most points scored in a game rockets player between 1983-84 to 1988-89

Between the 1983-84 and 1988-89 seasons, Hakeem Olajuwon put up the most points for the Rockets in a game, with 44 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on December 30, 1986.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in a regular-season game rockets player between 1983-84 to 1988-89
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
44
12/30/1986
@
42
14
2
3
3
19
27
70.4
0
0
6
8
75.0
72.1
3
11
4
4
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
43
4/8/1989
@
47
13
1
8
5
15
29
51.7
0
0
13
19
68.4
57.5
4
9
7
4
3Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
43
11/17/1984
vs
44
17
3
2
2
19
27
70.4
0
0
5
6
83.3
72.5
8
9
7
3
4Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
42
2/7/1985
vs
41
15
0
0
2
17
24
70.8
0
0
8
12
66.7
71.7
5
10
5
3
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42
12/6/1984
@
45
13
0
0
5
18
22
81.8
0
0
6
9
66.7
80.9
5
8
3
4
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
11/5/1985
vs
42
18
2
1
3
14
25
56.0
0
0
13
17
76.5
63.1
11
7
2
2
7Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
41
2/16/1985
@
48
21
1
1
1
13
25
52.0
0
0
15
17
88.2
63.1
2
19
8
2
8Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
41
2/8/1984
@
38
12
0
3
4
16
26
61.5
0
0
9
10
90.0
67.4
6
6
5
4
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
40
3/14/1989
@
42
24
4
1
4
14
28
50.0
0
0
12
16
75.0
57.1
8
16
4
2
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
39
11/4/1988
@
34
19
0
3
4
14
23
60.9
0
0
11
17
64.7
64.0
6
13
4
5
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
38
4/21/1988
vs
42
10
4
5
10
15
25
60.0
0
0
8
8
100.0
66.6
0
10
1
4
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
38
4/17/1988
vs
42
7
5
1
3
17
26
65.4
0
0
4
6
66.7
66.3
3
4
3
6
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
38
3/23/1987
vs
44
13
4
1
5
16
28
57.1
0
0
6
8
75.0
60.3
5
8
2
3
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
38
3/10/1987
vs
53
17
6
7
12
14
29
48.3
0
0
10
14
71.4
54.0
10
7
4
5
15Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
38
2/21/1986
@
48
15
4
2
4
16
33
48.5
0
0
6
9
66.7
51.4
10
5
2
5
16Lewis Lloyd
L. Lloyd
38
12/17/1985
@
40
3
4
1
2
15
23
65.2
0
0
8
9
88.9
70.5
2
1
2
2
17Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
38
12/15/1984
vs
46
18
5
1
0
17
31
54.8
0
0
4
6
66.7
56.5
8
10
3
1
18Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
37
4/2/1989
@
43
13
1
0
0
15
23
65.2
0
0
7
9
77.8
68.6
4
9
3
4
19Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
37
1/31/1989
vs
41
1
5
1
0
15
23
65.2
5
8
62.5
2
4
50.0
74.7
0
1
4
2
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37
12/8/1988
@
41
17
6
2
4
13
26
50.0
0
0
11
14
78.6
57.5
9
8
3
5
21World B. Free
W. B. Free
37
11/12/1987
@
31
1
2
1
0
15
21
71.4
1
3
33.3
6
8
75.0
75.4
0
1
0
5
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37
2/12/1987
@
45
8
3
1
6
13
22
59.1
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.7
2
6
3
4
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37
11/24/1985
@
37
10
1
0
2
15
25
60.0
0
0
7
9
77.8
63.9
5
5
2
5
24Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
37
2/2/1985
vs
51
18
1
0
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
64.3
5
13
7
6
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36
3/28/1989
vs
35
12
0
3
5
13
20
65.0
0
0
10
13
76.9
70.0
3
9
2
4

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