![]() ![]() It is also well-documented that Johnson played in Italy for Rieti during the 1979-80 season. Contemporary newspaper articles in the Google News Archive report that Johnson signed a nonguaranteed contract with the Rockets in July 1979. It is not clear to me how it came about that Johnson didn’t play in the NBA in 1979-80, then ended up the Rockets’ 1980-81 opening night roster. He made his NBA debut when he opened the 1980-81 season on the Rockets’ roster. Johnson was the Rockets’ first round pick in 1979, but he did not play for the team (or in the NBA at all) during the 1979-80 season. There are gaps/discrepancies concerning both how Johnson came to be on the Rockets’ start of season roster, and how he subsequently left. Stroud remained inactive for the playoffs. Note: the Rockets finished the season with 12 players on their roster, including one on the injured list (John Stroud). In the list below, anything which is underlined is the subject of discrepancies or guesswork, or is the result of further research beyond my usual sources.ġ1/27/80 – Signed Bill Willoughby as a Veteran Free Agent sent a 1981 3rd round pick to the Cavaliers as compensation for Willoughby waived Lee Johnson.ġ2/9/80 – Placed Calvin Garrett on the injured list activated John Stroud from the injured list.ġ2/23/80 – Activated Calvin Garrett from the injured list placed John Stroud on the injured list.Ģ/11/81 – Placed Rudy Tomjanovich on the injured list activated John Stroud from the injured list.Ģ/27/81 – Activated Rudy Tomjanovich from the injured list placed John Stroud on the injured list. The Rockets used 13 different players for the season, two above the minimum. The Rockets played a total of 21 playoff games, more than any other NBA team. They lost to the Celtics 4-2 in the NBA Finals. In the Conference Semifinals, they beat the Spurs 4-3, then defeated the Kings 4-1 in the Conference Finals. In the First Round, the Rockets defeated the Lakers 2-1. ![]() The two teams were tied for the fifth-best record in the Western Conference, but under tiebreaker rules the Kings won the higher seed, relegating the Rockets to the #6 seed in the playoffs. They finished in a tie with the Kings for the second-best record in the Midwest Division (a distant 12 games behind the first-place Spurs). Before reading any further, see the introductory thread below: This is the 17th of a series of threads analyzing games played, games started and transactions for the 1980-81 season.
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