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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and LaPhonso 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 10-3 winning record over LaPhonso Ellis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
LaPhonso Ellis:
1992-93 to 2002-03
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
10
10
0
LaPhonso Ellis
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 18.7 4.8 4.7 0.90.4
LaPhonso Ellis 12.6 5.8 2.20.80.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 30 11 9 33
LaPhonso Ellis 24 10 5 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 9

games
3

games
10

games
6

games
2

games
LaPhonso Ellis 4

games
8

games
2

games
4

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
1

game
3

games
8

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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
%
Feb. 13, 1997
1. Lakers 132   Kobe Bryant 9 2 3 1 0 1 2 20 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nuggets 117   LaPhonso Ellis 15 8 2 1 1 3 2 34 4-14 .286 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Mar. 17, 1997
2. Lakers 113   Kobe Bryant 8 0 1 2 0 1 0 10 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Nuggets 94   LaPhonso Ellis 24 4 3 0 0 2 2 39 8-20 .400 2-6 .333 6-13 .462
Apr. 02, 1997
3. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 6 3 3 1 0 1 1 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 85   LaPhonso Ellis 17 9 5 2 1 3 2 44 7-24 .292 2-6 .333 1-7 .143
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1997
4. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 10 4 5 0 2 2 1 24 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Nuggets 89   LaPhonso Ellis 12 6 3 0 1 4 3 35 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Jan. 14, 1998
5. Lakers 132   Kobe Bryant 14 3 5 0 0 2 1 23 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Nuggets 114   LaPhonso Ellis 11 6 1 1 0 2 4 29 3-13 .231 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Feb. 19, 1998
6. Lakers 131   Kobe Bryant 21 4 7 0 0 0 1 35 7-10 .700 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Nuggets 92   LaPhonso Ellis 19 3 3 3 0 2 4 28 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Mar. 23, 1998
7. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 23 3 3 2 0 2 1 32 8-12 .667 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 86   LaPhonso Ellis 16 3 3 0 2 1 3 33 6-10 .600 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2000
8. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 29 4 5 1 0 4 2 38 12-20 .600 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 108   LaPhonso Ellis 7 6 1 0 0 1 5 23 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 31, 2001
9. Lakers 83   Kobe Bryant 24 9 5 0 3 3 2 42 6-17 .353 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Timberwolves 96   LaPhonso Ellis 14 10 2 2 0 0 4 31 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 12, 2001
10. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 30 5 9 1 0 1 2 37 14-24 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 102   LaPhonso Ellis 4 10 1 0 0 1 5 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 2002
11. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 29 8 7 1 0 3 2 40 12-30 .400 0-3 .000 5-7 .714
Heat 102   LaPhonso Ellis 9 8 3 0 0 2 2 25 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 2002
12. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 19 11 4 0 0 2 2 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Heat 88   LaPhonso Ellis 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2002
13. Lakers 85   Kobe Bryant 21 7 4 3 0 2 3 32 8-14 .571 1-4 .250 4-7 .571
Heat 97   LaPhonso Ellis 13 2 0 2 0 0 4 24 5-8 .625 3-6 .500 0-0 -