Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

1985-1986 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 24 Washington State 2 1983 3rd Rnd, #48, Houston Rockets
Steve Harris SG 6-5 185 Oct 15, 1963 22 Tulsa 0 1985 1st Rnd, #19, Houston Rockets
Allen Leavell PG 6-1 170 May 27, 1957 28 Oklahoma City 6 1979 5th Rnd, #104, Houston Rockets
Lewis Lloyd GF 6-6 205 Feb 22, 1959 27 Drake 4 1981 4th Rnd, #76, Golden State Warriors
Rodney McCray SF 6-7 220 Aug 29, 1961 24 Louisville 2 1983 1st Rnd, #3, Houston Rockets
Hank McDowell FC 6-9 215 Nov 13, 1959 26 Memphis 4 1981 5th Rnd, #102, Golden State Warriors
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 23 Houston 1 1984 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Jim Petersen FC 6-10 235 Feb 22, 1962 24 Minnesota 1 1984 3rd Rnd, #51, Houston Rockets
Robert Reid GF 6-8 205 Aug 30, 1955 30 St. Mary's (TX) 7 1977 2nd Rnd, #40, Houston Rockets
Ralph Sampson C 7-4 228 Jul 7, 1960 25 Virginia 2 1983 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Granville Waiters C 6-11 225 Jan 8, 1961 25 Ohio State 2 1983 2nd Rnd, #39, Portland Trail Blazers
Mitchell Wiggins SG 6-4 185 Sep 28, 1959 26 Florida State 2 1983 1st Rnd, #23, Indiana Pacers

1985-1986 Playoff Matchups

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

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

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Houston Rockets BOS in 6

1985-1986 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Hakeem Olajuwon 20 38.3 26.9 11.8 1.9 2.0 3.5 2.1
Ralph Sampson 20 37.0 19.9 10.8 4.0 1.5 1.8 3.5
Robert Reid 20 38.6 14.9 4.2 6.8 1.4 0.1 2.1
Lewis Lloyd 20 29.4 14.1 3.3 4.3 0.8 0.3 2.3
Rodney McCray 20 41.8 12.9 5.9 6.2 0.9 0.9 1.9
Mitchell Wiggins 20 22.1 9.9 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.4
Jim Petersen 20 18.9 5.5 5.5 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.8
Allen Leavell 15 11.3 5.0 1.0 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.6
Steve Harris 15 5.5 2.0 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
Craig Ehlo 10 3.8 2.0 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3
Hank McDowell 13 2.5 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
Granville Waiters 11 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2

1985-1986 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Sacramento Leaders
Apr 17, 1986
v.
Sacramento
W, 107-87 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 29. H. Olajuwon
REB: 15. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. R. McCray
PTS: 18. Reggie Theus
REB: 17. L. Thompson
AST: 4. Reggie Theus
Apr 19, 1986
v.
Sacramento
W, 111-103 Compaq Center
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 29. Robert Reid
REB: 8. R. Sampson
AST: 6. Robert Reid
PTS: 20. Larry Drew
REB: 10. L. Thompson
AST: 7. Reggie Theus
Apr 22, 1986
@
Sacramento
W, 98-113 ARCO Arena I
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 25. R. Sampson
REB: 13. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. Lewis Lloyd
PTS: 33. E. Johnson
REB: 8. E. Johnson
AST: 8. Reggie Theus

1985-1986 Houston Rockets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 26, 1986
v.
Denver
W, 126-119 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 38. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. Robert Reid
PTS: 34. Alex English
REB: 7. Calvin Natt
AST: 9. Alex English
Apr 29, 1986
v.
Denver
W, 119-101 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 27. R. Sampson
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 10. R. McCray
PTS: 18. B. Rasmussen
REB: 9. Wayne Cooper
AST: 7. Mike Evans
May 2, 1986
@
Denver
L, 116-115 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 31. H. Olajuwon
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Lewis Lloyd
PTS: 33. Alex English
REB: 8. D. Schayes
AST: 5. Alex English
May 4, 1986
@
Denver
L, 114-111 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 28. R. Sampson
REB: 13. R. Sampson
AST: 7. Robert Reid
PTS: 28. Alex English
REB: 9. Wayne Cooper
AST: 5. E. Turner
May 6, 1986
v.
Denver
W, 131-103 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 36. H. Olajuwon
REB: 19. H. Olajuwon
AST: 12. Robert Reid
PTS: 27. Alex English
REB: 12. B. Rasmussen
AST: 4. Fat Lever
May 8, 1986
@
Denver
W, 122-126 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
4-2 PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 18. R. Sampson
AST: 7. R. McCray
PTS: 42. Alex English
REB: 14. D. Schayes
AST: 7. Fat Lever

1985-1986 Houston Rockets Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 10, 1986
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 119-107 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Robert Reid
PTS: 31. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 7. M. Johnson
AST: 18. M. Johnson
May 13, 1986
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 102-112 The Forum
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 24. R. Sampson
REB: 16. R. Sampson
AST: 11. R. McCray
PTS: 24. M. Johnson
REB: 9. Kurt Rambis
AST: 19. M. Johnson
May 16, 1986
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 117-109 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 40. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 12. Robert Reid
PTS: 33. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 20. M. Johnson
May 18, 1986
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 105-95 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
3-1 PTS: 35. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. Jim Petersen
AST: 6. R. McCray
PTS: 26. James Worthy
REB: 12. M. Johnson
AST: 11. M. Johnson
May 21, 1986
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 112-114 The Forum
Conference Finals
4-1 PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 7. H. Olajuwon
AST: 11. R. McCray
PTS: 26. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 13. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 13. M. Johnson

1985-1986 Houston Rockets NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Boston Leaders
May 26, 1986
@
Boston
L, 112-100 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
0-1 PTS: 33. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Robert Reid
PTS: 23. R. Parish
REB: 11. D. Johnson
AST: 13. Larry Bird
May 29, 1986
@
Boston
L, 117-95 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
0-2 PTS: 21. H. Olajuwon
REB: 10. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. R. McCray
PTS: 31. Larry Bird
REB: 8. Larry Bird
AST: 7. Larry Bird
Jun 1, 1986
v.
Boston
W, 106-104 Compaq Center
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 24. R. Sampson
REB: 22. R. Sampson
AST: 9. Robert Reid
PTS: 28. Kevin McHale
REB: 15. Larry Bird
AST: 11. Larry Bird
Jun 3, 1986
v.
Boston
L, 103-106 Compaq Center
NBA Finals
1-3 PTS: 25. R. Sampson
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. R. Sampson
PTS: 22. R. Parish
REB: 10. R. Parish
AST: 10. Larry Bird
Jun 5, 1986
v.
Boston
W, 111-96 Compaq Center
NBA Finals
2-3 PTS: 32. H. Olajuwon
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 17. Robert Reid
PTS: 33. Kevin McHale
REB: 8. Kevin McHale
AST: 5. Danny Ainge
Jun 8, 1986
@
Boston
L, 114-97 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
2-4 PTS: 19. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. H. Olajuwon
AST: 6. Robert Reid
PTS: 29. Larry Bird
REB: 11. Larry Bird
AST: 12. Larry Bird