Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Paul Pierce

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Paul Pierce 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 69 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 35-34 winning record over Paul Pierce, including a 17-13 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
69 Games played
39 in Regular Season
30 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
LeBron James
35
18
17
Paul Pierce
34
21
13

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 29.2 7.4 6.0 1.81.1
Paul Pierce 18.8 5.3 3.41.00.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 49 19 13 55
Paul Pierce 50 15 10 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 56

games
46

games
48

games
40

games
39

games
Paul Pierce 12

games
19

games
12

games
8

games
6

games
Both had same stat 1

game
4

games
9

games
21

games
24

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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
%
Nov. 14, 2003
1. Cavaliers 82   LeBron James 10 5 3 0 0 4 3 36 3-12 .250 2-4 .500 2-4 .500
Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 19 5 6 0 2 1 3 37 6-16 .375 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750
Dec. 13, 2003
2. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 37 3 4 0 0 2 2 45 10-20 .500 1-5 .200 16-18 .889
Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 41 9 6 4 2 4 1 44 12-25 .480 1-5 .200 16-18 .889
Jan. 09, 2004
3. Cavaliers 82   LeBron James 19 3 6 3 0 5 1 42 7-19 .368 0-3 .000 5-7 .714
Celtics 107   Paul Pierce 30 12 8 1 2 1 3 34 8-15 .533 2-4 .500 12-13 .923
Feb. 09, 2004
4. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 24 6 3 2 1 1 3 43 9-25 .360 1-6 .167 5-6 .833
Celtics 89   Paul Pierce 32 7 6 2 0 2 3 44 12-30 .400 1-5 .200 7-9 .778
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2004
5. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 20 6 8 3 1 2 2 43 9-13 .692 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 96   Paul Pierce 25 4 2 2 0 4 4 39 7-19 .368 2-4 .500 9-9 1.000
Dec. 18, 2004
6. Cavaliers 107   LeBron James 31 5 4 3 1 4 6 41 12-25 .480 3-5 .600 4-8 .500
OT Celtics 114   Paul Pierce 34 7 6 3 0 4 3 45 10-20 .500 1-3 .333 13-14 .929
Apr. 19, 2005
7. Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 32 8 6 5 0 3 3 46 13-27 .481 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
Celtics 86   Paul Pierce 5 3 6 2 0 4 2 28 2-9 .222 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2005
8. Cavaliers 115   LeBron James 36 5 4 2 2 1 4 41 13-20 .650 1-3 .333 9-11 .818
Celtics 93   Paul Pierce 24 15 1 2 0 3 2 36 10-24 .417 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 2006
9. Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 43 12 11 2 4 2 5 54 16-32 .500 0-5 .000 11-15 .733
2OT Celtics 109   Paul Pierce 50 7 8 0 0 4 6 54 17-36 .472 0-4 .000 16-20 .800
Mar. 24, 2006
10. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 36 7 8 2 3 0 2 45 13-26 .500 4-8 .500 6-8 .750
Celtics 82   Paul Pierce 24 5 5 1 2 4 2 39 6-20 .300 4-6 .667 8-9 .889
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2006
11. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 38 8 5 3 0 2 4 44 9-17 .529 1-4 .250 19-23 .826
Celtics 93   Paul Pierce 19 9 1 1 0 3 3 37 6-21 .286 2-10 .200 5-6 .833
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2007
12. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 38 4 13 2 2 3 2 46 11-25 .440 2-8 .250 14-15 .933
OT Celtics 104   Paul Pierce 16 6 5 1 0 4 4 45 5-15 .333 1-6 .167 5-6 .833
Feb. 05, 2008
13. Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 33 9 12 5 2 7 5 42 11-21 .524 4-8 .500 7-10 .700
Celtics 113   Paul Pierce 19 2 3 1 0 2 4 35 8-15 .533 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Feb. 27, 2008
14. Cavaliers 87   LeBron James 26 8 4 0 0 3 2 39 7-24 .292 1-6 .167 11-15 .733
Celtics 92   Paul Pierce 12 2 5 1 0 6 5 39 4-14 .286 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
2008 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 06, 2008
15. Cavaliers 72   LeBron James 12 9 9 1 1 10 4 39 2-18 .111 0-6 .000 8-10 .800
Celtics 76   Paul Pierce 4 5 4 0 0 6 3 29 2-14 .143 0-3 .000 0-0 -
May. 08, 2008
16. Cavaliers 73   LeBron James 21 5 6 2 1 7 1 42 6-24 .250 0-4 .000 9-13 .692
Celtics 89   Paul Pierce 19 6 2 2 1 0 1 36 7-13 .538 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
May. 10, 2008
17. Cavaliers 108   LeBron James 21 5 8 4 3 2 3 40 5-16 .313 3-5 .600 8-12 .667
Celtics 84   Paul Pierce 14 3 5 2 0 4 5 37 3-8 .375 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
May. 12, 2008
18. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 21 6 13 3 2 4 3 44 7-20 .350 2-5 .400 5-8 .625
Celtics 77   Paul Pierce 13 5 3 0 0 1 2 41 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
May. 14, 2008
19. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 35 3 5 1 1 4 3 45 12-25 .480 0-5 .000 11-13 .846
Celtics 96   Paul Pierce 29 7 3 0 0 3 5 42 8-19 .421 2-5 .400 11-13 .846
May. 16, 2008
20. Cavaliers 74   LeBron James 32 12 6 2 1 8 2 47 9-23 .391 1-3 .333 13-15 .867
Celtics 69   Paul Pierce 16 5 3 2 0 6 4 40 5-15 .333 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
May. 18, 2008
21. Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 45 5 6 2 0 2 4 47 14-29 .483 3-11 .273 14-19 .737
Celtics 97   Paul Pierce 41 4 5 2 0 4 4 44 13-23 .565 4-6 .667 11-12 .917
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2008
22. Cavaliers 85   LeBron James 22 7 6 2 1 3 4 36 9-21 .429 0-4 .000 4-8 .500
Celtics 90   Paul Pierce 27 3 4 1 0 2 4 38 10-19 .526 2-4 .500 5-8 .625
Jan. 09, 2009
23. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 38 7 6 4 3 3 2 36 13-25 .520 3-7 .429 9-9 1.000
Celtics 83   Paul Pierce 11 5 1 0 0 5 3 38 4-15 .267 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 2009
24. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 21 6 5 1 0 4 1 38 5-15 .333 2-5 .400 9-12 .750
Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 29 4 8 0 0 2 2 45 11-22 .500 3-6 .500 4-5 .800
Apr. 12, 2009
25. Cavaliers 107   LeBron James 29 4 7 1 1 5 1 30 9-14 .643 5-8 .625 6-6 1.000
Celtics 76   Paul Pierce 14 2 3 1 0 0 3 29 4-17 .235 1-6 .167 5-7 .714
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 2009
26. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 38 4 8 2 4 5 4 45 12-22 .545 4-9 .444 10-13 .769
Celtics 95   Paul Pierce 23 11 1 1 1 2 5 38 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 9-10 .900
Mar. 14, 2010
27. Cavaliers 104   LeBron James 30 8 7 2 3 2 2 39 9-21 .429 1-3 .333 11-16 .688
Celtics 93   Paul Pierce 18 3 4 0 1 3 5 36 6-14 .429 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
Apr. 04, 2010
28. Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 42 7 9 1 1 3 0 45 14-31 .452 0-9 .000 14-22 .636
Celtics 117   Paul Pierce 16 5 5 0 0 1 5 34 4-13 .308 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
2010 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 01, 2010
29. Cavaliers 101   LeBron James 35 7 7 3 2 2 1 43 12-24 .500 3-6 .500 8-11 .727
Celtics 93   Paul Pierce 13 2 3 3 0 4 3 39 5-17 .294 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
May. 03, 2010
30. Cavaliers 86   LeBron James 24 7 4 3 2 5 1 41 7-15 .467 0-4 .000 10-15 .667
Celtics 104   Paul Pierce 14 4 4 1 0 4 5 32 4-10 .400 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
May. 07, 2010
31. Cavaliers 124   LeBron James 38 8 7 1 2 1 1 39 14-22 .636 2-3 .667 8-9 .889
Celtics 95   Paul Pierce 11 4 3 0 1 1 0 36 4-15 .267 1-5 .200 2-5 .400
May. 09, 2010
32. Cavaliers 87   LeBron James 22 9 8 2 1 7 4 43 7-18 .389 0-5 .000 8-11 .727
Celtics 97   Paul Pierce 9 2 2 1 0 2 5 31 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
May. 11, 2010
33. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 15 6 7 1 0 3 3 42 3-14 .214 0-4 .000 9-12 .750
Celtics 120   Paul Pierce 21 11 7 2 0 1 3 42 9-21 .429 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
May. 13, 2010
34. Cavaliers 85   LeBron James 27 19 10 3 1 9 2 46 8-21 .381 2-4 .500 9-12 .750
Celtics 94   Paul Pierce 13 5 3 0 0 3 4 29 4-13 .308 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 2010
35. Heat 80   LeBron James 31 4 3 1 2 8 1 43 10-21 .476 3-6 .500 8-12 .667
Celtics 88   Paul Pierce 19 9 3 1 0 3 3 41 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 8-8 1.000
Nov. 11, 2010
36. Heat 107   LeBron James 35 10 9 3 0 4 3 44 9-21 .429 0-5 .000 17-22 .773
Celtics 112   Paul Pierce 25 0 1 0 0 1 5 35 10-16 .625 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Feb. 13, 2011
37. Heat 82   LeBron James 22 7 7 1 0 4 2 43 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 85   Paul Pierce 1 5 3 1 0 3 3 40 0-10 .000 0-5 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 10, 2011
38. Heat 100   LeBron James 27 5 7 4 1 4 1 37 11-19 .579 0-2 .000 5-9 .556
Celtics 77   Paul Pierce 24 7 2 2 0 4 4 34 9-14 .643 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
2011 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 01, 2011
39. Heat 99   LeBron James 22 6 5 2 2 3 2 40 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 5-9 .556
Celtics 90   Paul Pierce 19 7 2 1 0 4 3 35 6-14 .429 3-7 .429 4-6 .667
May. 03, 2011
40. Heat 102   LeBron James 35 7 2 1 1 0 3 44 14-25 .560 2-4 .500 5-8 .625
Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 13 5 1 0 0 1 2 33 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
May. 07, 2011
41. Heat 81   LeBron James 15 7 4 2 5 4 3 43 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 3-7 .429
Celtics 97   Paul Pierce 27 5 5 2 0 1 2 41 9-20 .450 5-7 .714 4-4 1.000
May. 09, 2011
42. Heat 98   LeBron James 35 14 3 3 0 5 3 50 12-28 .429 2-6 .333 9-9 1.000
OT Celtics 90   Paul Pierce 27 8 3 1 2 4 4 45 10-20 .500 1-6 .167 6-7 .857
May. 11, 2011
43. Heat 97   LeBron James 33 7 4 1 1 5 1 46 11-20 .550 5-7 .714 6-9 .667
Celtics 87   Paul Pierce 12 3 4 0 0 4 5 35 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 2012
44. Heat 72   LeBron James 23 4 0 0 1 2 1 35 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 23 7 3 2 0 3 2 34 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Apr. 10, 2012
45. Heat 107   LeBron James 36 7 7 1 1 2 3 41 11-23 .478 1-3 .333 13-14 .929
Celtics 115   Paul Pierce 27 7 2 1 0 1 3 40 8-16 .500 3-5 .600 8-10 .800
2012 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 28, 2012
46. Heat 93   LeBron James 32 13 3 1 3 3 2 44 13-22 .591 0-3 .000 6-9 .667
Celtics 79   Paul Pierce 12 2 3 1 0 1 1 40 5-18 .278 2-4 .500 0-0 -
May. 30, 2012
47. Heat 115   LeBron James 34 10 7 1 1 1 2 48 7-20 .350 2-6 .333 18-24 .750
OT Celtics 111   Paul Pierce 21 6 3 0 1 3 6 43 8-19 .421 0-5 .000 5-6 .833
Jun. 01, 2012
48. Heat 91   LeBron James 34 8 5 2 2 3 4 43 16-26 .615 1-4 .250 1-5 .200
Celtics 101   Paul Pierce 23 4 4 1 2 3 3 41 7-21 .333 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
Jun. 03, 2012
49. Heat 91   LeBron James 29 6 3 1 1 7 6 48 12-25 .480 1-3 .333 4-8 .500
OT Celtics 93   Paul Pierce 23 6 0 2 0 3 6 40 8-18 .444 2-6 .333 5-6 .833
Jun. 05, 2012
50. Heat 90   LeBron James 30 13 2 2 1 3 1 45 11-25 .440 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
Celtics 94   Paul Pierce 19 4 4 2 0 2 5 43 6-19 .316 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
Jun. 07, 2012
51. Heat 98   LeBron James 45 15 5 0 0 4 3 45 19-26 .731 2-4 .500 5-9 .556
Celtics 79   Paul Pierce 9 5 1 3 1 3 3 31 4-18 .222 0-6 .000 1-2 .500
Jun. 09, 2012
52. Heat 101   LeBron James 31 12 2 1 1 3 0 48 9-21 .429 1-5 .200 12-17 .706
Celtics 88   Paul Pierce 19 4 1 1 1 2 5 42 7-18 .389 2-6 .333 3-5 .600
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2012
53. Heat 120   LeBron James 26 10 3 2 0 0 2 29 10-16 .625 2-4 .500 4-5 .800
Celtics 107   Paul Pierce 23 5 5 2 0 0 3 41 6-15 .400 2-4 .500 9-9 1.000
Jan. 27, 2013
54. Heat 98   LeBron James 34 16 7 3 1 3 3 52 14-31 .452 3-6 .500 3-5 .600
2OT Celtics 100   Paul Pierce 17 13 10 1 1 6 3 49 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
Mar. 18, 2013
55. Heat 105   LeBron James 37 7 12 2 2 5 3 42 16-29 .552 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Celtics 103   Paul Pierce 17 8 8 1 1 7 2 40 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 3-6 .500
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2013
56. Heat 100   LeBron James 26 7 6 2 1 5 2 42 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 3-5 .600
Nets 101   Paul Pierce 19 5 6 0 1 4 3 31 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Jan. 10, 2014
57. Heat 95   LeBron James 36 7 5 0 0 4 6 49 12-21 .571 2-5 .400 10-12 .833
2OT Nets 104   Paul Pierce 23 5 3 0 0 1 4 44 7-17 .412 2-6 .333 7-9 .778
Mar. 12, 2014
58. Heat 95   LeBron James 19 5 7 3 0 5 1 38 6-13 .462 1-4 .250 6-9 .667
Nets 96   Paul Pierce 29 4 1 1 0 2 5 32 9-12 .750 5-7 .714 6-7 .857
Apr. 08, 2014
59. Heat 87   LeBron James 29 10 6 2 0 3 0 37 9-16 .563 0-3 .000 11-14 .786
Nets 88   Paul Pierce 14 4 1 2 2 3 5 32 5-8 .625 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
2014 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 06, 2014
60. Heat 107   LeBron James 22 5 3 0 0 1 2 36 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 86   Paul Pierce 8 6 0 0 0 1 2 29 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 0-0 -
May. 08, 2014
61. Heat 94   LeBron James 22 4 3 2 1 2 2 39 9-18 .500 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Nets 82   Paul Pierce 13 4 2 0 0 2 3 34 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
May. 10, 2014
62. Heat 90   LeBron James 28 8 5 1 1 2 2 40 8-15 .533 3-7 .429 9-10 .900
Nets 104   Paul Pierce 14 4 1 2 0 3 5 29 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
May. 12, 2014
63. Heat 102   LeBron James 49 6 2 3 0 1 5 43 16-24 .667 3-6 .500 14-19 .737
Nets 96   Paul Pierce 16 7 2 2 0 1 5 32 6-11 .545 0-4 .000 4-5 .800
May. 14, 2014
64. Heat 96   LeBron James 29 9 5 0 1 5 1 44 6-14 .429 2-5 .400 15-17 .882
Nets 94   Paul Pierce 19 2 2 0 0 0 5 35 8-18 .444 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2014
65. Cavaliers 78   LeBron James 22 4 4 1 1 3 0 39 8-21 .381 2-7 .286 4-7 .571
Wizards 91   Paul Pierce 9 5 2 0 1 1 2 30 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nov. 26, 2014
66. Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 29 10 8 3 0 4 3 36 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 14-17 .824
Wizards 87   Paul Pierce 15 3 3 0 0 3 4 24 4-5 .800 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Feb. 20, 2015
67. Cavaliers 127   LeBron James 28 5 6 1 0 2 3 25 12-21 .571 3-5 .600 1-3 .333
Wizards 89   Paul Pierce 9 2 2 0 0 3 1 28 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 3-3 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2016
68. Cavaliers 115   LeBron James 22 5 12 0 0 0 4 35 9-17 .529 1-4 .250 3-5 .600
Clippers 102   Paul Pierce 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 17 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2016
69. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 16 5 5 2 0 5 2 34 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 6-11 .545
Clippers 113   Paul Pierce 4 4 1 0 0 1 5 15 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000