1980–81 Houston Rockets season

















1980–81 Houston Rockets season
Conference champions
Head coachDel Harris
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
Place
Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish
NBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 2–4)


Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHTV
RadioKTRH


< 1979–80 1981–82 >

The 1980–81 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets lose the NBA Finals. The 1981 Rockets are the only team since the 1959 Minneapolis Lakers to make the NBA Finals with a losing record.


In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round, then defeated the San Antonio Spurs in seven games in the Semifinals, and the Kansas City Kings in five games in the Conference Finals, reaching the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, only to fall to the Boston Celtics in six games in the NBA Finals.




Contents





  • 1 Draft picks


  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Regular season

    • 3.1 Season standings


    • 3.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 3.3 Game log



  • 4 Playoffs

    • 4.1 West First Round


    • 4.2 West Conference Semifinals


    • 4.3 West Conference Finals


    • 4.4 NBA Finals



  • 5 Player statistics

    • 5.1 Season


    • 5.2 Playoffs



  • 6 Awards and records

    • 6.1 Awards


    • 6.2 Records



  • 7 Transactions

    • 7.1 Trades


    • 7.2 Free agents

      • 7.2.1 Additions


      • 7.2.2 Subtractions




  • 8 See also


  • 9 References




Draft picks















Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
2
27

John Stroud


 United States
Mississippi

[1]



Roster







Houston Rockets roster

PlayersCoaches














































































Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From

G

7001100000000000000♠10

Dunleavy, Mike

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)


South Carolina

F

5000000000000000000♠00

Garrett, Calvin

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)


Oral Roberts

G

7000600000000000000♠6

Henderson, Tom

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)


Hawaiʻi

G

7001300000000000000♠30

Leavell, Allen

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)

Oklahoma City

C

7001240000000000000♠24

Malone, Moses

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)


Petersburg High School

G

7001230000000000000♠23

Murphy, Calvin

7000175260000000000♠5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)

Niagara

C

7000500000000000000♠5

Paultz, Billy

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)


St. John's

F

7001500000000000000♠50

Reid, Robert

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)


Saint Mary's

F

7001450000000000000♠45

Tomjanovich, Rudy

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
218 lb (99 kg)


Michigan

F

7001320000000000000♠32

Willoughby, Bill

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)

Dwight Morrow H.S.

Head coach
  • Del Harris

Legend

  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • Injured Injured



Regular season


In the 1980–81 season, after the newly established Dallas Mavericks became the third NBA team in Texas,[2] the NBA restructured the conferences and sent the Rockets, who had previously played in the Eastern Conference, to the Midwest Division of the Western Conference. In Harris's second season, Houston tied with Kansas City for second place in the Midwest Division behind San Antonio with a 40-42 record, and qualified for the playoffs with just one game left.[3] During the season, Murphy set two NBA records, by sinking 78 consecutive free throws to break Rick Barry's mark of 60 set in 1976, and achieving a free-throw percentage of .958, breaking Barry's record set with the Rockets in 1979.[4]



Season standings



























































Midwest Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-San Antonio Spurs
5230.63434–718–2321–9

x-Kansas City Kings
4042.48812.024–1716–2519–11

x-Houston Rockets
4042.48812.025–1615–2619–11
Denver Nuggets3745.45115.023–1814–2713–17
Utah Jazz2854.34124.020–218–3313–17
Dallas Mavericks1567.18337.011–304–375–25















































































#

Western Conference
Team

W

L

PCT

GB
1

c-Phoenix Suns
5725.695
2

y-San Antonio Spurs
5230.6345
3

x-Los Angeles Lakers
5428.6593
4

x-Portland Trail Blazers
4537.54912
5

x-Kansas City Kings
4042.48817
6

x-Houston Rockets
4042.48817

7
Golden State Warriors3943.47618
8
Denver Nuggets3745.45120
9
San Diego Clippers3646.43921
10
Seattle SuperSonics3448.41523
11
Utah Jazz2854.34129
12
Dallas Mavericks1567.18342



Notes



  • z, y – division champions


  • x – clinched playoff spot


Record vs. opponents


































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































1980-81 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS

Atlanta
2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4

Boston
4–25–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1

Chicago
4–21–55–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1

Cleveland
5–11–41–52–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2

Dallas
0–20–21–10–23–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2

Denver
1–10–21–11–13–32–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2

Detroit
2–41–41–53–32–00–20–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5

Golden State
0–21–11–11–13–22–32–03–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston
1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–31–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2

Indiana
5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–12–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2

Kansas City
1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–20–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1

Los Angeles
2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–00–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1

Milwaukee
5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–05–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1

New Jersey
2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–50–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3

New York
4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–03–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2

Philadelphia
5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–04–2

Phoenix
2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–13–33–26–05–15–01–1

Portland
1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–32–34–24–22–32–0

San Antonio
1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–24–13–25–11–1

San Diego
1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–45–13–20–2

Seattle
1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–54–11–1

Utah
0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–40–2

Washington
4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0


Game log



Playoffs



West First Round


(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 2-1



  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Houston 111, Los Angeles 107


  • Game 2 @ Houston: Los Angeles 111, Houston 106


  • Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Houston 89, Los Angeles 86

Last playoff meeting: This the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Rockets



West Conference Semifinals


(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-3



  • Game 1 @ San Antonio: Houston 107, San Antonio 98


  • Game 2 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 125, Houston 113


  • Game 3 @ Houston: Houston 112, San Antonio 99


  • Game 4 @ Houston: San Antonio 114, Houston 112


  • Game 5 @ San Antonio: Houston 123, San Antonio 117


  • Game 6 @ Houston: San Antonio 101, Houston 96


  • Game 7 @ San Antonio: Houston 105, San Antonio 100

Last playoff meeting: 1980 Eastern conference first round (Houston won 2-1)



West Conference Finals


(5) Kansas City Kings vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-1



  • Game 1 @ Kansas City: Houston 97, Kansas City 78


  • Game 2 @ Kansas City: Kansas City 88, Houston 79


  • Game 3 @ Houston: Houston 92, Kansas City 88


  • Game 4 @ Houston: Houston 100, Kansas City 89


  • Game 5 @ Kansas City: Houston 97, Kansas City 88

Last playoff meeting: This is the first meeting between the Kings and the Rockets



NBA Finals





































GameDateHome TeamAway TeamScore
1May 5Boston CelticsHouston Rockets98–95
2May 7Boston CelticsHouston Rockets90–92
3May 9Houston RocketsBoston Celtics71–94
4May 10Houston RocketsBoston Celtics91–86
5May 12Boston CelticsHouston Rockets109–80
6May 14Houston RocketsBoston Celtics91–102
  • Boston Celtics win series in 6 games (4–2)


Player statistics


























Legend
  GP
Games played
  GS 
Games started
 MPG 

Minutes per game
 FG% 

Field-goal percentage
 3P% 

3-point field-goal percentage
 FT% 

Free-throw percentage
 RPG 

Rebounds per game
 APG 

Assists per game
 SPG 

Steals per game
 BPG 

Blocks per game
 PPG 

Points per game



Season






































































































































Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Moses Malone8040.6.522.333.75714.81.81.01.927.8
Calvin Murphy7626.5.492.235.9581.12.91.50.116.7
Robert Reid8236.1.482.000.7567.14.22.00.815.9
Rudy Tomjanovich5224.3.467.235.7934.01.60.40.111.6
Mike Dunleavy7421.7.491.063.8391.63.60.90.010.5
Allen Leavell7921.3.471.118.8321.74.91.20.28.1
Billy Paultz8120.5.507.000.4904.81.30.30.97.4
Bill Willoughby5520.8.523.7664.11.20.30.66.3
Calvin Garrett7023.4.453.333.8063.81.90.70.16.1
Tom Henderson6621.4.413.000.8211.64.70.80.15.3

[5]



Playoffs


























Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG



Awards and records



Awards



  • Moses Malone, All-NBA Second Team


Records



Transactions



Trades


  • October 7, 1980: Traded Paul Mokeski to the Detroit Pistons for a 1982 2nd round draft pick.


Free agents







See also


  • 1980–81 NBA season


References




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