Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and David Rivers

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and David Rivers 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 5 times in NBA games. David Rivers has a 3-2 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
David Rivers:
1988-89 to 1991-92
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
2
2
0
David Rivers
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 19.2 11.6 2.6 2.44.0
David Rivers 4.0 0.6 1.80.60.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 25 16 4 57
David Rivers 7 1 5 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 5

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David Rivers 0

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1989
1. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 10 4 5 0 0 4 34 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 124   David Rivers 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 1989
2. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 2 2 5 6 3 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Lakers 125   David Rivers 5 1 5 3 0 1 4 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1989
3. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 16 3 2 7 5 4 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 82   David Rivers 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 12 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 25, 1990
4. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 9 2 2 2 3 3 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Clippers 101   David Rivers 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1990
5. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 12 2 1 6 2 4 35 8-20 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 118   David Rivers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000