nba players to score at least 20 points and have at least 20 rebounds in a single playoff game and lose the game before 1989

Hakeem Olajuwon lost when grabbing 20+ rebounds and scoring 20+ points in Game 6 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Seattle SuperSonics on May 14, 1987.

NAME DATE L PTS REB TM OPP MIN AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5/14/1987
1
49
25
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
53
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
2 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
4/18/1986
1
26
22
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
39
9
4
1
11
19
57.9
0
2
0.0
4
8
50.0
57.7
11
11
7
4
3 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
4/19/1985
1
26
24
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
45
2
0
3
9
25
36.0
1
1
100.0
7
14
50.0
41.7
9
15
2
6
4 Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
4/19/1983
1
24
20
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
41
3
1
1
11
20
55.0
0
0
2
3
66.7
56.3
4
16
4
2
5 Larry Bird
L. Bird
4/23/1980
1
22
21
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
47
4
4
0
9
21
42.9
3
4
75.0
1
2
50.0
50.3
2
19
2
4
6 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
5/4/1979
1
22
20
WAS WAS
vs
SAS SAS
45
4
0
1
9
21
42.9
4
5
80.0
47.4
5
3
7 Moses Malone
M. Malone
4/13/1979
1
21
24
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
43
2
1
4
9
23
39.1
3
7
42.9
40.3
13
11
5
2
8 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
5/28/1978
1
29
20
WAS WAS
vs
SEA SEA
42
0
2
0
12
24
50.0
5
10
50.0
51.1
9
11
0
5
9 Bill Walton
B. Walton
5/22/1977
1
28
20
POR POR
@
PHI PHI
43
3
2
2
11
17
64.7
6
7
85.7
69.7
3
17
3
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5/10/1977
1
21
20
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
45
7
1
8
5
12
41.7
11
13
84.6
59.3
5
15
2
11 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5/1/1977
1
43
20
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
41
3
0
4
17
25
68.0
9
11
81.8
72.1
5
15
5
12 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
4/15/1977
1
21
23
WAS WAS
@
CLE CLE
47
2
1
1
8
19
42.1
5
6
83.3
48.5
4
19
5
13 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
4/28/1976
1
29
26
BOS BOS
@
BUF BUF
48
8
12
24
50.0
5
5
100.0
55.3
7
19
5
14 Tom Burleson
T. Burleson
4/20/1976
1
26
20
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
39
0
1
0
12
17
70.6
2
7
28.6
64.7
6
14
6
15 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
5/11/1975
1
23
21
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
46
0
11
22
50.0
1
2
50.0
50.3
5
16 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
4/19/1974
1
28
22
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
47
4
12
29
41.4
4
4
100.0
45.5
5
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5/10/1973
1
23
21
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
48
3
9
16
56.3
5
14
35.7
51.9
3
18 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
4/17/1973
1
22
26
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
48
5
8
21
38.1
6
7
85.7
45.7
4
19 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4/22/1972
1
37
25
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
48
8
16
37
43.2
5
5
100.0
47.2
5
20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4/14/1972
1
33
21
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
48
6
15
37
40.5
3
6
50.0
41.6
4
21 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
4/1/1972
1
21
21
GSW GSW
vs
MIL MIL
44
2
10
24
41.7
1
2
50.0
42.2
2
22 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
4/28/1971
1
20
23
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
45
6
10
22
45.5
0
1
0.0
44.6
3
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4/11/1971
1
26
22
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
48
0
10
21
47.6
6
8
75.0
53.0
1
24 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4/9/1971
1
22
20
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
46
1
10
19
52.6
2
10
20.0
47.0
3
25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4/1/1971
1
32
21
MIL MIL
@
SFW SFW
46
2
11
25
44.0
10
15
66.7
50.6
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 4

89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
104-123
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM