DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1984-85 Houston Rockets
48–34 · #6 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 48–34 in the regular season, good for the #6 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#6
Net rating
+1.6
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
14 players
Record
48–34
58.5% win rate
League rank
#6
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.6
SRS +1.4
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Sampson | C-F | 50 | 82 | 82 | 22.1 | 10.4 | 2.7 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | C | — | 82 | 82 | 20.6 | 11.9 | 1.4 |
| Rodney McCray | F-G | 22 | 82 | 82 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 4.3 |
| Lionel Hollins | G | — | 80 | 60 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| Lewis Lloyd | G-F | — | 82 | 58 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | G | — | 82 | 24 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| John Lucas | G | — | 47 | 21 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| Phil Ford | G | — | 25 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | — | 82 | 0 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Jim Petersen | F-C | — | 60 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Craig Ehlo | G-F | — | 45 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Allen Leavell | G | — | 42 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Larry Micheaux | F | — | 39 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| Hank McDowell | F-C | — | 34 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
107.9
ORtg
106.3
DRtg
102.2
Pace
+1.4
SRS
+1.7
MOV
54.0%
TS%
50.7%
eFG%
25.3
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bill Fitch
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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The Summit
13,488 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
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14 players