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Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Karl-Anthony Towns

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Karl-Anthony Towns 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 27 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 20-7 winning record over Karl-Anthony Towns, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

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Karl-Anthony Towns


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

27 Games played

22 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
James Harden	20	16	4
Karl-Anthony Towns	7	6	1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Harden	26.7	4.8	9.4	1.4	1.0
Karl-Anthony Towns	23.0	12.4	3.1	0.8	1.4

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Harden	49	11	14	4	3
Karl-Anthony Towns	41	22	8	3	5

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Harden	15 games	1 game	27 games	15 games	8 games
Karl-Anthony Towns	12 games	26 games	0 games	6 games	13 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	0 games	6 games	6 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2015-16 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 13, 2016
1.	Rockets	107		James Harden	27	3	11	1	0	6	1	35	8-22	.364	2-10	.200	9-11	.818
	Timberwolves	104		Karl-Anthony Towns	12	16	3	2	0	3	2	33	4-10	.400	1-1	1.000	3-4	.750
	Mar. 18, 2016
2.	Rockets	116		James Harden	29	5	14	3	0	9	2	38	11-20	.550	3-8	.375	4-4	1.000
	Timberwolves	111		Karl-Anthony Towns	32	11	1	2	1	1	2	40	13-22	.591	0-2	.000	6-7	.857
	Apr. 11, 2016
3.	Rockets	129		James Harden	34	1	6	0	0	3	0	32	12-21	.571	5-7	.714	5-7	.714
	Timberwolves	105		Karl-Anthony Towns	12	5	1	1	1	1	3	27	6-15	.400	0-3	.000	0-0	-


2016-17 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 17, 2016
4.	Rockets	111		James Harden	28	9	13	1	2	7	5	43	8-20	.400	3-11	.273	9-11	.818
OT	Timberwolves	109		Karl-Anthony Towns	41	16	5	0	1	6	4	43	15-28	.536	1-4	.250	10-12	.833
	Jan. 11, 2017
5.	Rockets	105		James Harden	33	6	12	1	2	6	0	39	10-23	.435	2-11	.182	11-13	.846
	Timberwolves	119		Karl-Anthony Towns	23	18	5	1	3	6	3	38	10-17	.588	0-3	.000	3-4	.750
	Feb. 25, 2017
6.	Rockets	142		James Harden	24	5	10	2	1	7	1	35	6-15	.400	5-11	.455	7-10	.700
	Timberwolves	130		Karl-Anthony Towns	37	22	3	1	1	4	2	37	16-24	.667	1-2	.500	4-4	1.000
	Apr. 12, 2017
7.	Rockets	123		James Harden	27	10	12	4	1	4	3	35	8-13	.615	5-10	.500	6-8	.750
	Timberwolves	118		Karl-Anthony Towns	28	21	3	1	0	0	2	36	12-17	.706	3-4	.750	1-1	1.000


2017-18 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 18, 2018
8.	Rockets	116		James Harden	10	2	7	2	2	2	1	26	3-15	.200	1-5	.200	3-3	1.000
	Timberwolves	98		Karl-Anthony Towns	22	16	3	2	5	0	3	37	10-19	.526	1-7	.143	1-2	.500
	Feb. 13, 2018
9.	Rockets	126		James Harden	34	6	13	0	1	1	2	36	10-20	.500	6-10	.600	8-9	.889
	Timberwolves	108		Karl-Anthony Towns	35	12	3	1	3	1	6	35	12-16	.750	2-3	.667	9-9	1.000
	Feb. 23, 2018
10.	Rockets	120		James Harden	31	2	9	2	0	4	2	34	8-25	.320	3-10	.300	12-12	1.000
	Timberwolves	102		Karl-Anthony Towns	18	13	3	0	1	2	3	32	6-15	.400	1-2	.500	5-5	1.000
	Mar. 18, 2018
11.	Rockets	129		James Harden	34	4	12	2	1	4	2	37	9-18	.500	2-9	.222	14-14	1.000
	Timberwolves	120		Karl-Anthony Towns	20	18	1	1	1	3	3	35	9-15	.600	0-0	-	2-3	.667


2018 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 15, 2018
12.	Rockets	104		James Harden	44	4	8	2	0	3	2	41	15-26	.577	7-12	.583	7-9	.778
	Timberwolves	101		Karl-Anthony Towns	8	12	2	0	1	2	2	40	3-9	.333	0-2	.000	2-4	.500
	Apr. 18, 2018
13.	Rockets	102		James Harden	12	4	7	3	3	3	2	31	2-18	.111	1-10	.100	7-8	.875
	Timberwolves	82		Karl-Anthony Towns	5	10	0	1	1	0	1	24	2-9	.222	1-3	.333	0-2	.000
	Apr. 21, 2018
14.	Rockets	105		James Harden	29	7	7	1	0	4	2	36	9-21	.429	3-8	.375	8-10	.800
	Timberwolves	121		Karl-Anthony Towns	18	16	3	1	2	3	4	39	5-13	.385	1-2	.500	7-7	1.000
	Apr. 23, 2018
15.	Rockets	119		James Harden	36	4	3	4	1	1	4	33	12-26	.462	5-11	.455	7-7	1.000
	Timberwolves	100		Karl-Anthony Towns	22	15	2	0	0	5	3	32	9-15	.600	0-2	.000	4-6	.667
	Apr. 25, 2018
16.	Rockets	122		James Harden	24	5	12	2	2	3	2	38	8-21	.381	4-11	.364	4-4	1.000
	Timberwolves	104		Karl-Anthony Towns	23	14	4	0	1	2	4	36	9-14	.643	1-2	.500	4-4	1.000


2018-19 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 03, 2018
17.	Rockets	91		James Harden	29	4	8	2	1	5	5	37	8-17	.471	3-7	.429	10-13	.769
	Timberwolves	103		Karl-Anthony Towns	24	11	3	3	1	3	5	33	10-24	.417	1-3	.333	3-4	.750
	Feb. 13, 2019
18.	Rockets	111		James Harden	42	5	6	0	0	6	2	40	15-34	.441	8-22	.364	4-4	1.000
	Timberwolves	121		Karl-Anthony Towns	25	9	5	0	2	2	2	34	11-18	.611	3-4	.750	0-0	-
	Mar. 17, 2019
19.	Rockets	117		James Harden	20	2	10	1	0	3	4	32	8-24	.333	4-12	.333	0-0	-
	Timberwolves	102		Karl-Anthony Towns	22	10	6	0	2	4	4	29	8-22	.364	2-5	.400	4-5	.800


2019-20 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 16, 2019
20.	Rockets	125		James Harden	49	6	6	0	0	5	4	39	16-41	.390	8-22	.364	9-11	.818
	Timberwolves	105		Karl-Anthony Towns	27	14	0	2	2	1	2	32	9-15	.600	3-6	.500	6-6	1.000
	Jan. 24, 2020
21.	Rockets	131		James Harden	12	4	5	0	3	3	4	35	3-13	.231	0-6	.000	6-6	1.000
	Timberwolves	124		Karl-Anthony Towns	30	12	3	0	2	4	4	28	12-23	.522	2-5	.400	4-4	1.000


2020-21 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 29, 2021
22.	Nets	112		James Harden	38	11	13	1	1	6	0	40	11-25	.440	4-8	.500	12-13	.923
	Timberwolves	107		Karl-Anthony Towns	31	12	5	0	3	2	2	39	13-22	.591	4-8	.500	1-2	.500


2021-22 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 23, 2022
23.	Nets	125		James Harden	13	5	13	1	0	6	2	35	4-13	.308	1-4	.250	4-4	1.000
	Timberwolves	136		Karl-Anthony Towns	23	7	2	2	2	3	3	32	7-18	.389	2-7	.286	7-9	.778
	Feb. 25, 2022
24.	76ers	133		James Harden	27	8	12	0	0	2	4	35	7-12	.583	5-7	.714	8-9	.889
	Timberwolves	102		Karl-Anthony Towns	25	7	3	0	0	1	3	34	8-19	.421	2-6	.333	7-7	1.000


2023-24 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 14, 2024
25.	Clippers	105		James Harden	14	1	8	2	2	4	3	36	4-14	.286	2-9	.222	4-5	.800
	Timberwolves	109		Karl-Anthony Towns	17	6	5	0	0	4	4	37	7-12	.583	2-4	.500	1-2	.500
	Feb. 12, 2024
26.	Clippers	100		James Harden	17	2	6	1	1	0	0	32	5-13	.385	3-8	.375	4-5	.800
	Timberwolves	121		Karl-Anthony Towns	24	4	3	0	1	1	3	27	8-12	.667	1-5	.200	7-8	.875
	Mar. 03, 2024
27.	Clippers	89		James Harden	4	5	10	1	2	1	1	34	0-10	.000	0-6	.000	4-4	1.000
	Timberwolves	88		Karl-Anthony Towns	18	9	8	0	0	3	5	34	7-18	.389	2-7	.286	2-2	1.000

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