Hakeem Olajuwon playoff rebounds in 1997-98

541997-98 Postseason

Hakeem Olajuwon recorded 54 rebounds in the 1997-98 postseason, 31st in the NBA.

  • 10th-best of Hakeem Olajuwon's 15 seasons on file; the high is 254 in 1993-94.
  • Down 120 from 174 in 1996-97.
  • 25% of the Houston Rockets' rebounds that postseason.

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

1984-85 to 2001-02
1984-85: 65'851985-86: 2361986-87: 1131987-88: 671988-89: 521989-90: 461990-91: 441992-93: 1681993-94: 2542541994-95: 2271995-96: 731996-97: 1741997-98: 5454'981998-99: 292001-02: 19'02
Hakeem Olajuwon playoff rebounds in 1997-98, season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.
1984-85HOU10665771347.70.047.849.0
1985-86HOU53723639406953.00.063.856.6
1986-87HOU29211325134361.50.074.265.9
1987-88HOU15067791157.10.088.464.1
1988-89HOU1015212101151.90.068.054.9
1989-90HOU74468102344.30.070.647.8
1990-91HOU664464857.80.082.462.9
1992-93HOU30816857215951.70.082.756.8
1993-94HOU66425498409251.950.079.556.8
1994-95HOU72522798266253.150.068.156.0
1995-96HOU1797331151751.00.072.554.4
1996-97HOU37017454334159.00.073.162.8
1997-98HOU102541251639.40.072.744.9
1998-99HOU532925342.60.087.546.1
2001-02TOR281927454.50.066.756.8

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

Hakeem Olajuwon, 1997-98 regular season

GP
47
MIN
34.7
PTS
16.4
REB
9.8
AST
3.0
STL
1.8
BLK
2.0
FG%
48.3