Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Adams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Adams 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:
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They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 6-5 winning record over Michael Adams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Michael Adams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Michael Adams:
1985-86 to 1995-96
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6
6
0
Michael Adams
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12.8 6.0 1.5 0.40.8
Michael Adams 17.0 2.3 6.12.60.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 10 3 22
Michael Adams 32 5 10 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3

games		 10

games		 1

game		 0

games		7

games
Michael Adams 7

games 		0

games		 9

games		 10

games		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
1. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 6 2 0 1 2 4 30 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bullets 101   Michael Adams 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1987
2. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 6 3 0 1 4 5 35 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Bullets 114   Michael Adams 5 1 6 1 0 0 2 16 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1987
3. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 4 1 2 0 1 4 32 11-19 .579 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nuggets 119   Michael Adams 10 2 10 3 0 2 3 39 4-14 .286 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Jan. 21, 1988
4. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 8 1 0 0 2 5 28 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 115   Michael Adams 14 2 1 1 0 2 0 22 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
Feb. 11, 1988
5. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 4 2 0 0 2 3 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nuggets 108   Michael Adams 20 2 8 6 1 3 3 37 7-11 .636 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1988
6. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 10 2 1 1 5 2 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Nuggets 120   Michael Adams 32 4 9 6 0 3 1 44 12-22 .545 2-8 .250 6-7 .857
Apr. 13, 1988
7. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 5 3 0 0 2 1 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 120   Michael Adams 22 5 9 1 0 3 1 44 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1988
8. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 18 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 110   Michael Adams 18 1 5 2 0 3 2 36 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Nov. 15, 1988
9. Lakers 148   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 7 2 0 1 1 2 20 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2OT Nuggets 146   Michael Adams 23 3 4 2 0 1 4 41 8-18 .444 2-6 .333 5-6 .833
Apr. 01, 1989
10. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 9 0 1 1 0 4 28 5-15 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Nuggets 114   Michael Adams 21 4 7 4 0 3 1 42 7-14 .500 4-8 .500 3-4 .750
Apr. 18, 1989
11. Lakers 142   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9 5 1 0 2 1 3 19 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nuggets 118   Michael Adams 22 1 8 3 0 2 3 37 7-11 .636 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
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