Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

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1995-1996 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Melvin Booker PG 6-1 185 Aug 20, 1972 23 Missouri 1 1994 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tim Breaux SF 6-7 215 Sep 19, 1970 25 Wyoming 1 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Chucky Brown SF 6-7 214 Feb 29, 1968 28 NC State 6 1989 2nd Rnd, #43, Cleveland Cavaliers
Mark Bryant PF 6-9 245 Apr 25, 1965 31 Seton Hall 7 1988 1st Rnd, #21, Portland Trail Blazers
Sam Cassell PG 6-3 185 Nov 18, 1969 26 Florida State 2 1993 1st Rnd, #24, Houston Rockets
Pete Chilcutt PF 6-10 230 Sep 14, 1968 27 North Carolina 4 1991 1st Rnd, #27, Sacramento Kings
Clyde Drexler G-F 6-7 210 Jun 22, 1962 33 Houston 12 1983 1st Rnd, #14, Portland Trail Blazers
Mario Elie SG 6-5 210 Nov 26, 1963 32 American International 5 1985 7th Rnd, #160, Milwaukee Bucks
Robert Horry F-C 6-9 220 Aug 25, 1970 25 Alabama 3 1992 1st Rnd, #11, Houston Rockets
Charles A. Jones FC 6-9 215 Apr 3, 1957 39 Albany State (GA) 14 1979 8th Rnd, #165, Phoenix Suns
Sam Mack G-F 6-7 220 May 26, 1970 25 Houston 2 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tracy Moore SG 6-4 200 Dec 28, 1965 30 Tulsa 5 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 33 Houston 11 1984 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Eldridge Recasner PG 6-3 190 Dec 14, 1967 28 Washington 1 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kenny Smith PG 6-3 170 Mar 8, 1965 31 North Carolina 8 1987 1st Rnd, #6, Sacramento Kings

1995-1996 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Miami Heat CHI in 3
First Round #2 Orlando Magic #7 Detroit Pistons ORL in 3
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Atlanta Hawks ATL in 5
First Round #4 Cleveland Cavaliers #5 New York Knicks NYK in 3
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #5 New York Knicks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Orlando Magic #6 Atlanta Hawks ORL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Orlando Magic CHI in 4

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Seattle SuperSonics #8 Sacramento Kings SEA in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Phoenix Suns SAS in 4
First Round #3 Utah Jazz #6 Portland Trail Blazers UTA in 5
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Houston Rockets HOU in 4
Second Round #1 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #3 Utah Jazz UTA in 6
Conference Finals #1 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Utah Jazz SEA in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Seattle SuperSonics CHI in 6

1995-1996 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Hakeem Olajuwon 8 41.1 22.4 9.1 3.9 1.9 2.1 3.6
Clyde Drexler 8 36.5 16.6 7.8 5.0 2.6 0.5 2.5
Robert Horry 8 38.5 13.1 7.1 3.0 2.6 1.6 1.9
Sam Cassell 8 25.8 10.4 2.1 4.2 0.8 0.1 2.2
Mario Elie 8 29.1 9.8 2.8 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.6
Kenny Smith 8 23.9 8.9 1.5 4.8 0.6 0.0 1.0
Chucky Brown 8 21.0 8.1 3.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.5
Mark Bryant 8 18.1 6.8 3.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.4
Sam Mack 6 7.8 2.0 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3
Pete Chilcutt 1 10.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Charles A. Jones 3 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eldridge Recasner 1 8.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1995-1996 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 25, 1996
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 83-87 The Forum
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 33. H. Olajuwon
REB: 8. H. Olajuwon
AST: 4. C. Drexler 		PTS: 22. C. Ceballos
REB: 13. M. Johnson
AST: 8. N. Van Exel
Apr 27, 1996
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 104-94 The Forum
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 22. Sam Cassell
REB: 7. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Sam Cassell 		PTS: 26. M. Johnson
REB: 12. Vlade Divac
AST: 5. M. Johnson
Apr 30, 1996
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 104-98 Compaq Center
Opening Round 		2-1 PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 10. Robert Horry
AST: 11. C. Drexler 		PTS: 18. E. Campbell
REB: 10. E. Campbell
AST: 13. M. Johnson
May 2, 1996
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 102-94 Compaq Center
Opening Round 		3-1 PTS: 25. H. Olajuwon
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. H. Olajuwon 		PTS: 25. C. Ceballos
REB: 12. C. Ceballos
AST: 11. N. Van Exel

1995-1996 Houston Rockets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Seattle Leaders
May 4, 1996
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Seattle		 L, 108-75 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 18. Robert Horry
REB: 9. C. Drexler
AST: 5. Kenny Smith 		PTS: 28. Gary Payton
REB: 12. Shawn Kemp
AST: 7. Gary Payton
May 6, 1996
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Seattle		 L, 105-101 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-2 PTS: 19. C. Drexler
REB: 16. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. Kenny Smith 		PTS: 21. D. Schrempf
REB: 10. D. Schrempf
AST: 5. D. Schrempf
May 10, 1996
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Seattle		 L, 112-115 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals 		0-3 PTS: 28. C. Drexler
REB: 13. H. Olajuwon
AST: 11. Kenny Smith 		PTS: 28. D. Schrempf
REB: 18. Shawn Kemp
AST: 8. Gary Payton
May 12, 1996
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Seattle		 L, 107-114 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals 		0-4 PTS: 26. H. Olajuwon
REB: 15. C. Drexler
AST: 6. C. Drexler 		PTS: 32. Shawn Kemp
REB: 15. Shawn Kemp
AST: 11. Gary Payton