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(Top) 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 4 Game log 4.1 Regular season 5 Playoffs 6 Player statistics 6.1 Season 6.2 Playoffs 7 Awards and records 8 Transactions 9 References 10 See also

1987–88 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
(lost to Mavericks 1–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

KTXH
Home Sports Entertainment

Radio

KTRH

< 1986–87

1988–89 >

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[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club team
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

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
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

Bill Fitch

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 13, 1987

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	–	35–6	19–22	18–12
x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	1	33–8	20–21	20–10
x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	7	33–8	14–27	18–12
x-Houston Rockets	46	36	.561	8	31–10	15–26	13–17
x-San Antonio Spurs	31	51	.378	23	23–18	8–33	12–18
Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	30	19–22	5–36	9–21

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–
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 – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[edit]

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	—	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	—	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	—	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	—	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	—	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	—	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	—	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Game log[edit]

Regular season[edit]

1987–88 game log
Total: 46–36 (home: 31–10; road: 15–26)

November: 7–6 (home: 3–2; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	November 8 9:30 p.m. CST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 92–101	Olajuwon (26)	Olajuwon (11)	Conner, Leavell (4)	The Forum 17,505	1–1
5	November 14 7:30 p.m. CST	Utah	W 101–93	Olajuwon (19)	Olajuwon (16)	Leavell, Maxwell (3)	The Summit 16,614	4–1
9	November 21 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Atlanta	L 94–104	Olajuwon (17)	Sampson (9)	Leavell, McCray (7)	The Omni 16,451	6–3
10	November 24 7:00 p.m. CST	Detroit	L 83–97	Olajuwon (21)	Olajuwon (15)	Short (5)	The Summit 16,611	6–4
12	November 27 8:30 p.m. CST	@ Utah	L 96–118	Sampson (19)	Sampson (11)	Conner, McCray (3)	Salt Palace 12,212	7–5

December: 7–6 (home: 5–1; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
18	December 10 7:30 p.m. CST	Utah	W 98–93	Leavell (20)	Olajuwon (14)	Leavell (8)	The Summit 16,611	11–7
23	December 22 7:30 p.m. CST	Atlanta	W 122–103	Floyd (27)	McCray, Olajuwon (13)	McCray (9)	The Summit 16,611	12–11
24	December 26 7:30 p.m. CST	@ Dallas	L 100–105	Olajuwon (24)	Olajuwon (14)	Leavell (7)	Reunion Arena 17,007	12–12
25	December 29 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Detroit	W 101–91	Carroll (25)	Olajuwon (14)	Floyd (6)	Pontiac Silverdome 26,498	13–12

January: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
28	January 4 7:30 p.m. CST	Dallas	W 117–107	Olajuwon (31)	Olajuwon (11)	Floyd (11)	The Summit 16,611	16–12
35	January 18 4:00 p.m. CST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 110–121	Olajuwon (24)	Olajuwon (9)	Floyd (7)	The Forum 17,505	20–15
40	January 30 7:30 p.m. CST	@ Dallas	W 108–92	Olajuwon (29)	McCray (12)	Floyd (8)	Reunion Arena 17,007	23–17

February: 9–4 (home: 7–2; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
All-Star Break
43	February 9 7:30 p.m. CST	Boston	W 129–120	Olajuwon (30)	Olajuwon (16)	Floyd (7)	The Summit 16,611	26–17
48	February 18 7:30 p.m. CST	L.A. Lakers	L 96–111	Olajuwon (20)	Olajuwon (20)	Floyd (6)	The Summit 16,611	29–19
51	February 25 7:30 p.m. CST	Dallas	L 106–108	Floyd (22)	McCray (13)	Floyd (11)	The Summit 16,611	31–20

March: 9–7 (home: 6–1; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
54	March 1 8:30 p.m. CST	@ Utah	L 112–113	Olajuwon (27)	McCray (13)	Short (5)	Salt Palace 12,444	32–22
56	March 4 7:00 p.m. CST	@ Dallas	L 110–118	Olajuwon, Short (22)	Olajuwon (12)	Leavell, Reid (7)	Reunion Arena 17,007	33–23
64	March 22 9:30 p.m. CST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 95–117	Carroll (16)	Olajuwon (10)	Leavell (6)	The Forum 17,505	38–26
68	March 30 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Boston	L 110–117	Johnson (18)	McCray (10)	Floyd, Short (5)	Boston Garden 14,890	40–28

April: 5–8 (home: 4–3; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
72	April 7 7:30 p.m. CDT	Utah	W 113–107	Olajuwon (22)	Olajuwon (15)	Olajuwon (6)	The Summit 16,611	42–30
78	April 17 12 Noon CDT	L.A. Lakers	W 127–119	Olajuwon (38)	Carroll (10)	Floyd (9)	The Summit 16,611	45–33
79	April 19 7:30 p.m. CDT	Dallas	L 96–104	Olajuwon (33)	Olajuwon (9)	Floyd (8)	The Summit 16,611	45–34
81	April 23 8:30 p.m. CDT	@ Utah	L 107–125	Carroll (24)	Olajuwon (12)	Floyd (7)	Salt Palace 12,444	45–36

1987–88 schedule

Playoffs[edit]

1988 playoff game log

Western Conference First Round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 28 7:30 p.m. CDT	@ Dallas	L 110–120	Olajuwon (34)	Olajuwon (14)	Floyd (11)	Reunion Arena 17,007	0–1
2	April 30 2:30 p.m. CDT	@ Dallas	W 119–108	Floyd (42)	Olajuwon (26)	Floyd (9)	Reunion Arena 17,007	1–1
3	May 3 7:30 p.m. CDT	Dallas	L 92–93	Olajuwon (35)	Olajuwon (12)	Floyd (5)	The Summit 16,611	1–2
4	May 5 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Playoffs[edit]

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

Awards and records[edit]

Transactions[edit]

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References[edit]

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