Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Garnett and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Garnett 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.

They faced each other a total of 38 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 23-15 winning record over Kevin Garnett, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin Garnett
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin Garnett:
1995-96 to 2015-16
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
38 Games played
32 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin Garnett
15
13
2
Karl Malone
23
19
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 20.0 10.6 3.7 1.51.6
Karl Malone 22.6 8.9 4.21.00.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 34 19 9 45
Karl Malone 44 15 8 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 19

games		 22

games		 14

games		 19

games		26

games
Karl Malone 18

games 		15

games		 16

games		 11

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 8

games		 8

games		7

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. 18, 1995
1. Timberwolves 102   Kevin Garnett 7 5 4 1 5 2 4 32 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 126   Karl Malone 31 6 3 3 1 0 4 27 12-16 .750 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Dec. 28, 1995
2. Timberwolves 83   Kevin Garnett 6 6 0 0 3 1 1 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 21 11 4 1 0 2 3 30 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Mar. 10, 1996
3. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 12 8 2 0 1 2 4 40 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 27 9 2 1 2 1 2 42 10-21 .476 1-1 1.000 6-12 .500
Apr. 05, 1996
4. Timberwolves 103   Kevin Garnett 20 7 2 0 2 1 4 34 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 33 6 1 1 1 1 1 35 11-13 .846 0-0 - 11-14 .786
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1996
5. Timberwolves 107   Kevin Garnett 14 6 2 0 1 1 4 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 22 13 7 0 0 3 0 42 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Mar. 09, 1997
6. Timberwolves 106   Kevin Garnett 10 4 0 1 1 4 2 36 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jazz 115   Karl Malone 36 11 8 0 1 3 2 42 16-26 .615 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 19, 1997
7. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 7 9 2 0 0 5 3 28 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 26 7 3 1 0 6 2 25 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1997
8. Timberwolves 124   Kevin Garnett 15 6 3 1 1 2 6 42 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-6 .500
OT Jazz 133   Karl Malone 33 9 7 0 1 1 4 43 10-17 .588 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Mar. 16, 1998
9. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 19 16 6 1 1 4 3 40 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 29 5 8 0 1 2 1 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Apr. 11, 1998
10. Timberwolves 110   Kevin Garnett 22 9 7 0 1 6 4 42 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 37 12 5 2 1 6 1 43 15-25 .600 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Apr. 14, 1998
11. Timberwolves 109   Kevin Garnett 18 10 3 3 3 0 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 126   Karl Malone 44 14 6 0 2 5 5 36 14-28 .500 0-0 - 16-19 .842
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 13, 1999
12. Timberwolves 72   Kevin Garnett 22 14 2 4 0 3 0 38 10-23 .435 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 26 9 2 1 0 4 1 31 10-22 .455 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 15, 1999
13. Timberwolves 83   Kevin Garnett 10 9 6 1 2 5 6 38 4-16 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 90   Karl Malone 17 13 7 0 0 5 2 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-12 .417
Apr. 18, 1999
14. Timberwolves 76   Kevin Garnett 18 8 2 3 3 3 5 30 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 13 6 3 1 0 2 1 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1999
15. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 29 11 3 3 0 4 4 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Jazz 84   Karl Malone 19 8 1 2 1 4 5 40 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Nov. 22, 1999
16. Timberwolves 93   Kevin Garnett 20 7 2 0 2 4 5 31 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Jazz 108   Karl Malone 34 11 3 0 1 5 4 39 13-24 .542 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Jan. 19, 2000
17. Timberwolves 91   Kevin Garnett 31 10 6 2 0 3 3 40 15-24 .625 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jazz 88   Karl Malone 21 8 4 0 1 5 2 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 29, 2000
18. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 29 13 2 1 2 3 4 42 12-23 .522 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 94   Karl Malone 35 13 2 0 1 1 2 38 13-26 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2000
19. Timberwolves 92   Kevin Garnett 22 9 5 4 2 2 5 42 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 22 15 5 0 0 4 4 39 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Dec. 23, 2000
20. Timberwolves 92   Kevin Garnett 20 9 5 2 4 5 1 37 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 19 6 4 2 1 3 4 35 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 17, 2001
21. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 23 11 5 2 1 3 2 40 10-22 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 81   Karl Malone 22 13 5 0 0 9 4 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 15, 2001
22. Timberwolves 107   Kevin Garnett 17 6 1 1 2 1 3 21 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 14 5 5 0 0 1 4 20 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2001
23. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 24 8 2 3 2 6 1 41 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Jazz 87   Karl Malone 20 2 4 3 0 3 2 36 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Jan. 04, 2002
24. Timberwolves 93   Kevin Garnett 19 15 7 2 2 1 3 42 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 86   Karl Malone 15 7 5 2 1 2 2 42 6-18 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 02, 2002
25. Timberwolves 116   Kevin Garnett 26 11 4 4 3 1 1 42 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 25 12 6 1 0 3 5 42 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 17, 2002
26. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 16 11 2 0 1 3 1 45 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 27 12 3 1 3 4 3 42 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-11 .818
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2002
27. Timberwolves 77   Kevin Garnett 21 13 4 0 1 2 0 42 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 2-5 .400
Jazz 95   Karl Malone 20 8 2 2 2 2 3 37 9-21 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 04, 2003
28. Timberwolves 97   Kevin Garnett 26 14 4 0 4 1 4 43 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 2-9 .222
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 33 9 4 2 0 1 1 38 11-20 .550 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Feb. 17, 2003
29. Timberwolves 97   Kevin Garnett 34 10 6 1 1 4 3 41 13-22 .591 1-1 1.000 7-9 .778
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 28 9 6 1 0 3 3 42 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 26, 2003
30. Timberwolves 92   Kevin Garnett 24 17 7 2 1 6 3 45 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 19 4 4 1 0 4 2 39 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 2004
31. Timberwolves 96   Kevin Garnett 20 13 2 3 1 2 3 40 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 86   Karl Malone 13 2 2 1 0 2 4 22 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 26, 2004
32. Timberwolves 73   Kevin Garnett 16 16 7 4 1 5 2 40 6-18 .333 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Lakers 90   Karl Malone 4 7 1 2 0 3 4 25 1-9 .111 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 21, 2004
33. Timberwolves 88   Kevin Garnett 16 10 2 2 2 4 2 45 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 97   Karl Malone 17 11 4 3 0 0 2 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 23, 2004
34. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 24 11 3 2 1 2 0 41 10-20 .500 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
Lakers 71   Karl Malone 5 9 1 0 0 5 4 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
May. 25, 2004
35. Timberwolves 89   Kevin Garnett 22 11 7 0 0 4 6 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Lakers 100   Karl Malone 11 6 5 2 0 4 5 40 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 27, 2004
36. Timberwolves 85   Kevin Garnett 28 13 9 1 1 4 3 47 12-24 .500 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Lakers 92   Karl Malone 12 11 8 1 0 2 2 43 5-18 .278 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 29, 2004
37. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 30 19 4 1 1 0 3 46 10-23 .435 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Lakers 96   Karl Malone 17 9 3 0 0 2 5 40 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 31, 2004
38. Timberwolves 90   Kevin Garnett 22 17 2 1 2 8 6 43 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 96   Karl Malone 10 10 7 1 0 3 5 43 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-3 .667
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