rockets players most 40 point games in a single playoffs

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most games for the Rockets with 40+ points in a single NBA playoff run, with 5 games in 1994-95.

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rockets players most 40 or more point games in a single playoffs
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5
211
1994-95
42.6
42.2
10.4
5.0
1.2
3.2
18.0
29.0
62.1
0.2
0.2
100.0
6.0
8.4
71.4
64.5
2.0
8.4
2.6
213
52
25
6
16
13
24
2James Harden
J. Harden
3
126
2017-18
37.7
42.0
5.3
7.3
1.3
0.0
13.7
25.3
53.9
6.3
11.0
57.6
8.3
10.0
83.3
70.6
1.3
4.0
3.3
113
16
22
4
0
10
8
+13
3James Harden
J. Harden
2
87
2016-17
39.2
43.5
4.0
5.5
1.5
0.5
12.5
24.5
51.0
4.5
12.5
36.0
14.0
14.5
96.6
70.4
1.0
3.0
6.0
78
8
11
3
1
12
9
-13
4James Harden
J. Harden
2
87
2014-15
38.2
43.5
7.0
7.0
1.5
1.0
14.0
23.0
60.9
6.0
9.0
66.7
9.5
10.0
95.0
79.4
1.0
6.0
4.0
76
14
14
3
2
8
6
+20
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2
87
1993-94
43.0
43.5
10.5
5.0
2.5
4.5
15.0
26.0
57.7
0.5
1.0
50.0
13.0
15.5
83.9
66.3
1.5
9.0
3.0
86
21
10
5
9
6
6
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2
81
1987-88
43.5
40.5
20.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
15.5
25.5
60.8
0.0
0.5
0.0
9.5
11.0
86.4
66.7
5.0
15.5
2.0
87
41
5
5
5
4
7
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
2
83
1980-81
48.0
41.5
19.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
16.0
28.5
56.1
0.0
0.0
9.5
14.0
67.9
59.9
96
38
1
0
2
6
8James Harden
J. Harden
1
41
2018-19
45.4
41.0
9.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
32.0
43.8
5.0
13.0
38.5
8.0
8.0
100.0
57.7
2.0
7.0
3.0
45
9
6
1
0
3
4
-4
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
1
41
2017-18
37.7
41.0
7.0
10.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
22.0
59.1
8.0
10.0
80.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
80.3
0.0
7.0
0.0
38
7
10
1
0
0
1
+20
10Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
1
40
2007-08
42.1
40.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
1.0
13.0
26.0
50.0
2.0
7.0
28.6
12.0
18.0
66.7
59.0
1.0
9.0
1.0
42
10
5
0
1
1
1
-17
11Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1
41
1994-95
41.0
41.0
9.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
12.0
18.0
66.7
4.0
8.0
50.0
13.0
14.0
92.9
84.9
3.0
6.0
1.0
41
9
6
1
0
1
3
12Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
1
42
1987-88
44.0
42.0
3.0
9.0
1.0
0.0
16.0
22.0
72.7
1.0
1.0
100.0
9.0
10.0
90.0
79.5
1.0
2.0
2.0
44
3
9
1
0
2
2
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
49
1986-87
53.0
49.0
25.0
2.0
2.0
6.0
19.0
33.0
57.6
0.0
0.0
11.0
13.0
84.6
63.3
11.0
14.0
2.0
53
25
2
2
6
2
4
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
40
1985-86
46.0
40.0
12.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
14.0
28.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
15.0
80.0
57.8
5.0
7.0
2.0
46
12
3
2
2
2
5
15Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1
42
1980-81
42.0
42.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
19.0
28.0
67.9
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
70.6
5.0
42
1
3
0
0
5
2
16Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1
40
1976-77
37.0
40.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
16.0
29.0
55.2
8.0
8.0
100.0
61.5
37
3
2
3
1
5

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