The Season in Brief
The 1977-78 Houston Rockets went 28-54. Led by Moses Malone, John Lucas and Calvin Murphy, they posted a -3.83 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Moses Malone leads at 35%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Calvin Murphy | 25.6 |
| Rebounds | Moses Malone | 15.0 |
| Assists | John Lucas | 9.4 |
| Steals | John Lucas | 2.0 |
| Blocks | Moses Malone | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | Moses Malone | 55.9 |
| Def. Win Shares | Moses Malone | 1.7 |
The Roster, by Fame
Moses MaloneAll-Star5202John Lucas2903Calvin Murphy144Kevin Kunnert125Dwight Jones126Rudy Tomjanovich107Robert Reid68Ed Ratleff59Mike Newlin510Alonzo Bradley★211C.J. Kupec212Rudy White113Zaid Abdul-Aziz014Larry Moffett★015Mike Dunleavy016Robin Jones017Ron Behagen018Phil Bond★019John Johnson0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 59 | 19.4 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 55.9 | — | 1.7 | 52 |
| John Lucas | 82 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 48.1 | — | 0.9 | 29 |
| Calvin Murphy | 76 | 25.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 52.5 | — | -0.1 | 14 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 80 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 46.0 | — | 1.4 | 12 |
| Dwight Jones | 82 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 49.6 | — | 1.3 | 12 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 23 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 51.3 | — | 0.1 | 10 |
| Robert Reid | 80 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 47.5 | — | 0.9 | 6 |
| Ed Ratleff | 68 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 45.2 | — | 0.5 | 5 |
| Mike Newlin | 45 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 51.1 | — | 0.3 | 5 |
| Alonzo Bradley★ | 43 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 45.9 | — | 0.0 | 2 |
| C.J. Kupec | 49 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 46.1 | — | 0.0 | 2 |
| Rudy White | 21 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 40.9 | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 14 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 49.3 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Larry Moffett★ | 20 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37.4 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 11 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 45.0 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Robin Jones | 12 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 53.3 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ron Behagen | 3 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61.2 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Phil Bond★ | 7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 33.3 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Johnson | 1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.6 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.4
- Youngest: Moses Malone (22)
- Oldest: Zaid Abdul-Aziz (31)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Robert Reid - rookie
- Alonzo Bradley - rookie
- Larry Moffett - rookie
- Phil Bond - rookie
- C.J. Kupec - new to the team
- Zaid Abdul-Aziz - new to the team
- Mike Dunleavy (1977-1990) - new to the team
- Robin Jones - new to the team
- Ron Behagen - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Moses Malone - undrafted
- John Lucas - pick #1 (1976)
- Calvin Murphy - pick #18 (1970)
- Kevin Kunnert - pick #12 (1973)
- Dwight Jones - pick #9 (1973)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Houston Rockets fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1967-681993-942025-26
2 championship seasons marked above the arc.