1980-81 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 12-9 Lost finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 4-3
Conference Finals - Defeated Kansas City Kings 4-1
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Del Harris (40-42)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 385,354, Avg. 9,399 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Houston Rockets Statistics
1980-81 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-9.

The Rockets netted 8,878 points and allowed 8,851. Moses Malone tossed in a team-best 2,222 points for Houston and contributed 1,180 rebounds. Allen Leavell dished out 384 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Robert Reid added 163 steals, while Moses Malone blocked 150 shots.

Del Harris coached the team. The 1980-81 Houston Rockets lost in the finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mike DunleavyGMarch 21, 19546'2"180South CarolinaBrooklyn, NY USA
Calvin GarrettFJuly 11, 19566'7"190Oral RobertsParsons, TN USA
Tom HendersonGJanuary 26, 19526'3"190HawaiiNewberry, SC USA
Lee JohnsonFJune 16, 19576'11"205East Texas StatePlummerville, AR USA
Major JonesFJuly 9, 19536'9"225Albany State (GA)McGehee, AR USA
Allen LeavellGMay 27, 19576'1"170Oklahoma CityMuncie, IN USA
Moses MaloneC-FMarch 23, 19556'10"215nonePetersburg, VA USA
Calvin MurphyGMay 9, 19485'9"165NiagaraNorwalk, CT USA
Billy PaultzC-FJuly 30, 19486'11"235St. John's (NY)River Edge, NJ USA
Robert ReidF-GAugust 30, 19556'8"205St. Mary's (TX)Atlanta, GA USA
John StroudFOctober 29, 19576'7"215MississippiNew Albany, MS USA
Rudy TomjanovichFNovember 24, 19486'8"218MichiganHamtramck, MI USA
Bill WilloughbyF-CMay 20, 19576'8"205noneEnglewood, NJ USA



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