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

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Gary Payton II 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 14 times in NBA games. LeBron James has an 8-6 winning record over Gary Payton II, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James

vs.

Gary Payton II


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2025-26
Gary Payton II: 2016-17 to 2025-26

14 Games played

8 in Regular Season

6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
LeBron James	8	4	4
Gary Payton II	6	4	2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
LeBron James	29.7	9.4	7.1	0.9	0.9
Gary Payton II	5.9	2.6	0.9	0.4	0.2

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
LeBron James	42	17	12	2	3
Gary Payton II	15	6	2	1	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
LeBron James	14 games	13 games	14 games	7 games	8 games
Gary Payton II	0 games	1 game	0 games	2 games	1 game
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	0 games	5 games	5 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2021-22 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Oct. 19, 2021
1.	Lakers	114	LeBron James	34	11	5	1	1	4	5	37	13-23	.565	5-11	.455	3-6	.500
	Warriors	121	Gary Payton II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Feb. 12, 2022
2.	Lakers	115	LeBron James	26	15	8	0	0	4	3	38	9-27	.333	3-10	.300	5-9	.556
	Warriors	117	Gary Payton II	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	11	0-1	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-


2022-23 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 22, 2023
3.	Lakers	121	LeBron James	37	11	4	0	2	4	2	36	14-24	.583	2-7	.286	7-10	.700
	Trail Blazers	112	Gary Payton II	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	17	1-5	.200	0-2	.000	0-0	-


2023 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 02, 2023
4.	Lakers	117	LeBron James	22	11	4	0	3	4	0	40	9-24	.375	1-8	.125	3-4	.750
	Warriors	112	Gary Payton II	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	12	1-3	.333	0-2	.000	0-0	-
	May. 04, 2023
5.	Lakers	100	LeBron James	23	7	3	1	0	0	3	28	10-18	.556	3-8	.375	0-0	-
	Warriors	127	Gary Payton II	7	5	0	0	0	1	1	9	3-3	1.000	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	May. 06, 2023
6.	Lakers	127	LeBron James	21	8	8	0	1	0	0	32	6-11	.545	2-4	.500	7-8	.875
	Warriors	97	Gary Payton II	8	3	0	1	1	0	1	13	4-7	.571	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	May. 08, 2023
7.	Lakers	104	LeBron James	27	9	6	0	1	3	3	43	10-25	.400	2-9	.222	5-5	1.000
	Warriors	101	Gary Payton II	15	3	2	0	0	1	1	23	7-9	.778	1-2	.500	0-0	-
	May. 10, 2023
8.	Lakers	106	LeBron James	25	9	3	2	1	4	3	39	9-17	.529	3-7	.429	4-4	1.000
	Warriors	121	Gary Payton II	13	6	1	1	0	2	4	27	4-5	.800	1-2	.500	4-5	.800
	May. 12, 2023
9.	Lakers	122	LeBron James	30	9	9	2	1	2	2	43	10-14	.714	2-3	.667	8-11	.727
	Warriors	101	Gary Payton II	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	10	2-3	.667	0-1	.000	0-0	-


2023-24 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 16, 2024
10.	Lakers	121	LeBron James	40	8	9	1	1	4	1	38	15-23	.652	3-5	.600	7-8	.875
	Warriors	128	Gary Payton II	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	7	1-3	.333	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 09, 2024
11.	Lakers	120	LeBron James	33	7	11	2	0	4	0	36	14-22	.636	1-3	.333	4-5	.800
	Warriors	134	Gary Payton II	9	1	1	0	1	1	2	14	3-6	.500	2-3	.667	1-2	.500


2024-25 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 2024
12.	Lakers	115	LeBron James	31	4	10	2	1	1	3	37	12-22	.545	2-4	.500	5-5	1.000
	Warriors	113	Gary Payton II	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jan. 25, 2025
13.	Lakers	118	LeBron James	25	5	12	1	0	3	0	35	12-25	.480	0-1	.000	1-2	.500
	Warriors	108	Gary Payton II	12	6	2	1	0	0	2	15	5-6	.833	2-3	.667	0-0	-
	Feb. 06, 2025
14.	Lakers	120	LeBron James	42	17	8	1	1	3	1	38	14-25	.560	6-9	.667	8-10	.800
	Warriors	112	Gary Payton II	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	08	1-4	.250	0-3	.000	1-1	1.000