Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Reggie Theus

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale and Reggie Theus 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 42 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 33-9 winning record over Reggie Theus, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Reggie Theus
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Reggie Theus:
1978-79 to 1990-91
42 Games played
38 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
33
29
4
Reggie Theus
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 16.8 6.8 1.2
Reggie Theus 18.2 3.4 4.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 33 14 4
Reggie Theus 46 9 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kevin McHale 20

games		 32

games		 2

games
Reggie Theus 20

games 		8

games		 34

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 2

games		 6

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
%
Nov. 09, 1980
1. Celtics 111   Kevin McHale 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 19 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 105   Reggie Theus 28 9 2 1 0 4 1 40 11-23 .478 1-2 .500 5-8 .625
Nov. 18, 1980
2. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 13 5 1 4 21 6-7 .857 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 112   Reggie Theus 24 1 1 2 0 3 5 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Dec. 13, 1980
3. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 10 1 2 0 0 2 3 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 95   Reggie Theus 17 0 3 4 3 2 4 38 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 6-9 .667
Dec. 17, 1980
4. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 10 7 2 0 2 21 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 98   Reggie Theus 16 7 5 0 1 2 34 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Jan. 09, 1981
5. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 8 1 1 0 2 2 3 15 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Bulls 111   Reggie Theus 21 5 5 1 1 1 5 44 9-15 .600 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 29, 1981
6. Celtics 85   Kevin McHale 8 4 0 0 2 1 1 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Reggie Theus 22 6 6 1 0 1 1 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
7. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 21 4 0 5 5 27 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Bulls 109   Reggie Theus 13 8 3 0 2 36 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 07, 1981
8. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 6 3 1 0 0 4 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 97   Reggie Theus 21 1 4 0 0 4 37 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Apr. 10, 1981
9. Celtics 113   Kevin McHale 13 4 0 2 5 19 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bulls 107   Reggie Theus 26 3 8 0 3 39 10-16 .625 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Apr. 12, 1981
10. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 14 4 0 2 2 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bulls 103   Reggie Theus 12 0 7 0 3 4 38 4-14 .286 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
11. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 21 11 2 0 3 1 3 24 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 93   Reggie Theus 26 6 4 1 1 5 2 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Nov. 17, 1981
12. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 8 3 0 0 0 1 5 18 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 95   Reggie Theus 12 7 7 0 0 0 1 37 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1982
13. Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 18 5 0 5 24 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 116   Reggie Theus 31 6 4 4 4 5 30 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Mar. 23, 1982
14. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 14 14 0 0 2 0 3 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 103   Reggie Theus 13 1 5 0 0 5 5 27 4-13 .308 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Apr. 04, 1982
15. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 8 7 1 1 0 2 3 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 112   Reggie Theus 26 1 6 1 0 3 2 39 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 13, 1982
16. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 9 8 1 0 2 0 5 33 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 120   Reggie Theus 17 3 7 1 1 4 4 32 7-9 .778 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1982
17. Celtics 140   Kevin McHale 17 8 0 0 4 2 3 28 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bulls 131   Reggie Theus 46 6 4 1 0 3 4 36 16-33 .485 2-4 .500 12-13 .923
Jan. 21, 1983
18. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 22 10 0 1 9 2 2 27 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 106   Reggie Theus 20 8 5 0 0 0 5 35 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Jan. 31, 1983
19. Celtics 110   Kevin McHale 9 3 1 0 4 1 4 16 3-12 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 104   Reggie Theus 17 3 3 2 0 7 3 33 6-17 .353 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 26, 1983
20. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 9 6 1 1 1 4 3 21 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 118   Reggie Theus 25 4 14 3 0 6 5 42 7-14 .500 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Apr. 15, 1983
21. Celtics 117   Kevin McHale 26 11 1 0 7 3 6 35 11-14 .786 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 120   Reggie Theus 16 2 5 0 0 4 4 39 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1983
22. Celtics 116   Kevin McHale 24 7 0 1 1 3 4 29 10-12 .833 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Bulls 101   Reggie Theus 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 06, 1983
23. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 20 14 4 0 4 1 2 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 105   Reggie Theus 15 1 9 0 0 2 1 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 31, 1984
24. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 18 10 4 1 0 5 3 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bulls 83   Reggie Theus 15 1 2 1 0 3 2 25 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
25. Celtics 135   Kevin McHale 18 10 1 0 2 0 5 26 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 124   Reggie Theus 26 7 7 0 0 3 4 35 10-15 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 01, 1985
26. Celtics 142   Kevin McHale 19 7 1 0 5 2 2 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Kings 123   Reggie Theus 14 0 9 0 0 1 2 34 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1985
27. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 19 6 1 0 1 0 2 27 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 101   Reggie Theus 14 1 5 1 0 4 1 23 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1986
28. Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 20 9 1 0 3 3 2 35 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Kings 102   Reggie Theus 16 3 7 0 0 1 1 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 09, 1987
29. Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 26 3 3 0 8 2 2 40 8-13 .615 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Kings 99   Reggie Theus 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 24 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1987
30. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 25 7 2 1 2 2 2 35 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Kings 102   Reggie Theus 29 4 10 0 0 1 1 43 13-25 .520 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Jan. 15, 1988
31. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 24 4 4 0 1 0 2 30 12-15 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 86   Reggie Theus 7 2 4 2 0 1 0 15 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
32. Celtics 91   Kevin McHale 19 11 1 1 2 4 4 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Hawks 104   Reggie Theus 8 4 3 2 0 4 3 29 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1988
33. Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 23 7 0 1 1 4 4 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Hawks 106   Reggie Theus 10 1 2 1 0 3 2 28 4-14 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 01, 1989
34. Celtics 104   Kevin McHale 23 12 3 0 2 4 3 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Hawks 90   Reggie Theus 20 2 3 1 0 2 0 34 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 13, 1989
35. Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 14 2 2 1 0 3 3 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Hawks 132   Reggie Theus 13 5 4 0 0 0 2 24 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1990
36. Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 21 4 0 1 0 1 1 27 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Magic 111   Reggie Theus 18 0 4 1 0 5 3 30 8-18 .444 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1990
37. Celtics 130   Kevin McHale 30 6 3 0 2 5 3 44 11-15 .733 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Magic 127   Reggie Theus 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 18, 1990
38. Celtics 133   Kevin McHale 33 10 3 0 6 4 3 42 13-22 .591 0-4 .000 7-7 1.000
Magic 112   Reggie Theus 22 5 2 1 0 1 2 31 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 2-5 .400
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1990
39. Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 10 0 2 0 2 1 5 22 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 91   Reggie Theus 22 2 2 3 0 3 2 40 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Jan. 18, 1991
40. Celtics 106   Kevin McHale 18 13 0 1 3 0 3 39 6-19 .316 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 111   Reggie Theus 24 7 7 1 0 1 3 41 6-16 .375 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Apr. 02, 1991
41. Celtics 94   Kevin McHale 8 9 0 1 3 3 4 27 4-14 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 77   Reggie Theus 8 6 3 1 4 3 1 36 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1991
42. Celtics 123   Kevin McHale 19 9 1 0 2 0 3 25 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 104   Reggie Theus 19 2 7 2 0 5 3 39 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
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