most points in one game by a rockets player in the regular season or playoffs before 2013

Before 2012-13, Calvin Murphy posted the most points for the Rockets in a regular-season or postseason game, with 57 points against the New Jersey Nets on March 18, 1978.

	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	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	57	3/18/1978	HOU	vs	NJN	48	6	2	3	0	24	40	60.0				9	12	75.0	62.9				4
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	54	11/13/1968	SDR	vs	DET	48	22				20	45	44.4				14	17	82.4	51.4				2
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	53	2/2/1982	HOU	vs	SDC	42	22	4	2	1	19	30	63.3	0	0		15	18	83.3	69.9	11	11	3	2
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	52	4/19/1990	HOU	vs	DEN	42	18	4	3	3	21	34	61.8	0	0		10	13	76.9	65.5	6	12	11	6
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	51	1/18/1996	HOU	vs	BOS	45	14	3	3	2	20	37	54.1	0	0		11	14	78.6	59.1	5	9	2	3
6	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	51	1/26/1991	HOU	vs	CLE	46	5	1	2	0	14	25	56.0	4	10	40.0	19	22	86.4	73.5	0	5	5	0
7	Moses Malone M. Malone	51	3/11/1981	HOU	vs	GSW	44	19	2	2	0	20	28	71.4	0			11	12	91.7	76.6			3	3
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	50	11/20/1970	SDR	vs	SEA	48	25	3			18	35	51.4				14	16	87.5	59.5				1
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	49	5/14/1987	HOU	@	SEA	53	25	2	2	6	19	33	57.6	0	0		11	13	84.6	63.3	11	14	2	4
10	Moses Malone M. Malone	49	3/13/1982	HOU	vs	POR	45	12	3	1	5	17	26	65.4	0	0		15	19	78.9	71.3	5	7	4	3
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	49	1/30/1970	SDR	vs	SEA	50	22	2			18	35	51.4				13	19	68.4	56.5				5
12	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	48	12/2/2004	HOU	@	DAL	49	9	9	2	3	19	36	52.8	6	13	46.2	4	7	57.1	61.4	5	4	2	3	0
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	48	1/30/1997	HOU	vs	DEN	43	10	3	0	2	24	40	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	3	7	3	3	-1
14	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	48	12/6/1980	HOU	vs	DEN	34	4	6	2	0	19	30	63.3	0	0		10	13	76.9	67.2	1	3	3	2
15	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	48	11/25/1970	SDR	@	CIN	46	22	2			17	30	56.7				14	15	93.3	65.6				2
16	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	47	11/1/2007	HOU	@	UTA	40	4	4	0	0	17	27	63.0	2	5	40.0	11	14	78.6	70.9	1	3	1	2	+6
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	47	1/13/1995	HOU	vs	SAS	45	10	4	1	3	21	35	60.0	0	0		5	7	71.4	61.7	1	9	7	4
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	47	2/7/1982	HOU	@	KCK	43	14	3	1	2	18	28	64.3	0	0		11	15	73.3	67.9			2	2
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	46	3/23/1996	HOU	vs	MIN	44	19	8	3	3	16	23	69.6	0	0		14	18	77.8	74.4	7	12	6	3
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	46	5/1/1994	HOU	vs	POR	40	8	4	4	6	16	30	53.3	1	2	50.0	13	18	72.2	60.7	2	6	3	3
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	46	3/26/1982	HOU	@	SEA	45	13	2	1	1	19	33	57.6	0	0		8	11	72.7	60.8	7	6	4	2
22	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	46	3/10/1978	HOU	vs	WAS	43	4	4	2	0	21	38	55.3				4	4	100.0	57.8				3
23	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	46	2/25/1970	SDR	@	BOS	46	14	2			17	34	50.0				12	16	75.0	56.0				6
24	Kevin Martin K. Martin	45	1/5/2011	HOU	vs	POR	39	2	4	0	0	13	18	72.2	6	8	75.0	13	15	86.7	91.5	0	2	4	2	+6
25	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	45	1/16/2007	HOU	@	DAL	40	5	7	1	1	17	29	58.6	4	11	36.4	7	9	77.8	68.3	0	5	1	1	0