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1987-88 Houston Rockets

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46-36, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 109.0 points per game, Allowed 107.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 45-37)
Coached by Bill Fitch (46-36)

SRS: 0.82 (13th of 23)
Pace Factor: 101.8 (4th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 107.1 (13th of 23), Defensive Rating: 105.7 (4th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Dallas Mavericks

1987-88 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19680 3465 7354 .471 69 291 .237 1936 2483 .780 1239 2530 3769 1936 712 502 1367 1865 8935
Opponent 82 19680 3454 7420 .465 108 393 .275 1805 2352 .767 1261 2506 3767 1951 737 365 1405 2012 8821

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 25 79 79 2825 712 1385 .514 0 4 .000 381 548 .695 302 657 959 163 162 214 243 324 1805
2 Purvis Short F-G 6-7 210 30 81 11 1949 474 986 .481 5 21 .238 206 240 .858 71 151 222 162 58 14 118 197 1159
3 Rodney McCray F-G 6-7 220 26 81 80 2689 359 746 .481 0 4 .000 288 367 .785 232 399 631 264 57 51 144 166 1006
4 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 30 80 54 2150 291 666 .437 19 88 .216 218 251 .869 22 126 148 405 124 9 130 162 819
5 Sleepy Floyd G 6-3 170 27 59 55 1834 288 668 .431 13 52 .250 185 215 .860 51 154 205 366 68 10 156 144 774
6 Joe Barry Carroll C-F 7-0 225 29 63 16 1596 323 715 .452 0 1 .000 113 151 .748 110 286 396 94 37 81 121 149 759
7 Jim Petersen F-C 6-10 235 25 69 50 1793 249 488 .510 1 6 .167 114 153 .745 145 291 436 106 36 40 119 203 613
8 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 32 62 31 980 165 356 .463 13 34 .382 50 63 .794 38 87 125 67 27 5 41 118 393
9 Buck Johnson F 6-7 190 24 70 2 879 155 298 .520 1 8 .125 67 91 .736 77 91 168 49 30 26 54 127 378
10 World B. Free G 6-2 185 34 58 0 682 143 350 .409 8 35 .229 80 100 .800 14 30 44 60 20 3 49 74 374
11 Ralph Sampson C-F 7-4 228 27 19 19 705 119 271 .439 2 6 .333 63 85 .741 58 114 172 37 17 33 62 63 303
12 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 32 71 0 848 80 171 .468 0 2 .000 110 143 .769 74 105 179 60 22 12 54 75 270
13 Lester Conner G 6-4 180 28 52 3 399 50 108 .463 0 7 .000 32 41 .780 20 18 38 59 38 1 33 31 132
14 Steve Harris G 6-5 195 24 14 10 199 34 86 .395 0 1 .000 15 16 .938 12 9 21 17 8 2 6 15 83
15 Andre Turner G 5-11 160 23 12 0 99 12 34 .353 1 7 .143 10 14 .714 4 4 8 23 7 1 12 13 35
16 Richard Anderson F-C 6-10 240 27 12 53 11 26 .423 6 15 .400 4 5 .800 9 8 17 4 1 0 1 4 32

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 25 79 79 35.8 9.0 17.5 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.9 .695 3.8 8.3 12.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 3.1 4.1 22.8
2 Ralph Sampson C-F 7-4 228 27 19 19 37.1 6.3 14.3 .439 0.1 0.3 .333 3.3 4.5 .741 3.1 6.0 9.1 1.9 0.9 1.7 3.3 3.3 15.9
3 Purvis Short F-G 6-7 210 30 81 11 24.1 5.9 12.2 .481 0.1 0.3 .238 2.5 3.0 .858 0.9 1.9 2.7 2.0 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.4 14.3
4 Sleepy Floyd G 6-3 170 27 59 55 31.1 4.9 11.3 .431 0.2 0.9 .250 3.1 3.6 .860 0.9 2.6 3.5 6.2 1.2 0.2 2.6 2.4 13.1
5 Rodney McCray F-G 6-7 220 26 81 80 33.2 4.4 9.2 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.5 .785 2.9 4.9 7.8 3.3 0.7 0.6 1.8 2.0 12.4
6 Joe Barry Carroll C-F 7-0 225 29 63 16 25.3 5.1 11.3 .452 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.4 .748 1.7 4.5 6.3 1.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.4 12.0
7 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 30 80 54 26.9 3.6 8.3 .437 0.2 1.1 .216 2.7 3.1 .869 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.1 1.6 0.1 1.6 2.0 10.2
8 Jim Petersen F-C 6-10 235 25 69 50 26.0 3.6 7.1 .510 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.2 .745 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.7 2.9 8.9
9 World B. Free G 6-2 185 34 58 0 11.8 2.5 6.0 .409 0.1 0.6 .229 1.4 1.7 .800 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.3 6.4
10 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 32 62 31 15.8 2.7 5.7 .463 0.2 0.5 .382 0.8 1.0 .794 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.9 6.3
11 Steve Harris G 6-5 195 24 14 10 14.2 2.4 6.1 .395 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.1 .938 0.9 0.6 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.1 5.9
12 Buck Johnson F 6-7 190 24 70 2 12.6 2.2 4.3 .520 0.0 0.1 .125 1.0 1.3 .736 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 5.4
13 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 32 71 0 11.9 1.1 2.4 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .769 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.1 3.8
14 Andre Turner G 5-11 160 23 12 0 8.3 1.0 2.8 .353 0.1 0.6 .143 0.8 1.2 .714 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.9
15 Richard Anderson F-C 6-10 240 27 12 4.4 0.9 2.2 .423 0.5 1.3 .400 0.3 0.4 .800 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.7
16 Lester Conner G 6-4 180 28 52 3 7.7 1.0 2.1 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .780 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.6 2.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 25 79 79 2825 9.1 17.6 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 7.0 .695 3.8 8.4 12.2 2.1 2.1 2.7 3.1 4.1 23.0
2 Richard Anderson F-C 6-10 240 27 12 53 7.5 17.7 .423 4.1 10.2 .400 2.7 3.4 .800 6.1 5.4 11.5 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 2.7 21.7
3 Purvis Short F-G 6-7 210 30 81 11 1949 8.8 18.2 .481 0.1 0.4 .238 3.8 4.4 .858 1.3 2.8 4.1 3.0 1.1 0.3 2.2 3.6 21.4
4 World B. Free G 6-2 185 34 58 0 682 7.5 18.5 .409 0.4 1.8 .229 4.2 5.3 .800 0.7 1.6 2.3 3.2 1.1 0.2 2.6 3.9 19.7
5 Joe Barry Carroll C-F 7-0 225 29 63 16 1596 7.3 16.1 .452 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .748 2.5 6.5 8.9 2.1 0.8 1.8 2.7 3.4 17.1
6 Buck Johnson F 6-7 190 24 70 2 879 6.3 12.2 .520 0.0 0.3 .125 2.7 3.7 .736 3.2 3.7 6.9 2.0 1.2 1.1 2.2 5.2 15.5
7 Ralph Sampson C-F 7-4 228 27 19 19 705 6.1 13.8 .439 0.1 0.3 .333 3.2 4.3 .741 3.0 5.8 8.8 1.9 0.9 1.7 3.2 3.2 15.5
8 Sleepy Floyd G 6-3 170 27 59 55 1834 5.7 13.1 .431 0.3 1.0 .250 3.6 4.2 .860 1.0 3.0 4.0 7.2 1.3 0.2 3.1 2.8 15.2
9 Steve Harris G 6-5 195 24 14 10 199 6.2 15.6 .395 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 2.9 .938 2.2 1.6 3.8 3.1 1.4 0.4 1.1 2.7 15.0
10 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 32 62 31 980 6.1 13.1 .463 0.5 1.2 .382 1.8 2.3 .794 1.4 3.2 4.6 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.5 4.3 14.4
11 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 30 80 54 2150 4.9 11.2 .437 0.3 1.5 .216 3.7 4.2 .869 0.4 2.1 2.5 6.8 2.1 0.2 2.2 2.7 13.7
12 Rodney McCray F-G 6-7 220 26 81 80 2689 4.8 10.0 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.9 .785 3.1 5.3 8.4 3.5 0.8 0.7 1.9 2.2 13.5
13 Andre Turner G 5-11 160 23 12 0 99 4.4 12.4 .353 0.4 2.5 .143 3.6 5.1 .714 1.5 1.5 2.9 8.4 2.5 0.4 4.4 4.7 12.7
14 Jim Petersen F-C 6-10 235 25 69 50 1793 5.0 9.8 .510 0.0 0.1 .167 2.3 3.1 .745 2.9 5.8 8.8 2.1 0.7 0.8 2.4 4.1 12.3
15 Lester Conner G 6-4 180 28 52 3 399 4.5 9.7 .463 0.0 0.6 .000 2.9 3.7 .780 1.8 1.6 3.4 5.3 3.4 0.1 3.0 2.8 11.9
16 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 32 71 0 848 3.4 7.3 .468 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.1 .769 3.1 4.5 7.6 2.5 0.9 0.5 2.3 3.2 11.5

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 25 79 2825 23.4 .555 .514 11.2 24.1 17.7 9.2 2.7 4.2 13.0 26.5 109 98 12.7 19.8 33 10 11.5
2 Rodney McCray F-G 6-7 220 26 81 2689 15.1 .554 .481 9.1 15.4 12.3 13.1 1.0 1.1 13.7 15.7 116 107 12.8 10.0 23 7 8.0
3 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 30 80 2150 14.3 .527 .451 1.1 6.1 3.6 25.3 2.7 0.2 14.3 16.9 111 107 7.7 7.9 16 9 3.5
4 Purvis Short F-G 6-7 210 30 81 1949 15.8 .531 .483 3.8 8.0 5.9 13.0 1.4 0.4 9.8 24.9 109 109 7.4 5.8 13 13 0.0
5 Jim Petersen F-C 6-10 235 25 69 1793 11.8 .552 .511 8.5 16.9 12.7 8.0 0.9 1.2 17.6 15.1 106 106 3.3 7.1 10 9 0.5
6 Sleepy Floyd G 6-3 170 27 59 1834 14.0 .507 .441 2.9 8.7 5.8 27.6 1.7 0.3 17.0 20.1 104 108 3.3 6.0 9 14 -2.5
7 Joe Barry Carroll C-F 7-0 225 29 63 1596 14.0 .486 .452 7.2 18.6 13.0 8.7 1.1 2.8 13.4 22.7 98 104 0.0 7.5 8 14 -3.0
8 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 32 71 848 12.2 .577 .468 9.2 12.9 11.0 9.0 1.2 0.8 18.8 13.6 113 107 3.0 3.0 6 3 1.5
9 Buck Johnson F 6-7 190 24 70 879 13.9 .559 .522 9.2 10.7 10.0 7.9 1.6 1.7 13.8 17.9 111 106 3.1 3.4 6 4 1.0
10 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 32 62 980 10.9 .512 .482 4.1 9.2 6.7 9.6 1.3 0.3 9.7 17.4 107 109 2.2 3.0 5 6 -0.5
11 Ralph Sampson C-F 7-4 228 27 19 705 12.6 .491 .443 8.6 16.8 12.7 7.4 1.1 2.6 16.7 21.1 96 105 0.0 3.1 3 7 -2.0
12 World B. Free G 6-2 185 34 58 682 11.1 .475 .420 2.2 4.6 3.4 13.1 1.4 0.2 11.1 26.1 98 110 0.0 1.7 2 8 -3.0
13 Lester Conner G 6-4 180 28 52 399 13.6 .524 .463 5.3 4.7 5.0 19.6 4.5 0.1 20.7 16.0 103 104 0.4 1.9 2 2 0.0
14 Steve Harris G 6-5 195 24 14 199 12.1 .446 .395 6.3 4.7 5.5 12.0 1.9 0.6 6.1 20.0 104 109 0.3 0.6 1 1 0.0
15 Richard Anderson F-C 6-10 240 27 12 53 22.9 .567 .538 17.8 15.7 16.8 11.2 0.9 0.0 3.4 22.1 132 108 0.6 0.2 1 0 0.5
16 Andre Turner G 5-11 160 23 12 99 10.4 .436 .368 4.2 4.2 4.2 30.6 3.3 0.6 23.0 21.1 90 106 0.0 0.4 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 25 4 162 56 98 0 1 38 43 20 67 7 9 11 9 14 150 .571 .000 .884 40.5 37.5 16.8 1.8
2 Sleepy Floyd G 6-3 170 27 4 154 26 61 4 8 19 22 3 7 34 8 0 12 10 75 .426 .500 .864 38.5 18.8 1.8 8.5
3 Joe Barry Carroll C-F 7-0 225 29 4 116 18 47 0 0 8 10 8 19 2 3 1 5 12 44 .383 .800 29.0 11.0 4.8 0.5
4 Robert Reid F-G 6-8 205 32 4 114 15 33 3 7 2 3 3 15 8 2 0 3 13 35 .455 .429 .667 28.5 8.8 3.8 2.0
5 Rodney McCray F-G 6-7 220 26 4 159 12 31 0 1 8 12 15 27 9 4 3 7 12 32 .387 .000 .667 39.8 8.0 6.8 2.3
6 Jim Petersen F-C 6-10 235 25 4 98 12 23 0 0 7 12 7 21 6 1 2 4 11 31 .522 .583 24.5 7.8 5.3 1.5
7 Purvis Short F-G 6-7 210 30 4 71 7 26 0 1 8 8 4 9 1 1 0 4 8 22 .269 .000 1.000 17.8 5.5 2.3 0.3
8 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 30 4 38 7 19 2 6 4 4 0 3 9 2 0 6 6 20 .368 .333 1.000 9.5 5.0 0.8 2.3
9 Buck Johnson F 6-7 190 24 4 20 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 4 1 5 .667 .500 5.0 1.3 1.0 0.0
10 Lester Conner G 6-4 180 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
11 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 32 4 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .500 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.3
12 World B. Free G 6-2 185 34 2 12 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 .000 .000 6.0 0.0 1.0 0.5

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Ralph Sampson $1,735,000
2 Hakeem Olajuwon $1,452,666
3 Joe Barry Carroll $1,325,000
4 Rodney McCray $925,000
5 Sleepy Floyd $625,000
6 Cedric Maxwell $551,000
7 Robert Reid $450,000
8 Purvis Short $425,000
9 Jim Petersen $367,000
10 Allen Leavell $250,000
11 World B. Free $200,000
12 Buck Johnson $195,000
13 Steve Harris $180,000
14 Lester Conner $175,000
15 Richard Anderson $150,000
16 Andre Turner $75,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)