most point in a game by a rockets players vs lakers playoff

Hakeem Olajuwon has posted the most points for the Rockets in a playoff game against the Lakers, with 40 points in Game 3 of the 1986 Western Conference Finals.

	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	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
2	Moses Malone M. Malone	38	4/1/1981	HOU	@	LAL	46	23	4	1	2	15	34	44.1	0	0		8	10	80.0	49.5	11	12	3	3
3	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	37	5/13/1999	HOU	vs	LAL	48	13	4	1	1	12	27	44.4	3	5	60.0	10	12	83.3	57.3	5	8	2	4	+14
4	James Harden J. Harden	36	9/4/2020	HOU	@	LAL	34	2	5	2	1	12	20	60.0	3	6	50.0	9	12	75.0	71.2	0	2	5	2	0
5	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
6	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	34	5/10/2009	HOU	vs	LAL	39	3	4	0	1	12	20	60.0	4	9	44.4	6	6	100.0	75.1	1	2	3	2	+9
7	James Harden J. Harden	33	9/8/2020	HOU	vs	LAL	38	9	9	0	0	11	23	47.8	4	9	44.4	7	7	100.0	63.3	3	6	2	2	-7
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33	4/25/1996	HOU	@	LAL	42	8	2	5	1	14	26	53.8	0	0		5	7	71.4	56.7	1	7	4	4
9	Moses Malone M. Malone	33	4/3/1981	HOU	vs	LAL	48	15	2	0	2	15	19	78.9	0	0		3	8	37.5	73.3			5	4
10	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	31	4/27/1991	HOU	@	LAL	38	4	4	1	0	12	23	52.2	6	13	46.2	1	2	50.0	64.9	1	3	4	1
11	James Harden J. Harden	30	9/12/2020	HOU	@	LAL	42	6	5	1	1	12	20	60.0	2	8	25.0	4	4	100.0	68.9	4	2	6	5	-29
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	30	9/8/2020	HOU	vs	LAL	36	8	6	2	1	13	24	54.2	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	60.3	1	7	3	1	-14
13	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	30	5/13/1999	HOU	vs	LAL	43	23	5	2	0	12	23	52.2	0	1	0.0	6	8	75.0	56.6	8	15	3	5	+12
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	30	4/30/1996	HOU	vs	LAL	42	8	3	0	2	12	27	44.4	0	0		6	7	85.7	49.9	2	6	2	2
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	30	5/21/1986	HOU	@	LAL	36	7	1	3	4	10	17	58.8	0	0		10	15	66.7	63.6	3	4	1	2
16	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	29	5/21/1986	HOU	@	LAL	45	5	3	2	1	10	15	66.7	0	0		9	11	81.8	73.1	2	3	3	4
17	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	29	4/3/1981	HOU	vs	LAL	39	2	8	2	0	8	19	42.1	1	1	100.0	12	13	92.3	58.7			2	5
18	Yao Ming Y. Ming	28	5/4/2009	HOU	@	LAL	40	10	0	1	2	9	17	52.9	0	0		10	10	100.0	65.4	1	9	2	4	+5
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	28	5/3/1990	HOU	vs	LAL	41	14	2	3	4	12	25	48.0	0	0		4	8	50.0	49.1	5	9	3	5
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	28	5/10/1986	HOU	@	LAL	45	16	3	2	4	10	14	71.4	0	0		8	13	61.5	71.0	8	8	3	4
21	James Harden J. Harden	27	9/6/2020	HOU	@	LAL	39	2	7	2	0	6	12	50.0	4	8	50.0	11	13	84.6	76.2	0	2	5	2	+8
22	Steve Francis S. Francis	27	4/23/2004	HOU	vs	LAL	43	9	7	0	0	7	16	43.8	4	5	80.0	9	12	75.0	63.4	0	9	3	3	+13
23	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	27	5/1/1990	HOU	vs	LAL	42	8	1	2	0	8	13	61.5	0	0		11	14	78.6	70.5	3	5	3	2
24	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	27	4/29/1990	HOU	@	LAL	43	4	8	2	0	10	19	52.6	0	3	0.0	7	7	100.0	61.1	3	1	0	3
25	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	26	5/14/2009	HOU	vs	LAL	41	3	4	2	0	8	13	61.5	3	4	75.0	7	7	100.0	80.8	0	3	4	1	+12