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Hakeem Olajuwon averaged at least 2 blocks and 2 steals per game in 4 separate seasons. No other player did so more than once. Can you name the 2 other players who did it once? Subscribe to Stathead , the set of tools used by the pros, to unearth this and other interesting factoids. Become a Stathead. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Choice is:. Powered by. Totals Bold indicates league leader. Nonetheless, we can present Triple-Doubles since when rebounds became an official statistic.
A small number may yet be unaccounted for but we're confident in the completeness of the list. Malone helped him improve his name a lot by letting him play against himself.
That year, with his partner Ralph Sampson he averaged He finished second to Michael Jordan in the Rookie of the Year voting. In his personal life, Hakeem started to pay attention towards Islamic beliefs, for which he made his first trip to Mecca in , after which he started praying daily. The years before that had not proved to be quite in his favor career wise as he struggled with injuries and had a weak team to work with.
His season average score was The Rockets set a new franchise record with 55 wins, and advanced to the second round of the playoffs, pushing the Seattle SuperSonics to a seventh game before losing in overtime, — The team rewarded him with a four-year contract extension toward the end of the regular season. In stark contrast to the previous year, the Rockets entered the —94 season as a team on the rise. They had a solid core of young players and veterans, with a leader in Olajuwon who was entering his prime.
In Olajuwon's college career and early years in the NBA, he was often undisciplined, talking back to officials, getting in minor fights with other players and amassing technical fouls. Later, Olajuwon took an active interest in spirituality, becoming a more devout Muslim. On March 9, , he altered his name from Akeem to the more conventional spelling of Hakeem, saying, "I'm not changing the spelling of my name, I'm correcting it".
He later recalled, "I studied the Qur'an every day. At home, at the mosque I would read it in airplanes, before games and after them.
I was soaking up the faith and learning new meanings each time I turned a page. I didn't dabble in the faith, I gave myself over to it.
Olajuwon was still recognized as one of the league's elite centers despite his strict observance of Ramadan i. Olajuwon was noted as sometimes playing better during the month of Ramadan, and in he was named NBA Player of the Month in February, even though Ramadan began on February 1 of that year.
Otherwise he would have won it for a third consecutive year, averaging He also averaged a league-leading 3. However, the Rockets were swept in the playoffs by the LA Lakers. The —90 season was a disappointment for the Rockets. They finished the season with a 41—41 record, and though they made the playoffs, were eliminated in four games by Los Angeles. Olajuwon put up one of the most productive defensive seasons by an interior player in the history of the NBA.
He won the NBA rebounding crown In doing so he joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton as the only players in NBA history at that point to lead the league in rebounding and shot-blocking in the same season. Olajuwon also recorded a quadruple-double during the season, becoming only the third player in NBA history to do so.
Olajuwon was highly skilled as both an offensive and defensive player. On defense, his rare combination of quickness and strength allowed him to guard a wide range of players effectively.
He was noted for both his outstanding shot-blocking ability and his unique talent for a frontcourt player for stealing the ball. Olajuwon is the only player in NBA history to record more than blocks and steals in the same season.
He averaged 3. He is the only center to rank among the top ten all time in steals. Olajuwon was also an outstanding rebounder, with a career average of He led the NBA in rebounding twice, during the and seasons.
During the —88 season, Sampson who was struggling with knee injuries that would eventually end his career prematurely was traded to the Golden State Warriors. The —89 season was Olajuwon's first full season as the Rockets' undisputed leader. This change also coincided with the hiring of new coach Don Chaney. The Rockets ended the regular season with a record of 45—37, and Olajuwon finished the season as the league leader in rebounds This performance was consistent with his averages of Olajuwon posted exceptional playoff numbers of Nevertheless, the Rockets were eliminated in the first round by the Seattle SuperSonics, 3 games to 1.
The Rockets finished 51—31, and advanced all the way to the Western Conference Finals where they faced the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets won the series fairly easily, four games to one, shocking the sports world and landing Olajuwon on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Olajuwon scored 75 points in victories in games three and four, and after the series Lakers coach Pat Riley remarked "We tried everything.
We put four bodies on him. We helped from different angles. He's just a great player. His maturation as a player and in his faith carried onto the floor as a team leader, offensive powerhouse and defensive stalwart.
The transformation was apparent when the Rockets advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals. The year veteran was simply brilliant in the Finals, contributing Take a look back at Hakeem Olajuwon's best plays from the season.
In , Olajuwon had a career-best But Drexler was terrific in the playoffs and Olajuwon averaged The two big men had similar numbers as Olajuwon averaged Olajuwon believes that his religious faith supported his drive to a great career.
He would awaken before dawn to eat precisely seven dates — the traditional Muslim fast-breaking food — and to drink a gallon of water. He would follow with a prayer for strength and have no food or liquid until sunset. When he played an afternoon game, he would pant for water — but did not drink a drop. And when I break the fast at sunset, the taste of water is so precious. This transcendent dedication and performance earned him mention among the greatest winners in recent history, including Jordan, Bird, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas.
After winning the championships, Olajuwon maintained his productive play over the next two seasons. However, the team was swept by the Sonics in the conference semifinals. And even with the addition of Barkley before the season, which reinvigorated the Rockets, the team lost in six games to the Jazz in the Western Conference Finals.
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