nba mvps kobe bryant played against

Karl Malone won the MVP award once versus Kobe Bryant in 1996-97.

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NBA mvps in a regular season by a player Kobe Bryant played against
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1Karl Malone
K. Malone
1
1996-97
UTA UTA
4
33.5
29.5
5.0
4.5
2.3
0.5
10.5
17.3
60.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
8.5
9.5
89.5
68.8
0.5
4.5
3.3
134
118
20
18
9
2
13
12
+26
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1997-98
CHI CHI
2
36.0
33.5
5.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
11.5
24.0
47.9
0.5
1.5
33.3
10.0
12.0
83.3
57.2
1.0
4.0
2.5
72
67
10
6
2
1
5
4
-4
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
1
1998-99
UTA UTA
4
35.8
29.8
8.8
3.3
0.5
0.0
9.3
15.5
59.7
0.0
0.0
11.3
14.0
80.4
68.7
1.3
7.5
2.5
143
119
35
13
2
0
10
12
+43
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
2000-01
PHI PHI
2
42.0
33.5
4.5
6.0
2.5
0.0
11.5
28.0
41.1
1.5
4.0
37.5
9.0
10.0
90.0
51.7
1.0
3.5
2.0
84
67
9
12
5
0
4
7
+8
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1
2001-02
SAS SAS
4
39.3
23.8
11.5
3.3
0.5
2.0
10.5
23.8
44.2
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.3
84.6
47.2
1.8
9.8
3.0
157
95
46
13
2
8
12
10
+4
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1
2002-03
SAS SAS
4
41.0
21.3
16.3
2.8
0.3
2.0
7.0
20.3
34.6
0.0
0.0
7.3
10.5
69.0
42.7
4.0
12.3
3.5
164
85
65
11
1
8
14
16
+44
7Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
2003-04
MIN MIN
3
40.3
20.7
15.7
5.0
2.3
1.3
9.0
19.3
46.6
0.3
0.7
50.0
2.3
3.0
77.8
50.0
3.0
12.7
4.0
121
62
47
15
7
4
12
9
+20
8Steve Nash
S. Nash
1
2004-05
PHX PHX
3
39.7
15.0
4.7
14.0
1.0
0.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
2.3
4.3
53.8
0.7
1.0
66.7
60.3
0.7
4.0
3.3
119
45
14
42
3
0
10
1
+35
9Steve Nash
S. Nash
1
2005-06
PHX PHX
3
35.0
18.0
5.3
12.3
2.0
0.0
5.7
12.3
45.9
2.0
5.3
37.5
4.7
4.7
100.0
62.6
0.0
5.3
4.0
105
54
16
37
6
0
12
4
+21
10Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1
2006-07
DAL DAL
4
36.7
24.5
10.5
4.0
1.3
1.0
8.8
17.3
50.7
0.8
2.0
37.5
6.3
7.0
89.3
60.3
2.0
8.5
2.3
147
98
42
16
5
4
9
6
+48
11LeBron James
L. James
1
2008-09
CLE CLE
2
41.2
19.5
8.5
8.0
2.0
0.5
7.0
22.5
31.1
1.5
6.5
23.1
4.0
8.0
50.0
37.5
2.5
6.0
3.5
82
39
17
16
4
1
7
2
-23
12LeBron James
L. James
1
2009-10
CLE CLE
2
40.6
31.5
4.5
9.0
2.0
1.0
11.0
22.0
50.0
1.5
8.0
18.8
8.0
12.0
66.7
57.7
0.0
4.5
5.5
81
63
9
18
4
2
11
6
+13
13Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
2010-11
CHI CHI
2
39.7
29.5
5.0
8.5
0.5
0.5
11.5
25.0
46.0
2.5
5.0
50.0
4.0
6.5
61.5
52.9
1.5
3.5
3.5
79
59
10
17
1
1
7
3
+9
14LeBron James
L. James
1
2011-12
MIA MIA
2
40.1
28.0
10.5
7.5
3.5
2.5
12.0
26.5
45.3
1.0
3.5
28.6
3.0
5.0
60.0
48.8
5.0
5.5
3.0
80
56
21
15
7
5
6
5
-13
15LeBron James
L. James
1
2012-13
MIA MIA
2
39.2
35.5
7.0
6.0
3.0
0.5
14.5
21.5
67.4
1.0
2.0
50.0
5.5
6.0
91.7
73.5
0.5
6.5
3.0
78
71
14
12
6
1
6
6
+20
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1
2013-14
OKC OKC
1
31.1
31.0
8.0
5.0
4.0
1.0
10.0
13.0
76.9
3.0
5.0
60.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
93.8
0.0
8.0
2.0
31
31
8
5
4
1
2
2
+24
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1
2014-15
GSW GSW
2
32.0
30.5
4.5
12.5
2.0
0.0
10.0
19.0
52.6
4.0
8.5
47.1
6.5
6.5
100.0
69.8
0.0
4.5
2.5
64
61
9
25
4
0
5
3
+57
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1
2015-16
GSW GSW
3
31.3
22.7
5.3
5.3
1.3
0.0
8.3
19.7
42.4
4.3
12.7
34.2
1.7
1.7
100.0
55.6
1.0
4.3
2.3
94
68
16
16
4
0
7
6
+42

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Pelicans Pelicans
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56
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Thunder

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Celtics

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Raptors

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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
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2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
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Knicks Knicks - x
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Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
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Raptors Raptors - x
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Hawks Hawks - x
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36
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14.0
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37
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15.0
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Magic Magic - x
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37
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15.0
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Hornets Hornets
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51
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Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
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17
65
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
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2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
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10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
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Rockets Rockets - x
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6
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49
33
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15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
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8
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42
40
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40
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22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
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27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0