Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Dale Ellis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Dale Ellis 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 15 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 9-6 winning record over Dale Ellis, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Dale Ellis:
1983-84 to 1999-00
15 Games played
12 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
9
7
2
Dale Ellis
6
5
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 12.1 3.0 2.3 0.80.5
Dale Ellis 10.1 2.9 1.10.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 28 13 9 23
Dale Ellis 20 8 4 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 7

games
5

games
9

games
7

games
6

games
Dale Ellis 5

games
9

games
5

games
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 3

games
1

game
1

game
6

games
9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1996
1. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 96   Dale Ellis 20 8 3 0 0 4 3 48 7-21 .333 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000
Feb. 13, 1997
2. Lakers 132   Kobe Bryant 9 2 3 1 0 1 2 20 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nuggets 117   Dale Ellis 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 16 1-7 .143 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Mar. 17, 1997
3. Lakers 113   Kobe Bryant 8 0 1 2 0 1 0 10 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Nuggets 94   Dale Ellis 7 3 4 1 0 3 3 33 1-9 .111 0-5 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 02, 1997
4. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 6 3 3 1 0 1 1 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 85   Dale Ellis 11 4 2 1 0 3 1 33 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1998
5. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 18 4 0 0 1 3 5 33 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 5-8 .625
Supersonics 101   Dale Ellis 17 2 1 1 0 2 0 28 5-9 .556 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Feb. 13, 1998
6. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 15 3 6 0 1 1 1 41 4-13 .308 0-4 .000 7-7 1.000
OT Supersonics 113   Dale Ellis 14 2 3 0 0 1 0 29 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 16, 1998
7. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 14 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Dale Ellis 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 20 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 20, 1998
8. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 16 1 2 2 0 2 1 18 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 80   Dale Ellis 16 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 6-9 .667 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1998
9. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 16 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Supersonics 106   Dale Ellis 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 19 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 10, 1998
10. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 100   Dale Ellis 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 12, 1998
11. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 11 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Dale Ellis 7 2 1 2 0 0 1 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1999
12. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 23 13 2 1 0 4 5 40 8-20 .400 1-6 .167 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 92   Dale Ellis 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1999
13. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 20 5 2 1 1 2 2 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 100   Dale Ellis 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 7-10 .700 5-5 1.000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 11, 1999
14. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 25 5 9 1 0 0 6 44 8-21 .381 0-4 .000 9-10 .900
Supersonics 113   Dale Ellis 10 3 0 0 0 1 3 23 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
May. 02, 1999
15. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 28 6 4 2 3 3 5 44 12-20 .600 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Supersonics 84   Dale Ellis 5 6 0 1 0 1 6 34 2-9 .222 1-5 .200 0-0 -