Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Dirk Nowitzki 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.

They faced each other a total of 41 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 26-15 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, including a 9-5 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Harden
vs.
Dirk Nowitzki
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
41 Games played
27 in Regular Season
14 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
James Harden
26
17
9
Dirk Nowitzki
15
10
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 20.9 5.2 5.7 1.40.3
Dirk Nowitzki 21.1 6.4 2.20.60.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 42 15 13 52
Dirk Nowitzki 48 15 6 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 22

games		 14

games		 29

games		 21

games		8

games
Dirk Nowitzki 18

games 		22

games		 5

games		 6

games		9

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 5

games		 7

games		 14

games		24

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2009
1. Thunder 86   James Harden 12 6 1 1 0 3 2 29 3-9 .333 0-4 .000 6-9 .667
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 35 11 2 2 1 3 2 39 13-18 .722 2-2 1.000 7-8 .875
Jan. 15, 2010
2. Thunder 98   James Harden 11 3 1 1 0 2 5 26 4-8 .500 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 32 5 2 2 0 4 2 39 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 14-15 .933
Feb. 16, 2010
3. Thunder 99   James Harden 17 5 6 0 0 2 5 31 5-7 .714 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 24 9 6 0 0 2 2 36 9-22 .409 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 03, 2010
4. Thunder 121   James Harden 11 2 3 1 0 3 3 19 3-5 .600 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 116   Dirk Nowitzki 30 13 3 0 0 5 3 44 10-19 .526 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2010
5. Thunder 103   James Harden 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 17 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 34 4 4 1 0 3 1 39 9-15 .600 2-5 .400 14-15 .933
Dec. 27, 2010
6. Thunder 93   James Harden 18 4 3 2 0 1 2 34 5-9 .556 3-7 .429 5-6 .833
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 13 2 3 0 0 1 1 12 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
2011 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 17, 2011
7. Thunder 112   James Harden 12 2 4 1 1 0 4 36 5-9 .556 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 121   Dirk Nowitzki 48 6 4 0 4 2 3 41 12-15 .800 0-0 - 24-24 1.000
May. 19, 2011
8. Thunder 106   James Harden 23 7 4 2 0 0 2 32 6-9 .667 4-7 .571 7-8 .875
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 29 5 5 0 0 3 2 40 10-17 .588 0-0 - 9-10 .900
May. 21, 2011
9. Thunder 87   James Harden 7 9 1 1 0 2 2 36 2-9 .222 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 18 4 1 0 0 7 1 37 7-21 .333 1-6 .167 3-3 1.000
May. 23, 2011
10. Thunder 105   James Harden 7 7 2 1 0 4 6 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 40 5 3 0 0 4 2 45 12-20 .600 2-3 .667 14-15 .933
May. 25, 2011
11. Thunder 96   James Harden 23 5 6 1 0 2 1 34 7-11 .636 1-5 .200 8-10 .800
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 26 9 0 2 0 5 1 40 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2011
12. Thunder 104   James Harden 15 4 4 0 1 0 2 35 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 29 10 4 0 0 4 5 39 9-17 .529 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
Jan. 02, 2012
13. Thunder 87   James Harden 16 7 3 2 0 3 2 31 5-11 .455 1-5 .200 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 26 6 3 2 0 2 2 36 10-16 .625 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Feb. 01, 2012
14. Thunder 95   James Harden 10 7 9 0 0 1 2 36 3-11 .273 0-5 .000 4-7 .571
Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 8 8 2 2 0 0 4 38 2-15 .133 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 05, 2012
15. Thunder 95   James Harden 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 34 4-11 .364 1-6 .167 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 27 5 0 0 0 3 3 38 10-22 .455 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000
2012 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 2012
16. Thunder 99   James Harden 19 6 3 1 0 5 3 35 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 9-10 .900
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 25 5 2 1 0 6 3 36 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Apr. 30, 2012
17. Thunder 102   James Harden 15 7 5 3 0 1 2 34 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 10-10 1.000
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 31 6 1 1 0 3 3 38 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
May. 03, 2012
18. Thunder 95   James Harden 10 4 4 3 0 1 4 26 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 17 9 0 0 0 0 1 39 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
May. 05, 2012
19. Thunder 103   James Harden 29 5 5 3 1 2 3 34 11-16 .688 3-4 .750 4-5 .800
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 34 5 4 1 0 1 2 40 10-25 .400 1-1 1.000 13-13 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 2013
20. Rockets 100   James Harden 20 8 7 3 0 4 5 37 5-23 .217 1-8 .125 9-12 .750
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 19 8 1 0 1 1 3 33 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Mar. 03, 2013
21. Rockets 136   James Harden 21 4 7 1 0 0 1 30 5-10 .500 4-8 .500 7-9 .778
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 8 4 4 1 1 3 2 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 06, 2013
22. Rockets 108   James Harden 28 4 9 2 0 2 3 39 5-17 .294 2-7 .286 16-16 1.000
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 22 5 3 0 1 1 5 33 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2013
23. Rockets 113   James Harden 34 4 3 4 0 4 2 39 11-17 .647 4-8 .500 8-9 .889
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 22 4 2 0 0 1 6 30 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Nov. 20, 2013
24. Rockets 120   James Harden 23 1 8 0 0 1 4 43 6-14 .429 2-8 .250 9-11 .818
Mavericks 123   Dirk Nowitzki 35 7 4 1 1 1 3 34 13-20 .650 2-5 .400 7-7 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2014
25. Rockets 95   James Harden 32 8 4 2 0 4 3 37 8-18 .444 4-9 .444 12-13 .923
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 11 7 2 0 2 0 2 31 4-18 .222 0-8 .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 28, 2015
26. Rockets 99   James Harden 17 5 8 4 0 4 5 38 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 14 5 1 0 0 1 2 31 4-11 .364 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Feb. 20, 2015
27. Rockets 100   James Harden 26 7 5 2 0 6 5 37 6-14 .429 3-5 .600 11-13 .846
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 12 6 2 1 0 0 3 27 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 2015
28. Rockets 108   James Harden 24 4 6 1 0 5 2 39 6-15 .400 2-8 .250 10-12 .833
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 0 1 0 1 3 32 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
2015 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 2015
29. Rockets 118   James Harden 24 2 11 1 0 3 1 39 4-11 .364 1-5 .200 15-17 .882
Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 24 8 2 0 0 6 5 34 10-14 .714 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 21, 2015
30. Rockets 111   James Harden 24 5 6 1 0 4 4 34 5-17 .294 1-4 .250 13-13 1.000
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 10 13 2 1 0 0 1 37 3-14 .214 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 24, 2015
31. Rockets 130   James Harden 42 5 9 1 0 5 4 36 15-24 .625 5-7 .714 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 128   Dirk Nowitzki 34 8 4 0 1 1 3 36 10-19 .526 3-7 .429 11-11 1.000
Apr. 26, 2015
32. Rockets 109   James Harden 24 5 5 2 0 1 2 36 7-15 .467 1-7 .143 9-9 1.000
Mavericks 121   Dirk Nowitzki 16 8 4 0 1 1 2 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 28, 2015
33. Rockets 103   James Harden 28 2 8 1 1 6 4 35 9-19 .474 4-8 .500 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 22 15 0 1 0 2 5 39 8-23 .348 0-6 .000 6-8 .750
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 2015
34. Rockets 100   James Harden 25 8 9 1 2 4 1 36 10-23 .435 1-6 .167 4-5 .800
Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 16 10 4 2 0 0 2 31 6-15 .400 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 24, 2016
35. Rockets 115   James Harden 23 15 10 0 2 2 1 36 7-18 .389 3-10 .300 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 19 3 0 0 0 1 1 27 7-13 .538 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000
Apr. 06, 2016
36. Rockets 86   James Harden 26 5 4 1 2 6 4 44 8-22 .364 4-10 .400 6-7 .857
Mavericks 88   Dirk Nowitzki 7 6 1 1 0 0 3 33 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 2016
37. Rockets 123   James Harden 34 5 11 0 1 7 2 30 9-16 .563 4-7 .571 12-12 1.000
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 21, 2017
38. Rockets 107   James Harden 29 3 7 2 0 5 5 31 10-19 .526 6-13 .462 3-4 .750
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 2 5 1 0 0 0 3 18 1-8 .125 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 2018
39. Rockets 104   James Harden 25 5 13 1 1 1 1 33 9-16 .563 6-10 .600 1-2 .500
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 2-7 .286 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
2018-19 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 2019
40. Rockets 120   James Harden 31 8 7 5 0 5 1 36 9-23 .391 6-17 .353 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 10 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 10, 2019
41. Rockets 94   James Harden 20 5 4 0 1 5 5 34 7-25 .280 3-15 .200 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 07 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
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