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1977-78 Houston Rockets

NBA · Eastern Conference · Central Division · 28–54 · 9th in the conference · Coach Tom Nissalke

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line

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Roster and season stats (17)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
23	Calvin Murphy	G	5′9″	76	38.2	25.6	2.2	3.4	1.5	0.0	.491	.918
45	Rudy Tomjanovich	F	6′8″	23	36.9	21.5	6.0	1.4	0.7	0.2	.485	.753
24	Moses Malone	C	6′10″	59	35.7	19.4	15.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	.499	.718
14	Mike Newlin	G	6′4″	45	26.2	13.0	2.7	4.5	1.2	0.2	.436	.874
15	John Lucas	G	6′3″	82	35.8	12.4	3.1	9.4	2.0	0.1	.435	.772
	Dwight Jones		6′10″	82	30.2	10.6	7.8	1.3	0.9	0.5	.445	.777
44	Kevin Kunnert	C	6′9″	80	26.9	10.4	8.7	1.2	0.6	1.1	.437	.689
50	Robert Reid	F	6′8″	80	23.1	7.3	4.5	1.5	0.8	0.6	.455	.656
30	Alonzo Bradley	F	6′6″	43	18.6	7.0	2.3	1.3	0.4	0.1	.428	.729
	Ron Behagen		6′9″	3	11.0	4.7	2.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	.636	.000
	Ed Ratleff		6′6″	68	17.1	4.4	2.4	2.3	0.9	0.3	.419	.830
10	Mike Dunleavy	G	6′3″	11	9.3	4.1	0.8	2.0	0.7	0.1	.395	.688
41	C. J. Kupec	F	6′6″	49	12.8	4.0	1.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	.426	.818
	John Johnson		6′7″	1	11.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	.250	.667
	Don Smith		6′9″	14	9.6	3.9	2.5	0.5	0.1	0.1	4.260	.750
	Rudy White		6′2″	21	10.4	3.6	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.0	.365	.778
	Robin Jones		6′9″	12	5.5	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	.550	.400

Per-game averages as published: no box scores for this season, so no totals, and a blank where the league did not record the figure.

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1977-78 Houston Rockets

Roster and season stats (17)