Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and JaVale McGee

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and JaVale McGee 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.

They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. JaVale McGee has a 14-12 winning record over James Harden, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
JaVale McGee:
2008-09 to 2023-24
26 Games played
21 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
12
11
1
JaVale McGee
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 25.0 6.3 7.2 1.80.5
JaVale McGee 6.4 4.3 0.30.31.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 50 15 14 52
JaVale McGee 16 14 2 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 26

games
18

games
25

games
20

games
5

games
JaVale McGee 0

games
7

games
0

games
1

game
12

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
5

games
9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2009
1. Thunder 127   James Harden 25 4 1 4 0 2 5 26 8-11 .727 4-6 .667 5-6 .833
Wizards 108   JaVale McGee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 2011
2. Thunder 116   James Harden 16 2 2 1 0 3 1 23 6-11 .545 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Wizards 89   JaVale McGee 14 9 1 0 5 2 3 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 2012
3. Thunder 102   James Harden 13 3 0 1 0 4 3 28 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 6-10 .600
Wizards 105   JaVale McGee 7 11 0 2 1 2 2 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-6 .167
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2012
4. Rockets 87   James Harden 15 3 2 5 0 6 1 38 5-15 .333 0-5 .000 5-7 .714
Nuggets 93   JaVale McGee 12 6 0 0 0 3 1 20 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 23, 2013
5. Rockets 95   James Harden 23 3 7 1 0 7 3 39 8-17 .471 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 105   JaVale McGee 14 2 0 1 3 1 1 16 6-7 .857 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 06, 2013
6. Rockets 114   James Harden 14 4 5 1 1 3 2 29 2-10 .200 0-3 .000 10-10 1.000
Nuggets 132   JaVale McGee 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 2015
7. Rockets 100   James Harden 25 8 9 1 2 4 1 36 10-23 .435 1-6 .167 4-5 .800
Mavericks 96   JaVale McGee 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2016
8. Rockets 132   James Harden 29 15 13 2 1 7 4 46 8-23 .348 2-11 .182 11-14 .786
2OT Warriors 127   JaVale McGee 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 28, 2017
9. Rockets 106   James Harden 24 11 13 1 0 6 1 38 5-20 .250 1-9 .111 13-13 1.000
Warriors 113   JaVale McGee 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 2017
10. Rockets 98   James Harden 17 12 8 0 1 6 3 35 4-17 .235 2-9 .222 7-7 1.000
Warriors 107   JaVale McGee 13 4 0 0 5 0 2 11 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
2018 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 20, 2018
11. Rockets 85   James Harden 20 5 9 1 1 4 2 33 7-16 .438 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Warriors 126   JaVale McGee 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 03 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 20, 2018
12. Rockets 124   James Harden 36 7 5 2 1 6 2 38 10-19 .526 5-10 .500 11-15 .733
Lakers 115   JaVale McGee 16 6 2 0 5 2 4 20 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 13, 2018
13. Rockets 126   James Harden 50 10 11 2 0 6 4 35 14-26 .538 4-12 .333 18-19 .947
Lakers 111   JaVale McGee 11 5 0 1 2 2 3 30 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 19, 2019
14. Rockets 138   James Harden 48 8 6 4 1 6 3 42 14-30 .467 8-19 .421 12-15 .800
OT Lakers 134   JaVale McGee 12 14 1 1 1 1 1 16 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 21, 2019
15. Rockets 106   James Harden 30 6 6 1 1 8 6 37 11-24 .458 2-10 .200 6-7 .857
Lakers 111   JaVale McGee 11 5 1 0 2 0 3 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 2020
16. Rockets 115   James Harden 34 6 7 0 1 6 3 39 8-20 .400 2-9 .222 16-18 .889
Lakers 124   JaVale McGee 9 8 2 0 3 1 2 18 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 06, 2020
17. Rockets 121   James Harden 14 7 7 2 0 3 5 35 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 7-7 1.000
Lakers 111   JaVale McGee 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 16 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2020 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 04, 2020
18. Rockets 112   James Harden 36 2 5 2 1 5 2 34 12-20 .600 3-6 .500 9-12 .750
Lakers 97   JaVale McGee 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 13 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Sep. 06, 2020
19. Rockets 109   James Harden 27 2 7 2 0 5 2 39 6-12 .500 4-8 .500 11-13 .846
Lakers 117   JaVale McGee 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Sep. 08, 2020
20. Rockets 102   James Harden 33 9 9 0 0 2 2 38 11-23 .478 4-9 .444 7-7 1.000
Lakers 112   JaVale McGee 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Sep. 12, 2020
21. Rockets 96   James Harden 30 6 5 1 1 6 5 42 12-20 .600 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000
Lakers 119   JaVale McGee 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2021
22. Nets 107   James Harden 12 13 14 1 2 7 3 40 4-15 .267 0-6 .000 4-4 1.000
Suns 113   JaVale McGee 10 10 0 0 1 2 1 16 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 01, 2022
23. Nets 111   James Harden 22 5 10 1 0 4 1 37 6-19 .316 3-8 .375 7-9 .778
Suns 121   JaVale McGee 5 4 0 0 2 4 3 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 29, 2023
24. 76ers 116   James Harden 15 4 12 3 0 2 3 38 4-14 .286 2-6 .333 5-7 .714
Mavericks 108   JaVale McGee 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2023
25. Clippers 131   James Harden 26 3 6 5 0 2 4 39 8-14 .571 5-8 .625 5-5 1.000
Kings 117   JaVale McGee 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 2023
26. Clippers 119   James Harden 15 6 7 2 0 2 3 28 4-9 .444 0-4 .000 7-7 1.000
Kings 99   JaVale McGee 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 06 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000