Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Lonnie Shelton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Lonnie Shelton 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 3 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 3-0 winning record over Lonnie Shelton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Lonnie Shelton


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Lonnie Shelton: 1976-77 to 1985-86

3 Games played

3 in Regular Season

0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon	3	3	0
Lonnie Shelton	0	0	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Hakeem Olajuwon	14.0	8.7	1.3	1.3	1.3
Lonnie Shelton	4.0	4.3	1.0	0.7	0.0

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Hakeem Olajuwon	21	12	3	3	3
Lonnie Shelton	6	5	2	2	0

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Hakeem Olajuwon	3 games	3 games	1 game	2 games	2 games
Lonnie Shelton	0 games	0 games	1 game	1 game	0 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	1 game	0 games	1 game

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	%
	Feb. 16, 1985
1.	Rockets	122	Hakeem Olajuwon	4	5	0	0	0	1	5	23	1-3	.333	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Cavaliers	115	Lonnie Shelton	2	3	0	2	0	0	5	16	1-6	.167	0-0	-	0-0	-


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 17, 1985
2.	Rockets	98	Hakeem Olajuwon	17	9	1	1	3	2	5	45	6-16	.375	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Cavaliers	94	Lonnie Shelton	6	5	2	0	0	3	4	19	3-6	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jan. 28, 1986
3.	Rockets	116	Hakeem Olajuwon	21	12	3	3	1	6	3	48	6-11	.545	0-0	-	9-11	.818
	Cavaliers	109	Lonnie Shelton	4	5	1	0	0	3	3	23	2-6	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-