The Houston Rockets were 42-40 in 1986-87. They finished 3rd in the Midwest Division and 6th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Seattle SuperSonics, 4 games to 2.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21.0 | |
5 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | |
6 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | |
7 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 26.0 | |
8 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 28.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 106.9 | 44.8 | 27.2 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 42.3 | 88.6 | 47.7 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 27.5 | 21.3 | 28.7 | 74.1 | 52.8 | 14.5 | 30.3 | 16.9 | 24.1 |
Team Rank | 13th | 16th | 7th | 7th | 19th | 4th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 15th | 17th | 14th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 14th | 14th | 5th | 11th | 9th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 105.9 | 43.1 | 25.9 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 40.8 | 88.1 | 46.3 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 28.2 | 23.0 | 29.5 | 77.9 | 52.4 | 14.2 | 28.8 | 16.7 | 23.4 |
Opponent Rank | 13th | 3rd | 11th | 11th | 13th | 2nd | 6th | 8th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 10th | 9th | 22nd | 7th | 8th | 12th | 15th | 19th | |
Net | +1.0 | +1.7 | +1.2 | -0.8 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +1.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -0.8 | -3.8 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.6 | ||
Net Rank | 8th | 7th | 11th | 18th | 2nd | 7th | 11th | 6th | 13th | 15th | 13th | 16th | 13th | 21st | 8th | 10th | 7th | 14th | 14th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 9 | .743 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 22 | 12 | .647 | 3.5 | |
| 4 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 6.5 | |
| 7 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 6.5 | |
| 8 | 20 | 17 | .541 | 7.0 | |
| 9 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 9.0 | |
| 10 | 17 | 20 | .459 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 15 | 20 | .429 | 11.0 | |
| 12 | 12 | 23 | .343 | 14.0 | |
| 13 | 11 | 22 | .333 | 14.0 | |
| 14 | 9 | 25 | .265 | 16.5 | |
| 15 | 6 | 30 | .167 | 20.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 5 | .857 | ||
| 2 | 25 | 10 | .714 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 7.5 | |
| 7 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 14.5 | |
| 10 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 13 | 23 | .361 | 17.5 | |
| 12 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 17.5 | |
| 13 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 17.5 | |
| 14 | 8 | 27 | .229 | 22.0 | |
| 15 | 8 | 29 | .216 | 23.0 |