houston rockets highest ppg by a player in a playoff run

Hakeem Olajuwon has averaged the most points per game for the Rockets in a single NBA playoff run, with 37.5 per game in 1987-88.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
1987-88
4
40.5
16.8
1.8
2.3
2.8
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9.5
10.8
88.4
64.1
5.0
11.8
2.3
162
150
67
7
9
11
9
14
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
33.0
1994-95
22
42.2
10.3
4.5
1.2
2.8
13.9
26.2
53.1
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.0
7.4
68.1
56.0
2.0
8.3
3.1
929
725
227
98
26
62
69
95
3James Harden
J. Harden
31.6
2018-19
11
38.5
6.8
6.6
2.2
0.9
9.9
24.0
41.3
4.4
12.5
35.0
7.5
8.9
83.7
56.7
0.8
6.0
4.6
424
348
75
73
24
10
51
41
+40
4Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
30.7
2004-05
7
43.0
7.4
6.7
1.6
1.4
11.1
24.4
45.6
2.4
6.6
37.0
6.0
7.3
82.4
55.6
1.7
5.7
3.7
301
215
52
47
11
10
26
20
-21
5James Harden
J. Harden
29.6
2019-20
12
37.3
5.6
7.7
1.5
0.8
9.1
19.0
47.8
3.3
9.8
33.3
8.2
9.7
84.5
63.6
1.0
4.6
3.8
448
355
67
92
18
10
45
43
+32
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
29.2
1986-87
10
38.9
11.3
2.5
1.3
4.3
11.0
17.9
61.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.2
9.7
74.2
65.9
3.9
7.4
3.6
389
292
113
25
13
43
36
44
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
28.9
1993-94
23
43.0
11.0
4.3
1.7
4.0
11.6
22.3
51.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.6
7.0
79.5
56.8
2.4
8.7
3.6
989
664
254
98
40
92
83
82
8James Harden
J. Harden
28.6
2017-18
17
36.5
5.2
6.8
2.2
0.6
9.3
22.6
41.0
3.1
10.2
29.9
6.9
7.8
88.7
54.8
0.8
4.4
3.8
621
486
89
116
38
11
65
46
+74
9James Harden
J. Harden
28.5
2016-17
11
37.0
5.5
8.5
1.9
0.5
8.2
19.8
41.3
2.9
10.5
27.8
9.2
10.5
87.8
58.3
0.6
4.8
5.4
407
313
60
93
21
5
59
43
+4
10James Harden
J. Harden
27.2
2014-15
17
37.4
5.7
7.5
1.6
0.4
7.6
17.3
43.9
2.4
6.3
38.3
9.6
10.5
91.6
62.0
0.7
5.0
4.5
636
462
97
128
28
7
77
49
-9
11Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
27.0
2007-08
6
41.2
8.2
6.8
1.5
0.8
10.3
24.3
42.5
0.8
4.0
20.8
5.5
8.8
62.3
47.8
1.2
7.0
3.0
247
162
49
41
9
5
18
8
+4
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26.9
1985-86
20
38.3
11.8
2.0
2.0
3.5
10.3
19.4
53.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.4
10.0
63.8
56.6
5.1
6.8
2.2
766
537
236
39
40
69
43
87
13James Harden
J. Harden
26.8
2013-14
6
43.8
4.7
5.8
2.0
0.2
8.3
22.2
37.6
2.7
9.0
29.6
7.5
8.3
90.0
51.9
0.8
3.8
3.5
263
161
28
35
12
1
21
21
+16
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
26.8
1980-81
21
45.5
14.5
1.7
0.6
1.6
9.9
20.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
9.9
71.2
53.7
6.0
8.6
2.8
955
562
305
35
13
34
59
54
15James Harden
J. Harden
26.6
2015-16
5
38.6
5.2
7.6
2.4
0.2
8.2
20.0
41.0
2.6
8.4
31.0
7.6
9.0
84.4
55.5
1.4
3.8
5.2
193
133
26
38
12
1
26
13
-82
16James Harden
J. Harden
26.3
2012-13
6
40.5
6.7
4.5
2.0
1.0
7.5
19.2
39.1
2.5
7.3
34.1
8.8
11.0
80.3
54.8
0.8
5.8
4.5
243
158
40
27
12
6
27
18
-4
17Dwight Howard
D. Howard
26.0
2013-14
6
38.5
13.7
1.8
0.7
2.8
9.7
17.7
54.7
0.0
0.0
6.7
10.7
62.5
58.1
4.5
9.2
3.2
231
156
82
11
4
17
19
25
-6
18Moses Malone
M. Malone
25.9
1979-80
7
39.3
13.9
1.0
0.6
2.3
10.6
19.7
53.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.7
6.1
76.7
57.7
6.0
7.9
3.1
275
181
97
7
4
16
22
18
19Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25.8
1968-69
6
46.3
13.8
0.8
10.0
19.0
52.6
5.8
8.8
66.0
56.4
278
155
83
5
21
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
25.7
1992-93
12
43.2
14.0
4.8
1.8
4.9
10.3
19.8
51.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
6.3
82.7
56.8
4.3
9.7
3.8
518
308
168
57
21
59
45
37
21Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
25.3
2006-07
7
40.0
5.9
7.3
0.7
0.9
9.0
22.9
39.4
1.3
5.1
25.0
6.0
8.1
73.7
47.8
0.7
5.1
3.0
280
177
41
51
5
6
21
12
-29
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
25.3
1988-89
4
40.5
13.0
3.0
2.5
2.8
10.5
20.3
51.9
0.0
0.0
4.3
6.3
68.0
54.9
3.5
9.5
2.5
162
101
52
12
10
11
10
17
23Yao Ming
Y. Ming
25.1
2006-07
7
37.1
10.3
0.9
0.1
0.7
7.9
17.9
44.0
0.0
0.0
9.4
10.7
88.0
55.7
3.3
7.0
4.7
260
176
72
6
1
5
33
27
-27
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.5
1978-79
2
39.0
20.5
1.0
0.5
4.0
9.0
20.5
43.9
6.5
9.0
72.2
50.1
12.5
8.0
4.0
78
49
41
2
1
8
8
5
25Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
24.4
1974-75
8
38.1
2.4
5.6
1.8
0.1
9.0
19.5
46.2
6.4
7.1
89.5
53.8
1.1
1.3
305
195
19
45
14
1
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