Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Josh Howard and LeBron James

This is the detail of NBA games in which Josh Howard and LeBron 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Josh Howard has a 7-5 winning record over LeBron James. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Josh Howard
vs.
LeBron James
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Josh Howard:
2003-04 to 2012-13
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Josh Howard
7
7
0
LeBron James
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Josh Howard 12.4 5.4 1.8 0.60.6
LeBron James 28.3 6.4 6.01.41.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Josh Howard 19 10 3 21
LeBron James 39 10 9 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Josh Howard 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 2

games		4

games
LeBron James 12

games 		8

games		 12

games		 7

games		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 3

games		2

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
%
Feb. 18, 2004
1. Mavericks 114   Josh Howard 10 4 0 0 1 1 4 20 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 16 4 9 0 1 5 2 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 30, 2004
2. Mavericks 126   Josh Howard 19 7 2 2 1 1 3 38 7-12 .583 2-2 1.000 3-6 .500
Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 28 5 6 4 0 3 2 42 13-22 .591 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2005
3. Mavericks 117   Josh Howard 11 3 1 0 1 0 2 25 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 86   LeBron James 19 4 6 0 0 3 1 36 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 03, 2005
4. Mavericks 80   Josh Howard 2 4 3 1 0 1 5 23 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 37 10 7 2 1 6 3 48 10-23 .435 4-8 .500 13-13 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 2007
5. Mavericks 95   Josh Howard 17 10 3 1 1 3 2 39 7-15 .467 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 39 3 5 0 0 2 2 40 17-27 .630 1-4 .250 4-8 .500
Mar. 21, 2007
6. Mavericks 98   Josh Howard 7 6 1 0 0 3 3 40 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 90   LeBron James 31 6 4 2 3 6 3 45 12-28 .429 1-6 .167 6-7 .857
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 2007
7. Mavericks 81   Josh Howard 19 7 2 0 1 3 3 35 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 24 8 7 3 0 3 5 36 9-21 .429 1-4 .250 5-10 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2008
8. Mavericks 81   Josh Howard 18 5 2 0 0 2 3 33 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 4-7 .571
Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 29 8 3 2 1 1 1 34 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 13-15 .867
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2009
9. Mavericks 102   Josh Howard 14 1 1 0 1 1 4 24 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 95   LeBron James 25 3 6 2 2 2 3 43 9-23 .391 2-6 .333 5-7 .714
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2010
10. Wizards 94   Josh Howard 13 4 1 1 0 1 2 22 5-9 .556 0-2 .000 3-6 .500
Heat 95   LeBron James 32 7 6 1 0 4 3 41 9-19 .474 3-7 .429 11-12 .917
Feb. 25, 2011
11. Wizards 113   Josh Howard 9 5 3 0 0 0 6 36 4-11 .364 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Heat 121   LeBron James 25 9 7 1 3 1 2 43 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 15-19 .789
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 2012
12. Jazz 99   Josh Howard 10 9 2 2 1 0 2 40 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Heat 98   LeBron James 35 10 6 0 3 0 2 44 16-24 .667 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
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