Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Melvin Ely

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Melvin Ely 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 15 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 10-5 winning record over Melvin Ely. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Melvin Ely:
2002-03 to 2013-14
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
10
10
0
Melvin Ely
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 31.6 6.7 5.6 1.70.5
Melvin Ely 4.5 2.7 0.90.30.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 58 10 9 53
Melvin Ely 20 7 3 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 15

games
13

games
15

games
9

games
4

games
Melvin Ely 0

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
4

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
5

games
7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 25, 2003
1. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 32 6 3 5 1 5 4 41 11-26 .423 1-5 .200 9-10 .900
Clippers 98   Melvin Ely 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 6 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 2003
2. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 26 7 6 1 1 3 3 39 8-16 .500 1-2 .500 9-12 .750
Clippers 85   Melvin Ely 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 17, 2004
3. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 27 9 6 1 1 3 2 39 11-17 .647 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Clippers 103   Melvin Ely 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 2004
4. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 27 7 3 5 0 3 4 39 10-20 .500 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Clippers 100   Melvin Ely 5 3 2 1 2 0 3 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 2005
5. Lakers 117   Kobe Bryant 32 4 9 0 0 2 2 44 12-24 .500 4-6 .667 4-5 .800
Bobcats 116   Melvin Ely 12 4 0 0 0 1 3 19 6-7 .857 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 2005
6. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 29 6 4 1 0 2 3 40 9-30 .300 0-4 .000 11-12 .917
Bobcats 98   Melvin Ely 20 5 3 1 1 0 3 28 10-13 .769 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 2006
7. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 35 9 5 4 0 7 2 41 12-18 .667 2-7 .286 9-9 1.000
Bobcats 112   Melvin Ely 11 6 3 0 2 2 5 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2006
8. Lakers 124   Kobe Bryant 58 5 4 0 0 4 6 54 22-45 .489 4-11 .364 10-12 .833
3OT Bobcats 133   Melvin Ely 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2007
9. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 28 6 7 0 3 4 5 37 11-20 .550 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
Hornets 118   Melvin Ely 4 7 1 0 0 1 3 15 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 09, 2008
10. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 19 7 7 3 0 1 0 33 8-16 .500 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Hornets 80   Melvin Ely 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 14, 2008
11. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 36 9 3 1 0 3 6 38 10-23 .435 4-7 .571 12-13 .923
Hornets 108   Melvin Ely 6 4 1 0 0 0 2 12 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2008
12. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 29 10 8 2 0 1 3 43 9-17 .529 3-7 .429 8-10 .800
Hornets 104   Melvin Ely 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 2009
13. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 39 4 7 0 1 4 1 42 14-22 .636 6-7 .857 5-6 .833
Hornets 116   Melvin Ely 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 2009
14. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 39 5 5 1 1 2 2 45 13-30 .433 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
OT Hornets 111   Melvin Ely 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 9 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2011
15. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 18 6 7 1 0 1 1 33 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Nuggets 97   Melvin Ely 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -