houston rockets most points by a rookie in a playoff game

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most points by a Rockets rookie in a playoff game, with 32 points in Game 5 of the 1985 First Round versus the Jazz.

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
32
4/28/1985
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
42
14
1
0
6
12
19
63.2
0
0
8
15
53.3
62.5
7
7
2
3
2 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
31
3/27/1969
SDR SDR
@
ATL ATL
48
12
1
11
23
47.8
9
15
60.0
52.4
3
3 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
30
4/4/1969
SDR SDR
vs
ATL ATL
20
1
13
20
65.0
4
5
80.0
67.6
3
4 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27
4/6/1969
SDR SDR
@
ATL ATL
48
9
0
9
19
47.4
9
11
81.8
56.6
2
5 Matt Maloney
M. Maloney
26
5/11/1997
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
48
1
6
0
0
9
19
47.4
8
13
61.5
0
0
68.4
0
1
4
2
+7
6 Matt Maloney
M. Maloney
26
4/29/1997
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
39
2
2
2
0
9
11
81.8
6
8
75.0
2
3
66.7
105.5
0
2
1
3
+10
7 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26
4/24/1985
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
37
16
2
5
2
10
20
50.0
0
0
6
8
75.0
55.3
7
9
5
5
8 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
26
4/7/1969
SDR SDR
vs
ATL ATL
14
2
12
19
63.2
2
5
40.0
61.3
4
9 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
26
4/1/1969
SDR SDR
vs
ATL ATL
19
0
9
19
47.4
8
14
57.1
51.7
5
10 Rick Adelman
R. Adelman
26
3/29/1969
SDR SDR
@
ATL ATL
43
2
6
10
16
62.5
6
8
75.0
66.6
5
11 John Lucas
J. Lucas
24
5/17/1977
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
39
1
4
0
10
16
62.5
4
4
100.0
67.6
3
12 Stu Lantz
S. Lantz
23
3/29/1969
SDR SDR
@
ATL ATL
39
4
3
9
15
60.0
5
5
100.0
66.9
4
13 Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
22
5/21/1994
HOU HOU
vs
PHX PHX
29
4
7
2
0
8
12
66.7
2
3
66.7
4
4
100.0
79.9
3
1
2
4
14 John Lucas
J. Lucas
21
5/15/1977
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
38
4
6
3
1
7
15
46.7
7
12
58.3
51.8
2
15 John Lucas
J. Lucas
21
4/21/1977
HOU HOU
vs
WAS WAS
40
6
6
0
0
10
14
71.4
1
1
100.0
72.7
6
16 John Lucas
J. Lucas
20
5/11/1977
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
41
5
9
3
0
8
15
53.3
4
5
80.0
58.1
4
17 Stu Lantz
S. Lantz
20
4/4/1969
SDR SDR
vs
ATL ATL
10
2
7
18
38.9
6
7
85.7
47.4
4
18 Matt Maloney
M. Maloney
19
5/9/1997
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
43
2
4
1
0
7
16
43.8
5
8
62.5
0
2
0.0
56.3
0
2
2
0
-2
19 Robert Horry
R. Horry
19
5/16/1993
HOU HOU
vs
SEA SEA
34
4
5
1
2
6
10
60.0
2
4
50.0
5
6
83.3
75.2
0
4
3
3
20 Luis Scola
L. Scola
18
4/29/2008
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
35
12
2
0
0
7
12
58.3
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
63.4
4
8
2
4
+9
21 Robert Horry
R. Horry
18
5/22/1993
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
42
4
1
3
0
7
14
50.0
1
3
33.3
3
4
75.0
57.1
0
4
1
4
22 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
18
4/26/1985
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
42
11
3
0
2
7
18
38.9
0
0
4
7
57.1
42.7
6
5
1
5
23 John Lucas
J. Lucas
18
4/24/1977
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
47
3
8
3
0
9
20
45.0
0
0
45.0
3
24 Troy Daniels
T. Daniels
17
4/27/2014
HOU HOU
@
POR POR
21
3
0
0
0
5
7
71.4
4
5
80.0
3
3
100.0
102.2
1
2
0
3
+9
25 Matt Maloney
M. Maloney
17
5/5/1997
HOU HOU
vs
SEA SEA
36
1
4
0
0
6
10
60.0
4
8
50.0
1
1
100.0
81.4
0
1
4
2
+2

More Rockets Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 4

89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

Sun 4 May 2025

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NBA Fantasy 2024-25

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
116-124
Wed
3/26
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
162-109
Wed
3/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
112-122
Wed
3/26
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
104-125
Wed
3/26
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
117-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Sun
5/11
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM