1986–87 Houston Rockets season

1986–87 Houston Rockets season
Head coach Bill Fitch
Arena The Summit
Results
Record 42–40 (.512)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1986-87 NBA season was the Rockets' 20th season in the NBA and 16th season in the city of Houston.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 20 Buck Johnson  United States Alabama
2 43 Dave Feitl  United States Texas-El Paso
3 66 Anthony Bowie  United States Oklahoma
4 89 Conner Henry  United States California-Santa Barbara
5 112 Andre Banks  United States Iowa
6 135 Robert Worthy  United States Myers
7 158 Rick Olson  United States Wisconsin

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1986-87 NBA Midwest standings Template:1986-87 NBA West standings

z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

A ticket for Game 2 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals between the Rockets and the Seattle SuperSonics.

West First Round

(3) Portland Trail Blazers vs.(6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 3-1

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(6) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics: SuperSonics win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1982 Western Conference First Round (Seattle won 2-1)

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

References

  1. ↑ 1986-87 Houston Rockets

See also