Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Finley and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Finley 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 17-6 winning record over Michael Finley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Finley
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Finley:
1995-96 to 2009-10
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Finley
6
6
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
17
17
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 20.5 5.7 4.0 1.70.3
Hakeem Olajuwon 16.0 8.9 2.31.21.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 32 13 11 43
Hakeem Olajuwon 31 17 6 57
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Finley 13

games		 4

games		 12

games		 13

games		2

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 8

games 		16

games		 7

games		 8

games		16

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 3

games		 4

games		 2

games		5

games

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. 05, 1995
1. Suns 104   Michael Finley 7 3 0 3 0 0 1 26 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 1-4 .250
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 12 1 1 2 3 2 41 11-22 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 19, 1995
2. Suns 96   Michael Finley 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 09 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 17 5 1 2 2 1 46 15-31 .484 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 21, 1996
3. Suns 110   Michael Finley 12 4 4 1 0 3 1 36 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 6 1 1 3 1 1 25 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1996
4. Suns 95   Michael Finley 16 5 3 2 0 1 0 34 6-14 .429 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 8 3 0 0 4 2 36 12-19 .632 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 17, 1997
5. Mavericks 78   Michael Finley 11 2 1 1 0 2 1 23 5-9 .556 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 12 4 2 7 2 2 40 10-23 .435 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Mar. 01, 1997
6. Mavericks 80   Michael Finley 14 7 4 0 0 2 1 36 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 11 5 5 2 4 3 39 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1997
7. Mavericks 83   Michael Finley 24 9 3 1 0 7 2 48 7-20 .350 4-6 .667 6-6 1.000
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 12 4 2 4 1 4 38 5-17 .294 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 18, 1997
8. Mavericks 102   Michael Finley 19 3 3 1 0 3 1 42 9-20 .450 1-6 .167 0-0 -
OT Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 9 3 2 3 6 5 45 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 10, 1998
9. Mavericks 91   Michael Finley 25 2 4 1 0 1 2 36 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 8 6 2 0 4 3 30 3-12 .250 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mar. 21, 1998
10. Mavericks 95   Michael Finley 26 5 7 3 0 4 1 44 9-20 .450 2-2 1.000 6-8 .750
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 13 2 1 2 5 3 37 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 1999
11. Mavericks 95   Michael Finley 15 4 4 2 0 1 3 39 4-14 .286 0-4 .000 7-8 .875
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 6 1 0 3 2 4 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 24, 1999
12. Mavericks 78   Michael Finley 16 9 8 2 1 2 3 43 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 7 1 4 0 1 4 36 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 21, 1999
13. Mavericks 109   Michael Finley 27 6 11 2 0 2 1 43 11-20 .550 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 11 2 0 3 3 1 40 9-18 .500 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Apr. 29, 1999
14. Mavericks 91   Michael Finley 22 5 4 2 0 2 2 45 8-21 .381 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000
Rockets 81   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 10 0 0 1 4 3 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1999
15. Mavericks 114   Michael Finley 28 13 7 3 0 3 4 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 6 1 1 1 2 2 27 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 23, 1999
16. Mavericks 99   Michael Finley 29 8 6 2 0 4 1 42 13-29 .448 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 6 3 0 3 1 0 29 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 17, 2000
17. Mavericks 111   Michael Finley 31 7 1 1 2 5 3 43 14-22 .636 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 0 7 1 0 3 1 2 14 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2000
18. Mavericks 102   Michael Finley 22 7 4 4 0 2 5 48 10-20 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 7 2 2 1 1 2 24 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 30, 2000
19. Mavericks 99   Michael Finley 32 9 2 2 0 3 3 44 10-22 .455 3-5 .600 9-10 .900
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 3 2 0 0 1 1 14 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 2001
20. Mavericks 100   Michael Finley 27 8 5 4 3 4 2 44 11-21 .524 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 13 2 0 1 5 1 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Apr. 03, 2001
21. Mavericks 109   Michael Finley 27 6 3 1 0 3 2 41 12-21 .571 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 8 0 1 1 2 2 23 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-8 .375
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2001
22. Mavericks 92   Michael Finley 17 4 1 0 0 4 1 37 7-20 .350 2-6 .333 1-2 .500
Raptors 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 8 2 3 0 2 2 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 07, 2002
23. Mavericks 122   Michael Finley 25 4 6 1 0 0 3 40 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Raptors 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
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