Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Al Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Al Thornton 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has an 8-2 winning record over Al Thornton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dirk Nowitzki
vs.
Al Thornton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Al Thornton:
2007-08 to 2010-11
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
8
8
0
Al Thornton
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 7.2 2.7 0.70.7
Al Thornton 10.5 4.2 0.90.30.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 34 13 4 22
Al Thornton 25 9 3 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 10

games		 8

games		 9

games		 4

games		4

games
Al Thornton 0

games 		2

games		 1

game		 2

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 2007
1. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 30 6 3 0 0 4 3 39 11-17 .647 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Clippers 89   Al Thornton 8 1 0 1 0 0 2 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Jan. 12, 2008
2. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 22 7 4 0 0 2 2 41 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Clippers 94   Al Thornton 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 22 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-1 .000
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2008
3. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 33 7 3 2 0 2 3 38 12-26 .462 1-7 .143 8-9 .889
Clippers 103   Al Thornton 17 1 0 1 0 1 5 21 6-7 .857 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 02, 2008
4. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 29 10 2 2 2 1 2 43 10-27 .370 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
Clippers 98   Al Thornton 23 9 3 0 1 2 3 44 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 06, 2009
5. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 34 4 3 0 2 1 1 39 13-23 .565 4-4 1.000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 102   Al Thornton 25 8 1 0 1 2 5 41 9-24 .375 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2009
6. Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 24 9 3 2 1 5 1 42 9-19 .474 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Clippers 84   Al Thornton 6 6 1 0 2 1 1 25 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 2011
7. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 24 4 2 0 1 2 3 33 7-11 .636 2-2 1.000 8-8 1.000
Wizards 92   Al Thornton 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 16, 2011
8. Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 34 13 2 0 1 1 3 35 10-22 .455 2-3 .667 12-12 1.000
Warriors 106   Al Thornton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 2011
9. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 20 6 2 0 0 2 1 31 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 73   Al Thornton 8 4 0 1 0 2 3 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 02, 2011
10. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 5-16 .313 0-4 .000 6-8 .750
Warriors 99   Al Thornton 12 9 2 0 2 1 4 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
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