Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Arvydas Sabonis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki 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 16 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 9-7 winning record over Arvydas Sabonis, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Arvydas Sabonis:
1995-96 to 2002-03
16 Games played
10 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
9
5
4
Arvydas Sabonis
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 22.5 8.0 2.1 1.61.1
Arvydas Sabonis 9.5 5.4 1.50.81.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 46 17 5 63
Arvydas Sabonis 22 16 9 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 11

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12

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8

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8

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6

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Arvydas Sabonis 4

games
4

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4

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3

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4

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Both had same stat 1

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0

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4

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5

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6

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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
%
Feb. 15, 1999
1. Mavericks 84   Dirk Nowitzki 8 2 0 0 1 4 0 18 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 99   Arvydas Sabonis 16 10 9 1 0 2 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1999
2. Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 8 1 1 1 1 2 3 14 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
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
3. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 17 3 2 2 1 5 4 40 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 102   Arvydas Sabonis 22 6 2 0 2 5 4 32 11-16 .688 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2000
4. Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 11 3 0 0 3 3 6 36 5-16 .313 1-5 .200 0-1 .000
Trail Blazers 105   Arvydas Sabonis 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2000
5. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 29 12 2 1 2 3 5 38 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 6-6 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
6. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 19 14 2 2 2 4 4 43 6-14 .429 3-9 .333 4-4 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
7. Mavericks 82   Dirk Nowitzki 26 17 4 6 0 1 3 43 9-22 .409 4-8 .500 4-4 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
8. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 26 15 5 3 2 2 1 43 9-20 .450 5-9 .556 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 88   Arvydas Sabonis 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 2003
9. Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 13 7 4 1 1 3 3 39 6-14 .429 1-5 .200 0-1 .000
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
10. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 20 3 4 0 0 3 3 33 6-16 .375 3-9 .333 5-5 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
11. Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 46 10 2 1 1 2 2 48 16-27 .593 4-5 .800 10-11 .909
Trail Blazers 86   Arvydas Sabonis 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 10 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 2003
12. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 25 9 3 3 0 4 2 48 8-25 .320 3-6 .500 6-7 .857
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
13. Mavericks 115   Dirk Nowitzki 42 10 3 2 1 2 4 47 15-20 .750 5-6 .833 7-9 .778
Trail Blazers 103   Arvydas Sabonis 16 4 0 1 0 1 3 14 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 30, 2003
14. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 35 11 0 2 0 4 3 48 12-20 .600 0-0 - 11-12 .917
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
15. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 28 2-11 .182 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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
16. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 31 11 1 2 3 1 4 46 12-21 .571 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Arvydas Sabonis 16 8 2 1 3 3 6 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -