DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1988-89 Houston Rockets
45–37 · #12 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 45–37 in the regular season, good for the #12 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#12
Net rating
+0.9
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
14 players
Record
45–37
54.9% win rate
League rank
#12
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.9
SRS +0.2
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 34 | 82 | 82 | 24.8 | 13.5 | 1.8 |
| Otis Thorpe | F-C | 33 | 82 | 82 | 16.7 | 9.6 | 2.5 |
| Sleepy Floyd | G | 21 | 82 | 82 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 8.6 |
| Mike Woodson | G-F | 42 | 81 | 79 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Buck Johnson | F | 1 | 67 | 51 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 |
| Purvis Short | F-G | 10 | 65 | 16 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Walter Berry | F | 6 | 40 | 14 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| Allen Leavell | G | 30 | 55 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Derrick Chievous | F | 3 | 81 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| Tim McCormick | C | 40 | 81 | 0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Frank Johnson | G | 15 | 67 | 0 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 52 | 43 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Bernard Thompson | F-G | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Tony Brown | F-G | 35 | 14 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.7
ORtg
104.8
DRtg
101.8
Pace
+0.2
SRS
+0.9
MOV
53.5%
TS%
48.6%
eFG%
26.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Don Chaney
head_coach
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Standings
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
The Summit
16,603 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
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14 players