Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Francis and Kareem Rush

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Francis and Kareem Rush 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 14 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 7-7, but Kareem Rush won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Francis

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Kareem Rush


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steve Francis: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

14 Games played

9 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Steve Francis	7	6	1
Kareem Rush	7	3	4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Steve Francis	20.4	7.4	7.9	1.6	0.2
Kareem Rush	4.7	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.1

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Steve Francis	44	10	13	4	2
Kareem Rush	15	5	2	3	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Steve Francis	13 games	13 games	14 games	10 games	2 games
Kareem Rush	1 game	1 game	0 games	1 game	1 game
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	0 games	3 games	11 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 17, 2002
1.	Rockets	93	Steve Francis	27	9	6	0	2	1	0	44	8-20	.400	0-0	-	11-12	.917
	Lakers	89	Kareem Rush	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	10	0-3	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Jan. 17, 2003
2.	Rockets	108	Steve Francis	44	6	11	2	0	7	3	49	12-21	.571	6-8	.750	14-17	.824
OT	Lakers	104	Kareem Rush	10	3	1	0	0	1	2	23	5-8	.625	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Feb. 18, 2003
3.	Rockets	99	Steve Francis	17	8	6	2	0	2	4	53	4-19	.211	2-5	.400	7-8	.875
2OT	Lakers	106	Kareem Rush	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 26, 2003
4.	Rockets	93	Steve Francis	19	10	8	4	0	3	5	44	7-17	.412	1-3	.333	4-4	1.000
	Lakers	96	Kareem Rush	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	10	0-2	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-


2003-04 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 2003
5.	Rockets	99	Steve Francis	22	9	7	2	0	2	4	41	7-18	.389	0-4	.000	8-10	.800
	Lakers	87	Kareem Rush	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Feb. 11, 2004
6.	Rockets	102	Steve Francis	21	7	6	2	0	3	5	42	9-11	.818	1-2	.500	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	87	Kareem Rush	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	05	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 03, 2004
7.	Rockets	93	Steve Francis	16	5	10	1	0	4	4	43	5-12	.417	2-7	.286	4-6	.667
	Lakers	96	Kareem Rush	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	15	2-3	.667	2-3	.667	0-0	-


2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 17, 2004
8.	Rockets	71	Steve Francis	18	9	5	1	0	7	3	44	6-14	.429	1-2	.500	5-8	.625
	Lakers	72	Kareem Rush	6	0	1	0	1	0	2	21	2-3	.667	2-3	.667	0-0	-
	Apr. 19, 2004
9.	Rockets	84	Steve Francis	18	10	12	3	1	2	3	45	6-11	.545	1-3	.333	5-8	.625
	Lakers	98	Kareem Rush	10	1	1	0	0	0	4	15	4-5	.800	2-3	.667	0-0	-
	Apr. 23, 2004
10.	Rockets	102	Steve Francis	27	9	7	0	0	3	3	43	7-16	.438	4-5	.800	9-12	.750
	Lakers	91	Kareem Rush	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	2-6	.333	2-3	.667	0-0	-
	Apr. 25, 2004
11.	Rockets	88	Steve Francis	17	5	9	2	0	5	6	53	6-14	.429	1-4	.250	4-6	.667
OT	Lakers	92	Kareem Rush	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	14	1-4	.250	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 28, 2004
12.	Rockets	78	Steve Francis	16	9	5	1	0	4	3	39	5-15	.333	0-3	.000	6-6	1.000
	Lakers	97	Kareem Rush	2	1	0	3	0	0	2	24	1-5	.200	0-3	.000	0-0	-


2004-05 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 07, 2005
13.	Magic	111	Steve Francis	10	3	13	2	0	7	2	29	4-7	.571	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Bobcats	91	Kareem Rush	15	5	0	0	0	0	4	28	6-13	.462	0-4	.000	3-4	.750


2005-06 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 15, 2005
14.	Magic	85	Steve Francis	13	5	6	1	0	3	0	37	6-10	.600	0-0	-	1-3	.333
	Bobcats	77	Kareem Rush	7	2	2	1	0	1	1	27	3-8	.375	1-3	.333	0-0	-