Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Derek Strong

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Derek Strong 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 10 times in NBA games. Derek Strong has a 7-3 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Derek Strong
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Derek Strong:
1991-92 to 2000-01
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
3
3
0
Derek Strong
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 21.5 11.2 3.2 1.91.8
Derek Strong 5.5 5.1 0.80.40.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 32 14 6 63
Derek Strong 20 13 2 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 9

games		 8

games		 6

games		 6

games		8

games
Derek Strong 1

game 		1

game		 1

game		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 4

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1994
1. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 14 2 1 3 4 3 38 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Celtics 82   Derek Strong 3 3 2 1 0 2 5 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 17, 1994
2. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 12 1 6 1 2 5 39 10-25 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 112   Derek Strong 6 8 0 3 0 1 2 23 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1996
3. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 8 6 0 3 3 5 37 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-12 .500
Lakers 101   Derek Strong 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1996
4. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 10 6 3 0 4 3 43 13-29 .448 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Lakers 94   Derek Strong 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1996
5. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 6 3 3 4 3 41 12-17 .706 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 107   Derek Strong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1997
6. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 8 4 0 3 4 5 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Magic 103   Derek Strong 9 8 1 0 0 1 1 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 12, 1997
7. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 12 1 1 0 3 3 35 14-24 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Magic 96   Derek Strong 8 13 2 0 0 2 3 30 1-5 .200 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 27, 1998
8. Rockets 75   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 13 2 0 2 6 2 32 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 100   Derek Strong 20 7 2 0 0 0 1 26 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1999
9. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 1 3 2 2 2 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Magic 109   Derek Strong 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2000
10. Rockets 74   Hakeem Olajuwon 4 12 3 2 1 0 3 34 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 77   Derek Strong 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 18 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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