Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Keith Closs

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Keith Closs 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 10 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 10-0 winning record over Keith Closs. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Keith Closs:
1997-98 to 1999-00
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
10
10
0
Keith Closs
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 16.6 4.3 3.1 1.30.6
Keith Closs 5.3 3.0 0.20.21.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 29 10 6 42
Keith Closs 12 6 2 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 10

games
5

games
9

games
5

games
1

game
Keith Closs 0

games
5

games
0

games
0

games
4

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
5

games
5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1997
1. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 24 5 4 4 0 1 3 29 8-21 .381 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Clippers 102   Keith Closs 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 26, 1997
2. Lakers 118   Kobe Bryant 16 1 2 0 1 1 4 27 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 0-1 .000
OT Clippers 114   Keith Closs 12 6 2 0 5 0 3 24 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1998
3. Lakers 125   Kobe Bryant 15 0 2 2 1 1 3 27 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Clippers 115   Keith Closs 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 12, 1998
4. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 6 3 1 0 0 4 1 12 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Clippers 85   Keith Closs 4 5 0 0 3 0 2 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 25, 1999
5. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 7 6 2 1 0 2 1 25 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Clippers 100   Keith Closs 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1999
6. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 16 2 5 2 0 4 4 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Clippers 99   Keith Closs 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 13 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 10, 1999
7. Lakers 94   Kobe Bryant 9 4 4 0 0 3 3 28 4-14 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Clippers 75   Keith Closs 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1999
8. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 18 3 3 2 2 1 1 30 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Clippers 68   Keith Closs 7 4 0 0 3 0 2 14 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 04, 2000
9. Lakers 122   Kobe Bryant 29 9 2 1 0 4 4 37 12-26 .462 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Clippers 98   Keith Closs 6 4 0 0 4 1 3 25 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 2000
10. Lakers 118   Kobe Bryant 26 10 6 1 2 2 3 37 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Clippers 101   Keith Closs 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -