Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Josh Howard

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Josh Howard 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 23 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 13-10 winning record over Josh Howard. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Josh Howard
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Josh Howard:
2003-04 to 2012-13
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
13
13
0
Josh Howard
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 30.7 6.3 4.3 1.30.6
Josh Howard 16.2 6.3 2.11.00.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 62 11 9 42
Josh Howard 29 14 5 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 20

games		 10

games		 16

games		 8

games		9

games
Josh Howard 3

games 		11

games		 4

games		 6

games		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		 9

games		8

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
%
Dec. 04, 2003
1. Lakers 114   Kobe Bryant 32 6 3 1 0 3 3 38 9-23 .391 2-5 .400 12-12 1.000
Mavericks 103   Josh Howard 9 14 3 1 0 1 6 31 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Dec. 12, 2003
2. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 15 7 6 1 1 1 5 41 4-18 .222 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 110   Josh Howard 17 13 3 1 0 2 5 44 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2005
3. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 32 3 3 1 0 5 3 47 12-30 .400 4-11 .364 4-6 .667
Mavericks 118   Josh Howard 15 6 4 2 1 0 5 38 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 2005
4. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 40 8 6 2 2 3 3 44 13-27 .481 0-4 .000 14-16 .875
Mavericks 103   Josh Howard 10 4 1 0 1 3 2 40 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 10, 2005
5. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 36 9 3 1 2 3 3 44 14-22 .636 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mavericks 95   Josh Howard 18 10 1 1 2 1 6 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 17, 2005
6. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 33 7 9 2 0 8 2 34 9-15 .600 5-9 .556 10-11 .909
Mavericks 114   Josh Howard 13 4 1 3 0 1 3 26 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2005
7. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 43 5 2 4 1 2 3 43 15-33 .455 3-9 .333 10-12 .833
Mavericks 106   Josh Howard 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 2005
8. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 62 8 0 3 0 2 3 33 18-31 .581 4-10 .400 22-25 .880
Mavericks 90   Josh Howard 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 31 3-16 .188 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 07, 2006
9. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 24 4 4 3 0 4 4 42 5-22 .227 3-11 .273 11-13 .846
Mavericks 102   Josh Howard 22 10 4 1 1 1 3 39 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-8 .500
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2006
10. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 33 7 4 2 1 4 3 44 9-18 .500 1-6 .167 14-17 .824
Mavericks 110   Josh Howard 29 0 1 0 1 3 2 42 11-19 .579 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Jan. 07, 2007
11. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 26 8 6 1 1 3 3 41 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Mavericks 98   Josh Howard 20 9 2 2 0 1 5 42 8-20 .400 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Jan. 18, 2007
12. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 26 3 5 0 0 6 3 34 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 10-11 .909
Mavericks 114   Josh Howard 29 11 5 2 1 3 4 37 12-23 .522 2-7 .286 3-4 .750
Mar. 11, 2007
13. Lakers 72   Kobe Bryant 25 9 3 0 0 5 1 37 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 13-18 .722
Mavericks 108   Josh Howard 24 4 2 4 0 0 1 35 7-16 .438 3-3 1.000 7-7 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2008
14. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 40 10 5 1 1 3 4 45 11-19 .579 1-3 .333 17-21 .810
Mavericks 112   Josh Howard 26 10 1 1 0 1 3 41 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Mar. 02, 2008
15. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 52 11 4 1 2 5 2 51 15-27 .556 2-3 .667 20-27 .741
OT Mavericks 104   Josh Howard 11 7 2 0 0 4 3 28 4-15 .267 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Mar. 18, 2008
16. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 29 2 7 3 0 2 4 44 12-23 .522 2-4 .500 3-6 .500
Mavericks 100   Josh Howard 19 5 1 0 1 3 3 35 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Apr. 04, 2008
17. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 25 10 6 0 0 0 4 42 7-14 .500 3-4 .750 8-9 .889
Mavericks 108   Josh Howard 23 7 3 0 0 2 4 41 8-20 .400 0-3 .000 7-8 .875
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 2010
18. Lakers 131   Kobe Bryant 15 3 8 0 1 4 2 32 6-12 .500 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 96   Josh Howard 7 4 1 0 0 1 1 23 2-11 .182 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 13, 2010
19. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 10 2 1 1 0 0 2 35 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 95   Josh Howard 18 5 3 1 1 1 2 36 7-16 .438 3-6 .500 1-2 .500
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 2011
20. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 26 8 5 1 1 3 1 31 8-17 .471 3-5 .600 7-8 .875
Jazz 71   Josh Howard 10 2 3 1 0 2 3 24 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 11, 2012
21. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 40 8 4 1 1 3 3 43 14-31 .452 1-3 .333 11-11 1.000
OT Jazz 87   Josh Howard 18 4 2 1 0 3 5 34 6-14 .429 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
Feb. 04, 2012
22. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 26 1 1 0 0 4 4 38 6-16 .375 3-6 .500 11-12 .917
Jazz 96   Josh Howard 12 5 2 1 0 1 1 23 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Mar. 18, 2012
23. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 15 6 4 2 0 7 4 37 3-20 .150 1-6 .167 8-9 .889
Jazz 103   Josh Howard 12 6 2 0 1 4 2 27 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
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