Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Gary Payton 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.

They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has an 8-5 winning record over LeBron James. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
5
5
0
Gary Payton
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 31.2 6.3 6.6 1.30.4
Gary Payton 10.4 3.3 4.90.70.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 47 12 10 51
Gary Payton 30 5 10 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 13

games		 10

games		 9

games		 6

games		5

games
Gary Payton 0

games 		0

games		 3

games		 3

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 1

game		 4

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2004
1. Cavaliers 79   LeBron James 16 5 7 1 1 6 3 36 6-20 .300 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
Lakers 89   Gary Payton 13 4 4 1 0 6 2 43 5-22 .227 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 04, 2004
2. Cavaliers 106   LeBron James 32 4 4 0 0 0 0 43 12-26 .462 4-4 1.000 4-5 .800
OT Lakers 111   Gary Payton 30 4 6 0 2 1 0 43 12-20 .600 2-4 .500 4-6 .667
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2004
3. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 20 6 8 3 1 2 2 43 9-13 .692 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 96   Gary Payton 14 4 10 2 0 1 0 31 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Dec. 18, 2004
4. Cavaliers 107   LeBron James 31 5 4 3 1 4 6 41 12-25 .480 3-5 .600 4-8 .500
OT Celtics 114   Gary Payton 21 4 3 0 0 2 1 38 8-16 .500 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Apr. 19, 2005
5. Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 32 8 6 5 0 3 3 46 13-27 .481 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
Celtics 86   Gary Payton 8 1 4 2 0 0 0 24 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2005
6. Cavaliers 115   LeBron James 41 5 10 1 0 4 3 46 12-19 .632 2-4 .500 15-16 .938
Heat 107   Gary Payton 9 5 6 1 1 1 2 28 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 2006
7. Cavaliers 73   LeBron James 29 5 7 1 0 1 0 39 12-29 .414 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Heat 101   Gary Payton 14 4 2 0 0 1 3 37 6-9 .667 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 2006
8. Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 47 7 4 0 1 5 2 45 11-27 .407 1-6 .167 24-28 .857
Heat 98   Gary Payton 6 3 2 1 0 1 3 31 2-7 .286 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 2006
9. Cavaliers 106   LeBron James 47 12 9 2 0 4 3 45 16-25 .640 2-6 .333 13-14 .929
Heat 99   Gary Payton 6 3 5 0 0 0 1 27 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2007
10. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 17 6 9 1 0 2 4 36 6-18 .333 2-7 .286 3-8 .375
Heat 92   Gary Payton 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 35 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 09, 2007
11. Cavaliers 103   LeBron James 29 7 6 0 0 2 1 41 12-22 .545 1-4 .250 4-8 .500
Heat 79   Gary Payton 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 27 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 2007
12. Cavaliers 81   LeBron James 29 3 7 0 1 2 2 42 10-22 .455 2-5 .400 7-12 .583
Heat 86   Gary Payton 4 3 6 1 0 1 3 27 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 2007
13. Cavaliers 90   LeBron James 35 9 5 0 0 4 4 49 11-21 .524 2-5 .400 11-13 .846
OT Heat 94   Gary Payton 4 4 8 0 0 1 1 21 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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