1987–88 Houston Rockets season

The 1987–88 NBA season was the Rockets' 21st season in the NBA and 17th season in the city of Houston.[1] The Rockets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 46–36 record. Akeem Olajuwon was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Rockets lost in four games to the Dallas Mavericks.

1987–88 Houston Rockets season
Head coachBill Fitch
General managerRay Patterson
Owner(s)Charlie Thomas
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record4636 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Mavericks 1–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTXH
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioKTRH

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
235Doug LeeSG/SF United StatesPurdue
482Josh Niego United StatesLewis
5104Andre LaFleur United StatesNortheastern
6129Fred Jenkins United StatesTennessee
7151Clarence Grier United StatesCampbell

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 2 Carroll, Joe Barry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1958-07-24 Purdue
PG 7 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959-09-17 Oregon State
PG 11 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1960-03-06 Georgetown
SG 21 Free, World B. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-12-09 Guilford
SF 1 Johnson, Buck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964-01-03 Alabama
SG 30 Leavell, Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1957-05-27 Oklahoma City
SF 18 Maxwell, Cedric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1955-11-21 Charlotte
SF 22 McCray, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961-08-29 Louisville
C 34 Olajuwon, Akeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1963-01-21 Houston
PF 43 Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1962-02-22 Minnesota
SG 33 Reid, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1955-08-30 Saint Mary's
SF 10 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-07-02 Jackson State
PG 13 Turner, Andre 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1964-12-13 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 13, 1987

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 5428.65935–619–2218–12
x-Dallas Mavericks 5329.646133–820–2120–10
x-Utah Jazz 4735.573733–814–2718–12
x-Houston Rockets 4636.561831–1015–2613–17
x-San Antonio Spurs 3151.3782323–188–3312–18
Sacramento Kings 2458.2933019–225–369–21
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.6598
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6469
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5329.6469
5 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56116
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4438.53718
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3151.37831
9 Phoenix Suns2854.34134
10 Sacramento Kings2458.29338
11 Golden State Warriors2062.24442
12 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 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 2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–23–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–33–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–31–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–13–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–31–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–12–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–20–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–02–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–21–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–11–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–10–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–03–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–33–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–33–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–31–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–10–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–04–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–43–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–33–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–31–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–12–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 46–36 (home: 31–10; road: 15–26)
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
2 November 8, 1987
9:30 p.m. CST
@ L.A. Lakers L 92–101 The Forum
17,505
1–1
10 November 24, 1987
7:00 p.m. CST
Detroit L 83–97 The Summit
16,611
6–4
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
24 December 26, 1987
7:30 p.m. CST
@ Dallas L 100–105 Reunion Arena
17,007
12–12
25 December 29, 1987
6:30 p.m. CST
@ Detroit W 101–91 Pontiac Silverdome
26,498
13–12
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
28 January 4, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST
Dallas W 117–107 The Summit
16,611
16–12
35 January 18, 1988
4:00 p.m. CST
@ L.A. Lakers L 110–121 The Forum
17,505
20–15
40 January 30, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST
@ Dallas W 108–92 Reunion Arena
17,007
23–17
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
All-Star Break
43 February 9, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST
Boston W 129–120 The Summit
16,611
26–17
48 February 18, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST
L.A. Lakers L 96–111 The Summit
16,611
29–19
51 February 25, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST
Dallas L 106–108 The Summit
16,611
31–20
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
56 March 4, 1988
7:00 p.m. CST
@ Dallas L 110–118 Reunion Arena
17,007
33–23
64 March 22, 1988
9:30 p.m. CST
@ L.A. Lakers L 95–117 The Forum
17,505
38–26
68 March 30, 1988
6:30 p.m. CST
@ Boston L 110–117 Boston Garden
14,890
40–28
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
78 April 17, 1988
12 Noon CDT
L.A. Lakers W 127–119 The Summit
16,611
45–33
79 April 19, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT
Dallas L 96–104 The Summit
16,611
45–34
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 28, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT
@ Dallas L 110–120 Olajuwon (34) Olajuwon (14) Floyd (11) Reunion Arena
17,007
0–1
2 April 30, 1988
2:30 p.m. CDT
@ Dallas W 119–108 Floyd (42) Olajuwon (26) Floyd (9) Reunion Arena
17,007
1–1
3 May 3, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT
Dallas L 92–93 Olajuwon (35) Olajuwon (12) Floyd (5) The Summit
16,611
1–2
4 May 5, 1988
7:00 p.m. CDT
Dallas L 97–107 Olajuwon (40) Olajuwon (15) Floyd (9) The Summit
16,611
1–3
1988 schedule

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

See also

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