1981 Houston Rockets: Season and Playoffs

NBA Teams: 1980-81 Rockets regular season and Playoffs performances with records, stats, awards, players and more.

1981 Houston Rockets Summary

NBA Playoffs

Playoff Performance
Lost NBA Finals
Playoff Record: 12-9 (.571)
Playoffs Series
Rockets 2-1 Lakers
Rockets 4-3 Spurs
Rockets 4-1 Kings
Rockets 2-4 Celtics
Players Used
11 players
(at least 1 game)

NBA Regular Season

Season Record
40-42 (.488)
Standings
6º in Western Conference
3º in Midwest Division
Players Used
13 players
(at least 1 game)
Longest Streaks
Winning Streak: 5 games
Losing Streak: 5 games
Win / Loss Progression
W :  / L :

1
82

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points:
27.8 ppg
Rebounds:
14.8 rpg
Assists:
4.9 apg
Steals:
2.0 spg
Blocks:
1.9 bpg

NBA Playoffs

Points:
26.8 ppg
Rebounds:
14.5 rpg
Assists:
5.0 apg
Steals:
2.4 spg
Blocks:
1.6 bpg

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
1 -
All-NBA 2nd Team: Moses Malone
NBA Leaders
1 -
Rebounds Leader: Moses Malone
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 82 14.8 28.6 43.5 25.6 8.6 4.8 17.7 23.2 108.3 107.9
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 43.6 89.5 .487 0.3 1.4 .178 20.9 27.1 .770

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NBA Playoffs

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 21 14.7 26.0 40.8 22.6 8.3 5.4 14.1 22.2 98.0 98.5
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 39.0 85.5 .456 0.4 1.5 .250 19.7 26.2 .751

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