Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 15 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 9-6 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
15 Games played
11 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
9
6
3
Hakeem Olajuwon
6
5
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 19.9 5.2 3.3 1.50.9
Hakeem Olajuwon 14.8 7.8 1.51.01.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 45 10 8 34
Hakeem Olajuwon 31 12 6 55
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 10

games
4

games
10

games
10

games
7

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 5

games
11

games
3

games
5

games
7

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
0

games
1

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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
%
Nov. 12, 1996
1. Lakers 126   Kobe Bryant 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 05 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2OT Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 7 2 1 4 1 4 32 12-22 .545 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 07, 1997
2. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 8 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 6 2 5 3 3 37 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 15, 1998
3. Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 18 2 0 1 0 2 2 33 8-15 .533 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 11 4 0 4 1 4 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1999
4. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 25 10 2 2 3 2 4 44 8-21 .381 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
Rockets 91   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 7 0 0 0 3 6 34 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Feb. 28, 1999
5. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 18 5 3 1 1 4 2 40 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 8 2 0 0 2 6 29 11-17 .647 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 26, 1999
6. Lakers 80   Kobe Bryant 9 5 2 1 0 1 2 35 3-14 .214 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 8 2 2 2 2 1 34 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1999 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 09, 1999
7. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 17 5 5 0 1 2 4 29 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 8 0 2 1 1 5 31 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 11, 1999
8. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 19 9 5 3 1 4 1 38 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 5 1 1 0 2 4 25 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 13, 1999
9. Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 13 9 5 2 4 3 3 35 5-17 .294 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 5 6 0 1 1 2 5 28 2-12 .167 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
May. 15, 1999
10. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 24 6 8 3 2 3 1 48 9-25 .360 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 10 1 1 1 0 4 39 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2000
11. Lakers 83   Kobe Bryant 17 4 5 1 0 2 3 41 6-22 .273 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 10 1 0 2 0 3 22 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Feb. 27, 2000
12. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 31 4 6 1 1 4 5 36 13-18 .722 2-4 .500 3-7 .429
Rockets 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 6 6 1 0 0 0 4 13 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2000
13. Lakers 74   Kobe Bryant 15 3 3 2 1 1 3 47 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 5 0 5 0 0 4 35 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 12, 2000
14. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 37 10 2 3 0 2 5 44 12-29 .414 1-1 1.000 12-15 .800
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 7 2 0 2 0 4 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 21, 2000
15. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 45 4 3 1 0 1 1 44 20-26 .769 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 7 0 0 1 1 5 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-4 1.000