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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mike James 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.

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They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 18-5 winning record over Mike James, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mike James:
2001-02 to 2013-14
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
23 Games played
16 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mike James
5
2
3
Dirk Nowitzki
18
14
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike James 11.1 2.1 2.7 0.80.1
Dirk Nowitzki 23.0 9.0 3.71.11.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike James 25 8 7 31
Dirk Nowitzki 39 14 8 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike James 1

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4

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5

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Dirk Nowitzki 22

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22

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15

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11

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15

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Both had same stat 0

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4

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7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 2002
1. Heat 109   Mike James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 21 6 1 0 2 4 6 34 7-15 .467 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 15, 2003
2. Heat 92   Mike James 6 3 7 0 0 2 3 29 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 25 12 8 1 2 2 5 44 7-20 .350 1-5 .200 10-11 .909
Mar. 07, 2003
3. Heat 89   Mike James 20 0 3 3 0 1 2 34 5-11 .455 2-3 .667 8-10 .800
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 21 10 4 1 0 1 3 41 8-22 .364 2-6 .333 3-3 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2003
4. Celtics 105   Mike James 15 2 4 2 0 2 3 39 7-17 .412 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 30 13 1 2 1 1 5 41 11-28 .393 3-7 .429 5-8 .625
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 2005
5. Bucks 104   Mike James 20 5 3 0 0 2 1 25 9-13 .692 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mavericks 123   Dirk Nowitzki 39 5 6 1 2 4 1 45 14-25 .560 4-7 .571 7-9 .778
2005 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 2005
6. Rockets 98   Mike James 16 1 2 1 0 1 2 26 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 3 0 1 6 2 42 5-19 .263 0-2 .000 11-13 .846
Apr. 25, 2005
7. Rockets 113   Mike James 10 1 1 2 1 0 2 24 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 26 2 3 2 1 3 1 43 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Apr. 28, 2005
8. Rockets 102   Mike James 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 19 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 28 6 3 2 1 3 5 44 9-16 .563 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Apr. 30, 2005
9. Rockets 93   Mike James 7 4 4 1 1 3 4 28 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 18 7 6 1 1 1 3 43 4-14 .286 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
May. 02, 2005
10. Rockets 100   Mike James 16 2 5 1 0 1 3 30 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 23 13 2 4 1 0 5 42 9-22 .409 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
May. 05, 2005
11. Rockets 101   Mike James 22 4 2 1 0 3 2 28 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Mavericks 83   Dirk Nowitzki 19 13 4 1 5 2 4 44 5-22 .227 2-6 .333 7-9 .778
May. 07, 2005
12. Rockets 76   Mike James 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 17 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 116   Dirk Nowitzki 14 14 2 1 3 2 1 36 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2005
13. Raptors 91   Mike James 22 5 4 0 0 2 2 39 8-17 .471 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 29 11 5 1 0 0 1 40 12-29 .414 3-9 .333 2-2 1.000
Feb. 25, 2006
14. Raptors 113   Mike James 25 3 7 0 0 5 5 40 7-17 .412 5-9 .556 6-7 .857
OT Mavericks 115   Dirk Nowitzki 32 11 3 2 4 3 4 42 13-23 .565 1-5 .200 5-7 .714
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2006
15. Timberwolves 87   Mike James 10 0 2 0 0 1 2 23 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
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
16. Timberwolves 93   Mike James 7 3 2 2 0 2 4 25 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
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
17. Timberwolves 65   Mike James 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 18 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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
%
Nov. 05, 2007
18. Rockets 98   Mike James 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 4-13 .308 0-5 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 19 9 5 2 0 2 5 34 7-20 .350 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Nov. 21, 2007
19. Rockets 94   Mike James 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 18 14 0 0 1 1 3 37 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
Dec. 15, 2007
20. Rockets 83   Mike James 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 20 6 8 1 0 1 2 40 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 16, 2008
21. Hornets 98   Mike James 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 12 5 3 0 0 0 2 39 4-16 .250 1-6 .167 3-3 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 2008
22. Wizards 86   Mike James 17 8 5 2 0 5 3 39 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 23 9 2 0 0 3 2 35 11-22 .500 0-4 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 07, 2009
23. Wizards 103   Mike James 16 1 7 1 0 2 4 35 5-7 .714 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 119   Dirk Nowitzki 34 9 7 2 2 5 4 41 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000