Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and LeBron James 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 22 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 16-6 winning record over Kobe Bryant. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
LeBron James
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
6
6
0
LeBron James
16
16
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 24.6 5.0 5.2 1.10.2
LeBron James 28.2 7.4 7.31.90.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 38 12 17 31
LeBron James 41 13 12 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 8

games		 4

games		 6

games		 4

games		2

games
LeBron James 14

games 		15

games		 15

games		 13

games		10

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 1

game		 5

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2004
1. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 10 5 2 1 0 0 1 17 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 79   LeBron James 16 5 7 1 1 6 3 36 6-20 .300 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2005
2. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 06 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 28 13 9 1 1 4 1 44 12-26 .462 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Feb. 13, 2005
3. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 26 4 6 2 0 4 3 41 7-22 .318 1-4 .250 11-11 1.000
Cavaliers 103   LeBron James 25 8 9 3 1 3 3 46 8-20 .400 0-0 - 9-10 .900
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2006
4. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 27 2 2 2 0 5 4 37 9-21 .429 1-5 .200 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 28 2 9 0 0 5 2 40 11-22 .500 2-3 .667 4-9 .444
Mar. 19, 2006
5. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 38 6 5 3 1 3 4 45 15-33 .455 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 96   LeBron James 29 8 7 1 0 7 3 47 10-24 .417 3-4 .750 6-10 .600
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 2007
6. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 36 7 6 1 0 4 5 44 12-24 .500 1-5 .200 11-11 1.000
Cavaliers 99   LeBron James 18 8 5 1 1 1 3 38 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 8-12 .667
Feb. 15, 2007
7. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 34 6 5 2 0 6 3 41 9-22 .409 2-7 .286 14-15 .933
Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 38 4 3 3 0 3 4 40 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 18-22 .818
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2007
8. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 21 5 5 1 0 2 2 40 8-22 .364 0-3 .000 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 33 10 5 1 1 3 3 38 12-29 .414 0-3 .000 9-11 .818
Jan. 27, 2008
9. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 33 12 6 0 1 3 3 43 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 13-18 .722
Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 41 9 4 2 0 5 4 44 16-32 .500 1-5 .200 8-12 .667
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2009
10. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 20 6 12 1 1 5 1 41 9-22 .409 1-5 .200 1-3 .333
Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 23 9 4 4 1 6 1 42 9-25 .360 1-5 .200 4-8 .500
Feb. 08, 2009
11. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 19 3 2 1 0 2 2 35 8-17 .471 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 16 8 12 0 0 1 1 40 5-20 .250 2-8 .250 4-8 .500
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2009
12. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 35 10 8 1 1 4 3 45 11-33 .333 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 26 4 9 2 1 7 3 41 9-19 .474 2-7 .286 6-11 .545
Jan. 21, 2010
13. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 31 2 4 0 0 3 2 40 12-31 .387 2-6 .333 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 93   LeBron James 37 5 9 2 1 4 3 40 13-25 .520 1-9 .111 10-13 .769
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2010
14. Lakers 80   Kobe Bryant 17 6 7 1 0 4 5 40 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Heat 96   LeBron James 27 11 10 4 0 1 2 38 8-14 .571 5-6 .833 6-6 1.000
Mar. 10, 2011
15. Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 24 2 2 1 0 3 3 40 8-21 .381 4-8 .500 4-5 .800
Heat 94   LeBron James 19 8 9 1 0 1 1 42 7-17 .412 0-3 .000 5-7 .714
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2012
16. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 24 5 7 3 0 2 1 41 8-21 .381 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Heat 98   LeBron James 31 8 8 4 3 3 4 37 12-27 .444 2-3 .667 5-7 .714
Mar. 04, 2012
17. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 33 3 1 0 0 3 0 39 14-23 .609 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
Heat 83   LeBron James 25 13 7 3 2 3 1 43 12-26 .462 0-4 .000 1-3 .333
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2013
18. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 22 4 1 1 0 6 4 43 8-25 .320 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000
Heat 99   LeBron James 39 7 8 3 1 2 2 42 17-25 .680 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Feb. 10, 2013
19. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 28 6 9 1 0 4 2 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Heat 107   LeBron James 32 7 4 3 0 4 4 36 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2015
20. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 19 6 17 0 0 3 0 32 7-14 .500 3-6 .500 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 36 4 5 2 0 1 2 38 12-23 .522 4-9 .444 8-13 .615
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2016
21. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 17 6 3 1 0 3 2 33 5-16 .313 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 120   LeBron James 29 7 11 1 0 1 1 37 12-22 .545 3-6 .500 2-5 .400
Mar. 10, 2016
22. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 26 5 2 1 1 0 1 32 11-16 .688 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 120   LeBron James 24 5 7 0 2 3 2 35 9-18 .500 1-4 .250 5-8 .625
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