Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Garnett 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 40 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 23-17 winning record over Kevin Garnett, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin Garnett:
1995-96 to 2015-16
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
40 Games played
37 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin Garnett
17
17
0
Dirk Nowitzki
23
20
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 21.9 12.1 4.4 1.31.2
Dirk Nowitzki 23.9 8.8 2.00.80.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 35 22 10 55
Dirk Nowitzki 39 19 6 44
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Garnett 15

games
30

games
28

games
19

games
17

games
Dirk Nowitzki 21

games
9

games
7

games
12

games
6

games
Both had same stat 4

games
1

game
5

games
9

games
17

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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
%
Mar. 30, 1999
1. Timberwolves 98   Kevin Garnett 22 9 8 1 0 3 4 31 11-12 .917 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 78   Dirk Nowitzki 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 10 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 05, 1999
2. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 18 9 3 2 2 2 2 41 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 12 6 1 0 1 0 6 25 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1999
3. Timberwolves 84   Kevin Garnett 20 6 5 1 1 4 4 38 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 19 8 3 0 0 1 4 43 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Dec. 18, 1999
4. Timberwolves 108   Kevin Garnett 27 14 5 2 2 7 4 40 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 12 6 0 0 0 1 6 39 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 2000
5. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 22 13 4 2 2 2 3 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 15 7 1 1 1 2 2 42 6-15 .400 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2001
6. Timberwolves 86   Kevin Garnett 26 13 6 1 2 3 4 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 28 8 2 0 2 0 3 39 9-17 .529 3-6 .500 7-9 .778
Mar. 15, 2001
7. Timberwolves 83   Kevin Garnett 28 16 0 1 1 2 4 42 8-23 .348 0-2 .000 12-17 .706
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 14 14 2 2 1 1 3 38 5-15 .333 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 21, 2001
8. Timberwolves 109   Kevin Garnett 28 15 6 0 5 2 4 41 14-17 .824 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 30 4 1 0 1 1 1 39 11-20 .550 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2001
9. Timberwolves 117   Kevin Garnett 23 5 5 0 2 2 3 40 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Mavericks 125   Dirk Nowitzki 21 15 6 1 0 1 2 44 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 5-7 .714
Dec. 18, 2001
10. Timberwolves 103   Kevin Garnett 15 7 6 0 2 4 4 42 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 24 15 3 1 0 4 5 45 7-18 .389 2-6 .333 8-9 .889
Mar. 28, 2002
11. Timberwolves 113   Kevin Garnett 20 18 5 2 1 1 4 35 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 34 8 2 1 1 1 3 41 11-18 .611 2-3 .667 10-12 .833
2002 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 21, 2002
12. Timberwolves 94   Kevin Garnett 19 21 6 1 2 3 3 44 6-18 .333 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 30 15 0 2 3 3 3 44 10-19 .526 1-3 .333 9-10 .900
Apr. 24, 2002
13. Timberwolves 110   Kevin Garnett 31 18 4 2 3 3 3 46 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 13-17 .765
Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 31 15 2 4 1 0 6 43 9-21 .429 4-5 .800 9-10 .900
Apr. 28, 2002
14. Timberwolves 102   Kevin Garnett 22 17 5 2 0 6 5 40 9-19 .474 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Mavericks 115   Dirk Nowitzki 39 17 0 3 0 3 5 43 11-17 .647 3-3 1.000 14-16 .875
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2003
15. Timberwolves 109   Kevin Garnett 31 17 8 0 2 1 3 46 14-24 .583 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 32 10 3 0 3 2 3 42 12-19 .632 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
Feb. 11, 2003
16. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 26 12 7 1 1 4 1 44 10-26 .385 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 34 7 3 2 1 3 2 43 11-21 .524 6-8 .750 6-7 .857
Mar. 10, 2003
17. Timberwolves 92   Kevin Garnett 31 18 5 1 1 0 2 41 14-20 .700 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
Mavericks 83   Dirk Nowitzki 37 13 2 1 0 0 6 46 15-33 .455 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Mar. 30, 2003
18. Timberwolves 95   Kevin Garnett 24 11 4 1 2 4 3 36 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Mavericks 119   Dirk Nowitzki 33 7 3 0 1 1 2 34 13-20 .650 6-10 .600 1-2 .500
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2003
19. Timberwolves 114   Kevin Garnett 35 10 10 2 2 2 3 42 13-26 .500 1-1 1.000 8-9 .889
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 15 7 1 0 0 2 4 41 4-13 .308 1-6 .167 6-7 .857
Jan. 03, 2004
20. Timberwolves 112   Kevin Garnett 27 22 7 1 0 2 3 46 11-28 .393 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mavericks 119   Dirk Nowitzki 31 9 4 1 0 1 3 42 10-15 .667 3-3 1.000 8-10 .800
Mar. 03, 2004
21. Timberwolves 121   Kevin Garnett 28 19 4 1 1 3 0 36 11-15 .733 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 15 3 4 2 0 0 3 28 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2004
22. Timberwolves 87   Kevin Garnett 32 12 5 2 1 4 5 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 34 7 1 1 0 1 3 44 13-26 .500 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
Mar. 13, 2005
23. Timberwolves 93   Kevin Garnett 24 13 6 1 1 7 4 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 21 10 1 1 0 0 3 41 9-22 .409 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 15, 2005
24. Timberwolves 100   Kevin Garnett 25 12 7 2 2 4 2 40 8-23 .348 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 21 15 4 1 2 2 5 47 6-19 .316 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2005
25. Timberwolves 95   Kevin Garnett 20 16 5 2 1 4 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 19 7 2 2 4 2 1 37 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Jan. 04, 2006
26. Timberwolves 91   Kevin Garnett 23 10 5 3 2 0 2 38 7-11 .636 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mavericks 78   Dirk Nowitzki 23 7 2 1 0 5 4 38 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Jan. 07, 2006
27. Timberwolves 79   Kevin Garnett 26 11 2 0 2 4 4 41 11-16 .688 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Mavericks 83   Dirk Nowitzki 26 7 2 1 2 0 3 39 8-24 .333 2-4 .500 8-9 .889
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2006
28. Timberwolves 87   Kevin Garnett 19 12 3 3 0 2 3 38 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 15 5 3 1 2 3 1 37 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
Feb. 03, 2007
29. Timberwolves 93   Kevin Garnett 25 12 3 1 0 4 4 37 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 18 5 2 0 1 0 1 35 5-14 .357 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Feb. 27, 2007
30. Timberwolves 65   Kevin Garnett 15 13 2 1 1 1 1 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 23 14 3 0 1 2 1 38 10-18 .556 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 2008
31. Celtics 94   Kevin Garnett 20 13 1 3 1 0 4 34 7-22 .318 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 22 19 1 0 2 6 1 38 8-20 .400 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2009
32. Celtics 124   Kevin Garnett 23 2 4 1 0 1 2 25 11-17 .647 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 18 7 0 0 0 5 2 37 4-17 .235 0-3 .000 10-12 .833
Feb. 12, 2009
33. Celtics 99   Kevin Garnett 16 5 3 0 0 4 5 31 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 37 8 0 1 0 3 3 39 13-28 .464 2-4 .500 9-12 .750
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 2010
34. Celtics 102   Kevin Garnett 8 9 1 5 0 3 3 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 28 5 2 0 0 1 2 42 11-19 .579 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2010
35. Celtics 87   Kevin Garnett 18 15 2 0 0 0 4 38 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 25 7 2 0 0 4 0 41 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Feb. 04, 2011
36. Celtics 97   Kevin Garnett 16 5 1 2 1 2 5 35 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 29 4 3 0 0 0 4 36 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 10-10 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2012
37. Celtics 85   Kevin Garnett 16 10 3 0 1 1 1 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 16 7 4 1 1 3 2 38 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 2013
38. Celtics 94   Kevin Garnett 16 12 5 1 1 2 4 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 22 7 1 0 1 2 2 32 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 2014
39. Nets 107   Kevin Garnett 10 11 1 0 1 2 2 20 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 18 7 3 0 0 3 1 36 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2016
40. Timberwolves 87   Kevin Garnett 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 29 7 1 1 0 0 1 32 12-22 .545 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000