Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Norm Nixon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Norm Nixon 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 13 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 11-2 winning record over Norm Nixon. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Norm Nixon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Norm Nixon:
1977-78 to 1988-89
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
11
11
0
Norm Nixon
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 16.2 6.5 1.6
Norm Nixon 12.0 2.9 8.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 27 18 5
Norm Nixon 22 7 17
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 9

games		 10

games		 0

games
Norm Nixon 3

games 		2

games		 13

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1981
1. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 7 2 3 1 0 1 2 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 96   Norm Nixon 19 4 4 0 0 5 6 33 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 11, 1981
2. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 2 8 1 0 1 1 3 26 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 91   Norm Nixon 16 4 10 4 0 4 3 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1982
3. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 15 2 0 3 22 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 119   Norm Nixon 13 6 13 3 39 3-10 .300 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 14, 1982
4. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 6 4 1 4 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 103   Norm Nixon 6 2 5 6 34 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1983
5. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 16 11 1 0 1 2 4 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   Norm Nixon 6 2 7 1 0 4 2 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1983
6. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 6 4 0 0 2 1 4 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Norm Nixon 16 3 7 1 0 4 3 34 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1983
7. Celtics 129   Kevin McHale 27 6 1 2 3 1 2 32 9-12 .750 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Clippers 122   Norm Nixon 10 3 17 0 0 4 1 33 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 22, 1984
8. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 26 5 1 2 3 0 3 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 114   Norm Nixon 22 1 11 2 0 1 1 38 9-19 .474 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1984
9. Celtics 135   Kevin McHale 15 7 4 1 2 1 1 31 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Clippers 108   Norm Nixon 12 7 12 1 0 2 1 35 6-16 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1984
10. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 27 5 1 0 0 3 3 24 10-13 .769 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Clippers 103   Norm Nixon 22 2 7 0 0 3 3 36 10-22 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1985
11. Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 22 18 5 0 1 2 2 33 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 103   Norm Nixon 8 3 11 2 0 1 2 26 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1986
12. Celtics 124   Kevin McHale 26 7 1 1 1 4 4 30 10-11 .909 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Clippers 108   Norm Nixon 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1989
13. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 16 5 2 0 0 2 2 26 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 84   Norm Nixon 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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