Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Arvydas Sabonis and Derek Strong

This is the detail of NBA games in which Arvydas Sabonis 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Derek Strong has a 6-2 winning record over Arvydas Sabonis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Arvydas Sabonis:
1995-96 to 2002-03
Derek Strong:
1991-92 to 2000-01
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis
2
2
0
Derek Strong
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Arvydas Sabonis 13.3 6.3 1.4 0.61.3
Derek Strong 6.5 3.8 0.60.50.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Arvydas Sabonis 25 10 3 23
Derek Strong 11 9 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Arvydas Sabonis 7

games
5

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4

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2

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5

games
Derek Strong 0

games
1

game
3

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2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 1

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2

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1

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4

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3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1995
1. Trail Blazers 99   Arvydas Sabonis 13 5 1 0 0 1 5 18 5-11 .455 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 102   Derek Strong 8 0 1 0 0 0 4 13 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 12, 1996
2. Trail Blazers 105   Arvydas Sabonis 25 6 3 2 3 2 4 24 10-15 .667 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Lakers 99   Derek Strong 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1996
3. Trail Blazers 93   Arvydas Sabonis 11 5 2 0 0 2 5 19 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Magic 99   Derek Strong 8 5 0 0 0 1 3 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1997
4. Trail Blazers 84   Arvydas Sabonis 8 5 0 0 1 2 1 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Magic 95   Derek Strong 8 5 1 2 0 1 2 29 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1997
5. Trail Blazers 88   Arvydas Sabonis 9 10 1 2 3 3 6 34 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Magic 89   Derek Strong 6 5 2 0 0 2 4 36 1-9 .111 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 20, 1998
6. Trail Blazers 87   Arvydas Sabonis 16 5 1 1 2 2 4 30 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Magic 102   Derek Strong 11 9 0 1 1 2 3 32 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 2000
7. Trail Blazers 111   Arvydas Sabonis 12 8 3 0 1 1 2 24 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 92   Derek Strong 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 2001
8. Trail Blazers 89   Arvydas Sabonis 12 6 0 0 0 0 4 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Clippers 90   Derek Strong 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 24 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500