# Temporada 1985-86 de los Houston Rockets

La temporada 1985-86 fue la decimoquinta de los Houston Rockets en su nueva localización de Texas, y la decimonovena en la NBA, tras haber jugado las cuatro primeras en San Diego (California). La temporada regular acabó con 51 victorias y 31 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que alcanzaron las Finales, perdiendo ante los Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 19 | Steve Harris | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Tulsa |
| 3 | 54 | Sam Mitchell | Alero | Estados Unidos | Mercer |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 36–5 | 15–26 | 20–10 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | 34–7 | 13–28 | 15–15 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 16–14 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 15–15 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16 | 21–20 | 14–27 | 9–21 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 17 de abril | Houston Rockets 107, Sacramento Kings 87 | Houston |
| 19 de abril | Houston Rockets 111, Sacramento Kings 103 | Houston |
| 23 de abril | Sacramento Kings 98, Houston Rockets 113 | Sacramento |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 3-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 26 de abril | Houston Rockets 126, Denver Nuggets 119 | Houston |
| 29 de abril | Houston Rockets 119, Denver Nuggets 101 | Houston |
| 2 de mayo | Denver Nuggets 116, Houston Rockets 115 | Denver |
| 4 de mayo | Denver Nuggets 114, Houston Rockets 111 | Denver |
| 6 de mayo | Houston Rockets 131, Denver Nuggets 103 | Houston |
| 8 de mayo | Denver Nuggets 122, Houston Rockets 126 | Denver |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 4-2 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 10 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 119, Houston Rockets 107 | Los Ángeles |
| 13 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 102, Houston Rockets 112 | Los Ángeles |
| 16 de mayo | Houston Rockets 117, Los Angeles Lakers 109 | Houston |
| 18 de mayo | Houston Rockets 105, Los Angeles Lakers 95 | Houston |
| 21 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 112, Houston Rockets 114 | Los Ángeles |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 4-1 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 26 de mayo | Boston Celtics 112, Houston Rockets 100 | Boston |
| 29 de mayo | Boston Celtics 117, Houston Rockets 95 | Boston |
| 1 de junio | Houston Rockets 106, Boston Celtics 104 | Houston |
| 3 de junio | Houston Rockets 103, Boston Celtics 106 | Houston |
| 5 de junio | Houston Rockets 111, Boston Celtics 96 | Houston |
| 8 de junio | Boston Celtics 114, Houston Rockets 97 | Boston |
| | Boston Celtics 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 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 23 | 68 | 68 | 36.3 | 9.2 | 17.5 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 5.1 | 7.9 | .645 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 23.5 |
| 2 | Ralph Sampson | 25 | 79 | 76 | 36.3 | 7.9 | 16.2 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .133 | 3.1 | 4.8 | .641 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 18.9 |
| 3 | John Lucas | 32 | 65 | 65 | 32.6 | 5.6 | 12.6 | .446 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .308 | 3.6 | 4.6 | .775 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Rodney McCray | 24 | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | 4.1 | 7.7 | .537 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .770 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Lewis Lloyd | 26 | 82 | 82 | 29.8 | 7.2 | 13.6 | .529 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .200 | 2.4 | 2.9 | .843 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 16.9 |
| 6 | Robert Reid | 30 | 82 | 5 | 26.3 | 5.0 | 10.7 | .464 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .182 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .757 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Jim Petersen | 23 | 82 | 20 | 20.3 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .706 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 6.2 |
| 8 | Allen Leavell | 28 | 74 | 12 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 6.2 | .463 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .358 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .854 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Mitchell Wiggins | 26 | 78 | 0 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .454 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .083 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .729 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Hank McDowell | 26 | 22 | 0 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .571 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .680 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Steve Harris | 22 | 57 | 0 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .926 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Craig Ehlo | 24 | 36 | 0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .429 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .793 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 13 | Granville Waiters | 25 | 43 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |

## Galardones y récords

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