1987–88 Houston Rockets season
Head coachBill Fitch
General managerRay Patterson
Owner(s)Charlie Thomas
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Mavericks 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTXH
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioKTRH

The 1987–88 NBA season was the Rockets' 21st season in the NBA and 17th season in the city of Houston.[1] The Rockets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 46–36 record. Akeem Olajuwon was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Rockets lost in four games to the Dallas Mavericks.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
235Doug LeeSG/SF United StatesPurdue
482Josh Niego United StatesLewis
5104Andre LaFleur United StatesNortheastern
6129Fred Jenkins United StatesTennessee
7151Clarence Grier United StatesCampbell

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 2 Carroll, Joe Barry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1958-07-24 Purdue
PG 7 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959-09-17 Oregon State
PG 11 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1960-03-06 Georgetown
SG 21 Free, World B. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-12-09 Guilford
SF 1 Johnson, Buck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964-01-03 Alabama
SG 30 Leavell, Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1957-05-27 Oklahoma City
SF 18 Maxwell, Cedric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1955-11-21 Charlotte
SF 22 McCray, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961-08-29 Louisville
C 34 Olajuwon, Akeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1963-01-21 Houston
PF 43 Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1962-02-22 Minnesota
SG 33 Reid, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1955-08-30 Saint Mary's
SF 10 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-07-02 Jackson State
PG 13 Turner, Andre 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1964-12-13 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 13, 1987

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 5428.659–35–619–2218–12
x-Dallas Mavericks 5329.646133–820–2120–10
x-Utah Jazz 4735.573733–814–2718–12
x-Houston Rockets 4636.561831–1015–2613–17
x-San Antonio Spurs 3151.3782323–188–3312–18
Sacramento Kings 2458.2933019–225–369–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.6598
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6469
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5329.6469
5 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56116
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4438.53718
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3151.37831
9 Phoenix Suns2854.34134
10 Sacramento Kings2458.29338
11 Golden State Warriors2062.24442
12 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2—3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3—3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3—1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1—3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3—1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1—2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2—0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0—2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2—1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1—1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1—0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0—3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3—3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3—3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3—1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1—0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0—4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4—3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3—3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3—1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1—2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 46–36 (home: 31–10; road: 15–26)
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 November 8, 1987
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 92–101 The Forum
17,505		 1–1
10 November 24, 1987
7:00 p.m. CST		 Detroit L 83–97 The Summit
16,611		 6–4
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
24 December 26, 1987
7:30 p.m. CST		 @ Dallas L 100–105 Reunion Arena
17,007		 12–12
25 December 29, 1987
6:30 p.m. CST		 @ Detroit W 101–91 Pontiac Silverdome
26,498		 13–12
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28 January 4, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST		 Dallas W 117–107 The Summit
16,611		 16–12
35 January 18, 1988
4:00 p.m. CST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–121 The Forum
17,505		 20–15
40 January 30, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST		 @ Dallas W 108–92 Reunion Arena
17,007		 23–17
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
43 February 9, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST		 Boston W 129–120 The Summit
16,611		 26–17
48 February 18, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST		 L.A. Lakers L 96–111 The Summit
16,611		 29–19
51 February 25, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST		 Dallas L 106–108 The Summit
16,611		 31–20
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56 March 4, 1988
7:00 p.m. CST		 @ Dallas L 110–118 Reunion Arena
17,007		 33–23
64 March 22, 1988
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–117 The Forum
17,505		 38–26
68 March 30, 1988
6:30 p.m. CST		 @ Boston L 110–117 Boston Garden
14,890		 40–28
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
78 April 17, 1988
12 Noon CDT		 L.A. Lakers W 127–119 The Summit
16,611		 45–33
79 April 19, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT		 Dallas L 96–104 The Summit
16,611		 45–34
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT		 @ Dallas L 110–120 Olajuwon (34) Olajuwon (14) Floyd (11) Reunion Arena
17,007		 0–1
2 April 30, 1988
2:30 p.m. CDT		 @ Dallas W 119–108 Floyd (42) Olajuwon (26) Floyd (9) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–1
3 May 3, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT		 Dallas L 92–93 Olajuwon (35) Olajuwon (12) Floyd (5) The Summit
16,611		 1–2
4 May 5, 1988
7:00 p.m. CDT		 Dallas L 97–107 Olajuwon (40) Olajuwon (15) Floyd (9) The Summit
16,611		 1–3
1988 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also

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