| month | day | visitor | score | home | score |
|---|
| November | 3, 1988 | Rockets | | Warriors | |
| November | 4, 1988 | Jazz | | Rockets | |
| November | 7, 1988 | Rockets | | Suns | |
| November | 8, 1988 | Rockets | | Pacers | |
| November | 9, 1988 | Mavericks | | Rockets | |
| November | 16, 1988 | Lakers | | Rockets | |
| November | 17, 1988 | 76ers | | Rockets | |
| November | 19, 1988 | Rockets | | Heat | |
| November | 22, 1988 | Rockets | | Bucks | |
| November | 23, 1988 | Warriors | | Rockets | |
| November | 24, 1988 | Clippers | | Rockets | |
| November | 27, 1988 | Nets | | Rockets | |
| November | 28, 1988 | Rockets | | Kings | |
| November | 30, 1988 | Rockets | | Lakers | |
| December | 2, 1988 | Rockets | | Hornets | |
| December | 5, 1988 | Nuggets | | Rockets | |
| December | 8, 1988 | Suns | | Rockets | |
| December | 10, 1988 | Blazers | | Rockets | |
| December | 12, 1988 | Rockets | | Jazz | |
| December | 13, 1988 | Bulls | | Rockets | |
| December | 15, 1988 | Rockets | | Sonics | |
| December | 16, 1988 | Rockets | | Nuggets | |
| December | 18, 1988 | Rockets | | Spurs | |
| December | 19, 1988 | Rockets | | Spurs | |
| December | 21, 1988 | Rockets | | Bulls | |
| December | 22, 1988 | Rockets | | Blazers | |
| December | 25, 1988 | Sonics | | Rockets | |
| December | 29, 1988 | Mavericks | | Rockets | |
| December | 31, 1988 | Jazz | | Rockets | |
| January | 4, 1989 | Heat | | Rockets | |
| January | 6, 1989 | Rockets | | Suns | |
| January | 8, 1989 | Cavaliers | | Rockets | |
| January | 9, 1989 | Rockets | | Bullets | |
| January | 15, 1989 | Hornets | | Rockets | |
| January | 17, 1989 | Spurs | | Rockets | |
| January | 18, 1989 | Rockets | | Kings | |
| January | 21, 1989 | Rockets | | 76ers | |
| January | 22, 1989 | Pistons | | Rockets | |
| January | 27, 1989 | Hawks | | Rockets | |
| January | 29, 1989 | Nuggets | | Rockets | |
| January | 30, 1989 | Bullets | | Rockets | |
| February | 9, 1989 | Rockets | | Jazz | |
| February | 11, 1989 | Spurs | | Rockets | |
| February | 12, 1989 | Rockets | | Clippers | |
| February | 13, 1989 | Suns | | Rockets | |
| February | 14, 1989 | Kings | | Rockets | |
| February | 17, 1989 | Rockets | | Warriors | |
| February | 18, 1989 | Heat | | Rockets | |
| February | 19, 1989 | Rockets | | Sonics | |
| February | 20, 1989 | Rockets | | Pistons | |
| February | 21, 1989 | Rockets | | Heat | |
| February | 22, 1989 | Rockets | | Mavericks | |
| February | 25, 1989 | Rockets | | Mavericks | |
| February | 26, 1989 | Rockets | | Nets | |
| February | 27, 1989 | Mavericks | | Rockets | |
| March | 1, 1989 | Blazers | | Rockets | |
| March | 3, 1989 | Kings | | Rockets | |
| March | 4, 1989 | Pacers | | Rockets | |
| March | 7, 1989 | Jazz | | Rockets | |
| March | 8, 1989 | Rockets | | Heat | |
| March | 10, 1989 | Rockets | | Lakers | |
| March | 12, 1989 | Rockets | | Jazz | |
| March | 13, 1989 | Rockets | | Nuggets | |
| March | 14, 1989 | Rockets | | Spurs | |
| March | 15, 1989 | Heat | | Rockets | |
| March | 16, 1989 | Knicks | | Rockets | |
| March | 21, 1989 | Lakers | | Rockets | |
| March | 22, 1989 | Rockets | | Clippers | |
| March | 25, 1989 | Nuggets | | Rockets | |
| March | 27, 1989 | Rockets | | Nuggets | |
| March | 31, 1989 | Sonics | | Rockets | |
| April | 6, 1989 | Rockets | | Hawks | |
| April | 8, 1989 | Bucks | | Rockets | |
| April | 10, 1989 | Spurs | | Rockets | |
| April | 11, 1989 | Rockets | | Knicks | |
| April | 13, 1989 | Celtics | | Rockets | |
| April | 16, 1989 | Rockets | | Mavericks | |
| April | 17, 1989 | Rockets | | Celtics | |
| April | 18, 1989 | Warriors | | Rockets | |
| April | 19, 1989 | Rockets | | Blazers | |
| April | 22, 1989 | Rockets | | Cavaliers | |
| April | 26, 1989 | Clippers | | Rockets | |