Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

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1988-1989 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Walter Berry PF 6-8 215 May 14, 1964 24 St. John's 2 1986 1st Rnd, #14, Portland Trail Blazers
Derrick Chievous SF 6-7 185 Jul 3, 1967 21 Missouri 0 1988 1st Rnd, #16, Houston Rockets
Sleepy Floyd PG 6-3 170 Mar 6, 1960 29 Georgetown 6 1982 1st Rnd, #13, New Jersey Nets
Buck Johnson SF 6-7 190 Jan 3, 1964 25 Alabama 2 1986 1st Rnd, #20, Houston Rockets
Frank Johnson PG 6-1 185 Nov 23, 1958 30 Wake Forest 7 1981 1st Rnd, #11, Washington Wizards
Allen Leavell PG 6-1 170 May 27, 1957 31 Oklahoma City 9 1979 5th Rnd, #104, Houston Rockets
Tim McCormick C 6-11 240 Mar 10, 1962 27 Michigan 4 1984 1st Rnd, #12, Cleveland Cavaliers
Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 Jun 13, 1959 29 NC State 6 1982 3rd Rnd, #63, Houston Rockets
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 26 Houston 4 1984 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Purvis Short SF 6-7 210 Jul 2, 1957 31 Jackson State 10 1978 1st Rnd, #5, Golden State Warriors
Otis Thorpe PF 6-9 225 Aug 5, 1962 26 Providence 4 1984 1st Rnd, #9, Kansas City Kings
Mike Woodson GF 6-5 195 Mar 24, 1958 31 Indiana 8 1980 1st Rnd, #12, New York Knicks

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Boston Celtics DET in 3
First Round #2 New York Knicks #7 Philadelphia Sixers NYK in 3
First Round #3 Cleveland Cavaliers #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 Milwaukee Bucks DET in 4
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #6 Chicago Bulls DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 3
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets PHX in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #7 Golden State Warriors PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Hakeem Olajuwon 4 40.5 25.2 13.0 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.5
Otis Thorpe 4 38.0 16.0 5.0 3.0 1.2 0.2 3.8
Sleepy Floyd 4 40.0 15.5 4.5 6.5 2.0 0.2 2.5
Mike Woodson 4 34.2 11.8 2.2 4.5 1.0 0.5 2.2
Buck Johnson 4 29.5 11.5 3.8 3.2 0.8 0.5 1.5
Walter Berry 4 14.2 8.2 2.2 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.5
Tim McCormick 4 13.2 5.5 3.2 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.0
Purvis Short 4 9.2 4.8 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Derrick Chievous 4 10.0 4.5 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8
Frank Johnson 4 9.0 2.5 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.0
Allen Leavell 2 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chuck Nevitt 2 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1988-1989 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Seattle Leaders
Apr 28, 1989
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Seattle		 L, 111-107 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 9. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. Sleepy Floyd 		PTS: 25. Dale Ellis
REB: 11. X. McDaniel
AST: 11. N. McMillan
Apr 30, 1989
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Seattle		 L, 109-97 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 6. Sleepy Floyd 		PTS: 20. Alton Lister
REB: 10. O. Polynice
AST: 8. N. McMillan
May 3, 1989
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Seattle		 W, 126-107 Compaq Center
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 28. Sleepy Floyd
REB: 18. H. Olajuwon
AST: 6. Sleepy Floyd 		PTS: 26. Dale Ellis
REB: 10. Michael Cage
AST: 10. N. McMillan
May 5, 1989
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Seattle		 L, 96-98 Compaq Center
Opening Round 		1-3 PTS: 24. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. Mike Woodson 		PTS: 26. Dale Ellis
REB: 11. O. Polynice
AST: 10. N. McMillan