1986-87 Houston Rockets Schedule and Results

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Record: 42-40, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Bill Fitch (42-40)

Executive: Ray Patterson

PTS/G: 106.9 (16th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 105.9 (3rd of 23)

SRS: 0.60 (9th of 23) Pace: 99.9 (17th of 23)

Off Rtg: 106.5 (15th of 23) Def Rtg: 105.5 (3rd of 23) Net Rtg: +1.0 (8th of 23)

Expected W-L: 44-38 (8th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +350

Arena: The Summit Attendance: 660,175 (4th of 23)

NBA 1987 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (2-4) versus Seattle SuperSonics (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Nov 1, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		112	102	1	0	W 1	16,016
2	Tue, Nov 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		100	84	2	0	W 2	10,333
3	Thu, Nov 6, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		97	104	2	1	L 1	16,016
4	Sat, Nov 8, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		102	90	3	1	W 1	16,016
5	Tue, Nov 11, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		116	95	4	1	W 2	16,016
6	Wed, Nov 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		85	114	4	2	L 1	17,007
7	Sun, Nov 16, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		134	106	5	2	W 1	16,016
8	Tue, Nov 18, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	111	115	5	3	L 1	16,016
9	Thu, Nov 20, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		104	90	6	3	W 1	16,016
10	Fri, Nov 21, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		99	115	6	4	L 1	19,411
11	Sun, Nov 23, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	114	6	5	L 2	13,169
12	Tue, Nov 25, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		93	102	6	6	L 3	15,243
13	Wed, Nov 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		92	88	7	6	W 1	16,912
14	Sat, Nov 29, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		97	102	7	7	L 1	16,016
15	Tue, Dec 2, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		99	104	7	8	L 2	9,657
16	Thu, Dec 4, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		93	109	7	9	L 3	16,016
17	Sat, Dec 6, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		80	136	7	10	L 4	16,016
18	Wed, Dec 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		117	109	8	10	W 1	10,535
19	Thu, Dec 11, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		104	111	8	11	L 1	15,853
20	Sat, Dec 13, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		119	106	9	11	W 1	16,016
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 16, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		102	106	9	12	L 1	16,016
22	Thu, Dec 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	114	9	13	L 2	7,696
23	Fri, Dec 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		112	115	9	14	L 3	12,666
24	Sun, Dec 21, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	103	9	15	L 4	16,016
25	Tue, Dec 23, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		121	96	10	15	W 1	16,016
26	Fri, Dec 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		111	134	10	16	L 1	17,505
27	Sat, Dec 27, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		96	103	10	17	L 2	12,212
28	Tue, Dec 30, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		105	102	11	17	W 1	8,019
29	Fri, Jan 2, 1987		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		114	111	12	17	W 2	15,895
30	Sat, Jan 3, 1987		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		138	114	13	17	W 3	16,016
31	Tue, Jan 6, 1987		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		100	118	13	18	L 1	10,431
32	Thu, Jan 8, 1987		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		110	96	14	18	W 1	16,016
33	Sat, Jan 10, 1987		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		106	96	15	18	W 2	16,016
34	Tue, Jan 13, 1987		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		118	100	16	18	W 3	16,016
35	Thu, Jan 15, 1987		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		107	96	17	18	W 4	17,038
36	Fri, Jan 16, 1987		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		112	106	18	18	W 5	27,768
37	Sun, Jan 18, 1987		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	122	18	19	L 1	14,890	2:13
38	Mon, Jan 19, 1987		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		127	103	19	19	W 1	10,501
39	Wed, Jan 21, 1987		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		111	91	20	19	W 2	11,256
40	Fri, Jan 23, 1987		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		109	95	21	19	W 3	16,016
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 24, 1987		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		115	92	22	19	W 4	16,016
42	Tue, Jan 27, 1987		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		88	92	22	20	L 1	16,016
43	Thu, Jan 29, 1987		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		93	99	22	21	L 2	16,016
44	Sun, Feb 1, 1987		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		106	104	23	21	W 1	15,663
45	Tue, Feb 3, 1987		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		105	107	23	22	L 1	16,016
46	Thu, Feb 5, 1987		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		120	110	24	22	W 1	16,016
47	Tue, Feb 10, 1987		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		115	92	25	22	W 2	16,016
48	Thu, Feb 12, 1987	7:40p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		121	99	26	22	W 3	9,029
49	Sat, Feb 14, 1987		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	116	26	23	L 1	11,057
50	Mon, Feb 16, 1987		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		105	100	27	23	W 1	16,016
51	Thu, Feb 19, 1987		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		92	99	27	24	L 1	16,279	2:05
52	Sat, Feb 21, 1987		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		94	81	28	24	W 1	16,279
53	Mon, Feb 23, 1987		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		124	108	29	24	W 2	16,279
54	Tue, Feb 24, 1987		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		105	134	29	25	L 1	13,013
55	Thu, Feb 26, 1987		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		85	84	30	25	W 1	12,212
56	Sun, Mar 1, 1987		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		97	102	30	26	L 1	16,279
57	Mon, Mar 2, 1987		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		105	100	31	26	W 1	7,947
58	Wed, Mar 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W	OT	108	102	32	26	W 2	10,333
59	Thu, Mar 5, 1987		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		96	105	32	27	L 1	11,998
60	Sat, Mar 7, 1987		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		115	118	32	28	L 2	14,474
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 8, 1987		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		93	119	32	29	L 3	12,666
62	Tue, Mar 10, 1987		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L	2OT	127	136	32	30	L 4	16,279
63	Thu, Mar 12, 1987		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		121	112	33	30	W 1	16,279
64	Sat, Mar 14, 1987		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		109	118	33	31	L 1	17,007
65	Mon, Mar 16, 1987		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		97	96	34	31	W 1	16,279
66	Wed, Mar 18, 1987		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		113	91	35	31	W 2	11,971
67	Fri, Mar 20, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		126	98	36	31	W 3	16,279
68	Sat, Mar 21, 1987		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		108	125	36	32	L 1	12,212
69	Mon, Mar 23, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		110	114	36	33	L 2	16,279
70	Tue, Mar 24, 1987		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		97	103	36	34	L 3	8,702
71	Thu, Mar 26, 1987		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		119	104	37	34	W 1	16,279
72	Sat, Mar 28, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		109	123	37	35	L 1	16,279
73	Tue, Mar 31, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	111	37	36	L 2	17,505
74	Wed, Apr 1, 1987		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		104	117	37	37	L 3	11,122
75	Sat, Apr 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		108	120	37	38	L 4	10,333
76	Mon, Apr 6, 1987		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		114	108	38	38	W 1	12,666
77	Tue, Apr 7, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		102	84	39	38	W 2	6,732
78	Thu, Apr 9, 1987		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		112	102	40	38	W 3	16,279
79	Sat, Apr 11, 1987		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		113	103	41	38	W 4	16,279
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1987		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		107	113	41	39	L 1	17,007
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1987		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		121	99	42	39	W 1	16,279
82	Sat, Apr 18, 1987		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		117	126	42	40	L 1	17,022

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 24, 1987	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		125	115	1	0	W 1	12,666	2:08
2	Sun, Apr 26, 1987	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		98	111	1	1	L 1	12,666	2:17
3	Tue, Apr 28, 1987	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		117	108	2	1	W 1	16,279	2:26
4	Thu, Apr 30, 1987	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		113	101	3	1	W 2	16,279	2:06
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Sat, May 2, 1987	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	106	111	3	2	L 1	16,279	2:53
6	Tue, May 5, 1987	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	99	3	3	L 2	16,279	2:09
7	Thu, May 7, 1987	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		102	84	4	3	W 1	14,587	2:07
8	Sat, May 9, 1987	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		102	117	4	4	L 1	14,559	2:35
9	Tue, May 12, 1987	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		112	107	5	4	W 1	16,279	2:25
10	Thu, May 14, 1987	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	2OT	125	128	5	5	L 1	14,751	3:25

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