Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and LeBron James

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and LeBron James 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 40 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 24-16 winning record over James Harden, including an 8-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
40 Games played
30 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
16
14
2
LeBron James
24
16
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 23.4 5.8 7.1 1.50.6
LeBron James 27.7 7.8 7.31.70.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 50 12 15 53
LeBron James 44 15 15 44
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 16

games
12

games
19

games
11

games
8

games
LeBron James 23

games
25

games
18

games
17

games
16

games
Both had same stat 1

game
3

games
3

games
12

games
16

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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
%
Dec. 13, 2009
1. Thunder 89   James Harden 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 21 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 44 7 6 4 1 1 1 39 16-29 .552 5-8 .625 7-10 .700
Jan. 23, 2010
2. Thunder 99   James Harden 9 4 1 1 0 0 2 27 1-8 .125 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 37 9 12 1 1 6 2 43 9-19 .474 6-10 .600 13-19 .684
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2011
3. Thunder 103   James Harden 5 6 5 1 0 2 5 28 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Heat 108   LeBron James 23 4 13 4 3 4 3 40 7-14 .500 2-5 .400 7-11 .636
Mar. 16, 2011
4. Thunder 96   James Harden 12 3 2 0 0 2 3 28 4-12 .333 2-8 .250 2-3 .667
Heat 85   LeBron James 19 8 3 1 1 1 0 40 8-21 .381 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 25, 2012
5. Thunder 103   James Harden 19 3 6 2 0 7 1 32 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Heat 87   LeBron James 17 3 7 2 0 4 2 40 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 04, 2012
6. Thunder 93   James Harden 12 5 5 3 0 1 1 34 5-11 .455 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Heat 98   LeBron James 34 7 10 4 1 2 2 42 10-20 .500 3-7 .429 11-13 .846
2012 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 12, 2012
7. Thunder 105   James Harden 5 0 3 0 0 1 4 22 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Heat 94   LeBron James 30 9 4 4 0 4 1 46 11-24 .458 1-3 .333 7-9 .778
Jun. 14, 2012
8. Thunder 96   James Harden 21 4 2 1 0 2 3 35 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 5-7 .714
Heat 100   LeBron James 32 8 5 1 0 2 4 42 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 12-12 1.000
Jun. 17, 2012
9. Thunder 85   James Harden 9 6 6 2 0 2 4 34 2-10 .200 0-4 .000 5-7 .714
Heat 91   LeBron James 29 14 3 0 0 4 1 44 11-23 .478 1-4 .250 6-8 .750
Jun. 19, 2012
10. Thunder 98   James Harden 8 10 2 1 0 4 5 37 2-10 .200 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Heat 104   LeBron James 26 9 12 2 0 3 2 44 10-20 .500 1-4 .250 5-8 .625
Jun. 21, 2012
11. Thunder 106   James Harden 19 4 5 2 0 3 2 36 5-11 .455 3-8 .375 6-6 1.000
Heat 121   LeBron James 26 11 13 1 2 6 2 44 9-19 .474 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2012
12. Rockets 110   James Harden 22 3 5 1 1 2 4 40 6-17 .353 1-6 .167 9-11 .818
Heat 113   LeBron James 38 10 6 0 0 0 1 40 14-26 .538 5-8 .625 5-8 .625
Feb. 06, 2013
13. Rockets 108   James Harden 36 12 7 3 0 4 3 41 10-16 .625 4-7 .571 12-13 .923
Heat 114   LeBron James 32 6 5 0 2 4 2 37 11-18 .611 3-6 .500 7-10 .700
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 2014
14. Rockets 106   James Harden 21 4 11 1 0 6 3 40 9-15 .600 1-5 .200 2-5 .400
Heat 103   LeBron James 22 1 6 3 0 1 1 37 9-18 .500 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Mar. 16, 2014
15. Rockets 104   James Harden 30 3 1 1 0 4 3 43 7-16 .438 5-12 .417 11-12 .917
Heat 113   LeBron James 24 5 6 2 0 5 3 43 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 2015
16. Rockets 105   James Harden 33 8 5 3 2 5 3 42 8-18 .444 2-6 .333 15-18 .833
OT Cavaliers 103   LeBron James 37 8 4 3 3 4 4 42 15-35 .429 4-12 .333 3-11 .273
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2016
17. Rockets 77   James Harden 11 5 5 3 1 8 5 38 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 19 7 7 0 2 4 1 36 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2016
18. Rockets 120   James Harden 41 7 15 1 0 1 3 38 13-20 .650 5-9 .556 10-14 .714
Cavaliers 128   LeBron James 19 13 8 0 0 4 4 36 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 6-10 .600
Mar. 12, 2017
19. Rockets 117   James Harden 38 10 11 1 1 4 2 40 13-28 .464 4-14 .286 8-12 .667
Cavaliers 112   LeBron James 30 7 5 2 0 8 2 40 12-20 .600 4-11 .364 2-3 .667
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2017
20. Rockets 117   James Harden 35 11 13 5 1 5 4 43 8-21 .381 6-14 .429 13-14 .929
Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 33 4 7 1 1 8 4 40 15-24 .625 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
Feb. 03, 2018
21. Rockets 120   James Harden 16 6 9 2 0 4 2 31 5-16 .313 1-11 .091 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 11 9 9 2 1 2 0 31 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 20, 2018
22. Rockets 124   James Harden 36 7 5 2 1 6 2 38 10-19 .526 5-10 .500 11-15 .733
Lakers 115   LeBron James 24 5 5 2 1 1 0 39 9-22 .409 1-7 .143 5-7 .714
Dec. 13, 2018
23. Rockets 126   James Harden 50 10 11 2 0 6 4 35 14-26 .538 4-12 .333 18-19 .947
Lakers 111   LeBron James 29 5 4 2 0 3 1 36 12-18 .667 3-6 .500 2-6 .333
Feb. 21, 2019
24. Rockets 106   James Harden 30 6 6 1 1 8 6 37 11-24 .458 2-10 .200 6-7 .857
Lakers 111   LeBron James 29 12 6 1 1 4 1 40 11-23 .478 0-4 .000 7-10 .700
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 2020
25. Rockets 115   James Harden 34 6 7 0 1 6 3 39 8-20 .400 2-9 .222 16-18 .889
Lakers 124   LeBron James 31 5 12 2 0 6 3 35 13-25 .520 2-7 .286 3-5 .600
Feb. 06, 2020
26. Rockets 121   James Harden 14 7 7 2 0 3 5 35 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 7-7 1.000
Lakers 111   LeBron James 18 9 15 2 0 6 0 37 8-19 .421 1-8 .125 1-1 1.000
2020 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 04, 2020
27. Rockets 112   James Harden 36 2 5 2 1 5 2 34 12-20 .600 3-6 .500 9-12 .750
Lakers 97   LeBron James 20 8 7 0 2 4 2 37 7-15 .467 2-7 .286 4-5 .800
Sep. 06, 2020
28. Rockets 109   James Harden 27 2 7 2 0 5 2 39 6-12 .500 4-8 .500 11-13 .846
Lakers 117   LeBron James 28 11 9 4 2 7 3 39 10-17 .588 1-5 .200 7-10 .700
Sep. 08, 2020
29. Rockets 102   James Harden 33 9 9 0 0 2 2 38 11-23 .478 4-9 .444 7-7 1.000
Lakers 112   LeBron James 36 7 5 1 4 2 1 38 13-23 .565 4-9 .444 6-10 .600
Sep. 10, 2020
30. Rockets 100   James Harden 21 4 10 2 3 5 3 39 2-11 .182 1-6 .167 16-20 .800
Lakers 110   LeBron James 16 15 9 3 0 4 2 34 7-17 .412 0-5 .000 2-3 .667
Sep. 12, 2020
31. Rockets 96   James Harden 30 6 5 1 1 6 5 42 12-20 .600 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000
Lakers 119   LeBron James 29 11 7 2 1 4 2 31 9-18 .500 3-8 .375 8-10 .800
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2021
32. Rockets 102   James Harden 20 6 9 0 2 7 2 38 7-14 .500 2-8 .250 4-5 .800
Lakers 120   LeBron James 18 7 7 1 1 2 2 30 7-15 .467 1-6 .167 3-6 .500
Jan. 12, 2021
33. Rockets 100   James Harden 16 7 6 1 0 3 2 31 5-16 .313 1-6 .167 5-5 1.000
Lakers 117   LeBron James 26 8 5 0 1 5 0 29 10-20 .500 4-9 .444 2-4 .500
Feb. 18, 2021
34. Nets 109   James Harden 23 5 11 2 1 1 1 38 7-15 .467 3-7 .429 6-7 .857
Lakers 98   LeBron James 32 8 7 0 0 3 1 33 14-23 .609 1-6 .167 3-6 .500
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2021
35. Nets 122   James Harden 36 10 10 1 3 4 5 39 10-25 .400 3-8 .375 13-17 .765
Lakers 115   LeBron James 39 9 7 3 1 3 2 40 14-25 .560 3-9 .333 8-9 .889
Jan. 25, 2022
36. Nets 96   James Harden 33 12 11 2 1 6 1 38 11-24 .458 2-7 .286 9-9 1.000
Lakers 106   LeBron James 33 7 6 3 2 0 1 34 14-21 .667 2-8 .250 3-3 1.000
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2022
37. 76ers 133   James Harden 28 4 12 2 1 5 2 47 9-19 .474 3-8 .375 7-8 .875
OT Lakers 122   LeBron James 23 4 6 2 0 3 3 44 9-22 .409 1-8 .125 4-8 .500
Jan. 15, 2023
38. 76ers 113   James Harden 24 7 13 1 1 2 3 36 9-15 .600 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000
Lakers 112   LeBron James 35 8 10 1 1 3 1 35 15-23 .652 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 2024
39. Clippers 103   James Harden 15 4 9 1 0 5 3 39 4-13 .308 3-7 .429 4-5 .800
Lakers 106   LeBron James 25 8 7 1 0 4 2 38 11-19 .579 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Feb. 28, 2024
40. Clippers 112   James Harden 23 3 9 1 0 4 1 40 8-16 .500 2-9 .222 5-6 .833
Lakers 116   LeBron James 34 6 8 0 2 3 2 37 13-21 .619 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000