Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Nash and Arvydas Sabonis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Nash and Arvydas Sabonis 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 20 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 10-10, but Steve Nash won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
Arvydas Sabonis:
1995-96 to 2002-03
20 Games played
14 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Nash
10
6
4
Arvydas Sabonis
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 12.5 2.4 5.8 0.90.1
Arvydas Sabonis 11.2 6.7 2.30.91.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 28 6 11 31
Arvydas Sabonis 31 16 9 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 11

games
4

games
15

games
6

games
0

games
Arvydas Sabonis 9

games
14

games
5

games
8

games
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
0

games
6

games
9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 1997
1. Suns 99   Steve Nash 0 2 5 0 0 1 1 07 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 121   Arvydas Sabonis 10 4 2 1 2 0 3 16 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Apr. 05, 1997
2. Suns 99   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 90   Arvydas Sabonis 5 8 3 2 0 5 1 19 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1997
3. Suns 140   Steve Nash 11 2 2 0 0 0 4 28 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
4OT Trail Blazers 139   Arvydas Sabonis 31 10 7 1 2 3 6 50 10-16 .625 2-3 .667 9-13 .692
Feb. 12, 1998
4. Suns 110   Steve Nash 5 0 3 1 0 0 6 14 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 115   Arvydas Sabonis 14 13 6 0 0 3 3 30 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Mar. 03, 1998
5. Suns 93   Steve Nash 4 0 3 0 0 2 3 15 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 98   Arvydas Sabonis 12 14 4 1 1 1 5 31 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 15, 1999
6. Mavericks 84   Steve Nash 19 1 4 2 0 3 3 34 7-10 .700 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 99   Arvydas Sabonis 16 10 9 1 0 2 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1999
7. Mavericks 91   Steve Nash 9 6 4 1 0 5 2 32 4-10 .400 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 106   Arvydas Sabonis 15 16 1 2 1 1 2 37 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 17, 1999
8. Mavericks 94   Steve Nash 9 2 4 2 0 3 2 33 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 102   Arvydas Sabonis 22 6 2 0 2 5 4 32 11-16 .688 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2000
9. Mavericks 106   Steve Nash 18 4 8 1 1 5 2 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Trail Blazers 101   Arvydas Sabonis 6 7 4 1 1 2 1 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 2001
10. Mavericks 94   Steve Nash 14 3 8 0 0 5 2 31 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 84   Arvydas Sabonis 19 7 0 1 3 0 2 25 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2002
11. Mavericks 82   Steve Nash 12 0 7 2 0 4 2 39 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 73   Arvydas Sabonis 10 10 3 1 1 2 1 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 04, 2002
12. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 20 4 5 1 0 3 2 32 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 88   Arvydas Sabonis 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 2003
13. Mavericks 93   Steve Nash 15 4 9 1 0 2 5 39 4-15 .267 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 100   Arvydas Sabonis 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 09 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 28, 2003
14. Mavericks 95   Steve Nash 15 1 3 0 0 1 0 26 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 112   Arvydas Sabonis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2003 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 2003
15. Mavericks 96   Steve Nash 10 4 9 1 0 1 1 35 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 86   Arvydas Sabonis 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 10 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 2003
16. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 28 2 8 0 0 3 3 41 10-14 .714 5-6 .833 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 99   Arvydas Sabonis 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 25, 2003
17. Mavericks 115   Steve Nash 12 2 10 0 0 3 3 39 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 103   Arvydas Sabonis 16 4 0 1 0 1 3 14 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 30, 2003
18. Mavericks 99   Steve Nash 7 4 11 1 0 3 5 32 2-11 .182 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 103   Arvydas Sabonis 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 02, 2003
19. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 21 1 6 3 0 3 2 24 6-14 .429 3-5 .600 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 125   Arvydas Sabonis 16 8 1 0 1 1 1 12 7-8 .875 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 04, 2003
20. Mavericks 107   Steve Nash 21 6 7 1 0 1 1 46 9-19 .474 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Arvydas Sabonis 16 8 2 1 3 3 6 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -