Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Paul Pierce and Marcus Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Paul Pierce and Marcus Thornton 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 11 times in NBA games. Marcus Thornton has an 8-3 winning record over Paul Pierce. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Paul Pierce
vs.
Marcus Thornton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
Marcus Thornton:
2009-10 to 2016-17
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Paul Pierce
3
3
0
Marcus Thornton
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 14.5 5.2 2.5 0.50.3
Marcus Thornton 13.6 2.5 1.61.40.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 28 10 5 21
Marcus Thornton 36 4 5 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 5

games		 8

games		 7

games		 2

games		2

games
Marcus Thornton 6

games 		3

games		 4

games		 6

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2010
1. Celtics 85   Paul Pierce 15 3 4 0 0 8 4 34 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 7-8 .875
Hornets 93   Marcus Thornton 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 31, 2010
2. Celtics 81   Paul Pierce 12 7 3 1 1 6 2 36 5-10 .500 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Hornets 83   Marcus Thornton 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 2012
3. Celtics 95   Paul Pierce 19 3 2 1 0 2 2 35 5-15 .333 0-5 .000 9-9 1.000
Kings 120   Marcus Thornton 36 4 4 5 0 1 3 45 13-24 .542 5-10 .500 5-6 .833
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2012
4. Celtics 96   Paul Pierce 20 1 3 0 0 3 4 25 8-15 .533 4-8 .500 0-0 -
Kings 118   Marcus Thornton 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 19 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 2013
5. Celtics 99   Paul Pierce 16 10 4 1 0 3 3 31 5-9 .556 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Kings 81   Marcus Thornton 7 3 1 3 0 0 4 27 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2013
6. Nets 86   Paul Pierce 12 9 1 0 0 1 3 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 107   Marcus Thornton 24 4 2 1 0 0 1 34 10-19 .526 4-9 .444 0-1 .000
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2014
7. Wizards 93   Paul Pierce 16 3 1 0 1 2 4 30 6-10 .600 3-6 .500 1-2 .500
Celtics 101   Marcus Thornton 21 2 0 0 2 1 1 17 7-12 .583 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000
Dec. 08, 2014
8. Wizards 133   Paul Pierce 28 7 3 2 0 1 5 39 9-12 .750 4-5 .800 6-6 1.000
2OT Celtics 132   Marcus Thornton 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 19 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2015
9. Clippers 105   Paul Pierce 6 8 5 1 0 1 4 24 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 109   Marcus Thornton 16 4 3 3 0 1 4 38 7-15 .467 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 2015
10. Clippers 97   Paul Pierce 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 16 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 107   Marcus Thornton 11 3 1 1 0 0 2 19 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Jan. 18, 2016
11. Clippers 140   Paul Pierce 12 5 1 0 1 0 4 26 4-9 .444 3-5 .600 1-3 .333
OT Rockets 132   Marcus Thornton 23 3 5 1 0 1 2 22 9-15 .600 5-9 .556 0-0 -
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