1981–82 Houston Rockets season

March 2026 August 2023 Houston Rockets 1982 46 36 Midwest 3 6 Del Harris The Summit KHTV KTRH West First Round(lost to SuperSonics 1–2) HOU The 1981–82 Houston Rockets season was the Rockets' 15th season in the NBA and 11th season in the city of Houston.1981-82 Houston Rockets The Rockets entered the season as runner-ups in the 1981 NBA Finals, having lost to the Boston Celtics in six games. In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Seattle SuperSonics in three games in the First Round. Draft picks 1981 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 45 Ed Turner SF United States Texas A&I 4 81 Larry Spriggs SF United States Howard 5 105 Hasan Houston United States Bradley 6 127 Fred Cowan United States Kentucky 7 151 Joe Faine United States Bowling Green State 8 172 Stanley Brewer United States West Georgia State Roster Houston Rockets 1981–82 #B50000 #FFFFFF #FFAA1D #000000 10 Mike Dunleavy Mike Dunleavy Sr. G 6 1 180 South Carolina 00 Calvin Garrett F 6 7 190 Oral Roberts 44 Elvin Hayes C 6 9 235 Houston 6 Tom Henderson basketball G 6 3 190 Hawaii 11 Major Jones F 6 9 225 Albany State yes 30 Allen Leavell G 6 1 170 Oklahoma City 24 Moses Malone C 6 11 235 Petersburg High School 23 Calvin Murphy G 5 9 165 Niagara 51 Jawann Oldham C 7 0 215 Seattle yes 5 Billy Paultz C 6 11 235 St. John's 50 Robert Reid basketball F 6 8 205 St. Mary's 35 Larry Spriggs F 6 7 230 Howard 32 Bill Willoughby F 6 8 205 Dwight Morrow H.S. Del Harris Carroll Dawson Regular season Season standings HOU HOU z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Houston Rockets 1982 #FF0000 #FFD700 Total: 46–36 (home: 25–16; road: 21–20) Houston Rockets October yes #FFD700 #FF0000 0 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 30, 1981 | @ Los Angeles | W 113–112 (2OT) | | | | The Forum | 1–0 Houston Rockets November #FFD700 #FF0000 2 4 3 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 11, 1981 | Los Angeles | L 93–95 | | | | The Summit | 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 21, 1981 | @ Philadelphia | L 106–135 | | | | The Spectrum | 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 29, 1981 | @ Los Angeles | L 104–122 | | | | The Forum | 6–11 Houston Rockets December #FFD700 #FF0000 4 4 2 3 Houston Rockets January #FFD700 #FF0000 6 2 3 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 28, 1982 | Philadelphia | W 109–101 | | | | The Summit | 21–22 Houston Rockets February #FFD700 #FF0000 6 0 5 3 Houston Rockets March #FFD700 #FF0000 3 5 6 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 21, 1982 | @ Los Angeles | L 102–107 | | | | The Forum | 36–32 Houston Rockets April #FFD700 #FF0000 4 1 1 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 6, 1982 | Los Angeles | L 97–108 | | | | The Summit | 43–33 HOU 1982 Playoffs Houston Rockets 1982 yes #FF0000 #FFD700 Houston Rockets First Round yes yes no #FFD700 #FF0000 1 0 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 21 | @ Seattle | L 87–102 | Moses Malone (20) | Moses Malone (15) | Tom Henderson (7) | Kingdome14,071 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 23 | Seattle | W 91–70 | Moses Malone (28) | Moses Malone (23) | Allen Leavell (6) | The Summit15,676 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 25 | @ Seattle | L 83–104 | Moses Malone (24) | Moses Malone (13) | Mike Dunleavy (5) | Kingdome14,071 | 1–2 |- HOU 1982 yes Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Dunleavy, Mike Mike Dunleavy Garrett, Calvin Calvin Garrett Hayes, Elvin Elvin Hayes Henderson, Tom Tom Henderson Jones, Major Major Jones Leavell, Allen Allen Leavell Malone, Moses Moses Malone Murphy, Calvin Calvin Murphy Oldham, Jawann Jawann Oldham Paultz, Billy Billy Paultz Reid, Robert Robert Reid Spriggs, Larry Larry Spriggs Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Awards and records Moses Malone, NBA Most Valuable Player Award Moses Malone, All-NBA First Team Transactions June 8, 1981: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Charles Davis) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick to the Washington Bullets for Elvin Hayes. References Category:Houston Rockets seasons Houston Category:1981 in sports in Texas Category:1982 in sports in Texas Category:1981 in Houston Category:1982 in Houston