1985-86 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 51-31
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 13-7 Lost finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Sacramento Kings 3-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Denver Nuggets 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Bill Fitch (51-31)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 604,644, Avg. 14,747 in 41 home dates
1985-86 Houston Rockets Statistics
1985-86 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 13-7.

Houston poured in 9,379 points and yielded 9,165. Hakeem Olajuwon tossed in a team-best 1,597 points for the Rockets, and Ralph Sampson scored 18 or more per game, too. Ralph Sampson contributed 879 boards. John Lucas dished out 571 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Hakeem Olajuwon added 134 steals and swatted a team-best 231 opponent shot attempts.

Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1985-86 Houston Rockets lost in the finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Craig EhloG-FAugust 11, 19616'6"180Washington StateLubbock, TX USA
Steve HarrisGOctober 15, 19636'5"195TulsaKansas City, MO USA
Allen LeavellGMay 27, 19576'1"170Oklahoma CityMuncie, IN USA
Lewis LloydG-FFebruary 22, 19596'6"205DrakePhiladelphia, PA USA
John LucasGOctober 31, 19536'2"175MarylandDurham, NC USA
Rodney McCrayF-GAugust 29, 19616'7"220LouisvilleMount Vernon, NY USA
Hank McDowellF-CNovember 13, 19596'9"214Memphis StateMemphis, TN USA
Hakeem OlajuwonCJanuary 21, 19636'10"250HoustonLagos, NGR
Jim PetersenF-CFebruary 22, 19626'10"235MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA
Robert ReidF-GAugust 30, 19556'8"205St. Mary's (TX)Atlanta, GA USA
Ralph SampsonC-FJuly 7, 19607'4"228VirginiaHarrisonburg, VA USA
Granville WaitersCJanuary 8, 19616'11"225Ohio StateColumbus, OH USA
Mitchell WigginsGSeptember 28, 19596'4"185Florida StateLenoir County, NC USA



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