1986–87 Houston Rockets season

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1986–87 Houston Rockets season
Head coachBill Fitch
General managerRay Patterson
Owner(s)Charlie Thomas
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to SuperSonics 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTXH
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioKTRH
< 1985–86 1987–88 >

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Rockets' 20th season in the NBA and 16th season in the city of Houston.[1] The Rockets entered the season as runner-ups in the 1986 NBA Finals, having lost to the Boston Celtics in six games.

In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in four games in the First Round before losing to the Seattle SuperSonics in six games in the Semifinals.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1986 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 20 Buck Johnson  United States Alabama
2 43 Dave Feitl  United States UTEP
3 66 Anthony Bowie  United States Oklahoma
4 89 Conner Henry  United States UC Santa Barbara
5 112  United States Iowa
6 135  United States Myers
7 158  United States Wisconsin

Roster[]

Houston Rockets roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF 40 Anderson, Richard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UC Santa Barbara
C 5 Feitl, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UTEP
SG 20 Harris, Steve 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tulsa
SF 1 Johnson, Buck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama
PG 30 Leavell, Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oklahoma City
SF 18 Maxwell, Cedric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Charlotte
SF 22 McCray, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisville
PG 10 Minniefield, Dirk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kentucky
C 34 Olajuwon, Akeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Houston
PF 43 Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Minnesota
SG 33 Reid, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Saint Mary's
PF 50 Sampson, Ralph 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 – 35–6 20–21 19–11
x-Utah Jazz 44 38 .537 11 31–10 13–28 19–11
x-Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 13 25–16 17–24 19–11
x-Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 18 27–14 10–31 14–16
Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 26 20–21 9–32 10–20
San Antonio Spurs 28 54 .341 27 21–20 7–34 9–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 –
2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 10
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 16
4 x-Utah Jazz 44 38 .537 21
5 x-Golden State Warriors 42 40 .512 23
6 x-Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 23
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 39 43 .476 26
8 x-Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 28
9 Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 29
10 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 36
11 San Antonio Spurs 28 54 .341 37
12 Los Angeles Clippers 12 70 .146 53


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1986-87 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 3–3 4–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–0 5–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0
Boston 3–3 — 6–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 2���0 2–0 1–1 4–2
Chicago 2–4 0–6 — 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 3–2 4–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3
Cleveland 2–4 2–3 1–5 — 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–0 0–2 1–5 4–2 4–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–4
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 — 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–3 0–2 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–3 5–1 4–2 5–0 3–3 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 — 0–2 4–1 3–3 1–1 2–3 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 5–1 2–3 2–4 1–1
Detroit 3–3 2–3 3–3 5–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–1 6–0 5–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3
Golden State 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–4 1–1 — 4–1 0–2 6–0 2–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–5 4–2 4–1 4–1 4–2 2–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 3–3 1–1 1–4 — 2–0 4–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 5–1 5–1 1–4 3–3 1–1
Indiana 3–3 1–5 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 — 2–0 0–2 2–4 5–1 3–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 0–2 0–6 1–4 0–2 — 0–6 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 0–6 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 5–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 6–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 5–1 5–0 4–1 4–2 3–2 1–1
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 2–4 5–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 2��0 1–1 — 4–2 4–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 0–5 2–4 2–3 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 2–4 — 5–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4
New York 1–5 2–4 2–4 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 0–2 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–4 1–5 — 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4
Philadelphia 3–3 3–3 3–3 4–2 0–2 2–0 0–5 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–3 3–3 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–4 2–3 2–3 1–5 4–1 0–2
Portland 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 2–4 3–2 2–0 6–0 1–5 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 4–2 — 3–2 4��1 4–2 3–2 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 4–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 1–1 4–1 0–5 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–3 — 3–3 2–3 1–5 1–1
San Antonio 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–4 1–5 0–2 4–1 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 3–3 — 1–4 2–4 0–2
Seattle 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 3–2 0–2 2–4 4–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 4–1 — 3–2 1–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 4–2 1–1 3–2 3–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 5–1 4–2 2–3 — 1–1
Washington 0–5 2–4 3–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–4 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 —

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

1987 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 @ Portland W 125–115 Hakeem Olajuwon (30) Hakeem Olajuwon (10) Allen Leavell (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		1–0
2 April 26 @ Portland L 98–111 Leavell, Sampson (28) Rodney McCray (12) Allen Leavell (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		1–1
3 April 28 Portland W 117–108 Hakeem Olajuwon (35) Hakeem Olajuwon (11) Allen Leavell (13) The Summit
16,279 		2–1
4 April 30 Portland W 113–101 Hakeem Olajuwon (27) McCray, Sampson (10) Allen Leavell (8) The Summit
16,279 		3–1
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 2 Seattle L 106–111 (OT) Hakeem Olajuwon (28) Hakeem Olajuwon (16) Rodney McCray (8) The Summit
16,279 		0–1
2 May 5 Seattle L 97–99 Hakeem Olajuwon (27) Olajuwon, Sampson (13) Leavell, McCray (8) The Summit
16,279 		0–2
3 May 7 @ Seattle W 102–84 Hakeem Olajuwon (33) Hakeem Olajuwon (11) Robert Reid (9) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,587 		1–2
4 May 9 @ Seattle L 102–117 McCray, Olajuwon (20) Rodney McCray (12) Allen Leavell (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,559 		1–3
5 May 12 Seattle W 112–107 Hakeem Olajuwon (26) Rodney McCray (10) Rodney McCray (11) The Summit
16,279 		2���3
6 May 14 @ Seattle L 125–128 (2OT) Hakeem Olajuwon (49) Hakeem Olajuwon (25) Robert Reid (12) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,751 		2–4
1987 schedule
A ticket for Game 2 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals between the Rockets and the Seattle SuperSonics.

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1986-87 Houston Rockets

See also[]

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