- Won
- 51
- Lost
- 31
- Pct
- .622
- Finish
- 5th of 23
- SRS
- 2.10
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 68 | 68 | 36.3 | 23.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 | .526 | — | .645 |
| Ralph Sampson | PF | 79 | 76 | 36.3 | 18.9 | 11.1 | 3.6 | .487 | .133 | .641 |
| Lewis Lloyd | SG | 82 | 82 | 29.8 | 16.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | .529 | .200 | .843 |
| John Lucas | PG | 65 | 65 | 32.6 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 8.8 | .446 | .308 | .775 |
| Robert Reid | SF | 82 | 5 | 26.3 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | .464 | .182 | .757 |
| Rodney McCray | SF | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 3.6 | .537 | .000 | .770 |
| Allen Leavell | PG | 74 | 12 | 16.1 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 3.2 | .463 | .358 | .854 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | SG | 78 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .454 | .083 | .729 |
| Jim Petersen | PF | 82 | 20 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .477 | .000 | .706 |
| Steve Harris | SG | 57 | 0 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .442 | .200 | .926 |
| Craig Ehlo | SG | 36 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .429 | .333 | .793 |
| Hank McDowell | PF | 22 | 0 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | .571 | .000 | .680 |
| Granville Waiters | C | 43 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .333 | .000 | .167 |
Playoffs
- Lost to Boston Celtics 2–4 in the Finals
- Beat Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 in the conference finals
- Beat Denver Nuggets 4–2 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Sacramento Kings 3–0 in the first round
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 20 | 20 | 38.3 | 26.9 | 11.8 | 1.9 | .530 | — | .638 |
| Ralph Sampson | PF | 20 | 20 | 37.0 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 4.0 | .518 | — | .729 |
| Robert Reid | SF | 20 | 20 | 38.6 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 6.8 | .431 | — | .797 |
| Lewis Lloyd | SG | 20 | 20 | 29.4 | 14.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | .481 | — | .810 |
| Rodney McCray | SF | 20 | 20 | 41.8 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | .535 | — | .741 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | SG | 20 | 0 | 22.1 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 1.6 | .497 | — | .750 |
| Jim Petersen | PF | 20 | 0 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.1 | .407 | — | .697 |
| Allen Leavell | PG | 15 | 0 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .300 | — | .870 |
| Steve Harris | SG | 15 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .483 | — | .400 |
| Craig Ehlo | SG | 10 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .500 | — | .800 |
| Hank McDowell | PF | 13 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .286 | — | .625 |
| Granville Waiters | C | 11 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .571 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.