Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

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1987-1988 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Joe Barry Carroll FC 7-0 225 Jul 24, 1958 29 Purdue 6 1980 1st Rnd, #1, Golden State Warriors
Lester Conner SG 6-4 180 Sep 17, 1959 28 Oregon State 4 1982 1st Rnd, #14, Golden State Warriors
Sleepy Floyd PG 6-3 170 Mar 6, 1960 28 Georgetown 5 1982 1st Rnd, #13, New Jersey Nets
World B. Free PG 6-2 185 Dec 9, 1953 34 Guilford 12 1975 2nd Rnd, #26, Philadelphia Sixers
Buck Johnson SF 6-7 190 Jan 3, 1964 24 Alabama 1 1986 1st Rnd, #20, Houston Rockets
Allen Leavell PG 6-1 170 May 27, 1957 30 Oklahoma City 8 1979 5th Rnd, #104, Houston Rockets
Cedric Maxwell PF 6-8 205 Nov 21, 1955 32 Charlotte 10 1977 1st Rnd, #12, Boston Celtics
Rodney McCray SF 6-7 220 Aug 29, 1961 26 Louisville 4 1983 1st Rnd, #3, Houston Rockets
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 25 Houston 3 1984 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Jim Petersen FC 6-10 235 Feb 22, 1962 26 Minnesota 3 1984 3rd Rnd, #51, Houston Rockets
Robert Reid GF 6-8 205 Aug 30, 1955 32 St. Mary's (TX) 9 1977 2nd Rnd, #40, Houston Rockets
Purvis Short SF 6-7 210 Jul 2, 1957 30 Jackson State 9 1978 1st Rnd, #5, Golden State Warriors
Andre Turner PG 5-11 160 Dec 13, 1964 23 Memphis 1 1986 3rd Rnd, #69, Los Angeles Lakers

1987-1988 Playoff Matchups

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

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

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Detroit Pistons LAL in 7

1987-1988 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Hakeem Olajuwon 4 40.5 37.5 16.8 1.8 2.2 2.8 2.2
Sleepy Floyd 4 38.5 18.8 1.8 8.5 2.0 0.0 3.0
Joe Barry Carroll 4 29.0 11.0 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.2 1.2
Robert Reid 4 28.5 8.8 3.8 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.8
Rodney McCray 4 39.8 8.0 6.8 2.2 1.0 0.8 1.8
Jim Petersen 4 24.5 7.8 5.2 1.5 0.2 0.5 1.0
Purvis Short 4 17.8 5.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.0
Allen Leavell 4 9.5 5.0 0.8 2.2 0.5 0.0 1.5
Buck Johnson 4 5.0 1.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.0
Lester Conner 1 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Cedric Maxwell 4 3.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
World B. Free 2 6.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5

1987-1988 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Dallas Leaders
Apr 28, 1988
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Dallas		 L, 120-110 Reunion Arena
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 34. H. Olajuwon
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 11. Sleepy Floyd 		PTS: 24. Roy Tarpley
REB: 9. Roy Tarpley
AST: 8. Derek Harper
Apr 30, 1988
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Dallas		 W, 108-119 Reunion Arena
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 42. Sleepy Floyd
REB: 26. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. Sleepy Floyd 		PTS: 23. Roy Tarpley
REB: 13. Roy Tarpley
AST: 8. Derek Harper
May 3, 1988
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Dallas		 L, 92-93 Compaq Center
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 35. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. Sleepy Floyd 		PTS: 17. Roy Tarpley
REB: 13. Roy Tarpley
AST: 7. R. Blackman
May 5, 1988
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Dallas		 L, 97-107 Compaq Center
Opening Round 		1-3 PTS: 40. H. Olajuwon
REB: 15. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. Sleepy Floyd 		PTS: 38. Mark Aguirre
REB: 10. J. Donaldson
AST: 10. R. Blackman