hakeem olajuwon most points in a playoff game

Hakeem Olajuwon put up his most points in a playoff game in Game 6 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Seattle SuperSonics, with 49 points.

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 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
49
5/14/1987
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
53
25
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
2 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
46
5/1/1994
HOU HOU
vs
POR POR
40
8
4
4
6
16
30
53.3
1
2
50.0
13
18
72.2
60.7
2
6
3
3
3 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
45
4/27/1995
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
44
8
6
2
3
20
30
66.7
0
0
5
10
50.0
65.4
1
7
5
4
4 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
43
5/26/1995
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
46
11
4
0
5
19
32
59.4
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
63.7
3
8
2
5
5 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42
5/30/1995
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
44
9
8
1
5
19
30
63.3
0
0
4
7
57.1
63.5
0
9
0
5
6 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
5/24/1995
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
41
16
4
3
2
18
31
58.1
0
0
5
6
83.3
60.9
4
12
4
5
7 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
5/25/1994
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
46
13
6
1
3
14
22
63.6
0
0
13
13
100.0
74.0
1
12
3
3
8 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
4/30/1988
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
43
26
2
3
4
15
27
55.6
0
0
11
14
78.6
61.8
7
19
3
4
9 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
40
5/5/1995
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
38
8
3
0
1
14
22
63.6
0
0
12
15
80.0
69.9
2
6
2
5
10 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
40
5/5/1988
HOU HOU
vs
DAL DAL
44
15
3
2
1
16
24
66.7
0
1
0.0
8
8
100.0
72.7
3
12
1
3
11 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
40
5/16/1986
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
46
12
3
2
2
14
28
50.0
0
0
12
15
80.0
57.8
5
7
2
5
12 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
39
6/1/1995
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
47
17
3
2
5
16
25
64.0
0
1
0.0
7
8
87.5
68.4
4
13
6
4
13 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
38
5/14/1995
HOU HOU
vs
PHX PHX
42
8
4
0
5
17
34
50.0
0
0
4
8
50.0
50.6
2
6
2
3
14 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
38
4/26/1986
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
44
16
4
6
5
18
27
66.7
0
0
2
4
50.0
66.1
8
8
3
6
15 Hakeem 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
16 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36
5/13/1995
HOU HOU
vs
PHX PHX
33
11
1
0
2
16
27
59.3
0
0
4
5
80.0
61.6
2
9
2
2
17 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36
5/8/1994
HOU HOU
vs
PHX PHX
44
16
5
1
3
16
24
66.7
0
0
4
5
80.0
68.7
3
13
5
4
18 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36
5/3/1994
HOU HOU
@
POR POR
44
10
6
0
1
15
27
55.6
0
0
6
7
85.7
59.8
3
7
2
4
19 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36
5/6/1986
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
32
19
2
1
3
13
24
54.2
0
0
10
17
58.8
57.2
10
9
0
4
20 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
35
6/14/1995
HOU HOU
vs
ORL ORL
44
15
6
3
0
15
30
50.0
1
1
100.0
4
5
80.0
54.3
3
12
4
4
21 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
35
5/3/1988
HOU HOU
vs
DAL DAL
40
12
0
3
3
13
27
48.1
0
0
9
10
90.0
55.7
6
6
2
2
22 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
35
4/28/1987
HOU HOU
vs
POR POR
43
11
3
1
8
11
18
61.1
0
0
13
16
81.3
69.9
4
7
4
5
23 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
35
5/18/1986
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
42
8
1
0
4
11
23
47.8
0
0
13
20
65.0
55.0
6
2
0
3
24 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
34
6/9/1995
HOU HOU
@
ORL ORL
42
11
2
1
4
14
30
46.7
0
0
6
9
66.7
50.1
3
8
3
5
25 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
34
4/28/1988
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
35
14
2
1
3
12
20
60.0
0
0
10
11
90.9
68.4
4
10
3
5

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
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3
Lakers Lakers
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32
.610
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4
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32
.610
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5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/20
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
9:30 PM
Wed
4/23
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
9:30 PM
Sat
4/26
HOU HOU
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Mon
4/28
HOU HOU
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
4/30
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
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111

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126

DEN Nuggets

50 - 32

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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
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/18
CLE CLE
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Tue
3/18
CHI CHI
@
PHX PHX
121-127
Tue
3/18
MEM MEM
@
POR POR
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Wed
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Wed
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Fri
4/18
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@
MEM MEM
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Sat
4/19
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
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Sat
4/19
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DEN DEN
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Sat
4/19
DET DET
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NYK NYK
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4/19
MIN MIN
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LAL LAL
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