The Houston Rockets were 47-35 in 1978-79. They finished 2nd in the Central Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Atlanta Hawks, 2 games to 0.
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Nets 1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 113.4 | 45.9 | 28.1 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 45.4 | 91.4 | 49.7 | 22.5 | 28.4 | 79.2 | 54.5 | 15.3 | 30.5 | 18.4 | 24.4 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 20th | 21st | 7th | 13th | 5th | 6th | 11th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 11th | 4th | 8th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 112.4 | 42.7 | 27.8 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 46.3 | 93.0 | 49.8 | 19.8 | 27.0 | 73.6 | 53.6 | 14.5 | 28.2 | 17.1 | 25.1 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 17th | 3rd | 21st | 4th | 10th | 16th | 15th | 20th | 8th | 8th | 2nd | 16th | 10th | 1st | 21st | 15th | ||||
Net | +1.0 | +3.2 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -0.1 | +2.7 | +1.5 | +5.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +1.3 | -0.7 | |||||
Net Rank | 12th | 5th | 8th | 15th | 19th | 17th | 14th | 12th | 4th | 10th | 1st | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 17th | 10th |
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