Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Dwight Howard

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Dwight Howard 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.

They faced each other a total of 21 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 12-9 winning record over Dwight Howard. They each won 1 game in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
21 Games played
19 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
12
11
1
Dwight Howard
9
8
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 24.2 6.0 6.5 1.20.4
Dwight Howard 16.9 11.1 1.00.91.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 41 10 12 43
Dwight Howard 40 23 3 36
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 13

games
4

games
20

games
10

games
4

games
Dwight Howard 7

games
17

games
0

games
5

games
14

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
1

game
6

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2009
1. Thunder 102   James Harden 5 4 5 2 0 0 3 19 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Magic 74   Dwight Howard 20 7 0 1 0 4 4 32 5-10 .500 0-0 - 10-17 .588
Nov. 18, 2009
2. Thunder 94   James Harden 24 3 3 1 0 1 2 31 7-14 .500 6-7 .857 4-4 1.000
Magic 108   Dwight Howard 11 10 0 0 1 2 4 18 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-4 .250
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2011
3. Thunder 125   James Harden 8 1 1 0 0 1 5 18 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Magic 124   Dwight Howard 39 18 1 0 2 2 4 43 11-19 .579 0-0 - 17-20 .850
Feb. 25, 2011
4. Thunder 88   James Harden 16 3 2 0 0 1 2 36 5-13 .385 3-8 .375 3-4 .750
Magic 111   Dwight Howard 40 15 0 2 6 5 1 42 16-20 .800 0-0 - 8-12 .667
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2011
5. Thunder 97   James Harden 19 6 3 0 0 0 3 32 4-11 .364 1-4 .250 10-12 .833
Magic 89   Dwight Howard 11 15 0 1 2 3 4 38 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 3-8 .375
Mar. 01, 2012
6. Thunder 105   James Harden 13 5 5 0 0 1 2 33 5-8 .625 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Magic 102   Dwight Howard 33 9 2 2 1 3 2 39 14-20 .700 0-0 - 5-8 .625
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2012
7. Rockets 108   James Harden 20 2 7 1 0 5 2 38 7-18 .389 3-7 .429 3-5 .600
Lakers 119   Dwight Howard 28 13 1 1 3 1 1 39 11-18 .611 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Dec. 04, 2012
8. Rockets 107   James Harden 15 10 6 1 0 4 4 38 3-19 .158 0-4 .000 9-11 .818
Lakers 105   Dwight Howard 16 12 1 1 4 4 4 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 8-16 .500
Apr. 17, 2013
9. Rockets 95   James Harden 30 8 3 1 0 6 3 45 8-25 .320 4-13 .308 10-12 .833
OT Lakers 99   Dwight Howard 16 18 2 3 4 4 4 46 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 4-10 .400
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2016
10. Rockets 97   James Harden 30 9 11 3 0 8 4 37 10-19 .526 4-8 .500 6-7 .857
Hawks 112   Dwight Howard 20 15 3 1 2 3 3 29 8-10 .800 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Feb. 02, 2017
11. Rockets 108   James Harden 41 8 8 4 0 4 3 39 10-23 .435 5-12 .417 16-21 .762
Hawks 113   Dwight Howard 24 23 3 1 2 5 1 37 11-13 .846 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 2017
12. Rockets 109   James Harden 27 10 11 1 0 5 4 37 8-18 .444 4-10 .400 7-8 .875
Hornets 93   Dwight Howard 19 16 2 1 1 2 2 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-15 .333
Dec. 13, 2017
13. Rockets 108   James Harden 21 4 8 1 1 3 3 31 8-22 .364 3-10 .300 2-2 1.000
Hornets 96   Dwight Howard 26 18 1 0 3 4 5 34 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-11 .727
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 2020
14. Rockets 115   James Harden 34 6 7 0 1 6 3 39 8-20 .400 2-9 .222 16-18 .889
Lakers 124   Dwight Howard 6 10 2 2 3 2 4 25 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 06, 2020
15. Rockets 121   James Harden 14 7 7 2 0 3 5 35 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 7-7 1.000
Lakers 111   Dwight Howard 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Aug. 06, 2020
16. Rockets 113   James Harden 39 8 12 3 1 10 2 36 11-19 .579 5-10 .500 12-12 1.000
Lakers 97   Dwight Howard 8 15 1 1 0 6 4 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-8 .500
2020 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 04, 2020
17. Rockets 112   James Harden 36 2 5 2 1 5 2 34 12-20 .600 3-6 .500 9-12 .750
Lakers 97   Dwight Howard 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Sep. 12, 2020
18. Rockets 96   James Harden 30 6 5 1 1 6 5 42 12-20 .600 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000
Lakers 119   Dwight Howard 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-6 .500
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 2021
19. Nets 108   James Harden 26 8 10 0 0 2 3 29 10-20 .500 3-8 .375 3-4 .750
76ers 124   Dwight Howard 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2021
20. Nets 122   James Harden 36 10 10 1 3 4 5 39 10-25 .400 3-8 .375 13-17 .765
Lakers 115   Dwight Howard 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 2022
21. 76ers 126   James Harden 24 7 7 1 0 3 3 37 7-18 .389 1-6 .167 9-10 .900
Lakers 121   Dwight Howard 24 8 1 1 1 0 4 28 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-9 .667