Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rick Brunson and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rick Brunson and Karl Malone 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 7 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 5-2 winning record over Rick Brunson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Brunson:
1997-98 to 2005-06
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Rick Brunson
2
2
0
Karl Malone
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Brunson 4.1 0.6 1.3 0.10.0
Karl Malone 23.3 9.1 3.71.30.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Brunson 10 2 2 10
Karl Malone 30 13 6 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Brunson 0

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Karl Malone 7

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6

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5

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3

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1997
1. Trail Blazers 94   Rick Brunson 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 19 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Jazz 77   Karl Malone 24 12 3 0 0 1 2 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Dec. 27, 1997
2. Trail Blazers 102   Rick Brunson 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Jazz 91   Karl Malone 24 11 6 2 3 1 1 42 7-21 .333 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 2000
3. Knicks 79   Rick Brunson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 88   Karl Malone 30 5 2 0 0 2 3 36 11-20 .550 0-0 - 8-10 .800
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2000
4. Knicks 58   Rick Brunson 6 1 2 0 0 4 1 15 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 89   Karl Malone 18 6 4 1 1 2 1 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2001
5. Trail Blazers 85   Rick Brunson 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 18 0-5 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 93   Karl Malone 24 13 6 2 1 2 3 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Dec. 27, 2001
6. Trail Blazers 87   Rick Brunson 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 19 4 3 2 0 4 5 28 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 02, 2002
7. Trail Blazers 96   Rick Brunson 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 07 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 24 13 2 2 0 6 0 42 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-9 .667