Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

1984-1985 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Craig Ehlo SG 6-6 180 Aug 11, 1961 23 Washington State 1 1983 3rd Rnd, #48, Houston Rockets
Lionel Hollins PG 6-3 185 Oct 19, 1953 31 Arizona State 9 1975 1st Rnd, #8, Portland Trail Blazers
Allen Leavell PG 6-1 170 May 27, 1957 27 Oklahoma City 5 1979 5th Rnd, #104, Houston Rockets
Lewis Lloyd GF 6-6 205 Feb 22, 1959 26 Drake 3 1981 4th Rnd, #76, Golden State Warriors
John Lucas PG 6-3 175 Oct 31, 1953 31 Maryland 8 1976 1st Rnd, #2, Houston Rockets
Rodney McCray SF 6-7 220 Aug 29, 1961 23 Louisville 1 1983 1st Rnd, #3, Houston Rockets
Hank McDowell FC 6-9 215 Nov 13, 1959 25 Memphis 3 1981 5th Rnd, #102, Golden State Warriors
Larry Micheaux PF 6-9 220 Mar 24, 1960 25 Houston 1 1983 2nd Rnd, #29, Chicago Bulls
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 22 Houston 0 1984 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Jim Petersen FC 6-10 235 Feb 22, 1962 23 Minnesota 0 1984 3rd Rnd, #51, Houston Rockets
Robert Reid GF 6-8 205 Aug 30, 1955 29 St. Mary's (TX) 6 1977 2nd Rnd, #40, Houston Rockets
Ralph Sampson C 7-4 228 Jul 7, 1960 24 Virginia 1 1983 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Mitchell Wiggins SG 6-4 185 Sep 28, 1959 25 Florida State 1 1983 1st Rnd, #23, Indiana Pacers

1984-1985 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Cleveland Cavaliers BOS in 4
First Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #7 Chicago Bulls MIL in 4
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Washington Bullets PHI in 4
First Round #4 Detroit Pistons #5 New Jersey Nets DET in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Detroit Pistons BOS in 6
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers BOS in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Phoenix Suns LAL in 3
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 San Antonio Spurs DEN in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Utah Jazz UTA in 5
First Round #4 Dallas Mavericks #5 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 5
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #6 Utah Jazz DEN in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Denver Nuggets LAL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #1 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

1984-1985 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Hakeem Olajuwon 5 37.4 21.2 13.0 1.4 1.4 2.6 2.2
Ralph Sampson 5 38.6 21.2 16.6 1.4 0.4 1.6 3.4
Lewis Lloyd 5 34.8 17.2 5.8 5.0 1.4 1.6 2.0
John Lucas 5 30.4 13.6 4.2 5.4 1.2 0.0 1.4
Rodney McCray 5 36.2 10.6 6.0 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.6
Robert Reid 5 17.4 7.6 3.4 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.2
Mitchell Wiggins 5 9.0 3.6 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.6
Lionel Hollins 5 18.8 3.4 1.8 3.6 0.8 0.0 1.4
Larry Micheaux 5 11.4 3.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6
Allen Leavell 5 3.2 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2
Craig Ehlo 3 2.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
Jim Petersen 3 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

1984-1985 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Utah Leaders
Apr 19, 1985
v.
Utah
L, 101-115 Compaq Center
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 26. R. Sampson
REB: 24. R. Sampson
AST: 7. L. Hollins
PTS: 34. A. Dantley
REB: 10. Thurl Bailey
AST: 10. Rickey Green
Apr 21, 1985
v.
Utah
W, 122-96 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 27. Lewis Lloyd
REB: 14. R. Sampson
AST: 6. Lewis Lloyd
PTS: 22. Jeff Wilkins
REB: 12. Jeff Wilkins
AST: 6. J. Stockton
Apr 24, 1985
@
Utah
L, 112-104 Salt Palace
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 26. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. John Lucas
PTS: 29. A. Dantley
REB: 11. Thurl Bailey
AST: 10. Rickey Green
Apr 26, 1985
@
Utah
W, 94-96 Salt Palace
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 18. R. Sampson
REB: 18. R. Sampson
AST: 5. John Lucas
PTS: 22. Rickey Green
REB: 12. Thurl Bailey
AST: 11. Rickey Green
Apr 28, 1985
v.
Utah
L, 97-104 Compaq Center
Opening Round
2-3 PTS: 32. H. Olajuwon
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. John Lucas
PTS: 25. A. Dantley
REB: 10. Mark Eaton
AST: 6. Rickey Green