Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Taj Gibson and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Taj Gibson 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 18 times in NBA games. Taj Gibson has a 10-8 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Taj Gibson:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Taj Gibson
10
10
0
Dirk Nowitzki
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 10.6 8.6 1.3 0.70.5
Dirk Nowitzki 17.7 6.1 1.80.60.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 20 18 4 22
Dirk Nowitzki 36 13 5 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Taj Gibson 5

games
12

games
6

games
7

games
3

games
Dirk Nowitzki 13

games
4

games
10

games
5

games
7

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
2

games
6

games
8

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
%
Mar. 06, 2010
1. Bulls 116   Taj Gibson 10 11 2 2 1 2 2 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 27 5 2 1 2 3 3 37 11-22 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 17, 2010
2. Bulls 106   Taj Gibson 12 4 1 1 0 0 1 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 26 7 5 3 0 2 2 37 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-8 .750
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2010
3. Bulls 88   Taj Gibson 17 18 1 0 1 1 6 29 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Mavericks 83   Dirk Nowitzki 36 8 3 2 0 2 3 42 15-26 .577 3-5 .600 3-6 .500
Jan. 20, 2011
4. Bulls 82   Taj Gibson 4 6 0 1 0 1 5 20 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 77   Dirk Nowitzki 19 2 4 0 1 0 1 38 6-16 .375 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 21, 2012
5. Bulls 93   Taj Gibson 2 8 0 1 1 0 2 24 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 83   Dirk Nowitzki 17 7 0 0 0 0 3 33 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 30, 2013
6. Bulls 98   Taj Gibson 7 3 2 0 0 1 2 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 35 7 1 0 1 2 3 34 14-17 .824 5-6 .833 2-2 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2013
7. Bulls 83   Taj Gibson 13 5 2 0 1 3 3 26 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 18 3 5 1 3 3 4 31 6-15 .400 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 28, 2014
8. Bulls 100   Taj Gibson 20 15 1 1 0 4 1 31 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 15 5 2 0 1 3 2 34 7-18 .389 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 2015
9. Bulls 102   Taj Gibson 15 7 2 1 1 3 4 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 24 7 0 0 1 3 0 34 10-15 .667 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2015
10. Bulls 111   Taj Gibson 12 8 1 0 0 1 4 33 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 118   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 2 1 0 1 3 33 5-11 .455 3-7 .429 3-4 .750
Jan. 15, 2016
11. Bulls 77   Taj Gibson 9 11 1 0 0 1 3 30 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 83   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 0 0 1 1 3 33 6-15 .400 2-5 .400 7-7 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 2017
12. Thunder 89   Taj Gibson 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 18 13 3 0 0 1 4 30 8-17 .471 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Mar. 27, 2017
13. Thunder 92   Taj Gibson 13 6 1 0 1 1 2 24 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 8 8 2 0 1 3 3 25 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2017
14. Timberwolves 112   Taj Gibson 12 10 4 2 2 1 2 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 7 3 0 1 0 0 1 21 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nov. 17, 2017
15. Timberwolves 111   Taj Gibson 10 11 2 0 0 1 0 34 2-5 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 15 7 1 0 0 0 2 24 6-12 .500 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Dec. 10, 2017
16. Timberwolves 97   Taj Gibson 6 9 0 0 1 2 2 34 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 10 5 1 1 1 1 3 25 4-8 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 2018
17. Timberwolves 93   Taj Gibson 12 6 1 2 0 0 2 32 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 7 6 2 0 0 1 2 26 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2019
18. Timberwolves 115   Taj Gibson 10 15 1 1 0 0 1 30 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 119   Dirk Nowitzki 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 13 0-4 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 -