hakeem olajuwon most points in a playoff game

Hakeem Olajuwon put up his most points in a playoff game in Game 6 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals against the Seattle SuperSonics, with 49 points.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	49	5/14/1987	HOU	@	SEA	53	25	2	2	6	19	33	57.6	0	0		11	13	84.6	63.3	11	14	2	4
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	46	5/1/1994	HOU	vs	POR	40	8	4	4	6	16	30	53.3	1	2	50.0	13	18	72.2	60.7	2	6	3	3
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	45	4/27/1995	HOU	@	UTA	44	8	6	2	3	20	30	66.7	0	0		5	10	50.0	65.4	1	7	5	4
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	43	5/26/1995	HOU	vs	SAS	46	11	4	0	5	19	32	59.4	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	63.7	3	8	2	5
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	42	5/30/1995	HOU	@	SAS	44	9	8	1	5	19	30	63.3	0	0		4	7	57.1	63.5	0	9	0	5
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	41	5/24/1995	HOU	@	SAS	41	16	4	3	2	18	31	58.1	0	0		5	6	83.3	60.9	4	12	4	5
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	41	5/25/1994	HOU	vs	UTA	46	13	6	1	3	14	22	63.6	0	0		13	13	100.0	74.0	1	12	3	3
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	41	4/30/1988	HOU	@	DAL	43	26	2	3	4	15	27	55.6	0	0		11	14	78.6	61.8	7	19	3	4
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	40	5/5/1995	HOU	vs	UTA	38	8	3	0	1	14	22	63.6	0	0		12	15	80.0	69.9	2	6	2	5
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	40	5/5/1988	HOU	vs	DAL	44	15	3	2	1	16	24	66.7	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	72.7	3	12	1	3
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	40	5/16/1986	HOU	vs	LAL	46	12	3	2	2	14	28	50.0	0	0		12	15	80.0	57.8	5	7	2	5
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	39	6/1/1995	HOU	vs	SAS	47	17	3	2	5	16	25	64.0	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	68.4	4	13	6	4
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	38	5/14/1995	HOU	vs	PHX	42	8	4	0	5	17	34	50.0	0	0		4	8	50.0	50.6	2	6	2	3
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	38	4/26/1986	HOU	vs	DEN	44	16	4	6	5	18	27	66.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	66.1	8	8	3	6
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	37	5/21/1994	HOU	vs	PHX	44	17	5	0	3	18	33	54.5	0	0		1	1	100.0	55.3	1	16	3	4
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	36	5/13/1995	HOU	vs	PHX	33	11	1	0	2	16	27	59.3	0	0		4	5	80.0	61.6	2	9	2	2
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	36	5/8/1994	HOU	vs	PHX	44	16	5	1	3	16	24	66.7	0	0		4	5	80.0	68.7	3	13	5	4
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	36	5/3/1994	HOU	@	POR	44	10	6	0	1	15	27	55.6	0	0		6	7	85.7	59.8	3	7	2	4
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	36	5/6/1986	HOU	vs	DEN	32	19	2	1	3	13	24	54.2	0	0		10	17	58.8	57.2	10	9	0	4
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	35	6/14/1995	HOU	vs	ORL	44	15	6	3	0	15	30	50.0	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	54.3	3	12	4	4
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	35	5/3/1988	HOU	vs	DAL	40	12	0	3	3	13	27	48.1	0	0		9	10	90.0	55.7	6	6	2	2
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	35	4/28/1987	HOU	vs	POR	43	11	3	1	8	11	18	61.1	0	0		13	16	81.3	69.9	4	7	4	5
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	35	5/18/1986	HOU	vs	LAL	42	8	1	0	4	11	23	47.8	0	0		13	20	65.0	55.0	6	2	0	3
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	34	6/9/1995	HOU	@	ORL	42	11	2	1	4	14	30	46.7	0	0		6	9	66.7	50.1	3	8	3	5
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	34	4/28/1988	HOU	@	DAL	35	14	2	1	3	12	20	60.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	68.4	4	10	3	5

Unlock 2x data

More Rockets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Durant

RPG

9.1

Sengun

APG

6.3

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.8

8th

DRTG

112.6

5th

NETRTG

5.3

6th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Sat 2/28	HOU	@	MIA	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Jazz

18 - 40

105

Final

125

Rockets

35 - 21

Mon 23 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.3

112.1

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

13-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

Johnson

2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

33-24

31-25

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-34

23-32-1

24-32

25-33

25-32-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.0
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.0
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	8.5
6	76ers	31	26	.544	11.5
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.0
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.0
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	15.5
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.0
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	17.5
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.0
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.0
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.0
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115
Wed 1/21	SAS	@	UTA	126-109
Wed 1/21	MIA	@	POR	110-127
Wed 1/21	LAL	@	LAC	104-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	DAL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Hakeem Olajuwon put up his most points in a playoff game in Game 6 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals against the Seattle SuperSonics, with 49 points.

Related Searches

More Rockets Stats

25.9

9.1

6.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.8

31.8

29.5

12.5

11.8

11.5

10.5

9.8

8.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.0

1.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

69.3

67.9

67.8

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,736.1

2,670.5

2,621.2

2,827

2,792

2,765.3

37.7

36.7

33.7

38.5

37.2

36.7

1.82

1.59

1.53

1.94

1.69

1.53

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule