Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Kurt Rambis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Kurt Rambis 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 38 times in NBA games. Kurt Rambis has a 21-17 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, but Hakeem Olajuwon won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Kurt Rambis
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Kurt Rambis:
1981-82 to 1994-95
38 Games played
33 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
17
13
4
Kurt Rambis
21
20
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.8 11.9 2.5 2.33.0
Kurt Rambis 3.8 5.0 1.21.00.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 40 20 6 59
Kurt Rambis 16 13 8 72
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 36

games		 36

games		 23

games		 28

games		34

games
Kurt Rambis 2

games 		2

games		 9

games		 3

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 6

games		 7

games		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1984
1. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 0 2 2 3 6 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 123   Kurt Rambis 2 8 2 2 0 0 2 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 30, 1985
2. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 0 2 2 2 2 31 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 113   Kurt Rambis 7 6 0 0 0 2 1 27 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 05, 1985
3. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 13 3 0 2 7 3 43 14-19 .737 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 113   Kurt Rambis 2 3 0 0 1 1 4 28 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 26, 1985
4. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 16 0 4 4 4 5 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Lakers 100   Kurt Rambis 4 6 2 2 2 1 4 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1985
5. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 6 0 3 4 1 3 37 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 130   Kurt Rambis 2 7 1 2 0 1 2 19 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
6. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 1 3 1 0 5 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Lakers 120   Kurt Rambis 2 8 0 3 2 1 3 18 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 06, 1986
7. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 14 0 4 0 2 5 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Lakers 117   Kurt Rambis 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 25 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1986
8. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 2 5 2 4 6 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Lakers 116   Kurt Rambis 0 4 2 0 1 2 4 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1986
9. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 0 2 4 6 4 43 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Lakers 103   Kurt Rambis 8 3 2 0 0 2 3 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1986
10. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 8 5 3 7 3 4 38 10-22 .455 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Lakers 117   Kurt Rambis 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1986
11. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 16 3 2 4 3 4 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Lakers 119   Kurt Rambis 8 3 0 1 0 2 2 22 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 13, 1986
12. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 13 2 4 6 1 5 41 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Lakers 102   Kurt Rambis 5 9 0 2 0 3 4 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 16, 1986
13. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 40 12 3 2 2 2 5 46 14-28 .500 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Lakers 109   Kurt Rambis 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 18, 1986
14. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 8 1 0 4 0 3 42 11-23 .478 0-0 - 13-20 .650
Lakers 95   Kurt Rambis 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 21, 1986
15. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 7 1 3 4 1 2 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Lakers 112   Kurt Rambis 6 6 1 1 0 2 4 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
16. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 3 1 6 3 5 44 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Lakers 102   Kurt Rambis 6 13 1 0 0 5 2 33 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 21, 1986
17. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 5 2 3 2 4 41 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 5-10 .500
Lakers 103   Kurt Rambis 0 6 0 0 0 2 2 18 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1986
18. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 8 3 3 1 4 4 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 134   Kurt Rambis 8 6 1 0 0 2 3 25 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1987
19. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 10 6 3 2 3 3 37 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 123   Kurt Rambis 8 7 0 2 1 2 1 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 31, 1987
20. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 14 4 1 3 2 3 35 5-17 .294 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 111   Kurt Rambis 2 9 0 0 2 1 2 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
21. Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 2 4 2 5 5 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 101   Kurt Rambis 4 2 1 0 0 3 1 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1988
22. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 5 1 2 1 3 41 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 121   Kurt Rambis 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1988
23. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 20 0 3 1 4 4 42 7-19 .368 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 111   Kurt Rambis 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 13 0-1 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 22, 1988
24. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 10 1 3 0 1 3 28 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Lakers 117   Kurt Rambis 12 4 2 2 1 1 2 20 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 17, 1988
25. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 7 5 1 3 3 6 42 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 119   Kurt Rambis 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1988
26. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 14 0 3 5 6 5 45 11-18 .611 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Hornets 104   Kurt Rambis 2 8 8 2 0 3 3 32 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1988
27. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 15 2 4 1 7 4 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Hornets 95   Kurt Rambis 4 7 3 2 0 3 5 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1989
28. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 3 1 1 6 3 25 9-10 .900 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Hornets 101   Kurt Rambis 2 4 3 7 0 4 4 29 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 15, 1989
29. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 8 1 3 2 3 2 31 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Suns 121   Kurt Rambis 4 9 1 0 1 0 4 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 1990
30. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 10 5 1 0 5 3 36 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 130   Kurt Rambis 16 9 6 3 1 4 4 37 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1990
31. Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 19 6 1 2 2 2 33 11-20 .550 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 102   Kurt Rambis 10 3 2 0 0 1 2 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 15, 1991
32. Rockets 135   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 16 2 2 9 4 5 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Suns 128   Kurt Rambis 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1993
33. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 15 3 2 2 2 5 41 9-18 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Kings 96   Kurt Rambis 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 03, 1993
34. Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 13 5 4 2 8 4 44 13-20 .650 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 86   Kurt Rambis 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 1993
35. Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 15 3 0 4 1 3 34 12-16 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Kings 102   Kurt Rambis 0 5 0 0 0 1 4 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 24, 1994
36. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 11 4 1 6 4 5 45 13-22 .591 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Lakers 107   Kurt Rambis 8 5 2 1 0 0 3 20 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1994
37. Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 3 3 4 0 3 43 11-23 .478 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 101   Kurt Rambis 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 1995
38. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 12 3 2 6 6 5 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 107   Kurt Rambis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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