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1985-86 Houston Rockets

NBA · Western Conference · Midwest Division · 51–31 · 2nd in the conference · Coach Bill Fitch · Lost NBA Finals 2–4

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners)

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Roster and season stats (13)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
34	Hakeem Olajuwon	C	7′0″	68	68	36.3	23.5	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	.526	.000	.645
50	Ralph Sampson	F-C	7′4″	79	76	36.3	18.9	11.1	3.6	1.3	1.6	.488	.133	.461
32	Lewis Lloyd	G-F	6′6″	82	82	29.8	16.9	4.0	3.7	1.2	0.3	.529	.200	.843
5	John Lucas	G	6′3″	65	65	32.6	15.5	2.2	8.8	1.2	0.1	.446	.308	.775
33	Robert Reid	F	6′8″	82	5	26.3	12.0	3.7	2.7	1.1	0.2	.464	.182	.757
22	Rodney McCray	F	6′7″	82	82	31.8	10.3	6.3	3.6	0.6	0.7	.537	.000	.770
30	Allen Leavell	G	6′1″	74	12	16.1	7.9	0.9	3.2	0.8	0.1	.463	.358	.854
15	Mitchell Wiggins	G	6′4″	78	0	15.4	6.8	2.0	1.3	0.8	0.1	.454	.083	.729
43	Jim Petersen	F-C	6′10″	82	20	20.3	6.2	4.8	1.0	0.5	0.7	.477	.000	.706
20	Steve Harris	G	6′5″	57	0	8.5	4.5	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.1	.442	.200	.926
8	Hank McDowell	F	6′9″	22	0	9.3	3.0	2.2	0.3	0.0	0.1	.571	.000	.680
3	Craig Ehlo	G-F	6′6″	36	0	5.5	2.7	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.1	.429	.333	.793
31	Granville Waiters	C	6′11″	43	0	3.6	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.2	.333	.000	.167

Per-game averages as published: no box scores for this season, so no totals, and a blank where the league did not record the figure.

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1985-86 Houston Rockets

Roster and season stats (13)