Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Josh Howard and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Josh Howard 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 16 times in NBA games. Josh Howard has a 10-6 winning record over Gary Payton, but Gary Payton won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Josh Howard
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Josh Howard:
2003-04 to 2012-13
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
16 Games played
10 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Josh Howard
10
8
2
Gary Payton
6
2
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Josh Howard 13.5 7.4 1.9 0.80.4
Gary Payton 6.1 2.6 3.40.60.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Josh Howard 25 14 4 42
Gary Payton 21 7 9 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Josh Howard 12

games		 13

games		 5

games		 7

games		6

games
Gary Payton 4

games 		2

games		 8

games		 5

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 4

games		8

games

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
%
Oct. 28, 2003
1. Mavericks 93   Josh Howard 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 05 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Gary Payton 21 7 9 2 1 1 3 35 10-20 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 2003
2. Mavericks 103   Josh Howard 9 14 3 1 0 1 6 31 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Lakers 114   Gary Payton 17 5 8 0 0 2 2 40 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Dec. 12, 2003
3. Mavericks 110   Josh Howard 17 13 3 1 0 2 5 44 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 93   Gary Payton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 07 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 2004
4. Mavericks 106   Josh Howard 5 7 2 0 0 0 6 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 87   Gary Payton 11 4 5 0 0 0 0 32 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2004
5. Mavericks 113   Josh Howard 9 3 2 1 1 1 5 23 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Celtics 94   Gary Payton 6 0 9 0 0 3 3 27 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 2005
6. Mavericks 112   Josh Howard 11 5 1 0 1 0 4 40 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Celtics 100   Gary Payton 13 7 5 1 0 2 3 35 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2005
7. Mavericks 103   Josh Howard 25 11 1 1 0 0 3 41 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Heat 90   Gary Payton 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 09, 2006
8. Mavericks 112   Josh Howard 14 3 3 0 0 3 2 29 5-10 .500 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Heat 76   Gary Payton 5 2 3 0 1 3 1 24 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2006 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 08, 2006
9. Mavericks 90   Josh Howard 10 12 4 1 0 5 4 44 3-14 .214 0-4 .000 4-6 .667
Heat 80   Gary Payton 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 19 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 2006
10. Mavericks 99   Josh Howard 15 3 1 0 2 4 5 29 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Heat 85   Gary Payton 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 28 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 13, 2006
11. Mavericks 96   Josh Howard 21 5 1 0 1 1 4 42 8-13 .615 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Heat 98   Gary Payton 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 19 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 15, 2006
12. Mavericks 74   Josh Howard 3 7 2 2 0 1 4 36 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Heat 98   Gary Payton 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jun. 18, 2006
13. Mavericks 100   Josh Howard 25 10 3 0 0 3 4 50 8-17 .471 0-3 .000 9-11 .818
OT Heat 101   Gary Payton 8 2 2 0 0 0 4 30 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Jun. 20, 2006
14. Mavericks 92   Josh Howard 14 12 0 4 1 1 5 30 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Heat 95   Gary Payton 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 18 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2007
15. Mavericks 99   Josh Howard 25 9 3 2 0 4 4 42 9-18 .500 2-5 .400 5-7 .714
Heat 93   Gary Payton 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 2007
16. Mavericks 112   Josh Howard 9 2 1 0 1 0 2 26 4-13 .308 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Heat 100   Gary Payton 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 18 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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