Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Nikola Jokic

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Nikola Jokic 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 18 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 9-9, but Dwight Howard won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Nikola Jokic:
2015-16 to 2023-24
18 Games played
13 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
9
5
4
Nikola Jokic
9
8
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 10.9 7.8 0.6 0.60.7
Nikola Jokic 18.2 9.1 5.31.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 19 20 2 42
Nikola Jokic 38 18 13 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 3

games
9

games
1

game
3

games
7

games
Nikola Jokic 14

games
8

games
16

games
9

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
1

game
6

games
8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2015
1. Rockets 98   Dwight Howard 12 10 1 1 1 6 5 28 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nuggets 107   Nikola Jokic 3 5 0 0 0 1 2 6 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 14, 2015
2. Rockets 108   Dwight Howard 13 8 0 4 1 4 4 33 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nuggets 114   Nikola Jokic 9 7 1 1 0 1 1 22 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2017
3. Hawks 117   Dwight Howard 11 13 1 0 0 1 3 25 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nuggets 106   Nikola Jokic 18 15 3 0 0 0 4 34 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 2017
4. Hornets 110   Dwight Howard 15 20 0 0 2 7 4 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Nuggets 93   Nikola Jokic 18 12 0 0 0 2 3 30 8-12 .667 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 05, 2018
5. Hornets 104   Dwight Howard 19 7 1 0 1 2 3 28 9-11 .818 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Nuggets 121   Nikola Jokic 15 16 7 2 0 3 3 32 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 2019
6. Lakers 105   Dwight Howard 13 6 0 0 2 1 4 19 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 3-8 .375
Nuggets 96   Nikola Jokic 13 5 8 3 0 5 4 34 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Dec. 22, 2019
7. Lakers 104   Dwight Howard 8 7 1 0 0 2 2 17 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Nuggets 128   Nikola Jokic 18 6 5 1 1 1 3 27 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Feb. 12, 2020
8. Lakers 120   Dwight Howard 14 11 2 0 0 4 4 30 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-12 .500
OT Nuggets 116   Nikola Jokic 22 11 6 3 1 3 5 37 9-18 .500 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Aug. 10, 2020
9. Lakers 124   Dwight Howard 8 5 0 0 0 0 3 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nuggets 121   Nikola Jokic 12 1 4 1 0 1 3 26 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
2020 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 18, 2020
10. Lakers 126   Dwight Howard 13 3 0 2 2 2 4 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 114   Nikola Jokic 21 6 2 0 1 4 5 25 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Sep. 20, 2020
11. Lakers 105   Dwight Howard 3 2 0 1 0 0 5 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 103   Nikola Jokic 30 6 9 4 0 2 4 39 9-20 .450 1-4 .250 11-12 .917
Sep. 22, 2020
12. Lakers 106   Dwight Howard 4 1 0 1 1 1 4 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nuggets 114   Nikola Jokic 22 10 5 1 1 5 4 37 9-14 .643 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Sep. 24, 2020
13. Lakers 114   Dwight Howard 12 11 1 1 0 0 2 23 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nuggets 108   Nikola Jokic 16 7 4 2 0 1 5 36 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Sep. 26, 2020
14. Lakers 117   Dwight Howard 9 9 0 0 2 2 5 35 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nuggets 107   Nikola Jokic 20 7 5 3 0 1 5 30 9-16 .563 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 2021
15. 76ers 103   Dwight Howard 11 11 2 0 0 4 5 24 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 115   Nikola Jokic 15 9 12 0 0 4 2 29 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 30, 2021
16. 76ers 95   Dwight Howard 10 7 1 0 0 0 3 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 104   Nikola Jokic 21 10 5 0 0 5 1 34 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2022
17. Lakers 96   Dwight Howard 13 3 1 1 0 1 3 21 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nuggets 133   Nikola Jokic 17 12 13 1 0 3 1 28 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Apr. 03, 2022
18. Lakers 118   Dwight Howard 8 7 0 0 0 1 2 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 129   Nikola Jokic 38 18 6 2 2 7 3 33 15-22 .682 0-3 .000 8-11 .727