Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Gary Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Gary Neal 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 9-9, but James Harden won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Gary Neal:
2010-11 to 2016-17
18 Games played
12 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
9
5
4
Gary Neal
9
7
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 22.8 4.8 4.1 1.70.3
Gary Neal 7.7 1.8 1.20.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 42 9 11 42
Gary Neal 19 8 5 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 17

games
14

games
12

games
12

games
3

games
Gary Neal 1

game
1

game
3

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
3

games
5

games
15

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2010
1. Thunder 104   James Harden 14 5 1 3 0 1 3 37 5-10 .500 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Spurs 117   Gary Neal 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 18 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 01, 2011
2. Thunder 74   James Harden 12 3 0 0 0 3 4 25 4-11 .364 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Spurs 101   Gary Neal 5 8 0 0 0 1 2 20 2-10 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 2011
3. Thunder 105   James Harden 16 1 2 0 1 0 3 28 5-9 .556 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Spurs 109   Gary Neal 19 0 3 0 0 1 3 27 6-9 .667 4-5 .800 3-3 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2012
4. Thunder 108   James Harden 20 2 2 1 0 1 1 22 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 6-9 .667
Spurs 96   Gary Neal 18 2 3 1 0 0 3 28 7-12 .583 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Feb. 04, 2012
5. Thunder 96   James Harden 19 5 4 1 0 1 2 30 5-10 .500 0-3 .000 9-10 .900
Spurs 107   Gary Neal 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 20 1-8 .125 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 2012
6. Thunder 105   James Harden 19 7 5 1 0 5 2 33 8-11 .727 3-4 .750 0-1 .000
Spurs 114   Gary Neal 7 1 2 1 0 0 4 20 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2012 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 2012
7. Thunder 98   James Harden 19 6 1 2 0 4 5 31 7-17 .412 5-9 .556 0-0 -
Spurs 101   Gary Neal 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 24 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 0-0 -
May. 29, 2012
8. Thunder 111   James Harden 30 7 4 2 0 0 6 34 10-13 .769 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
Spurs 120   Gary Neal 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 31, 2012
9. Thunder 102   James Harden 15 4 3 0 0 1 1 26 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Spurs 82   Gary Neal 7 0 5 0 0 1 0 22 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jun. 02, 2012
10. Thunder 109   James Harden 11 7 7 1 0 3 2 32 4-13 .308 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Spurs 103   Gary Neal 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Jun. 04, 2012
11. Thunder 108   James Harden 20 4 3 2 0 0 3 35 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Spurs 103   Gary Neal 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 15 0-6 .000 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 06, 2012
12. Thunder 107   James Harden 16 5 4 0 0 3 3 35 4-9 .444 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Spurs 99   Gary Neal 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 19 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2012
13. Rockets 92   James Harden 29 3 5 4 0 3 1 34 10-16 .625 3-6 .500 6-7 .857
Spurs 114   Gary Neal 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 26 6-11 .545 0-4 .000 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2014
14. Rockets 101   James Harden 22 2 3 4 0 5 1 39 9-21 .429 1-9 .111 3-4 .750
Bucks 95   Gary Neal 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 0-8 .000 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 24, 2014
15. Rockets 100   James Harden 31 3 5 1 1 3 4 39 11-19 .579 4-7 .571 5-7 .714
Bobcats 89   Gary Neal 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0-8 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 31, 2014
16. Rockets 102   James Harden 36 7 6 2 1 1 1 33 12-19 .632 8-11 .727 4-4 1.000
Hornets 83   Gary Neal 10 6 2 1 1 3 2 26 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2015
17. Rockets 109   James Harden 42 9 7 2 2 7 4 40 13-23 .565 5-9 .556 11-12 .917
Wizards 103   Gary Neal 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 2-11 .182 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Jan. 30, 2016
18. Rockets 122   James Harden 40 7 11 4 0 2 5 37 12-20 .600 6-9 .667 10-10 1.000
Wizards 123   Gary Neal 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5-5 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 -