Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Taj Gibson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Taj Gibson 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 8 times in NBA games. Taj Gibson has a 5-3 winning record over Kobe Bryant. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Taj Gibson:
2009-10 to 2023-24
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
3
3
0
Taj Gibson
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 22.8 4.6 4.8 1.40.3
Taj Gibson 5.9 6.6 1.60.61.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 42 9 8 31
Taj Gibson 16 12 4 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 8

games
3

games
7

games
3

games
2

games
Taj Gibson 0

games
4

games
1

game
1

game
6

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
4

games
0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2009
1. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 21 9 8 0 1 2 3 38 7-21 .333 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 93   Taj Gibson 4 7 1 0 0 2 1 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 15, 2009
2. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 42 2 3 3 0 8 2 39 15-26 .577 1-5 .200 11-15 .733
Bulls 87   Taj Gibson 6 6 1 0 2 0 2 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2010
3. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 20 2 5 1 0 4 1 37 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Bulls 91   Taj Gibson 16 12 3 2 2 3 2 40 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 10, 2010
4. Lakers 84   Kobe Bryant 23 5 7 3 1 1 3 38 9-23 .391 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Bulls 88   Taj Gibson 0 5 0 1 0 3 2 13 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2011
5. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 28 7 6 2 0 8 3 35 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bulls 88   Taj Gibson 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 15 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2013
6. Lakers 83   Kobe Bryant 16 4 5 0 0 3 2 42 7-22 .318 0-6 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 95   Taj Gibson 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 13 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 2016
7. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 10 4 3 2 0 2 2 25 4-13 .308 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Bulls 114   Taj Gibson 9 11 1 2 2 1 2 36 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 21, 2016
8. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 22 4 1 0 0 0 1 27 8-20 .400 1-7 .143 5-7 .714
Bulls 126   Taj Gibson 5 8 4 0 1 2 5 29 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500