359 | 18.5 | |
| 14 | 10 | 30 | .250 | 23.0 | |
| 15 | 9 | 32 | .220 | 24.5 |