Kobe Bryant playoff assists in 2008-09

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1262008-09 Postseason

Kobe Bryant recorded 126 assists in the 2008-09 postseason, 2nd in the NBA.

• Kobe Bryant's best postseason for assists in 15 seasons on file.
• Up 9 from 117 in 2007-08.
• 28% of the Los Angeles Lakers' assists that postseason.

Best of 15 postseasons, 1996-97 through 2011-12. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Kobe Bryant playoff assists in 2008-09, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	PTS↓iPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.	REB↓iREB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.	AST↓iAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.	STL↓iSTL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.	BLK↓iBLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.	FG%↓iFG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.	3P%↓i3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.	FT%↓iFT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.	TS%↓iTS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.
1996-97	LAL	74	11	11	3	2	38.2	26.1	86.7	54.3
1997-98	LAL	96	21	16	3	8	40.8	21.4	68.9	50.1
1998-99	LAL	158	55	37	15	10	43.0	34.8	80.0	50.2
1999-00	LAL	465	98	97	32	32	44.2	34.4	75.4	51.7
2000-01	LAL	471	116	97	25	12	46.9	32.4	82.1	55.5
2001-02	LAL	506	111	87	27	17	43.4	37.9	75.9	51.1
2002-03	LAL	385	61	62	14	1	43.2	40.3	82.7	53.1
2003-04	LAL	539	104	121	42	7	41.3	24.7	81.3	50.6
2005-06	LAL	195	44	36	8	3	49.7	40.0	77.1	58.7
2006-07	LAL	164	26	22	5	2	46.2	35.7	91.9	56.1
2007-08	LAL	633	119	117	35	8	47.9	30.2	80.9	57.7
2008-09	LAL	695	123	126	38	21	45.7	34.9	88.3	56.4
2009-10	LAL	671	138	126	31	16	45.8	37.4	84.2	56.7
2010-11	LAL	228	34	33	16	3	44.6	29.3	82.0	53.6
2011-12	LAL	360	58	52	16	2	43.9	28.3	83.2	52.5

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%