Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ronnie Lester and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ronnie Lester and Kevin McHale 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 17 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 13-4 winning record over Ronnie Lester, including a 5-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ronnie Lester:
1980-81 to 1985-86
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
17 Games played
11 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Ronnie Lester
4
3
1
Kevin McHale
13
8
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Ronnie Lester 7.1 1.8 3.2
Kevin McHale 16.2 7.1 0.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Ronnie Lester 23 8 8
Kevin McHale 31 14 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Ronnie Lester 3

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1

game
14

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Kevin McHale 14

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15

games
2

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Both had same stat 0

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1

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
1. Bulls 109   Ronnie Lester 10 3 1 2 0 0 11 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 21 4 0 5 5 27 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 07, 1981
2. Bulls 97   Ronnie Lester 0 0 1 0 0 2 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 6 3 1 0 0 4 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1981
3. Bulls 107   Ronnie Lester 0 0 1 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 13 4 0 2 5 19 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 12, 1981
4. Bulls 103   Ronnie Lester 7 3 1 0 0 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 14 4 0 2 2 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
5. Bulls 93   Ronnie Lester 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 21 11 2 0 3 1 3 24 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nov. 17, 1981
6. Bulls 95   Ronnie Lester 12 6 6 1 0 2 2 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 8 3 0 0 0 1 5 18 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1982
7. Bulls 116   Ronnie Lester 10 1 3 7 1 26 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 18 5 0 5 24 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 1982
8. Bulls 103   Ronnie Lester 23 2 6 2 0 2 4 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 14 14 0 0 2 0 3 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1982
9. Bulls 112   Ronnie Lester 4 0 5 2 0 1 4 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 8 7 1 1 0 2 3 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1982
10. Bulls 120   Ronnie Lester 23 8 8 0 0 4 3 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 9 8 1 0 2 0 5 33 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1982
11. Bulls 131   Ronnie Lester 7 2 3 0 0 1 0 20 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 140   Kevin McHale 17 8 0 0 4 2 3 28 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 21, 1983
12. Bulls 106   Ronnie Lester 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 18 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 22 10 0 1 9 2 2 27 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 31, 1983
13. Bulls 104   Ronnie Lester 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 9 3 1 0 4 1 4 16 3-12 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 15, 1983
14. Bulls 120   Ronnie Lester 12 2 7 1 0 2 3 24 1-2 .500 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 26 11 1 0 7 3 6 35 11-14 .786 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
15. Lakers 114   Ronnie Lester 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 148   Kevin McHale 26 9 0 0 3 1 1 32 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jun. 02, 1985
16. Lakers 136   Ronnie Lester 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 31 10 2 0 1 3 4 36 10-13 .769 0-0 - 11-12 .917
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
17. Lakers 95   Ronnie Lester 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 05 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 12 7 2 1 2 3 4 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 6-8 .750