Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Garnett and Kareem Rush

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Garnett and Kareem Rush 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 24 times in NBA games. Kevin Garnett has a 13-11 winning record over Kareem Rush, but Kareem Rush won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin Garnett:
1995-96 to 2015-16
Kareem Rush:
2002-03 to 2009-10
24 Games played
14 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin Garnett
13
10
3
Kareem Rush
11
4
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 21.8 13.0 4.5 1.41.1
Kareem Rush 5.2 1.4 1.00.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 35 20 9 42
Kareem Rush 18 7 4 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 24

games
24

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21

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17

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18

games
Kareem Rush 0

games
0

games
2

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2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

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5

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2002
1. Timberwolves 110   Kevin Garnett 23 15 6 1 0 2 1 39 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Lakers 107   Kareem Rush 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 2002
2. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 23 11 3 0 1 3 0 39 10-14 .714 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Lakers 80   Kareem Rush 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 2003
3. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 15 10 6 1 1 5 5 41 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Lakers 106   Kareem Rush 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 2003
4. Timberwolves 99   Kevin Garnett 23 17 5 1 1 5 3 42 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Lakers 106   Kareem Rush 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2003 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 20, 2003
5. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 23 14 7 2 2 2 3 46 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Lakers 117   Kareem Rush 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 22, 2003
6. Timberwolves 119   Kevin Garnett 35 20 7 2 1 2 3 43 15-21 .714 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Lakers 91   Kareem Rush 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Apr. 29, 2003
7. Timberwolves 90   Kevin Garnett 25 16 3 0 1 3 3 43 11-23 .478 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Lakers 120   Kareem Rush 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 01, 2003
8. Timberwolves 85   Kevin Garnett 18 12 5 3 1 3 3 44 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Lakers 101   Kareem Rush 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 2004
9. Timberwolves 106   Kevin Garnett 26 18 6 0 2 5 4 41 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 90   Kareem Rush 16 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Jan. 30, 2004
10. Timberwolves 97   Kevin Garnett 20 11 3 2 2 4 2 44 10-19 .526 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 84   Kareem Rush 17 7 4 1 0 0 3 43 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Mar. 12, 2004
11. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 20 13 2 3 1 2 3 40 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 86   Kareem Rush 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 24 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 2004
12. Timberwolves 73   Kevin Garnett 16 16 7 4 1 5 2 40 6-18 .333 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Lakers 90   Kareem Rush 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 16 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 21, 2004
13. Timberwolves 88   Kevin Garnett 16 10 2 2 2 4 2 45 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 97   Kareem Rush 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 14 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 23, 2004
14. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 24 11 3 2 1 2 0 41 10-20 .500 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
Lakers 71   Kareem Rush 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 25, 2004
15. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 22 11 7 0 0 4 6 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Lakers 100   Kareem Rush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 27, 2004
16. Timberwolves 85   Kevin Garnett 28 13 9 1 1 4 3 47 12-24 .500 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Lakers 92   Kareem Rush 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 29, 2004
17. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 30 19 4 1 1 0 3 46 10-23 .435 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Lakers 96   Kareem Rush 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 10 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 31, 2004
18. Timberwolves 90   Kevin Garnett 22 17 2 1 2 8 6 43 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 96   Kareem Rush 18 3 3 1 0 2 2 24 6-8 .750 6-7 .857 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2005
19. Timberwolves 84   Kevin Garnett 23 20 5 0 0 1 4 37 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bobcats 102   Kareem Rush 11 3 4 1 0 1 1 24 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2005
20. Timberwolves 102   Kevin Garnett 19 11 5 2 0 4 0 32 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bobcats 89   Kareem Rush 13 4 2 1 0 3 1 32 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2007
21. Celtics 101   Kevin Garnett 18 11 2 3 2 2 3 39 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Pacers 86   Kareem Rush 5 1 0 1 0 2 3 21 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Apr. 02, 2008
22. Celtics 92   Kevin Garnett 20 11 4 2 1 5 2 31 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pacers 77   Kareem Rush 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 26 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2008
23. Celtics 102   Kevin Garnett 16 2 2 1 1 0 1 28 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
76ers 78   Kareem Rush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 2008
24. Celtics 110   Kevin Garnett 18 4 2 0 2 1 1 30 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
76ers 91   Kareem Rush 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 19 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -