Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Festus Ezeli and Dwight Howard

This is the detail of NBA games in which Festus Ezeli and Dwight Howard 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 15 times in NBA games. Festus Ezeli has a 10-5 winning record over Dwight Howard, including an 8-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Festus Ezeli

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Dwight Howard


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

15 Games played

5 in Regular Season

10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Festus Ezeli	10	2	8
Dwight Howard	5	3	2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Festus Ezeli	5.1	5.1	0.5	0.1	0.8
Dwight Howard	13.5	12.3	1.3	0.9	1.5

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Festus Ezeli	12	9	2	1	3
Dwight Howard	28	21	4	2	4

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Festus Ezeli	0 games	1 game	1 game	0 games	2 games
Dwight Howard	14 games	12 games	8 games	11 games	7 games
Both had same stat	1 game	2 games	6 games	4 games	6 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	%
	Nov. 09, 2012
1.	Warriors	77	Festus Ezeli	4	3	0	0	0	0	3	21	2-3	.667	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	101	Dwight Howard	6	8	2	0	2	2	4	24	2-6	.333	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Dec. 22, 2012
2.	Warriors	115	Festus Ezeli	2	8	0	0	3	6	4	26	1-3	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
OT	Lakers	118	Dwight Howard	11	6	3	1	2	3	6	29	4-8	.500	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Mar. 25, 2013
3.	Warriors	109	Festus Ezeli	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	10	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	103	Dwight Howard	11	15	0	1	1	4	5	37	4-8	.500	0-0	-	3-6	.500
	Apr. 12, 2013
4.	Warriors	116	Festus Ezeli	4	7	0	0	1	0	6	16	2-3	.667	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	118	Dwight Howard	28	7	1	0	1	2	5	38	7-8	.875	0-0	-	14-22	.636


2015 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 19, 2015
5.	Warriors	110	Festus Ezeli	6	4	1	0	1	2	1	11	2-4	.500	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Rockets	106	Dwight Howard	7	13	2	1	1	5	3	26	3-7	.429	0-0	-	1-4	.250
	May. 21, 2015
6.	Warriors	99	Festus Ezeli	2	6	0	0	1	0	2	12	1-3	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	98	Dwight Howard	19	17	1	2	1	2	3	40	8-11	.727	0-0	-	3-7	.429
	May. 23, 2015
7.	Warriors	115	Festus Ezeli	10	6	0	0	1	1	5	18	5-6	.833	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	80	Dwight Howard	14	14	0	0	1	2	4	33	6-10	.600	0-0	-	2-8	.250
	May. 25, 2015
8.	Warriors	115	Festus Ezeli	4	5	2	1	0	0	2	10	2-5	.400	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Rockets	128	Dwight Howard	14	12	0	2	2	3	2	34	6-10	.600	0-0	-	2-7	.286
	May. 27, 2015
9.	Warriors	104	Festus Ezeli	12	9	1	0	1	3	3	28	5-7	.714	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Rockets	90	Dwight Howard	18	16	1	2	4	4	3	42	5-13	.385	0-0	-	8-13	.615


2015-16 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Oct. 30, 2015
10.	Warriors	112	Festus Ezeli	9	7	1	0	2	2	2	25	4-9	.444	0-0	-	1-4	.250
	Rockets	92	Dwight Howard	9	7	2	1	1	4	5	22	4-11	.364	0-0	-	1-2	.500


2016 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 16, 2016
11.	Warriors	104	Festus Ezeli	8	6	1	0	1	3	2	11	4-5	.800	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Rockets	78	Dwight Howard	14	11	1	1	1	5	5	30	5-10	.500	0-0	-	4-11	.364
	Apr. 18, 2016
12.	Warriors	115	Festus Ezeli	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	03	1-2	.500	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Rockets	106	Dwight Howard	12	10	4	1	2	3	6	35	5-7	.714	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Apr. 21, 2016
13.	Warriors	96	Festus Ezeli	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	04	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	97	Dwight Howard	13	13	2	1	2	2	3	33	6-9	.667	0-0	-	1-6	.167
	Apr. 24, 2016
14.	Warriors	121	Festus Ezeli	3	6	0	0	0	0	2	14	1-2	.500	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Rockets	94	Dwight Howard	19	15	0	0	1	2	2	36	7-9	.778	0-0	-	5-13	.385
	Apr. 27, 2016
15.	Warriors	114	Festus Ezeli	2	1	1	0	1	1	2	07	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Rockets	81	Dwight Howard	8	21	1	1	1	0	5	45	3-13	.231	0-1	.000	2-4	.500