Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Nikola Jokic and Gary Payton II

This is the detail of NBA games in which Nikola Jokic 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 16 times in NBA games. Gary Payton II has a 9-7 winning record over Nikola Jokic, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Nikola Jokic
vs.
Gary Payton II
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Nikola Jokic:
2015-16 to 2025-26
Gary Payton II:
2016-17 to 2025-26
16 Games played
11 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Nikola Jokic
7
6
1
Gary Payton II
9
5
4

* NBA Cup games other than the Championship game are included in the Regular Season category. They played in 2 of those games.

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Nikola Jokic 28.6 12.6 7.5 1.80.8
Gary Payton II 4.9 2.9 1.10.90.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Nikola Jokic 38 19 16 52
Gary Payton II 15 7 3 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Nikola Jokic 16

games		 16

games		 16

games		 9

games		8

games
Gary Payton II 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 3

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2019-20 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 2020
1. Nuggets 114   Nikola Jokic 14 10 4 1 0 2 0 30 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
Wizards 128   Gary Payton II 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 12, 2021
2. Nuggets 107   Nikola Jokic 27 12 8 1 1 4 1 37 10-21 .476 1-5 .200 6-8 .750
Warriors 116   Gary Payton II 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 2021
3. Nuggets 97   Nikola Jokic 19 6 6 0 0 1 2 33 7-16 .438 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Warriors 118   Gary Payton II 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2021-22 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2021
4. Nuggets 89   Nikola Jokic 22 19 5 4 1 8 2 35 8-19 .421 0-5 .000 6-8 .750
Warriors 86   Gary Payton II 11 7 2 1 0 2 1 29 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 16, 2022
5. Nuggets 117   Nikola Jokic 35 17 8 1 0 5 3 34 13-24 .542 3-5 .600 6-9 .667
Warriors 116   Gary Payton II 12 4 0 6 1 2 2 25 5-8 .625 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
2022 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 16, 2022
6. Nuggets 107   Nikola Jokic 25 10 6 3 1 3 4 35 12-25 .480 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Warriors 123   Gary Payton II 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 18, 2022
7. Nuggets 106   Nikola Jokic 26 11 4 1 2 3 5 28 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 8-8 1.000
Warriors 126   Gary Payton II 3 5 1 1 2 0 1 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 21, 2022
8. Nuggets 113   Nikola Jokic 37 18 5 3 0 5 3 38 14-22 .636 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
Warriors 118   Gary Payton II 11 3 0 1 0 0 2 14 4-4 1.000 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 24, 2022
9. Nuggets 126   Nikola Jokic 37 8 6 0 0 7 3 38 14-21 .667 3-5 .600 6-6 1.000
Warriors 121   Gary Payton II 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 2022
10. Nuggets 98   Nikola Jokic 30 19 8 1 2 6 5 32 12-18 .667 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Warriors 102   Gary Payton II 15 3 3 2 1 0 3 26 6-8 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 -
2022-23 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2023
11. Nuggets 122   Nikola Jokic 36 12 10 1 1 4 2 34 13-14 .929 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Trail Blazers 113   Gary Payton II 0 5 2 0 0 1 2 18 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2023-24 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 25, 2024
12. Nuggets 119   Nikola Jokic 32 16 16 4 1 2 3 37 13-24 .542 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
Warriors 103   Gary Payton II 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2024-25 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 2024 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
13. Nuggets 119   Nikola Jokic 38 10 6 5 1 4 1 40 14-24 .583 3-4 .750 7-9 .778
Warriors 115   Gary Payton II 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 14 5-6 .833 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 2025
14. Nuggets 104   Nikola Jokic 33 12 9 2 0 6 2 37 13-17 .765 4-7 .571 3-3 1.000
Warriors 118   Gary Payton II 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2025-26 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 23, 2025
15. Nuggets 131   Nikola Jokic 21 13 10 1 1 2 3 41 8-23 .348 2-13 .154 3-4 .750
OT Warriors 137   Gary Payton II 6 6 1 1 0 0 2 12 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 07, 2025 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
16. Nuggets 129   Nikola Jokic 26 9 9 0 1 1 2 28 12-15 .800 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Warriors 104   Gary Payton II 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 06 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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