Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Adams and Kevin McHale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Adams and Kevin McHale 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 15 times in NBA games. Michael Adams has an 8-7 winning record over Kevin McHale. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Adams
vs.
Kevin McHale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Adams:
1985-86 to 1995-96
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Adams
8
8
0
Kevin McHale
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 18.3 2.9 8.3 2.10.1
Kevin McHale 20.0 9.3 2.10.51.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 40 7 17 51
Kevin McHale 34 15 6 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 6

games		 1

game		 14

games		 11

games		0

games
Kevin McHale 8

games 		14

games		 1

game		 2

games		12

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1985
1. Kings 101   Michael Adams 3 3 4 3 0 1 2 17 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 19 6 1 0 1 0 2 27 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1986
2. Bullets 117   Michael Adams 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 14 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 21 12 6 1 4 3 3 44 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 13, 1986
3. Bullets 98   Michael Adams 9 2 4 1 0 1 3 18 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Celtics 105   Kevin McHale 34 13 1 0 1 2 2 40 16-25 .640 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 26, 1987
4. Bullets 106   Michael Adams 7 4 4 0 0 0 3 22 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Celtics 103   Kevin McHale 21 15 0 3 2 1 4 40 7-20 .350 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1987
5. Nuggets 124   Michael Adams 31 2 8 5 0 0 2 39 12-18 .667 2-4 .500 5-7 .714
Celtics 119   Kevin McHale 23 8 1 1 2 3 4 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Feb. 17, 1988
6. Nuggets 138   Michael Adams 17 1 6 1 0 0 3 40 7-13 .538 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Celtics 125   Kevin McHale 33 11 1 1 0 3 2 36 11-17 .647 0-0 - 11-12 .917
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1988
7. Nuggets 130   Michael Adams 22 7 12 3 0 0 1 32 9-20 .450 3-8 .375 1-2 .500
Celtics 109   Kevin McHale 23 9 2 2 1 2 1 34 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 12, 1989
8. Nuggets 115   Michael Adams 13 6 17 4 0 1 1 42 4-11 .364 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 22 13 3 0 0 5 3 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 12-13 .923
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1989
9. Nuggets 103   Michael Adams 20 2 5 3 0 1 0 37 6-13 .462 3-7 .429 5-6 .833
Celtics 102   Kevin McHale 20 12 0 0 2 4 4 35 6-16 .375 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1990
10. Nuggets 140   Michael Adams 31 2 17 4 0 4 4 34 12-24 .500 1-9 .111 6-6 1.000
Celtics 148   Kevin McHale 19 8 3 0 4 3 5 34 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1991
11. Bullets 126   Michael Adams 40 5 11 4 0 4 0 43 15-23 .652 5-6 .833 5-8 .625
OT Celtics 118   Kevin McHale 16 11 1 0 1 5 3 30 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Apr. 01, 1992
12. Bullets 106   Michael Adams 37 3 7 0 0 1 1 37 14-20 .700 3-5 .600 6-7 .857
Celtics 120   Kevin McHale 18 6 4 0 1 1 0 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1992
13. Bullets 101   Michael Adams 15 1 8 1 1 1 4 32 5-14 .357 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Celtics 97   Kevin McHale 16 9 5 0 1 2 1 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 13, 1993
14. Bullets 93   Michael Adams 11 3 7 2 0 4 1 38 5-11 .455 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 19 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Mar. 28, 1993
15. Bullets 113   Michael Adams 19 2 11 1 0 2 1 27 8-13 .615 2-2 1.000 1-3 .333
Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 10 5 3 0 1 2 0 26 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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