Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Horace Grant and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Horace Grant 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 33 times in NBA games. Horace Grant has a 19-14 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, but Hakeem Olajuwon won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Horace Grant:
1987-88 to 2003-04
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
33 Games played
29 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Horace Grant
19
19
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 11.6 8.9 2.3 0.90.7
Hakeem Olajuwon 21.0 9.6 2.51.82.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 22 16 6 45
Hakeem Olajuwon 35 17 7 69
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 7

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13

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17

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9

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5

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Hakeem Olajuwon 25

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16

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14

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17

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23

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Both had same stat 1

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4

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2

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7

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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. 28, 1987
1. Bulls 98   Horace Grant 19 12 2 4 0 3 2 31 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 86   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 7 1 1 3 2 6 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Dec. 12, 1987
2. Bulls 112   Horace Grant 11 8 2 0 1 3 5 28 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 8 1 1 1 1 4 34 12-25 .480 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1989
3. Bulls 98   Horace Grant 6 7 3 0 0 2 5 33 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 8 1 6 3 2 4 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 24, 1989
4. Bulls 106   Horace Grant 6 8 2 0 0 1 5 23 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 7 0 2 2 0 4 37 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1990
5. Bulls 112   Horace Grant 8 10 1 1 1 1 4 23 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Rockets 139   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 10 5 2 7 5 4 35 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 19, 1990
6. Bulls 107   Horace Grant 10 11 5 0 0 0 5 30 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 17 1 3 9 4 4 46 13-22 .591 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1991
7. Bulls 92   Horace Grant 12 12 1 2 5 2 5 32 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 10 1 1 1 3 2 29 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1991
8. Bulls 90   Horace Grant 10 12 1 1 0 2 4 41 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 16 4 4 2 6 5 42 5-17 .294 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1992
9. Bulls 114   Horace Grant 22 9 6 2 0 0 2 39 10-12 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 11 1 1 3 3 4 36 5-13 .385 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 30, 1992
10. Bulls 102   Horace Grant 13 12 6 1 1 1 1 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 11 0 0 8 2 4 41 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1992
11. Bulls 96   Horace Grant 12 9 3 0 1 0 2 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 13 7 4 5 1 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 28, 1993
12. Bulls 83   Horace Grant 11 7 2 0 0 1 3 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 17 3 4 5 4 3 40 6-16 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1993
13. Bulls 93   Horace Grant 18 13 5 2 2 2 1 43 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 3 1 6 5 3 45 13-22 .591 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 15, 1994
14. Bulls 82   Horace Grant 8 4 6 0 0 1 4 39 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 76   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 10 4 2 0 8 5 42 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-10 .500
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1994
15. Magic 117   Horace Grant 8 12 4 2 1 3 4 39 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 10 3 2 3 3 4 37 10-22 .455 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Mar. 02, 1995
16. Magic 107   Horace Grant 9 8 2 1 1 2 1 38 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 9 6 5 2 5 3 44 9-23 .391 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1995 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1995
17. Magic 118   Horace Grant 15 16 2 0 1 1 2 47 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 6 7 2 4 3 5 48 13-26 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jun. 09, 1995
18. Magic 106   Horace Grant 10 10 1 0 0 0 5 40 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 11 2 1 4 3 5 42 14-30 .467 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jun. 11, 1995
19. Magic 103   Horace Grant 18 10 1 1 1 3 3 40 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 14 7 2 0 1 4 45 14-30 .467 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jun. 14, 1995
20. Magic 101   Horace Grant 11 12 2 1 0 2 3 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 15 6 3 0 4 4 44 15-30 .500 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1995
21. Magic 92   Horace Grant 11 9 2 0 2 1 2 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 12 6 0 1 1 4 42 12-26 .462 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1997
22. Magic 103   Horace Grant 14 12 2 1 2 0 4 35 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 8 4 0 3 4 5 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 12, 1997
23. Magic 96   Horace Grant 16 7 3 2 1 1 3 44 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 12 1 1 0 3 3 35 14-24 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 27, 1998
24. Magic 100   Horace Grant 19 7 1 2 2 0 0 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 75   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 13 2 0 2 6 2 32 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1999
25. Magic 109   Horace Grant 4 7 2 2 1 0 2 29 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 1 3 2 2 2 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1999
26. Supersonics 110   Horace Grant 12 9 4 1 0 0 3 39 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 4 1 2 1 1 5 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2000
27. Lakers 74   Horace Grant 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 27 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 5 0 5 0 0 4 35 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 12, 2000
28. Lakers 105   Horace Grant 13 9 1 0 0 0 5 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 7 2 0 2 0 4 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 21, 2000
29. Lakers 99   Horace Grant 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 16 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 7 0 0 1 1 5 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2001
30. Magic 114   Horace Grant 12 6 2 1 0 0 2 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Raptors 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 4 0 1 1 0 3 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 27, 2002
31. Magic 97   Horace Grant 15 5 0 1 0 1 2 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Raptors 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 3 1 1 1 1 1 14 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 27, 2002
32. Magic 90   Horace Grant 18 8 1 1 0 0 2 37 8-9 .889 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Raptors 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 2 4 0 0 5 0 2 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 2002
33. Magic 92   Horace Grant 7 6 1 0 1 1 3 32 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Raptors 79   Hakeem Olajuwon 2 6 0 0 0 2 4 14 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -