NBA professional basketball team season
1971β72 Houston Rockets season | |||
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Head coach | Tex Winter | ||
General manager | Pete Newell | ||
Owners | |||
Arena | |||
Results | |||
Record | 34–48 (.415) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KHTV | ||
Radio | KPRC | ||
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The 1971-72 NBA season was the: Rockets' 5th season in theββNBA and 1st season in the city of Houston following their relocation from San Diego, where the franchise played its first four seasons priorββto movingββto becoming the first NBA franchise in Texas.
Offseasonβ»
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1971 NBA draft
Rosterβ»
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Roster |
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 | β | 36β5 | 31β7 | 2β1 | 21β3 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 18 | 27β8 | 21β20 | 3β3 | 14β10 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22 | 28β12 | 18β22 | 1β1 | 12β12 |
Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35 | 15β20 | 14β23 | 5β5 | 9β15 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 51 | 14β26 | 4β35 | 0β3 | 4β20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 |
4 | x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 |
5 | Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 |
6 | Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 |
7 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 |
8 | Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1971β72 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β5 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β4 |
Baltimore | 4β2 | β | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 |
Boston | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 |
Buffalo | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β6 | β | 1β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 5β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 2β3 |
Cincinnati | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 | β | 6β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β5 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 2β6 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β4 |
Detroit | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 0β5 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Golden State | 2β3 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 5β0 | β | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Houston | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | β | 1β5 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 |
Los Angeles | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | β | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
New York | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β3 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β1 |
Phoenix | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β1 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β6 | β | 0β6 |
Seattle | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β6 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 6β0 | β |
Game logβ»
1971β72 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 14 | Philadelphia | 105β94 | Rudy Tomjanovich (28) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | October 16 | @ Phoenix | 108β128 | Elvin Hayes (26) | 0β2 | |||||
3 | October 17 | N Detroit | 99β112 | Calvin Murphy (26) | 0β3 | |||||
4 | October 20 | N Chicago | 110β125 | Stu Lantz (33) | 0β4 | |||||
5 | October 22 | @ Seattle | 91β110 | Rudy Tomjanovich (18) | 0β5 | |||||
6 | October 24 | Los Angeles | 113β103 | Elvin Hayes (35) | 0β6 | |||||
7 | October 26 | @ Detroit | 104β103 | Elvin Hayes (30) | 1β6 | |||||
8 | October 27 | @ Boston | 97β108 | Rudy Tomjanovich (25) | 1β7 | |||||
9 | October 28 | @ New York | 94β112 | Calvin Murphy (21) | 1β8 | |||||
10 | October 31 | Buffalo | 87β102 | Cliff Meely (19) | 2β8 | |||||
11 | November 3 | New York | 117β98 | Rudy Tomjanovich (26) | 2β9 | |||||
12 | November 4 | Portland | 112β110 | Elvin Hayes (28) | 2β10 | |||||
13 | November 7 | Baltimore | 109β106 | Elvin Hayes (38) | 2β11 | |||||
14 | November 9 | @ Golden State | 99β115 | Stu Lantz (30) | 2β12 | |||||
15 | November 10 | Boston | 142β103 | Elvin Hayes (30) | 2β13 | |||||
16 | November 12 | @ Milwaukee | 102β111 | Stu Lantz (26) | 2β14 | |||||
17 | November 13 | @ Chicago | 102β111 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 2β15 | |||||
18 | November 16 | @ Baltimore | 107β110 | Elvin Hayes (31) | 2β16 | |||||
19 | November 17 | @ Philadelphia | 118β112 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 3β16 | |||||
20 | November 19 | @ Los Angeles | 99β106 | Elvin Hayes (26) | 3β17 | |||||
21 | November 21 | N Golden State | 115β96 | Mike Newlin (31) | 4β17 | |||||
22 | November 24 | Philadelphia | 108β109 | Hayes, Tomjanovich (27) | 5β17 | |||||
23 | November 28 | Phoenix | 116β110 | Elvin Hayes (30) | 5β18 | |||||
24 | November 30 | @ Buffalo | 115β101 | Lantz, Murphy (18) | 6β18 | |||||
25 | December 1 | @ Cleveland | 106β116 | Lantz, Murphy (24) | 6β19 | |||||
26 | December 3 | @ Detroit | 112β113 | Elvin Hayes (35) | 6β20 | |||||
27 | December 4 | @ Boston | 107β117 | Elvin Hayes (28) | 6β21 | |||||
28 | December 8 | Los Angeles | 125β120 | Elvin Hayes (31) | 6β22 | |||||
29 | December 10 | Atlanta | 88β95 | Stu Lantz (28) | 7β22 | |||||
30 | December 11 | @ Phoenix | 111β110 | Hayes, Murphy (24) | 8β22 | |||||
31 | December 12 | Seattle | 98β100 | Elvin Hayes (34) | 9β22 | |||||
32 | December 14 | @ Milwaukee | 98β106 | Cliff Meely (20) | 9β23 | |||||
33 | December 15 | @ Atlanta | 117β115 (OT) | Stu Lantz (30) | 10β23 | |||||
34 | December 17 | @ Chicago | 109β98 | Stu Lantz (31) | 11β23 | |||||
35 | December 18 | @ Cincinnati | 126β116 | Elvin Hayes (29) | 12β23 | |||||
36 | December 21 | @ Portland | 132β119 | Elvin Hayes (44) | 13β23 | |||||
37 | December 26 | @ Los Angeles | 115β137 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 13β24 | |||||
38 | December 29 | Phoenix | 124β106 | Stu Lantz (19) | 13β25 | |||||
39 | December 30 | Atlanta | 115β129 | Elvin Hayes (42) | 14β25 | |||||
40 | January 2 | Detroit | 109β107 | Elvin Hayes (26) | 14β26 | |||||
41 | January 4 | Seattle | 110β119 | Calvin Murphy (28) | 15β26 | |||||
42 | January 5 | Boston | 113β105 | Elvin Hayes (25) | 15β27 | |||||
43 | January 9 | Golden State | 113β112 | Calvin Murphy (25) | 15β28 | |||||
44 | January 11 | @ Seattle | 126β141 | Elvin Hayes (42) | 15β29 | |||||
45 | January 15 | Cleveland | 109β112 | Elvin Hayes (30) | 16β29 | |||||
46 | January 16 | New York | 109β108 | Elvin Hayes (24) | 16β30 | |||||
47 | January 20 | @ Cincinnati | 104β87 | Elvin Hayes (27) | 17β30 | |||||
48 | January 21 | @ Boston | 105β110 | Rudy Tomjanovich (25) | 17β31 | |||||
49 | January 22 | @ Chicago | 108β115 | Elvin Hayes (23) | 17β32 | |||||
50 | January 23 | @ Detroit | 109β107 | Stu Lantz (32) | 18β32 | |||||
51 | January 25 | Portland | 104β118 | Elvin Hayes (27) | 19β32 | |||||
52 | January 26 | N Chicago | 108β117 | Elvin Hayes (36) | 19β33 | |||||
53 | January 28 | @ Los Angeles | 105β118 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 19β34 | |||||
54 | February 2 | N Seattle | 88β111 | Greg Smith (23) | 20β34 | |||||
55 | February 4 | @ Portland | 113β114 | Elvin Hayes (28) | 20β35 | |||||
56 | February 5 | Milwaukee | 119β112 | Stu Lantz (30) | 20β36 | |||||
57 | February 6 | Atlanta | 113β120 | Calvin Murphy (27) | 21β36 | |||||
58 | February 8 | N Seattle | 127β119 | Elvin Hayes (31) | 21β37 | |||||
59 | February 11 | Baltimore | 95β116 | Calvin Murphy (28) | 22β37 | |||||
60 | February 13 | Cincinnati | 111β112 | Calvin Murphy (31) | 23β37 | |||||
61 | February 14 | @ Philadelphia | 130β116 | Elvin Hayes (28) | 24β37 | |||||
62 | February 15 | @ Baltimore | 98β113 | Elvin Hayes (31) | 24β38 | |||||
63 | February 16 | @ New York | 100β110 | Elvin Hayes (26) | 24β39 | |||||
64 | February 18 | @ Buffalo | 108β96 | Elvin Hayes (27) | 25β39 | |||||
65 | February 23 | N Los Angeles | 110β115 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 26β39 | |||||
66 | February 26 | Detroit | 106β122 | Elvin Hayes (36) | 27β39 | |||||
67 | February 27 | Golden State | 117β104 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 27β40 | |||||
68 | March 1 | N Cincinnati | 108β96 | Hayes, Lantz (26) | 28β40 | |||||
69 | March 3 | N Golden State | 107β108 | Rudy Tomjanovich (26) | 28β41 | |||||
70 | March 4 | Cleveland | 130β123 | Stu Lantz (31) | 28β42 | |||||
71 | March 5 | Chicago | 128β97 | Calvin Murphy (28) | 28β43 | |||||
72 | March 9 | N Portland | 111β114 | Rudy Tomjanovich (29) | 29β43 | |||||
73 | March 10 | Golden State | 119β116 | Calvin Murphy (35) | 29β44 | |||||
74 | March 11 | Buffalo | 100β121 | Stu Lantz (29) | 30β44 | |||||
75 | March 12 | Philadelphia | 112β121 | Rudy Tomjanovich (33) | 31β44 | |||||
76 | March 16 | New York | 103β102 | Elvin Hayes (37) | 31β45 | |||||
77 | March 18 | Milwaukee | 120β116 (OT) | Elvin Hayes (39) | 31β46 | |||||
78 | March 21 | @ Milwaukee | 94β111 | Calvin Murphy (21) | 31β47 | |||||
79 | March 22 | @ Atlanta | 106β107 | Stu Lantz (29) | 31β48 | |||||
80 | March 24 | @ Cleveland | 127β119 | Rudy Tomjanovich (35) | 32β48 | |||||
81 | March 25 | @ Baltimore | 106β85 | Calvin Murphy (27) | 33β48 | |||||
82 | March 26 | Portland | 109β131 | Elvin Hayes (30) | 34β48 |