Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Hopson and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Hopson and Hakeem Olajuwon played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 6-2 winning record over Dennis Hopson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Hopson
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Hopson:
1987-88 to 1991-92
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Hopson
2
2
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Hopson 10.0 2.4 1.1 0.90.5
Hakeem Olajuwon 19.0 10.4 2.12.32.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Hopson 18 4 2 22
Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 4 55
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Hopson 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 7

games 		8

games		 4

games		 5

games		7

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		 2

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1987
1. Nets 114   Dennis Hopson 8 0 0 1 0 2 4 22 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 6 1 1 4 2 5 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 04, 1988
2. Nets 87   Dennis Hopson 12 3 2 0 1 4 2 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 5 2 4 1 4 5 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1989
3. Nets 94   Dennis Hopson 18 2 1 1 2 5 3 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 11 3 4 3 1 4 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-12 .583
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1989
4. Nets 99   Dennis Hopson 11 1 0 2 0 2 2 36 3-12 .250 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 4 5 2 9 4 44 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Feb. 23, 1990
5. Nets 115   Dennis Hopson 6 3 1 1 1 4 1 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 9 1 2 2 1 3 23 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1991
6. Bulls 92   Dennis Hopson 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 10 1 1 1 3 2 29 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1991
7. Kings 102   Dennis Hopson 10 3 2 1 0 0 0 19 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 17 2 0 5 1 2 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 08, 1992
8. Kings 108   Dennis Hopson 12 4 2 0 0 2 0 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 14 3 1 3 2 3 41 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-5 .600
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