Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Nick Van Exel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Nick Van Exel 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.

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They faced each other a total of 24 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 15-9 winning record over Nick Van Exel. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Nick Van Exel
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
24 Games played
24 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
15
15
0
Nick Van Exel
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 25.5 7.4 5.5 1.50.5
Nick Van Exel 16.5 3.1 6.80.50.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 43 13 11 43
Nick Van Exel 41 8 15 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 19

games		 21

games		 9

games		 16

games		8

games
Nick Van Exel 4

games 		2

games		 14

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		 4

games		15

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1999
1. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 21 10 5 1 0 3 5 38 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Nuggets 98   Nick Van Exel 9 3 10 0 0 5 1 38 3-19 .158 1-8 .125 2-2 1.000
Feb. 22, 1999
2. Lakers 113   Kobe Bryant 26 13 9 1 0 4 4 46 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 9-11 .818
OT Nuggets 117   Nick Van Exel 16 3 13 2 0 4 3 39 3-16 .188 2-6 .333 8-11 .727
Apr. 05, 1999
3. Lakers 117   Kobe Bryant 26 2 3 0 0 0 1 37 8-12 .667 4-4 1.000 6-7 .857
Nuggets 104   Nick Van Exel 41 8 9 0 0 2 3 45 14-26 .538 2-9 .222 11-13 .846
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2000
4. Lakers 130   Kobe Bryant 30 7 4 4 1 1 2 36 12-18 .667 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 95   Nick Van Exel 17 0 3 0 1 3 0 28 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Feb. 07, 2000
5. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 29 9 11 1 3 4 2 42 10-21 .476 3-5 .600 6-7 .857
Nuggets 98   Nick Van Exel 18 3 6 0 0 2 1 40 7-24 .292 4-9 .444 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2000
6. Lakers 118   Kobe Bryant 22 9 5 1 0 1 4 43 8-20 .400 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Nuggets 108   Nick Van Exel 17 2 15 2 0 2 1 35 7-16 .438 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2000
7. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 31 4 9 2 1 4 4 39 12-23 .522 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Nuggets 103   Nick Van Exel 17 4 11 0 1 4 2 38 7-22 .318 2-8 .250 1-2 .500
Nov. 18, 2000
8. Lakers 86   Kobe Bryant 32 5 4 0 1 3 2 44 10-25 .400 3-6 .500 9-10 .900
Nuggets 87   Nick Van Exel 15 3 11 1 1 4 3 42 7-21 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 2001
9. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 38 10 6 1 1 5 3 46 16-28 .571 2-5 .400 4-6 .667
Nuggets 107   Nick Van Exel 27 6 11 1 0 2 5 48 7-17 .412 2-4 .500 11-12 .917
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2001
10. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 24 13 7 2 0 4 4 37 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Nuggets 68   Nick Van Exel 21 4 6 1 0 1 3 38 8-22 .364 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Nov. 25, 2001
11. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 25 7 7 2 0 1 1 40 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Nuggets 98   Nick Van Exel 34 1 8 0 0 2 2 38 14-23 .609 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
Jan. 02, 2002
12. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 28 8 3 3 0 3 2 36 11-22 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Nuggets 86   Nick Van Exel 25 1 8 0 0 4 1 34 9-19 .474 3-6 .500 4-6 .667
Jan. 22, 2002
13. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 15 7 6 2 0 5 4 39 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 107   Nick Van Exel 17 3 12 1 0 3 0 37 6-13 .462 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 2002
14. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 14 9 11 1 0 1 1 41 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 103   Nick Van Exel 20 4 5 0 0 0 1 30 8-16 .500 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000
Mar. 19, 2002
15. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 12 8 3 0 0 1 5 35 4-18 .222 0-2 .000 4-7 .571
Mavericks 114   Nick Van Exel 7 3 3 0 0 1 0 23 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2002
16. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 27 9 7 1 1 6 3 42 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 103   Nick Van Exel 25 4 4 0 0 2 3 35 9-17 .529 5-8 .625 2-2 1.000
Apr. 03, 2003
17. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 19 8 6 3 1 3 4 44 7-21 .333 0-4 .000 5-7 .714
Mavericks 89   Nick Van Exel 19 3 4 1 0 3 3 36 8-19 .421 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Apr. 08, 2003
18. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 14 8 4 2 0 3 4 40 4-16 .250 1-4 .250 5-7 .714
Mavericks 99   Nick Van Exel 9 4 5 1 1 1 1 31 3-13 .231 0-4 .000 3-3 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2003
19. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 23 5 2 1 1 4 5 38 8-16 .500 3-5 .600 4-5 .800
Warriors 107   Nick Van Exel 13 3 5 0 0 3 1 36 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Feb. 18, 2004
20. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 35 6 8 2 1 5 1 44 11-16 .688 0-1 .000 13-15 .867
Warriors 99   Nick Van Exel 13 2 4 0 0 2 3 26 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 2005
21. Lakers 86   Kobe Bryant 31 3 6 0 0 5 2 43 8-17 .471 2-6 .333 13-13 1.000
Trail Blazers 83   Nick Van Exel 7 7 7 3 0 1 2 42 3-12 .250 1-6 .167 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2005
22. Lakers 84   Kobe Bryant 25 4 0 4 1 3 0 41 9-33 .273 0-6 .000 7-8 .875
Spurs 90   Nick Van Exel 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 14 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 06, 2006
23. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 43 6 3 0 0 2 2 41 17-32 .531 3-8 .375 6-6 1.000
Spurs 103   Nick Van Exel 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 15 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 2006
24. Lakers 85   Kobe Bryant 23 7 2 1 1 6 3 37 9-26 .346 0-6 .000 5-5 1.000
Spurs 96   Nick Van Exel 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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