Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Brian Cardinal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Brian Cardinal 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 12-6 winning record over Brian Cardinal, but Brian Cardinal won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Brian Cardinal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Brian Cardinal:
2000-01 to 2011-12
18 Games played
17 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
12
12
0
Brian Cardinal
6
5
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 24.0 4.9 4.6 1.30.5
Brian Cardinal 4.4 2.2 0.90.30.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 45 8 10 52
Brian Cardinal 20 7 4 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 17

games		 14

games		 16

games		 12

games		5

games
Brian Cardinal 1

game 		4

games		 1

game		 1

game		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2000
1. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 26 4 9 1 1 1 2 34 11-21 .524 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Pistons 88   Brian Cardinal 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2002
2. Lakers 121   Kobe Bryant 20 4 6 1 0 0 3 28 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Pistons 92   Brian Cardinal 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 06 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2003
3. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 21 4 2 5 1 4 4 35 7-12 .583 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Warriors 72   Brian Cardinal 7 6 0 0 1 1 3 22 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 23, 2003
4. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 23 5 2 1 1 4 5 38 8-16 .500 3-5 .600 4-5 .800
Warriors 107   Brian Cardinal 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 18, 2004
5. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 35 6 8 2 1 5 1 44 11-16 .688 0-1 .000 13-15 .867
Warriors 99   Brian Cardinal 7 5 3 1 0 0 3 33 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 1-3 .333
Apr. 13, 2004
6. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 45 7 8 2 2 1 2 43 14-29 .483 0-6 .000 17-18 .944
Warriors 104   Brian Cardinal 20 2 0 0 0 1 4 23 4-7 .571 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2004
7. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 20 6 4 1 1 2 1 34 4-19 .211 2-6 .333 10-13 .769
Grizzlies 110   Brian Cardinal 4 7 0 1 1 1 0 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 03, 2005
8. Lakers 82   Kobe Bryant 9 3 0 0 0 1 1 14 4-8 .500 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Grizzlies 102   Brian Cardinal 15 6 4 2 1 3 2 33 4-7 .571 0-0 - 7-9 .778
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2005
9. Lakers 94   Kobe Bryant 27 8 3 1 0 3 2 31 10-17 .588 2-4 .500 5-8 .625
Grizzlies 79   Brian Cardinal 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 9 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 11, 2006
10. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 26 4 4 2 2 4 3 46 10-28 .357 1-8 .125 5-7 .714
Grizzlies 100   Brian Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2009
11. Lakers 132   Kobe Bryant 30 8 5 0 0 2 3 35 12-23 .522 1-7 .143 5-6 .833
Timberwolves 119   Brian Cardinal 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 8 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 2009
12. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 23 2 4 1 0 1 1 28 8-17 .471 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 90   Brian Cardinal 4 6 3 0 0 0 2 19 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2011
13. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 21 4 10 0 0 3 1 36 10-18 .556 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 109   Brian Cardinal 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 08 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 2011
14. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 16 5 4 3 0 2 1 33 6-20 .300 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 91   Brian Cardinal 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 2011
15. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 28 5 4 2 0 4 1 30 8-21 .381 1-5 .200 11-15 .733
Mavericks 82   Brian Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2011 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 2011
16. Lakers 86   Kobe Bryant 17 3 1 0 0 5 1 37 7-18 .389 0-5 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 122   Brian Cardinal 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 2012
17. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 15 5 4 1 0 7 1 38 4-15 .267 2-5 .400 5-9 .556
Mavericks 91   Brian Cardinal 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 07 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 2012
18. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 30 5 4 1 0 4 2 35 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 93   Brian Cardinal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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