Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Gary Payton 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.

They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 5-5. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
5
5
0
Gary Payton
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 14.7 10.7 1.4 0.61.5
Gary Payton 7.8 3.0 3.80.60.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 23 16 3 24
Gary Payton 17 7 8 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 7

games
10

games
2

games
3

games
9

games
Gary Payton 3

games
0

games
8

games
4

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
3

games
1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2004
1. Magic 101   Dwight Howard 10 10 2 1 2 1 2 32 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 117   Gary Payton 11 4 5 1 0 2 3 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 10, 2005
2. Magic 101   Dwight Howard 12 9 2 1 2 3 2 32 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 119   Gary Payton 15 7 6 0 0 3 3 31 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Feb. 04, 2005
3. Magic 100   Dwight Howard 12 4 1 0 1 1 1 35 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 112   Gary Payton 17 3 8 1 0 4 2 36 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2005
4. Magic 80   Dwight Howard 15 16 0 0 4 3 5 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Heat 77   Gary Payton 8 2 3 1 0 1 1 19 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Feb. 14, 2006
5. Magic 93   Dwight Howard 13 13 0 0 1 0 2 37 6-15 .400 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Heat 107   Gary Payton 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 24 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 2006
6. Magic 100   Dwight Howard 16 11 3 2 0 2 3 38 1-3 .333 0-0 - 14-18 .778
Heat 110   Gary Payton 13 2 2 0 0 0 2 22 5-8 .625 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2006
7. Magic 93   Dwight Howard 16 8 1 2 1 1 3 33 4-6 .667 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Heat 84   Gary Payton 0 4 3 0 0 0 3 26 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2006
8. Magic 107   Dwight Howard 23 12 2 0 1 2 3 38 6-19 .316 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Heat 104   Gary Payton 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 2006
9. Magic 97   Dwight Howard 18 10 2 0 2 1 2 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Heat 68   Gary Payton 7 3 3 0 0 3 2 23 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 18, 2007
10. Magic 94   Dwight Howard 12 14 1 0 1 3 2 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Heat 68   Gary Payton 5 2 7 2 0 1 2 35 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 0-0 -