Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Paul Pierce

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Paul Pierce 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 17 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 9-8 winning record over Paul Pierce. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Harden
vs.
Paul Pierce
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
James Harden
9
9
0
Paul Pierce
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 18.8 3.9 5.2 1.30.2
Paul Pierce 13.1 4.2 2.50.90.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 46 7 11 31
Paul Pierce 24 8 8 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 11

games		 6

games		 12

games		 9

games		4

games
Paul Pierce 6

games 		10

games		 4

games		 2

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 6

games		8

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
%
Dec. 04, 2009
1. Thunder 87   James Harden 6 5 1 1 0 1 1 23 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 21 6 4 0 0 2 2 31 6-11 .545 3-6 .500 6-6 1.000
Mar. 31, 2010
2. Thunder 109   James Harden 5 3 3 2 0 2 3 26 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Celtics 104   Paul Pierce 15 6 6 2 1 2 5 37 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2010
3. Thunder 83   James Harden 6 4 1 0 0 2 3 20 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Celtics 92   Paul Pierce 17 2 0 0 0 0 2 32 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Nov. 19, 2010
4. Thunder 89   James Harden 12 6 4 1 0 3 3 37 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Celtics 84   Paul Pierce 14 6 3 0 1 4 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-1 .000
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 2012
5. Thunder 97   James Harden 5 3 1 2 0 2 4 27 2-8 .250 0-4 .000 1-1 1.000
Celtics 88   Paul Pierce 24 5 1 1 1 3 3 39 8-15 .533 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Feb. 22, 2012
6. Thunder 119   James Harden 17 4 7 2 0 2 4 34 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Celtics 104   Paul Pierce 23 5 8 1 0 2 4 38 5-15 .333 1-4 .250 12-16 .750
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2012
7. Rockets 101   James Harden 21 5 5 3 0 1 1 38 6-17 .353 2-7 .286 7-8 .875
Celtics 89   Paul Pierce 18 7 3 3 0 1 2 41 5-18 .278 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
Jan. 11, 2013
8. Rockets 91   James Harden 24 1 5 2 1 6 1 40 9-19 .474 2-8 .250 4-7 .571
Celtics 103   Paul Pierce 23 6 3 1 0 2 3 29 8-14 .571 3-7 .429 4-5 .800
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2013
9. Rockets 114   James Harden 9 1 7 1 0 1 1 26 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Nets 95   Paul Pierce 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 15 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-2 .000
Apr. 01, 2014
10. Rockets 96   James Harden 26 1 9 2 0 4 2 36 4-10 .400 2-6 .333 16-16 1.000
Nets 105   Paul Pierce 4 6 1 1 0 2 1 23 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2014
11. Rockets 103   James Harden 33 6 4 1 0 2 3 36 12-23 .522 3-8 .375 6-7 .857
Wizards 104   Paul Pierce 21 3 1 3 1 1 1 30 7-9 .778 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Mar. 29, 2015
12. Rockets 99   James Harden 24 3 6 2 1 3 3 38 7-20 .350 1-6 .167 9-10 .900
Wizards 91   Paul Pierce 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 22 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2015
13. Rockets 109   James Harden 46 4 2 1 0 7 4 40 14-26 .538 5-10 .500 13-14 .929
Clippers 105   Paul Pierce 6 8 5 1 0 1 4 24 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 2015
14. Rockets 107   James Harden 18 5 11 0 1 5 4 34 4-13 .308 0-4 .000 10-10 1.000
Clippers 97   Paul Pierce 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 16 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 2016
15. Rockets 132   James Harden 20 3 8 0 0 3 4 40 5-12 .417 2-7 .286 8-13 .615
OT Clippers 140   Paul Pierce 12 5 1 0 1 0 4 26 4-9 .444 3-5 .600 1-3 .333
Mar. 16, 2016
16. Rockets 106   James Harden 33 5 8 1 1 8 2 44 11-23 .478 5-10 .500 6-8 .750
Clippers 122   Paul Pierce 7 2 1 0 0 3 1 18 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 10, 2017
17. Rockets 96   James Harden 14 7 6 1 0 5 5 24 2-9 .222 1-6 .167 9-14 .643
Clippers 125   Paul Pierce 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 4-5 .800 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
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