most pts in a playoff game by a rockets rookie

Hakeem Olajuwon has put up the most points by a Rockets rookie in a playoff game, with 32 points in Game 5 of the 1985 First Round versus the Jazz.

	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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	4/28/1985	HOU	vs	UTA	42	14	1	0	6	12	19	63.2	0	0		8	15	53.3	62.5	7	7	2	3
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	31	3/27/1969	SDR	@	ATL	48	12	1			11	23	47.8				9	15	60.0	52.4				3
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	30	4/4/1969	SDR	vs	ATL		20	1			13	20	65.0				4	5	80.0	67.6				3
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27	4/6/1969	SDR	@	ATL	48	9	0			9	19	47.4				9	11	81.8	56.6				2
5	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	26	5/11/1997	HOU	@	SEA	48	1	6	0	0	9	19	47.4	8	13	61.5	0	0		68.4	0	1	4	2	+7
6	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	26	4/29/1997	HOU	@	MIN	39	2	2	2	0	9	11	81.8	6	8	75.0	2	3	66.7	105.5	0	2	1	3	+10
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26	4/24/1985	HOU	@	UTA	37	16	2	5	2	10	20	50.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	55.3	7	9	5	5
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	26	4/7/1969	SDR	vs	ATL		14	2			12	19	63.2				2	5	40.0	61.3				4
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	26	4/1/1969	SDR	vs	ATL		19	0			9	19	47.4				8	14	57.1	51.7				5
10	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	26	3/29/1969	SDR	@	ATL	43	2	6			10	16	62.5				6	8	75.0	66.6				5
11	John Lucas J. Lucas	24	5/17/1977	HOU	vs	PHI	39	1	4		0	10	16	62.5				4	4	100.0	67.6				3
12	Stu Lantz S. Lantz	23	3/29/1969	SDR	@	ATL	39	4	3			9	15	60.0				5	5	100.0	66.9				4
13	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	22	5/21/1994	HOU	vs	PHX	29	4	7	2	0	8	12	66.7	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	79.9	3	1	2	4
14	John Lucas J. Lucas	21	5/15/1977	HOU	@	PHI	38	4	6	3	1	7	15	46.7				7	12	58.3	51.8				2
15	John Lucas J. Lucas	21	4/21/1977	HOU	vs	WAS	40	6	6	0	0	10	14	71.4				1	1	100.0	72.7				6
16	John Lucas J. Lucas	20	5/11/1977	HOU	vs	PHI	41	5	9	3	0	8	15	53.3				4	5	80.0	58.1				4
17	Stu Lantz S. Lantz	20	4/4/1969	SDR	vs	ATL		10	2			7	18	38.9				6	7	85.7	47.4				4
18	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	19	5/9/1997	HOU	@	SEA	43	2	4	1	0	7	16	43.8	5	8	62.5	0	2	0.0	56.3	0	2	2	0	-2
19	Robert Horry R. Horry	19	5/16/1993	HOU	vs	SEA	34	4	5	1	2	6	10	60.0	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	75.2	0	4	3	3
20	Luis Scola L. Scola	18	4/29/2008	HOU	vs	UTA	35	12	2	0	0	7	12	58.3	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	63.4	4	8	2	4	+9
21	Robert Horry R. Horry	18	5/22/1993	HOU	@	SEA	42	4	1	3	0	7	14	50.0	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	57.1	0	4	1	4
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	18	4/26/1985	HOU	@	UTA	42	11	3	0	2	7	18	38.9	0	0		4	7	57.1	42.7	6	5	1	5
23	John Lucas J. Lucas	18	4/24/1977	HOU	@	WAS	47	3	8	3	0	9	20	45.0				0	0		45.0				3
24	Troy Daniels T. Daniels	17	4/27/2014	HOU	@	POR	21	3	0	0	0	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	3	3	100.0	102.2	1	2	0	3	+9
25	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	17	5/5/1997	HOU	vs	SEA	36	1	4	0	0	6	10	60.0	4	8	50.0	1	1	100.0	81.4	0	1	4	2	+2

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