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1985–86 Houston Rockets season

February 16, 2024

The 1985–86 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets lose the 1986 NBA Finals to the Larry Bird-led Boston Celtics in six games.

1985–86 Houston Rockets season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachBill Fitch
General managerRay Patterson
Owner(s)Charlie Thomas
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Celtics 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTXH
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioKTRH

In the playoffs, the Rockets swept the Sacramento Kings in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Denver Nuggets in six games in the Semifinals, before dethroning the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the conference finals after Ralph Sampson hit a 20-foot jumper as time expired in game five at The Forum to reach the NBA Finals.

In the NBA Finals, the Rockets faced off against the heavily favored[1] Boston Celtics in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, where the Celtics won in six games. Just like in their previous NBA Finals meeting, the Rockets would lose in six games against the Celtics.

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 19 Steve Harris SG   United States Tulsa
3 54 Sam Mitchell SF   United States Mercer
3 57 Michael Payne   United States Iowa
4 88 Mike Brooks   United States Tennessee
6 134 Sam Potter   United States Oral Roberts

Roster edit

Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington State
SG 20 Harris, Steve 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tulsa
G 30 Leavell, Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oklahoma City
G/F 32 Lloyd, Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Drake
PG 5 Lucas II, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Maryland
F 22 McCray, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisville
PF 8 McDowell, Hank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis
C 34 Olajuwon, Akeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Houston
F/C 43 Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Minnesota
SF 33 Reid, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) St. Mary's (TX)
F/C 50 Sampson, Ralph 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Virginia
C 31 Waiters, Granville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State
SG 15 Wiggins, Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Carolina
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 – 36–5 15–26 20–10
x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 4 34–7 13–28 15–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 44 38 .537 7 26–15 18–23 16–14
x-Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 9 27–14 15–26 15–15
x-Sacramento Kings 37 45 .451 14 25–16 12–29 15–15
x-San Antonio Spurs 35 47 .427 16 21–20 14–27 9–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 11
3 x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 15
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 44 38 .537 18
5 x-Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 20
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 .488 22
7 x-Sacramento Kings 37 45 .451 25
8 x-San Antonio Spurs 35 47 .427 27
9 Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 30
10 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 30
11 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31
12 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 32

Record vs. opponents edit

1985-86 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 — 0–6 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4
Boston 6–0 — 5–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
Chicago 1–5 1–5 — 3–3 0–2 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4
Cleveland 2–4 1–5 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 3–3 4–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 0–2 4–1 1–5 2–0 2–3 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–3 3–3 4–2 3–2 5–1 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 — 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 4–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 3–3 3–3 2–3 3–3 2–0
Detroit 2–4 1–4 4–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 4–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2
Golden State 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 — 0–5 1–1 5–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 2–3 1–1
Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 1–1 5–0 — 2–0 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–2 5–1 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 1–5 1–5 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–3 2–4 0–6 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 5–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–5 2–3 0–2 — 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 5–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 4–2 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 5–0 4–1 4–2 5–0 2–0
Milwaukee 3–3 0–5 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 — 4–2 6–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
New Jersey 2–4 2–4 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 — 5–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–4
New York 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 4–2 0–2 1–1 0–6 1–5 — 0–6 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3
Philadelphia 1–4 2–4 5–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 4–2 6–0 — 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
Phoenix 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–4 2–0 4–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 2–4 2–3 3–2 5–1 1–4 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 4–2 0–6 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 — 3–2 1–4 5–1 2–3 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 2–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 0–5 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 — 5–1 5–0 2–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–3 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 4–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–1 1–5 — 2–3 2–4 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 4–2 2–3 0–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–5 3–2 — 2–3 1–1
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–3 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 3–2 — 1–1
Washington 4–1 1–5 4–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 2–4 4–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 —

Game log edit

Regular season edit

1985–86 game log
Total: 51–31 (home: 36–5; road: 15–26)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 25, 1985 @ Utah W 112–108 Salt Palace Acord Arena 1–0
2 October 26, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers L 129–130 (2OT) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1–1
3 October 29, 1985 Seattle W 111–99 The Summit 2–1
4 October 31, 1985 @ Sacramento L 116–122 ARCO Arena 2–2
November: 11–4 (home: 9–0; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 November 2, 1985 San Antonio W 111–98 The Summit 3–2
6 November 5, 1985 Portland W 127–113 The Summit 4–2
7 November 7, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 137–115 The Summit 5–2
8 November 9, 1985 @ Dallas W 115–110 Reunion Arena 6–2
9 November 12, 1985 Denver W 127–119 The Summit 7–2
10 November 14, 1985 New Jersey W 112–107 The Summit 8–2
11 November 16, 1985 Dallas W 122–117 The Summit 9–2
12 November 19, 1985 @ Denver L 113–127 McNichols Sports Arena 9–3
13 November 20, 1985 Indiana W 126–97 The Summit 10–3
14 November 22, 1985 @ Seattle L 103–122 Seattle Center Coliseum 10–4
15 November 24, 1985 @ Portland L 118–125 Memorial Coliseum 10–5
16 November 26, 1985 Golden State W 130–108 The Summit 11–5
17 November 27, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers W 137–130 (OT) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 12–5
18 November 29, 1985 @ Phoenix L 110–126 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12–6
19 November 30, 1985 Sacramento W 131–114 The Summit 13–6
December: 7–6 (home: 6–0; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 December 3, 1985 Phoenix W 118–112 The Summit 14–6
21 December 6, 1985
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 112–120 Sampson (32) Olajuwon (13) Lucas
Sampson (9) 		The Forum
17,505 		14–7
22 December 7, 1985 Chicago W 116–104 The Summit 15–7
23 December 10, 1985 Utah W 134–105 The Summit 16–7
24 December 12, 1985 Dallas W 123–110 The Summit 17–7
25 December 14, 1985 @ Utah L 100–114 Salt Palace Acord Arena 17–8
26 December 17, 1985 @ Cleveland W 98–94 Richfield Coliseum 18–8
27 December 18, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 108–126 The Spectrum 18–9
28 December 20, 1985 @ New Jersey L 112–122 Brendan Byrne Arena 18–10
29 December 21, 1985
6:30 p.m. CST 		@ Atlanta L 122–123 Lloyd (34) Sampson (15) Lucas (11) The Omni
8,563 		18–11
30 December 26, 1985 Utah W 106–99 The Summit 19–11
31 December 28, 1985 Portland W 118–108 The Summit 20–11
32 December 30, 1985 @ Denver L 122–125 McNichols Sports Arena 20–12
January: 12–2 (home: 8–1; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 2, 1986 @ Golden State W 120–115 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 21–12
34 January 4, 1986 Philadelphia W 115–100 The Summit 22–12
35 January 7, 1986 Golden State W 124–115 The Summit 23–12
36 January 9, 1986 San Antonio W 120–110 The Summit 24–12
37 January 11, 1986 Washington W 87–86 The Summit 25–12
38 January 14, 1986 Utah L 102–105 The Summit 25–13
39 January 15, 1986 @ San Antonio W 119–113 HemisFair Arena 26–13
40 January 18, 1986 New York W 104–95 The Summit 27–13
41 January 19, 1986 @ Dallas L 96–131 Reunion Arena 27–14
42 January 21, 1986 @ Seattle W 100–96 Seattle Center Coliseum 28–14
43 January 23, 1986 Sacramento W 124–107 The Summit 29–14
44 January 25, 1986 Detroit W 117–112 The Summit 30–14
45 January 28, 1986 Cleveland W 116–109 The Summit 31–14
46 January 30, 1986 @ Sacramento W 111–109 ARCO Arena 32–14
February: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 1, 1986 @ Chicago L 122–132 Chicago Stadium 32–15
48 February 3, 1986 Denver W 104–102 The Summit 33–15
49 February 6, 1986
7:30 p.m. CST 		L.A. Lakers L 95–117 Olajuwon (18) Olajuwon (14) Lucas (8) The Summit
16,016 		33–16
All-Star Break
50 February 11, 1986
7:30 p.m. CST 		Atlanta W 113–100 Sampson (27) McCray (14) Lucas (16) The Summit
16,016 		34–16
51 February 13, 1986 @ San Antonio L 115–119 HemisFair Arena 34–17
52 February 15, 1986 @ L.A. Clippers L 101–108 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 34–18
53 February 17, 1986 @ Golden State W 116–110 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 35–18
54 February 18, 1986 @ Sacramento L 105–115 ARCO Arena 35–19
55 February 20, 1986
7:30 p.m. CST 		Milwaukee L 113–120 Sampson (24) Petersen (9) Lucas (7) The Summit
14,448 		35–20
56 February 21, 1986 @ Dallas W 111–104 Reunion Arena 36–20
57 February 24, 1986 Dallas W 110–105 The Summit 37–20
58 February 25, 1986 @ Utah L 97–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 37–21
59 February 27, 1986 Denver W 117–111 The Summit 38–21
March: 8–8 (home: 5–1; road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 1, 1986 @ Portland L 112–117 Memorial Coliseum 38–22
61 March 3, 1986 @ Seattle L 105–118 Seattle Center Coliseum 38–23
62 March 4, 1986 @ Denver L 115–128 McNichols Sports Arena 38–24
63 March 6, 1986 Sacramento W 116–105 The Summit 39–24
64 March 8, 1986 San Antonio W 126–117 The Summit 40–24
65 March 11, 1986
7:30 p.m. CST 		Boston L 104–116 Sampson (23) Petersen
Sampson (12) 		Lewis Lloyd,
Lucas (9) 		The Summit
16,016 		40–25
66 March 13, 1986 Portland W 126–118 The Summit 41–25
67 March 15, 1986 L.A. Clippers W 148–116 The Summit 42–25
68 March 16, 1986
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 111–116 Sampson (27) Sampson (16) McCray (10) The Forum
17,505 		42–26
69 March 18, 1986 Phoenix W 112–109 The Summit 43–26
70 March 20, 1986
7:30 p.m. CST 		@ Milwaukee L 106–116 Sampson (20) Sampson (14) Sampson (6) MECCA Arena
11,052 		43–27
71 March 22, 1986 @ New York W 114–99 Madison Square Garden 44–27
72 March 24, 1986
7:00 p.m. CST 		@ Boston L 107–114 Olajuwon (29) Olajuwon (14) Leavell (6) Boston Garden
14,890 		44–28
73 March 26, 1986 @ Indiana W 110–101 Market Square Arena 45–28
74 March 28, 1986 @ Detroit L 107–116 Pontiac Silverdome 45–29
75 March 29, 1986 @ Washington W 114–109 Capital Centre 46–29
April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 1, 1986 Golden State W 125–121 The Summit 47–29
77 April 3, 1986 @ San Antonio W 136–110 HemisFair Arena 48–29
78 April 4, 1986 @ Phoenix W 112–89 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 49–29
79 April 6, 1986
2:30 p.m. CST 		L.A. Lakers W 109–103 Olajuwon (25) Sampson (17) Sampson (9) The Summit
16,016 		50–29
80 April 8, 1986 Seattle W 109–95 The Summit 51–29
81 April 10, 1986
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 113–117 Olajuwon (34) McCray,
Olajuwon (8) 		McCray (10) The Forum
17,505 		51–30
82 April 12, 1986 Phoenix L 92–110 The Summit 51–31
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs edit

1986 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 17, 1986 Sacramento W 107–87 Akeem Olajuwon (29) Akeem Olajuwon (15) Rodney McCray (7) The Summit
15,101 		1–0
2 April 19, 1986 Sacramento W 111–103 Robert Reid (29) Ralph Sampson (8) Reid, Sampson (6) The Summit
16,016 		2–0
3 April 22, 1986 @ Sacramento W 113–98 Lloyd, Sampson (25) Akeem Olajuwon (13) Lloyd, McCray (7) ARCO Arena I
10,333 		3–0
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 26, 1986 Denver W 126–119 Akeem Olajuwon (38) Akeem Olajuwon (16) Robert Reid (9) The Summit
15,448 		1–0
2 April 29, 1986 Denver W 119–101 Ralph Sampson (27) Akeem Olajuwon (14) Rodney McCray (10) The Summit
16,016 		2–0
3 May 2, 1986 @ Denver L 115–116 Akeem Olajuwon (31) Akeem Olajuwon (11) McCray, Lloyd (8) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		2–1
4 May 4, 1986 @ Denver L 111–114 (OT) Ralph Sampson (28) Ralph Sampson (13) Robert Reid (7) McNichols Sports Arena
14,152 		2–2
5 May 6, 1986 Denver W 131–103 Akeem Olajuwon (36) Akeem Olajuwon (19) Robert Reid (12) The Summit
16,016 		3–2
6 May 8, 1986 @ Denver W 126–122 (2OT) Akeem Olajuwon (28) Ralph Sampson (18) Rodney McCray (7) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		4–2
Western Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 10, 1986
2:30 p.m. CDT 		@ L.A. Lakers L 107–119 Olajuwon (28) Olajuwon (16) Reid (8) The Forum
17,505 		0–1
2 May 13, 1986
9:30 p.m. CDT 		@ L.A. Lakers W 112–102 Lloyd,
Sampson (24) 		Sampson (16) McCray (11) The Forum
17,505 		1–1
3 May 16, 1986
8:30 p.m. CDT 		L.A. Lakers W 117–109 Olajuwon (40) Olajuwon (12) Reid (12) The Summit
16,016 		2–1
4 May 18, 1986
2:30 p.m. CDT 		L.A. Lakers W 105–95 Olajuwon (35) Petersen (13) McCray (6) The Summit
16,016 		3–1
5 May 21, 1986
10:30 p.m. CDT 		@ L.A. Lakers W 114–112 Olajuwon (30) Olajuwon (7) McCray (11) The Forum
17,505 		4–1
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 26, 1986
2:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Boston L 100–112 Olajuwon (33) Olajuwon (12) Reid (8) Boston Garden
14,890 		0–1
2 May 29, 1986
8:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Boston L 95–117 Olajuwon (21) Olajuwon (10) McCray,
Reid (5) 		Boston Garden
14,890 		0–2
3 June 1, 1986
2:30 p.m. CDT 		Boston W 106–104 Sampson (24) Sampson (22) Reid (9) The Summit
16,016 		1–2
4 June 3, 1986
8:00 p.m. CDT 		Boston L 103–106 Sampson (25) Olajuwon (14) Sampson (9) The Summit
16,016 		1–3
5 June 5, 1986
8:00 p.m. CDT 		Boston W 111–96 Olajuwon (32) Olajuwon (14) Reid (17) The Summit
16,016 		2–3
6 June 8, 1986
12 Noon CDT 		@ Boston L 97–114 Olajuwon (21) Olajuwon (10) McCray,
Reid (5) 		Boston Garden
14,890 		2–4
1986 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
Craig Ehlo 36 0 5.5 .429 .333 .793 1.3 .8 .3 .1 2.7
Steve Harris 57 0 8.5 .442 .200 .926 1.0 .9 .4 .1 4.5
Allen Leavell 74 12 16.1 .463 .358 .854 .9 3.2 .8 .1 7.9
Lewis Lloyd 82 82 29.8 .529 .200 .843 4.0 3.7 1.2 .3 16.9
John Lucas, Jr. 65 65 32.6 .446 .308 .775 2.2 8.8 1.2 .1 15.5
Rodney McCray 82 82 31.8 .537 .000 .770 6.3 3.6 .6 .7 10.3
Hank McDowell 22 0 9.3 .571 .000 .680 2.2 .3 .0 .1 3.0
Akeem Olajuwon 68 68 36.3 .526 .000 .645 11.5 2.0 2.0 3.4 23.5
Jim Petersen 82 20 20.3 .477 .000 .706 4.8 1.0 .5 .7 6.2
Robert Reid 82 5 26.3 .464 .182 .757 3.7 2.7 1.1 .2 12.0
Ralph Sampson 79 76 36.3 .488 .133 .461 11.1 3.6 1.3 1.6 18.9
Granville Waiters 43 0 3.6 .333 .000 .167 .7 .2 .1 .2 .6
Mitchell Wiggins 78 0 15.4 .454 .083 .729 2.0 1.3 .8 .1 6.8

Playoffs edit

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

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Records edit

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Free agents edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Roy S. Johnson (May 26, 1986). "FITCH FINDS OLD HABITS HARD TO BREAK". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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The 1985 86 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets lose the 1986 NBA Finals to the Larry Bird led Boston Celtics in six games 1985 86 Houston Rockets seasonConference championsDivision championsHead coachBill FitchGeneral managerRay PattersonOwner s Charlie ThomasArenaThe SummitResultsRecord51 31 622 PlaceDivision 1st Midwest Conference 2nd Western Playoff finishNBA Finals lost to Celtics 2 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKTXHHome Sports EntertainmentRadioKTRH lt 1984 85 1986 87 gt In the playoffs the Rockets swept the Sacramento Kings in three games in the First Round then defeated the Denver Nuggets in six games in the Semifinals before dethroning the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the conference finals after Ralph Sampson hit a 20 foot jumper as time expired in game five at The Forum to reach the NBA Finals In the NBA Finals the Rockets faced off against the heavily favored 1 Boston Celtics in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals where the Celtics won in six games Just like in their previous NBA Finals meeting the Rockets would lose in six games against the Celtics Contents 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 7 1 Awards 7 2 Records 8 Transactions 8 1 Trades 8 2 Free agents 8 2 1 Additions 8 2 2 Subtractions 9 See also 10 ReferencesDraft picks editMain article 1985 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Club team1 19 Steve Harris SG nbsp United States Tulsa3 54 Sam Mitchell SF nbsp United States Mercer3 57 Michael Payne nbsp United States Iowa4 88 Mike Brooks nbsp United States Tennessee6 134 Sam Potter nbsp United States Oral RobertsRoster editHouston Rockets rostervtePlayers CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromG F 3 Ehlo Craig 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 180 lb 82 kg Washington StateSG 20 Harris Steve 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 195 lb 88 kg TulsaG 30 Leavell Allen 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg Oklahoma CityG F 32 Lloyd Lewis 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg DrakePG 5 Lucas II John 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg MarylandF 22 McCray Rodney 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg LouisvillePF 8 McDowell Hank 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg MemphisC 34 Olajuwon Akeem 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 255 lb 116 kg HoustonF C 43 Petersen Jim 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 235 lb 107 kg MinnesotaSF 33 Reid Robert 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 205 lb 93 kg St Mary s TX F C 50 Sampson Ralph 7 ft 4 in 2 24 m 228 lb 103 kg VirginiaC 31 Waiters Granville 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 225 lb 102 kg Ohio StateSG 15 Wiggins Mitchell 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg South Carolina Head coachBill FitchLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredRegular season editSeason standings edit Midwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Houston Rockets 51 31 622 36 5 15 26 20 10x Denver Nuggets 47 35 573 4 34 7 13 28 15 15x Dallas Mavericks 44 38 537 7 26 15 18 23 16 14x Utah Jazz 42 40 512 9 27 14 15 26 15 15x Sacramento Kings 37 45 451 14 25 16 12 29 15 15x San Antonio Spurs 35 47 427 16 21 20 14 27 9 21 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 756 2 y Houston Rockets 51 31 622 113 x Denver Nuggets 47 35 573 154 x Dallas Mavericks 44 38 537 185 x Utah Jazz 42 40 512 206 x Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 488 227 x Sacramento Kings 37 45 451 258 x San Antonio Spurs 35 47 427 279 Phoenix Suns 32 50 390 3010 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 390 3011 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 378 3112 Golden State Warriors 30 52 366 32Record vs opponents edit 1985 86 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WASAtlanta 0 6 5 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 4 2 5 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4Boston 6 0 5 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 5 0 4 2 5 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 1Chicago 1 5 1 5 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 3 4 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4Cleveland 2 4 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 3 4 1 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5Dallas 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 0 2 4 1 1 5 2 0 2 3 1 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 2 3 3 3 4 2 3 2 5 1 1 1Denver 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 0 4 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 0Detroit 2 4 1 4 4 2 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 4 2 4 1 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 4 2Golden State 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 4 2 3 1 1 0 5 1 1 5 1 2 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 5 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 1Houston 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 5 1 3 3 1 1 5 0 2 0 3 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 4 2 5 1 3 2 3 3 2 0Indiana 1 5 1 5 3 3 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 3 2 4 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 5 1L A Clippers 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 0 2 1 5 2 3 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 4 5 0 1 4 3 3 3 2 0 2L A Lakers 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 4 2 4 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 5 1 6 0 5 0 4 1 4 2 5 0 2 0Milwaukee 3 3 0 5 5 1 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 4 2 6 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 2New Jersey 2 4 2 4 3 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 1 2 4 5 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 4New York 1 5 1 5 2 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 6 1 5 0 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 3Philadelphia 1 4 2 4 5 1 6 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 4 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3Phoenix 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 5 1 4 2 0 4 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 2 3 3 2 5 1 1 4 1 1Portland 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 2 3 1 1 5 1 2 3 2 0 4 2 0 6 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 2 3 2 1 4 5 1 2 3 0 2Sacramento 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 2 0 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 3 5 1 5 0 2 4 1 1San Antonio 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 5 1 1 4 1 1 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 5 2 3 2 4 2 0Seattle 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 4 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 0 5 3 2 2 3 1 1Utah 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 5 3 3 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 0 2 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 1 1Washington 4 1 1 5 4 1 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 Game log editRegular season edit 1985 86 game logTotal 51 31 home 36 5 road 15 26 October 2 2 home 1 0 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 October 25 1985 Utah W 112 108 Salt Palace Acord Arena 1 02 October 26 1985 L A Clippers L 129 130 2OT Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1 13 October 29 1985 Seattle W 111 99 The Summit 2 14 October 31 1985 Sacramento L 116 122 ARCO Arena 2 2November 11 4 home 9 0 road 2 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record5 November 2 1985 San Antonio W 111 98 The Summit 3 26 November 5 1985 Portland W 127 113 The Summit 4 27 November 7 1985 L A Clippers W 137 115 The Summit 5 28 November 9 1985 Dallas W 115 110 Reunion Arena 6 29 November 12 1985 Denver W 127 119 The Summit 7 210 November 14 1985 New Jersey W 112 107 The Summit 8 211 November 16 1985 Dallas W 122 117 The Summit 9 212 November 19 1985 Denver L 113 127 McNichols Sports Arena 9 313 November 20 1985 Indiana W 126 97 The Summit 10 314 November 22 1985 Seattle L 103 122 Seattle Center Coliseum 10 415 November 24 1985 Portland L 118 125 Memorial Coliseum 10 516 November 26 1985 Golden State W 130 108 The Summit 11 517 November 27 1985 L A Clippers W 137 130 OT Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 12 518 November 29 1985 Phoenix L 110 126 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12 619 November 30 1985 Sacramento W 131 114 The Summit 13 6December 7 6 home 6 0 road 1 6 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record20 December 3 1985 Phoenix W 118 112 The Summit 14 621 December 6 19859 30 p m CST L A Lakers L 112 120 Sampson 32 Olajuwon 13 LucasSampson 9 The Forum17 505 14 722 December 7 1985 Chicago W 116 104 The Summit 15 723 December 10 1985 Utah W 134 105 The Summit 16 724 December 12 1985 Dallas W 123 110 The Summit 17 725 December 14 1985 Utah L 100 114 Salt Palace Acord Arena 17 826 December 17 1985 Cleveland W 98 94 Richfield Coliseum 18 827 December 18 1985 Philadelphia L 108 126 The Spectrum 18 928 December 20 1985 New Jersey L 112 122 Brendan Byrne Arena 18 1029 December 21 19856 30 p m CST Atlanta L 122 123 Lloyd 34 Sampson 15 Lucas 11 The Omni8 563 18 1130 December 26 1985 Utah W 106 99 The Summit 19 1131 December 28 1985 Portland W 118 108 The Summit 20 1132 December 30 1985 Denver L 122 125 McNichols Sports Arena 20 12January 12 2 home 8 1 road 4 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record33 January 2 1986 Golden State W 120 115 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 21 1234 January 4 1986 Philadelphia W 115 100 The Summit 22 1235 January 7 1986 Golden State W 124 115 The Summit 23 1236 January 9 1986 San Antonio W 120 110 The Summit 24 1237 January 11 1986 Washington W 87 86 The Summit 25 1238 January 14 1986 Utah L 102 105 The Summit 25 1339 January 15 1986 San Antonio W 119 113 HemisFair Arena 26 1340 January 18 1986 New York W 104 95 The Summit 27 1341 January 19 1986 Dallas L 96 131 Reunion Arena 27 1442 January 21 1986 Seattle W 100 96 Seattle Center Coliseum 28 1443 January 23 1986 Sacramento W 124 107 The Summit 29 1444 January 25 1986 Detroit W 117 112 The Summit 30 1445 January 28 1986 Cleveland W 116 109 The Summit 31 1446 January 30 1986 Sacramento W 111 109 ARCO Arena 32 14February 6 7 home 4 2 road 2 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record47 February 1 1986 Chicago L 122 132 Chicago Stadium 32 1548 February 3 1986 Denver W 104 102 The Summit 33 1549 February 6 19867 30 p m CST L A Lakers L 95 117 Olajuwon 18 Olajuwon 14 Lucas 8 The Summit16 016 33 16All Star Break50 February 11 19867 30 p m CST Atlanta W 113 100 Sampson 27 McCray 14 Lucas 16 The Summit16 016 34 1651 February 13 1986 San Antonio L 115 119 HemisFair Arena 34 1752 February 15 1986 L A Clippers L 101 108 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 34 1853 February 17 1986 Golden State W 116 110 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 35 1854 February 18 1986 Sacramento L 105 115 ARCO Arena 35 1955 February 20 19867 30 p m CST Milwaukee L 113 120 Sampson 24 Petersen 9 Lucas 7 The Summit14 448 35 2056 February 21 1986 Dallas W 111 104 Reunion Arena 36 2057 February 24 1986 Dallas W 110 105 The Summit 37 2058 February 25 1986 Utah L 97 100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 37 2159 February 27 1986 Denver W 117 111 The Summit 38 21March 8 8 home 5 1 road 3 7 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record60 March 1 1986 Portland L 112 117 Memorial Coliseum 38 2261 March 3 1986 Seattle L 105 118 Seattle Center Coliseum 38 2362 March 4 1986 Denver L 115 128 McNichols Sports Arena 38 2463 March 6 1986 Sacramento W 116 105 The Summit 39 2464 March 8 1986 San Antonio W 126 117 The Summit 40 2465 March 11 19867 30 p m CST Boston L 104 116 Sampson 23 PetersenSampson 12 Lewis Lloyd Lucas 9 The Summit16 016 40 2566 March 13 1986 Portland W 126 118 The Summit 41 2567 March 15 1986 L A Clippers W 148 116 The Summit 42 2568 March 16 19869 30 p m CST L A Lakers L 111 116 Sampson 27 Sampson 16 McCray 10 The Forum17 505 42 2669 March 18 1986 Phoenix W 112 109 The Summit 43 2670 March 20 19867 30 p m CST Milwaukee L 106 116 Sampson 20 Sampson 14 Sampson 6 MECCA Arena11 052 43 2771 March 22 1986 New York W 114 99 Madison Square Garden 44 2772 March 24 19867 00 p m CST Boston L 107 114 Olajuwon 29 Olajuwon 14 Leavell 6 Boston Garden14 890 44 2873 March 26 1986 Indiana W 110 101 Market Square Arena 45 2874 March 28 1986 Detroit L 107 116 Pontiac Silverdome 45 2975 March 29 1986 Washington W 114 109 Capital Centre 46 29April 5 2 home 3 1 road 2 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record76 April 1 1986 Golden State W 125 121 The Summit 47 2977 April 3 1986 San Antonio W 136 110 HemisFair Arena 48 2978 April 4 1986 Phoenix W 112 89 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 49 2979 April 6 19862 30 p m CST L A Lakers W 109 103 Olajuwon 25 Sampson 17 Sampson 9 The Summit16 016 50 2980 April 8 1986 Seattle W 109 95 The Summit 51 2981 April 10 19869 30 p m CST L A Lakers L 113 117 Olajuwon 34 McCray Olajuwon 8 McCray 10 The Forum17 505 51 3082 April 12 1986 Phoenix L 92 110 The Summit 51 311985 86 schedulePlayoffs edit1986 playoff game logFirst Round 3 0 home 2 0 road 1 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 17 1986 Sacramento W 107 87 Akeem Olajuwon 29 Akeem Olajuwon 15 Rodney McCray 7 The Summit15 101 1 02 April 19 1986 Sacramento W 111 103 Robert Reid 29 Ralph Sampson 8 Reid Sampson 6 The Summit16 016 2 03 April 22 1986 Sacramento W 113 98 Lloyd Sampson 25 Akeem Olajuwon 13 Lloyd McCray 7 ARCO Arena I10 333 3 0Conference semifinals 4 2 home 3 0 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 26 1986 Denver W 126 119 Akeem Olajuwon 38 Akeem Olajuwon 16 Robert Reid 9 The Summit15 448 1 02 April 29 1986 Denver W 119 101 Ralph Sampson 27 Akeem Olajuwon 14 Rodney McCray 10 The Summit16 016 2 03 May 2 1986 Denver L 115 116 Akeem Olajuwon 31 Akeem Olajuwon 11 McCray Lloyd 8 McNichols Sports Arena17 022 2 14 May 4 1986 Denver L 111 114 OT Ralph Sampson 28 Ralph Sampson 13 Robert Reid 7 McNichols Sports Arena14 152 2 25 May 6 1986 Denver W 131 103 Akeem Olajuwon 36 Akeem Olajuwon 19 Robert Reid 12 The Summit16 016 3 26 May 8 1986 Denver W 126 122 2OT Akeem Olajuwon 28 Ralph Sampson 18 Rodney McCray 7 McNichols Sports Arena17 022 4 2Western Conference Finals 4 1 home 2 0 road 2 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 10 19862 30 p m CDT L A Lakers L 107 119 Olajuwon 28 Olajuwon 16 Reid 8 The Forum17 505 0 12 May 13 19869 30 p m CDT L A Lakers W 112 102 Lloyd Sampson 24 Sampson 16 McCray 11 The Forum17 505 1 13 May 16 19868 30 p m CDT L A Lakers W 117 109 Olajuwon 40 Olajuwon 12 Reid 12 The Summit16 016 2 14 May 18 19862 30 p m CDT L A Lakers W 105 95 Olajuwon 35 Petersen 13 McCray 6 The Summit16 016 3 15 May 21 198610 30 p m CDT L A Lakers W 114 112 Olajuwon 30 Olajuwon 7 McCray 11 The Forum17 505 4 1NBA Finals 2 4 home 2 1 road 0 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 26 19862 00 p m CDT Boston L 100 112 Olajuwon 33 Olajuwon 12 Reid 8 Boston Garden14 890 0 12 May 29 19868 00 p m CDT Boston L 95 117 Olajuwon 21 Olajuwon 10 McCray Reid 5 Boston Garden14 890 0 23 June 1 19862 30 p m CDT Boston W 106 104 Sampson 24 Sampson 22 Reid 9 The Summit16 016 1 24 June 3 19868 00 p m CDT Boston L 103 106 Sampson 25 Olajuwon 14 Sampson 9 The Summit16 016 1 35 June 5 19868 00 p m CDT Boston W 111 96 Olajuwon 32 Olajuwon 14 Reid 17 The Summit16 016 2 36 June 8 198612 Noon CDT Boston L 97 114 Olajuwon 21 Olajuwon 10 McCray Reid 5 Boston Garden14 890 2 41986 schedulePlayer statistics editLegend 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 gameSeason edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCraig Ehlo 36 0 5 5 429 333 793 1 3 8 3 1 2 7Steve Harris 57 0 8 5 442 200 926 1 0 9 4 1 4 5Allen Leavell 74 12 16 1 463 358 854 9 3 2 8 1 7 9Lewis Lloyd 82 82 29 8 529 200 843 4 0 3 7 1 2 3 16 9John Lucas Jr 65 65 32 6 446 308 775 2 2 8 8 1 2 1 15 5Rodney McCray 82 82 31 8 537 000 770 6 3 3 6 6 7 10 3Hank McDowell 22 0 9 3 571 000 680 2 2 3 0 1 3 0Akeem Olajuwon 68 68 36 3 526 000 645 11 5 2 0 2 0 3 4 23 5Jim Petersen 82 20 20 3 477 000 706 4 8 1 0 5 7 6 2Robert Reid 82 5 26 3 464 182 757 3 7 2 7 1 1 2 12 0Ralph Sampson 79 76 36 3 488 133 461 11 1 3 6 1 3 1 6 18 9Granville Waiters 43 0 3 6 333 000 167 7 2 1 2 6Mitchell Wiggins 78 0 15 4 454 083 729 2 0 1 3 8 1 6 8Playoffs edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGAwards and records editAwards edit Akeem Olajuwon All NBA Second TeamRecords edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it December 2012 Transactions editTrades 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