Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Steve Francis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Steve Francis 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 24 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 15-9 winning record over Steve Francis, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Steve Francis


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Steve Francis: 1999-00 to 2007-08

24 Games played

19 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Kobe Bryant	15	11	4
Steve Francis	9	8	1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kobe Bryant	28.1	6.0	5.7	1.7	0.4
Steve Francis	20.7	6.9	6.9	1.7	0.4

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kobe Bryant	52	11	13	5	3
Steve Francis	44	12	13	5	2

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kobe Bryant	16 games	8 games	7 games	10 games	4 games
Steve Francis	7 games	15 games	14 games	9 games	6 games
Both had same stat	1 game	1 game	3 games	5 games	14 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	%
	Jan. 30, 2000
1.	Lakers	83	Kobe Bryant	17	4	5	1	0	2	3	41	6-22	.273	0-2	.000	5-6	.833
	Rockets	89	Steve Francis	17	6	2	0	0	4	5	29	6-13	.462	1-3	.333	4-4	1.000
	Feb. 27, 2000
2.	Lakers	101	Kobe Bryant	31	4	6	1	1	4	5	36	13-18	.722	2-4	.500	3-7	.429
	Rockets	85	Steve Francis	6	2	4	2	0	7	2	36	2-11	.182	1-5	.200	1-2	.500


2000-01 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 07, 2000
3.	Lakers	74	Kobe Bryant	15	3	3	2	1	1	3	47	7-16	.438	1-3	.333	0-1	.000
	Rockets	84	Steve Francis	23	6	7	2	0	7	2	45	6-16	.375	2-5	.400	9-9	1.000
	Nov. 12, 2000
4.	Lakers	105	Kobe Bryant	37	10	2	3	0	2	5	44	12-29	.414	1-1	1.000	12-15	.800
	Rockets	99	Steve Francis	10	2	2	3	1	3	4	40	3-11	.273	0-4	.000	4-5	.800
	Dec. 21, 2000
5.	Lakers	99	Kobe Bryant	45	4	3	1	0	1	1	44	20-26	.769	1-1	1.000	4-6	.667
	Rockets	94	Steve Francis	14	8	5	5	0	4	4	36	4-12	.333	1-2	.500	5-5	1.000
	Jan. 19, 2001
6.	Lakers	114	Kobe Bryant	29	6	4	3	0	1	3	39	12-22	.545	1-4	.250	4-5	.800
	Rockets	101	Steve Francis	27	8	7	1	0	3	2	39	11-24	.458	4-7	.571	1-1	1.000


2001-02 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 15, 2001
7.	Lakers	98	Kobe Bryant	31	3	5	1	0	2	3	49	13-27	.481	0-2	.000	5-5	1.000
OT	Rockets	97	Steve Francis	26	12	5	0	1	4	2	50	8-21	.381	0-4	.000	10-11	.909


2002-03 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 17, 2002
8.	Lakers	89	Kobe Bryant	46	6	4	0	1	3	3	45	18-37	.486	1-2	.500	9-11	.818
	Rockets	93	Steve Francis	27	9	6	0	2	1	0	44	8-20	.400	0-0	-	11-12	.917
	Jan. 17, 2003
9.	Lakers	104	Kobe Bryant	22	11	9	3	0	4	5	49	5-21	.238	2-6	.333	10-12	.833
OT	Rockets	108	Steve Francis	44	6	11	2	0	7	3	49	12-21	.571	6-8	.750	14-17	.824
	Feb. 18, 2003
10.	Lakers	106	Kobe Bryant	52	8	7	0	3	5	4	54	19-38	.500	3-9	.333	11-11	1.000
2OT	Rockets	99	Steve Francis	17	8	6	2	0	2	4	53	4-19	.211	2-5	.400	7-8	.875
	Mar. 26, 2003
11.	Lakers	96	Kobe Bryant	31	9	5	1	0	5	2	44	10-22	.455	0-1	.000	11-12	.917
	Rockets	93	Steve Francis	19	10	8	4	0	3	5	44	7-17	.412	1-3	.333	4-4	1.000


2003-04 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 2003
12.	Lakers	87	Kobe Bryant	23	8	6	2	0	3	4	43	9-26	.346	1-2	.500	4-6	.667
	Rockets	99	Steve Francis	22	9	7	2	0	2	4	41	7-18	.389	0-4	.000	8-10	.800
	Feb. 11, 2004
13.	Lakers	87	Kobe Bryant	14	1	3	0	0	1	3	36	4-7	.571	4-5	.800	2-2	1.000
	Rockets	102	Steve Francis	21	7	6	2	0	3	5	42	9-11	.818	1-2	.500	2-2	1.000
	Mar. 03, 2004
14.	Lakers	96	Kobe Bryant	18	8	13	0	0	4	2	46	7-19	.368	0-5	.000	4-4	1.000
	Rockets	93	Steve Francis	16	5	10	1	0	4	4	43	5-12	.417	2-7	.286	4-6	.667
	Apr. 01, 2004
15.	Lakers	93	Kobe Bryant	26	7	4	5	1	6	2	45	8-19	.421	1-2	.500	9-12	.750
	Rockets	85	Steve Francis	17	5	8	3	1	5	4	42	5-12	.417	2-3	.667	5-5	1.000


2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 17, 2004
16.	Lakers	72	Kobe Bryant	16	5	6	5	0	0	2	43	4-19	.211	1-4	.250	7-8	.875
	Rockets	71	Steve Francis	18	9	5	1	0	7	3	44	6-14	.429	1-2	.500	5-8	.625
	Apr. 19, 2004
17.	Lakers	98	Kobe Bryant	36	4	4	1	0	1	3	45	9-20	.450	2-6	.333	16-17	.941
	Rockets	84	Steve Francis	18	10	12	3	1	2	3	45	6-11	.545	1-3	.333	5-8	.625
	Apr. 23, 2004
18.	Lakers	91	Kobe Bryant	21	7	6	3	1	1	4	43	7-20	.350	0-3	.000	7-8	.875
	Rockets	102	Steve Francis	27	9	7	0	0	3	3	43	7-16	.438	4-5	.800	9-12	.750
	Apr. 25, 2004
19.	Lakers	92	Kobe Bryant	18	6	5	2	0	3	4	50	7-21	.333	0-2	.000	4-5	.800
OT	Rockets	88	Steve Francis	17	5	9	2	0	5	6	53	6-14	.429	1-4	.250	4-6	.667
	Apr. 28, 2004
20.	Lakers	97	Kobe Bryant	31	6	10	3	0	1	3	41	12-21	.571	1-4	.250	6-6	1.000
	Rockets	78	Steve Francis	16	9	5	1	0	4	3	39	5-15	.333	0-3	.000	6-6	1.000


2004-05 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 12, 2004
21.	Lakers	113	Kobe Bryant	41	7	8	2	0	1	4	44	14-31	.452	2-8	.250	11-12	.917
	Magic	122	Steve Francis	32	8	9	0	1	3	2	40	11-23	.478	1-3	.333	9-11	.818
	Dec. 12, 2004
22.	Lakers	105	Kobe Bryant	23	8	6	0	0	3	2	42	6-23	.261	0-1	.000	11-15	.733
	Magic	98	Steve Francis	27	7	13	1	2	2	5	42	11-20	.550	0-2	.000	5-5	1.000


2005-06 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 23, 2005
23.	Lakers	104	Kobe Bryant	21	2	9	0	1	1	3	39	6-16	.375	0-4	.000	9-12	.750
	Magic	88	Steve Francis	28	5	9	2	1	2	5	41	8-14	.571	0-3	.000	12-17	.706


2006-07 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 13, 2007
24.	Lakers	106	Kobe Bryant	31	7	4	2	0	1	1	38	9-20	.450	2-4	.500	11-11	1.000
	Knicks	107	Steve Francis	8	1	2	1	0	0	3	17	1-5	.200	1-3	.333	5-6	.833