Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Avery Johnson and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Avery Johnson 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 22 times in NBA games. Avery Johnson has a 12-10 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Avery Johnson:
1988-89 to 2003-04
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Avery Johnson
12
8
4
Dirk Nowitzki
10
9
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Avery Johnson 7.7 1.9 4.7 0.90.2
Dirk Nowitzki 18.7 7.9 2.01.11.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Avery Johnson 16 4 10 21
Dirk Nowitzki 42 18 4 64
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Avery Johnson 3

games
2

games
16

games
8

games
0

games
Dirk Nowitzki 19

games
19

games
4

games
9

games
16

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
2

games
5

games
6

games

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. 04, 1999
1. Spurs 95   Avery Johnson 4 4 10 1 1 2 2 33 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 11 6 1 1 2 3 4 26 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Mar. 27, 1999
2. Spurs 99   Avery Johnson 7 3 8 0 0 1 1 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 77   Dirk Nowitzki 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 13 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1999
3. Spurs 86   Avery Johnson 0 0 5 2 0 2 3 28 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 12 13 4 1 0 2 1 32 4-14 .286 0-4 .000 4-6 .667
Apr. 22, 1999
4. Spurs 103   Avery Johnson 10 2 8 0 0 0 0 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 76   Dirk Nowitzki 8 5 0 2 0 2 5 40 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1999
5. Spurs 106   Avery Johnson 12 0 8 2 0 1 3 26 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 16 12 2 1 1 0 2 34 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 14, 1999
6. Spurs 111   Avery Johnson 16 4 5 0 0 1 0 31 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 29 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 16, 2000
7. Spurs 88   Avery Johnson 6 2 3 0 0 3 2 28 0-3 .000 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 19 2 4 1 1 2 4 29 8-13 .615 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 2000
8. Spurs 96   Avery Johnson 8 4 2 2 0 2 3 31 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 13 7 1 0 1 0 5 27 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2000
9. Spurs 77   Avery Johnson 11 2 1 1 0 0 4 27 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 18 10 3 0 3 0 3 36 8-20 .400 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 2001
10. Spurs 104   Avery Johnson 14 2 3 1 1 1 1 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 30 10 2 1 3 2 2 42 10-18 .556 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Feb. 24, 2001
11. Spurs 107   Avery Johnson 7 2 4 0 0 1 2 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 16 9 4 0 1 1 4 40 4-9 .444 3-5 .600 5-6 .833
Apr. 10, 2001
12. Spurs 91   Avery Johnson 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 20 7 0 0 3 3 4 38 7-16 .438 3-7 .429 3-3 1.000
2001 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 2001
13. Spurs 94   Avery Johnson 5 1 8 2 0 0 2 23 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 78   Dirk Nowitzki 9 7 0 0 1 2 4 28 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
May. 07, 2001
14. Spurs 100   Avery Johnson 2 2 4 0 0 1 3 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 19 6 2 2 1 0 3 39 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
May. 09, 2001
15. Spurs 104   Avery Johnson 6 0 6 1 1 0 2 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 15 3 1 0 1 0 2 28 5-15 .333 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
May. 12, 2001
16. Spurs 108   Avery Johnson 7 1 3 0 0 1 1 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 30 9 1 1 0 1 5 42 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
May. 14, 2001
17. Spurs 105   Avery Johnson 10 2 6 1 0 1 2 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 42 18 2 6 1 3 2 47 14-24 .583 0-1 .000 14-18 .778
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2001
18. Nuggets 91   Avery Johnson 10 4 5 2 1 0 1 31 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 33 9 3 1 1 1 4 42 12-23 .522 3-6 .500 6-6 1.000
Jan. 08, 2002
19. Nuggets 94   Avery Johnson 8 1 4 0 0 1 0 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 27 8 4 1 2 1 5 38 7-19 .368 1-4 .250 12-16 .750
Jan. 24, 2002
20. Nuggets 97   Avery Johnson 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 26 10 3 0 1 4 6 41 11-20 .550 3-3 1.000 1-3 .333
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2003
21. Warriors 87   Avery Johnson 12 2 6 2 0 1 3 28 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 29 15 1 3 4 3 3 45 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Feb. 03, 2004
22. Warriors 93   Avery Johnson 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 9 4 2 3 2 0 0 35 4-14 .286 1-5 .200 0-0 -