1984–85 Houston Rockets season

The 1984–85 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets draft Akeem Olajuwon.[1] He was selected to play in the 1985 NBA All-Star Game.

1984–85 Houston Rockets season
Head coachBill Fitch
General managerRay Patterson
Owner(s)Charlie Thomas
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Jazz 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKTRH

In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round.

Draft picks
= Hall of Famer
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 1 Akeem Olajuwon* Center  Nigeria Houston–Jr.
3 51 Jim Petersen Forward/Center  United States Minnesota
4 74 Willie Jackson Forward  United States Centenary
5 97 Al McClain  United States New Hampshire
7 143 Joedy Gardner  United States Long Beach State
8 166 Greg Wolff  United States Angelo State
9 188 Bill Coon  United States Presbyterian
10 210 Robert Turner  United States Canisius

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Roster
Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington State
G 9 Hollins, Lionel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arizona State
G 30 Leavell, Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Clemson, Florida State
G/F 32 Lloyd, Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Drake
PG 5 Lucas II, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Maryland
F 22 McCray, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisville
C 34 Olajuwon, Akeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Houston
F/C 43 Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Minnesota
F 33 Reid, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Saint Mary's
F/C 50 Sampson, Ralph 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Virginia
SG 15 Wiggins, Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 5230.634–34–718–2317–13
x-Houston Rockets 4834.585429–1219–2220–10
x-Dallas Mavericks 4438.537824–1720–2114–16
x-Utah Jazz 4141.5001126–1515–2619–11
x-San Antonio Spurs 4141.5001130–1111–3012–18
Kansas City Kings 3151.3782123–188–338–22
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5230.63410
3 x-Houston Rockets4834.58514
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers4240.51220
6 x-Utah Jazz4141.50021
7 x-San Antonio Spurs4141.50021
8 x-Phoenix Suns3646.43926
9 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
10 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37831
11 Kansas City Kings3151.37831
12 Golden State Warriors2260.26840


Record vs. opponents
1984-85 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–43–33–30–20–21–52–00–26–00–22–00–22–43–33–30–52–00–20–21–12–03–3
Boston 4–1—4–26–02–01–14–22–02–05–12–02–01–11–45–16–03–32–01–12–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–32–4—2–42–01–13–31–10–22–42–02–01–13–32–44–20–51–11–11–12–00–23–2
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–41–10–24–22–02–00–21–52–33–34–21–11–11–11–11–13–3
Dallas 2–00–20–21–1—2–40–24–12–42–05–13–21–41–11–12–01–12–34–14–25–01–51–1
Denver 2–01–11–12–04–2—0–25–02–42–04–22–32–31–12–01–11–14–14–13–33–24–22–0
Detroit 5–12–43–34–12–02–0—2–01–16–01–11–11–13–31–53–21–52–01–11–11–10–23–3
Golden State 0–20–21–11–11–40–50–2—2–30–22–32–41–50–21–11–10–22–42–41–43–31–41–1
Houston 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–13–2—1–15–12–31–40–21–12–01–14–13–24–23–23–30–2
Indiana 0–61–54–22–40–20–20–62–01–1—1–10–21–11–52–32–41–50–20–21–10–22–01–4
Kansas City 2–00–20–20–21–52–41–13–21–51–1—3–20–50–22–01–11–12–33–22–43–22–41–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–22–33–21–14–23–22–02–3—0–60–20–21–10–24–21–52–32–43–21–1
L.A. Lakers 2–01–11–12–04–13–21–15–14–11–15–06–0—1–12–02–01–15–15–13–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 4–24–13–35–11–11–13–32–02–05–12–02–01–1—3–35–03–31–12–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 3–31–54–23–21–10–25–11–11–13–20–22–00–23–3—6–02–41–10–20–22–00–24–2
New York 3–30–62–43–30–21–12–31–10–24–21–11–10–20–50–6—2–40–20–21–12–01–10–6
Philadelphia 5–03–35–02–41–11–15–12–01–15–11–12–01–13–34–24–2—2–02–01–12–02–04–2
Phoenix 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–24–21–42–03–22–41–51–11–12–00–2—3–31–45–13–21–1
Portland 2–01–11–11–11–41–41–14–22–32–02–35–11–50–22–02–00–23–3—3–24–23–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–21–11–12–43–31–14–12–41–14–23–22–30–22–01–11–14–12–3—4–11–50–2
Seattle 1–11–10–21–10–52–31–13–32–32–02–34–23–30–20–20–20–21–52–41–4—3–22–0
Utah 0–20–22–01–15–12–42–04–13–30–24–22–31–40–22–01–10–22–32–35–12–3—1–1
Washington 3–31–52–33–31–10–23–31–12–04–11–11–11–12–42–46–02–41–11–12–00–21–1—

Game log

Regular season
1984–85 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 29–12; Road: 19–22)
October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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November: 10–5 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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December: 6–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 8–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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February: 8–4 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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March: 9–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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April: 5–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–3)
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1984–85 schedule

Playoffs
1985 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 19 Utah L 101–115 Ralph Sampson (26) Ralph Sampson (24) Lionel Hollins (7) The Summit
13,185		 0–1
2 April 21 Utah W 122–96 Lewis Lloyd (27) Ralph Sampson (14) Lloyd, Lucas (6) The Summit
14,139		 1–1
3 April 24 @ Utah L 104–112 Hakeem Olajuwon (26) Hakeem Olajuwon (16) John Lucas (7) Salt Palace
12,316		 1–2
4 April 26 @ Utah W 96–94 Sampson, Olajuwon (18) Ralph Sampson (18) John Lucas (5) Salt Palace
12,690		 2–2
5 April 28 Utah L 97–104 Hakeem Olajuwon (32) Ralph Sampson (10) Hakeem Olajuwon (14) The Summit
16,016		 2–3
1985 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Free agents

See also

References
  1. Hakeem Olajuwon Rookie Highlights on YouTube
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2009-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Houston Rockets Draft Picks". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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