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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Mike James 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 25 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 17-8 winning record over Mike James, but Mike James won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Mike James
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Mike James:
2001-02 to 2013-14
25 Games played
20 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
17
16
1
Mike James
8
4
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 27.8 5.9 6.0 1.90.6
Mike James 7.4 1.6 3.50.80.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 81 13 11 43
Mike James 26 5 11 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 24

games		 22

games		 18

games		 19

games		10

games
Mike James 1

game 		2

games		 5

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 5

games		15

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2002
1. Lakers 85   Kobe Bryant 21 7 4 3 0 2 3 32 8-14 .571 1-4 .250 4-7 .571
Heat 97   Mike James 14 1 5 1 0 1 3 24 5-11 .455 4-9 .444 0-0 -
Jan. 12, 2003
2. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 36 3 4 4 0 4 1 38 12-21 .571 0-3 .000 12-13 .923
Heat 81   Mike James 14 3 4 1 0 6 2 35 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2003
3. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 11 5 6 2 0 6 2 36 5-18 .278 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Celtics 82   Mike James 2 1 4 2 0 2 4 19 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2004 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 2004
4. Lakers 75   Kobe Bryant 25 4 4 4 2 3 2 47 10-27 .370 1-6 .167 4-4 1.000
Pistons 87   Mike James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 2004
5. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 33 4 7 2 0 5 5 49 14-27 .519 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
OT Pistons 91   Mike James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 10, 2004
6. Lakers 68   Kobe Bryant 11 3 5 1 1 4 3 45 4-13 .308 0-4 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 88   Mike James 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 13, 2004
7. Lakers 80   Kobe Bryant 20 0 2 1 0 3 3 45 8-25 .320 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
Pistons 88   Mike James 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 15, 2004
8. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 24 3 4 1 0 3 2 46 7-21 .333 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Pistons 100   Mike James 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2004
9. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 30 6 5 3 1 4 2 44 11-24 .458 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Bucks 96   Mike James 18 5 11 2 0 3 4 37 7-15 .467 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nov. 30, 2004
10. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 20 7 11 1 2 4 2 43 4-13 .308 2-6 .333 10-12 .833
Bucks 90   Mike James 7 1 4 0 0 0 3 25 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 2005
11. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 19 10 10 1 0 1 2 42 4-19 .211 2-6 .333 9-10 .900
Rockets 114   Mike James 13 2 3 3 0 2 4 25 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2005
12. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 11 2 9 0 0 4 2 26 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
Raptors 91   Mike James 14 4 2 0 0 1 3 39 6-16 .375 0-5 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 22, 2006
13. Lakers 122   Kobe Bryant 81 6 2 3 1 3 1 42 28-46 .609 7-13 .538 18-20 .900
Raptors 104   Mike James 26 1 10 2 0 4 4 37 10-15 .667 6-8 .750 0-2 .000
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2006
14. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 17 4 6 2 0 5 3 35 5-7 .714 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Timberwolves 88   Mike James 10 0 4 1 0 3 2 29 4-14 .286 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 20, 2006
15. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 24 3 6 2 1 2 2 30 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Timberwolves 94   Mike James 9 0 6 1 1 0 3 32 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 2007
16. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 40 13 8 2 3 4 3 53 13-30 .433 3-10 .300 11-13 .846
2OT Timberwolves 117   Mike James 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 12 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 2007
17. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 50 6 3 3 0 3 1 45 17-35 .486 4-9 .444 12-14 .857
Timberwolves 102   Mike James 18 0 11 1 0 1 5 33 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 5-7 .714
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2007
18. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 45 8 4 4 1 5 4 43 13-32 .406 1-3 .333 18-27 .667
Rockets 95   Mike James 13 2 2 3 0 3 2 26 5-10 .500 3-5 .600 0-4 .000
Nov. 14, 2007
19. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 30 8 5 1 1 4 2 38 11-23 .478 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
Rockets 90   Mike James 5 2 0 0 0 3 4 20 2-10 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2008
20. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 29 10 8 2 0 1 3 43 9-17 .529 3-7 .429 8-10 .800
Hornets 104   Mike James 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 09 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2008
21. 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   Mike James 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 2009
22. Lakers 117   Kobe Bryant 11 4 5 0 0 0 2 28 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Wizards 97   Mike James 8 2 6 0 0 1 3 32 4-10 .400 0-4 .000 0-1 .000
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 2010
23. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 26 4 8 1 0 6 2 37 8-15 .533 2-7 .286 8-9 .889
Wizards 103   Mike James 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 2013
24. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 38 12 7 0 1 5 2 38 13-21 .619 4-5 .800 8-10 .800
Mavericks 99   Mike James 6 3 4 0 0 0 2 19 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 2013
25. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 23 11 11 4 2 4 3 47 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 7-8 .875
Mavericks 81   Mike James 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 21 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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