Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Nance and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Nance and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 23 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 15-8 winning record over Larry Nance. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Nance
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Nance:
1981-82 to 1993-94
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Nance
8
8
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
15
15
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 20.7 9.3 3.8 1.42.7
Hakeem Olajuwon 21.3 11.7 2.32.32.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 35 16 11 57
Hakeem Olajuwon 33 20 9 68
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 13

games		 5

games		 16

games		 6

games		9

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 10

games 		16

games		 5

games		 12

games		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		 5

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1984
1. Suns 120   Larry Nance 24 10 7 2 1 2 1 38 11-16 .688 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 11 2 0 2 2 2 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 18, 1985
2. Suns 101   Larry Nance 31 10 2 2 1 3 2 38 11-15 .733 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 9 1 3 2 1 6 30 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 22, 1985
3. Suns 97   Larry Nance 25 14 5 4 3 0 3 44 12-19 .632 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 7 1 2 2 3 5 30 3-7 .429 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Feb. 12, 1985
4. Suns 114   Larry Nance 29 8 5 1 1 5 3 37 13-23 .565 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 10 3 0 1 3 3 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Feb. 20, 1985
5. Suns 122   Larry Nance 19 10 11 5 1 1 2 44 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 0 2 2 2 6 28 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
6. Suns 126   Larry Nance 30 11 6 2 5 2 1 44 10-16 .625 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 12 2 3 3 2 3 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Dec. 03, 1985
7. Suns 112   Larry Nance 35 16 3 0 5 4 1 43 12-23 .522 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 10 2 3 6 2 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 04, 1986
8. Suns 89   Larry Nance 20 5 1 0 1 0 2 28 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 11 5 5 1 3 3 30 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 12, 1986
9. Suns 110   Larry Nance 13 5 4 2 1 5 3 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 9 0 1 2 5 4 38 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1987
10. Suns 100   Larry Nance 17 5 3 0 0 1 3 21 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 10 1 3 4 3 4 29 10-16 .625 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Mar. 18, 1987
11. Suns 91   Larry Nance 14 13 6 1 4 1 3 37 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 18 1 2 7 3 4 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Apr. 01, 1987
12. Suns 117   Larry Nance 26 10 7 0 4 1 1 43 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 8 2 0 1 3 4 34 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1988
13. Suns 98   Larry Nance 25 8 2 4 2 3 2 41 11-22 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 16 1 5 2 6 4 40 13-19 .684 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 13, 1988
14. Suns 117   Larry Nance 19 10 2 1 2 3 5 42 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 5 2 1 1 3 4 30 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 02, 1988
15. Suns 99   Larry Nance 13 14 3 2 1 4 4 37 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 5-9 .556
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 15 0 5 3 0 5 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1988
16. Cavaliers 105   Larry Nance 20 8 3 2 6 4 4 33 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 15 1 3 3 1 5 38 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 20, 1989
17. Cavaliers 110   Larry Nance 15 5 2 1 7 0 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 14 1 5 1 5 4 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1990
18. Cavaliers 98   Larry Nance 20 11 3 2 3 1 2 34 9-17 .529 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 19 6 1 8 5 3 38 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1991
19. Cavaliers 86   Larry Nance 20 6 2 0 2 1 2 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 10 2 0 1 1 3 28 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 1991
20. Cavaliers 121   Larry Nance 8 9 2 0 5 0 2 29 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 11 1 0 1 1 3 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1992
21. Cavaliers 92   Larry Nance 6 9 2 2 1 0 2 36 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 20 5 3 4 2 5 41 12-22 .545 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Dec. 15, 1992
22. Cavaliers 124   Larry Nance 30 8 4 0 4 0 3 34 12-14 .857 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 8 5 0 3 2 4 37 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1994
23. Cavaliers 93   Larry Nance 16 10 3 0 2 1 1 42 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 10 9 6 4 4 5 44 6-20 .300 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
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