NBA professional basketball team season
1987β88 Houston Rockets season | |||
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Head coach | Bill Fitch | ||
General manager | Ray Patterson | ||
Owner(s) | Charlie Thomas | ||
Arena | The Summit | ||
Results | |||
Record | 46–36 (.561) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 6th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | First round (lostββto Mavericks 1β3) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KTXH Home Sports Entertainment | ||
Radio | KTRH | ||
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The 1987β88 NBA season was the: Rockets' 21st season in theββNBA and 17th season in the city of Houston. The Rockets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 46β36 record. Akeem Olajuwon was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Rockets lost in four gamesββto the Dallas Mavericks.
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1987 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club team |
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2 | 35 | Doug Lee | SG/SF | United States | Purdue |
4 | 82 | Josh Niego | United States | Lewis | |
5 | 104 | Andre LaFleur | United States | Northeastern | |
6 | 129 | Fred Jenkins | United States | Tennessee | |
7 | 151 | Clarence Grier | United States | Campbell |
Rosterβ»
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Roster |
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | β | 35β6 | 19β22 | 18β12 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 | 33β8 | 20β21 | 20β10 |
x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 33β8 | 14β27 | 18β12 |
x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 31β10 | 15β26 | 13β17 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 23β18 | 8β33 | 12β18 |
Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 | 19β22 | 5β36 | 9β21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8 |
3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 |
4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
6 | x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16 |
7 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
9 | Phoenix Suns | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
11 | Golden State Warriors | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45 |
- z β clinched division title
- y β clinched division title
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1987-88 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | β | 2β4 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Boston | 4β2 | β | 3β3 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 |
Chicago | 3β2 | 3β3 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 |
Cleveland | 1β5 | 3β2 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 6β0 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Denver | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 |
Detroit | 4β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β2 | β | 0β5 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 5β0 | β | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 2β4 | 0β5 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | β | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 |
Milwaukee | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 0β5 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | β | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β6 |
New York | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Philadelphia | 0β6 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 0β6 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 |
Portland | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | β | 4β1 | 5β0 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β4 | β | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 5β0 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 3β3 | β | 3β2 | 3β3 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 2β3 | β | 1β4 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β1 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 3β3 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 6β0 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β |
Game logβ»
Regular seasonβ»
1987β88 game log Total: 46β36 (home: 31β10; road: 15β26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 7β6 (home: 3β2; road: 4β4)
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December: 7β6 (home: 5β1; road: 2β5)
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January: 9β5 (home: 6β1; road: 3β4)
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February: 9β4 (home: 7β2; road: 2β2)
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March: 9β7 (home: 6β1; road: 3β6)
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April: 5β8 (home: 4β3; road: 1β5)
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1987β88 schedule |
Playoffsβ»
1988 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Conference First Round: 1β3 (home: 0β2; road: 1β1)
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1988 schedule |
Player statisticsβ»
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 |
Seasonβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Playoffsβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Awards and recordsβ»
- Akeem Olajuwon, All-NBA First Team
- Akeem Olajuwon, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Rodney McCray, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Transactionsβ»
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