Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Austin Rivers

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Austin Rivers 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 28 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 14-14, but Dwight Howard won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 5-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dwight Howard
vs.
Austin Rivers
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Austin Rivers:
2012-13 to 2022-23
28 Games played
19 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
14
9
5
Austin Rivers
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 15.1 11.4 1.5 1.01.6
Austin Rivers 10.0 2.5 2.30.90.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 36 26 4 55
Austin Rivers 27 10 8 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 17

games		 24

games		 7

games		 12

games		16

games
Austin Rivers 11

games 		3

games		 15

games		 9

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 6

games		 7

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2012
1. Lakers 103   Dwight Howard 18 8 3 0 5 3 1 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Hornets 87   Austin Rivers 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 21 0-5 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 29, 2013
2. Lakers 111   Dwight Howard 24 4 2 5 4 3 3 37 9-13 .692 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Hornets 106   Austin Rivers 9 2 0 2 0 1 3 23 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 06, 2013
3. Lakers 108   Dwight Howard 20 15 0 3 4 1 5 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Hornets 102   Austin Rivers 10 2 0 1 0 0 3 15 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2013
4. Rockets 107   Dwight Howard 24 18 3 1 1 8 4 42 10-11 .909 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pelicans 98   Austin Rivers 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 2014
5. Rockets 103   Dwight Howard 12 11 2 2 3 3 5 30 4-5 .800 0-0 - 4-11 .364
Pelicans 100   Austin Rivers 6 4 2 0 0 2 1 20 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
Apr. 12, 2014
6. Rockets 111   Dwight Howard 13 6 2 1 2 1 3 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Pelicans 104   Austin Rivers 20 10 6 1 0 1 4 45 8-24 .333 2-6 .333 2-6 .333
Apr. 16, 2014
7. Rockets 100   Dwight Howard 7 4 4 0 3 3 3 26 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Pelicans 105   Austin Rivers 18 5 8 3 0 3 2 44 6-11 .545 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2014
8. Rockets 90   Dwight Howard 17 13 2 0 3 3 4 35 7-15 .467 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Pelicans 99   Austin Rivers 10 1 6 0 0 2 5 35 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 02, 2015
9. Rockets 83   Dwight Howard 12 5 0 0 1 3 0 22 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Pelicans 111   Austin Rivers 6 3 2 0 1 1 2 18 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
2015 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 2015
10. Rockets 101   Dwight Howard 22 10 1 1 5 2 4 39 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Clippers 117   Austin Rivers 17 1 3 4 0 3 1 28 5-12 .417 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
May. 06, 2015
11. Rockets 115   Dwight Howard 24 16 3 1 4 1 4 35 8-11 .727 0-0 - 8-21 .381
Clippers 109   Austin Rivers 10 0 2 0 0 1 5 25 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
May. 08, 2015
12. Rockets 99   Dwight Howard 14 14 2 2 2 0 3 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-11 .364
Clippers 124   Austin Rivers 25 6 2 1 1 2 2 23 10-13 .769 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
May. 10, 2015
13. Rockets 95   Dwight Howard 7 6 1 0 0 2 6 18 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Clippers 128   Austin Rivers 12 5 0 1 2 2 3 24 5-9 .556 2-3 .667 0-0 -
May. 12, 2015
14. Rockets 124   Dwight Howard 20 15 0 1 2 0 2 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Clippers 103   Austin Rivers 8 1 1 1 0 1 1 21 3-11 .273 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
May. 14, 2015
15. Rockets 119   Dwight Howard 20 21 1 1 2 2 4 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-16 .375
Clippers 107   Austin Rivers 5 1 2 1 1 0 4 14 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
May. 17, 2015
16. Rockets 113   Dwight Howard 16 15 2 2 0 2 3 32 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Clippers 100   Austin Rivers 2 2 1 0 0 1 4 15 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2015
17. Rockets 109   Dwight Howard 20 20 3 0 1 5 5 29 8-10 .800 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 105   Austin Rivers 10 0 1 1 1 1 3 31 4-12 .333 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
Dec. 19, 2015
18. Rockets 107   Dwight Howard 22 14 0 0 2 2 5 26 8-11 .727 0-0 - 6-16 .375
Clippers 97   Austin Rivers 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 16 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 2016
19. Rockets 132   Dwight Howard 36 26 4 1 1 4 2 45 11-16 .688 0-0 - 14-18 .778
OT Clippers 140   Austin Rivers 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 17 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 2016
20. Rockets 106   Dwight Howard 6 7 1 0 0 3 4 33 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Clippers 122   Austin Rivers 12 3 1 0 0 0 3 19 4-8 .500 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 2017
21. Hawks 105   Dwight Howard 16 12 3 2 0 2 3 35 6-7 .857 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 115   Austin Rivers 27 4 6 0 0 4 1 41 10-21 .476 5-10 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 2017
22. Hawks 84   Dwight Howard 11 15 0 0 0 1 1 24 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Clippers 99   Austin Rivers 13 2 4 3 0 1 1 27 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2017
23. Hornets 102   Dwight Howard 16 16 1 2 1 3 2 30 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Clippers 87   Austin Rivers 9 4 3 1 0 3 1 34 3-14 .214 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 2020
24. Lakers 111   Dwight Howard 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 121   Austin Rivers 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Aug. 06, 2020
25. Lakers 97   Dwight Howard 8 15 1 1 0 6 4 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Rockets 113   Austin Rivers 11 3 5 0 0 4 3 32 2-10 .200 2-7 .286 5-6 .833
2020 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 04, 2020
26. Lakers 97   Dwight Howard 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 112   Austin Rivers 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 16 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Sep. 12, 2020
27. Lakers 119   Dwight Howard 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Rockets 96   Austin Rivers 9 3 2 1 0 0 5 24 2-7 .286 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
2021-22 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 03, 2022
28. Lakers 118   Dwight Howard 8 7 0 0 0 1 2 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 129   Austin Rivers 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 23 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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