Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters
1986-1987 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster
1986-1987 Playoff Matchups
| Eastern Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| First Round | #1 Boston Celtics | #8 Chicago Bulls | BOS in 3 |
| First Round | #2 Atlanta Hawks | #7 Indiana Pacers | ATL in 4 |
| First Round | #3 Detroit Pistons | #6 Washington Bullets | DET in 3 |
| First Round | #4 Milwaukee Bucks | #5 Philadelphia Sixers | MIL in 5 |
| Second Round | #1 Boston Celtics | #4 Milwaukee Bucks | BOS in 7 |
| Second Round | #2 Atlanta Hawks | #3 Detroit Pistons | DET in 5 |
| Conference Finals | #1 Boston Celtics | #3 Detroit Pistons | BOS in 7 |
| Western Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| First Round | #1 Los Angeles Lakers | #8 Denver Nuggets | LAL in 3 |
| First Round | #2 Dallas Mavericks | #7 Seattle SuperSonics | SEA in 4 |
| First Round | #3 Portland Trail Blazers | #6 Houston Rockets | HOU in 4 |
| First Round | #4 Utah Jazz | #5 Golden State Warriors | GSW in 5 |
| Second Round | #1 Los Angeles Lakers | #5 Golden State Warriors | LAL in 5 |
| Second Round | #6 Houston Rockets | #7 Seattle SuperSonics | SEA in 6 |
| Conference Finals | #1 Los Angeles Lakers | #7 Seattle SuperSonics | LAL in 4 |
| NBA Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| NBA Finals | #1 Los Angeles Lakers | #1 Boston Celtics | LAL in 6 |
1986-1987 Houston Playoff Stats
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 10 | 38.9 | 29.2 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Ralph Sampson | 10 | 33.0 | 18.6 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Rodney McCray | 10 | 43.6 | 15.7 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Allen Leavell | 10 | 38.4 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Robert Reid | 10 | 43.1 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Jim Petersen | 10 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 10 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Steve Harris | 9 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Dirk Minniefield | 8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Richard Anderson | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Buck Johnson | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Dave Feitl | 6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1986-1987 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Houston Leaders | Portland Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1987 |
@ Portland |
W, 115-125 |
Veterans Memorial Coliseum Opening Round |
1-0 |
PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon REB: 10. H. Olajuwon AST: 10. A. Leavell |
PTS: 30. K. Vandeweghe REB: 13. C. Drexler AST: 11. Terry Porter |
| Apr 26, 1987 |
@ Portland |
L, 111-98 |
Veterans Memorial Coliseum Opening Round |
1-1 |
PTS: 28. A. Leavell REB: 12. R. McCray AST: 8. A. Leavell |
PTS: 32. C. Drexler REB: 8. Terry Porter AST: 15. Terry Porter |
| Apr 28, 1987 |
v. Portland |
W, 117-108 |
Compaq Center Opening Round |
2-1 |
PTS: 35. H. Olajuwon REB: 11. H. Olajuwon AST: 13. A. Leavell |
PTS: 26. C. Drexler REB: 10. S. Johnson AST: 8. Terry Porter |
| Apr 30, 1987 |
v. Portland |
W, 113-101 |
Compaq Center Opening Round |
3-1 |
PTS: 27. H. Olajuwon REB: 10. R. McCray AST: 8. A. Leavell |
PTS: 27. K. Vandeweghe REB: 12. S. Johnson AST: 6. Terry Porter |