# Temporada 1986-87 de los Houston Rockets

La temporada 1986-87 fue la decimosexta de los Houston Rockets en su localización de Texas, y la vigésima en la NBA, tras haber jugado las cuatro primeras en San Diego (California). La temporada regular acabó con 42 victorias y 40 derrotas, ocupando el sexto puesto de la conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante los Seattle SuperSonics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 20 | Buck Johnson | Alero | Estados Unidos | Alabama |
| 2 | 43 | Dave Feitl | Pívot | Estados Unidos | UTEP |
| 3 | 66 | Anthony Bowie | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 89 | Conner Henry | Escolta | Estados Unidos | UC Santa Barbara |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 35–6 | 20–21 | 19–11 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 11 | 31–10 | 13–28 | 19–11 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13 | 25–16 | 17–24 | 19–11 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
| Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | 20–21 | 9–32 | 10–20 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 54 | .341 | 27 | 21–20 | 7–34 | 9–21 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 24 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 115, Houston Rockets 125 | Portland |
| 26 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 111, Houston Rockets 98 | Portland |
| 28 de abril | Houston Rockets 117, Portland Trail Blazers 108 | Houston |
| 30 de abril | Houston Rockets 113, Portland Trail Blazers 101 | Houston |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 3-1 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Houston Rockets vs. Seattle SuperSonics
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 2 de mayo | Houston Rockets 106, Seattle SuperSonics 111 | Houston |
| 5 de mayo | Houston Rockets 97, Seattle SuperSonics 99 | Houston |
| 7 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 84, Houston Rockets 102 | Seattle |
| 9 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 117, Houston Rockets 102 | Seattle |
| 12 de mayo | Houston Rockets 112, Seattle SuperSonics 107 | Houston |
| 15 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 128, Houston Rockets 125 | Seattle |
| | Seattle SuperSonics gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Rodney McCray | 25 | 81 | 81 | 38.7 | 5.3 | 9.7 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.8 | 4.9 | .779 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 14.4 |
| 2 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 24 | 75 | 75 | 36.8 | 9.0 | 17.8 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 5.3 | 7.6 | .702 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 23.4 |
| 3 | Robert Reid | 31 | 75 | 63 | 34.6 | 5.6 | 13.4 | .417 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .327 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .768 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 13.7 |
| 4 | Ralph Sampson | 26 | 43 | 32 | 30.8 | 6.4 | 13.2 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.7 | 4.4 | .624 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 15.6 |
| 5 | Jim Petersen | 24 | 82 | 56 | 29.3 | 4.7 | 9.2 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .727 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 11.3 |
| 6 | Mitchell Wiggins | 27 | 32 | 19 | 24.6 | 4.8 | 10.9 | .437 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .754 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
| 7 | Dirk Minniefield | 26 | 63 | 52 | 23.5 | 3.3 | 7.0 | .466 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .324 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .709 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Allen Leavell | 29 | 53 | 11 | 22.2 | 2.8 | 6.8 | .411 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .316 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .840 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Lewis Lloyd | 27 | 32 | 14 | 21.5 | 5.2 | 9.7 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .143 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .756 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 12.4 |
| 10 | Cedric Maxwell | 31 | 46 | 0 | 18.2 | 2.2 | 4.1 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.7 | 3.5 | .773 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 7.2 |
| 11 | Steve Harris | 23 | 74 | 3 | 15.9 | 3.4 | 8.1 | .419 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .854 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Buck Johnson | 23 | 60 | 3 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 3.4 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .690 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Dave Feitl | 24 | 62 | 1 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .436 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .746 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 14 | Richard Anderson | 26 | 51 | 0 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .424 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .250 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .759 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Conner Henry | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | .242 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .091 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .700 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Akeem Olajuwon | Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Rodney McCray | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Ralph Sampson | All-Star |