Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Karl-Anthony Towns

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Karl-Anthony Towns 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 17 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 11-6 winning record over Karl-Anthony Towns. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns:
2015-16 to 2023-24
17 Games played
16 in Regular Season
1 in Play-in
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
in
Play-in
LeBron James
11
10
0
1
Karl-Anthony Towns
6
6
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 24.5 8.5 8.5 1.11.3
Karl-Anthony Towns 22.6 9.1 4.00.61.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 37 13 15 42
Karl-Anthony Towns 30 16 8 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 9

games
5

games
16

games
8

games
6

games
Karl-Anthony Towns 8

games
8

games
1

game
3

games
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
4

games
0

games
6

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2016
1. Cavaliers 125   LeBron James 13 12 8 1 2 3 1 32 5-12 .417 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 99   Karl-Anthony Towns 22 6 3 0 0 2 3 35 11-14 .786 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 2016
2. Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 25 4 9 1 1 5 2 38 11-15 .733 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 107   Karl-Anthony Towns 26 11 4 1 1 2 3 30 11-16 .688 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2017
3. Cavaliers 125   LeBron James 27 8 12 2 1 2 1 34 11-14 .786 1-2 .500 4-7 .571
Timberwolves 97   Karl-Anthony Towns 26 12 4 1 2 1 0 39 11-19 .579 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 14, 2017
4. Cavaliers 116   LeBron James 25 8 14 0 0 6 3 40 10-14 .714 2-3 .667 3-6 .500
Timberwolves 108   Karl-Anthony Towns 26 8 4 0 1 2 4 39 11-19 .579 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2018
5. Cavaliers 99   LeBron James 10 8 5 0 2 3 2 27 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
Timberwolves 127   Karl-Anthony Towns 19 12 4 0 1 2 3 30 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 07, 2018
6. Cavaliers 140   LeBron James 37 10 15 1 1 5 3 48 16-22 .727 5-7 .714 0-2 .000
OT Timberwolves 138   Karl-Anthony Towns 30 10 1 1 2 3 2 37 10-12 .833 6-6 1.000 4-4 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2018
7. Lakers 120   LeBron James 29 10 8 2 2 5 2 36 11-23 .478 3-6 .500 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 124   Karl-Anthony Towns 25 16 6 1 4 5 4 32 7-18 .389 3-6 .500 8-8 1.000
Nov. 07, 2018
8. Lakers 114   LeBron James 24 11 9 0 2 3 1 39 10-21 .476 3-9 .333 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 110   Karl-Anthony Towns 13 9 1 1 3 6 3 39 5-16 .313 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 2019
9. Lakers 142   LeBron James 32 4 13 1 0 5 4 28 12-20 .600 6-8 .750 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 125   Karl-Anthony Towns 19 4 8 1 0 2 4 36 7-16 .438 1-7 .143 4-5 .800
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 2021
10. Lakers 112   LeBron James 30 13 7 0 1 5 1 38 13-20 .650 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 104   Karl-Anthony Towns 15 6 4 1 0 2 4 33 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 2021
11. Lakers 137   LeBron James 25 12 12 0 1 4 0 31 8-14 .571 4-7 .571 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 121   Karl-Anthony Towns 29 6 7 1 2 4 4 35 10-19 .526 2-8 .250 7-9 .778
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2021
12. Lakers 92   LeBron James 18 10 5 1 2 4 5 36 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
Timberwolves 110   Karl-Anthony Towns 28 10 4 1 3 2 4 32 11-20 .550 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Mar. 16, 2022
13. Lakers 104   LeBron James 19 5 4 1 2 5 5 37 8-21 .381 1-8 .125 2-5 .400
Timberwolves 124   Karl-Anthony Towns 30 8 1 0 1 6 4 26 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 13-13 1.000
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2022
14. Lakers 102   LeBron James 28 7 5 4 0 3 2 37 10-24 .417 1-6 .167 7-8 .875
Timberwolves 111   Karl-Anthony Towns 21 8 7 1 0 2 1 37 8-17 .471 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
Mar. 31, 2023
15. Lakers 123   LeBron James 18 10 6 1 2 3 1 32 7-19 .368 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 111   Karl-Anthony Towns 23 8 3 0 0 1 5 36 8-18 .444 2-7 .286 5-5 1.000
2023 Play-In
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 11, 2023
16. Lakers 108   LeBron James 30 10 6 1 2 5 5 45 12-21 .571 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
OT Timberwolves 102   Karl-Anthony Towns 24 11 5 0 3 2 5 41 8-12 .667 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2023
17. Lakers 106   LeBron James 26 3 6 3 1 1 2 39 10-21 .476 1-4 .250 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 108   Karl-Anthony Towns 9 9 2 0 0 5 5 29 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000