Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Steve Novak

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Steve Novak 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 22 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 15-7 winning record over Steve Novak, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
Steve Novak
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2025-26
Steve Novak:
2006-07 to 2016-17
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
15
11
4
Steve Novak
7
6
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 27.0 7.6 6.6 1.60.6
Steve Novak 5.4 1.5 0.30.10.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 32 13 11 53
Steve Novak 19 5 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 22

games		 21

games		 22

games		 15

games		6

games
Steve Novak 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 6

games		16

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2006
1. Cavaliers 63   LeBron James 21 5 4 0 0 3 2 36 7-22 .318 2-6 .333 5-7 .714
Rockets 81   Steve Novak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 2008
2. Cavaliers 85   LeBron James 26 13 11 2 0 5 2 42 7-18 .389 4-7 .571 8-11 .727
Rockets 93   Steve Novak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2009
3. Cavaliers 112   LeBron James 25 7 6 3 1 3 2 37 9-17 .529 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Clippers 95   Steve Novak 19 3 2 0 1 0 1 35 7-15 .467 5-10 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 2009
4. Cavaliers 87   LeBron James 32 13 11 2 2 4 2 44 10-23 .435 0-6 .000 12-16 .750
Clippers 83   Steve Novak 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 2010
5. Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 32 3 11 1 0 1 1 40 10-20 .500 5-6 .833 7-8 .875
Clippers 89   Steve Novak 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 2011
6. Heat 95   LeBron James 26 8 7 1 0 4 2 36 11-19 .579 1-3 .333 3-7 .429
Spurs 125   Steve Novak 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 2011
7. Heat 110   LeBron James 21 6 8 0 2 2 3 42 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Spurs 80   Steve Novak 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 07 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 2012
8. Heat 99   LeBron James 31 8 7 0 0 4 2 40 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Knicks 89   Steve Novak 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 09 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 2012
9. Heat 102   LeBron James 20 9 8 5 2 4 3 41 7-16 .438 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Knicks 88   Steve Novak 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 4-5 .800 4-5 .800 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 2012
10. Heat 93   LeBron James 29 10 3 2 0 6 4 40 11-24 .458 1-6 .167 6-9 .667
Knicks 85   Steve Novak 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 22 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 0-0 -
2012 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 2012
11. Heat 100   LeBron James 32 4 3 4 0 2 2 32 10-14 .714 1-1 1.000 11-14 .786
Knicks 67   Steve Novak 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 24 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 2012
12. Heat 104   LeBron James 19 7 9 2 0 2 1 41 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 3-7 .429
Knicks 94   Steve Novak 3 5 0 0 0 2 1 21 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 03, 2012
13. Heat 87   LeBron James 32 8 5 2 0 8 5 36 9-21 .429 2-5 .400 12-13 .923
Knicks 70   Steve Novak 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 22 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 06, 2012
14. Heat 87   LeBron James 27 4 4 1 0 5 4 41 9-21 .429 2-5 .400 7-8 .875
Knicks 89   Steve Novak 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 16 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 09, 2012
15. Heat 106   LeBron James 29 8 7 2 1 4 2 40 7-16 .438 2-6 .333 13-15 .867
Knicks 94   Steve Novak 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2012
16. Heat 84   LeBron James 23 7 5 0 3 5 2 37 8-16 .500 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Knicks 104   Steve Novak 17 2 1 0 0 0 1 26 6-10 .600 5-8 .625 0-0 -
Dec. 06, 2012
17. Heat 92   LeBron James 31 10 9 3 0 2 0 39 11-20 .550 3-5 .600 6-9 .667
Knicks 112   Steve Novak 18 3 1 0 0 0 0 34 7-13 .538 4-9 .444 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 2013
18. Heat 99   LeBron James 29 11 7 3 1 2 1 43 12-23 .522 2-6 .333 3-6 .500
Knicks 93   Steve Novak 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 12 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2013
19. Heat 90   LeBron James 27 6 3 1 1 3 2 36 10-17 .588 3-5 .600 4-6 .667
Raptors 83   Steve Novak 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 2014
20. Heat 93   LeBron James 32 7 8 1 0 6 2 39 11-20 .550 1-6 .167 9-11 .818
Raptors 83   Steve Novak 13 2 0 2 0 0 3 26 4-6 .667 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2016
21. Cavaliers 101   LeBron James 22 4 4 0 0 7 3 33 8-16 .500 3-8 .375 3-7 .429
Bucks 118   Steve Novak 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 2016
22. Cavaliers 113   LeBron James 29 9 6 0 0 2 0 34 12-24 .500 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000
Bucks 102   Steve Novak 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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