1984–85 Houston Rockets season

1984–85 Houston Rockets season
Hakeem Olajuwon's debut season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	The Summit
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (Eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1984–85 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets draft Hakeem Olajuwon.

Draft picks

= Hall of Famer

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Hakeem Olajuwon*	Center	Nigeria	Houston-Jr.

Playoffs

(3) Houston Rockets vs. (6) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (April 19): Utah 115, Houston 101
• Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (April 21): Houston 122, Utah 96
• Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 24): Utah 112, Houston 104
• Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 26): Houston 96, Utah 94
• Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (April 28): Utah 104, Houston 97

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

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

• Ralph Sampson, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
• Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

See also

• 1984–85 NBA season