The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 117 to 109, in Game 3 of the 1986 Western Conference Finals on May 16, 1986.

1985-86 Houston Rockets

Final

LAL

Lakers

1-2

109

HOU

Rockets

2-1

117

Team

1

38

37

2

21

23

3

32

30

4

18

27

Total

109

117

Team Stats

Player Stats

Lakers

Rockets

FG Made - Attempted

47-84

46-96

Field Goal %

56.0

47.9

3PT Made - Attempted

1-9

0-0

3PT %

11.1

FT Made - Attempted

14-18

25-31

Free Throw %

77.8

80.6

Rebounds

34

45

Offensive Rebounds

10

20

Defensive Rebounds

24

25

Assists

39

29

Steals

7

6

Blocks

6

3

Turnovers

19

10

Personal Fouls

25

21

Lakers

Rockets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Magic Johnson	45	17	8	20	3	0	6-11	0-2	5-6	3	4		3	5	54.5	0.0	83.3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	42	33	4	6	0	5	14-26	0-0	5-8	3	5		1	3	53.8		62.5
James Worthy	42	29	3	3	1	0	13-18	0-0	3-3	5	1		1	2	72.2		100.0
Byron Scott	38	10	1	4	1	0	5-10	0-1	0-0	4	3		0	1	50.0	0.0
Kurt Rambis	15	0	4	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3		0	4

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Michael Cooper	27	12	5	4	2	1	5-10	1-5	1-1	0	3		3	2	50.0	20.0	100.0
Maurice Lucas	25	8	8	1	0	0	4-8	0-0	0-0	2	5		1	7	50.0
Petur Gudmundsson	6	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1		1	0	0.0	0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Hakeem Olajuwon	46	40	12	3	2	2	14-28	0-0	12-15	2	5		5	7	50.0		80.0
Rodney McCray	45	6	8	10	1	0	2-3	0-0	2-3	1	2		1	7	66.7		66.7
Robert Reid	43	17	2	12	1	0	5-12	0-0	7-7	1	5		0	2	41.7		100.0
Ralph Sampson	37	18	9	2	0	0	9-22	0-0	0-1	2	5		4	5	40.9		0.0
Lewis Lloyd	33	26	9	2	2	0	12-18	0-0	2-2	1	2		7	2	66.7		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mitchell Wiggins	23	5	3	0	0	0	2-7	0-0	1-2	2	0		2	1	28.6		50.0
Jim Petersen	12	5	2	0	0	1	2-5	0-0	1-1	1	2		1	1	40.0		100.0
Allen Leavell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0	0.0

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More Rockets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.1

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

RPG

9.3

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

APG

8.1

VanVleet

Fred VanVleet

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

20th

DRTG

113.4

9th

NETRTG

1.1

18th

3P%

35.2

23rd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0
10	Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0
11	Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0
12	Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0
13	Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0

Last Game

LAC

51-31

105

Final

116

HOU

41-41

Sun 14 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84
Fri 4/26	DEN	@	LAL	108-119
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM