Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Sam Cassell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Sam Cassell 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 34 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 21-13 winning record over Sam Cassell, including a 5-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Sam Cassell:
1993-94 to 2007-08
34 Games played
25 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
21
16
5
Sam Cassell
13
9
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 25.4 5.5 4.6 1.60.3
Sam Cassell 14.8 3.1 5.00.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 50 11 11 52
Sam Cassell 27 9 13 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 23

games
25

games
12

games
18

games
7

games
Sam Cassell 8

games
6

games
17

games
7

games
4

games
Both had same stat 3

games
3

games
5

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9

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23

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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
%
Dec. 25, 1996
1. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Suns 87   Sam Cassell 17 1 4 1 1 1 4 26 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 11-15 .733
Jan. 20, 1997
2. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 6 2 1 1 0 5 2 13 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 99   Sam Cassell 17 6 1 0 0 1 6 28 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
Mar. 09, 1997
3. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 12 2 2 2 1 0 3 26 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Nets 105   Sam Cassell 23 4 11 2 0 5 5 35 8-17 .471 4-8 .500 3-4 .750
Mar. 24, 1997
4. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nets 84   Sam Cassell 15 4 2 0 0 2 4 35 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1998
5. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 26 5 0 0 0 2 3 35 10-19 .526 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Nets 106   Sam Cassell 13 4 11 2 0 3 4 36 4-15 .267 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Apr. 02, 1998
6. Lakers 117   Kobe Bryant 20 4 2 1 0 2 4 25 7-11 .636 1-2 .500 5-9 .556
Nets 106   Sam Cassell 18 3 8 0 0 6 5 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2000
7. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 22 4 5 3 2 3 5 43 10-19 .526 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Bucks 94   Sam Cassell 24 5 13 0 0 3 4 37 7-16 .438 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Jan. 28, 2000
8. Lakers 117   Kobe Bryant 23 2 0 3 1 0 4 33 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Bucks 89   Sam Cassell 18 5 4 0 0 5 2 33 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2000
9. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 25 6 6 2 0 3 3 41 8-31 .258 3-10 .300 6-7 .857
Bucks 109   Sam Cassell 25 3 7 1 0 4 2 38 9-15 .600 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Mar. 21, 2001
10. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 13 7 8 0 0 4 3 42 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Bucks 107   Sam Cassell 27 4 3 2 0 3 3 36 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2001
11. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 33 8 4 1 1 1 4 39 11-23 .478 3-4 .750 8-10 .800
Bucks 85   Sam Cassell 23 4 5 1 0 1 3 35 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 26, 2002
12. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 27 4 6 1 0 2 2 39 13-25 .520 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Bucks 89   Sam Cassell 21 3 10 0 0 3 2 42 8-18 .444 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2002
13. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 15 11 11 1 0 2 3 44 6-15 .400 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Bucks 99   Sam Cassell 15 9 8 1 0 5 2 33 5-15 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 15, 2003
14. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 20 9 4 2 2 5 4 43 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Bucks 94   Sam Cassell 20 7 7 3 0 2 2 39 7-16 .438 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 2004
15. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 20 10 4 0 0 1 4 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Timberwolves 106   Sam Cassell 26 5 7 1 0 3 4 35 11-20 .550 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 12, 2004
16. Lakers 86   Kobe Bryant 16 11 5 0 0 2 2 38 6-20 .300 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 96   Sam Cassell 17 2 7 1 1 4 2 29 7-15 .467 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 26, 2004
17. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 35 9 5 2 2 4 2 37 13-21 .619 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
Timberwolves 73   Sam Cassell 9 3 4 1 0 3 3 27 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 21, 2004
18. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 23 3 6 3 0 3 2 44 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Timberwolves 88   Sam Cassell 16 1 8 1 0 1 3 32 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
May. 23, 2004
19. Lakers 71   Kobe Bryant 27 5 6 2 0 2 1 41 10-24 .417 0-4 .000 7-10 .700
Timberwolves 89   Sam Cassell 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 25, 2004
20. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 22 2 6 0 0 4 3 45 5-12 .417 2-6 .333 10-11 .909
Timberwolves 89   Sam Cassell 18 1 2 0 0 2 2 27 7-12 .583 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
May. 27, 2004
21. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 31 8 4 1 1 4 3 41 10-24 .417 2-8 .250 9-10 .900
Timberwolves 85   Sam Cassell 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 31, 2005
22. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 26 8 6 1 0 2 2 40 7-16 .438 3-7 .429 9-12 .750
Timberwolves 105   Sam Cassell 15 0 6 1 1 2 3 21 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2005
23. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 36 4 5 0 0 2 2 43 12-35 .343 1-6 .167 11-12 .917
Clippers 97   Sam Cassell 17 7 5 2 0 0 4 39 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Jan. 07, 2006
24. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 50 8 8 1 0 3 2 45 17-41 .415 7-15 .467 9-10 .900
Clippers 109   Sam Cassell 9 4 6 0 1 2 3 36 2-8 .250 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Feb. 24, 2006
25. Lakers 83   Kobe Bryant 39 4 8 2 0 5 3 44 12-29 .414 5-11 .455 10-12 .833
Clippers 102   Sam Cassell 8 2 8 2 0 1 0 36 2-10 .200 0-4 .000 4-7 .571
Apr. 09, 2006
26. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 38 5 5 3 0 4 4 47 14-27 .519 3-7 .429 7-9 .778
Clippers 83   Sam Cassell 24 5 4 1 0 1 3 36 10-20 .500 2-8 .250 2-3 .667
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2006
27. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 40 5 5 3 0 1 4 38 12-23 .522 1-1 1.000 15-18 .833
Clippers 101   Sam Cassell 18 4 5 2 0 2 2 32 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Dec. 02, 2006
28. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 29 5 3 1 0 7 3 40 11-23 .478 0-4 .000 7-8 .875
Clippers 88   Sam Cassell 16 5 4 1 0 5 4 34 7-16 .438 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 12, 2007
29. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 50 9 1 2 0 3 3 48 17-33 .515 1-4 .250 15-15 1.000
Clippers 118   Sam Cassell 12 3 3 0 0 1 0 20 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
2008 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 05, 2008
30. Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 24 3 6 1 1 4 3 42 9-26 .346 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Celtics 98   Sam Cassell 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 13 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 2008
31. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 30 4 8 3 0 4 3 40 11-23 .478 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Celtics 108   Sam Cassell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 06 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 10, 2008
32. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 36 7 1 2 0 3 4 45 12-20 .600 1-2 .500 11-18 .611
Celtics 81   Sam Cassell 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 12, 2008
33. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 17 4 10 4 0 2 4 43 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Celtics 97   Sam Cassell 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 15, 2008
34. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 25 7 4 5 0 6 4 44 8-21 .381 4-9 .444 5-7 .714
Celtics 98   Sam Cassell 9 1 2 0 0 1 0 18 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000