Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Nick Van Exel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Nick Van Exel 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 29 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 21-8 winning record over Nick Van Exel, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dirk Nowitzki
vs.
Nick Van Exel
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
29 Games played
22 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
21
17
4
Nick Van Exel
8
5
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8 9.7 2.9 1.00.9
Nick Van Exel 9.8 2.3 5.00.60.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 37 21 6 32
Nick Van Exel 31 8 15 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 23

games		 27

games		 9

games		 12

games		17

games
Nick Van Exel 6

games 		0

games		 16

games		 5

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 4

games		 12

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1999
1. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 8 5 0 1 1 2 1 19 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 100   Nick Van Exel 27 5 6 3 0 3 2 38 10-18 .556 4-7 .571 3-4 .750
Feb. 25, 1999
2. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 81   Nick Van Exel 16 1 2 1 0 1 3 36 7-15 .467 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1999
3. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 8 2 0 1 0 2 3 16 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 79   Nick Van Exel 4 1 9 0 0 2 1 35 2-11 .182 0-3 .000 0-2 .000
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 2000
4. Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 14 6 1 0 0 0 4 34 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 98   Nick Van Exel 17 5 13 0 0 2 2 43 8-19 .421 1-7 .143 0-0 -
Jan. 29, 2000
5. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 10 4 1 0 0 3 3 31 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 8 1 4 0 0 2 1 27 4-10 .400 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 2000
6. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 13 8 4 2 0 1 3 39 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 17 2 12 0 0 1 1 42 6-21 .286 3-9 .333 2-2 1.000
Apr. 06, 2000
7. Mavericks 116   Dirk Nowitzki 32 9 6 0 0 2 2 45 11-16 .688 3-7 .429 7-9 .778
OT Nuggets 115   Nick Van Exel 17 3 12 1 0 2 3 44 7-18 .389 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2000
8. Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 18 6 2 1 1 0 3 38 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 4-5 .800
Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 13 1 8 0 0 2 1 31 5-11 .455 3-7 .429 0-2 .000
Nov. 25, 2000
9. Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 24 13 5 2 2 1 0 34 6-12 .500 3-5 .600 9-12 .750
Nuggets 84   Nick Van Exel 9 2 6 2 0 1 1 33 4-14 .286 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 20, 2001
10. Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 27 12 5 0 2 1 3 38 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Nuggets 79   Nick Van Exel 16 8 3 0 0 0 1 34 6-16 .375 3-7 .429 1-3 .333
Jan. 27, 2001
11. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 21 14 6 2 2 2 2 43 7-21 .333 0-3 .000 7-8 .875
Nuggets 102   Nick Van Exel 18 4 9 0 0 1 0 26 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2001
12. Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 33 9 3 1 1 1 4 42 12-23 .522 3-6 .500 6-6 1.000
Nuggets 91   Nick Van Exel 13 2 7 0 0 2 0 35 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 2002
13. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 27 8 4 1 2 1 5 38 7-19 .368 1-4 .250 12-16 .750
Nuggets 94   Nick Van Exel 31 3 6 1 0 6 1 43 12-29 .414 2-8 .250 5-5 1.000
Jan. 24, 2002
14. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 26 10 3 0 1 4 6 41 11-20 .550 3-3 1.000 1-3 .333
Nuggets 97   Nick Van Exel 9 6 15 3 1 0 3 43 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 2004
15. Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 23 11 1 1 1 2 4 41 8-19 .421 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Warriors 99   Nick Van Exel 15 6 9 1 0 2 2 44 6-15 .400 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 2004
16. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 9 4 2 3 2 0 0 35 4-14 .286 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Warriors 93   Nick Van Exel 11 3 2 1 0 1 2 21 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2004
17. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 23 14 5 1 1 4 2 42 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 11-13 .846
Trail Blazers 83   Nick Van Exel 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 21 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 2005
18. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 24 15 6 2 2 1 4 40 9-20 .450 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 88   Nick Van Exel 5 5 5 0 0 2 0 40 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 0-1 .000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2005
19. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 34 8 2 0 1 0 1 42 12-20 .600 4-5 .800 6-6 1.000
Spurs 84   Nick Van Exel 11 1 0 0 0 2 4 13 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Dec. 01, 2005
20. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 14 9 6 0 0 0 4 42 3-13 .231 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Spurs 92   Nick Van Exel 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 02, 2006
21. Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 23 11 1 0 1 2 3 37 6-15 .400 1-5 .200 10-10 1.000
Spurs 98   Nick Van Exel 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 09 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 2006
22. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 30 10 2 0 2 0 1 42 11-24 .458 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Spurs 86   Nick Van Exel 14 0 2 0 0 1 1 16 5-8 .625 4-4 1.000 0-0 -
2006 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2006
23. Mavericks 85   Dirk Nowitzki 20 14 0 2 0 2 2 42 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Spurs 87   Nick Van Exel 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 09, 2006
24. Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 21 9 1 3 0 3 4 38 7-11 .636 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Spurs 91   Nick Van Exel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 13, 2006
25. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 27 15 3 1 1 3 2 43 3-9 .333 0-0 - 21-24 .875
Spurs 103   Nick Van Exel 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 2006
26. Mavericks 123   Dirk Nowitzki 28 9 3 0 1 6 4 47 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 14-15 .933
OT Spurs 118   Nick Van Exel 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 2006
27. Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 31 10 4 2 0 4 4 44 13-22 .591 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Spurs 98   Nick Van Exel 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 19, 2006
28. Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 26 21 5 1 0 3 1 46 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Spurs 91   Nick Van Exel 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 22, 2006
29. Mavericks 119   Dirk Nowitzki 37 15 3 1 1 0 3 50 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 15-16 .938
OT Spurs 111   Nick Van Exel 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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