Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Garnett and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Garnett and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 24 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 14-10 winning record over Kevin Garnett, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin Garnett:
1995-96 to 2015-16
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
24 Games played
21 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin Garnett
10
10
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
14
11
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 17.7 9.5 4.7 1.41.2
Hakeem Olajuwon 18.7 9.2 3.21.81.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 28 18 11 54
Hakeem Olajuwon 46 19 8 46
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 12

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13

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14

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6

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5

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Hakeem Olajuwon 11

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10

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6

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11

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12

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Both had same stat 1

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1

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4

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7

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7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1995
1. Timberwolves 97   Kevin Garnett 9 6 3 1 2 3 3 21 3-12 .250 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 8 3 3 1 1 3 31 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 02, 1996
2. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 8 4 2 0 0 2 4 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 8 0 0 2 4 41 12-21 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 21, 1996
3. Timberwolves 120   Kevin Garnett 17 12 4 1 3 0 4 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 10 1 4 4 7 4 39 11-21 .524 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 23, 1996
4. Timberwolves 108   Kevin Garnett 12 2 3 3 2 1 4 42 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 46 19 8 3 3 6 3 44 16-23 .696 0-0 - 14-18 .778
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1996
5. Timberwolves 93   Kevin Garnett 20 6 2 1 0 2 1 31 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 5 2 0 0 3 0 18 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 1997
6. Timberwolves 95   Kevin Garnett 8 9 5 0 2 0 4 40 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 12 2 3 5 3 3 40 8-23 .348 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Mar. 25, 1997
7. Timberwolves 103   Kevin Garnett 14 10 6 1 0 1 3 41 7-19 .368 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 39 11 4 1 6 3 3 41 13-25 .520 0-2 .000 13-13 1.000
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1997
8. Timberwolves 95   Kevin Garnett 21 9 4 1 1 0 2 40 10-21 .476 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 1 1 2 4 4 35 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 26, 1997
9. Timberwolves 84   Kevin Garnett 14 12 1 3 1 3 2 46 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 10 5 4 4 3 5 40 9-12 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 1997
10. Timberwolves 120   Kevin Garnett 17 7 6 0 1 1 2 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 11 5 2 3 1 4 39 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 1998
11. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 25 17 4 2 2 3 2 47 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
OT Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 7 2 2 1 6 4 33 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 26, 1998
12. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 13 7 2 1 0 2 1 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 5 4 3 0 2 3 33 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 17, 1998
13. Timberwolves 102   Kevin Garnett 20 10 3 0 0 1 0 43 7-16 .438 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 10 3 4 1 6 4 39 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1999
14. Timberwolves 116   Kevin Garnett 23 9 9 0 1 2 3 39 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 7 4 2 2 3 2 32 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Apr. 12, 1999
15. Timberwolves 90   Kevin Garnett 21 9 11 3 2 2 2 41 9-24 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 14 3 4 2 3 4 39 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
May. 04, 1999
16. Timberwolves 83   Kevin Garnett 18 6 2 0 4 3 1 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 13 3 3 1 5 2 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2000
17. Timberwolves 92   Kevin Garnett 27 12 6 5 1 4 4 38 13-22 .591 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 5 2 0 1 2 0 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 04, 2000
18. Timberwolves 102   Kevin Garnett 23 18 9 3 1 4 1 34 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Rockets 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 8 1 0 0 4 0 24 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 11, 2000
19. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 17 15 7 0 0 1 1 35 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 86   Hakeem Olajuwon 9 6 2 0 1 2 1 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-5 .200
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2000
20. Timberwolves 106   Kevin Garnett 28 11 5 1 1 3 3 37 12-27 .444 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 4 6 1 1 0 1 0 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 21, 2001
21. Timberwolves 83   Kevin Garnett 23 15 2 4 3 1 2 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 13 3 2 3 1 2 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 17, 2001
22. Timberwolves 87   Kevin Garnett 11 6 6 1 0 5 4 29 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 6 2 1 1 4 28 9-12 .750 0-0 - 6-8 .750
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2002
23. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 15 8 6 2 0 3 1 34 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Raptors 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 4 4 0 2 1 3 25 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 2002
24. Timberwolves 112   Kevin Garnett 20 7 5 1 1 1 1 36 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Raptors 80   Hakeem Olajuwon 2 5 0 0 1 1 3 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -