DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1989-90 Houston Rockets
41–41 · #16 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 41–41 in the regular season, good for the #16 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#16
Net rating
+1.4
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
16 players
Record
41–41
50.0% win rate
League rank
#16
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.4
SRS +1.7
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 | 24.3 | 14.0 | 2.9 |
| Otis Thorpe | F-C | 33 | 82 | 82 | 17.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 |
| Buck Johnson | F | 1 | 82 | 82 | 14.8 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| Sleepy Floyd | G | 21 | 82 | 73 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | G | 15 | 66 | 52 | 15.5 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| John Lucas | G | 10 | 49 | 18 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| Mike Woodson | G-F | 42 | 61 | 11 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Vernon Maxwell | G | 11 | 30 | 10 | 12.5 | 2.9 | 5.0 |
| Larry Smith | F-C | 13 | 74 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Anthony Bowie | G-F | 25 | 66 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Adrian Caldwell | F-C | 44 | 51 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Derrick Chievous | F | 3 | 41 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Byron Dinkins | G | 9 | 33 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| Lewis Lloyd | G-F | 32 | 19 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Tim McCormick | C | 40 | 18 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.8
ORtg
103.4
DRtg
101.2
Pace
+1.7
SRS
+1.5
MOV
53.1%
TS%
49.1%
eFG%
27.9
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Don Chaney
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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The Summit
15,846 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
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16 players