Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Kevin Love

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Kevin Love 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 14 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 12-2 winning record over Kevin Love. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Kevin Love:
2008-09 to 2023-24
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
12
12
0
Kevin Love
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 24.7 5.7 5.4 1.10.4
Kevin Love 14.8 12.1 1.90.60.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 35 14 17 42
Kevin Love 33 24 5 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 14

games
2

games
10

games
7

games
3

games
Kevin Love 0

games
11

games
2

games
5

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
2

games
2

games
8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2008
1. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 26 3 5 2 0 2 2 37 9-24 .375 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
Timberwolves 86   Kevin Love 2 10 2 0 0 2 2 21 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 2009
2. Lakers 132   Kobe Bryant 30 8 5 0 0 2 3 35 12-23 .522 1-7 .143 5-6 .833
Timberwolves 119   Kevin Love 14 9 0 1 0 1 6 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 22, 2009
3. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 28 6 7 1 0 6 2 37 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Timberwolves 108   Kevin Love 11 10 0 0 0 3 4 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 06, 2009
4. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 23 2 4 1 0 1 1 28 8-17 .471 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 90   Kevin Love 18 14 1 0 2 1 5 34 5-17 .294 0-0 - 8-11 .727
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 2009
5. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 20 5 5 1 0 4 2 34 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 92   Kevin Love 7 19 1 0 1 1 2 33 3-14 .214 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 2010
6. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 22 4 13 4 0 5 3 34 4-11 .364 1-5 .200 13-14 .929
Timberwolves 96   Kevin Love 19 11 4 0 0 2 1 36 8-13 .615 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2010
7. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 33 6 2 2 0 4 2 35 12-28 .429 2-5 .400 7-8 .875
Timberwolves 94   Kevin Love 23 24 5 0 1 3 1 38 7-17 .412 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
Nov. 19, 2010
8. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 23 8 2 1 1 4 1 31 8-27 .296 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Timberwolves 95   Kevin Love 0 7 3 0 0 2 0 34 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 2011
9. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 24 4 3 0 0 3 2 32 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Timberwolves 79   Kevin Love 13 11 2 1 0 1 0 37 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Mar. 18, 2011
10. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 18 4 5 1 0 4 2 28 6-17 .353 2-5 .400 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 98   Kevin Love 15 13 2 2 0 3 2 33 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2012
11. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 35 14 2 0 2 3 2 42 14-29 .483 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 101   Kevin Love 33 13 2 1 0 0 4 41 13-22 .591 1-4 .250 6-8 .750
Mar. 16, 2012
12. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 28 4 3 1 2 4 1 38 9-20 .450 5-8 .625 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 92   Kevin Love 27 15 0 1 0 1 5 37 11-24 .458 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2015
13. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 19 6 17 0 0 3 0 32 7-14 .500 3-6 .500 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 109   Kevin Love 17 7 1 1 0 1 2 37 4-12 .333 1-6 .167 8-9 .889
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2016
14. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 17 6 3 1 0 3 2 33 5-16 .313 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 120   Kevin Love 8 6 3 1 0 0 2 20 2-9 .222 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000