Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Bob Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Bob 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 7 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 5-2 winning record over Bob Thornton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Bob Thornton:
1985-86 to 1995-96
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
5
5
0
Bob Thornton
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 25.6 13.3 2.7 3.03.0
Bob Thornton 1.9 1.1 0.10.40.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 33 23 6 77
Bob Thornton 7 3 1 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 7

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Bob Thornton 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1986
1. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 6 0 6 2 1 6 29 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Knicks 95   Bob Thornton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1986
2. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 23 2 7 4 7 4 35 12-18 .667 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Knicks 99   Bob Thornton 2 3 1 1 0 2 3 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 1988
3. Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 6 1 1 2 5 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
76ers 106   Bob Thornton 7 1 0 0 0 1 2 18 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 1989
4. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 12 1 3 1 5 2 45 12-25 .480 0-0 - 2-4 .500
76ers 96   Bob Thornton 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1990
5. Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 15 1 2 7 5 5 38 11-18 .611 0-0 - 7-9 .778
OT 76ers 119   Bob Thornton 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 03 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1990
6. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 20 4 0 4 3 4 42 13-17 .765 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Timberwolves 91   Bob Thornton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 15, 1992
7. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 6 5 2 2 6 5 35 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 130   Bob Thornton 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 04 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000