Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Jim McIlvaine

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Jim McIlvaine 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 11 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 6-5 winning record over Jim McIlvaine, 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
Jim McIlvaine:
1994-95 to 2000-01
11 Games played
8 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
6
4
2
Jim McIlvaine
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 8.8 1.5 1.5 0.40.5
Jim McIlvaine 1.9 2.4 0.20.31.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 21 4 6 21
Jim McIlvaine 6 5 1 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 7

games
3

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6

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2

games
1

game
Jim McIlvaine 2

games
7

games
1

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2

games
7

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Both had same stat 2

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1

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4

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7

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3

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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
%
Jan. 26, 1997
1. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 7 1 1 1 0 3 0 17 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Jim McIlvaine 2 5 0 1 2 1 1 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 16, 1997
2. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 13 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Jim McIlvaine 2 4 0 1 1 2 3 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1997
3. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 9 1 1 0 0 2 5 12 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Jim McIlvaine 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 8 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1998
4. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 18 4 0 0 1 3 5 33 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 5-8 .625
Supersonics 101   Jim McIlvaine 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 13, 1998
5. 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   Jim McIlvaine 2 2 0 1 3 2 5 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1998
6. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 14 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Jim McIlvaine 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 20, 1998
7. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 16 1 2 2 0 2 1 18 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 80   Jim McIlvaine 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1998
8. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 16 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Supersonics 106   Jim McIlvaine 4 2 1 0 2 0 5 15 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 10, 1998
9. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 100   Jim McIlvaine 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1998
10. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 11 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Jim McIlvaine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 2000
11. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 21 4 4 0 1 1 3 39 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Nets 89   Jim McIlvaine 6 5 1 0 4 0 5 27 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -