Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash 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 65 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 37-28 winning record over Steve Nash, but Steve Nash won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 10-8 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Steve Nash
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
65 Games played
47 in Regular Season
18 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
37
29
8
Steve Nash
28
18
10

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 26.5 6.5 5.3 1.20.5
Steve Nash 16.8 2.8 9.70.70.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 51 14 14 44
Steve Nash 32 9 23 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 51

games		 57

games		 11

games		 28

games		23

games
Steve Nash 12

games 		7

games		 50

games		 6

games		2

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 4

games		 31

games		40

games

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. 17, 1996
1. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 16 2 2 0 0 4 2 14 5-8 .625 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000
Suns 88   Steve Nash 6 1 4 2 0 1 4 21 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 25, 1996
2. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Suns 87   Steve Nash 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1997
3. Lakers 114   Kobe Bryant 7 1 1 1 0 1 2 28 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Suns 98   Steve Nash 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1998
4. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 25 5 3 0 1 2 3 34 7-12 .583 3-4 .750 8-10 .800
Suns 109   Steve Nash 21 1 1 0 0 1 3 25 8-13 .615 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Feb. 18, 1998
5. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 8 4 4 2 0 4 3 24 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Suns 110   Steve Nash 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 18, 1998
6. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 10 3 6 0 3 1 1 28 1-10 .100 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Suns 93   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1999
7. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 23 9 4 1 0 3 2 31 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mavericks 88   Steve Nash 4 5 5 1 0 4 3 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1999
8. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 21 2 2 2 1 1 0 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 93   Steve Nash 3 4 8 2 1 4 3 42 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 2000
9. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 16 14 6 2 1 6 3 43 7-20 .350 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 112   Steve Nash 23 3 8 2 0 3 2 47 6-11 .545 1-4 .250 10-11 .909
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2000
10. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 35 4 4 0 0 5 5 46 12-20 .600 1-1 1.000 10-10 1.000
Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 18 2 8 0 0 1 3 42 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Feb. 20, 2001
11. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 19 6 7 1 1 3 3 40 5-16 .313 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mavericks 109   Steve Nash 31 3 7 0 0 1 3 38 10-22 .455 3-9 .333 8-10 .800
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2001
12. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 19 9 5 3 0 4 1 42 9-23 .391 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 94   Steve Nash 13 2 13 1 0 4 3 40 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Feb. 03, 2002
13. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 24 10 6 2 1 2 5 40 11-25 .440 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 94   Steve Nash 20 6 6 0 0 2 3 38 5-16 .313 1-6 .167 9-10 .900
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   Steve Nash 20 2 4 2 0 5 4 34 7-14 .500 3-7 .429 3-3 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   Steve Nash 30 3 5 0 1 4 2 34 11-18 .611 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2002
16. Lakers 72   Kobe Bryant 16 5 3 3 0 5 2 33 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Mavericks 98   Steve Nash 21 1 6 3 0 1 2 31 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
Dec. 06, 2002
17. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 27 9 7 1 1 6 3 42 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 22 1 7 1 0 3 1 41 7-18 .389 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Apr. 03, 2003
18. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 19 8 6 3 1 3 4 44 7-21 .333 0-4 .000 5-7 .714
Mavericks 89   Steve Nash 26 2 5 1 0 3 1 42 10-20 .500 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000
Apr. 08, 2003
19. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 14 8 4 2 0 3 4 40 4-16 .250 1-4 .250 5-7 .714
Mavericks 99   Steve Nash 19 4 10 0 0 5 1 40 5-17 .294 2-9 .222 7-7 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 2003
20. Lakers 114   Kobe Bryant 32 6 3 1 0 3 3 38 9-23 .391 2-5 .400 12-12 1.000
Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 30 2 8 1 0 2 2 37 10-18 .556 4-4 1.000 6-6 1.000
Dec. 12, 2003
21. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 15 7 6 1 1 1 5 41 4-18 .222 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 110   Steve Nash 23 5 7 0 0 1 1 38 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2004
22. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 29 11 10 0 1 3 1 45 10-33 .303 5-10 .500 4-5 .800
Suns 107   Steve Nash 18 1 16 0 0 3 1 39 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Dec. 08, 2004
23. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 20 14 11 2 0 8 3 45 7-23 .304 4-10 .400 2-3 .667
Suns 113   Steve Nash 12 6 10 2 0 3 0 40 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2005
24. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 20 5 10 1 2 5 2 38 8-17 .471 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
Suns 108   Steve Nash 15 7 16 1 0 4 0 39 6-12 .500 3-4 .750 0-1 .000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2005
25. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 39 7 5 0 0 3 3 41 13-26 .500 0-2 .000 13-14 .929
Suns 122   Steve Nash 12 6 17 4 0 4 3 35 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Jan. 20, 2006
26. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 37 2 2 3 0 4 4 40 12-33 .364 4-12 .333 9-9 1.000
Suns 106   Steve Nash 17 9 12 1 0 4 0 36 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Apr. 07, 2006
27. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 51 5 3 1 0 2 3 42 19-33 .576 5-11 .455 8-10 .800
Suns 107   Steve Nash 25 1 8 1 0 4 1 34 10-17 .588 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000
2006 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 2006
28. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 22 6 5 0 1 3 3 47 7-21 .333 1-6 .167 7-8 .875
Suns 107   Steve Nash 20 2 10 0 0 2 1 38 5-12 .417 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Apr. 26, 2006
29. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 29 10 5 1 0 4 4 45 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Suns 93   Steve Nash 29 7 9 1 0 6 4 40 10-17 .588 2-7 .286 7-7 1.000
Apr. 28, 2006
30. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 17 5 7 4 0 4 2 46 6-18 .333 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Suns 92   Steve Nash 17 7 11 1 0 4 1 41 7-16 .438 3-6 .500 0-1 .000
Apr. 30, 2006
31. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 24 4 8 0 0 7 5 39 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
OT Suns 98   Steve Nash 22 3 11 0 0 2 0 43 9-22 .409 3-8 .375 1-2 .500
May. 02, 2006
32. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 29 7 5 0 1 5 3 43 10-17 .588 3-8 .375 6-9 .667
Suns 114   Steve Nash 22 3 4 0 0 4 1 40 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
May. 04, 2006
33. Lakers 118   Kobe Bryant 50 8 5 3 0 7 4 52 20-35 .571 5-8 .625 5-6 .833
OT Suns 126   Steve Nash 32 2 13 0 0 3 1 46 9-14 .643 1-3 .333 13-13 1.000
May. 06, 2006
34. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 24 4 1 0 1 3 4 43 8-16 .500 4-8 .500 4-5 .800
Suns 121   Steve Nash 13 6 9 0 0 6 1 35 6-12 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 2007
35. Lakers 94   Kobe Bryant 31 4 6 1 1 3 1 45 11-28 .393 1-5 .200 8-10 .800
Suns 99   Steve Nash 23 2 10 1 0 4 2 36 9-21 .429 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Apr. 08, 2007
36. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 34 3 7 1 1 5 2 44 14-25 .560 1-5 .200 5-5 1.000
Suns 115   Steve Nash 25 5 11 1 0 3 2 38 8-17 .471 3-9 .333 6-6 1.000
Apr. 13, 2007
37. Lakers 85   Kobe Bryant 17 6 4 1 1 2 2 42 7-26 .269 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Suns 93   Steve Nash 26 3 14 0 0 1 0 37 10-16 .625 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
2007 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 2007
38. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 39 5 1 0 0 2 3 43 15-33 .455 4-8 .500 5-7 .714
Suns 95   Steve Nash 20 1 10 0 0 3 1 41 7-17 .412 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Apr. 24, 2007
39. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 15 4 5 1 0 3 0 34 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Suns 126   Steve Nash 16 5 14 0 0 3 2 25 7-11 .636 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 26, 2007
40. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 45 6 6 1 1 5 3 45 15-26 .577 2-3 .667 13-13 1.000
Suns 89   Steve Nash 10 4 13 0 0 5 2 37 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Apr. 29, 2007
41. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 31 7 9 2 1 6 2 46 12-25 .480 1-5 .200 6-6 1.000
Suns 113   Steve Nash 17 1 23 2 1 3 3 39 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
May. 02, 2007
42. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 34 4 1 1 0 6 2 46 13-33 .394 2-8 .250 6-7 .857
Suns 119   Steve Nash 17 2 10 0 0 7 1 38 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2007
43. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 16 11 4 3 0 5 0 28 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Suns 98   Steve Nash 19 0 3 1 0 5 0 28 7-15 .467 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Dec. 25, 2007
44. Lakers 122   Kobe Bryant 38 5 7 2 0 8 4 41 12-20 .600 1-3 .333 13-14 .929
Suns 115   Steve Nash 24 2 14 3 1 3 1 36 8-18 .444 5-10 .500 3-4 .750
Jan. 17, 2008
45. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 30 7 4 2 0 2 2 39 10-22 .455 4-10 .400 6-8 .750
Suns 106   Steve Nash 13 0 20 2 0 5 2 37 5-15 .333 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Feb. 20, 2008
46. Lakers 130   Kobe Bryant 41 5 3 2 2 5 3 46 16-25 .640 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Suns 124   Steve Nash 26 2 8 1 0 1 0 32 9-17 .529 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2008
47. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 24 5 3 0 1 2 0 33 8-23 .348 1-5 .200 7-9 .778
Suns 92   Steve Nash 8 1 10 0 0 2 0 35 3-9 .333 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 10, 2008
48. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 18 7 3 1 0 5 2 34 6-16 .375 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Suns 110   Steve Nash 7 1 9 0 0 4 2 35 2-12 .167 2-9 .222 1-1 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2009
49. Lakers 121   Kobe Bryant 29 4 4 0 0 4 4 33 13-21 .619 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 102   Steve Nash 13 0 5 0 0 3 2 24 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000
Dec. 06, 2009
50. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 26 7 3 1 0 1 2 36 9-16 .563 2-4 .500 6-8 .750
Suns 88   Steve Nash 12 0 10 0 0 4 0 29 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 28, 2009
51. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 34 7 2 0 0 1 0 36 14-26 .538 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Suns 118   Steve Nash 16 3 13 0 0 2 1 31 5-11 .455 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
Mar. 12, 2010
52. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 21 10 8 1 0 7 2 42 7-16 .438 1-5 .200 6-9 .667
Suns 96   Steve Nash 14 2 8 0 0 4 0 35 6-14 .429 2-7 .286 0-0 -
2010 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 17, 2010
53. Lakers 128   Kobe Bryant 40 5 5 1 0 2 1 35 13-23 .565 3-6 .500 11-12 .917
Suns 107   Steve Nash 13 4 13 0 0 4 2 28 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
May. 19, 2010
54. Lakers 124   Kobe Bryant 21 5 13 0 1 2 2 43 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Suns 112   Steve Nash 11 3 15 0 1 5 1 36 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
May. 23, 2010
55. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 36 9 11 1 1 5 3 43 13-24 .542 2-8 .250 8-8 1.000
Suns 118   Steve Nash 17 2 15 0 0 1 2 38 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
May. 25, 2010
56. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 38 7 10 1 1 2 3 45 15-22 .682 6-9 .667 2-4 .500
Suns 115   Steve Nash 15 4 8 1 0 2 1 30 3-11 .273 1-5 .200 8-9 .889
May. 27, 2010
57. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 30 11 9 0 4 2 3 43 12-27 .444 4-10 .400 2-3 .667
Suns 101   Steve Nash 29 3 11 0 0 2 1 35 12-20 .600 2-6 .333 3-5 .600
May. 29, 2010
58. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 37 6 2 2 0 2 1 41 12-25 .480 3-8 .375 10-11 .909
Suns 103   Steve Nash 21 5 9 0 0 2 2 30 8-11 .727 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2010
59. Lakers 114   Kobe Bryant 25 7 3 0 0 3 1 34 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
Suns 106   Steve Nash 8 2 9 1 0 3 0 29 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Nov. 14, 2010
60. Lakers 116   Kobe Bryant 25 9 14 1 0 8 3 38 11-20 .550 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Suns 121   Steve Nash 21 2 13 1 0 0 1 34 6-11 .545 2-3 .667 7-7 1.000
Jan. 05, 2011
61. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 24 7 5 1 0 3 0 36 9-17 .529 2-6 .333 4-6 .667
Suns 95   Steve Nash 11 2 10 0 0 1 0 31 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 2011
62. Lakers 139   Kobe Bryant 42 12 9 1 0 3 1 48 15-31 .484 3-5 .600 9-11 .818
3OT Suns 137   Steve Nash 19 5 20 0 0 6 2 49 7-15 .467 5-7 .714 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2012
63. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 48 5 3 3 0 2 2 39 18-31 .581 0-3 .000 12-13 .923
Suns 83   Steve Nash 13 1 8 0 0 1 0 34 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 2012
64. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 36 9 6 4 1 3 1 35 14-25 .560 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Suns 99   Steve Nash 11 3 17 2 0 7 0 36 4-11 .364 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
Feb. 19, 2012
65. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 32 7 5 2 0 10 0 40 11-24 .458 1-8 .125 9-12 .750
Suns 102   Steve Nash 8 2 14 1 0 3 1 37 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
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