most points scored in a game rockets player between 1996-97 to 1999-00

Between the 1996-97 and 1999-00 seasons, Hakeem Olajuwon dropped the most points for the Rockets in a game, with 48 points versus the Nuggets on January 30, 1997.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in a regular-season game rockets player between 1996-97 to 1999-00
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
48
1/30/1997
vs
43
10
3
0
2
24
40
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
3
7
3
3
-1
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
45
3/29/1997
vs
39
11
4
0
2
14
24
58.3
1
1
100.0
16
17
94.1
71.5
1
10
2
5
+22
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
43
11/29/1997
@
39
15
3
4
0
15
20
75.0
1
1
100.0
12
14
85.7
82.2
6
9
6
4
+16
4Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
43
11/5/1997
@
34
4
6
2
0
15
25
60.0
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
72.1
1
3
2
2
+29
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
1/25/1997
vs
46
15
6
2
2
14
29
48.3
1
1
100.0
12
14
85.7
58.3
3
12
7
0
-3
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
39
3/25/1997
vs
41
11
4
1
6
13
25
52.0
0
2
0.0
13
13
100.0
63.5
3
8
3
3
+15
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
39
3/22/1997
vs
41
7
3
2
0
18
31
58.1
0
0
3
3
100.0
60.3
1
6
1
1
+3
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
39
1/21/1997
@
40
3
4
2
0
13
19
68.4
4
10
40.0
9
9
100.0
84.9
0
3
2
5
0
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
38
11/9/1996
vs
33
9
2
1
1
14
27
51.9
0
0
10
12
83.3
58.9
4
5
1
4
+7
10Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
37
3/9/1998
@
42
3
2
2
0
13
18
72.2
4
7
57.1
7
7
100.0
87.8
0
3
3
2
-3
11Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
37
1/7/1997
@
43
5
3
0
0
11
17
64.7
5
9
55.6
10
10
100.0
86.4
0
5
2
3
+6
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37
12/23/1996
vs
44
15
3
1
6
18
35
51.4
0
0
1
2
50.0
51.6
4
11
4
3
-3
13Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
36
12/10/1996
@
44
6
8
3
2
14
20
70.0
1
4
25.0
7
9
77.8
75.1
0
6
1
4
+11
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36
11/7/1996
@
42
9
1
1
1
11
25
44.0
0
0
14
17
82.4
55.4
2
7
4
1
-4
15Shandon Anderson
S. Anderson
35
4/18/2000
@
45
4
1
2
1
12
20
60.0
6
11
54.5
5
8
62.5
74.4
1
3
5
3
+7
16Cuttino Mobley
C. Mobley
35
4/16/2000
vs
46
9
1
0
3
14
24
58.3
4
8
50.0
3
3
100.0
69.1
2
7
4
5
-10
17Shandon Anderson
S. Anderson
35
3/24/2000
@
46
9
5
0
1
11
21
52.4
5
10
50.0
8
10
80.0
68.9
0
9
5
2
-15
18Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
35
3/20/1999
vs
43
18
2
0
0
13
21
61.9
0
0
9
12
75.0
66.6
5
13
1
5
+23
19Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
35
1/18/1998
@
42
14
1
1
0
11
14
78.6
2
3
66.7
11
16
68.8
83.2
5
9
4
4
-3
20Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
35
11/14/1997
vs
52
10
7
1
2
11
25
44.0
3
8
37.5
10
13
76.9
57.0
3
7
3
2
-5
21Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
35
4/8/1997
@
40
8
7
0
0
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
13
14
92.9
79.0
0
8
2
4
+20
22Steve Francis
S. Francis
34
3/23/2000
vs
41
9
14
3
0
13
19
68.4
3
3
100.0
5
6
83.3
78.6
1
8
2
4
+12
23Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
34
1/3/1998
vs
43
6
5
5
1
12
22
54.5
1
4
25.0
9
10
90.0
64.4
2
4
2
3
-4
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
34
11/30/1996
@
39
17
2
1
0
15
25
60.0
0
0
4
5
80.0
62.5
4
13
4
4
+13
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
34
11/5/1996
@
33
7
3
4
3
12
23
52.2
0
0
10
13
76.9
59.2
2
5
4
2
+19

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Sengun

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APG

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Sengun

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ORTG

122.4

3rd

DRTG

113.5

9th

NETRTG

8.9

3rd

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40.3

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4.5
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19
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19
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17
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