Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Francis and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Francis 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 15-8 winning record over Steve Francis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Francis
vs.
Dirk Nowitzki
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Francis:
1999-00 to 2007-08
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Steve Francis
8
8
0
Dirk Nowitzki
15
15
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 17.6 6.1 6.0 1.90.5
Dirk Nowitzki 22.8 7.6 2.41.21.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 36 11 11 52
Dirk Nowitzki 35 13 8 95
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 6

games		 5

games		 20

games		 13

games		3

games
Dirk Nowitzki 15

games 		15

games		 2

games		 2

games		9

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 3

games		 1

game		 8

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1999
1. Rockets 95   Steve Francis 3 3 6 1 0 1 2 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 16 3 2 1 0 2 5 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Nov. 23, 1999
2. Rockets 119   Steve Francis 17 4 7 2 0 3 3 37 7-20 .350 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 31 5 2 2 0 3 2 43 12-19 .632 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Jan. 17, 2000
3. Rockets 121   Steve Francis 31 6 11 2 0 7 4 42 8-16 .500 1-5 .200 14-15 .933
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 10 7 0 0 2 1 3 32 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 13, 2000
4. Rockets 111   Steve Francis 16 11 7 0 1 3 4 41 6-19 .316 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 15 6 3 0 1 0 4 30 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2000
5. Rockets 109   Steve Francis 36 10 4 1 1 3 2 48 11-16 .688 3-5 .600 11-14 .786
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 35 12 2 0 0 3 4 42 11-18 .611 2-5 .400 11-13 .846
Dec. 30, 2000
6. Rockets 114   Steve Francis 22 11 8 0 1 0 4 40 5-9 .556 2-5 .400 10-10 1.000
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 20 8 0 0 0 1 5 33 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Mar. 03, 2001
7. Rockets 95   Steve Francis 21 10 4 4 1 3 5 45 8-21 .381 3-8 .375 2-4 .500
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 26 13 2 0 5 1 2 43 10-18 .556 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
Apr. 03, 2001
8. Rockets 97   Steve Francis 5 9 5 2 1 1 5 33 1-12 .083 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 20 9 1 1 1 0 4 33 9-16 .563 1-7 .143 1-3 .333
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2001
9. Rockets 124   Steve Francis 33 9 3 0 0 2 3 37 13-18 .722 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 13 6 2 0 0 1 3 29 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Jan. 22, 2002
10. Rockets 107   Steve Francis 25 3 5 1 0 4 4 43 9-23 .391 0-4 .000 7-10 .700
Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 25 9 4 0 5 2 1 39 9-18 .500 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000
Jan. 31, 2002
11. Rockets 91   Steve Francis 30 6 7 2 1 6 5 40 9-19 .474 2-6 .333 10-16 .625
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 13 10 2 1 1 1 1 44 6-20 .300 0-6 .000 1-2 .500
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2002
12. Rockets 90   Steve Francis 22 2 5 2 0 3 0 40 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 2-3 .667
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 24 9 4 0 0 1 2 45 11-21 .524 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Jan. 21, 2003
13. Rockets 86   Steve Francis 26 8 4 4 2 6 4 42 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 9-11 .818
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 26 8 2 4 1 0 4 32 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 10-10 1.000
Jan. 29, 2003
14. Rockets 81   Steve Francis 10 5 5 3 1 2 1 35 2-13 .154 0-4 .000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 34 6 5 2 2 3 0 38 11-20 .550 3-8 .375 9-10 .900
Feb. 21, 2003
15. Rockets 85   Steve Francis 19 7 7 5 0 5 3 36 8-19 .421 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 34 11 2 1 0 1 1 40 11-20 .550 2-4 .500 10-11 .909
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2003
16. Rockets 86   Steve Francis 15 3 7 2 0 3 3 37 6-14 .429 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 23 5 1 0 1 1 1 38 9-16 .563 0-4 .000 5-6 .833
Feb. 21, 2004
17. Rockets 88   Steve Francis 6 7 6 1 0 4 3 37 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 25 12 3 1 2 2 3 41 9-17 .529 3-4 .750 4-5 .800
Mar. 07, 2004
18. Rockets 101   Steve Francis 11 6 8 2 1 5 6 41 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 3-7 .429
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 18 1 1 9 2 2 2 44 7-19 .368 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2004
19. Magic 94   Steve Francis 16 10 9 3 0 4 4 39 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Mavericks 84   Dirk Nowitzki 20 8 1 1 0 4 5 33 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Apr. 05, 2005
20. Magic 105   Steve Francis 16 4 11 4 0 4 4 37 6-10 .600 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 21 9 3 1 1 3 4 29 8-13 .615 3-4 .750 2-3 .667
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2005
21. Magic 103   Steve Francis 16 3 4 0 0 2 5 41 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
OT Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 31 7 5 2 1 3 1 43 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 2007
22. Knicks 77   Steve Francis 6 2 3 2 1 2 4 35 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 24 5 1 0 1 2 3 35 10-15 .667 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2007
23. Rockets 83   Steve Francis 3 1 3 1 0 5 3 23 1-8 .125 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 20 6 8 1 0 1 2 40 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
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