nba player most points in elimination game in 1994 playoffs

Hakeem Olajuwon dropped the most points in an elimination game, with 37 points versus the Suns on May 21, 1994.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37
5/21/1994
HOU HOU
vs
PHX PHX
44
17
5
0
3
18
33
54.5
0
0
1
1
100.0
55.3
1
16
3
4
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
31
5/31/1994
UTA UTA
@
HOU HOU
45
10
7
0
0
9
21
42.9
0
1
0.0
13
15
86.7
56.2
2
8
3
3
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
31
5/21/1994
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
46
14
6
2
1
12
23
52.2
0
0
7
9
77.8
57.5
4
10
2
5
4Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
31
5/6/1994
NJN NJN
vs
NYK NYK
39
9
3
0
2
5
15
33.3
0
1
0.0
21
25
84.0
59.6
6
3
3
3
5Reggie Williams
R. Williams
31
5/2/1994
DEN DEN
vs
SEA SEA
39
6
8
2
2
11
16
68.8
3
6
50.0
6
7
85.7
81.2
0
6
1
4
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
30
6/19/1994
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
43
10
2
1
4
11
21
52.4
0
0
8
8
100.0
61.2
3
7
2
5
7Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
30
5/4/1994
GSW GSW
vs
PHX PHX
48
4
4
0
3
11
16
68.8
4
6
66.7
4
4
100.0
84.5
0
4
2
1
8Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
29
5/5/1994
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
36
4
7
1
0
7
13
53.8
6
10
60.0
9
9
100.0
85.5
0
4
4
1
9Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
28
5/19/1994
PHX PHX
vs
HOU HOU
44
5
13
2
0
10
21
47.6
0
1
0.0
8
8
100.0
57.1
0
5
1
0
10LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
27
5/5/1994
DEN DEN
vs
SEA SEA
43
17
1
2
0
10
20
50.0
1
1
100.0
6
6
100.0
59.6
6
11
2
3
11David Robinson
D. Robinson
27
5/5/1994
SAS SAS
@
UTA UTA
45
12
4
1
2
11
21
52.4
0
0
5
8
62.5
55.1
1
11
2
4
12Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
27
5/4/1994
GSW GSW
vs
PHX PHX
34
2
4
1
1
10
16
62.5
3
5
60.0
4
6
66.7
72.4
1
1
3
5
13John Starks
J. Starks
26
6/3/1994
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
40
2
6
3
0
8
11
72.7
5
6
83.3
5
6
83.3
95.3
1
1
1
4
14Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
26
5/6/1994
POR POR
vs
HOU HOU
41
4
7
1
0
8
19
42.1
0
1
0.0
10
10
100.0
55.6
1
3
6
4
15Danny Manning
D. Manning
26
5/5/1994
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
43
7
4
2
3
10
21
47.6
0
0
6
6
100.0
55.0
2
5
6
3
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
25
6/22/1994
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
46
10
7
1
3
10
25
40.0
0
0
5
7
71.4
44.5
0
10
2
5
17Reggie Miller
R. Miller
25
6/5/1994
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
35
2
0
1
1
7
17
41.2
3
4
75.0
8
8
100.0
60.9
1
1
2
2
18Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
25
5/21/1994
PHX PHX
@
HOU HOU
48
2
11
0
0
9
22
40.9
0
2
0.0
7
7
100.0
49.8
0
2
3
1
19Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
25
5/4/1994
NJN NJN
vs
NYK NYK
49
17
3
0
0
11
19
57.9
2
2
100.0
1
2
50.0
62.9
6
11
3
3
20Chris Mills
C. Mills
25
5/3/1994
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
48
10
3
5
1
10
17
58.8
3
4
75.0
2
2
100.0
69.9
3
7
4
4
21Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
25
5/3/1994
POR POR
vs
HOU HOU
42
4
15
0
1
11
19
57.9
0
0
3
5
60.0
59.0
1
3
1
2
22Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
24
6/5/1994
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
44
22
7
1
5
10
23
43.5
0
0
4
6
66.7
46.8
11
11
3
5
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24
5/21/1994
PHX PHX
@
HOU HOU
48
15
4
3
0
9
19
47.4
2
7
28.6
4
5
80.0
56.6
3
12
2
4
24Kevin Willis
K. Willis
24
5/8/1994
ATL ATL
vs
MIA MIA
40
12
2
1
0
10
17
58.8
0
0
4
5
80.0
62.5
4
8
5
3
25Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
24
5/5/1994
SAS SAS
@
UTA UTA
42
3
0
0
0
10
19
52.6
4
8
50.0
0
1
0.0
61.7
3
0
1
3

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Thunder Thunder
24
2
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18
6
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6
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7
.720
5.5
5
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12/20
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5:00 PM
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12/21
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@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
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LAC LAC
10:30 PM
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2
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2
Nuggets Nuggets
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6
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16
6
.727
6.0
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11/13
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