Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Adrian Dantley and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Adrian Dantley and Michael Jordan 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 22 times in NBA games. Adrian Dantley has a 14-8 winning record over Michael Jordan, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Adrian Dantley

vs.

Michael Jordan


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Adrian Dantley: 1976-77 to 1990-91
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

22 Games played

17 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Adrian Dantley	14	10	4
Michael Jordan	8	7	1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Adrian Dantley	21.2	4.9	2.7	0.6	0.1
Michael Jordan	35.0	6.7	5.9	2.6	1.2

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Adrian Dantley	45	8	8	2	1
Michael Jordan	61	12	12	6	4

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Adrian Dantley	3 games	4 games	2 games	2 games	0 games
Michael Jordan	19 games	16 games	18 games	18 games	15 games
Both had same stat	0 games	2 games	2 games	2 games	7 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	%
	Mar. 24, 1985
1.	Jazz	110	Adrian Dantley	29	7	6	2	0	1	3	41	13-22	.591	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Bulls	92	Michael Jordan	26	9	6	4	2	3	2	35	9-24	.375	0-0	-	8-11	.727


1986-87 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 07, 1986
2.	Pistons	115	Adrian Dantley	24	8	0	0	0	2	1	39	3-8	.375	0-0	-	18-20	.900
	Bulls	109	Michael Jordan	33	0	5	1	1	3	4	42	11-26	.423	0-1	.000	11-15	.733
	Jan. 03, 1987
3.	Pistons	119	Adrian Dantley	22	6	3	0	0	0	2	43	10-18	.556	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Bulls	124	Michael Jordan	47	4	2	1	0	1	4	38	16-35	.457	0-2	.000	15-17	.882
	Feb. 01, 1987
4.	Pistons	94	Adrian Dantley	25	4	2	1	0	3	1	34	8-14	.571	0-0	-	9-11	.818
	Bulls	92	Michael Jordan	38	5	5	5	0	2	5	44	14-39	.359	1-5	.200	9-9	1.000
	Mar. 04, 1987
5.	Pistons	120	Adrian Dantley	32	6	4	1	0	1	2	46	13-20	.650	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
OT	Bulls	125	Michael Jordan	61	7	3	3	3	5	0	43	22-39	.564	0-0	-	17-18	.944
	Mar. 13, 1987
6.	Pistons	100	Adrian Dantley	13	4	1	1	0	4	2	33	4-9	.444	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Bulls	99	Michael Jordan	24	4	3	0	0	2	2	36	7-22	.318	0-0	-	10-13	.769
	Apr. 07, 1987
7.	Pistons	86	Adrian Dantley	12	3	0	2	1	4	1	27	6-10	.600	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	116	Michael Jordan	39	5	4	4	1	3	0	26	13-21	.619	0-0	-	13-16	.813


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 21, 1987
8.	Pistons	144	Adrian Dantley	45	2	6	0	0	5	1	44	13-17	.765	0-0	-	19-22	.864
OT	Bulls	132	Michael Jordan	49	6	8	6	1	4	6	44	17-38	.447	0-2	.000	15-17	.882
	Dec. 15, 1987
9.	Pistons	127	Adrian Dantley	27	8	7	0	0	2	1	41	4-9	.444	0-0	-	19-19	1.000
OT	Bulls	123	Michael Jordan	38	8	12	3	1	2	6	50	12-26	.462	1-2	.500	13-16	.813
	Jan. 16, 1988
10.	Pistons	99	Adrian Dantley	20	5	1	0	0	1	3	28	7-19	.368	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Bulls	115	Michael Jordan	36	10	10	4	4	3	3	38	12-26	.462	0-0	-	12-13	.923
	Apr. 03, 1988
11.	Pistons	110	Adrian Dantley	18	7	4	1	0	0	0	31	4-13	.308	0-0	-	10-12	.833
	Bulls	112	Michael Jordan	59	4	6	2	2	1	4	42	21-27	.778	0-1	.000	17-19	.895


1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 10, 1988
12.	Pistons	93	Adrian Dantley	23	4	2	0	0	2	1	35	7-16	.438	0-0	-	9-10	.900
	Bulls	82	Michael Jordan	29	11	6	0	1	5	4	40	10-22	.455	0-1	.000	9-10	.900
	May. 12, 1988
13.	Pistons	95	Adrian Dantley	8	3	0	1	0	3	3	23	3-9	.333	0-0	-	2-5	.400
	Bulls	105	Michael Jordan	36	11	1	1	1	2	5	44	14-22	.636	0-0	-	8-10	.800
	May. 14, 1988
14.	Pistons	101	Adrian Dantley	16	6	3	2	0	1	2	29	8-15	.533	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	79	Michael Jordan	24	7	3	1	1	5	3	38	8-20	.400	0-0	-	8-9	.889
	May. 15, 1988
15.	Pistons	96	Adrian Dantley	24	5	2	1	0	4	1	38	7-10	.700	0-0	-	10-11	.909
	Bulls	77	Michael Jordan	23	7	5	6	0	3	0	45	11-22	.500	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	May. 18, 1988
16.	Pistons	102	Adrian Dantley	22	7	3	1	0	1	3	38	7-14	.500	0-0	-	8-8	1.000
	Bulls	95	Michael Jordan	25	8	8	2	0	3	4	43	10-22	.455	1-2	.500	4-7	.571


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 04, 1988
17.	Pistons	107	Adrian Dantley	22	8	2	0	0	3	3	36	7-13	.538	0-0	-	8-9	.889
	Bulls	94	Michael Jordan	28	5	7	5	2	2	5	43	10-19	.526	0-2	.000	8-12	.667
	Dec. 07, 1988
18.	Pistons	102	Adrian Dantley	31	3	0	0	1	0	0	35	12-20	.600	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Bulls	89	Michael Jordan	18	7	7	1	2	3	1	40	4-16	.250	0-0	-	10-11	.909
	Jan. 31, 1989
19.	Pistons	104	Adrian Dantley	20	7	8	0	1	5	3	46	3-13	.231	0-0	-	14-18	.778
OT	Bulls	98	Michael Jordan	21	12	10	2	1	5	6	41	7-24	.292	0-1	.000	7-10	.700
	Feb. 05, 1989
20.	Pistons	113	Adrian Dantley	21	1	4	0	0	3	1	39	6-11	.545	0-0	-	9-11	.818
	Bulls	102	Michael Jordan	28	6	10	1	1	1	3	42	10-18	.556	1-4	.250	7-8	.875


1989-90 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 12, 1989
21.	Mavericks	97	Adrian Dantley	13	3	1	1	0	2	1	21	6-10	.600	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Bulls	105	Michael Jordan	41	7	7	2	1	2	1	41	18-29	.621	2-2	1.000	3-4	.750


1990-91 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 15, 1991
22.	Bucks	94	Adrian Dantley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	05	0-3	.000	0-2	.000	0-0	-
	Bulls	103	Michael Jordan	46	5	2	3	2	5	3	39	17-27	.630	0-1	.000	12-14	.857