Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and James Posey

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and James Posey 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 39 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 22-17 winning record over James Posey, but James Posey won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant

vs.

James Posey


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
James Posey: 1999-00 to 2010-11

39 Games played

33 in Regular Season

6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Kobe Bryant	22	20	2
James Posey	17	13	4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kobe Bryant	27.9	5.7	5.4	1.5	0.5
James Posey	9.3	4.8	1.4	0.9	0.3

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kobe Bryant	52	13	11	5	3
James Posey	23	10	4	3	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kobe Bryant	37 games	22 games	35 games	18 games	12 games
James Posey	2 games	13 games	0 games	11 games	9 games
Both had same stat	0 games	4 games	4 games	10 games	18 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 10, 2000
1.	Lakers	130	Kobe Bryant	30	7	4	4	1	1	2	36	12-18	.667	4-6	.667	2-2	1.000
	Nuggets	95	James Posey	4	1	0	0	1	1	2	19	2-3	.667	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Feb. 07, 2000
2.	Lakers	106	Kobe Bryant	29	9	11	1	3	4	2	42	10-21	.476	3-5	.600	6-7	.857
	Nuggets	98	James Posey	5	7	3	1	0	0	2	24	2-4	.500	1-2	.500	0-0	-
	Mar. 13, 2000
3.	Lakers	118	Kobe Bryant	22	9	5	1	0	1	4	43	8-20	.400	0-3	.000	6-8	.750
	Nuggets	108	James Posey	14	3	2	2	0	1	4	40	5-13	.385	0-2	.000	4-4	1.000


2000-01 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 14, 2000
4.	Lakers	119	Kobe Bryant	31	4	9	2	1	4	4	39	12-23	.522	1-3	.333	6-6	1.000
	Nuggets	103	James Posey	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	3-8	.375	1-4	.250	0-0	-
	Nov. 18, 2000
5.	Lakers	86	Kobe Bryant	32	5	4	0	1	3	2	44	10-25	.400	3-6	.500	9-10	.900
	Nuggets	87	James Posey	10	7	4	0	0	1	3	33	4-11	.364	0-5	.000	2-3	.667
	Feb. 28, 2001
6.	Lakers	101	Kobe Bryant	38	10	6	1	1	5	3	46	16-28	.571	2-5	.400	4-6	.667
	Nuggets	107	James Posey	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	1-4	.250	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 17, 2001
7.	Lakers	108	Kobe Bryant	26	5	5	2	0	2	2	33	7-13	.538	1-2	.500	11-13	.846
	Nuggets	91	James Posey	2	1	3	0	0	1	4	10	1-3	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-


2001-02 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 21, 2001
8.	Lakers	89	Kobe Bryant	24	13	7	2	0	4	4	37	9-15	.600	1-2	.500	5-6	.833
	Nuggets	68	James Posey	9	4	1	3	0	2	3	23	3-7	.429	1-1	1.000	2-2	1.000
	Nov. 25, 2001
9.	Lakers	105	Kobe Bryant	25	7	7	2	0	1	1	40	10-19	.526	0-1	.000	5-7	.714
	Nuggets	98	James Posey	17	6	3	2	0	4	3	43	6-15	.400	3-8	.375	2-4	.500
	Jan. 02, 2002
10.	Lakers	87	Kobe Bryant	28	8	3	3	0	3	2	36	11-22	.500	0-0	-	6-7	.857
	Nuggets	86	James Posey	5	5	2	1	1	1	4	29	2-6	.333	1-2	.500	0-0	-
	Jan. 22, 2002
11.	Lakers	91	Kobe Bryant	15	7	6	2	0	5	4	39	6-14	.429	0-2	.000	3-3	1.000
	Nuggets	107	James Posey	23	8	2	1	1	2	6	35	8-13	.615	4-6	.667	3-4	.750


2002-03 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 17, 2003
12.	Lakers	104	Kobe Bryant	22	11	9	3	0	4	5	49	5-21	.238	2-6	.333	10-12	.833
OT	Rockets	108	James Posey	9	6	1	0	1	2	2	46	3-7	.429	1-2	.500	2-2	1.000
	Feb. 18, 2003
13.	Lakers	106	Kobe Bryant	52	8	7	0	3	5	4	54	19-38	.500	3-9	.333	11-11	1.000
2OT	Rockets	99	James Posey	2	2	0	1	1	2	2	23	1-5	.200	0-2	.000	0-0	-
	Mar. 26, 2003
14.	Lakers	96	Kobe Bryant	31	9	5	1	0	5	2	44	10-22	.455	0-1	.000	11-12	.917
	Rockets	93	James Posey	19	7	2	1	0	1	3	36	7-13	.538	3-6	.500	2-2	1.000


2003-04 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 10, 2003
15.	Lakers	95	Kobe Bryant	19	4	5	2	0	6	4	33	5-15	.333	0-2	.000	9-10	.900
	Grizzlies	105	James Posey	15	3	1	2	0	1	6	25	5-8	.625	2-3	.667	3-3	1.000
	Nov. 23, 2003
16.	Lakers	121	Kobe Bryant	28	3	3	4	0	1	2	32	8-16	.500	1-2	.500	11-12	.917
	Grizzlies	89	James Posey	2	1	0	0	0	3	6	10	1-5	.200	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 09, 2004
17.	Lakers	103	Kobe Bryant	33	6	7	4	1	3	2	45	9-23	.391	1-4	.250	14-15	.933
	Grizzlies	95	James Posey	19	3	2	3	0	2	3	31	7-12	.583	2-3	.667	3-7	.429


2004-05 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 20, 2004
18.	Lakers	72	Kobe Bryant	11	6	8	1	2	4	4	45	2-16	.125	0-6	.000	7-9	.778
	Grizzlies	82	James Posey	6	10	2	0	0	0	4	30	3-10	.300	0-2	.000	0-0	-


2005-06 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 2005
19.	Lakers	92	Kobe Bryant	37	8	6	0	2	3	5	44	12-30	.400	0-8	.000	13-19	.684
	Heat	97	James Posey	8	3	1	0	0	2	4	24	2-6	.333	1-4	.250	3-3	1.000
	Jan. 16, 2006
20.	Lakers	100	Kobe Bryant	37	3	4	1	0	1	3	41	13-24	.542	2-5	.400	9-9	1.000
	Heat	92	James Posey	11	8	2	1	0	0	4	40	3-8	.375	3-7	.429	2-2	1.000


2006-07 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 2006
21.	Lakers	85	Kobe Bryant	16	2	4	1	0	3	4	38	4-17	.235	0-4	.000	8-9	.889
	Heat	101	James Posey	8	6	1	0	1	1	1	25	2-6	.333	0-3	.000	4-4	1.000
	Jan. 15, 2007
22.	Lakers	124	Kobe Bryant	25	4	8	0	1	1	2	44	11-24	.458	0-2	.000	3-3	1.000
OT	Heat	118	James Posey	16	2	2	1	1	1	0	28	6-12	.500	4-9	.444	0-0	-


2007-08 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 23, 2007
23.	Lakers	94	Kobe Bryant	28	4	3	0	0	2	4	37	9-21	.429	3-7	.429	7-9	.778
	Celtics	107	James Posey	10	6	1	0	0	0	1	18	3-4	.750	2-2	1.000	2-2	1.000
	Dec. 30, 2007
24.	Lakers	91	Kobe Bryant	22	6	3	0	1	3	5	37	6-25	.240	0-6	.000	10-11	.909
	Celtics	110	James Posey	8	8	3	1	0	1	1	30	3-6	.500	0-2	.000	2-4	.500


2008 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jun. 05, 2008
25.	Lakers	88	Kobe Bryant	24	3	6	1	1	4	3	42	9-26	.346	0-3	.000	6-6	1.000
	Celtics	98	James Posey	3	2	0	2	0	2	3	23	1-6	.167	1-5	.200	0-0	-
	Jun. 08, 2008
26.	Lakers	102	Kobe Bryant	30	4	8	3	0	4	3	40	11-23	.478	1-3	.333	7-7	1.000
	Celtics	108	James Posey	8	3	0	1	0	0	1	20	2-3	.667	2-3	.667	2-2	1.000
	Jun. 10, 2008
27.	Lakers	87	Kobe Bryant	36	7	1	2	0	3	4	45	12-20	.600	1-2	.500	11-18	.611
	Celtics	81	James Posey	9	7	0	1	0	0	2	25	1-3	.333	1-3	.333	6-6	1.000
	Jun. 12, 2008
28.	Lakers	91	Kobe Bryant	17	4	10	4	0	2	4	43	6-19	.316	0-2	.000	5-6	.833
	Celtics	97	James Posey	18	2	0	0	0	0	5	25	5-10	.500	4-8	.500	4-4	1.000
	Jun. 15, 2008
29.	Lakers	103	Kobe Bryant	25	7	4	5	0	6	4	44	8-21	.381	4-9	.444	5-7	.714
	Celtics	98	James Posey	3	6	2	1	0	2	3	32	1-2	.500	1-2	.500	0-0	-
	Jun. 17, 2008
30.	Lakers	92	Kobe Bryant	22	3	1	1	0	4	1	43	7-22	.318	3-9	.333	5-5	1.000
	Celtics	131	James Posey	11	3	1	3	1	1	2	26	4-4	1.000	3-3	1.000	0-0	-


2008-09 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 12, 2008
31.	Lakers	93	Kobe Bryant	20	4	6	0	0	2	4	38	5-15	.333	1-1	1.000	9-9	1.000
	Hornets	86	James Posey	9	4	1	1	1	1	1	33	3-5	.600	3-5	.600	0-0	-
	Dec. 23, 2008
32.	Lakers	100	Kobe Bryant	26	6	4	0	0	0	2	37	7-18	.389	0-1	.000	12-15	.800
	Hornets	87	James Posey	6	6	2	1	1	3	5	29	2-6	.333	1-5	.200	1-2	.500
	Jan. 06, 2009
33.	Lakers	105	Kobe Bryant	39	4	7	0	1	4	1	42	14-22	.636	6-7	.857	5-6	.833
	Hornets	116	James Posey	7	7	1	0	0	2	4	22	3-4	.750	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	Feb. 20, 2009
34.	Lakers	115	Kobe Bryant	39	5	5	1	1	2	2	45	13-30	.433	1-2	.500	12-12	1.000
OT	Hornets	111	James Posey	17	10	1	0	0	2	4	33	6-14	.429	4-10	.400	1-2	.500


2009-10 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 08, 2009
35.	Lakers	104	Kobe Bryant	28	2	1	1	0	5	3	34	11-21	.524	0-2	.000	6-6	1.000
	Hornets	88	James Posey	10	6	1	2	0	1	3	24	3-7	.429	2-5	.400	2-2	1.000
	Dec. 01, 2009
36.	Lakers	110	Kobe Bryant	18	3	4	2	0	1	3	33	5-11	.455	2-5	.400	6-6	1.000
	Hornets	99	James Posey	7	4	1	1	1	2	3	30	3-6	.500	1-3	.333	0-0	-
	Mar. 29, 2010
37.	Lakers	100	Kobe Bryant	31	5	6	1	0	3	5	41	10-18	.556	2-5	.400	9-11	.818
	Hornets	108	James Posey	13	6	3	0	1	2	4	28	3-5	.600	3-5	.600	4-4	1.000


2010-11 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 28, 2010
38.	Lakers	92	Kobe Bryant	41	5	4	0	0	3	2	40	14-33	.424	3-8	.375	10-13	.769
	Pacers	95	James Posey	3	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	1-6	.167	1-6	.167	0-0	-
	Dec. 15, 2010
39.	Lakers	109	Kobe Bryant	31	3	6	0	0	0	3	34	11-18	.611	4-8	.500	5-5	1.000
	Pacers	94	James Posey	8	7	2	0	0	0	2	19	3-5	.600	2-4	.500	0-1	.000