Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Reggie Theus

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Reggie Theus 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 30 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 24-6 winning record over Reggie Theus, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Reggie Theus
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Reggie Theus:
1978-79 to 1990-91
30 Games played
27 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
24
21
3
Reggie Theus
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 22.5 11.6 1.8 1.53.9
Reggie Theus 17.7 3.3 6.11.20.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 32 25 6 310
Reggie Theus 34 8 13 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 22

games		 28

games		 3

games		 17

games		28

games
Reggie Theus 8

games 		2

games		 27

games		 8

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 5

games		2

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
%
Nov. 01, 1984
1. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 13 3 2 6 3 5 38 10-11 .909 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 106   Reggie Theus 11 3 2 1 1 2 3 29 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Nov. 06, 1984
2. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 11 1 1 4 4 4 41 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Kings 94   Reggie Theus 13 3 5 5 1 5 4 25 6-8 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1984
3. Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 0 2 5 2 5 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Kings 96   Reggie Theus 11 1 11 1 0 3 2 34 3-11 .273 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 08, 1985
4. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 12 1 1 2 1 2 31 11-21 .524 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Kings 110   Reggie Theus 8 5 11 3 0 3 1 29 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 26, 1985
5. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 8 1 2 3 3 2 31 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Kings 93   Reggie Theus 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 20 1-7 .143 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 11, 1985
6. Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 11 3 1 3 2 4 36 12-20 .600 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Kings 123   Reggie Theus 19 4 10 1 0 2 0 27 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1985
7. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 19 1 2 0 2 6 33 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Kings 122   Reggie Theus 8 3 8 1 0 6 3 36 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 30, 1985
8. Rockets 131   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 5 1 0 3 1 3 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Kings 114   Reggie Theus 27 7 5 2 0 4 4 36 11-15 .733 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 23, 1986
9. Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 1 3 2 3 0 4 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Kings 107   Reggie Theus 18 5 10 0 0 5 2 37 7-22 .318 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 30, 1986
10. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 1 3 6 2 1 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Kings 109   Reggie Theus 16 3 13 2 0 1 0 36 7-21 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1986
11. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 15 2 1 4 3 4 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 87   Reggie Theus 18 1 4 0 1 3 1 38 7-20 .350 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 19, 1986
12. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 6 1 1 4 0 5 27 7-8 .875 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Kings 103   Reggie Theus 19 4 7 1 0 5 3 30 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 22, 1986
13. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 13 0 0 1 5 3 35 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Kings 98   Reggie Theus 8 3 8 2 1 6 5 34 3-14 .214 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1986
14. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 2 1 3 1 2 40 9-18 .500 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Kings 84   Reggie Theus 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1986
15. Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 7 2 1 2 1 3 31 11-14 .786 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Kings 106   Reggie Theus 26 1 7 3 1 6 3 35 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Mar. 04, 1987
16. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 13 5 3 6 6 5 47 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-3 .667
OT Kings 102   Reggie Theus 24 3 8 1 2 7 4 48 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Apr. 04, 1987
17. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 11 3 0 2 2 2 37 8-20 .400 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Kings 120   Reggie Theus 27 8 7 1 0 6 2 39 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Apr. 09, 1987
18. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 8 1 1 5 3 3 34 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 102   Reggie Theus 21 2 9 0 0 2 3 41 8-24 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1987
19. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 10 1 3 3 1 6 35 9-19 .474 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 114   Reggie Theus 34 7 10 1 1 6 4 46 11-18 .611 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Dec. 08, 1987
20. Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 2 2 4 1 6 40 11-23 .478 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Kings 97   Reggie Theus 25 3 4 1 0 5 1 44 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Jan. 19, 1988
21. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 11 2 2 8 4 5 33 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Kings 107   Reggie Theus 21 4 4 2 0 2 3 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Mar. 05, 1988
22. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 13 2 0 3 1 4 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Kings 94   Reggie Theus 21 2 6 1 1 1 1 41 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 19, 1988
23. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 12 0 3 3 0 2 34 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Kings 121   Reggie Theus 24 5 6 0 1 3 5 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Apr. 14, 1988
24. Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 10 3 1 1 6 2 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 105   Reggie Theus 16 5 4 1 0 3 3 31 6-19 .316 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1988
25. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 14 6 3 6 3 4 43 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 113   Reggie Theus 26 4 4 1 0 3 3 35 10-17 .588 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
Apr. 07, 1989
26. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 12 1 1 6 4 6 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
OT Hawks 120   Reggie Theus 10 2 4 1 1 0 4 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1989
27. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 25 2 3 10 5 4 43 10-18 .556 0-0 - 12-20 .600
Magic 94   Reggie Theus 29 2 3 1 0 7 3 33 13-22 .591 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 08, 1990
28. Rockets 146   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 12 3 1 4 1 3 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Magic 123   Reggie Theus 14 1 4 3 0 0 2 28 4-11 .364 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1990
29. Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 16 0 1 4 6 6 37 6-17 .353 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 99   Reggie Theus 17 5 1 0 0 4 2 41 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 05, 1991
30. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 12 2 2 4 1 1 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 100   Reggie Theus 14 2 3 0 0 2 2 39 7-16 .438 0-2 .000 0-0 -
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