most points by a rockets player in a playoff game

Hakeem Olajuwon has posted the most points for the Rockets in a playoff game, with 49 points in Game 6 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals against the Seattle SuperSonics.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49
5/14/1987
@
53
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
46
5/1/1994
vs
40
8
4
4
6
16
30
53.3
1
2
50.0
13
18
72.2
60.7
2
6
3
3
3James Harden
J. Harden
45
5/25/2015
vs
40
9
5
2
2
13
22
59.1
7
11
63.6
12
13
92.3
81.2
2
7
3
2
+21
4Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
45
4/27/1995
@
44
8
6
2
3
20
30
66.7
0
0
5
10
50.0
65.4
1
7
5
4
5James Harden
J. Harden
44
4/15/2018
vs
41
4
8
2
0
15
26
57.7
7
12
58.3
7
9
77.8
73.4
2
2
3
2
+5
6James Harden
J. Harden
44
4/21/2017
@
38
6
6
0
1
11
21
52.4
4
12
33.3
18
18
100.0
76.1
1
5
7
5
+1
7James Harden
J. Harden
43
5/5/2017
vs
40
2
5
3
0
14
28
50.0
5
13
38.5
10
11
90.9
65.5
1
1
5
4
-14
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
43
5/26/1995
vs
46
11
4
0
5
19
32
59.4
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
63.7
3
8
2
5
9James Harden
J. Harden
42
4/24/2015
@
36
5
9
1
0
15
24
62.5
5
7
71.4
7
7
100.0
77.5
0
5
5
4
-1
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42
5/30/1995
@
44
9
8
1
5
19
30
63.3
0
0
4
7
57.1
63.5
0
9
0
5
11Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
42
4/30/1988
@
44
3
9
1
0
16
22
72.7
1
1
100.0
9
10
90.0
79.5
1
2
2
2
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
42
4/26/1981
vs
48
23
1
0
1
16
34
47.1
0
0
10
14
71.4
52.3
3
13Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
42
4/17/1981
@
42
1
3
0
0
19
28
67.9
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
70.6
5
2
14James Harden
J. Harden
41
5/4/2019
vs
45
9
6
1
0
14
32
43.8
5
13
38.5
8
8
100.0
57.7
2
7
3
4
-4
15James Harden
J. Harden
41
5/14/2018
vs
35
4
7
1
0
14
24
58.3
5
9
55.6
8
10
80.0
72.2
1
3
4
4
-7
16Chris Paul
C. Paul
41
5/8/2018
vs
38
7
10
1
0
13
22
59.1
8
10
80.0
7
8
87.5
80.3
0
7
0
1
+20
17James Harden
J. Harden
41
4/29/2018
vs
37
8
7
1
0
12
26
46.2
7
12
58.3
10
11
90.9
66.5
1
7
3
2
+15
18Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
5/24/1995
@
41
16
4
3
2
18
31
58.1
0
0
5
6
83.3
60.9
4
12
4
5
19Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
41
5/5/1995
vs
41
9
6
1
0
12
18
66.7
4
8
50.0
13
14
92.9
84.9
3
6
1
3
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
5/25/1994
vs
46
13
6
1
3
14
22
63.6
0
0
13
13
100.0
74.0
1
12
3
3
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
4/30/1988
@
43
26
2
3
4
15
27
55.6
0
0
11
14
78.6
61.8
7
19
3
4
22Moses Malone
M. Malone
41
4/10/1981
vs
48
15
0
0
1
16
23
69.6
0
0
9
14
64.3
70.3
4
3
23Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
40
5/2/2008
@
42
10
5
0
1
13
26
50.0
2
7
28.6
12
18
66.7
59.0
1
9
1
1
-17
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
40
5/5/1995
vs
38
8
3
0
1
14
22
63.6
0
0
12
15
80.0
69.9
2
6
2
5
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
40
5/5/1988
vs
44
15
3
2
1
16
24
66.7
0
1
0.0
8
8
100.0
72.7
3
12
1
3

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