Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Gary Payton 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 31 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 17-14 winning record over Gary Payton, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
31 Games played
28 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
17
15
2
Gary Payton
14
13
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 19.3 4.5 3.2 1.20.6
Gary Payton 21.5 4.5 7.61.40.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 45 14 10 43
Gary Payton 36 12 13 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 12

games		 12

games		 3

games		 11

games		12

games
Gary Payton 19

games 		13

games		 27

games		 14

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 6

games		 1

game		 6

games		17

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. 26, 1997
1. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 7 1 1 1 0 3 0 17 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 25 2 7 4 1 0 2 44 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
Feb. 16, 1997
2. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 13 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 21 6 10 0 0 2 3 45 8-17 .471 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Apr. 01, 1997
3. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 9 1 1 0 0 2 5 12 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 19 5 8 1 0 2 4 45 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1998
4. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 18 4 0 0 1 3 5 33 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 5-8 .625
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 20 11 7 0 0 3 1 44 9-23 .391 1-5 .200 1-3 .333
Feb. 13, 1998
5. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 15 3 6 0 1 1 1 41 4-13 .308 0-4 .000 7-7 1.000
OT Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 30 4 9 3 0 1 4 49 10-14 .714 5-8 .625 5-6 .833
Mar. 16, 1998
6. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 14 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 27 3 9 2 0 4 3 38 9-18 .500 3-6 .500 6-7 .857
Mar. 20, 1998
7. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 16 1 2 2 0 2 1 18 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 80   Gary Payton 13 4 6 2 0 7 2 38 5-16 .313 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1998
8. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 16 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 25 1 6 1 0 1 2 43 8-19 .421 3-6 .500 6-6 1.000
May. 10, 1998
9. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 31 8 13 1 0 4 2 41 12-18 .667 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000
May. 12, 1998
10. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 11 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 20 3 5 3 0 3 3 48 5-16 .313 2-7 .286 8-8 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1999
11. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 23 13 2 1 0 4 5 40 8-20 .400 1-6 .167 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 26 5 6 1 0 4 3 43 9-22 .409 2-9 .222 6-10 .600
Mar. 05, 1999
12. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 20 5 2 1 1 2 2 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 34 4 11 2 0 1 2 42 14-23 .609 6-10 .600 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1999
13. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 25 5 9 1 0 0 6 44 8-21 .381 0-4 .000 9-10 .900
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 33 5 9 2 0 6 5 45 12-24 .500 2-8 .250 7-11 .636
May. 02, 1999
14. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 28 6 4 2 3 3 5 44 12-20 .600 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Supersonics 84   Gary Payton 29 5 5 1 1 6 3 48 11-24 .458 2-7 .286 5-8 .625
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2000
15. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 31 6 1 3 1 3 4 43 11-18 .611 5-7 .714 4-5 .800
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 23 4 9 2 0 3 0 48 9-18 .500 3-7 .429 2-3 .667
Jan. 17, 2000
16. Lakers 81   Kobe Bryant 15 14 2 4 0 3 3 42 6-18 .333 0-5 .000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 82   Gary Payton 36 6 7 0 0 4 2 43 14-27 .519 5-10 .500 3-5 .600
Apr. 10, 2000
17. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 33 10 6 2 0 1 5 45 13-28 .464 0-3 .000 7-9 .778
OT Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 22 12 8 3 1 1 3 51 9-24 .375 1-7 .143 3-6 .500
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2000
18. Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 17 3 4 3 0 6 5 37 6-16 .375 0-4 .000 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 121   Gary Payton 27 3 6 2 0 3 2 34 10-18 .556 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Dec. 08, 2000
19. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 19 4 2 3 1 2 4 40 8-25 .320 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 25 6 10 0 1 2 2 38 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 9-13 .692
Jan. 23, 2001
20. Lakers 80   Kobe Bryant 21 8 5 2 0 2 3 43 5-19 .263 1-5 .200 10-13 .769
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 34 6 6 0 0 3 2 43 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 11-14 .786
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2001
21. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 30 3 3 1 0 3 4 34 10-19 .526 0-4 .000 10-11 .909
Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 11 4 9 0 0 3 3 40 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 11, 2001
22. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 16 3 1 0 0 1 5 38 7-23 .304 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 29 2 10 2 0 3 1 44 14-29 .483 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
Feb. 14, 2002
23. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 23 7 10 2 1 1 2 42 8-21 .381 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 17 7 12 1 1 3 3 36 8-19 .421 0-5 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 15, 2002
24. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 19 5 4 2 0 3 4 31 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 20 5 8 0 0 3 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 2003
25. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 45 3 3 1 1 2 2 37 16-28 .571 12-18 .667 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 98   Gary Payton 14 1 12 3 0 4 0 37 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333
Mar. 15, 2003
26. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 20 9 4 2 2 5 4 43 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Bucks 94   Gary Payton 6 3 8 3 1 4 2 40 3-15 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 2005
27. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 21 6 3 1 1 3 4 41 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 9-12 .750
Celtics 95   Gary Payton 11 2 5 0 0 1 3 35 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2005
28. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 37 8 6 0 2 3 5 44 12-30 .400 0-8 .000 13-19 .684
Heat 97   Gary Payton 21 2 0 2 0 1 3 31 9-11 .818 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 16, 2006
29. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 37 3 4 1 0 1 3 41 13-24 .542 2-5 .400 9-9 1.000
Heat 92   Gary Payton 6 5 6 0 0 0 2 32 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2006
30. Lakers 85   Kobe Bryant 16 2 4 1 0 3 4 38 4-17 .235 0-4 .000 8-9 .889
Heat 101   Gary Payton 9 2 3 2 0 0 2 26 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 2007
31. Lakers 124   Kobe Bryant 25 4 8 0 1 1 2 44 11-24 .458 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
OT Heat 118   Gary Payton 4 2 6 0 0 1 2 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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