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1980-81 Houston Rockets Schedule and Results

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Record: 40-42, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Del Harris (40-42)

Executive: Ray Patterson

PTS/G: 108.3 (11th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 107.9 (14th of 23)

SRS: -0.20 (12th of 23) Pace: 100.5 (18th of 23)

Off Rtg: 107.0 (9th of 23) Def Rtg: 106.7 (16th of 23) Net Rtg: +0.3 (11th of 23)

Expected W-L: 42-40 (11th of 23)

Arena: The Summit Attendance: 385,354 (14th of 23)

NBA 1981 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Kansas City Kings (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (2-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

Western Conference Champions

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 10, 1980	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		104	120	0	1	L 1	5,623
2	Sun, Oct 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		103	114	0	2	L 2	11,142
3	Wed, Oct 15, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		103	100	1	2	W 1	6,127
4	Fri, Oct 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		102	99	2	2	W 2	12,666
5	Sat, Oct 18, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		101	108	2	3	L 1	7,696
6	Tue, Oct 21, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		119	117	3	3	W 1	7,711
7	Thu, Oct 23, 1980	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		96	105	3	4	L 1	7,227
8	Sat, Oct 25, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		109	112	3	5	L 2	6,595
9	Wed, Oct 29, 1980	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		109	103	4	5	W 1	6,123
10	Wed, Nov 5, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		104	111	4	6	L 1	6,186
11	Sat, Nov 8, 1980	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		115	116	4	7	L 2	8,208
12	Tue, Nov 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		105	94	5	7	W 1	5,472
13	Wed, Nov 12, 1980	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		107	104	6	7	W 2	11,527
14	Fri, Nov 14, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		115	117	6	8	L 1	10,161
15	Sat, Nov 15, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	139	143	6	9	L 2	16,417
16	Tue, Nov 18, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		138	118	7	9	W 1	7,257
17	Thu, Nov 20, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		117	114	8	9	W 2	3,844
18	Fri, Nov 21, 1980	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		116	108	9	9	W 3	7,161
19	Sat, Nov 22, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		120	129	9	10	L 1	7,357
20	Mon, Nov 24, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	110	113	9	11	L 2	9,074
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Nov 26, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	101	9	12	L 3	13,361
22	Fri, Nov 28, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		124	115	10	12	W 1	12,636
23	Sat, Nov 29, 1980	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		115	90	11	12	W 2	8,123
24	Sun, Nov 30, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		114	117	11	13	L 1	11,163
25	Wed, Dec 3, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		118	109	12	13	W 1	6,887
26	Fri, Dec 5, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		100	108	12	14	L 1	6,982
27	Sat, Dec 6, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		111	108	13	14	W 1	8,234
28	Wed, Dec 10, 1980	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		108	109	13	15	L 1	10,632
29	Fri, Dec 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		100	106	13	16	L 2	12,666
30	Sat, Dec 13, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		99	97	14	16	W 1	7,362
31	Wed, Dec 17, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		107	113	14	17	L 1	8,349
32	Fri, Dec 19, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		119	133	14	18	L 2	14,570	1:59
33	Sat, Dec 20, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		109	133	14	19	L 3	5,189
34	Sun, Dec 21, 1980	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		91	123	14	20	L 4	11,052
35	Tue, Dec 23, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		99	114	14	21	L 5	6,697
36	Fri, Dec 26, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		114	94	15	21	W 1	5,157
37	Sat, Dec 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		97	115	15	22	L 1	6,721
38	Tue, Dec 30, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		104	98	16	22	W 1	8,102
39	Thu, Jan 1, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		117	103	17	22	W 2	7,136
40	Fri, Jan 2, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W	OT	124	120	18	22	W 3	7,872
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 3, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		132	134	18	23	L 1	8,160
42	Wed, Jan 7, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		108	114	18	24	L 2	8,220
43	Fri, Jan 9, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		94	107	18	25	L 3	11,432
44	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		106	105	19	25	W 1	8,642
45	Wed, Jan 14, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		109	105	20	25	W 2	7,261
46	Fri, Jan 16, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		89	92	20	26	L 1	11,396	1:56
47	Sat, Jan 17, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		98	99	20	27	L 2	11,359
48	Sun, Jan 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		98	97	21	27	W 1	11,261
49	Wed, Jan 21, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		106	100	22	27	W 2	8,325
50	Fri, Jan 23, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		107	113	22	28	L 1	7,290
51	Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		106	91	23	28	W 1	8,871
52	Wed, Jan 28, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		111	99	24	28	W 2	8,294
53	Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		97	99	24	29	L 1	6,657
54	Tue, Feb 3, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	OT	135	128	25	29	W 1	9,578
55	Wed, Feb 4, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		116	68	26	29	W 2	8,353
56	Fri, Feb 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		99	112	26	30	L 1	12,090
57	Sat, Feb 7, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		87	81	27	30	W 1	8,723
58	Wed, Feb 11, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		108	89	28	30	W 2	8,295
59	Fri, Feb 13, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		105	114	28	31	L 1	13,985
60	Sat, Feb 14, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		112	117	28	32	L 2	10,568
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Feb 19, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		99	116	28	33	L 3	5,787
62	Fri, Feb 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	107	29	33	W 1	14,470
63	Sun, Feb 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		111	96	30	33	W 2	18,529
64	Mon, Feb 23, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		106	102	31	33	W 3	6,147
65	Wed, Feb 25, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		101	100	32	33	W 4	13,121
66	Fri, Feb 27, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		96	92	33	33	W 5	13,947
67	Sat, Feb 28, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		103	104	33	34	L 1	10,383
68	Sun, Mar 1, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		86	102	33	35	L 2	11,245
69	Wed, Mar 4, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		101	108	33	36	L 3	13,985	1:59
70	Fri, Mar 6, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		104	105	33	37	L 4	10,583
71	Sat, Mar 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		108	114	33	38	L 5	7,926
72	Wed, Mar 11, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		109	92	34	38	W 1	8,197
73	Fri, Mar 13, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		126	104	35	38	W 2	10,247
74	Sat, Mar 14, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		101	82	36	38	W 3	9,879
75	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		127	138	36	39	L 1	11,082
76	Wed, Mar 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		117	118	36	40	L 2	13,239
77	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		103	107	36	41	L 3	12,666
78	Sun, Mar 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		114	108	37	41	W 1	7,942
79	Tue, Mar 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W	OT	114	111	38	41	W 2	7,162
80	Wed, Mar 25, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		117	111	39	41	W 3	13,931
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 27, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		91	84	40	41	W 4	15,676
82	Sun, Mar 29, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		109	135	40	42	L 1	11,543

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Apr 1, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	111	107	1	0	W 1	15,517
2	Fri, Apr 3, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	106	111	1	1	L 1	16,121
3	Sun, Apr 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	89	86	2	1	W 1	14,813
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Tue, Apr 7, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	107	98	3	1	W 2	13,319
5	Wed, Apr 8, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	113	125	3	2	L 1	12,128
6	Fri, Apr 10, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	112	99	4	2	W 1	16,121
7	Sun, Apr 12, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	112	114	4	3	L 1	16,121
8	Tue, Apr 14, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	123	117	5	3	W 1	16,114
9	Wed, Apr 15, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	96	101	5	4	L 1	16,121
10	Fri, Apr 17, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	105	100	6	4	W 1	16,114
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
11	Tue, Apr 21, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	97	78	7	4	W 2	13,885
12	Wed, Apr 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L	79	88	7	5	L 1	14,326
13	Fri, Apr 24, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W	92	88	8	5	W 1	16,121
14	Sun, Apr 26, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W	100	89	9	5	W 2	16,121
15	Wed, Apr 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	97	88	10	5	W 3	14,640
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
16	Tue, May 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	95	98	10	6	L 1	15,320	2:14
17	Thu, May 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	92	90	11	6	W 1	15,320	2:25
18	Sat, May 9, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	71	94	11	7	L 1	16,121	2:11
19	Sun, May 10, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	91	86	12	7	W 1	16,121
20	Tue, May 12, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	80	109	12	8	L 1	15,320	2:23
21	Thu, May 14, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	91	102	12	9	L 2	16,121	2:17

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