1990-91 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 52-30
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 0-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-0
Coach: Don Chaney (52-30)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 613,230, Avg. 14,957 in 41 home dates
1990-91 Houston Rockets Statistics
1990-91 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1990-91 season with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

Houston scored 8,753 points and yielded 8,466. Otis Thorpe tossed in a team-best 1,435 points for the Rockets, while Vernon Maxwell and Kenny Smith averaged 17 or more per game, too. Otis Thorpe contributed 846 boards. Kenny Smith dished out 554 assists for the squad.

On defense, Vernon Maxwell added 127 steals, and Hakeem Olajuwon swatted 221 opponent shot attempts.

Don Chaney coached the team. The 1990-91 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Matt BullardFJune 5, 19676'10"215IowaWest Des Moines, IA USA
Adrian CaldwellF-CJuly 4, 19666'8"255LamarFalls County, TX USA
Dave FeitlCJune 8, 19626'11"235UTEPButler, PA USA
Sleepy FloydGMarch 6, 19606'3"170GeorgetownGastonia, NC USA
Dave JamersonG-FAugust 13, 19676'5"190OhioClarksburg, WV USA
Buck JohnsonFJanuary 3, 19646'7"190AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA
Vernon MaxwellGSeptember 12, 19656'4"180FloridaGainesville, FL USA
Hakeem OlajuwonCJanuary 21, 19636'10"250HoustonLagos, NGR
Kenny SmithGMarch 8, 19656'3"170North CarolinaQueens, NY USA
Larry SmithF-CJanuary 18, 19586'8"215Alcorn StateRolling Fork, MS USA
Otis ThorpeF-CAugust 5, 19626'9"225ProvidenceBoynton Beach, FL USA
Kennard WinchesterG-FSeptember 3, 19666'5"210AverettChestertown, MD USA
David WoodFNovember 30, 19646'8"227Nevada-RenoSpokane, WA USA
Mike WoodsonG-FMarch 24, 19586'5"195IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA



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