Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Norm Nixon and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Norm Nixon 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.

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They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Norm Nixon has a 6-5 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Norm Nixon
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Norm Nixon:
1977-78 to 1988-89
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Norm Nixon
6
6
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Norm Nixon 15.0 2.3 11.5 1.90.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.1 11.7 1.31.73.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Norm Nixon 28 5 20 30
Hakeem Olajuwon 37 19 6 67
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Norm Nixon 5

games		 0

games		 11

games		 5

games		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 6

games 		10

games		 0

games		 4

games		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1984
1. Clippers 92   Norm Nixon 5 1 5 1 0 5 2 36 2-12 .167 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 8 1 2 2 1 5 28 11-21 .524 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 04, 1984
2. Clippers 116   Norm Nixon 28 2 8 2 0 3 3 38 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 19 1 2 4 5 4 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jan. 16, 1985
3. Clippers 98   Norm Nixon 17 4 12 2 0 1 1 43 8-19 .421 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 14 0 1 3 2 5 43 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 27, 1985
4. Clippers 109   Norm Nixon 20 2 14 2 0 6 1 36 9-17 .529 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 10 0 1 1 0 3 31 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 12, 1985
5. Clippers 115   Norm Nixon 19 5 16 3 0 5 0 43 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 9 5 2 1 2 1 5 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1985
6. Clippers 130   Norm Nixon 9 4 5 1 0 2 4 17 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Rockets 137   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 15 2 1 7 3 4 45 11-20 .550 0-0 - 14-18 .778
Feb. 15, 1986
7. Clippers 108   Norm Nixon 14 0 8 2 0 4 1 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 5 1 1 2 3 1 13 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Mar. 15, 1986
8. Clippers 116   Norm Nixon 24 0 15 3 0 6 4 33 11-18 .611 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 148   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 0 0 1 1 4 22 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1988
9. Clippers 120   Norm Nixon 15 3 20 1 0 3 1 38 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 17 6 2 4 3 5 41 13-26 .500 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Jan. 26, 1989
10. Clippers 100   Norm Nixon 4 3 15 3 0 6 1 37 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 15 0 6 5 4 2 40 9-17 .529 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 08, 1989
11. Clippers 114   Norm Nixon 10 1 8 1 0 1 0 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 12 1 2 7 2 6 34 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-11 .727
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