Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Danny Ainge

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Danny Ainge 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.

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They faced each other a total of 36 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 22-14 winning record over Danny Ainge, including an 11-8 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Danny Ainge
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Danny Ainge:
1981-82 to 1994-95
36 Games played
17 in Regular Season
19 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
22
11
11
Danny Ainge
14
6
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.5 7.3 3.0
Danny Ainge 10.1 2.6 4.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 17 8
Danny Ainge 25 6 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29

games		 33

games		 12

games
Danny Ainge 6

games 		1

game		 23

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1982
1. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 7 1 4 40 16-20 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 113   Danny Ainge 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1983
2. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 6 2 2 2 3 2 35 12-22 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 110   Danny Ainge 12 0 3 2 0 1 3 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1983
3. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 3 2 1 1 2 5 30 7-18 .389 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Danny Ainge 2 1 1 3 0 2 3 29 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1984
4. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 3 7 1 0 2 2 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 109   Danny Ainge 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 16 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1984
5. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 7 5 1 3 4 3 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Celtics 108   Danny Ainge 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1984
6. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 8 5 2 2 5 4 35 12-17 .706 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Celtics 109   Danny Ainge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 31, 1984
7. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 9 7 2 3 3 4 45 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Celtics 124   Danny Ainge 12 1 5 1 0 2 3 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 03, 1984
8. Lakers 137   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 9 3 3 4 4 3 35 9-19 .474 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Celtics 104   Danny Ainge 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 12 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 06, 1984
9. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 8 6 4 2 3 6 37 12-25 .480 0-0 - 8-11 .727
OT Celtics 129   Danny Ainge 9 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 08, 1984
10. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 1 1 1 2 2 35 7-25 .280 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 121   Danny Ainge 5 2 6 1 0 1 3 17 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
Jun. 10, 1984
11. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 10 5 0 1 2 5 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Celtics 108   Danny Ainge 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 13 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 12, 1984
12. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 6 4 0 2 2 3 43 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Celtics 111   Danny Ainge 10 2 1 1 0 0 3 19 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1985
13. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 7 4 0 0 3 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Celtics 104   Danny Ainge 16 4 7 2 0 2 3 37 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1985
14. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 4 5 1 1 5 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 111   Danny Ainge 10 4 10 2 0 3 5 32 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
15. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 3 1 0 1 2 3 22 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 148   Danny Ainge 19 5 6 0 0 2 1 29 9-15 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 30, 1985
16. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 17 8 1 3 3 4 42 15-26 .577 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 102   Danny Ainge 15 1 3 0 0 2 1 35 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 02, 1985
17. Lakers 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 14 7 2 2 3 5 35 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 111   Danny Ainge 7 2 10 2 0 0 4 31 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jun. 05, 1985
18. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 6 4 1 0 3 5 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Celtics 107   Danny Ainge 8 1 4 3 0 2 4 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 07, 1985
19. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 7 7 1 3 4 4 42 16-28 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 111   Danny Ainge 11 5 8 2 0 1 5 34 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 09, 1985
20. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 7 4 1 0 2 6 35 13-21 .619 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 100   Danny Ainge 6 4 11 5 0 2 5 43 3-16 .188 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
21. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 8 1 0 2 3 2 31 6-20 .300 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 110   Danny Ainge 11 6 8 1 0 2 2 31 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 16, 1986
22. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 9 2 1 0 3 2 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Celtics 105   Danny Ainge 4 1 6 0 0 1 1 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1986
23. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 4 5 0 1 0 4 26 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 110   Danny Ainge 12 3 4 1 0 1 1 43 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1987
24. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 3 1 1 4 3 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 103   Danny Ainge 10 6 4 2 0 1 4 33 3-11 .273 2-4 .500 2-4 .500
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
25. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 10 0 0 4 4 3 34 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 113   Danny Ainge 11 3 4 1 0 3 1 32 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Jun. 04, 1987
26. Lakers 141   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 3 3 0 1 1 2 31 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Celtics 122   Danny Ainge 6 2 5 1 1 2 3 37 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 07, 1987
27. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 7 0 1 1 2 5 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Celtics 109   Danny Ainge 12 4 5 1 0 3 4 43 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 09, 1987
28. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 11 1 1 1 3 0 36 5-17 .294 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 106   Danny Ainge 23 3 4 1 1 2 3 42 11-21 .524 1-7 .143 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1987
29. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 0 1 4 0 4 35 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 123   Danny Ainge 21 4 6 2 0 2 3 39 7-11 .636 5-6 .833 2-2 1.000
Jun. 14, 1987
30. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 6 1 0 4 0 5 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 93   Danny Ainge 2 2 6 1 0 2 3 41 1-9 .111 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1987
31. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 8 1 0 0 4 4 34 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 114   Danny Ainge 15 1 7 2 0 3 5 34 6-10 .600 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Feb. 14, 1988
32. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 9 0 1 3 0 3 34 8-19 .421 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 106   Danny Ainge 16 5 9 0 0 1 5 45 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1988
33. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 0 0 0 0 2 27 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Celtics 110   Danny Ainge 25 5 10 0 0 1 2 35 8-18 .444 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
Feb. 19, 1989
34. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 5 1 0 2 2 4 27 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Danny Ainge 19 2 6 0 0 3 1 28 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 23, 1989
35. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 8 0 1 3 1 3 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 92   Danny Ainge 12 3 4 2 1 2 1 33 3-15 .200 1-5 .200 5-5 1.000
Apr. 20, 1989
36. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 1 0 2 1 22 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Kings 115   Danny Ainge 10 5 8 1 0 3 4 39 4-17 .235 1-4 .250 1-4 .250
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