Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Al Horford and Sam Merrill

This is the detail of NBA games in which Al Horford and Sam Merrill 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Al Horford has a 6-4 winning record over Sam Merrill, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Al Horford:
2007-08 to 2025-26
Sam Merrill:
2020-21 to 2025-26
10 Games played
5 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Al Horford
6
2
4
Sam Merrill
4
3
1

* NBA Cup games other than the Championship game are included in the Regular Season category. They played in 1 of those games.

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Horford 10.1 7.2 1.8 0.41.0
Sam Merrill 4.6 1.6 0.80.30.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Horford 22 15 5 13
Sam Merrill 12 4 2 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Al Horford 9

games
10

games
6

games
3

games
5

games
Sam Merrill 1

game
0

games
3

games
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
5

games
5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 2024
1. Celtics 104   Al Horford 7 5 0 1 0 1 1 20 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Cavaliers 105   Sam Merrill 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 30 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 -
2024 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2024
2. Celtics 120   Al Horford 7 8 4 1 0 0 1 27 3-7 .429 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Cavaliers 95   Sam Merrill 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17 0-5 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 -
May. 09, 2024
3. Celtics 94   Al Horford 11 2 1 0 1 1 3 29 4-9 .444 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Cavaliers 118   Sam Merrill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 11, 2024
4. Celtics 106   Al Horford 2 7 2 0 0 0 3 39 1-7 .143 0-6 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 93   Sam Merrill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 13, 2024
5. Celtics 109   Al Horford 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 28 3-9 .333 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 102   Sam Merrill 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 17 2-7 .286 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000
May. 15, 2024
6. Celtics 113   Al Horford 22 15 5 1 3 4 1 35 8-15 .533 6-13 .462 0-0 -
Cavaliers 98   Sam Merrill 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 28 3-5 .600 3-5 .600 0-0 -
2024-25 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2024 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
7. Celtics 120   Al Horford 20 7 1 0 3 0 3 32 7-11 .636 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 117   Sam Merrill 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 19 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Dec. 01, 2024
8. Celtics 111   Al Horford 8 5 1 1 1 0 1 30 3-10 .300 2-9 .222 0-0 -
Cavaliers 115   Sam Merrill 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 21 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 2025
9. Celtics 112   Al Horford 13 10 2 0 1 1 3 27 5-12 .417 3-9 .333 0-0 -
Cavaliers 105   Sam Merrill 12 2 1 1 0 0 1 24 3-5 .600 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
Feb. 28, 2025
10. Celtics 116   Al Horford 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 38 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 123   Sam Merrill 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 18 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -