Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and C.J. Watson

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and C.J. Watson 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 31 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 22-9 winning record over C.J. Watson, including an 8-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
C.J. Watson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2025-26
C.J. Watson:
2007-08 to 2016-17
31 Games played
20 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
22
14
8
C.J. Watson
9
6
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 25.2 7.9 6.5 1.80.9
C.J. Watson 5.3 1.9 2.10.70.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 37 14 12 44
C.J. Watson 17 5 9 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 31

games		 30

games		 27

games		 21

games		18

games
C.J. Watson 0

games 		1

game		 1

game		 3

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		 7

games		13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2008
1. Cavaliers 112   LeBron James 23 7 8 3 1 2 2 31 9-13 .692 3-4 .750 2-4 .500
Warriors 97   C.J. Watson 17 3 2 2 0 0 1 24 6-7 .857 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Jan. 23, 2009
2. Cavaliers 106   LeBron James 32 9 8 3 2 2 2 41 10-24 .417 2-5 .400 10-16 .625
Warriors 105   C.J. Watson 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 17 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2010
3. Cavaliers 117   LeBron James 37 8 11 2 4 2 1 42 12-23 .522 1-4 .250 12-14 .857
Warriors 114   C.J. Watson 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 2011
4. Heat 89   LeBron James 29 10 5 2 1 2 1 41 12-21 .571 0-4 .000 5-6 .833
Bulls 93   C.J. Watson 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 11 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 2011
5. Heat 86   LeBron James 26 8 6 2 0 2 2 42 10-18 .556 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Bulls 87   C.J. Watson 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2011 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 2011
6. Heat 82   LeBron James 15 6 6 2 3 4 2 41 5-15 .333 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Bulls 103   C.J. Watson 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 10 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 18, 2011
7. Heat 85   LeBron James 29 10 5 3 0 5 3 46 12-21 .571 2-6 .333 3-7 .429
Bulls 75   C.J. Watson 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 06 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 22, 2011
8. Heat 96   LeBron James 22 6 10 2 2 0 4 44 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Bulls 85   C.J. Watson 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 24, 2011
9. Heat 101   LeBron James 35 6 6 2 2 5 4 49 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 13-13 1.000
OT Bulls 93   C.J. Watson 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 26, 2011
10. Heat 83   LeBron James 28 11 6 3 2 4 2 46 8-19 .421 3-6 .500 9-11 .818
Bulls 80   C.J. Watson 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 2012
11. Heat 102   LeBron James 35 5 4 4 0 2 2 40 14-25 .560 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Bulls 106   C.J. Watson 11 4 4 1 0 2 2 21 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Apr. 12, 2012
12. Heat 86   LeBron James 30 6 5 1 1 4 1 47 11-24 .458 3-6 .500 5-7 .714
OT Bulls 96   C.J. Watson 16 3 9 3 0 1 0 27 6-10 .600 2-5 .400 2-4 .500
Apr. 19, 2012
13. Heat 83   LeBron James 27 11 6 0 1 1 3 35 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 10-12 .833
Bulls 72   C.J. Watson 2 1 4 0 0 3 4 20 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2012
14. Heat 103   LeBron James 20 12 8 1 0 2 1 30 7-12 .583 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Nets 73   C.J. Watson 2 1 2 1 0 3 1 25 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 01, 2012
15. Heat 102   LeBron James 21 9 6 1 0 2 3 37 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Nets 89   C.J. Watson 10 3 0 0 0 0 3 15 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Jan. 30, 2013
16. Heat 105   LeBron James 24 9 7 2 0 4 2 34 10-18 .556 3-4 .750 1-4 .250
Nets 85   C.J. Watson 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 14 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2013
17. Heat 84   LeBron James 17 14 6 2 0 5 3 39 6-16 .375 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Pacers 90   C.J. Watson 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 18 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 2013
18. Heat 97   LeBron James 24 9 7 3 0 3 3 36 8-14 .571 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Pacers 94   C.J. Watson 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 17 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2014
19. Heat 98   LeBron James 36 6 1 1 1 2 1 35 11-20 .550 2-4 .500 12-13 .923
Pacers 86   C.J. Watson 10 1 1 2 0 1 2 19 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
2014 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 18, 2014
20. Heat 96   LeBron James 25 10 5 3 0 4 3 41 11-18 .611 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Pacers 107   C.J. Watson 11 4 1 1 0 2 0 18 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
May. 20, 2014
21. Heat 87   LeBron James 22 7 6 2 3 3 3 42 9-18 .500 1-5 .200 3-6 .500
Pacers 83   C.J. Watson 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 13 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 24, 2014
22. Heat 99   LeBron James 26 5 7 3 0 6 2 40 9-14 .643 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Pacers 87   C.J. Watson 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 28 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 0-0 -
May. 26, 2014
23. Heat 102   LeBron James 32 10 5 2 0 2 3 36 13-21 .619 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Pacers 90   C.J. Watson 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 20 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 28, 2014
24. Heat 90   LeBron James 7 2 4 0 1 3 5 24 2-10 .200 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Pacers 93   C.J. Watson 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 30, 2014
25. Heat 117   LeBron James 25 4 6 1 1 2 1 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Pacers 92   C.J. Watson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2014
26. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 19 2 7 1 0 3 1 32 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Pacers 97   C.J. Watson 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 19 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Feb. 06, 2015
27. Cavaliers 99   LeBron James 25 6 5 2 1 7 3 39 10-21 .476 0-4 .000 5-8 .625
Pacers 103   C.J. Watson 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 22 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 2015
28. Cavaliers 95   LeBron James 29 7 5 0 0 3 0 39 13-26 .500 2-6 .333 1-2 .500
Pacers 92   C.J. Watson 9 5 5 1 0 2 1 15 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 2016
29. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 18 7 8 1 1 4 3 36 6-15 .400 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Magic 103   C.J. Watson 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 16 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 2017
30. Cavaliers 116   LeBron James 24 12 12 0 1 4 3 38 8-14 .571 2-5 .400 6-10 .600
Magic 104   C.J. Watson 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 18 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Apr. 04, 2017
31. Cavaliers 122   LeBron James 18 11 11 2 1 6 2 37 7-14 .500 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Magic 102   C.J. Watson 9 3 6 0 0 2 4 25 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
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