Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Nick Van Exel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Nick Van Exel 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:
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They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 19-13 winning record over Nick Van Exel, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Nick Van Exel
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
32 Games played
28 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
19
16
3
Nick Van Exel
13
12
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 19.2 9.4 2.9 1.42.8
Nick Van Exel 16.8 2.8 7.10.90.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 37 17 7 57
Nick Van Exel 35 7 14 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 21

games		 29

games		 1

game		 15

games		27

games
Nick Van Exel 11

games 		1

game		 28

games		 9

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		 8

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1993
1. Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 14 3 1 4 4 4 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 93   Nick Van Exel 10 2 3 1 0 1 3 25 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 1994
2. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 15 2 1 3 3 5 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 88   Nick Van Exel 10 2 2 0 0 0 5 34 3-18 .167 0-6 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 24, 1994
3. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 11 4 1 6 4 5 45 13-22 .591 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Lakers 107   Nick Van Exel 17 5 6 0 0 1 3 34 8-21 .381 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1994
4. Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 3 3 4 0 3 43 11-23 .478 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 101   Nick Van Exel 31 3 4 1 1 2 4 39 11-21 .524 5-9 .556 4-4 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1994
5. Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 7 1 0 1 3 3 33 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 107   Nick Van Exel 8 1 6 3 0 3 3 29 2-10 .200 1-6 .167 3-4 .750
Dec. 15, 1994
6. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 14 6 1 4 2 1 39 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 97   Nick Van Exel 10 5 7 2 0 3 0 35 3-12 .250 1-6 .167 3-4 .750
Mar. 26, 1995
7. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 12 3 2 6 6 5 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 107   Nick Van Exel 16 0 9 2 0 3 2 33 4-13 .308 2-9 .222 6-7 .857
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1995
8. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 13 1 2 2 3 3 28 13-22 .591 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 99   Nick Van Exel 13 1 5 0 0 2 2 36 5-14 .357 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Jan. 12, 1996
9. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 8 6 0 3 3 5 37 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-12 .500
Lakers 101   Nick Van Exel 20 3 11 0 0 2 4 39 10-19 .526 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1996
10. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 10 6 3 0 4 3 43 13-29 .448 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Lakers 94   Nick Van Exel 18 0 7 0 0 3 1 42 6-13 .462 3-8 .375 3-4 .750
Mar. 03, 1996
11. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 6 3 3 4 3 41 12-17 .706 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 107   Nick Van Exel 21 6 4 2 0 2 0 40 6-13 .462 4-6 .667 5-6 .833
1996 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1996
12. Rockets 87   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 8 2 5 1 4 4 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 83   Nick Van Exel 5 3 8 1 0 3 4 32 1-11 .091 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 27, 1996
13. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 7 2 1 4 1 6 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 104   Nick Van Exel 15 7 4 0 0 1 2 31 5-14 .357 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Apr. 30, 1996
14. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 8 3 0 2 2 2 42 12-27 .444 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 98   Nick Van Exel 12 5 4 0 0 2 2 36 5-16 .313 2-5 .400 0-0 -
May. 02, 1996
15. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 7 4 2 5 4 42 12-22 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 94   Nick Van Exel 15 1 11 1 0 5 2 38 5-13 .385 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1996
16. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 7 2 1 4 1 4 32 12-22 .545 0-0 - 7-9 .778
2OT Lakers 126   Nick Van Exel 29 2 14 2 0 0 0 54 10-27 .370 4-12 .333 5-5 1.000
Feb. 25, 1997
17. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 13 6 2 2 7 5 39 9-19 .474 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Lakers 96   Nick Van Exel 2 2 11 0 0 2 1 28 1-9 .111 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1997
18. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 6 2 5 3 3 37 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 90   Nick Van Exel 11 2 6 0 0 1 0 34 4-14 .286 2-7 .286 1-2 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1997
19. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 4 8 3 0 2 1 5 32 2-11 .182 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Lakers 113   Nick Van Exel 35 3 6 0 0 1 3 44 12-25 .480 6-11 .545 5-5 1.000
Feb. 15, 1998
20. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 11 4 0 4 1 4 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 88   Nick Van Exel 2 2 9 1 0 1 1 34 0-9 .000 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1999
21. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 13 2 0 3 4 1 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 80   Nick Van Exel 7 1 3 1 0 2 0 29 2-13 .154 0-3 .000 3-5 .600
Mar. 09, 1999
22. Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 6 2 2 4 2 4 36 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Nuggets 75   Nick Van Exel 6 4 6 0 0 1 3 39 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 1999
23. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 9 1 3 1 0 4 28 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Nuggets 109   Nick Van Exel 15 1 7 0 1 0 1 26 6-10 .600 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
May. 05, 1999
24. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 17 3 2 7 2 4 41 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Nuggets 88   Nick Van Exel 35 2 7 1 0 2 2 44 16-24 .667 2-6 .333 1-2 .500
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2000
25. Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 115   Nick Van Exel 31 4 11 1 0 1 2 37 13-25 .520 0-4 .000 5-6 .833
Jan. 28, 2000
26. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 7 4 1 1 2 0 0 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 104   Nick Van Exel 21 7 8 2 2 3 3 35 6-15 .400 3-5 .600 6-7 .857
Feb. 24, 2000
27. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 6 1 0 1 1 2 23 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nuggets 106   Nick Van Exel 23 1 11 2 0 5 0 42 9-22 .409 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2000
28. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 9 7 2 4 2 1 4 29 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-6 .167
OT Nuggets 105   Nick Van Exel 15 0 7 1 0 1 4 40 5-18 .278 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Dec. 16, 2000
29. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 6 7 0 0 0 1 2 20 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 102   Nick Van Exel 26 4 8 3 1 3 3 42 11-21 .524 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2001
30. Raptors 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 4 0 0 3 1 3 15 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 24 4 9 0 0 1 1 46 10-23 .435 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000
Dec. 07, 2001
31. Raptors 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 6 0 0 2 1 4 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 27 5 7 2 0 6 1 48 9-24 .375 5-12 .417 4-4 1.000
Mar. 07, 2002
32. Raptors 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 122   Nick Van Exel 9 2 6 0 0 1 0 26 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 1-6 .167
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