Hakeem Olajuwon playoff points in 1996-97

• 4th-best of Hakeem Olajuwon's 15 seasons on file; the high is 725 in 1994-95.
• Up 191 from 179 in 1995-96.
• 23% of the Houston Rockets' points that postseason.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Hakeem Olajuwon playoff points in 1996-97, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	PTS↓iPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.	REB↓iREB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.	AST↓iAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.	STL↓iSTL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.	BLK↓iBLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.	FG%↓iFG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.	3P%↓i3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.	FT%↓iFT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.	TS%↓iTS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.
1984-85	HOU	106	65	7	7	13	47.7	0.0	47.8	49.0
1985-86	HOU	537	236	39	40	69	53.0	0.0	63.8	56.6
1986-87	HOU	292	113	25	13	43	61.5	0.0	74.2	65.9
1987-88	HOU	150	67	7	9	11	57.1	0.0	88.4	64.1
1988-89	HOU	101	52	12	10	11	51.9	0.0	68.0	54.9
1989-90	HOU	74	46	8	10	23	44.3	0.0	70.6	47.8
1990-91	HOU	66	44	6	4	8	57.8	0.0	82.4	62.9
1992-93	HOU	308	168	57	21	59	51.7	0.0	82.7	56.8
1993-94	HOU	664	254	98	40	92	51.9	50.0	79.5	56.8
1994-95	HOU	725	227	98	26	62	53.1	50.0	68.1	56.0
1995-96	HOU	179	73	31	15	17	51.0	0.0	72.5	54.4
1996-97	HOU	370	174	54	33	41	59.0	0.0	73.1	62.8
1997-98	HOU	102	54	12	5	16	39.4	0.0	72.7	44.9
1998-99	HOU	53	29	2	5	3	42.6	0.0	87.5	46.1
2001-02	TOR	28	19	2	7	4	54.5	0.0	66.7	56.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%