Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Paolo Banchero and Sam Merrill

This is the detail of NBA games in which Paolo Banchero and Sam Merrill 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 10 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 5-5, but Sam Merrill won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Paolo Banchero
vs.
Sam Merrill
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Paolo Banchero:
2022-23 to 2025-26
Sam Merrill:
2020-21 to 2025-26
10 Games played
5 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Paolo Banchero
5
3
2
Sam Merrill
5
2
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paolo Banchero 24.1 8.4 4.6 0.80.5
Sam Merrill 6.3 1.8 1.50.10.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paolo Banchero 39 16 7 32
Sam Merrill 26 3 4 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paolo Banchero 9

games		 9

games		 9

games		 6

games		4

games
Sam Merrill 1

game 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 3

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2023-24 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 2023
1. Magic 104   Paolo Banchero 20 10 4 1 0 8 0 36 9-21 .429 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 94   Sam Merrill 6 3 1 0 0 1 2 17 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 2024
2. Magic 99   Paolo Banchero 18 3 6 0 0 2 2 29 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 5-9 .556
Cavaliers 126   Sam Merrill 26 3 1 1 0 1 2 31 8-13 .615 8-13 .615 2-2 1.000
Feb. 22, 2024
3. Magic 116   Paolo Banchero 12 6 4 0 0 4 5 34 4-15 .267 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Sam Merrill 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 12 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
2024 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 20, 2024
4. Magic 83   Paolo Banchero 24 7 5 0 0 9 3 41 9-17 .529 2-7 .286 4-8 .500
Cavaliers 97   Sam Merrill 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 04 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 2024
5. Magic 121   Paolo Banchero 31 14 5 1 0 0 3 29 13-26 .500 4-9 .444 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 83   Sam Merrill 9 2 2 0 0 0 3 22 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 2024
6. Magic 112   Paolo Banchero 9 4 5 1 2 4 2 29 4-14 .286 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 89   Sam Merrill 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 2024
7. Magic 103   Paolo Banchero 39 8 4 0 0 5 2 38 14-24 .583 4-7 .571 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 104   Sam Merrill 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 05, 2024
8. Magic 94   Paolo Banchero 38 16 2 3 1 5 3 42 10-28 .357 3-6 .500 15-18 .833
Cavaliers 106   Sam Merrill 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
2024-25 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 25, 2025
9. Magic 82   Paolo Banchero 26 5 4 1 1 2 1 32 9-22 .409 1-7 .143 7-9 .778
Cavaliers 122   Sam Merrill 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 19 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Mar. 16, 2025
10. Magic 108   Paolo Banchero 24 11 7 1 1 2 1 38 6-22 .273 3-8 .375 9-11 .818
Cavaliers 103   Sam Merrill 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 19 2-8 .250 1-7 .143 0-0 -
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