Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Norris Cole and James Harden

This is the detail of NBA games in which Norris Cole and James Harden 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 23 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 13-10 winning record over Norris Cole, but Norris Cole won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 5-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Norris Cole:
2011-12 to 2016-17
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
23 Games played
15 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Norris Cole
10
5
5
James Harden
13
10
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Norris Cole 4.0 1.3 1.4 0.30.1
James Harden 25.3 6.4 6.31.50.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Norris Cole 21 4 8 11
James Harden 44 12 12 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Norris Cole 0

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1

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3

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0

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1

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James Harden 22

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22

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20

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17

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7

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Both had same stat 1

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 25, 2012
1. Heat 87   Norris Cole 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Thunder 103   James Harden 19 3 6 2 0 7 1 32 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Apr. 04, 2012
2. Heat 98   Norris Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Thunder 93   James Harden 12 5 5 3 0 1 1 34 5-11 .455 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
2012 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 14, 2012
3. Heat 100   Norris Cole 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 13 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Thunder 96   James Harden 21 4 2 1 0 2 3 35 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 5-7 .714
Jun. 17, 2012
4. Heat 91   Norris Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Thunder 85   James Harden 9 6 6 2 0 2 4 34 2-10 .200 0-4 .000 5-7 .714
Jun. 19, 2012
5. Heat 104   Norris Cole 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Thunder 98   James Harden 8 10 2 1 0 4 5 37 2-10 .200 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Jun. 21, 2012
6. Heat 121   Norris Cole 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Thunder 106   James Harden 19 4 5 2 0 3 2 36 5-11 .455 3-8 .375 6-6 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2012
7. Heat 113   Norris Cole 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 15 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 110   James Harden 22 3 5 1 1 2 4 40 6-17 .353 1-6 .167 9-11 .818
Feb. 06, 2013
8. Heat 114   Norris Cole 10 1 2 1 0 2 3 25 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 108   James Harden 36 12 7 3 0 4 3 41 10-16 .625 4-7 .571 12-13 .923
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 2014
9. Heat 103   Norris Cole 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 22 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 106   James Harden 21 4 11 1 0 6 3 40 9-15 .600 1-5 .200 2-5 .400
Mar. 16, 2014
10. Heat 113   Norris Cole 5 0 4 1 0 0 4 25 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 104   James Harden 30 3 1 1 0 4 3 43 7-16 .438 5-12 .417 11-12 .917
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2014
11. Heat 91   Norris Cole 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 16 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 108   James Harden 25 9 10 1 2 5 2 40 6-13 .462 3-7 .429 10-10 1.000
Jan. 03, 2015
12. Heat 79   Norris Cole 6 2 4 0 0 3 4 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 115   James Harden 28 5 2 1 0 3 1 28 9-17 .529 3-6 .500 7-7 1.000
Mar. 25, 2015
13. Pelicans 93   Norris Cole 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 18 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 95   James Harden 25 6 10 1 1 2 3 37 9-20 .450 1-4 .250 6-9 .667
Apr. 12, 2015
14. Pelicans 114   Norris Cole 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 13 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 121   James Harden 30 1 7 1 1 4 2 38 10-18 .556 1-6 .167 9-9 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2015
15. Pelicans 101   Norris Cole 5 3 3 0 0 3 4 24 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 108   James Harden 24 10 6 1 1 0 1 38 7-20 .350 1-8 .125 9-10 .900
Dec. 26, 2015
16. Pelicans 110   Norris Cole 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 16 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 108   James Harden 25 6 5 1 0 2 4 34 8-21 .381 5-11 .455 4-4 1.000
Jan. 25, 2016
17. Pelicans 111   Norris Cole 10 4 4 0 0 3 2 35 4-11 .364 2-4 .500 0-2 .000
Rockets 112   James Harden 35 11 8 1 1 2 4 41 11-20 .550 3-5 .600 10-10 1.000
Mar. 02, 2016
18. Pelicans 95   Norris Cole 21 4 8 1 1 1 0 36 9-16 .563 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Rockets 100   James Harden 39 12 7 4 1 8 3 40 11-24 .458 1-9 .111 16-18 .889
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2017
19. Thunder 125   Norris Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 137   James Harden 22 5 12 0 0 5 5 36 8-15 .533 2-8 .250 4-5 .800
2017 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 16, 2017
20. Thunder 87   Norris Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 118   James Harden 37 7 9 3 0 2 1 34 13-28 .464 3-11 .273 8-11 .727
Apr. 21, 2017
21. Thunder 115   Norris Cole 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 113   James Harden 44 6 6 0 1 7 5 38 11-21 .524 4-12 .333 18-18 1.000
Apr. 23, 2017
22. Thunder 109   Norris Cole 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 09 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 113   James Harden 16 7 8 1 0 7 3 39 5-16 .313 0-7 .000 6-7 .857
Apr. 25, 2017
23. Thunder 99   Norris Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 105   James Harden 34 8 4 3 2 5 4 38 8-25 .320 2-13 .154 16-17 .941