Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and David Lee

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and David Lee 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 29 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 17-12 winning record over David Lee, but David Lee won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
David Lee
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2025-26
David Lee:
2005-06 to 2016-17
29 Games played
25 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
17
16
1
David Lee
12
9
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 31.5 8.0 7.4 2.10.7
David Lee 12.9 8.2 1.80.70.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 52 18 11 63
David Lee 32 16 4 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 28

games		 12

games		 27

games		 19

games		12

games
David Lee 1

game 		15

games		 0

games		 3

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		 7

games		14

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2006
1. Cavaliers 84   LeBron James 36 7 7 0 1 1 0 46 14-31 .452 0-7 .000 8-11 .727
Knicks 92   David Lee 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 2006
2. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 36 2 7 3 0 5 3 45 12-24 .500 4-7 .571 8-14 .571
Knicks 96   David Lee 6 6 1 0 0 1 3 10 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2006
3. Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 29 4 6 2 1 3 2 41 10-19 .526 3-4 .750 6-9 .667
Knicks 96   David Lee 10 3 1 0 0 0 2 24 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 29, 2006
4. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 27 7 6 0 1 5 1 41 10-22 .455 0-5 .000 7-11 .636
Knicks 101   David Lee 10 5 0 1 1 0 3 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-1 .000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2007
5. Cavaliers 110   LeBron James 45 7 7 3 1 3 1 44 13-28 .464 3-5 .600 16-22 .727
Knicks 106   David Lee 7 8 2 0 1 0 1 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 19, 2007
6. Cavaliers 90   LeBron James 32 8 6 6 0 4 1 37 12-21 .571 3-6 .500 5-6 .833
Knicks 108   David Lee 22 11 1 1 0 1 1 38 9-12 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 05, 2008
7. Cavaliers 119   LeBron James 50 8 10 4 0 2 3 44 16-30 .533 7-13 .538 11-16 .688
Knicks 105   David Lee 17 8 0 1 1 1 4 37 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2008
8. Cavaliers 119   LeBron James 26 4 1 1 1 1 0 30 7-14 .500 3-7 .429 9-11 .818
Knicks 101   David Lee 12 13 1 0 0 0 0 33 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 03, 2008
9. Cavaliers 118   LeBron James 21 5 6 5 1 0 0 28 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
Knicks 82   David Lee 16 16 3 2 0 4 2 42 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 04, 2009
10. Cavaliers 107   LeBron James 52 9 11 0 2 3 1 44 17-33 .515 2-7 .286 16-19 .842
Knicks 102   David Lee 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 35 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 15, 2009
11. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 19 8 10 4 3 3 1 40 9-17 .529 0-3 .000 1-3 .333
Knicks 93   David Lee 10 14 4 1 0 1 2 38 5-16 .313 0-0 - 0-1 .000
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2009
12. Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 33 8 9 3 0 7 3 36 12-17 .706 2-4 .500 7-9 .778
Knicks 91   David Lee 21 6 2 2 0 4 3 35 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 06, 2010
13. Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 47 8 8 5 0 5 2 44 17-31 .548 6-12 .500 7-7 1.000
Knicks 106   David Lee 20 8 1 2 1 5 2 29 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 2010
14. Cavaliers 124   LeBron James 22 7 7 2 2 3 0 31 9-17 .529 1-4 .250 3-5 .600
Knicks 93   David Lee 10 10 4 3 0 3 2 33 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2010
15. Heat 106   LeBron James 25 7 9 1 1 4 1 31 10-18 .556 3-4 .750 2-3 .667
Warriors 84   David Lee 13 8 4 0 0 1 3 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 01, 2011
16. Heat 114   LeBron James 25 7 10 1 1 3 1 42 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 11-17 .647
Warriors 107   David Lee 13 12 3 1 0 2 2 37 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2012
17. Heat 106   LeBron James 26 11 7 2 0 5 1 43 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
OT Warriors 111   David Lee 20 14 3 4 0 0 3 48 9-17 .529 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2012
18. Heat 95   LeBron James 31 3 5 1 0 4 0 42 12-23 .522 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Warriors 97   David Lee 22 14 2 0 0 2 3 38 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 16, 2013
19. Heat 92   LeBron James 25 7 10 1 0 1 2 31 11-20 .550 1-5 .200 2-3 .667
Warriors 75   David Lee 12 11 1 0 0 3 1 32 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 2014
20. Heat 114   LeBron James 26 5 5 0 1 8 0 40 10-16 .625 1-4 .250 5-8 .625
Warriors 123   David Lee 32 14 3 0 0 3 4 36 13-17 .765 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 12, 2014
21. Heat 111   LeBron James 36 13 9 2 0 2 1 42 14-26 .538 4-8 .500 4-7 .571
Warriors 110   David Lee 21 11 2 2 0 3 3 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-8 .625
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 2015
22. Cavaliers 110   LeBron James 42 11 5 3 1 6 5 36 15-25 .600 4-9 .444 8-11 .727
Warriors 99   David Lee 19 4 2 0 1 2 4 21 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2015 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 09, 2015
23. Cavaliers 96   LeBron James 40 12 8 4 2 4 1 46 14-34 .412 2-6 .333 10-12 .833
Warriors 91   David Lee 11 4 2 1 0 0 5 13 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jun. 11, 2015
24. Cavaliers 82   LeBron James 20 12 8 0 0 2 5 41 7-22 .318 1-4 .250 5-10 .500
Warriors 103   David Lee 9 5 3 0 0 0 1 15 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jun. 14, 2015
25. Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 40 14 11 1 0 2 5 45 15-34 .441 3-8 .375 7-9 .778
Warriors 104   David Lee 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 16, 2015
26. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 32 18 9 2 0 6 3 47 13-33 .394 2-10 .200 4-8 .500
Warriors 105   David Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2015
27. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 24 7 3 2 1 6 3 36 10-20 .500 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 77   David Lee 8 4 3 0 0 2 0 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2017
28. Cavaliers 115   LeBron James 29 6 7 2 0 7 5 45 11-16 .688 2-5 .400 5-7 .714
OT Spurs 118   David Lee 14 11 3 0 1 1 3 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 2017
29. Cavaliers 74   LeBron James 17 8 8 0 0 2 3 30 7-17 .412 0-3 .000 3-6 .500
Spurs 103   David Lee 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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