Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Rodney Buford

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Rodney Buford 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 7-3 winning record over Rodney Buford, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant
vs.
Rodney Buford
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Rodney Buford:
1999-00 to 2004-05
10 Games played
7 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
7
4
3
Rodney Buford
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 26.6 6.6 5.8 1.20.4
Rodney Buford 2.8 2.1 0.40.20.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 56 12 9 22
Rodney Buford 8 9 2 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 10

games		 9

games		 10

games		 8

games		3

games
Rodney Buford 0

games 		1

game		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 2000
1. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 23 5 4 1 0 2 2 43 11-25 .440 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Heat 89   Rodney Buford 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 2001
2. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 18 7 7 1 0 6 3 41 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
76ers 112   Rodney Buford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 08, 2001
3. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 31 8 6 2 2 2 4 47 11-23 .478 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
76ers 89   Rodney Buford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 13, 2001
4. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 19 10 9 1 1 4 2 43 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 7-12 .583
76ers 86   Rodney Buford 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 15, 2001
5. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 26 12 6 1 1 3 3 44 7-18 .389 2-3 .667 10-11 .909
76ers 96   Rodney Buford 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 07 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 2001
6. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 36 4 6 0 0 3 3 37 15-23 .652 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Grizzlies 114   Rodney Buford 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 2002
7. Lakers 120   Kobe Bryant 56 5 4 1 0 0 1 34 21-34 .618 3-6 .500 11-12 .917
Grizzlies 81   Rodney Buford 8 9 1 1 0 1 3 31 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 01, 2002
8. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 13 4 6 2 0 3 2 37 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Grizzlies 85   Rodney Buford 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 16 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 24, 2004
9. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 36 6 6 1 0 0 3 36 11-23 .478 2-5 .400 12-12 1.000
Kings 91   Rodney Buford 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2004
10. Lakers 85   Kobe Bryant 8 5 4 2 0 3 4 41 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Kings 102   Rodney Buford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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