Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Steve Novak

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Steve Novak 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 7 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 5-2 winning record over Steve Novak. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2025-26
Steve Novak:
2006-07 to 2016-17
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
5
5
0
Steve Novak
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 23.3 5.1 5.1 1.40.3
Steve Novak 2.1 1.0 0.30.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 41 10 9 31
Steve Novak 9 3 1 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 7

games
6

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7

games
6

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1

game
Steve Novak 0

games
1

game
0

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0

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

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0

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1

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6

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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
%
Nov. 11, 2009
1. Thunder 83   James Harden 7 5 8 1 1 2 1 24 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Clippers 79   Steve Novak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 15, 2009
2. Thunder 93   James Harden 4 3 2 1 0 2 1 18 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 101   Steve Novak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2012
3. Thunder 104   James Harden 24 2 4 0 0 3 3 27 8-12 .667 3-5 .600 5-5 1.000
Knicks 92   Steve Novak 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2012
4. Rockets 131   James Harden 33 4 9 1 1 3 3 39 7-15 .467 3-5 .600 16-16 1.000
Knicks 103   Steve Novak 9 2 0 0 1 0 2 25 3-8 .375 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 2012
5. Rockets 109   James Harden 28 10 3 2 0 1 3 38 9-18 .500 2-6 .333 8-9 .889
Knicks 96   Steve Novak 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 33 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 02, 2014
6. Rockets 103   James Harden 26 6 4 2 0 1 4 40 7-17 .412 2-6 .333 10-12 .833
Raptors 107   Steve Novak 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 14 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 2015
7. Rockets 115   James Harden 41 6 6 3 0 3 6 38 12-22 .545 6-9 .667 11-13 .846
Thunder 112   Steve Novak 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -