Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Durant and LeBron James

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Durant 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.

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They faced each other a total of 40 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 23-17 winning record over Kevin Durant, but Kevin Durant won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 9-5 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin Durant
vs.
LeBron James
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2024-25
Kevin Durant:
2007-08 to 2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
40 Games played
26 in Regular Season
14 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin Durant
17
8
9
LeBron James
23
18
5

* NBA Cup games other than the Championship game are included in the Regular Season category. They played in 2 of those games.

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Durant 29.8 7.3 4.4 1.21.3
LeBron James 28.9 8.5 7.81.90.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Durant 43 15 10 45
LeBron James 51 15 14 54
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Durant 21

games		 13

games		 8

games		 9

games		19

games
LeBron James 16

games 		24

games		 29

games		 20

games		12

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 3

games		 3

games		 11

games		9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2008
1. Supersonics 79   Kevin Durant 24 6 1 0 1 4 0 31 10-20 .500 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 95   LeBron James 22 8 3 2 0 4 2 35 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2008
2. Thunder 82   Kevin Durant 13 1 1 0 0 2 3 32 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 117   LeBron James 14 3 3 1 3 0 0 17 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 2008
3. Thunder 91   Kevin Durant 26 5 1 2 0 4 2 43 9-17 .529 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 31 4 7 3 1 3 1 43 14-24 .583 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2009
4. Thunder 89   Kevin Durant 29 5 2 4 1 7 2 42 9-19 .474 2-6 .333 9-10 .900
Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 44 7 6 4 1 1 1 39 16-29 .552 5-8 .625 7-10 .700
Jan. 23, 2010
5. Thunder 99   Kevin Durant 34 10 3 2 0 1 0 43 10-25 .400 2-3 .667 12-13 .923
Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 37 9 12 1 1 6 2 43 9-19 .474 6-10 .600 13-19 .684
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2011
6. Thunder 103   Kevin Durant 33 10 1 4 0 3 3 40 7-20 .350 3-5 .600 16-19 .842
Heat 108   LeBron James 23 4 13 4 3 4 3 40 7-14 .500 2-5 .400 7-11 .636
Mar. 16, 2011
7. Thunder 96   Kevin Durant 29 7 6 1 1 1 4 40 12-21 .571 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Heat 85   LeBron James 19 8 3 1 1 1 0 40 8-21 .381 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 25, 2012
8. Thunder 103   Kevin Durant 28 9 8 2 1 2 1 42 11-20 .550 4-5 .800 2-5 .400
Heat 87   LeBron James 17 3 7 2 0 4 2 40 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 04, 2012
9. Thunder 93   Kevin Durant 30 4 3 0 2 9 1 43 11-21 .524 2-7 .286 6-6 1.000
Heat 98   LeBron James 34 7 10 4 1 2 2 42 10-20 .500 3-7 .429 11-13 .846
2012 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 12, 2012
10. Thunder 105   Kevin Durant 36 8 4 0 1 2 2 46 12-20 .600 4-8 .500 8-9 .889
Heat 94   LeBron James 30 9 4 4 0 4 1 46 11-24 .458 1-3 .333 7-9 .778
Jun. 14, 2012
11. Thunder 96   Kevin Durant 32 3 1 2 1 2 5 39 12-22 .545 4-10 .400 4-6 .667
Heat 100   LeBron James 32 8 5 1 0 2 4 42 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 12-12 1.000
Jun. 17, 2012
12. Thunder 85   Kevin Durant 25 6 0 1 2 5 5 39 11-19 .579 1-4 .250 2-4 .500
Heat 91   LeBron James 29 14 3 0 0 4 1 44 11-23 .478 1-4 .250 6-8 .750
Jun. 19, 2012
13. Thunder 98   Kevin Durant 28 2 3 2 0 3 3 46 9-19 .474 1-5 .200 9-9 1.000
Heat 104   LeBron James 26 9 12 2 0 3 2 44 10-20 .500 1-4 .250 5-8 .625
Jun. 21, 2012
14. Thunder 106   Kevin Durant 32 11 3 2 1 7 5 43 13-24 .542 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
Heat 121   LeBron James 26 11 13 1 2 6 2 44 9-19 .474 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2012
15. Thunder 97   Kevin Durant 33 7 3 0 0 4 4 39 11-21 .524 2-4 .500 9-11 .818
Heat 103   LeBron James 29 8 9 2 1 3 3 42 12-20 .600 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Feb. 14, 2013
16. Thunder 100   Kevin Durant 40 8 4 1 3 5 6 48 12-24 .500 1-5 .200 15-15 1.000
Heat 110   LeBron James 39 12 7 2 0 4 3 40 14-24 .583 4-8 .500 7-9 .778
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2014
17. Thunder 112   Kevin Durant 33 7 5 2 0 4 3 40 12-23 .522 4-9 .444 5-5 1.000
Heat 95   LeBron James 34 3 3 0 0 3 1 42 12-20 .600 1-5 .200 9-9 1.000
Feb. 20, 2014
18. Thunder 81   Kevin Durant 28 8 3 2 0 5 3 39 10-22 .455 1-6 .167 7-10 .700
Heat 103   LeBron James 33 7 3 4 0 8 1 33 15-22 .682 1-5 .200 2-5 .400
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2015
19. Thunder 98   Kevin Durant 32 6 9 0 2 1 3 40 12-23 .522 1-5 .200 7-9 .778
Cavaliers 108   LeBron James 34 7 5 1 2 2 1 39 11-25 .440 2-6 .333 10-13 .769
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2015
20. Thunder 100   Kevin Durant 25 3 5 0 2 4 0 41 7-17 .412 2-6 .333 9-10 .900
Cavaliers 104   LeBron James 33 9 11 2 0 7 2 40 12-27 .444 2-5 .400 7-8 .875
Feb. 21, 2016
21. Thunder 92   Kevin Durant 26 5 3 0 3 3 4 33 10-21 .476 4-8 .500 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 115   LeBron James 25 7 11 3 0 5 3 38 11-22 .500 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2016
22. Warriors 108   Kevin Durant 36 15 3 1 1 0 2 38 11-23 .478 2-8 .250 12-12 1.000
Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 31 13 4 2 1 5 2 40 12-22 .545 4-8 .500 3-7 .429
Jan. 16, 2017
23. Warriors 126   Kevin Durant 21 6 5 2 3 1 0 29 9-16 .563 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 20 8 2 1 0 6 1 35 6-18 .333 1-4 .250 7-10 .700
2017 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 01, 2017
24. Warriors 113   Kevin Durant 38 9 8 0 0 0 1 38 14-26 .538 3-6 .500 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 28 15 8 0 2 8 4 40 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 8-12 .667
Jun. 04, 2017
25. Warriors 132   Kevin Durant 33 13 6 3 5 3 4 41 13-22 .591 4-8 .500 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 29 11 14 3 1 4 2 39 12-18 .667 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Jun. 07, 2017
26. Warriors 118   Kevin Durant 31 9 4 1 1 3 2 41 10-18 .556 4-7 .571 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 39 11 9 1 1 5 2 46 15-27 .556 4-9 .444 5-6 .833
Jun. 09, 2017
27. Warriors 116   Kevin Durant 35 4 4 0 2 1 3 39 9-22 .409 2-9 .222 15-16 .938
Cavaliers 137   LeBron James 31 10 11 1 0 2 2 41 11-22 .500 3-8 .375 6-10 .600
Jun. 12, 2017
28. Warriors 129   Kevin Durant 39 6 5 1 0 4 3 40 14-20 .700 5-8 .625 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 120   LeBron James 41 13 8 2 1 2 3 46 19-30 .633 2-5 .400 1-4 .250
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2017
29. Warriors 99   Kevin Durant 25 7 3 2 5 4 3 37 8-19 .421 3-9 .333 6-7 .857
Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 20 6 6 0 0 7 2 40 7-18 .389 2-7 .286 4-7 .571
Jan. 15, 2018
30. Warriors 118   Kevin Durant 32 5 8 3 1 3 3 35 9-16 .563 4-6 .667 10-10 1.000
Cavaliers 108   LeBron James 32 8 6 3 4 8 3 36 12-18 .667 0-2 .000 8-13 .615
2018 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 31, 2018
31. Warriors 124   Kevin Durant 26 9 6 1 3 1 3 46 8-22 .364 1-7 .143 9-10 .900
OT Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 51 8 8 1 1 5 2 48 19-32 .594 3-7 .429 10-11 .909
Jun. 03, 2018
32. Warriors 122   Kevin Durant 26 9 7 0 2 3 3 38 10-14 .714 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 103   LeBron James 29 9 13 2 0 5 2 44 10-20 .500 2-4 .500 7-9 .778
Jun. 06, 2018
33. Warriors 110   Kevin Durant 43 13 7 1 1 3 3 43 15-23 .652 6-9 .667 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 33 10 11 2 2 4 2 47 13-28 .464 1-6 .167 6-7 .857
Jun. 08, 2018
34. Warriors 108   Kevin Durant 20 12 10 1 3 2 3 38 7-17 .412 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 85   LeBron James 23 7 8 0 1 6 5 41 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
2018-19 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2018
35. Warriors 101   Kevin Durant 21 7 7 1 0 1 2 37 5-13 .385 3-8 .375 8-8 1.000
Lakers 127   LeBron James 17 13 5 1 0 2 1 21 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
2023-24 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 2023
36. Suns 95   Kevin Durant 39 11 2 1 1 8 2 39 14-28 .500 1-5 .200 10-13 .769
Lakers 100   LeBron James 21 8 9 2 2 5 1 35 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 6-8 .750
Nov. 10, 2023 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
37. Suns 119   Kevin Durant 38 9 5 0 0 4 4 39 13-27 .481 4-6 .667 8-10 .800
Lakers 122   LeBron James 32 11 6 1 1 4 1 36 11-17 .647 3-4 .750 7-11 .636
Dec. 05, 2023 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
38. Suns 103   Kevin Durant 31 7 4 0 1 5 5 39 12-17 .706 4-7 .571 3-4 .750
Lakers 106   LeBron James 31 8 11 5 0 2 3 40 12-25 .480 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Jan. 11, 2024
39. Suns 127   Kevin Durant 18 5 5 3 1 1 0 32 7-12 .583 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   LeBron James 10 5 9 1 0 4 1 24 3-11 .273 0-4 .000 4-7 .571
Feb. 25, 2024
40. Suns 123   Kevin Durant 22 5 7 0 2 3 2 39 7-20 .350 2-8 .250 6-6 1.000
Lakers 113   LeBron James 28 7 12 2 1 3 3 37 12-19 .632 3-6 .500 1-4 .250
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