1972-73 Houston Rockets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 33-49
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tex Winter (17-30)
Coach: Johnny Egan (16-19)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 189,773, Avg. 4,629 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Houston Rockets Statistics
1972-73 Houston Rockets Roster

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 33 wins and 49 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Rockets led the league with 9,250 points. Houston allowed 9,392 points. Rudy Tomjanovich tossed in a team-best 1,560 points for the squad, while Jack Marin scored 18 or more per game, too. Rudy Tomjanovich racked up 938 boards. Jimmy Walker dished out 442 assists for the team.

Tex Winter and Johnny Egan coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 9250
Regular Season Points Against: 9392

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 13, 1972 Houston Rockets 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 14, 1972 Houston Rockets 121 at Buffalo Braves 113 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
October 17, 1972 Houston Rockets 95 at New York Knicks 103 L 0-0 2-1 2-1
October 20, 1972 Atlanta Hawks 108 at Houston Rockets 120 W 1-0 2-1 3-1
October 21, 1972 Chicago Bulls 130 at Houston Rockets 97 L 1-1 2-1 3-2
October 25, 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Houston Rockets 107 L 1-2 2-1 3-3 at San Antonio, TX
October 27, 1972 Detroit Pistons 118 at Houston Rockets 130 W 2-2 2-1 4-3
October 31, 1972 Houston Rockets 106 at Atlanta Hawks 105 W 2-2 3-1 5-3
November 1, 1972 Houston Rockets 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 104 W 2-2 4-1 6-3
November 3, 1972 Atlanta Hawks 114 at Houston Rockets 108 L 2-3 4-1 6-4
November 4, 1972 Houston Rockets 118 at Detroit Pistons 108 W 2-3 5-1 7-4 at San Antonio, TX
November 7, 1972 Houston Rockets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 L 2-3 5-2 7-5
November 10, 1972 Houston Rockets 109 at Phoenix Suns 115 L 2-3 5-3 7-6
November 11, 1972 Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Houston Rockets 112 L 2-4 5-3 7-7 at San Antonio, TX
November 14, 1972 Houston Rockets 103 at Baltimore Bullets 104 L 2-4 5-4 7-8
November 16, 1972 Houston Rockets 100 at New York Knicks 119 L 2-4 5-5 7-9
November 18, 1972 Houston Rockets 117 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 127 L 2-4 5-6 7-10 at Omaha, NE
November 21, 1972 Houston Rockets 105 at Chicago Bulls 113 L 2-4 5-7 7-11
November 22, 1972 Golden State Warriors 104 at Houston Rockets 132 W 3-4 5-7 8-11
November 25, 1972 Seattle Supersonics 109 at Houston Rockets 114 W 4-4 5-7 9-11
November 28, 1972 Baltimore Bullets 108 at Houston Rockets 90 L 4-5 5-7 9-12 at San Antonio, TX
November 29, 1972 Houston Rockets 102 at Baltimore Bullets 94 W 4-5 6-7 10-12 at San Antonio, TX
December 1, 1972 Houston Rockets 96 at Baltimore Bullets 103 L 4-5 6-8 10-13
December 2, 1972 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 114 at Houston Rockets 109 L 4-6 6-8 10-14
December 5, 1972 Houston Rockets 101 at Golden State Warriors 108 L 4-6 6-9 10-15
December 8, 1972 Portland Trail Blazers 108 at Houston Rockets 114 W 5-6 6-9 11-15
December 12, 1972 Houston Rockets 94 at Buffalo Braves 95 L 5-6 6-10 11-16
December 15, 1972 Houston Rockets 91 at Baltimore Bullets 94 L 5-6 6-11 11-17
December 16, 1972 Houston Rockets 123 at Detroit Pistons 112 W 5-6 7-11 12-17
December 17, 1972 Houston Rockets 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 W 5-6 8-11 13-17
December 20, 1972 New York Knicks 124 at Houston Rockets 102 L 5-7 8-11 13-18 at San Antonio, TX
December 22, 1972 Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Houston Rockets 116 W 6-7 8-11 14-18
December 26, 1972 Phoenix Suns 110 at Houston Rockets 113 W 7-7 8-11 15-18
December 27, 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Houston Rockets 136 W 8-7 8-11 16-18
December 29, 1972 Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Houston Rockets 101 L 8-8 8-11 16-19
January 2, 1973 Boston Celtics 130 at Houston Rockets 110 L 8-9 8-11 16-20
January 3, 1973 Boston Celtics 112 at Houston Rockets 123 W 9-9 8-11 17-20
January 4, 1973 Houston Rockets 97 at Chicago Bulls 111 L 9-9 8-12 17-21
January 6, 1973 Houston Rockets 106 at New York Knicks 116 L 9-9 8-13 17-22
January 7, 1973 Houston Rockets 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 L 9-9 8-14 17-23
January 9, 1973 Houston Rockets 114 at Atlanta Hawks 120 L 9-9 8-15 17-24
January 10, 1973 Houston Rockets 107 at Boston Celtics 128 L 9-9 8-16 17-25
January 12, 1973 New York Knicks 104 at Houston Rockets 103 L 9-10 8-16 17-26
January 13, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 123 at Houston Rockets 115 L 9-11 8-16 17-27
January 17, 1973 Golden State Warriors 123 at Houston Rockets 117 L 9-12 8-16 17-28 at San Antonio, TX
January 19, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Houston Rockets 104 L 9-13 8-16 17-29
January 20, 1973 Portland Trail Blazers 130 at Houston Rockets 115 L 9-14 8-16 17-30
January 21, 1973 New York Knicks 103 at Houston Rockets 107 W 10-14 8-16 18-30
January 25, 1973 Houston Rockets 129 at Milwaukee Bucks 125 W 10-14 9-16 19-30 at Madison, WI
January 26, 1973 Houston Rockets 126 at Boston Celtics 139 L 10-14 9-17 19-31
January 28, 1973 Atlanta Hawks 108 at Houston Rockets 116 W 11-14 9-17 20-31
January 30, 1973 Houston Rockets 123 at Portland Trail Blazers 120 W 11-14 10-17 21-31
January 31, 1973 Houston Rockets 109 at Seattle Supersonics 118 L 11-14 10-18 21-32
February 2, 1973 Houston Rockets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 L 11-14 10-19 21-33
February 3, 1973 Houston Rockets 123 at Phoenix Suns 132 L 11-14 10-20 21-34
February 4, 1973 Houston Rockets 130 at Buffalo Braves 118 W 11-14 11-20 22-34 at San Antonio, TX
February 6, 1973 Houston Rockets 123 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 W 11-14 12-20 23-34 at San Antonio, TX
February 9, 1973 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 121 at Houston Rockets 116 L 11-15 12-20 23-35
February 10, 1973 Houston Rockets 91 at Atlanta Hawks 103 L 11-15 12-21 23-36
February 13, 1973 Houston Rockets 118 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 132 L 11-15 12-22 23-37
February 16, 1973 Houston Rockets 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 105 L 11-15 12-23 23-38
February 17, 1973 Phoenix Suns 111 at Houston Rockets 127 W 12-15 12-23 24-38
February 18, 1973 Chicago Bulls 110 at Houston Rockets 99 L 12-16 12-23 24-39
February 21, 1973 Houston Rockets 139 at Seattle Supersonics 107 W 12-16 13-23 25-39 at San Antonio, TX
February 23, 1973 Houston Rockets 138 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 W 12-16 14-23 26-39 at Hershey, PA
February 25, 1973 Houston Rockets 112 at Detroit Pistons 129 L 12-16 14-24 26-40
February 27, 1973 Houston Rockets 112 at Buffalo Braves 105 W 12-16 15-24 27-40
March 3, 1973 Houston Rockets 125 at Atlanta Hawks 136 L 12-16 15-25 27-41
March 4, 1973 Milwaukee Bucks 116 at Houston Rockets 101 L 12-17 15-25 27-42
March 7, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 118 at Houston Rockets 100 L 12-18 15-25 27-43 at San Antonio, TX
March 9, 1973 Baltimore Bullets 109 at Houston Rockets 104 L 12-19 15-25 27-44
March 10, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Houston Rockets 131 W 13-19 15-25 28-44
March 11, 1973 Atlanta Hawks 118 at Houston Rockets 129 W 14-19 15-25 29-44
March 15, 1973 Houston Rockets 125 at Golden State Warriors 141 L 14-19 15-26 29-45
March 16, 1973 Houston Rockets 128 at Portland Trail Blazers 141 L 14-19 15-27 29-46
March 18, 1973 Houston Rockets 112 at Seattle Supersonics 121 L 14-19 15-28 29-47
March 20, 1973 Boston Celtics 94 at Houston Rockets 89 L 14-20 15-28 29-48 at Providence, RI
March 21, 1973 Houston Rockets 118 at Baltimore Bullets 110 W 14-20 16-28 30-48
March 23, 1973 Houston Rockets 132 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 W 14-20 17-28 31-48
March 25, 1973 Boston Celtics 125 at Houston Rockets 121 L 14-21 17-28 31-49
March 27, 1973 Houston Rockets 121 at Buffalo Braves 111 W 14-21 18-28 32-49 at San Antonio, TX
March 28, 1973 Houston Rockets 138 at Buffalo Braves 122 W 14-21 19-28 33-49 at San Antonio, TX


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