Houston Rockets Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season

Here you can find which game was the Rockets' worst loss by point differential during the 1980 season and also the full list of their losses ordered from the largest to the smallest margin of defeat, with final score, date and other details.

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What was the Rockets' biggest margin of defeat in the 1979-80 Regular Season?

The Houston Rockets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers by 22 points, 123-101, on December 16, 1979. That was the biggest of the team's 41 losses in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season.

Largest Margin of Defeat
1979-80 Regular Season

22
points
vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Full list of Rockets' Losses in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest

Lost by...W/LGame / Details
1.
22
L
101 - 123
Houston Rockets
Dec. 16, 1979, at Portland
2.
21
L
112 - 133
Houston Rockets
Jan. 29, 1980, at Indiana
3.
20
L
109 - 129
Houston Rockets
Mar. 11, 1980, at New York
4.
19
L
107 - 126
Houston Rockets
Mar. 25, 1980, at San Antonio
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
5.
18
L
79 - 97
Houston Rockets
Mar. 8, 1980, at Houston
6.
16
L
105 - 121
Houston Rockets
Mar. 12, 1980, at Boston
7.
13
L
96 - 109
Houston Rockets
Mar. 20, 1980, at Cleveland
13
L
102 - 115
Houston Rockets
Feb. 20, 1980, at Golden State
13
L
99 - 112
Houston Rockets
Feb. 17, 1980, at Denver
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
10.
12
L
100 - 112
Houston Rockets
Feb. 24, 1980, at Los Angeles
12
L
110 - 122
Houston Rockets
Jan. 19, 1980, at Detroit
12
L
112 - 124
Houston Rockets
Oct. 30, 1979, at Cleveland
13.
11
L
103 - 114
Houston Rockets
Feb. 15, 1980, at Houston
11
L
106 - 117
Houston Rockets
Dec. 21, 1979, at Philadelphia
11
L
102 - 113
Houston Rockets
Nov. 23, 1979, at Philadelphia
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
16.
10
L
112 - 122
Houston Rockets
Jan. 16, 1980, at Houston
17.
9
L
129 - 138
Houston Rockets
Dec. 8, 1979, at San Antonio
18.
8
L
103 - 111
Houston Rockets
Jan. 2, 1980, at Houston
8
L
114 - 122
Houston Rockets
Dec. 22, 1979, at Washington
8
L
101 - 109
Houston Rockets
Dec. 14, 1979, at Seattle
8
L
113 - 121
Houston Rockets
Dec. 13, 1979, at Phoenix
8
L
105 - 113
Houston Rockets
Oct. 13, 1979, at Philadelphia
8
L
106 - 114
Houston Rockets
Oct. 12, 1979, at Boston
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24.
7
L
85 - 92
Houston Rockets
Mar. 14, 1980, at Washington
7
L
111 - 118
Houston Rockets
Jan. 30, 1980, at Houston
26.
6
L
99 - 105
Houston Rockets
Feb. 28, 1980, at Washington
6
L
106 - 112
Houston Rockets
Jan. 22, 1980, at Boston
6
L
102 - 108
Houston Rockets
Dec. 19, 1979, at Houston
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29.
5
L
105 - 110
Houston Rockets
Jan. 31, 1980, at Houston
5
L
125 - 130  OT
Houston Rockets
Nov. 20, 1979, at New York
5
L
115 - 120
Houston Rockets
Oct. 28, 1979, at New Jersey
5
L
121 - 126
Houston Rockets
Oct. 16, 1979, at New York
33.
4
L
99 - 103  OT
Houston Rockets
Mar. 5, 1980, at Houston
4
L
129 - 133  OT
Houston Rockets
Oct. 31, 1979, at Indiana
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
35.
3
L
91 - 94
Houston Rockets
Mar. 2, 1980, at Houston
3
L
101 - 104
Houston Rockets
Jan. 4, 1980, at New Jersey
37.
2
L
110 - 112
Houston Rockets
Dec. 27, 1979, at Atlanta
2
L
Houston Rockets
Dec. 5, 1979, at Houston
2
L
115 - 117
Houston Rockets
Nov. 27, 1979, at Kansas City
2
L
103 - 105
Houston Rockets
Nov. 24, 1979, at Houston
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
41.
1
L
99 - 100
Houston Rockets
Oct. 24, 1979, at Houston

Number of games showed: 41