Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Adrian Dantley and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Adrian Dantley and Hakeem Olajuwon 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. Overall, they are tied 11-11, but Adrian Dantley won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Adrian Dantley
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Adrian Dantley:
1976-77 to 1990-91
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Adrian Dantley
11
8
3
Hakeem Olajuwon
11
9
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Adrian Dantley 19.1 4.5 2.6 1.00.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 25.3 14.5 2.31.43.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Adrian Dantley 35 9 6 30
Hakeem Olajuwon 38 22 7 59
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Adrian Dantley 7

games		 0

games		 10

games		 6

games		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 14

games 		22

games		 9

games		 10

games		21

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		 6

games		1

game

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
%
Jan. 06, 1985
1. Jazz 121   Adrian Dantley 28 9 6 1 0 4 2 32 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 18 1 0 2 3 4 37 12-21 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 19, 1985
2. Jazz 95   Adrian Dantley 16 7 2 1 0 1 1 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 20 4 3 0 2 2 40 13-23 .565 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Mar. 30, 1985
3. Jazz 96   Adrian Dantley 12 2 5 0 0 4 2 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 10 2 1 3 0 4 30 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 1985
4. Jazz 115   Adrian Dantley 34 9 1 2 0 3 3 44 11-22 .500 0-0 - 12-17 .706
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 14 1 2 2 1 5 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Apr. 21, 1985
5. Jazz 96   Adrian Dantley 15 3 3 1 0 2 4 36 3-8 .375 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 10 0 0 1 2 4 33 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Apr. 24, 1985
6. Jazz 112   Adrian Dantley 29 8 1 3 0 7 4 43 7-13 .538 0-0 - 15-20 .750
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 16 2 5 2 5 5 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 26, 1985
7. Jazz 94   Adrian Dantley 20 5 3 0 0 1 5 43 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 3 0 2 1 5 42 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Apr. 28, 1985
8. Jazz 104   Adrian Dantley 25 6 0 2 0 3 1 35 6-17 .353 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 14 1 0 6 2 3 42 12-19 .632 0-0 - 8-15 .533
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
9. Jazz 108   Adrian Dantley 32 2 2 1 0 5 3 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 14-18 .778
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 11 3 1 2 2 3 42 9-17 .529 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Dec. 10, 1985
10. Jazz 105   Adrian Dantley 21 5 0 1 0 3 2 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 134   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 14 2 0 5 1 3 37 13-19 .684 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 14, 1985
11. Jazz 114   Adrian Dantley 35 7 4 2 0 5 4 44 13-25 .520 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 19 2 5 5 4 4 42 7-18 .389 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Dec. 26, 1985
12. Jazz 99   Adrian Dantley 35 7 2 2 0 3 5 38 14-22 .636 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 15 1 1 9 5 5 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1987
13. Pistons 106   Adrian Dantley 16 0 1 1 0 3 2 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 0 1 1 1 5 44 12-19 .632 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Mar. 23, 1987
14. Pistons 114   Adrian Dantley 25 6 3 0 0 2 2 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 13 4 1 5 2 3 44 16-28 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1987
15. Pistons 97   Adrian Dantley 6 3 3 0 0 4 2 30 1-10 .100 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 15 2 0 3 6 4 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 29, 1987
16. Pistons 91   Adrian Dantley 18 5 2 0 0 2 2 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 14 1 1 5 0 4 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1988
17. Pistons 95   Adrian Dantley 8 0 5 2 0 3 3 36 0-6 .000 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 4 3 0 6 3 6 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 10, 1989
18. Mavericks 86   Adrian Dantley 2 1 3 0 0 4 2 30 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 22 1 2 3 2 5 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Apr. 16, 1989
19. Mavericks 112   Adrian Dantley 18 5 5 1 0 2 0 44 6-16 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
OT Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 19 7 3 4 1 5 47 15-21 .714 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1989
20. Mavericks 106   Adrian Dantley 9 4 4 1 0 0 3 33 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 17 4 2 7 7 3 43 15-23 .652 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 27, 1990
21. Mavericks 99   Adrian Dantley 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 20 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 20 4 2 4 5 3 42 13-18 .722 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jan. 31, 1990
22. Mavericks 98   Adrian Dantley 16 3 2 0 0 0 2 25 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 91   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 12 3 0 4 4 4 33 10-20 .500 0-0 - 5-9 .556
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