| month | day | visitor | score | home | score |
| November | 3, 1988 | Rockets | 76 | Spurs | 84 |
| November | 4, 1988 | Rockets | 92 | Sonics | 105 |
| November | 6, 1988 | Kings | 77 | Rockets | 82 |
| November | 7, 1988 | Jazz | 104 | Rockets | 97 |
| November | 10, 1988 | Sonics | 88 | Rockets | 108 |
| November | 11, 1988 | Rockets | 87 | Spurs | 85 |
| November | 14, 1988 | Lakers | 98 | Rockets | 71 |
| November | 17, 1988 | Suns | 100 | Rockets | 88 |
| November | 19, 1988 | Cavaliers | 88 | Rockets | 106 |
| November | 20, 1988 | Rockets | 99 | Sonics | 91 |
| November | 25, 1988 | Blazers | 74 | Rockets | 80 |
| December | 4, 1988 | Rockets | 69 | Kings | 78 |
| December | 5, 1988 | Celtics | 108 | Rockets | 111 |
| December | 6, 1988 | Rockets | 83 | Blazers | 75 |
| December | 9, 1988 | Rockets | 76 | Hornets | 90 |
| December | 13, 1988 | Rockets | 92 | Suns | 106 |
| December | 16, 1988 | Warriors | 117 | Rockets | 107 |
| December | 18, 1988 | Warriors | 103 | Rockets | 120 |
| December | 19, 1988 | Clippers | 111 | Rockets | 121 |
| December | 21, 1988 | Rockets | 107 | Clippers | 120 |
| December | 22, 1988 | Rockets | 128 | Clippers | 126 |
| December | 23, 1988 | Jazz | 73 | Rockets | 80 |
| December | 26, 1988 | 76ers | 85 | Rockets | 88 |
| December | 29, 1988 | Rockets | 84 | Kings | 75 |
| December | 30, 1988 | Bulls | 102 | Rockets | 93 |
| December | 31, 1988 | Spurs | 97 | Rockets | 95 |
| January | 4, 1989 | Pacers | 91 | Rockets | 116 |
| January | 5, 1989 | Jazz | 82 | Rockets | 89 |
| January | 6, 1989 | Bucks | 89 | Rockets | 94 |
| January | 9, 1989 | Rockets | 111 | Pacers | 114 |
| January | 10, 1989 | Rockets | 89 | Suns | 111 |
| January | 13, 1989 | Suns | 101 | Rockets | 102 |
| January | 15, 1989 | Heat | 89 | Rockets | 94 |
| January | 19, 1989 | Rockets | 91 | Jazz | 78 |
| January | 20, 1989 | Kings | 90 | Rockets | 95 |
| January | 21, 1989 | Magic | 90 | Rockets | 92 |
| January | 23, 1989 | Rockets | 96 | Heat | 88 |
| January | 24, 1989 | Spurs | 95 | Rockets | 101 |
| January | 26, 1989 | Rockets | 98 | Celtics | 111 |
| January | 27, 1989 | Rockets | 75 | Spurs | 76 |
| January | 28, 1989 | Rockets | 71 | Magic | 80 |
| January | 29, 1989 | Bullets | 91 | Rockets | 109 |
| February | 2, 1989 | Warriors | 99 | Rockets | 110 |
| February | 5, 1989 | Rockets | 83 | Lakers | 89 |
| February | 14, 1989 | Jazz | 86 | Rockets | 97 |
| February | 20, 1989 | Rockets | 89 | Cavaliers | 95 |
| February | 22, 1989 | Rockets | 109 | Sonics | 96 |
| February | 23, 1989 | Bullets | 90 | Rockets | 94 |
| February | 25, 1989 | Rockets | 85 | Spurs | 107 |
| February | 26, 1989 | Hornets | 72 | Rockets | 79 |
| February | 27, 1989 | Rockets | 77 | Bulls | 90 |
| March | 1, 1989 | Blazers | 92 | Rockets | 89 |
| March | 6, 1989 | Rockets | 90 | Kings | 101 |
| March | 7, 1989 | Sonics | 98 | Rockets | 89 |
| March | 12, 1989 | Rockets | 86 | Pistons | 94 |
| March | 14, 1989 | Suns | 101 | Rockets | 97 |
| March | 15, 1989 | Lakers | 93 | Rockets | 86 |
| March | 17, 1989 | Knicks | 100 | Rockets | 81 |
| March | 19, 1989 | Pistons | 96 | Rockets | 74 |
| March | 20, 1989 | Rockets | 94 | Bullets | 100 |
| March | 21, 1989 | Bullets | 83 | Rockets | 84 |
| March | 22, 1989 | Lakers | 85 | Rockets | 87 |
| March | 25, 1989 | Sonics | 84 | Rockets | 106 |
| March | 26, 1989 | Bullets | 73 | Rockets | 99 |
| March | 28, 1989 | Rockets | 79 | Blazers | 88 |
| March | 29, 1989 | Rockets | 81 | Bucks | 107 |
| March | 30, 1989 | Rockets | 91 | Knicks | 97 |
| April | 3, 1989 | Kings | 73 | Rockets | 91 |
| April | 7, 1989 | Rockets | 95 | Bullets | 96 |
| April | 11, 1989 | Sonics | 95 | Rockets | 104 |
| April | 13, 1989 | Rockets | 85 | Suns | 82 |
| April | 14, 1989 | Rockets | 108 | Warriors | 98 |
| April | 15, 1989 | Rockets | 52 | Lakers | 90 |
| April | 18, 1989 | Rockets | 94 | 76ers | 63 |
| April | 19, 1989 | Clippers | 113 | Rockets | 107 |
| April | 22, 1989 | Rockets | 102 | Warriors | 114 |
| April | 23, 1989 | Rockets | 87 | Jazz | 93 |
| April | 28, 1989 | Rockets | 104 | Clippers | 113 |
| April | 30, 1989 | Rockets | 104 | Warriors | 97 |
| May | 1, 1989 | Rockets | 88 | Suns | 78 |
| May | 2, 1989 | Rockets | 86 | Lakers | 85 |
| May | 4, 1989 | Rockets | 66 | Blazers | 86 |
| Post | 1, 1989 | Rockets | 79 | Spurs | 98 |
| Post | 2, 1989 | Rockets | 71 | Spurs | 93 |
| Post | 3, 1989 | Spurs | 84 | Rockets | 90 |
| Post | 4, 1989 | Spurs | 91 | Rockets | 96 |
| Post | 5, 1989 | Rockets | 73 | Spurs | 98 |