1986–87 Houston Rockets season

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1986–87 Houston Rockets season
Head coach Bill Fitch
Arena The Summit
Results
Record 42–40 (.512)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 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]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1986 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 20 Buck Johnson  United States Alabama
2 43 Dave Feitl  United States Texas-El Paso
3 66 Anthony Bowie  United States Oklahoma
4 89 Conner Henry  United States California-Santa Barbara
5 112 Andre Banks  United States Iowa
6 135 Robert Worthy  United States Myers
7 158 Rick Olson  United States Wisconsin

Roster

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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

Game log

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Playoffs

A ticket for Game 2 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals between the Rockets and the Seattle SuperSonics.

West First Round

(3) Portland Trail Blazers vs.(6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 24): Houston 125, Portland 115
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 26): Portland 111, Houston 98
  • Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (April 28): Houston 117, Portland 108
  • Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (April 30): Houston 113, Portland 101

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(6) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics: SuperSonics win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1982 Western Conference First Round (Seattle won 2-1)

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

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References

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See also

  1. ↑ 1986-87 Houston Rockets
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