1974–75 Houston Rockets season

1974–75 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Johnny Egan
Arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1974-75 NBA season was the Rockets' 8th season in the NBA and 4th season in the city of Houston^[1] as well as their final season at the Hofheinz Pavilion before moving to The Summit a season later.

Offseason

Draft picks

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Washington Bullets	60	22	.732	–	36–5	24–17	22–8
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	19	29–12	12–29	16–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20	29–12	11–30	17–13
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29	22–19	9–32	11–19
New Orleans Jazz	23	59	.280	37	20–21	3–38	9–21

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Washington Bullets	60	22	.732	–
3	x-Buffalo Braves	49	33	.598	11
4	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	19
5	x-New York Knicks	40	42	.488	20
6	Cleveland Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20
7	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	26
8	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29
9	New Orleans Jazz	23	59	.280	37

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) New York Knicks: Rockets win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Houston: Houston 99, New York 84
• Game 2 @ New York: New York 106, Houston 96
• Game 3 @ Houston: Houston 118, New York 86

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Houston Rockets: Celtics win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 123, Houston 106
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 112, Houston 100
• Game 3 @ Houston: Houston 117, Boston 102
• Game 4 @ Houston: Boston 122, Houston 117
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 128, Houston 115

References

1. 1974-75 Houston Rockets