Head-to-Head: Games Played Between David Lee and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which David Lee 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. Dirk Nowitzki has a 14-8 winning record over David Lee. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
David Lee:
2005-06 to 2016-17
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
David Lee
8
8
0
Dirk Nowitzki
14
14
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
David Lee 13.6 8.2 2.2 0.50.1
Dirk Nowitzki 21.4 6.7 2.40.91.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
David Lee 30 15 7 31
Dirk Nowitzki 39 15 7 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
David Lee 4

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12

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6

games
3

games
0

games
Dirk Nowitzki 17

games
9

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9

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10

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10

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Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
7

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9

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12

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2006
1. Knicks 117   David Lee 6 4 1 0 0 0 2 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Mavericks 115   Dirk Nowitzki 32 7 3 0 2 3 4 44 13-26 .500 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000
Feb. 13, 2006
2. Knicks 72   David Lee 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 2 1 0 0 1 29 5-12 .417 0-3 .000 11-11 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2007
3. Knicks 89   David Lee 6 6 1 0 0 1 3 29 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 36 7 4 2 0 4 0 39 14-23 .609 3-5 .600 5-7 .714
Mar. 10, 2008
4. Knicks 79   David Lee 14 5 0 1 0 0 2 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 18 8 3 2 0 0 2 23 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 5-5 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 2008
5. Knicks 114   David Lee 14 11 3 0 1 3 1 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
OT Mavericks 124   Dirk Nowitzki 39 15 4 1 1 0 1 44 13-27 .481 1-1 1.000 12-12 1.000
Jan. 08, 2009
6. Knicks 94   David Lee 13 15 0 0 0 4 3 37 4-8 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 10 7 7 1 1 2 0 38 3-13 .231 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 2010
7. Knicks 78   David Lee 11 14 3 0 0 3 1 31 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 128   Dirk Nowitzki 20 5 3 2 0 1 3 30 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Mar. 13, 2010
8. Knicks 128   David Lee 15 14 7 0 0 0 3 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 20 12 3 0 2 1 3 38 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2010
9. Warriors 100   David Lee 20 8 7 1 0 3 2 40 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 25 2 2 2 4 4 4 37 10-18 .556 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Mar. 16, 2011
10. Warriors 106   David Lee 22 9 1 3 0 2 2 39 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 34 13 2 0 1 1 3 35 10-22 .455 2-3 .667 12-12 1.000
Mar. 20, 2011
11. Warriors 73   David Lee 10 12 2 1 0 1 4 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 20 6 2 0 0 2 1 31 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 02, 2011
12. Warriors 99   David Lee 16 8 3 1 0 2 4 44 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 5-16 .313 0-4 .000 6-8 .750
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 10, 2012
13. Warriors 111   David Lee 25 9 1 2 0 1 3 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 22 4 0 1 0 2 0 30 7-16 .438 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Apr. 12, 2012
14. Warriors 103   David Lee 30 8 1 1 0 5 3 40 11-20 .550 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 27 1 3 1 0 2 5 37 10-23 .435 1-5 .200 6-7 .857
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 2013
15. Warriors 91   David Lee 10 6 0 0 0 3 4 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 116   Dirk Nowitzki 15 6 1 0 1 0 2 26 3-12 .250 1-2 .500 8-11 .727
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2013
16. Warriors 99   David Lee 20 12 3 0 0 0 1 30 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 22 6 3 2 1 0 1 33 11-19 .579 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 2013
17. Warriors 95   David Lee 15 11 3 1 1 2 4 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 2 1 2 2 2 35 7-14 .500 3-6 .500 4-5 .800
Mar. 11, 2014
18. Warriors 108   David Lee 6 10 1 0 0 1 1 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 85   Dirk Nowitzki 12 6 1 1 0 0 1 30 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 2015
19. Warriors 128   David Lee 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 15 3 2 0 0 2 3 30 4-15 .267 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2015
20. Celtics 102   David Lee 14 1 1 0 0 1 2 15 4-7 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 23 7 1 1 0 2 3 34 9-14 .643 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2017
21. Spurs 101   David Lee 14 3 4 0 0 0 2 25 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 15 10 0 0 4 2 1 28 5-11 .455 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Apr. 07, 2017
22. Spurs 102   David Lee 16 13 5 0 0 1 1 31 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 8 3 1 0 3 1 2 16 4-6 .667 0-2 .000 0-0 -