Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Marcus Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Marcus Thornton 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 14 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has an 8-6 winning record over Marcus Thornton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dwight Howard
vs.
Marcus Thornton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Marcus Thornton:
2009-10 to 2016-17
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
8
8
0
Marcus Thornton
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 17.2 12.7 1.6 0.82.6
Marcus Thornton 12.3 3.8 1.20.40.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 29 20 4 25
Marcus Thornton 23 9 5 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 9

games		 13

games		 6

games		 7

games		13

games
Marcus Thornton 4

games 		1

game		 3

games		 3

games		0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 5

games		 4

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 2010
1. Magic 93   Dwight Howard 26 10 1 0 3 1 2 43 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Hornets 100   Marcus Thornton 18 7 1 1 0 2 1 32 8-14 .571 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2011
2. Magic 89   Dwight Howard 29 20 0 1 2 3 2 48 13-19 .684 0-0 - 3-7 .429
OT Hornets 92   Marcus Thornton 22 9 1 1 0 3 1 32 7-18 .389 2-8 .250 6-6 1.000
Mar. 09, 2011
3. Magic 106   Dwight Howard 16 15 2 0 3 5 6 40 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Kings 102   Marcus Thornton 22 6 5 1 0 4 3 40 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2012
4. Magic 104   Dwight Howard 5 4 1 0 1 1 4 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Kings 97   Marcus Thornton 13 6 0 0 0 0 6 39 5-16 .313 3-9 .333 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2012
5. Lakers 103   Dwight Howard 23 18 3 2 3 2 2 39 8-14 .571 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Kings 90   Marcus Thornton 2 3 3 1 0 1 2 22 1-10 .100 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 21, 2012
6. Lakers 97   Dwight Howard 7 9 3 2 1 2 4 41 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 113   Marcus Thornton 23 4 1 1 0 1 3 28 8-13 .615 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Mar. 17, 2013
7. Lakers 113   Dwight Howard 12 17 1 0 5 2 2 41 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Kings 102   Marcus Thornton 15 3 1 0 0 1 2 21 6-15 .400 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000
Mar. 30, 2013
8. Lakers 103   Dwight Howard 24 15 1 1 5 4 3 40 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Kings 98   Marcus Thornton 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 26 6-15 .400 2-7 .286 4-5 .800
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2013
9. Rockets 91   Dwight Howard 13 10 0 1 3 5 4 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-13 .385
Kings 106   Marcus Thornton 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 31, 2013
10. Rockets 106   Dwight Howard 15 8 2 0 1 3 3 45 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Kings 110   Marcus Thornton 15 3 2 1 0 1 4 20 6-9 .667 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 2014
11. Rockets 119   Dwight Howard 26 13 1 1 4 2 1 32 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-17 .353
Kings 98   Marcus Thornton 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 22 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2014
12. Rockets 104   Dwight Howard 14 8 4 0 2 0 5 33 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Celtics 90   Marcus Thornton 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 2016
13. Hawks 114   Dwight Howard 11 19 2 1 3 3 2 30 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Wizards 99   Marcus Thornton 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 20 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nov. 04, 2016
14. Hawks 92   Dwight Howard 20 12 1 2 0 4 5 29 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Wizards 95   Marcus Thornton 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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