Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Arvydas Sabonis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Arvydas Sabonis 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 37 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 21-16 winning record over Arvydas Sabonis, including a 13-5 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Arvydas Sabonis
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Arvydas Sabonis:
1995-96 to 2002-03
37 Games played
19 in Regular Season
18 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
21
8
13
Arvydas Sabonis
16
11
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 19.2 4.0 3.7 1.30.9
Arvydas Sabonis 9.9 6.7 2.01.00.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 40 11 9 54
Arvydas Sabonis 24 11 6 54
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 29

games		 9

games		 20

games		 18

games		14

games
Arvydas Sabonis 7

games 		28

games		 10

games		 10

games		10

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 7

games		 9

games		13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1997
1. Lakers 84   Kobe Bryant 8 2 2 2 0 2 3 23 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 88   Arvydas Sabonis 24 3 5 1 0 2 4 37 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Apr. 20, 1997
2. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 100   Arvydas Sabonis 16 9 4 1 2 3 5 29 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1997
3. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 77   Arvydas Sabonis 18 9 3 0 3 2 4 32 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
Apr. 27, 1997
4. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 93   Arvydas Sabonis 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 19 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1997
5. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 22 4 2 1 0 4 5 27 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 98   Arvydas Sabonis 0 5 2 2 0 2 6 17 0-7 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 02, 1997
6. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 91   Arvydas Sabonis 23 10 3 1 0 5 4 40 10-16 .625 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1997
7. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 19 2 1 1 0 3 3 25 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 105   Arvydas Sabonis 4 7 2 1 0 3 4 17 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1998
8. Lakers 122   Kobe Bryant 26 4 4 3 1 1 4 29 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 13-13 1.000
Trail Blazers 115   Arvydas Sabonis 17 9 2 1 1 1 3 29 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 10, 1998
9. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 17 4 2 1 1 1 4 30 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 117   Arvydas Sabonis 10 9 5 1 1 2 6 28 4-11 .364 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 11, 1998
10. Lakers 121   Kobe Bryant 13 2 2 0 0 1 2 20 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 107   Arvydas Sabonis 17 9 3 2 0 3 4 29 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1998
11. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 15 1 4 1 2 0 5 27 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 102   Arvydas Sabonis 15 9 1 1 1 3 5 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 26, 1998
12. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 4 3 4 0 1 1 2 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 99   Arvydas Sabonis 6 7 1 2 1 2 4 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 28, 1998
13. Lakers 94   Kobe Bryant 4 5 0 0 0 1 3 16 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 99   Arvydas Sabonis 13 8 2 2 1 2 6 35 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 30, 1998
14. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 22 3 4 0 1 1 4 36 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 99   Arvydas Sabonis 15 7 2 2 0 3 4 34 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 13, 1999
15. Lakers 86   Kobe Bryant 20 0 2 0 0 2 1 39 7-19 .368 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 113   Arvydas Sabonis 4 6 0 1 1 1 5 14 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 21, 1999
16. Lakers 82   Kobe Bryant 22 6 4 2 1 6 4 45 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 88   Arvydas Sabonis 12 11 1 1 0 1 3 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 1999
17. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 15 6 7 2 2 6 2 38 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 89   Arvydas Sabonis 8 4 0 1 0 2 2 21 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 05, 1999
18. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 11 5 1 0 0 1 2 22 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 91   Arvydas Sabonis 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 9 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1999
19. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 23 8 0 2 1 0 4 34 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 11-13 .846
Trail Blazers 80   Arvydas Sabonis 2 2 3 1 1 0 5 17 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 2000
20. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 28 4 2 1 0 2 6 37 13-19 .684 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 95   Arvydas Sabonis 8 9 2 1 0 1 5 31 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 29, 2000
21. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 22 7 3 1 1 5 4 36 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Trail Blazers 87   Arvydas Sabonis 16 11 3 5 0 1 3 38 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2000 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 20, 2000
22. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 13 3 6 1 1 1 5 38 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Trail Blazers 94   Arvydas Sabonis 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 33 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 22, 2000
23. Lakers 77   Kobe Bryant 12 2 4 2 1 2 5 42 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 106   Arvydas Sabonis 5 5 1 1 3 0 6 17 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
May. 26, 2000
24. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 25 7 7 2 1 3 5 48 11-18 .611 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 91   Arvydas Sabonis 11 4 1 1 0 0 3 35 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
May. 28, 2000
25. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 18 4 7 2 3 3 4 46 5-15 .333 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 91   Arvydas Sabonis 14 7 2 1 1 2 5 29 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
May. 30, 2000
26. Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 17 5 4 0 2 6 6 34 4-13 .308 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 96   Arvydas Sabonis 12 6 0 0 1 0 5 27 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 02, 2000
27. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 33 2 6 4 3 3 5 48 12-24 .500 6-9 .667 3-6 .500
Trail Blazers 103   Arvydas Sabonis 10 11 6 2 1 3 3 45 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jun. 04, 2000
28. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 25 11 7 0 4 2 4 47 9-19 .474 1-4 .250 6-12 .500
Trail Blazers 84   Arvydas Sabonis 6 5 3 1 0 0 6 32 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2000
29. Lakers 86   Kobe Bryant 35 6 6 2 0 1 5 45 13-25 .520 0-2 .000 9-13 .692
Trail Blazers 96   Arvydas Sabonis 4 8 0 0 0 0 3 21 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 25, 2000
30. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 29 2 6 2 0 2 6 46 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 11-14 .786
Trail Blazers 109   Arvydas Sabonis 12 4 0 0 0 1 5 32 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 15, 2001
31. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 25 4 7 1 1 1 4 45 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 7-10 .700
Trail Blazers 100   Arvydas Sabonis 9 8 0 0 0 0 4 19 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2001 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 2001
32. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 28 6 7 2 0 0 4 41 9-20 .450 1-2 .500 9-12 .750
Trail Blazers 93   Arvydas Sabonis 11 9 4 0 2 1 5 31 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 26, 2001
33. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 25 3 7 3 0 3 3 35 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Trail Blazers 88   Arvydas Sabonis 11 5 3 0 4 0 3 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 29, 2001
34. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 22 4 9 2 0 3 4 43 9-23 .391 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Trail Blazers 86   Arvydas Sabonis 12 11 1 1 1 1 4 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2002
35. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 25 10 2 2 2 3 3 37 9-18 .500 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 102   Arvydas Sabonis 6 7 2 1 1 0 1 10 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 2003
36. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 40 7 1 5 2 4 2 42 15-32 .469 3-7 .429 7-9 .778
Trail Blazers 84   Arvydas Sabonis 2 5 1 0 0 1 4 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 2003
37. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 36 6 7 1 0 4 4 42 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 13-14 .929
Trail Blazers 101   Arvydas Sabonis 8 5 2 1 1 1 5 16 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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