# Temporada 1980-81 de los Houston Rockets

La temporada 1980-81 fue la décima de los Houston Rockets en su nueva localización de Texas, y la decimocuarta en la NBA, tras haber jugado las cuatro primeras en San Diego (California). La temporada regular acabó con 40 victorias y 42 derrotas, ocupando el sexto puesto de la conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que alcanzó las finales, cayendo derrotados ante Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 2 | 27 | John Stroud | Alero | Estados Unidos | Mississippi |
| 2 | 38 | Terry Stotts | Alero | Estados Unidos | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 43 | Billy Williams | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Clemson |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 34–7 | 18–23 | 21–9 |
| x-Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 19–11 |
| Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 13–17 |
| Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24.0 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 13–17 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37.0 | 11–30 | 4–37 | 5–25 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 1 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 107, Houston Rockets 111 | Los Ángeles |
| 3 de abril | Houston Rockets 106, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | Houston |
| 5 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 86, Houston Rockets 89 | Los Ángeles |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 2-1 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 7 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 98, Houston Rockets 107 | San Antonio |
| 8 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 125, Houston Rockets 113 | San Antonio |
| 10 de abril | Houston Rockets 112, San Antonio Spurs 99 | Houston |
| 12 de abril | Houston Rockets 112, San Antonio Spurs 114 | Houston |
| 14 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 117, Houston Rockets 123 | San Antonio |
| 15 de abril | Houston Rockets 96, San Antonio Spurs 101 | Houston |
| 17 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 100, Houston Rockets 105 | San Antonio |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Kansas City Kings vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 21 de abril | Kansas City Kings 78, Houston Rockets 97 | Kansas City |
| 22 de abril | Kansas City Kings 88, Houston Rockets 79 | Kansas City |
| 24 de abril | Houston Rockets 92, Kansas City Kings 88 | Houston |
| 26 de abril | Houston Rockets 100, Kansas City Kings 89 | Houston |
| 29 de abril | Kansas City Kings 88, Houston Rockets 97 | Kansas City |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 4-1 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 5 de mayo | Boston Celtics 98, Houston Rockets 95 | Boston |
| 7 de mayo | Boston Celtics 90, Houston Rockets 92 | Boston |
| 9 de mayo | Houston Rockets 71, Boston Celtics 94 | Houston |
| 10 de mayo | Houston Rockets 91, Boston Celtics 86 | Houston |
| 12 de mayo | Boston Celtics 109, Houston Rockets 80 | Boston |
| 14 de mayo | Houston Rockets 91, Boston Celtics 102 | Houston |
| | Boston Celtics gana las finales 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Moses Malone | 25 | 80 | 40.6 | 10.1 | 19.3 | .522 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 7.6 | 10.1 | .757 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 27.8 |
| 2 | Robert Reid | 25 | 82 | 36.1 | 6.5 | 13.6 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .756 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Calvin Murphy | 32 | 76 | 26.5 | 6.9 | 14.1 | .492 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .235 | 2.7 | 2.8 | .958 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 16.7 |
| 4 | Rudy Tomjanovich | 32 | 52 | 24.3 | 5.1 | 10.8 | .467 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .235 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .793 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 11.6 |
| 5 | Calvin Garrett | 24 | 70 | 23.4 | 2.7 | 5.9 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .806 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 6.1 |
| 6 | Mike Dunleavy | 26 | 74 | 21.7 | 4.2 | 8.5 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .063 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .839 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Tom Henderson | 29 | 66 | 21.4 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .413 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .821 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 8 | Allen Leavell | 23 | 79 | 21.3 | 3.3 | 6.9 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .118 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .832 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Bill Willoughby | 23 | 55 | 20.8 | 2.7 | 5.2 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.9 | 1.2 | .766 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Billy Paultz | 32 | 81 | 20.5 | 3.2 | 6.4 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.9 | .490 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Major Jones | 27 | 68 | 14.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .634 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 12 | John Stroud | 23 | 9 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 3.8 | .324 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.4 | .750 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 13 | Lee Johnson | 23 | 10 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | .304 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.5 | .600 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Moses Malone | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |