Head coach Bill Fitch Record 42–40 (.512) | Arena The Summit | |
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Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western) Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
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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.
Contents
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 24): Houston 125, Portland 115
Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 26): Portland 111, Houston 98
Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (April 28): Houston 117, Portland 108
Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (April 30): Houston 113, Portland 101
Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (May 2): Seattle 111, Houston 106
Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 5): Seattle 99, Houston 97
Game 3 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 7): Houston 102, Seattle 84
Game 4 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 9): Seattle 117, Houston 102
Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (May 12): Houston 112, Seattle 107
Game 6 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 14): Seattle 128, Houston 125
Akeem Olajuwon, All-NBA First Team
Akeem Olajuwon, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Rodney McCray, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
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)
Awards and records
References
1986–87 Houston Rockets season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA