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1986-87 Houston Rockets
42–40 · #10 in the league · Conference Semifinals
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 42–40 in the regular season, good for the #10 record in the league, and finished as conference semifinals.
League rank
#10
Net rating
+1.0
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
15 players
Record
42–40
51.2% win rate
League rank
#10
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.0
SRS +0.6
Finish
Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney McCray | F-G | 22 | 81 | 81 | 14.4 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 34 | 75 | 75 | 23.4 | 11.4 | 2.9 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 33 | 75 | 63 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| Jim Petersen | F-C | — | 82 | 56 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| Dirk Minniefield | G | — | 63 | 52 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 5.3 |
| Ralph Sampson | C-F | — | 43 | 32 | 15.6 | 8.7 | 2.8 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | G | — | 32 | 19 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Lewis Lloyd | G-F | — | 32 | 14 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| Allen Leavell | G | — | 53 | 11 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Steve Harris | G | — | 74 | 3 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Buck Johnson | F | — | 60 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Dave Feitl | C | — | 62 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Richard Anderson | F-C | — | 51 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Cedric Maxwell | F | — | 46 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 |
| Conner Henry | G | — | 18 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Team stats
Season profile
106.5
ORtg
105.5
DRtg
99.9
Pace
+0.6
SRS
+1.0
MOV
52.8%
TS%
48.3%
eFG%
26.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bill Fitch
head_coach
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Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
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The Summit
16,102 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
HOU
15 players