Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Kevin Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Kevin Johnson 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.

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They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 7-3 winning record over Kevin Johnson, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
10 Games played
5 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
7
3
4
Kevin Johnson
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 14.2 3.0 3.1 1.41.1
Kevin Johnson 7.0 1.4 2.20.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 25 6 6 33
Kevin Johnson 23 4 8 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 7

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6

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6

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7

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5

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Kevin Johnson 3

games
3

games
4

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

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0

games
2

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1996
1. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Suns 87   Kevin Johnson 10 2 3 1 0 3 1 22 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Apr. 11, 1997
2. Lakers 114   Kobe Bryant 7 1 1 1 0 1 2 28 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Suns 98   Kevin Johnson 23 2 4 0 0 4 0 40 7-17 .412 4-8 .500 5-8 .625
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1998
3. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 8 4 4 2 0 4 3 24 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Suns 110   Kevin Johnson 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 18, 1998
4. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 10 3 6 0 3 1 1 28 1-10 .100 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Suns 93   Kevin Johnson 9 1 1 0 0 4 2 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 10, 1998
5. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 12 2 3 1 1 1 1 29 2-11 .182 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 15 4 8 1 0 4 3 28 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
2000 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2000
6. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 25 6 1 3 3 3 4 34 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Suns 77   Kevin Johnson 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 10, 2000
7. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 15 4 6 2 2 5 4 34 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Suns 96   Kevin Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 12, 2000
8. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 25 5 2 2 2 3 4 48 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 9-13 .692
Suns 99   Kevin Johnson 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 14, 2000
9. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 23 3 5 2 0 2 4 37 10-20 .500 0-5 .000 3-6 .500
Suns 117   Kevin Johnson 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 16, 2000
10. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 17 1 3 1 0 2 3 34 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Suns 65   Kevin Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -