Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

1989-1990 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Anthony Bowie GF 6-6 190 Nov 9, 1963 26 Oklahoma 3 1986 3rd Rnd, #66, Houston Rockets
Adrian Caldwell PF 6-8 265 Jul 4, 1966 23 Lamar 0 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Byron Dinkins PG 6-1 170 Jun 15, 1967 22 Charlotte 0 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Sleepy Floyd PG 6-3 170 Mar 6, 1960 30 Georgetown 7 1982 1st Rnd, #13, New Jersey Nets
Buck Johnson SF 6-7 190 Jan 3, 1964 26 Alabama 3 1986 1st Rnd, #20, Houston Rockets
Lewis Lloyd GF 6-6 205 Feb 22, 1959 31 Drake 6 1981 4th Rnd, #76, Golden State Warriors
John Lucas PG 6-3 175 Oct 31, 1953 36 Maryland 13 1976 1st Rnd, #2, Houston Rockets
Vernon Maxwell SG 6-4 180 Sep 12, 1965 24 Florida 1 1988 2nd Rnd, #47, Denver Nuggets
Tim McCormick C 6-11 240 Mar 10, 1962 28 Michigan 5 1984 1st Rnd, #12, Cleveland Cavaliers
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 27 Houston 5 1984 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Larry Smith PF 6-8 215 Jan 18, 1958 32 Alcorn State 9 1980 2nd Rnd, #24, Golden State Warriors
Otis Thorpe PF 6-9 225 Aug 5, 1962 27 Providence 5 1984 1st Rnd, #9, Kansas City Kings
Mitchell Wiggins SG 6-4 185 Sep 28, 1959 30 Florida State 4 1983 1st Rnd, #23, Indiana Pacers
Mike Woodson GF 6-5 195 Mar 24, 1958 32 Indiana 9 1980 1st Rnd, #12, New York Knicks

1989-1990 Playoff Matchups

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

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Houston Rockets LAL in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Denver Nuggets SAS in 3
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Dallas Mavericks POR in 3
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #2 San Antonio Spurs POR in 7
Conference Finals #3 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Phoenix Suns POR in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Portland Trail Blazers DET in 5

1989-1990 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Otis Thorpe 4 41.0 20.0 8.2 1.8 1.2 0.0 2.2
Vernon Maxwell 4 39.8 19.8 3.0 4.2 1.2 0.0 1.5
Sleepy Floyd 4 43.0 18.5 3.8 10.2 1.2 0.2 3.8
Hakeem Olajuwon 4 40.2 18.5 11.5 2.0 2.5 5.8 2.8
Buck Johnson 4 37.0 12.8 4.0 2.2 1.5 0.5 1.0
Mitchell Wiggins 4 12.8 4.0 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 1.0
Larry Smith 4 18.2 3.0 3.2 1.2 1.0 0.0 1.2
Tim McCormick 3 7.0 1.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mike Woodson 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Adrian Caldwell 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anthony Bowie 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1989-1990 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 27, 1990
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 101-89 The Forum
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 21. Otis Thorpe
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 34. James Worthy
REB: 11. James Worthy
AST: 14. M. Johnson
Apr 29, 1990
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 104-100 The Forum
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 27. Sleepy Floyd
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 32. James Worthy
REB: 7. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
May 1, 1990
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 114-108 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 27. Otis Thorpe
REB: 8. Otis Thorpe
AST: 18. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 26. James Worthy
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 18. M. Johnson
May 3, 1990
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 88-109 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-3 PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 10. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 20. James Worthy
REB: 7. James Worthy
AST: 8. M. Johnson