DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1987-88 Houston Rockets
46–36 · #10 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 46–36 in the regular season, good for the #10 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#10
Net rating
+1.4
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
16 players
Record
46–36
56.1% win rate
League rank
#10
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.4
SRS +0.8
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney McCray | F-G | 22 | 81 | 80 | 12.4 | 7.8 | 3.3 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 34 | 79 | 79 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 2.1 |
| Sleepy Floyd | G | 11 | 59 | 55 | 13.1 | 3.5 | 6.2 |
| Allen Leavell | G | 30 | 80 | 54 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
| Jim Petersen | F-C | 43 | 69 | 50 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Robert Reid | F-G | 33 | 62 | 31 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Ralph Sampson | C-F | 50 | 19 | 19 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 1.9 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | C-F | 2 | 63 | 16 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Purvis Short | F-G | 10 | 81 | 11 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Steve Harris | G | 20 | 14 | 10 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Lester Conner | G | 7 | 52 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Buck Johnson | F | 1 | 70 | 2 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Cedric Maxwell | F | 18 | 71 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| World B. Free | G | 21 | 58 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Andre Turner | G | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Richard Anderson | F-C | 40 | 12 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
107.1
ORtg
105.7
DRtg
101.8
Pace
+0.8
SRS
+1.4
MOV
52.9%
TS%
47.6%
eFG%
27.7
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
16,611 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
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16 players