Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Negele Knight and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Negele Knight 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 10-8 winning record over Negele Knight, but Negele Knight won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Negele Knight
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Negele Knight:
1990-91 to 1998-99
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
18 Games played
13 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Negele Knight
8
5
3
Gary Payton
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Negele Knight 3.9 0.4 1.8 0.30.2
Gary Payton 14.3 4.3 6.02.10.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Negele Knight 21 2 7 21
Gary Payton 25 10 11 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Negele Knight 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		2

games
Gary Payton 16

games 		18

games		 15

games		 15

games		2

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		14

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1990
1. Suns 128   Negele Knight 21 0 4 2 1 3 2 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 2 5 6 0 0 3 4 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1991
2. Suns 128   Negele Knight 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 08 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 2 1 5 0 0 2 2 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 23, 1991
3. Suns 120   Negele Knight 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 18 10 11 5 0 3 5 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1991
4. Suns 105   Negele Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 2 5 8 0 1 1 5 25 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1991
5. Suns 93   Negele Knight 3 0 4 1 0 1 1 10 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 6 5 2 3 1 1 3 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1992
6. Suns 117   Negele Knight 7 2 7 0 0 3 1 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 10 3 7 2 0 4 3 30 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1992
7. Suns 113   Negele Knight 6 2 5 1 1 2 0 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 19 7 11 3 1 3 3 30 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1993 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 24, 1993
8. Suns 105   Negele Knight 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 14 4 3 2 0 4 5 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 30, 1993
9. Suns 101   Negele Knight 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 120   Gary Payton 10 3 5 1 0 3 3 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 01, 1993
10. Suns 120   Negele Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 20 2 8 3 0 0 2 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 03, 1993
11. Suns 102   Negele Knight 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 02 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 118   Gary Payton 16 5 4 1 0 1 4 29 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 05, 1993
12. Suns 123   Negele Knight 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 9 2 3 1 0 1 4 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1993
13. Spurs 107   Negele Knight 6 2 2 1 0 3 2 29 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-5 .800
OT Supersonics 109   Gary Payton 25 6 6 3 0 1 5 38 11-23 .478 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Mar. 22, 1994
14. Spurs 89   Negele Knight 2 0 4 0 0 2 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 105   Gary Payton 21 3 6 1 0 1 4 37 10-15 .667 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 22, 1994
15. Spurs 87   Negele Knight 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 07 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 94   Gary Payton 15 5 3 6 0 4 2 28 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1994
16. Trail Blazers 103   Negele Knight 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 23 3 9 2 0 3 3 44 9-18 .500 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Mar. 12, 1995
17. Pistons 94   Negele Knight 9 1 4 1 0 1 3 20 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 134   Gary Payton 21 4 4 3 0 2 4 32 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Mar. 18, 1995
18. Pistons 110   Negele Knight 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 133   Gary Payton 25 5 7 2 0 1 4 36 11-22 .500 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
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