Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Taj Gibson and Lauri Markkanen

This is the detail of NBA games in which Taj Gibson and Lauri Markkanen 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 9 times in NBA games. Taj Gibson has a 5-4 winning record over Lauri Markkanen. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Taj Gibson:
2009-10 to 2024-25
Lauri Markkanen:
2017-18 to 2024-25
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Taj Gibson
5
5
0
Lauri Markkanen
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 8.9 4.4 1.3 0.70.2
Lauri Markkanen 13.4 6.4 0.90.40.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 19 10 3 21
Lauri Markkanen 21 9 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 2

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2

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3

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4

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2

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Lauri Markkanen 6

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6

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2

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2

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2

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Both had same stat 1

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1

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4

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3

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 2018
1. Timberwolves 113   Taj Gibson 10 5 1 1 1 0 2 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 114   Lauri Markkanen 12 5 1 0 0 1 1 36 5-7 .714 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 2018
2. Timberwolves 122   Taj Gibson 19 10 3 1 0 0 3 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Bulls 104   Lauri Markkanen 3 7 0 1 2 2 1 32 1-8 .125 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2018
3. Timberwolves 119   Taj Gibson 16 3 2 0 0 0 3 26 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Bulls 94   Lauri Markkanen 16 7 0 0 0 2 2 32 6-14 .429 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2019
4. Knicks 105   Taj Gibson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 98   Lauri Markkanen 18 6 2 1 0 0 3 29 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
Nov. 12, 2019
5. Knicks 102   Taj Gibson 17 5 2 2 0 0 4 26 8-10 .800 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 120   Lauri Markkanen 13 8 2 1 1 6 2 28 4-10 .400 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 2021
6. Knicks 113   Taj Gibson 4 8 1 1 1 0 1 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 94   Lauri Markkanen 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 25 5-9 .556 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 02, 2022
7. Knicks 101   Taj Gibson 8 4 1 0 0 0 2 24 2-7 .286 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 119   Lauri Markkanen 10 9 1 0 0 0 4 24 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2022
8. Wizards 112   Taj Gibson 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 25 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 120   Lauri Markkanen 21 5 1 0 0 1 4 29 7-14 .500 4-9 .444 3-3 1.000
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2024
9. Knicks 118   Taj Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 103   Lauri Markkanen 14 5 1 1 0 0 1 34 5-14 .357 2-8 .250 2-2 1.000