Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard 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 25 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has a 13-12 winning record over Kobe Bryant, but Kobe Bryant won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Dwight Howard
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
25 Games played
20 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
12
8
4
Dwight Howard
13
12
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 27.1 5.7 6.4 1.20.4
Dwight Howard 16.4 12.9 1.40.82.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 41 13 11 34
Dwight Howard 31 23 4 49
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 21

games		 1

game		 24

games		 12

games		3

games
Dwight Howard 4

games 		23

games		 0

games		 4

games		20

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 9

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2004
1. Lakers 113   Kobe Bryant 41 7 8 2 0 1 4 44 14-31 .452 2-8 .250 11-12 .917
Magic 122   Dwight Howard 5 15 0 0 1 2 3 35 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 12, 2004
2. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 23 8 6 0 0 3 2 42 6-23 .261 0-1 .000 11-15 .733
Magic 98   Dwight Howard 11 8 1 0 2 1 3 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2005
3. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 21 2 9 0 1 1 3 39 6-16 .375 0-4 .000 9-12 .750
Magic 88   Dwight Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 2006
4. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 28 4 8 3 0 2 2 44 11-20 .550 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000
Magic 87   Dwight Howard 15 9 2 0 1 3 3 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 2006
5. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 27 3 7 2 1 3 4 36 8-22 .364 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
Magic 93   Dwight Howard 12 8 1 1 1 3 3 38 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 12, 2007
6. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 28 8 7 1 0 2 3 40 9-15 .600 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Magic 106   Dwight Howard 25 10 3 0 2 5 5 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-16 .438
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2007
7. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 28 6 5 2 0 4 0 42 10-26 .385 4-9 .444 4-4 1.000
Magic 104   Dwight Howard 17 8 0 0 5 1 4 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Feb. 08, 2008
8. Lakers 117   Kobe Bryant 36 10 6 0 1 4 3 46 11-26 .423 0-2 .000 14-16 .875
Magic 113   Dwight Howard 19 11 1 0 0 2 5 29 8-8 1.000 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2008
9. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 41 8 3 0 0 1 3 43 14-31 .452 2-3 .667 11-11 1.000
Magic 106   Dwight Howard 18 12 1 3 2 3 5 31 4-6 .667 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Jan. 16, 2009
10. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 28 13 11 2 0 6 3 41 10-26 .385 1-5 .200 7-8 .875
Magic 109   Dwight Howard 25 20 0 1 3 6 4 40 8-18 .444 0-0 - 9-16 .563
2009 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 04, 2009
11. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 40 8 8 2 2 1 1 38 16-34 .471 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Magic 75   Dwight Howard 12 15 2 2 2 2 3 35 1-6 .167 0-0 - 10-16 .625
Jun. 07, 2009
12. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 29 4 8 2 0 7 2 49 10-22 .455 1-4 .250 8-10 .800
OT Magic 96   Dwight Howard 17 16 4 4 4 7 4 47 5-10 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jun. 09, 2009
13. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 31 3 8 0 0 4 5 40 11-25 .440 4-9 .444 5-10 .500
Magic 108   Dwight Howard 21 14 2 1 2 1 4 43 5-6 .833 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Jun. 11, 2009
14. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 32 7 8 1 1 3 3 49 11-31 .355 2-6 .333 8-8 1.000
OT Magic 91   Dwight Howard 16 21 2 0 9 7 4 49 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Jun. 14, 2009
15. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 30 6 5 2 4 1 2 43 10-23 .435 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Magic 86   Dwight Howard 11 10 1 1 3 3 5 39 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-3 .333
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 2010
16. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 11 5 7 0 0 2 2 44 4-19 .211 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Magic 92   Dwight Howard 24 12 2 0 3 1 4 43 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 07, 2010
17. Lakers 94   Kobe Bryant 34 7 7 3 0 1 3 40 12-30 .400 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Magic 96   Dwight Howard 15 16 2 0 2 2 5 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-8 .375
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 2011
18. Lakers 75   Kobe Bryant 17 4 5 1 0 2 0 33 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Magic 89   Dwight Howard 31 13 3 0 3 6 3 39 13-16 .813 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 14, 2011
19. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 16 5 4 1 0 1 1 31 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Magic 84   Dwight Howard 22 15 2 1 2 9 4 43 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-11 .545
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2012
20. Lakers 80   Kobe Bryant 30 3 8 0 0 3 1 44 11-22 .500 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Magic 92   Dwight Howard 21 23 2 1 1 4 4 46 6-14 .429 0-0 - 9-17 .529
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2014
21. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 19 3 2 1 0 1 5 29 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Rockets 108   Dwight Howard 13 11 1 0 1 1 5 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 7-16 .438
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2015
22. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 25 7 6 3 0 0 0 31 9-16 .563 4-9 .444 3-3 1.000
Rockets 126   Dwight Howard 18 12 2 1 2 2 0 33 7-8 .875 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Dec. 17, 2015
23. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 22 8 3 0 1 2 2 32 9-16 .563 2-6 .333 2-7 .286
Rockets 107   Dwight Howard 16 15 1 0 2 1 5 26 3-10 .300 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Jan. 17, 2016
24. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 5 2 9 1 0 4 0 24 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 112   Dwight Howard 14 15 0 1 3 2 1 26 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 10, 2016
25. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 35 2 1 2 0 4 1 27 10-22 .455 4-11 .364 11-11 1.000
Rockets 130   Dwight Howard 9 13 1 2 3 0 3 33 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-3 .333
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