1976–77 Houston Rockets season

1976–77 Houston Rockets season
Division Champions
Head coach Tom Nissalke
Arena The Summit
Results
Record 49–33 (.598)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Finals
(eliminated 2-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1976-77 NBA season was the Rockets' 10th season in the NBA and 6th season in the city of Houston.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas (from Atlanta)[a] G  United States Maryland
2 27 Hicks, PhilPhil Hicks F  United States Tulane

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 49 33 .598 – 34–7 15–26 13–7
x-Washington Bullets 48 34 .585 1 32–9 16–25 11–9
x-San Antonio Spurs 44 38 .537 5 31–10 13–28 9–11
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 6 29-12 14-27 8–12
New Orleans Jazz 35 47 .427 14 26–15 9–32 10–10
Atlanta Hawks 31 51 .378 18 19–22 12–29 9–11
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers 50 32 .610 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 49 33 .598 1
3 x-Washington Bullets 48 34 .585 2
4 x-Boston Celtics 44 38 .537 6
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 44 38 .537 6
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 7
7 New York Knicks 40 42 .488 10
8 New Orleans Jazz 35 47 .427 15
9 Atlanta Hawks 31 51 .378 19
10 Buffalo Braves 30 52 .366 20
11 New York Nets 22 60 .268 28
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Date Opponent Result Score Record
Oct 21, 1976 @Atlanta Hawks W 120-104 1-0
Oct 23, 1976 vs.Phoenix Suns W 129-126 2-0
Oct 27, 1976 vs.Philadelphia 76ers L 94-116 2-1
Oct 30, 1976 Washington Bullets W 105-92 3-1
Nov 3, 1976 Boston Celtics W 117-111 OT 4-1
Nov 5, 1976 @New York Nets L 91-95 4-2
Nov 6, 1976 @Buffalo Braves L 102-117 4-3
Nov 9, 1976 @Chicago Bulls W 111-92 5-3
Nov 10, 1976 Seattle SuperSonics W 99-97 6-3
Nov 12, 1976 @Milwaukee Bucks L 99-111 6-4
Nov 13, 1976 New York Nets L 110-114 6-5
Nov 17, 1976 Buffalo Braves W 120-114 OT7-5
Nov 20, 1976 Kansas City Kings W 127-126 OT8-5
Nov 24, 1976 Golden State Warriors W 113-107 OT9-5
Nov 25, 1976 @New Orleans Jazz W 105-99 10-5
Nov 27, 1976 San Antonio Spurs W 125-116 11-5
Dec 1, 1976 Detroit Pistons W 110-104 12-5
Dec 2, 1976 Milwaukee Bucks W 137-110 13-5
Dec 4, 1976 Indiana Pacers W 120-108 14-5
Dec 8, 1976 @Phoenix Suns L 95-116 14-6
Dec 10, 1976 @Los Angeles Lakers L 99-109 14-7
Dec 11, 1976 @Golden State Warriors L 112-124 14-8
Dec 12, 1976 @Seattle SuperSonics W 96-92 15-8
Dec 14, 1976 @Portland Trail Blazers L 84-104 15-9
Dec 16, 1976 Atlanta Hawks W 118-107 16-9
Dec 18, 1976 New Orleans Jazz L 106-110 16-10
Dec 22, 1976 Washington Bullets W 111-90 17-10
Dec 26, 1976 @Indiana Pacers W 93-79 18-10
Dec 28, 1976 @New York Knicks L 99-111 18-11
Dec 29, 1976 Philadelphia 76ers W 93-91 19-11
Jan 1, 1977 @Washington Bullets L 89-104 19-12
Jan 2, 1977 @Cleveland Cavaliers L 80-104 19-13
Jan 5, 1977 New York Knicks W 108-107 20-13
Jan 7, 1977 Denver Nuggets L 107-117 20-14
Jan 8, 1977 @Kansas City Kings L 94-106 20-15
Jan 11, 1977 @Boston Celtics L 101-105 20-16
Jan 12, 1977 @Philadelphia 76ers L 97-102 20-17
Jan 14, 1977 @Milwaukee Bucks W 111-84 21-17
Jan 15, 1977 Los Angeles Lakers W 122-116 22-17
Jan 18, 1977 Chicago Bulls W 103-85 23-17
Jan 19, 1977 Boston Celtics L 102-112 23-18
Jan 21, 1977 @Detroit Pistons L 86-109 23-19
Jan 22, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers W 110-107 24-19
Jan 27, 1977 Detroit Pistons W 114-107 25-19
Jan 28, 1977 Atlanta Hawks W 118-104 26-19
Jan 29, 1977 @Atlanta Hawks L 97-101 26-20
Feb 3, 1977 @New York Knicks L 90-108 26-21
Feb 5, 1977 New York Knicks W 105-103 27-21
Feb 6, 1977 @New Orleans Jazz L 90-99 27-22
Feb 8, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers W 97-81 28-22
Feb 9, 1977 Chicago Bulls W 108-103 29-22
Feb 11, 1977 San Antonio Spurs L 104-107 29-23
Feb 16, 1977 Seattle SuperSonics W 124-95 30-23
Feb 17, 1977 @San Antonio Spurs W 113-99 31-23
Feb 19, 1977 @Kansas City Kings L 109-115 31-24
Feb 22, 1977 @Denver Nuggets L 106-118 31-25
Feb 24, 1977 @Phoenix Suns W 109-106 32-25
Feb 25, 1977 @Portland Trail Blazers W 123-106 33-25
Feb 27, 1977 @Los Angeles Lakers L 101-106 33-26
Mar 2, 1977 Los Angeles Lakers W 120-113 34-26
Mar 5, 1977 Milwaukee Bucks W 119-106 35-26
Mar 6, 1977 @New York Nets W 99-91 36-26
Mar 7, 1977 @Buffalo Braves W 128-107 37-26
Mar 9, 1977 Phoenix Suns W 105-100 38-26
Mar 11, 1977 @Indiana Pacers W 124-109 39-26
Mar 12, 1977 New Orleans Jazz W 120-104 40-26
Mar 16, 1977 New York Nets W 100-86 41-26
Mar 17, 1977 @Cleveland Cavaliers W 88-87 42-26
Mar 18, 1977 @Philadelphia 76ers L 104-124 42-27
Mar 19, 1977 Buffalo Braves W 110-104 43-27
Mar 22, 1977 Indiana Pacers W 106-99 44-27
Mar 23, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers W 109-104 45-27
Mar 24, 1977 @San Antonio Spurs L 112-118 45-28
Mar 26, 1977 Kansas City Kings W 107-97 46-28
Mar 27, 1977 @Detroit Pistons L 100-115 46-29
Mar 29, 1977 @Golden State Warriors L 92-109 46-30
Mar 30, 1977 @Seattle SuperSonics L 105-111 46-31
Apr 1, 1977 @Washington Bullets W 91-85 47-31
Apr 2, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers W 106-93 48-31
Apr 6, 1977 @Boston Celtics W 104-93 49-31
Apr 8, 1977 @Chicago Bulls L 109-11349-32
Apr 9, 1977 Denver Nuggets L 110-118 49-33

Playoffs

East First Round

The Rockets had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Rockets win series 4-2

East Conference Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Houston Rockets: 76ers win series 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

Playoffs

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1976-77 Houston Rockets
  2. ↑ "Dwight Jones Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2010.

See also

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