Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Deandre Ayton and James Harden

This is the detail of NBA games in which Deandre Ayton and James Harden 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 11 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 6-5 winning record over Deandre Ayton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Deandre Ayton:
2018-19 to 2024-25
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2024-25
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Deandre Ayton
5
5
0
James Harden
6
6
0

* 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
Deandre Ayton 13.5 8.5 1.5 0.40.6
James Harden 25.7 5.7 9.41.70.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Deandre Ayton 17 14 4 12
James Harden 44 13 14 63
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Deandre Ayton 0

games
10

games
0

games
0

games
4

games
James Harden 10

games
1

game
11

games
8

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

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0

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3

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 2019
1. Suns 110   Deandre Ayton 15 11 3 1 0 2 2 34 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 118   James Harden 44 8 6 3 1 3 3 38 15-26 .577 5-13 .385 9-11 .818
Mar. 15, 2019
2. Suns 102   Deandre Ayton 17 14 0 0 1 7 1 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 108   James Harden 41 9 11 6 3 6 3 42 12-25 .480 3-11 .273 14-17 .824
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 2020
3. Suns 127   Deandre Ayton 12 6 4 0 2 3 3 24 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 91   James Harden 32 2 5 1 1 5 4 30 9-19 .474 5-10 .500 9-10 .900
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 2021
4. Suns 124   Deandre Ayton 16 9 2 0 1 1 4 35 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Nets 128   James Harden 38 7 11 1 0 2 2 37 14-22 .636 5-11 .455 5-5 1.000
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2021
5. Suns 113   Deandre Ayton 10 6 0 0 0 2 2 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 107   James Harden 12 13 14 1 2 7 3 40 4-15 .267 0-6 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 01, 2022
6. Suns 121   Deandre Ayton 12 6 0 1 0 4 4 28 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 111   James Harden 22 5 10 1 0 4 1 37 6-19 .316 3-8 .375 7-9 .778
Mar. 27, 2022
7. Suns 114   Deandre Ayton 14 12 2 1 0 1 4 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-6 .667
76ers 104   James Harden 14 7 9 1 0 2 3 39 2-11 .182 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 2024
8. Trail Blazers 103   Deandre Ayton 8 7 1 0 1 4 0 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Clippers 116   James Harden 19 4 14 0 1 3 1 36 6-11 .545 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000
2024-25 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2024
9. Trail Blazers 106   Deandre Ayton 15 12 1 1 1 1 2 34 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Clippers 105   James Harden 19 5 10 3 0 5 2 32 6-18 .333 5-11 .455 2-4 .500
Dec. 03, 2024 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
10. Trail Blazers 105   Deandre Ayton 16 3 2 0 1 1 2 33 8-10 .800 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Clippers 127   James Harden 23 1 7 1 0 4 2 32 6-15 .400 3-10 .300 8-9 .889
Jan. 16, 2025
11. Trail Blazers 89   Deandre Ayton 14 7 1 0 0 1 1 24 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 118   James Harden 19 2 6 1 0 3 0 29 7-16 .438 1-8 .125 4-4 1.000