Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Elston Turner

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Elston Turner 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 16 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 14-2 winning record over Elston Turner, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Elston Turner
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Elston Turner:
1981-82 to 1988-89
16 Games played
14 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
14
12
2
Elston Turner
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 20.4 8.5 2.9
Elston Turner 2.4 1.3 1.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 33 14 5
Elston Turner 14 6 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 15

games		 16

games		 14

games
Elston Turner 1

game 		0

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1981
1. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 8 10 1 1 5 26 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Elston Turner 14 6 4 0 2 31 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1982
2. Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 12 9 4 4 4 43 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Elston Turner 4 0 1 0 0 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1983
3. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 8 5 2 0 1 2 4 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 110   Elston Turner 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1983
4. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 5 8 1 0 1 2 3 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Mavericks 109   Elston Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1984
5. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 11 4 2 0 0 4 2 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Nuggets 107   Elston Turner 2 2 1 1 0 2 5 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1985
6. Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 32 9 3 1 7 1 2 45 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Nuggets 132   Elston Turner 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 08 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1986
7. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 33 7 5 0 0 3 4 36 14-19 .737 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nuggets 100   Elston Turner 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 18 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1986
8. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 32 8 1 0 2 3 4 39 12-16 .750 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bulls 98   Elston Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1987
9. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 29 9 3 0 2 1 2 41 10-14 .714 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Bulls 99   Elston Turner 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 17, 1987
10. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 22 14 3 0 1 2 1 42 11-17 .647 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 105   Elston Turner 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
11. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 21 6 2 0 1 4 2 44 10-21 .476 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 104   Elston Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 26, 1987
12. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 20 10 4 0 1 2 4 44 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Bulls 96   Elston Turner 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 1988
13. Celtics 137   Kevin McHale 29 10 5 0 2 2 3 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Bulls 107   Elston Turner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 21, 1988
14. Celtics 126   Kevin McHale 20 5 5 0 1 3 2 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 119   Elston Turner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1988
15. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 23 9 2 2 1 2 1 34 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 130   Elston Turner 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 20 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1989
16. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 22 13 3 0 0 5 3 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Nuggets 115   Elston Turner 2 1 2 1 0 0 4 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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