| 51-31 | Lost Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a 51-31 record. They went 36-5 at home and 15-26 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Houston Rockets went 64-38. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Boston Celtics.
The 1985-86 Houston Rockets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a point differential of +214. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Rockets could have been expected to have about 47.5 wins, or a 48-34 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1985-86 Houston Rockets went 6-5.
During the regular season, the 1985-86 Houston Rockets went 1-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1985-86 Houston Rockets went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1985-86 Houston Rockets was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Houston Rockets had during the 1985-86 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 25, 1985 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 112 - 108 | |
| Sat, Oct 26, 1985 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 129 - 130 | 2OT |
| Tue, Oct 29, 1985 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 111 - 99 | |
| Thu, Oct 31, 1985 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 116 - 122 | |
| Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 111 - 98 | |
| Tue, Nov 5, 1985 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 127 - 113 | |
| Thu, Nov 7, 1985 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 137 - 115 | |
| Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 115 - 110 | |
| Tue, Nov 12, 1985 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 127 - 119 | |
| Thu, Nov 14, 1985 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 112 - 107 | |
| Sat, Nov 16, 1985 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 122 - 117 | |
| Tue, Nov 19, 1985 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 113 - 127 | |
| Wed, Nov 20, 1985 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 126 - 97 | |
| Fri, Nov 22, 1985 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 103 - 122 | |
| Sun, Nov 24, 1985 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 118 - 125 | |
| Tue, Nov 26, 1985 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 130 - 108 | |
| Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 137 - 130 | OT |
| Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 110 - 126 | |
| Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 131 - 114 | |
| Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 118 - 112 | |
| Fri, Dec 6, 1985 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 112 - 120 | |
| Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 116 - 104 | |
| Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 134 - 105 | |
| Thu, Dec 12, 1985 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 123 - 120 | |
| Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 100 - 114 | |
| Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 98 - 94 | |
| Wed, Dec 18, 1985 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 108 - 126 | |
| Fri, Dec 20, 1985 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 112 - 122 | |
| Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 122 - 123 | |
| Thu, Dec 26, 1985 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 106 - 99 | |
| Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 118 - 108 | |
| Mon, Dec 30, 1985 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 122 - 125 | |
| Thu, Jan 2, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 120 - 115 | |
| Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 115 - 100 | |
| Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 124 - 115 | |
| Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 120 - 110 | |
| Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 87 - 86 | |
| Tue, Jan 14, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 102 - 105 | |
| Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 119 - 113 | |
| Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Win 104 - 95 | |
| Sun, Jan 19, 1986 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 96 - 131 | |
| Tue, Jan 21, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 100 - 96 | |
| Thu, Jan 23, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 124 - 107 | |
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 117 - 112 | |
| Tue, Jan 28, 1986 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 116 - 109 | |
| Thu, Jan 30, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 111 - 109 | |
| Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 122 - 132 | |
| Mon, Feb 3, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 104 - 102 | |
| Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 95 - 117 | |
| Tue, Feb 11, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 113 - 100 | |
| Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 115 - 119 | |
| Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 101 - 108 | |
| Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 116 - 110 | |
| Tue, Feb 18, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 105 - 115 | |
| Thu, Feb 20, 1986 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 113 - 120 | |
| Fri, Feb 21, 1986 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 111 - 104 | |
| Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 110 - 105 | |
| Tue, Feb 25, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 97 - 100 | |
| Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 117 - 111 | |
| Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 112 - 117 | |
| Mon, Mar 3, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 105 - 118 | |
| Tue, Mar 4, 1986 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 115 - 128 | |
| Thu, Mar 6, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 116 - 105 | |
| Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 126 - 117 | |
| Tue, Mar 11, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 104 - 116 | |
| Thu, Mar 13, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 126 - 118 | |
| Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 148 - 116 | |
| Sun, Mar 16, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 116 | |
| Tue, Mar 18, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 109 | |
| Thu, Mar 20, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 106 - 116 | |
| Sat, Mar 22, 1986 | @ New York Knicks | Win 114 - 99 | |
| Mon, Mar 24, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 107 - 114 | |
| Wed, Mar 26, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 110 - 101 | |
| Fri, Mar 28, 1986 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 107 - 116 | |
| Sat, Mar 29, 1986 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 114 - 109 | |
| Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 125 - 121 | |
| Thu, Apr 3, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 136 - 110 | |
| Fri, Apr 4, 1986 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 89 | |
| Sun, Apr 6, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 109 - 103 | |
| Tue, Apr 8, 1986 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 109 - 95 | |
| Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 113 - 117 | |
| Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 92 - 110 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 3 - 0) | |||
| Thu, Apr 17, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 107 - 87 | |
| Sat, Apr 19, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 111 - 103 | |
| Tue, Apr 22, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 113 - 98 | |
| Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 2) | |||
| Sat, Apr 26, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 126 - 119 | |
| Tue, Apr 29, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 119 - 101 | |
| Fri, May 2, 1986 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 115 - 116 | |
| Sun, May 4, 1986 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 111 - 114 | OT |
| Tue, May 6, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 131 - 103 | |
| Thu, May 8, 1986 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 126 - 122 | 2OT |
| Western Conference Finals (Won 4 - 1) | |||
| Sat, May 10, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 107 - 119 | |
| Tue, May 13, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 112 - 102 | |
| Fri, May 16, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 117 - 109 | |
| Sun, May 18, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 105 - 95 | |
| Wed, May 21, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 114 - 112 | |
| Finals (Lost 2 - 4) | |||
| Mon, May 26, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 100 - 112 | |
| Thu, May 29, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 95 - 117 | |
| Sun, Jun 1, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 106 - 104 | |
| Tue, Jun 3, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 106 | |
| Thu, Jun 5, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 111 - 96 | |
| Sun, Jun 8, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 97 - 114 | |
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