most point in a game by a rockets players vs nuggets

Hakeem Olajuwon has scored the most points for the Rockets in a game versus the Nuggets, with 52 points on April 19, 1990.

Interpreted as:
most point in a regular-season game by a rockets players vs nuggets
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
52
4/19/1990
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
42
18
4
3
3
21
34
61.8
0
0
10
13
76.9
65.5
6
12
11
6
2James Harden
J. Harden
50
3/19/2015
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
40
10
4
1
0
12
27
44.4
4
12
33.3
22
25
88.0
65.8
1
9
4
2
+22
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
48
1/30/1997
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
43
10
3
0
2
24
40
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
3
7
3
3
-1
4Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
48
12/6/1980
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
34
4
6
2
0
19
30
63.3
0
0
10
13
76.9
67.2
1
3
3
2
5Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
45
1/9/2005
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
41
12
5
1
3
15
26
57.7
5
9
55.6
10
14
71.4
70.0
0
12
3
4
+27
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
45
3/29/1997
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
39
11
4
0
2
14
24
58.3
1
1
100.0
16
17
94.1
71.5
1
10
2
5
+22
7Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
45
4/5/1991
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
44
9
7
0
0
14
25
56.0
8
12
66.7
9
10
90.0
76.5
2
7
2
3
8Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
42
2/2/1983
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
45
6
9
4
1
14
26
53.8
3
5
60.0
11
12
91.7
67.1
1
5
5
3
9Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
42
1/3/1981
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
32
2
4
2
0
16
27
59.3
0
0
10
10
100.0
66.9
0
2
3
4
10James Harden
J. Harden
41
2/25/2018
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
37
8
7
1
0
11
20
55.0
6
10
60.0
13
16
81.3
75.8
1
7
5
2
+12
11James Harden
J. Harden
41
12/17/2014
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
45
4
10
2
0
11
21
52.4
1
7
14.3
18
21
85.7
67.8
1
3
4
2
+12
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
1/14/1995
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
43
7
4
1
0
16
26
61.5
0
0
9
10
90.0
67.4
0
7
3
4
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
41
10/21/1980
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
41
26
1
1
0
12
20
60.0
0
0
17
21
81.0
70.1
8
18
4
14James Harden
J. Harden
40
3/18/2017
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
37
10
10
2
0
11
23
47.8
3
8
37.5
15
17
88.2
65.6
0
10
8
3
+10
15Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
40
2/26/1991
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
24
2
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
7
7
100.0
71.2
1
1
1
2
16James Harden
J. Harden
39
3/20/2017
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
40
7
11
4
0
13
29
44.8
4
11
36.4
9
11
81.8
57.6
1
6
6
4
+2
17Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
39
11/4/1988
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
34
19
0
3
4
14
23
60.9
0
0
11
17
64.7
64.0
6
13
4
5
18James Harden
J. Harden
38
3/28/2019
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
32
6
6
1
1
10
22
45.5
5
11
45.5
13
14
92.9
67.5
2
4
4
2
+14
19Moses Malone
M. Malone
38
2/3/1981
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
44
26
3
1
2
15
33
45.5
0
0
8
11
72.7
50.2
8
18
9
5
20Kevin Martin
K. Martin
37
2/7/2011
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
40
4
7
3
0
12
26
46.2
4
8
50.0
9
12
75.0
59.1
0
4
3
1
+1
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37
4/11/1996
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
36
10
0
2
4
14
22
63.6
0
0
9
12
75.0
67.8
1
9
2
4
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37
1/17/1996
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
44
6
5
1
3
13
27
48.1
0
2
0.0
11
14
78.6
55.8
1
5
3
4
23Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
37
2/2/1985
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
51
18
1
0
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
64.3
5
13
7
6
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
37
1/18/1981
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
44
19
2
2
1
14
18
77.8
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.0
8
11
7
4
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36
11/7/1996
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
42
9
1
1
1
11
25
44.0
0
0
14
17
82.4
55.4
2
7
4
1
-4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

123.0

2nd

DRTG

112.6

5th

NETRTG

10.4

2nd

3P%

39.6

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

6 - 19

113

Final

115

HOU Rockets

16 - 6

Thu 11 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122
Thu
11/13
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
98-105
Thu
11/13
MIA MIA
@
NYK NYK
132-140
Thu
11/13
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
105-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
MIL MIL
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
8:00 PM