| 42-40 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a 42-40 record. They went 25-16 at home and 17-24 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Houston Rockets went 47-45. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Seattle SuperSonics.
The 1986-87 Houston Rockets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The 1986-87 Houston Rockets had their best month in January, when they went 11-4 and had a 73.3% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 4-10 and had a 28.6% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| November '86 | 7-7 | 50% | +25 |
| December '86 | 4-10 | 28.6% | -93 |
| January '87 | 11-4 | 73.3% | +116 |
| February '87 | 8-4 | 66.7% | +39 |
| March '87 | 7-11 | 38.9% | -31 |
| April '87 | 5-4 | 55.6% | +26 |
Yes, the Houston Rockets made the Playoffs in 1987. They won their first series against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a point differential of +82. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Rockets could have been expected to have about 43.7 wins, or a 44-38 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1986-87 Houston Rockets went 6-5.
During the regular season, the 1986-87 Houston Rockets went 1-2 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1986-87 Houston Rockets went 0-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1986-87 Houston Rockets was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Houston Rockets had during the 1986-87 regular season was 4 games, which occured 4 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Sat, Nov 1, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 112 - 102 | |
| Tue, Nov 4, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 100 - 84 | |
| Thu, Nov 6, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 97 - 104 | |
| Sat, Nov 8, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 102 - 90 | |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 116 - 95 | |
| Wed, Nov 12, 1986 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 85 - 114 | |
| Sun, Nov 16, 1986 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 134 - 106 | |
| Tue, Nov 18, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 111 - 115 | OT |
| Thu, Nov 20, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 104 - 90 | |
| Fri, Nov 21, 1986 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 99 - 115 | |
| Sun, Nov 23, 1986 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 104 - 114 | |
| Tue, Nov 25, 1986 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 93 - 102 | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 92 - 88 | |
| Sat, Nov 29, 1986 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 97 - 102 | |
| Tue, Dec 2, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 99 - 104 | |
| Thu, Dec 4, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 93 - 109 | |
| Sat, Dec 6, 1986 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 80 - 136 | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 1986 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 117 - 109 | |
| Thu, Dec 11, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 104 - 111 | |
| Sat, Dec 13, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 119 - 106 | |
| Tue, Dec 16, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 102 - 106 | |
| Thu, Dec 18, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 100 - 114 | |
| Fri, Dec 19, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 112 - 115 | |
| Sun, Dec 21, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 96 - 103 | |
| Tue, Dec 23, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 121 - 96 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 134 | |
| Sat, Dec 27, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 96 - 103 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 105 - 102 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1987 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 114 - 111 | |
| Sat, Jan 3, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 138 - 114 | |
| Tue, Jan 6, 1987 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 100 - 118 | |
| Thu, Jan 8, 1987 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 110 - 96 | |
| Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 106 - 96 | |
| Tue, Jan 13, 1987 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 118 - 100 | |
| Thu, Jan 15, 1987 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 107 - 96 | |
| Fri, Jan 16, 1987 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 112 - 106 | |
| Sun, Jan 18, 1987 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 99 - 122 | |
| Mon, Jan 19, 1987 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 127 - 103 | |
| Wed, Jan 21, 1987 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 111 - 91 | |
| Fri, Jan 23, 1987 | vs New York Knicks | Win 109 - 95 | |
| Sat, Jan 24, 1987 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 115 - 92 | |
| Tue, Jan 27, 1987 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 88 - 92 | |
| Thu, Jan 29, 1987 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 93 - 99 | |
| Sun, Feb 1, 1987 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 106 - 104 | |
| Tue, Feb 3, 1987 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 105 - 107 | |
| Thu, Feb 5, 1987 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 120 - 110 | |
| Tue, Feb 10, 1987 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 115 - 92 | |
| Thu, Feb 12, 1987 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 121 - 99 | |
| Sat, Feb 14, 1987 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 101 - 116 | |
| Mon, Feb 16, 1987 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 105 - 100 | |
| Thu, Feb 19, 1987 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 92 - 99 | |
| Sat, Feb 21, 1987 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 94 - 81 | |
| Mon, Feb 23, 1987 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 124 - 108 | |
| Tue, Feb 24, 1987 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 105 - 134 | |
| Thu, Feb 26, 1987 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 85 - 84 | |
| Sun, Mar 1, 1987 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 97 - 102 | |
| Mon, Mar 2, 1987 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 105 - 100 | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 1987 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 108 - 102 | OT |
| Thu, Mar 5, 1987 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 96 - 105 | |
| Sat, Mar 7, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 115 - 118 | |
| Sun, Mar 8, 1987 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 93 - 119 | |
| Tue, Mar 10, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 127 - 136 | 2OT |
| Thu, Mar 12, 1987 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 121 - 112 | |
| Sat, Mar 14, 1987 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 109 - 118 | |
| Mon, Mar 16, 1987 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 97 - 96 | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1987 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 113 - 91 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 126 - 98 | |
| Sat, Mar 21, 1987 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 108 - 125 | |
| Mon, Mar 23, 1987 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 110 - 114 | |
| Tue, Mar 24, 1987 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 97 - 103 | |
| Thu, Mar 26, 1987 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 119 - 104 | |
| Sat, Mar 28, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 109 - 123 | |
| Tue, Mar 31, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 96 - 111 | |
| Wed, Apr 1, 1987 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 104 - 117 | |
| Sat, Apr 4, 1987 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 108 - 120 | |
| Mon, Apr 6, 1987 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 114 - 108 | |
| Tue, Apr 7, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 102 - 84 | |
| Thu, Apr 9, 1987 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 112 - 102 | |
| Sat, Apr 11, 1987 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 113 - 103 | |
| Wed, Apr 15, 1987 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 107 - 113 | |
| Fri, Apr 17, 1987 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 121 - 99 | |
| Sat, Apr 18, 1987 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 117 - 126 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 3 - 1) | |||
| Fri, Apr 24, 1987 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 125 - 115 | |
| Sun, Apr 26, 1987 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 98 - 111 | |
| Tue, Apr 28, 1987 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 117 - 108 | |
| Thu, Apr 30, 1987 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 113 - 101 | |
| Western Conference Semifinals (Lost 2 - 4) | |||
| Sat, May 2, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 106 - 111 | OT |
| Tue, May 5, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 97 - 99 | |
| Thu, May 7, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 102 - 84 | |
| Sat, May 9, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 102 - 117 | |
| Tue, May 12, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 112 - 107 | |
| Thu, May 14, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 125 - 128 | 2OT |
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