Moses Malone and Calvin Murphy were tied for the most points in a 1981 playoff game, with 42 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a playoff game in 1981

	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	Moses Malone M. Malone	42	4/26/1981	HOU	vs	KCK	48	23	1	0	1	16	34	47.1	0	0		10	14	71.4	52.3				3
2	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	42	4/17/1981	HOU	@	SAS	42	1	3	0	0	19	28	67.9	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	70.6			5	2
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	41	4/10/1981	HOU	vs	SAS	48	15	0	0	1	16	23	69.6	0	0		9	14	64.3	70.3			4	3
4	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	40	4/3/1981	POR	@	KCK	49	11	2	2	5	15	23	65.2	0	0		10	12	83.3	70.7	4	7	1	4
5	Julius Erving J. Erving	38	4/5/1981	PHI	vs	MIL	42	9	1	2	6	14	21	66.7	0	0		10	16	62.5	67.8			4	3
6	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
7	Reggie Theus R. Theus	37	4/3/1981	CHI	vs	NYK	46	4	11	4	0	10	18	55.6	0	0		17	18	94.4	71.4				5
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	36	4/29/1981	HOU	@	KCK	48	11	2	0	2	12	17	70.6	0	0		12	16	75.0	74.9			2	3
9	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	36	4/19/1981	MIL	@	PHI	48	9	3	1	2	16	25	64.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	66.2			0	1
10	Moses Malone M. Malone	36	4/15/1981	HOU	vs	SAS	48	10	1	0	2	15	25	60.0	0	1	0.0	6	9	66.7	62.2			4	3
11	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	36	4/14/1981	HOU	@	SAS	32	1	4	0	0	16	23	69.6	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	72.7			4	5
12	Andrew Toney A. Toney	35	4/22/1981	PHI	@	BOS	31	7	7	1	0	11	23	47.8	0	1	0.0	13	14	92.9	60.0	1	6	4	3
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	35	4/12/1981	BOS	@	CHI	44	11	5	3	1	13	22	59.1	1	1	100.0	8	8	100.0	68.6				3
14	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	35	4/12/1981	MIL	vs	PHI	41	8	7	0	0	16	25	64.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	66.5			1	2
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	34	4/22/1981	BOS	vs	PHI	41	16	5	0	1	14	21	66.7	0	0		6	7	85.7	70.6	2	14	5	3
16	Moses Malone M. Malone	34	4/14/1981	HOU	@	SAS	48	13	2	1	2	8	18	44.4	0	0		18	20	90.0	63.4			2	5
17	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	34	4/8/1981	HOU	@	SAS	30	1	1	0	0	15	26	57.7	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	62.2			3	2
18	Mark Olberding M. Olberding	34	4/8/1981	SAS	vs	HOU	35	5	4	0	0	14	20	70.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	75.1			0	3
19	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	34	4/5/1981	POR	vs	KCK	38	5	4	3	0	16	28	57.1	0	0		2	2	100.0	58.9	2	3	2	4
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	33	4/21/1981	BOS	vs	PHI	48	10	3	1	0	14	29	48.3	0	0		5	5	100.0	52.9			1	4
21	George Gervin G. Gervin	33	4/12/1981	SAS	@	HOU	44	4	2	1	3	12	24	50.0	0	0		9	12	75.0	56.4			3	4
22	Robert Reid R. Reid	33	4/12/1981	HOU	vs	SAS	48	5	6	4	4	11	15	73.3	0	0		11	14	78.6	78.0			2	4
23	George Gervin G. Gervin	33	4/10/1981	SAS	@	HOU	39	8	2	0	0	14	22	63.6	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	68.2			3	3
24	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
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	4/29/1981	BOS	vs	PHI	43	11	5	3	2	11	24	45.8	0	0		10	10	100.0	56.3			6	4

Unlock 2x data

More Rockets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.1

Durant

RPG

9.5

Sengun

APG

7.2

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

2nd

DRTG

113.5

9th

NETRTG

9.2

3rd

3P%

39.6

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sun 12/21	HOU	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 12/23	HOU	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

16 - 8

128

Final

133

Pelicans

6 - 22

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.6

121.4

121.1

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.5

111.5

111.6

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.6

9.5

9.2

8.6

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,361.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,275.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,367

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,345.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

17-10

17-9

15-9-1

16-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-19

8-17

9-18

10-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	7	.731	1.5
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	5.5
5	76ers	14	11	.560	6.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5
9	Hawks	15	13	.536	6.5
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	10.0
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	12.0
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.5
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.5
13	Kings	6	21	.222	19.0
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	19.0
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/16	NYK	@	MIA	113-115
Sun 11/16	CHA	@	TOR	108-110
Sun 11/16	DAL	@	MIN	96-120
Sun 11/16	OKC	@	NOP	126-109
Sun 11/16	CHI	@	DEN	130-127

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	SAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM

Moses Malone and Calvin Murphy were tied for the most points in a 1981 playoff game, with 42 points.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More Rockets Stats

25.1

9.5

7.2

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

35.2

32.4

31.5

12.3

11.9

11.5

10.9

9.2

9.1

2.4

2.0

1.9

2.5

1.9

1.8

4.0

3.7

3.6

71.8

71.6

71.6

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

1,659

1,361.9

1,275.4

1,766

1,367

1,345.5

37.8

36.1

33.3

39.9

37.4

36.9

1.82

1.65

1.59

1.94

1.75

1.59

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule