Hakeem Olajuwon posted his most points in a game in 1996-97 against the Nuggets on January 30, 1997, with 48 points.
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NBA hakeem career high points in one regular-season game in 1997| 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 |  | 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 | ||||
| 2 | | 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 | ||
| 3 | | 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 | ||
| 4 | | 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 | ||
| 5 | | 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 | |||
| 6 | | 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 | |||
| 7 | | 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 | |||
| 8 | | 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 | |||
| 9 | | 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 | |||
| 10 | | 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 | |||
| 11 | | H. Olajuwon | 33 | 4/2/1997 | @ | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 64.1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -5 | |||
| 12 | | H. Olajuwon | 32 | 3/12/1997 | vs | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 62.1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | +2 | |||
| 13 | | H. Olajuwon | 32 | 1/19/1997 | vs | 39 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 57.9 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 14 | | H. Olajuwon | 31 | 3/5/1997 | @ | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 63.7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | +3 | |||
| 15 | | H. Olajuwon | 31 | 12/28/1996 | vs | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 76.3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +13 | |||
| 16 | | H. Olajuwon | 31 | 11/12/1996 | vs | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 59.7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +1 | |||
| 17 | | H. Olajuwon | 29 | 1/11/1997 | @ | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 53.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | -22 | ||
| 18 | | H. Olajuwon | 29 | 12/26/1996 | @ | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 78.6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +2 | |||
| 19 | | H. Olajuwon | 29 | 12/10/1996 | @ | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 57.4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +6 | |||
| 20 | | H. Olajuwon | 28 | 2/15/1997 | @ | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 57.4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 21 | | H. Olajuwon | 27 | 4/20/1997 | @ | 37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | +3 | |||
| 22 | | H. Olajuwon | 27 | 11/26/1996 | vs | 41 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 52.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -6 | |||
| 23 | | H. Olajuwon | 26 | 3/20/1997 | vs | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 62.3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +16 | |||
| 24 | | H. Olajuwon | 26 | 2/4/1997 | @ | 43 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 66.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | H. Olajuwon | 26 | 1/21/1997 | @ | 44 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 43.7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | -17 | |||
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