Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Finley and Dwight Howard

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Finley and Dwight Howard 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 Finley has an 8-7 winning record over Dwight Howard, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Finley:
1995-96 to 2009-10
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
15 Games played
10 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Finley
8
5
3
Dwight Howard
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 7.9 2.3 1.2 0.60.4
Dwight Howard 19.7 12.1 1.01.32.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 24 6 4 22
Dwight Howard 34 21 3 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 2

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0

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6

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2

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1

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Dwight Howard 12

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15

games
5

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8

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12

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Both had same stat 1

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0

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4

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2004
1. Mavericks 84   Michael Finley 8 1 1 0 2 0 1 19 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Magic 94   Dwight Howard 15 11 2 1 1 2 4 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 05, 2005
2. Mavericks 114   Michael Finley 10 6 3 0 0 0 1 37 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Magic 105   Dwight Howard 8 8 1 2 1 1 3 34 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2005
3. Spurs 110   Michael Finley 7 5 4 0 0 1 1 29 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Magic 85   Dwight Howard 13 15 1 2 1 2 3 38 4-18 .222 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 13, 2006
4. Spurs 80   Michael Finley 16 4 2 2 1 0 2 36 6-10 .600 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Magic 92   Dwight Howard 22 13 1 1 1 2 2 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 2007
5. Spurs 104   Michael Finley 18 2 0 2 2 1 1 23 7-10 .700 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
Magic 106   Dwight Howard 30 8 3 4 3 4 3 43 11-14 .786 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Mar. 02, 2007
6. Spurs 98   Michael Finley 12 1 2 1 0 1 0 23 5-8 .625 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Magic 74   Dwight Howard 9 9 0 1 1 2 4 34 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2007
7. Spurs 128   Michael Finley 11 3 2 1 0 0 1 35 3-13 .231 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Magic 110   Dwight Howard 34 16 0 1 3 2 4 41 14-19 .737 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Mar. 25, 2008
8. Spurs 107   Michael Finley 24 3 1 0 0 1 2 39 9-13 .692 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Magic 97   Dwight Howard 24 21 0 1 2 2 6 42 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-8 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2008
9. Spurs 78   Michael Finley 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 15 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Magic 90   Dwight Howard 14 13 0 1 2 4 5 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 11, 2009
10. Spurs 98   Michael Finley 10 3 3 1 0 1 1 31 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Magic 105   Dwight Howard 24 14 3 1 2 5 3 41 9-12 .750 0-0 - 6-7 .857
2010 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 2010
11. Celtics 92   Michael Finley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 88   Dwight Howard 13 12 2 0 5 7 4 39 3-10 .300 0-0 - 7-12 .583
May. 18, 2010
12. Celtics 95   Michael Finley 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 92   Dwight Howard 30 8 1 1 0 3 4 40 9-13 .692 0-0 - 12-17 .706
May. 22, 2010
13. Celtics 94   Michael Finley 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 71   Dwight Howard 7 7 1 1 3 1 3 39 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-4 .250
May. 24, 2010
14. Celtics 92   Michael Finley 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Magic 96   Dwight Howard 32 16 0 0 4 4 4 43 13-19 .684 0-0 - 6-14 .429
May. 26, 2010
15. Celtics 92   Michael Finley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 113   Dwight Howard 21 10 0 2 5 4 2 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-12 .583