Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Elfrid Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Elfrid Payton 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 12 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 7-5 winning record over Elfrid Payton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Harden
vs.
Elfrid Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton:
2014-15 to 2021-22
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
James Harden
7
7
0
Elfrid Payton
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 25.3 5.3 7.8 2.20.3
Elfrid Payton 8.1 3.5 5.71.50.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 60 10 13 51
Elfrid Payton 15 10 10 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 11

games		 7

games		 7

games		 7

games		4

games
Elfrid Payton 1

game 		4

games		 4

games		 3

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2015
1. Rockets 113   James Harden 26 4 10 5 1 7 4 38 10-16 .625 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Magic 120   Elfrid Payton 15 6 4 2 0 5 2 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 17, 2015
2. Rockets 107   James Harden 17 8 4 3 0 4 1 35 4-14 .286 1-4 .250 8-11 .727
Magic 94   Elfrid Payton 10 4 7 2 1 3 4 34 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2015
3. Rockets 119   James Harden 28 7 4 0 0 7 5 44 6-22 .273 2-11 .182 14-17 .824
OT Magic 114   Elfrid Payton 5 2 7 2 1 3 4 29 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 2015
4. Rockets 101   James Harden 31 3 7 1 0 3 2 40 12-18 .667 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Magic 104   Elfrid Payton 12 2 9 1 0 3 1 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 2017
5. Rockets 100   James Harden 14 6 10 1 0 6 4 34 5-15 .333 0-8 .000 4-6 .667
Magic 93   Elfrid Payton 12 2 2 2 0 1 0 25 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 07, 2017
6. Rockets 128   James Harden 25 6 13 3 0 4 1 36 6-21 .286 3-10 .300 10-14 .714
Magic 104   Elfrid Payton 10 2 8 2 0 2 2 27 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2018
7. Rockets 114   James Harden 60 10 11 4 1 5 2 46 19-30 .633 5-14 .357 17-18 .944
Magic 107   Elfrid Payton 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2018-19 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 17, 2018
8. Rockets 112   James Harden 18 9 10 3 1 4 2 35 6-15 .400 3-8 .375 3-4 .750
Pelicans 131   Elfrid Payton 10 10 10 1 0 1 3 37 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
Mar. 24, 2019
9. Rockets 113   James Harden 28 3 4 1 1 6 1 29 10-19 .526 6-12 .500 2-2 1.000
Pelicans 90   Elfrid Payton 4 4 8 1 0 5 1 31 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2019-20 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 2020
10. Rockets 123   James Harden 35 2 8 4 0 3 4 39 8-22 .364 3-13 .231 16-16 1.000
Knicks 125   Elfrid Payton 4 6 6 2 0 3 2 19 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 2021
11. Nets 114   James Harden 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 112   Elfrid Payton 8 1 1 1 0 0 3 22 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2021-22 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2022
12. Nets 111   James Harden 22 5 10 1 0 4 1 37 6-19 .316 3-8 .375 7-9 .778
Suns 121   Elfrid Payton 3 2 4 0 1 1 0 13 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
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