Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Tim Hardaway and Derek Strong

This is the detail of NBA games in which Tim Hardaway and Derek Strong 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 18 times in NBA games. Tim Hardaway has a 10-8 winning record over Derek Strong, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Tim Hardaway:
1989-90 to 2002-03
Derek Strong:
1991-92 to 2000-01
18 Games played
13 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Tim Hardaway
10
7
3
Derek Strong
8
6
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tim Hardaway 16.8 3.2 8.2 1.70.1
Derek Strong 7.8 6.2 0.60.40.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tim Hardaway 27 6 14 52
Derek Strong 24 16 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tim Hardaway 15

games
5

games
18

games
12

games
1

game
Derek Strong 3

games
9

games
0

games
3

games
4

games
Both had same stat 0

games
4

games
0

games
3

games
13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1995
1. Warriors 123   Tim Hardaway 19 4 14 5 0 2 1 35 7-9 .778 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Lakers 105   Derek Strong 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 1996
2. Warriors 118   Tim Hardaway 24 1 10 3 0 6 2 34 7-11 .636 3-6 .500 7-9 .778
Lakers 128   Derek Strong 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1996
3. Heat 95   Tim Hardaway 19 3 13 3 0 0 3 39 7-18 .389 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Lakers 106   Derek Strong 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1996
4. Heat 96   Tim Hardaway 25 6 10 2 0 1 1 40 9-14 .643 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Magic 76   Derek Strong 10 6 0 0 0 0 2 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1997
5. Heat 87   Tim Hardaway 9 2 9 1 0 6 5 44 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Magic 99   Derek Strong 8 6 1 2 1 4 6 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1997
6. Heat 86   Tim Hardaway 16 2 4 0 0 7 6 35 4-16 .250 2-10 .200 6-6 1.000
Magic 98   Derek Strong 4 2 0 0 0 3 4 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1997 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1997
7. Heat 99   Tim Hardaway 13 6 11 1 0 4 0 31 5-13 .385 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Magic 64   Derek Strong 15 10 1 1 0 4 3 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 27, 1997
8. Heat 104   Tim Hardaway 20 2 11 3 0 3 3 38 6-16 .375 2-8 .250 6-7 .857
Magic 87   Derek Strong 18 16 2 0 1 2 2 40 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Apr. 29, 1997
9. Heat 75   Tim Hardaway 12 5 8 2 0 3 1 41 4-16 .250 3-10 .300 1-2 .500
Magic 88   Derek Strong 0 4 0 0 0 2 6 36 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1997
10. Heat 91   Tim Hardaway 16 5 8 0 0 5 2 45 5-18 .278 3-9 .333 3-3 1.000
Magic 99   Derek Strong 15 8 1 0 1 2 5 36 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
May. 04, 1997
11. Heat 91   Tim Hardaway 11 2 11 2 0 3 4 45 5-20 .250 1-7 .143 0-0 -
Magic 83   Derek Strong 13 12 0 1 0 4 4 48 3-6 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1997
12. Heat 84   Tim Hardaway 12 2 5 1 2 1 2 29 5-13 .385 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Magic 60   Derek Strong 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 31 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 1998
13. Heat 102   Tim Hardaway 27 5 5 1 0 3 4 40 10-16 .625 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Magic 90   Derek Strong 24 15 1 2 0 1 5 32 8-20 .400 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Mar. 15, 1998
14. Heat 79   Tim Hardaway 22 0 5 4 0 2 3 41 8-19 .421 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000
Magic 76   Derek Strong 4 6 0 0 0 2 2 19 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1998
15. Heat 87   Tim Hardaway 22 5 11 1 0 2 2 37 7-18 .389 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
Magic 99   Derek Strong 15 9 1 0 0 2 5 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 28, 1999
16. Heat 87   Tim Hardaway 21 2 5 0 0 8 4 41 8-15 .533 1-6 .167 4-5 .800
Magic 94   Derek Strong 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 22, 1999
17. Heat 75   Tim Hardaway 13 5 6 1 0 2 2 41 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000
Magic 70   Derek Strong 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 16, 2000
18. Heat 95   Tim Hardaway 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Magic 84   Derek Strong 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -