Elvin Hayes has posted the most points by a San Diego Rockets center in a game, with 54 points versus the Pistons on November 13, 1968.
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houston career high points in a single regular-season game by a player by a center| 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 |  | E. Hayes | 54 | 11/13/1968 | vs | 48 | 22 | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 51.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | M. Malone | 53 | 2/2/1982 | vs | 42 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 69.9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 3 |  | H. Olajuwon | 52 | 4/19/1990 | vs | 42 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 65.5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | ||||
| 4 |  | H. Olajuwon | 51 | 1/18/1996 | vs | 45 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 59.1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | | M. Malone | 51 | 3/11/1981 | vs | 44 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 76.6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | | E. Hayes | 50 | 11/20/1970 | vs | 48 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 59.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | M. Malone | 49 | 3/13/1982 | vs | 45 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 71.3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | | E. Hayes | 49 | 1/30/1970 | vs | 50 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 56.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | H. Olajuwon | 48 | 1/30/1997 | vs | 43 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 40 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | -1 | ||||
| 10 | | E. Hayes | 48 | 11/25/1970 | @ | 46 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 65.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | H. Olajuwon | 47 | 1/13/1995 | vs | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 61.7 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | | M. Malone | 47 | 2/7/1982 | @ | 43 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 67.9 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | | H. Olajuwon | 46 | 3/23/1996 | vs | 44 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 74.4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | | M. Malone | 46 | 3/26/1982 | @ | 45 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 60.8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | | E. Hayes | 46 | 2/25/1970 | @ | 46 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 56.0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | A. Sengun | 45 | 3/5/2024 | vs | 37 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 64.1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | +18 | ||
| 17 | | H. Olajuwon | 45 | 3/29/1997 | vs | 39 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 71.5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | +22 | ||
| 18 | | H. Olajuwon | 45 | 1/13/1994 | @ | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 67.9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | | H. Olajuwon | 45 | 4/10/1993 | vs | 47 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 63.0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 20 | | M. Malone | 45 | 2/5/1982 | vs | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 70.0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | M. Malone | 45 | 11/13/1979 | @ | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 73.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 22 | | M. Malone | 45 | 2/18/1979 | @ | 48 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 71.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | E. Hayes | 45 | 11/7/1970 | @ | 48 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 50.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 53.1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | E. Hayes | 45 | 11/22/1968 | vs | 47 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 56.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | H. Olajuwon | 44 | 12/30/1986 | @ | 42 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 72.1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ||||
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