Head-to-Head: Games Played Between George Lynch and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which George Lynch and Gary Payton 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 36 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 20-16 winning record over George Lynch, but George Lynch won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
George Lynch:
1993-94 to 2004-05
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
36 Games played
32 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
George Lynch
16
13
3
Gary Payton
20
19
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Lynch 6.4 5.3 1.8 1.10.4
Gary Payton 20.4 4.1 7.42.10.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Lynch 17 15 6 73
Gary Payton 32 9 13 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Lynch 1

game
20

games
2

games
10

games
9

games
Gary Payton 35

games
11

games
33

games
23

games
6

games
Both had same stat 0

games
5

games
1

game
3

games
21

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1993
1. Lakers 101   George Lynch 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 129   Gary Payton 12 3 8 1 0 0 1 27 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 18, 1994
2. Lakers 88   George Lynch 14 9 2 7 0 5 4 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 16 7 9 2 0 5 0 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Mar. 31, 1994
3. Lakers 92   George Lynch 2 7 2 3 0 1 4 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 20 3 4 2 0 1 3 39 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 2-6 .333
Apr. 20, 1994
4. Lakers 90   George Lynch 2 3 1 0 1 1 5 19 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 4 1 7 1 0 1 4 25 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1995
5. Lakers 128   George Lynch 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 14 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Supersonics 121   Gary Payton 22 3 13 4 0 3 2 42 10-16 .625 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1995
6. Lakers 102   George Lynch 14 7 3 1 0 4 3 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 24 2 6 3 0 2 3 38 9-22 .409 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Feb. 20, 1995
7. Lakers 108   George Lynch 7 6 1 1 1 1 5 34 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Supersonics 105   Gary Payton 18 1 9 3 0 3 3 38 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Apr. 18, 1995
8. Lakers 97   George Lynch 10 3 4 1 0 2 2 22 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 28 4 7 2 0 1 1 33 12-17 .706 2-6 .333 2-5 .400
1995 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1995
9. Lakers 71   George Lynch 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 8 3 6 1 0 2 2 37 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Apr. 29, 1995
10. Lakers 84   George Lynch 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 11 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 82   Gary Payton 16 2 6 1 0 1 2 45 7-19 .368 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
May. 01, 1995
11. Lakers 105   George Lynch 5 1 0 2 0 0 4 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 20 0 3 1 0 2 4 45 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
May. 04, 1995
12. Lakers 114   George Lynch 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 27 5 6 2 0 3 5 45 12-16 .750 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1995
13. Lakers 89   George Lynch 9 4 2 1 0 0 2 26 3-9 .333 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 15 2 7 2 1 1 3 39 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nov. 10, 1995
14. Lakers 100   George Lynch 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 16 2 10 3 0 7 3 45 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Mar. 19, 1996
15. Lakers 94   George Lynch 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 04 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 71   Gary Payton 17 3 4 2 1 4 2 36 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Mar. 21, 1996
16. Lakers 93   George Lynch 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 20 4 7 5 0 2 0 46 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1996
17. Grizzlies 81   George Lynch 7 6 1 3 0 1 1 16 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 21 6 8 5 1 1 3 37 6-18 .333 0-6 .000 9-11 .818
Jan. 03, 1997
18. Grizzlies 94   George Lynch 8 15 1 1 3 3 2 36 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 29 5 10 3 0 3 2 39 12-22 .545 3-6 .500 2-3 .667
Jan. 20, 1997
19. Grizzlies 96   George Lynch 9 6 5 3 0 3 5 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 30 6 4 2 0 5 1 40 11-14 .786 6-8 .750 2-4 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1997
20. Grizzlies 87   George Lynch 8 7 0 0 1 2 2 19 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 107   Gary Payton 31 7 11 5 0 2 3 43 12-22 .545 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Jan. 04, 1998
21. Grizzlies 108   George Lynch 17 6 3 0 0 0 3 22 6-7 .857 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 120   Gary Payton 22 2 9 4 0 2 3 32 8-16 .500 3-4 .750 3-4 .750
Apr. 03, 1998
22. Grizzlies 98   George Lynch 7 2 2 1 1 2 0 20 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 138   Gary Payton 12 6 13 2 0 1 2 29 5-19 .263 1-6 .167 1-3 .333
Apr. 14, 1998
23. Grizzlies 98   George Lynch 14 5 2 0 0 3 1 21 3-4 .750 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 27 6 2 4 0 3 2 32 12-20 .600 1-5 .200 2-5 .400
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 1999
24. 76ers 76   George Lynch 10 6 2 2 0 1 3 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 26 6 8 1 1 1 3 35 9-22 .409 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1999
25. 76ers 117   George Lynch 6 10 6 3 2 2 4 34 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 98   Gary Payton 28 6 4 1 1 6 2 43 10-19 .526 4-8 .500 4-6 .667
Dec. 26, 1999
26. 76ers 92   George Lynch 8 14 2 0 0 0 4 34 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 86   Gary Payton 32 9 9 2 0 3 5 48 12-26 .462 6-14 .429 2-4 .500
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2001
27. 76ers 121   George Lynch 7 7 4 2 2 0 2 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 89   Gary Payton 12 2 9 1 0 3 1 38 5-15 .333 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 2001
28. 76ers 89   George Lynch 7 13 0 0 0 1 3 37 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 29 3 8 3 1 1 2 44 11-23 .478 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 2002
29. Hornets 111   George Lynch 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 24 7 9 3 1 1 2 45 12-18 .667 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 2002
30. Hornets 89   George Lynch 5 9 2 1 1 1 6 38 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 19 7 9 1 1 2 2 45 8-23 .348 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2002
31. Hornets 86   George Lynch 2 9 5 1 1 1 0 32 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 84   Gary Payton 29 6 9 0 1 5 1 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Dec. 20, 2002
32. Hornets 88   George Lynch 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Supersonics 86   Gary Payton 15 6 7 1 0 2 0 45 6-24 .250 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 21, 2003
33. Hornets 113   George Lynch 5 5 0 0 0 1 5 26 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Bucks 98   Gary Payton 17 3 4 2 0 4 3 33 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Mar. 22, 2003
34. Hornets 85   George Lynch 4 4 3 1 0 1 2 23 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Bucks 93   Gary Payton 20 3 5 0 0 2 0 41 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2003
35. Hornets 114   George Lynch 15 6 3 0 1 0 1 32 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Lakers 95   Gary Payton 7 4 11 1 0 2 1 29 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 30, 2004
36. Hornets 88   George Lynch 6 5 0 1 1 1 1 24 3-6 .500 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Gary Payton 20 3 6 0 0 1 2 37 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000