Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and LeBron James

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and LeBron James 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 47 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 25-22 winning record over Dwight Howard, but Dwight Howard won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dwight Howard

vs.

LeBron James


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

47 Games played

41 in Regular Season

6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Dwight Howard	22	18	4
LeBron James	25	23	2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Dwight Howard	17.6	12.6	1.8	0.8	1.6
LeBron James	29.4	7.9	7.1	1.5	0.7

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Dwight Howard	40	25	5	3	6
LeBron James	51	16	14	5	3

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Dwight Howard	5 games	35 games	1 game	11 games	29 games
LeBron James	40 games	9 games	43 games	24 games	9 games
Both had same stat	2 games	3 games	3 games	12 games	9 games

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	%
	Feb. 01, 2005
1.	Magic	105	Dwight Howard	8	5	1	0	0	1	3	33	3-7	.429	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Cavaliers	102	LeBron James	28	5	7	0	1	3	2	43	10-20	.500	0-3	.000	8-13	.615
	Feb. 05, 2005
2.	Magic	92	Dwight Howard	14	6	1	1	2	3	2	29	6-11	.545	0-0	-	2-5	.400
	Cavaliers	101	LeBron James	30	6	9	2	0	1	2	46	9-21	.429	0-3	.000	12-13	.923
	Mar. 08, 2005
3.	Magic	92	Dwight Howard	3	4	1	1	1	1	4	28	1-3	.333	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Cavaliers	111	LeBron James	23	7	8	1	1	1	3	41	9-22	.409	2-6	.333	3-4	.750
	Apr. 11, 2005
4.	Magic	106	Dwight Howard	23	10	1	0	2	2	3	39	10-14	.714	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Cavaliers	114	LeBron James	33	7	6	5	1	2	4	48	12-23	.522	1-6	.167	8-10	.800


2005-06 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 13, 2005
5.	Magic	100	Dwight Howard	21	16	3	2	1	1	5	46	9-13	.692	0-0	-	3-4	.750
OT	Cavaliers	108	LeBron James	26	5	3	0	1	2	2	49	9-20	.450	1-4	.250	7-11	.636
	Nov. 18, 2005
6.	Magic	84	Dwight Howard	10	15	1	1	3	2	3	34	5-11	.455	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Cavaliers	102	LeBron James	16	6	4	2	0	4	2	34	6-17	.353	0-3	.000	4-6	.667
	Feb. 21, 2006
7.	Magic	92	Dwight Howard	23	14	2	0	1	3	1	39	9-19	.474	0-0	-	5-10	.500
	Cavaliers	105	LeBron James	26	2	9	1	2	2	0	43	10-24	.417	1-5	.200	5-7	.714
	Mar. 10, 2006
8.	Magic	102	Dwight Howard	8	9	2	1	1	4	4	24	3-7	.429	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Cavaliers	73	LeBron James	25	7	2	2	1	5	0	39	9-22	.409	2-6	.333	5-6	.833


2006-07 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 16, 2006
9.	Magic	81	Dwight Howard	14	16	1	2	5	6	4	39	5-11	.455	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Cavaliers	74	LeBron James	29	5	5	0	1	4	4	41	10-19	.526	2-5	.400	7-9	.778
	Dec. 23, 2006
10.	Magic	83	Dwight Howard	17	13	1	1	1	3	2	31	6-15	.400	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Cavaliers	86	LeBron James	32	7	1	0	0	7	1	43	13-21	.619	2-3	.667	4-10	.400
	Jan. 22, 2007
11.	Magic	90	Dwight Howard	18	13	2	0	2	5	4	34	7-10	.700	0-0	-	4-8	.500
	Cavaliers	79	LeBron James	18	4	5	3	0	2	2	43	6-15	.400	0-3	.000	6-13	.462


2007-08 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 14, 2007
12.	Magic	117	Dwight Howard	35	16	2	0	4	3	3	49	11-17	.647	0-0	-	13-16	.813
OT	Cavaliers	116	LeBron James	39	13	14	0	2	4	1	47	15-27	.556	2-4	.500	7-9	.778
	Feb. 11, 2008
13.	Magic	111	Dwight Howard	16	9	1	0	0	0	4	38	6-11	.545	0-0	-	4-9	.444
	Cavaliers	118	LeBron James	29	7	10	3	1	5	3	44	8-15	.533	1-2	.500	12-15	.800
	Mar. 17, 2008
14.	Magic	104	Dwight Howard	23	13	2	1	2	1	3	41	6-14	.429	0-0	-	11-15	.733
	Cavaliers	90	LeBron James	30	9	6	0	1	3	1	42	11-22	.500	1-4	.250	7-11	.636
	Apr. 05, 2008
15.	Magic	101	Dwight Howard	4	12	3	0	0	3	5	39	1-8	.125	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Cavaliers	86	LeBron James	17	7	9	2	2	5	1	42	6-22	.273	1-5	.200	4-8	.500


2008-09 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 29, 2009
16.	Magic	99	Dwight Howard	22	18	0	2	2	3	4	38	9-15	.600	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Cavaliers	88	LeBron James	23	8	8	1	1	2	1	38	10-27	.370	0-2	.000	3-6	.500
	Mar. 17, 2009
17.	Magic	93	Dwight Howard	13	15	3	0	6	4	2	39	5-8	.625	0-0	-	3-5	.600
	Cavaliers	97	LeBron James	43	12	8	4	1	6	1	43	15-27	.556	4-7	.571	9-10	.900
	Apr. 03, 2009
18.	Magic	116	Dwight Howard	20	11	0	1	3	0	2	27	8-13	.615	0-0	-	4-8	.500
	Cavaliers	87	LeBron James	26	9	5	1	0	2	1	32	7-20	.350	2-5	.400	10-10	1.000


2009 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 20, 2009
19.	Magic	107	Dwight Howard	30	13	1	2	0	3	6	38	14-20	.700	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Cavaliers	106	LeBron James	49	6	8	2	3	2	1	41	20-30	.667	3-6	.500	6-10	.600
	May. 22, 2009
20.	Magic	95	Dwight Howard	10	18	4	1	2	4	4	38	3-8	.375	0-0	-	4-8	.500
	Cavaliers	96	LeBron James	35	4	5	1	0	6	3	43	12-23	.522	1-3	.333	10-12	.833
	May. 24, 2009
21.	Magic	99	Dwight Howard	24	9	2	0	0	1	6	28	5-8	.625	0-0	-	14-19	.737
	Cavaliers	89	LeBron James	41	7	9	2	1	2	3	42	11-28	.393	1-8	.125	18-24	.750
	May. 26, 2009
22.	Magic	116	Dwight Howard	27	14	4	1	3	2	5	49	10-16	.625	0-0	-	7-9	.778
OT	Cavaliers	114	LeBron James	44	12	7	1	1	8	5	49	13-29	.448	4-10	.400	14-18	.778
	May. 28, 2009
23.	Magic	102	Dwight Howard	24	10	2	1	1	3	6	37	8-10	.800	0-0	-	8-13	.615
	Cavaliers	112	LeBron James	37	14	12	1	1	4	3	46	11-24	.458	0-2	.000	15-19	.789
	May. 30, 2009
24.	Magic	103	Dwight Howard	40	14	4	0	1	2	5	41	14-21	.667	0-1	.000	12-16	.750
	Cavaliers	90	LeBron James	25	7	7	0	1	3	4	45	8-20	.400	2-8	.250	7-11	.636


2009-10 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 11, 2009
25.	Magic	93	Dwight Howard	11	7	0	1	1	2	5	32	3-3	1.000	0-0	-	5-12	.417
	Cavaliers	102	LeBron James	36	8	4	1	0	4	2	39	13-23	.565	2-3	.667	8-9	.889
	Feb. 11, 2010
26.	Magic	106	Dwight Howard	19	11	1	0	2	3	5	31	6-9	.667	0-0	-	7-10	.700
	Cavaliers	115	LeBron James	32	8	13	2	0	3	2	45	10-21	.476	2-6	.333	10-12	.833
	Feb. 21, 2010
27.	Magic	101	Dwight Howard	22	16	2	1	4	0	4	43	7-15	.467	0-0	-	8-13	.615
	Cavaliers	95	LeBron James	33	9	6	2	1	5	0	39	12-25	.480	1-6	.167	8-12	.667


2010-11 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Oct. 29, 2010
28.	Magic	70	Dwight Howard	19	7	0	2	1	1	6	29	8-15	.533	0-0	-	3-7	.429
	Heat	96	LeBron James	15	6	7	0	0	3	4	30	6-13	.462	2-3	.667	1-2	.500
	Nov. 24, 2010
29.	Magic	104	Dwight Howard	24	18	1	0	1	3	0	38	8-13	.615	0-0	-	8-16	.500
	Heat	95	LeBron James	25	6	4	1	0	3	3	41	9-18	.500	1-3	.333	6-8	.750
	Feb. 03, 2011
30.	Magic	100	Dwight Howard	17	16	1	0	0	2	2	48	7-13	.538	0-0	-	3-13	.231
	Heat	104	LeBron James	51	11	8	1	1	3	2	43	17-25	.680	3-5	.600	14-17	.824
	Mar. 03, 2011
31.	Magic	99	Dwight Howard	14	18	5	0	5	1	5	45	5-10	.500	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Heat	96	LeBron James	29	6	4	0	2	2	2	40	11-16	.688	0-2	.000	7-7	1.000


2011-12 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 08, 2012
32.	Magic	102	Dwight Howard	25	24	4	3	2	3	3	43	9-14	.643	0-1	.000	7-10	.700
	Heat	89	LeBron James	17	6	10	3	0	3	0	39	5-15	.333	0-2	.000	7-10	.700
	Feb. 19, 2012
33.	Magic	78	Dwight Howard	12	15	3	1	1	3	2	37	5-10	.500	0-0	-	2-10	.200
	Heat	90	LeBron James	25	11	8	2	0	2	2	37	9-14	.643	1-2	.500	6-7	.857
	Mar. 13, 2012
34.	Magic	104	Dwight Howard	24	25	1	3	2	2	1	47	9-13	.692	0-0	-	6-18	.333
OT	Heat	98	LeBron James	19	11	8	1	1	6	0	42	7-20	.350	2-4	.500	3-3	1.000
	Mar. 18, 2012
35.	Magic	81	Dwight Howard	18	11	2	0	0	4	3	41	7-17	.412	0-0	-	4-10	.400
	Heat	91	LeBron James	14	12	7	5	0	4	4	39	4-14	.286	0-1	.000	6-8	.750


2012-13 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 17, 2013
36.	Lakers	90	Dwight Howard	13	16	2	0	1	0	4	38	4-7	.571	0-0	-	5-13	.385
	Heat	99	LeBron James	39	7	8	3	1	2	2	42	17-25	.680	1-2	.500	4-4	1.000
	Feb. 10, 2013
37.	Lakers	97	Dwight Howard	15	9	1	2	2	3	4	41	6-9	.667	0-0	-	3-5	.600
	Heat	107	LeBron James	32	7	4	3	0	4	4	36	12-18	.667	1-2	.500	7-8	.875


2013-14 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 04, 2014
38.	Rockets	106	Dwight Howard	22	16	1	0	0	2	2	36	8-13	.615	0-0	-	6-8	.750
	Heat	103	LeBron James	22	1	6	3	0	1	1	37	9-18	.500	0-3	.000	4-6	.667
	Mar. 16, 2014
39.	Rockets	104	Dwight Howard	21	14	5	0	2	2	3	38	9-12	.750	0-0	-	3-6	.500
	Heat	113	LeBron James	24	5	6	2	0	5	3	43	8-17	.471	1-3	.333	7-8	.875


2015-16 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 15, 2016
40.	Rockets	77	Dwight Howard	14	11	1	2	2	2	1	34	4-9	.444	0-0	-	6-10	.600
	Cavaliers	91	LeBron James	19	7	7	0	2	4	1	36	7-14	.500	1-2	.500	4-6	.667


2016-17 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 08, 2016
41.	Hawks	110	Dwight Howard	7	17	2	0	3	3	4	27	3-5	.600	0-0	-	1-4	.250
	Cavaliers	106	LeBron James	23	9	5	3	0	1	3	37	8-17	.471	2-5	.400	5-5	1.000
	Mar. 03, 2017
42.	Hawks	130	Dwight Howard	15	10	2	2	1	1	3	27	6-12	.500	0-0	-	3-6	.500
	Cavaliers	135	LeBron James	38	13	8	0	0	2	4	39	14-27	.519	6-10	.600	4-8	.500
	Apr. 09, 2017
43.	Hawks	126	Dwight Howard	19	5	2	0	1	2	2	24	9-12	.750	0-0	-	1-3	.333
OT	Cavaliers	125	LeBron James	32	16	10	1	0	3	6	47	11-21	.524	1-3	.333	9-10	.900


2017-18 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 15, 2017
44.	Hornets	107	Dwight Howard	8	5	2	0	0	4	6	23	3-5	.600	0-0	-	2-6	.333
	Cavaliers	115	LeBron James	31	6	8	2	1	3	4	37	12-24	.500	4-7	.571	3-3	1.000
	Nov. 24, 2017
45.	Hornets	99	Dwight Howard	20	13	1	1	1	3	4	30	7-14	.500	0-0	-	6-9	.667
	Cavaliers	100	LeBron James	27	16	13	0	3	3	2	40	10-20	.500	3-8	.375	4-7	.571
	Mar. 28, 2018
46.	Hornets	105	Dwight Howard	19	10	1	0	1	0	3	29	7-12	.583	0-0	-	5-5	1.000
	Cavaliers	118	LeBron James	41	10	8	1	0	4	1	37	14-26	.538	4-8	.500	9-11	.818


2020-21 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 27, 2021
47.	76ers	107	Dwight Howard	0	4	0	1	1	0	4	07	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-4	.000
	Lakers	106	LeBron James	34	6	7	0	0	3	3	39	12-22	.545	2-5	.400	8-11	.727