1980-81 Houston Rockets (40-42)

10 Oct L at San Diego 104- 120  
(0-1)
12 Oct L at LA Lakers 103- 114  
(0-2)
15 Oct W Seattle 103- 100  
(1-2)
17 Oct W at Portland 102- 99  
(2-2)
18 Oct L at Golden State 101- 108  
(2-3)
21 Oct W at Denver 119- 117  
(3-3)
23 Oct L Kansas City 96- 105  
(3-4)
25 Oct L Detroit 109- 112  
(3-5)
29 Oct W Dallas 109- 103  
(4-5)
5 Nov L San Diego 104- 111  
(4-6)
8 Nov L Phoenix 115- 116  
(4-7)
11 Nov W at Dallas 105- 94  
(5-7)
12 Nov W LA Lakers 107- 104  
(6-7)
14 Nov L at Utah 115- 117  
(6-8)
15 Nov L at Seattle 139- 143 (O)
(6-9)
18 Nov W Seattle 138- 118  
(7-9)
20 Nov W at Cleveland 117- 114  
(8-9)
21 Nov W at New Jersey 116- 108  
(9-9)
22 Nov L at Indiana 120- 129  
(9-10)
24 Nov L at New York 110- 113 (O)
(9-11)
26 Nov L Philadelphia 100- 101  
(9-12)
28 Nov W at San Antonio 124- 115  
(10-12)
29 Nov W Dallas 115- 90  
(11-12)
30 Nov L at Phoenix 114- 117  
(11-13)
3 Dec W Cleveland 118- 109  
(12-13)
5 Dec L at Kansas City 100- 108  
(12-14)
6 Dec W Denver 111- 108  
(13-14)
10 Dec L LA Lakers 108- 109  
(13-15)
12 Dec L at Portland 100- 106  
(13-16)
13 Dec W at Golden State 99- 97  
(14-16)
17 Dec L San Antonio 107- 113  
(14-17)
19 Dec L at Boston 119- 133  
(14-18)
20 Dec L at Chicago 109- 133  
(14-19)
21 Dec L at Milwaukee 91- 123  
(14-20)
23 Dec L Golden State 99- 114  
(14-21)
26 Dec W at Detroit 114- 94  
(15-21)
27 Dec L at Was Bullets 97- 115  
(15-22)
30 Dec W San Diego 104- 98  
(16-22)
1 Jan W Utah 117- 103  
(17-22)
2 Jan W at Dallas 124- 120 (O)
(18-22)
3 Jan L Denver 132- 134  
(18-23)
7 Jan L Kansas City 108- 114  
(18-24)
9 Jan L at Philadelphia 94- 107  
(18-25)
10 Jan W Portland 106- 105  
(19-25)
14 Jan W Chicago 109- 105  
(20-25)
16 Jan L at Phoenix 89- 92  
(20-26)
17 Jan L New York 98- 99  
(20-27)
18 Jan W at Denver 98- 97  
(21-27)
21 Jan W Phoenix 106- 100  
(22-27)
23 Jan L at Kansas City 107- 113  
(22-28)
24 Jan W Utah 106- 91  
(23-28)
28 Jan W New Jersey 111- 99  
(24-28)
29 Jan L at Utah 97- 99  
(24-29)
3 Feb W Denver 135- 128 (O)
(25-29)
4 Feb W Dallas 116- 68  
(26-29)
6 Feb L at Phoenix 99- 112  
(26-30)
7 Feb W Atlanta 87- 81  
(27-30)
11 Feb W San Antonio 108- 89  
(28-30)
13 Feb L LA Lakers 105- 114  
(28-31)
14 Feb L Milwaukee 112- 117  
(28-32)
19 Feb L at San Diego 99- 116  
(28-33)
20 Feb W at LA Lakers 110- 107  
(29-33)
22 Feb W at Seattle 111- 96  
(30-33)
23 Feb W at Utah 106- 102  
(31-33)
25 Feb W Indiana 101- 100  
(32-33)
27 Feb W Seattle 96- 92  
(33-33)
28 Feb L San Diego 103- 104  
(33-34)
1 Mar L at San Antonio 86- 102  
(33-35)
4 Mar L Boston 101- 108  
(33-36)
6 Mar L Was Bullets 104- 105  
(33-37)
7 Mar L at Atlanta 108- 114  
(33-38)
11 Mar W Golden State 109- 92  
(34-38)
13 Mar W Portland 126- 104  
(35-38)
14 Mar W Utah 101- 82  
(36-38)
15 Mar L at Denver 127- 138  
(36-39)
18 Mar L at Golden State 117- 118  
(36-40)
20 Mar L at Portland 103- 107  
(36-41)
22 Mar W at Kansas City 114- 108  
(37-41)
24 Mar W at Dallas 114- 111 (O)
(38-41)
25 Mar W San Antonio 117- 111  
(39-41)
27 Mar W Kansas City 91- 84  
(40-41)
29 Mar L at San Antonio 109- 135  
(40-42)

1 Apr W at LA Lakers 111- 107  
 
3 Apr L LA Lakers 106- 111  
 
5 Apr W at LA Lakers 89- 86  
 
7 Apr W at San Antonio 107- 98  
 
8 Apr L at San Antonio 113- 125  
 
10 Apr W San Antonio 112- 99  
 
12 Apr L San Antonio 112- 114  
 
14 Apr W at San Antonio 123- 117  
 
15 Apr L San Antonio 96- 101  
 
17 Apr W at San Antonio 105- 100  
 
21 Apr W at Kansas City 97- 78  
 
22 Apr L at Kansas City 79- 88  
 
24 Apr W Kansas City 92- 88  
 
26 Apr W Kansas City 100- 89  
 
29 Apr W at Kansas City 97- 88  
 
5 May L at Boston 95- 98  
 
7 May W at Boston 92- 90  
 
9 May L Boston 71- 94  
 
10 May W Boston 91- 86  
 
12 May L at Boston 80- 109  
 
14 May L Boston 91- 102