Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and JaVale McGee

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and JaVale McGee 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 30 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 15-15, but JaVale McGee won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
JaVale McGee:
2008-09 to 2023-24
30 Games played
22 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
LeBron James
15
14
1
JaVale McGee
15
8
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 28.8 8.5 7.8 1.41.0
JaVale McGee 7.6 4.4 0.20.21.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 51 15 14 53
JaVale McGee 24 17 2 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 29

games
23

games
30

games
21

games
10

games
JaVale McGee 1

game
6

games
0

games
2

games
13

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
7

games
7

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
%
Apr. 02, 2009
1. Cavaliers 101   LeBron James 31 9 6 0 0 6 1 38 11-18 .611 4-8 .500 5-7 .714
Wizards 109   JaVale McGee 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 2009
2. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 21 6 7 3 0 2 1 31 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Wizards 86   JaVale McGee 6 0 0 1 2 1 3 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2009
3. Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 27 8 6 3 0 4 0 36 7-16 .438 2-7 .286 11-13 .846
Wizards 90   JaVale McGee 2 5 0 1 1 1 4 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 06, 2010
4. Cavaliers 121   LeBron James 23 7 8 1 2 1 0 31 7-12 .583 1-4 .250 8-11 .727
Wizards 98   JaVale McGee 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2010
5. Heat 105   LeBron James 30 6 5 1 1 7 3 38 10-18 .556 1-1 1.000 9-11 .818
Wizards 94   JaVale McGee 10 10 1 0 2 2 6 26 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Dec. 18, 2010
6. Heat 95   LeBron James 32 7 6 1 0 4 3 41 9-19 .474 3-7 .429 11-12 .917
Wizards 94   JaVale McGee 5 10 0 0 4 2 2 27 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 25, 2011
7. Heat 121   LeBron James 25 9 7 1 3 1 2 43 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 15-19 .789
Wizards 113   JaVale McGee 18 17 0 1 0 1 4 36 9-16 .563 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Mar. 30, 2011
8. Heat 123   LeBron James 35 8 8 5 0 5 3 44 12-16 .750 1-3 .333 10-13 .769
Wizards 107   JaVale McGee 12 5 0 0 4 1 4 36 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2012
9. Heat 106   LeBron James 18 2 9 0 2 1 1 33 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Wizards 89   JaVale McGee 24 13 1 0 1 1 2 35 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-7 .571
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2012
10. Heat 119   LeBron James 20 9 11 0 2 0 2 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 116   JaVale McGee 16 9 0 0 1 0 4 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 15, 2012
11. Heat 98   LeBron James 27 7 12 1 3 4 0 42 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Nuggets 93   JaVale McGee 18 6 0 0 4 1 2 21 9-12 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2014
12. Cavaliers 110   LeBron James 22 7 11 1 1 3 1 40 8-18 .444 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Nuggets 101   JaVale McGee 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 17, 2014
13. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 22 9 5 0 2 4 2 41 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 5-7 .714
Nuggets 106   JaVale McGee 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2016
14. Cavaliers 110   LeBron James 27 10 7 2 0 4 2 42 9-17 .529 3-6 .500 6-8 .750
OT Mavericks 107   JaVale McGee 10 1 0 0 3 1 1 18 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2016
15. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 31 13 4 2 1 5 2 40 12-22 .545 4-8 .500 3-7 .429
Warriors 108   JaVale McGee 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 9 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 16, 2017
16. Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 20 8 2 1 0 6 1 35 6-18 .333 1-4 .250 7-10 .700
Warriors 126   JaVale McGee 4 3 0 0 1 2 3 9 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2017 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 01, 2017
17. Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 28 15 8 0 2 8 4 40 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 8-12 .667
Warriors 113   JaVale McGee 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 6 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 04, 2017
18. Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 29 11 14 3 1 4 2 39 12-18 .667 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Warriors 132   JaVale McGee 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 07, 2017
19. Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 39 11 9 1 1 5 2 46 15-27 .556 4-9 .444 5-6 .833
Warriors 118   JaVale McGee 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 09, 2017
20. Cavaliers 137   LeBron James 31 10 11 1 0 2 2 41 11-22 .500 3-8 .375 6-10 .600
Warriors 116   JaVale McGee 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2018 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 31, 2018
21. Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 51 8 8 1 1 5 2 48 19-32 .594 3-7 .429 10-11 .909
OT Warriors 124   JaVale McGee 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 06 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 03, 2018
22. Cavaliers 103   LeBron James 29 9 13 2 0 5 2 44 10-20 .500 2-4 .500 7-9 .778
Warriors 122   JaVale McGee 12 2 0 0 1 0 4 18 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jun. 06, 2018
23. Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 33 10 11 2 2 4 2 47 13-28 .464 1-6 .167 6-7 .857
Warriors 110   JaVale McGee 10 3 0 0 2 1 1 14 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 2018
24. Cavaliers 85   LeBron James 23 7 8 0 1 6 5 41 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Warriors 108   JaVale McGee 6 3 0 0 1 0 1 16 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2021
25. Lakers 115   LeBron James 46 8 6 2 2 3 1 38 19-26 .731 7-11 .636 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 108   JaVale McGee 8 2 0 0 1 2 0 13 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 22, 2021
26. Lakers 105   LeBron James 25 2 5 2 0 5 4 37 8-18 .444 5-9 .556 4-4 1.000
Suns 115   JaVale McGee 9 4 0 0 0 0 2 13 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 21, 2021
27. Lakers 90   LeBron James 34 7 2 2 0 2 1 34 13-19 .684 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
Suns 108   JaVale McGee 10 10 0 0 1 1 2 16 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2022
28. Lakers 111   LeBron James 31 7 6 0 1 4 0 30 10-20 .500 5-11 .455 6-7 .857
Suns 140   JaVale McGee 10 2 1 0 1 0 4 10 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2023
29. Lakers 127   LeBron James 27 15 8 0 0 8 2 39 11-19 .579 3-8 .375 2-6 .333
OT Kings 132   JaVale McGee 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 15, 2023
30. Lakers 110   LeBron James 28 10 12 4 1 6 1 35 9-15 .600 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
Kings 125   JaVale McGee 7 6 1 2 0 2 3 9 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500