Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Steve Alford

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Steve Alford 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 6 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 4-2 winning record over Steve Alford, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Steve Alford:
1987-88 to 1990-91
6 Games played
4 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4
2
2
Steve Alford
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14.5 5.8 1.0 1.01.0
Steve Alford 3.7 1.2 0.70.20.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 11 2 22
Steve Alford 7 3 2 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6

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5

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3

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4

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4

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Steve Alford 0

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1

game
1

game
0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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2

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2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 25, 1988
1. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 2 1 0 2 2 24 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 101   Steve Alford 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 31, 1988
2. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 1 1 2 1 5 35 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 102   Steve Alford 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1989
3. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 27 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Warriors 121   Steve Alford 4 3 1 1 0 2 1 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1989
4. Lakers 142   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 8 1 0 2 2 1 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Warriors 121   Steve Alford 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 21 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1989
5. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 11 2 2 1 1 3 30 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Warriors 115   Steve Alford 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 09 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1989
6. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 0 1 0 3 1 17 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 122   Steve Alford 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 09 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 -