Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Al Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Al Thornton 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 11 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has a 10-1 winning record over Al Thornton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Al Thornton:
2007-08 to 2010-11
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
10
10
0
Al Thornton
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 21.3 14.5 2.6 1.12.7
Al Thornton 10.3 3.4 0.90.20.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 32 22 5 47
Al Thornton 27 7 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 10

games
11

games
9

games
7

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8

games
Al Thornton 1

game
0

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
4

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2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 2008
1. Magic 113   Dwight Howard 17 17 2 4 1 4 2 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Clippers 106   Al Thornton 11 5 1 1 2 2 1 33 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 12, 2008
2. Magic 110   Dwight Howard 22 13 1 0 3 7 2 35 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 88   Al Thornton 17 5 2 0 1 0 0 35 8-24 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 2008
3. Magic 95   Dwight Howard 23 22 4 1 6 3 4 43 7-16 .438 0-0 - 9-18 .500
Clippers 88   Al Thornton 13 3 1 0 0 3 5 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 04, 2009
4. Magic 125   Dwight Howard 12 15 3 0 0 1 4 31 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Clippers 96   Al Thornton 27 5 2 0 0 2 2 37 11-16 .688 0-0 - 5-6 .833
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 2009
5. Magic 97   Dwight Howard 25 11 5 2 7 4 2 43 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 11-15 .733
Clippers 86   Al Thornton 15 6 1 0 1 0 3 38 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 13, 2010
6. Magic 109   Dwight Howard 28 15 5 1 2 4 1 37 11-13 .846 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Wizards 95   Al Thornton 15 3 0 0 1 1 0 34 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 07, 2010
7. Magic 121   Dwight Howard 17 10 2 1 3 4 1 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Wizards 94   Al Thornton 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2010
8. Magic 112   Dwight Howard 23 10 1 1 3 3 1 30 7-9 .778 0-0 - 9-19 .474
Wizards 83   Al Thornton 9 7 1 1 0 0 4 24 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 04, 2011
9. Magic 110   Dwight Howard 22 15 1 0 0 3 2 32 10-11 .909 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Wizards 92   Al Thornton 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 16, 2011
10. Magic 101   Dwight Howard 32 10 1 1 3 1 2 29 12-15 .800 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Wizards 76   Al Thornton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 2011
11. Magic 120   Dwight Howard 13 21 4 1 2 2 2 46 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-10 .500
OT Warriors 123   Al Thornton 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -