Take stock of the top 10 races of Moses-Malone's career:
1, April 10, 1977, Rockets 110-118 Nuggets. This year, Moses Malone set a new all-time record with 437 offensive rebounds in a single season, when the second-place player was Paul Silas (365).
2, April 22, 1977, rocket 124-118 bullets, Malone 31 points, 26 rebounds and 3 steals, including 15 offensive rebounds, single-game offensive rebounds set a new NBA playoff record.
3, On February 10, 1979, the Rockets 106-99 Jazz, Malone 33 points, 37 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, including 19 offensive rebounds. 37 rebounds were career highs. The season's outstanding performance also earned him the first MVP honor of his career.
4, April 9, 1979, Rockets 112-102 bullets, Malone 20 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. This season, Moses Malone contributed 587 offensive rebounds in a single season, the first in history.
5, March 12, 1981, rocket 109-92 Warriors, Malone shot 20 of 28, 51 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Single-game scoring ranked third in Rockets history at the time, with the top two being Calvin Murphy (57) and Ervin Hayes (54).
On April 27, 1981, the Rockets 100-89 Kings, Malone shot 16-of-34 and had 42 points, 23 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. This year, Moses Malone averaged 26.8 points and 14.5 rebounds per game in the playoffs to help the Rockets, and went all the way to the Finals without being favored.
7, February 3, 1982, rocket 122-106 Clippers, Malone shot 19-of-30, 53 points, 22 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, including 11 frontcourt rebounds. 53 points set a new single-game scoring record for his career.
On February 12, 1982, fireline 117-100 supersonic, Malone had 38 points and 32 rebounds, including 21 rebounds in the frontcourt, breaking his own record for the league's highest single-game offensive rebound.
9, April 11, 1983, 76ers 113-97 Knicks, Malone 16 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. This is his third consecutive year of top rebounding stats and the second consecutive year he has won the MVP honor.
10, June 1, 1983, 76ers 115-108 Lakers, Malone 24 points, 23 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocks. Before the start of the playoffs that year, Moses had made a prophecy of "Fo, fo, fo", "Fo" or 4, meaning that the 76ers would sweep their opponents in 4 games per round. The 76ers almost did, losing just one game in the playoffs and sweeping the Lakers 4-0 in the Finals. In 13 playoff games, Moses averaged 26 points and 15.8 rebounds per game, making him the MVP of the Finals.
Source: NBA official website