| month | day | visitor | score | home | score |
|---|
| November | 3, 1988 | Rockets | 86 | Spurs | 85 |
| November | 4, 1988 | Rockets | 80 | Sonics | 90 |
| November | 6, 1988 | Kings | 73 | Rockets | 80 |
| November | 7, 1988 | Jazz | 86 | Rockets | 109 |
| November | 10, 1988 | Sonics | 82 | Rockets | 98 |
| November | 11, 1988 | Rockets | 73 | Spurs | 101 |
| November | 14, 1988 | Lakers | 100 | Rockets | 97 |
| November | 17, 1988 | Suns | 68 | Rockets | 97 |
| November | 19, 1988 | Cavaliers | 77 | Rockets | 86 |
| November | 20, 1988 | Rockets | 88 | Sonics | 75 |
| November | 25, 1988 | Blazers | 86 | Rockets | 107 |
| December | 4, 1988 | Rockets | 86 | Kings | 87 |
| December | 5, 1988 | Celtics | 101 | Rockets | 95 |
| December | 6, 1988 | Rockets | 99 | Blazers | 80 |
| December | 9, 1988 | Rockets | 92 | Hornets | 95 |
| December | 13, 1988 | Rockets | 92 | Suns | 97 |
| December | 16, 1988 | Warriors | 95 | Rockets | 83 |
| December | 18, 1988 | Warriors | 97 | Rockets | 91 |
| December | 19, 1988 | Clippers | 84 | Rockets | 98 |
| December | 21, 1988 | Rockets | 103 | Clippers | 93 |
| December | 22, 1988 | Rockets | 71 | Clippers | 101 |
| December | 23, 1988 | Jazz | 77 | Rockets | 95 |
| December | 26, 1988 | 76ers | 65 | Rockets | 91 |
| December | 29, 1988 | Rockets | 75 | Kings | 92 |
| December | 30, 1988 | Bulls | 87 | Rockets | 81 |
| December | 31, 1988 | Spurs | 86 | Rockets | 92 |
| January | 4, 1989 | Pacers | 100 | Rockets | 89 |
| January | 5, 1989 | Jazz | 80 | Rockets | 82 |
| January | 6, 1989 | Bucks | 79 | Rockets | 72 |
| January | 9, 1989 | Rockets | 74 | Pacers | 90 |
| January | 10, 1989 | Rockets | 70 | Suns | 91 |
| January | 13, 1989 | Suns | 72 | Rockets | 85 |
| January | 15, 1989 | Heat | 82 | Rockets | 88 |
| January | 19, 1989 | Rockets | 90 | Jazz | 100 |
| January | 20, 1989 | Kings | 90 | Rockets | 74 |
| January | 21, 1989 | Magic | 83 | Rockets | 96 |
| January | 23, 1989 | Rockets | 72 | Heat | 93 |
| January | 24, 1989 | Spurs | 88 | Rockets | 91 |
| January | 26, 1989 | Rockets | 104 | Celtics | 110 |
| January | 27, 1989 | Rockets | 72 | Spurs | 89 |
| January | 28, 1989 | Rockets | 82 | Magic | 88 |
| January | 29, 1989 | Bullets | 88 | Rockets | 74 |
| February | 2, 1989 | Warriors | | Rockets | |
| February | 5, 1989 | Rockets | | Lakers | |
| February | 14, 1989 | Jazz | | Rockets | |
| February | 20, 1989 | Rockets | | Cavaliers | |
| February | 22, 1989 | Rockets | | Sonics | |
| February | 23, 1989 | Bullets | | Rockets | |
| February | 25, 1989 | Rockets | | Spurs | |
| February | 26, 1989 | Hornets | | Rockets | |
| February | 27, 1989 | Rockets | | Bulls | |
| March | 1, 1989 | Blazers | | Rockets | |
| March | 6, 1989 | Rockets | | Kings | |
| March | 7, 1989 | Sonics | | Rockets | |
| March | 12, 1989 | Rockets | | Pistons | |
| March | 14, 1989 | Suns | | Rockets | |
| March | 15, 1989 | Lakers | | Rockets | |
| March | 17, 1989 | Knicks | | Rockets | |
| March | 19, 1989 | Pistons | | Rockets | |
| March | 20, 1989 | Rockets | | Bullets | |
| March | 21, 1989 | Bullets | | Rockets | |
| March | 22, 1989 | Lakers | | Rockets | |
| March | 25, 1989 | Sonics | | Rockets | |
| March | 26, 1989 | Bullets | | Rockets | |
| March | 28, 1989 | Rockets | | Blazers | |
| March | 29, 1989 | Rockets | | Bucks | |
| March | 30, 1989 | Rockets | | Knicks | |
| April | 3, 1989 | Kings | | Rockets | |
| April | 7, 1989 | Rockets | | Bullets | |
| April | 11, 1989 | Sonics | | Rockets | |
| April | 13, 1989 | Rockets | | Suns | |
| April | 14, 1989 | Rockets | | Warriors | |
| April | 15, 1989 | Rockets | | Lakers | |
| April | 18, 1989 | Rockets | | 76ers | |
| April | 19, 1989 | Clippers | | Rockets | |
| April | 22, 1989 | Rockets | | Warriors | |
| April | 23, 1989 | Rockets | | Jazz | |
| April | 28, 1989 | Rockets | | Clippers | |
| April | 30, 1989 | Rockets | | Warriors | |
| May | 1, 1989 | Rockets | | Suns | |
| May | 2, 1989 | Rockets | | Lakers | |
| May | 4, 1989 | Rockets | | Blazers | |