Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Doug McDermott and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Doug McDermott 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 8 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 5-3 winning record over Doug McDermott. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Doug McDermott:
2014-15 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Doug McDermott
3
3
0
Dirk Nowitzki
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Doug McDermott 6.3 2.4 1.0 0.10.3
Dirk Nowitzki 11.1 6.9 1.60.30.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Doug McDermott 9 6 2 11
Dirk Nowitzki 21 13 3 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Doug McDermott 2

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Dirk Nowitzki 6

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4

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2015
1. Bulls 111   Doug McDermott 7 0 1 0 1 1 0 18 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 118   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 2 1 0 1 3 33 5-11 .455 3-7 .429 3-4 .750
Jan. 15, 2016
2. Bulls 77   Doug McDermott 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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
%
Jan. 17, 2017
3. Bulls 98   Doug McDermott 7 6 2 0 0 0 4 22 3-10 .300 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 10 10 2 1 0 0 2 27 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Mar. 05, 2017
4. Thunder 89   Doug McDermott 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 35 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
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
5. Thunder 92   Doug McDermott 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 13 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
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
%
Jan. 07, 2018
6. Knicks 100   Doug McDermott 9 2 1 0 0 1 4 24 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 5 5 1 0 1 1 2 23 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2019
7. Pacers 111   Doug McDermott 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 16 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0-5 .000 0-5 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 27, 2019
8. Pacers 101   Doug McDermott 7 1 2 0 1 1 1 18 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 11 5 3 0 0 0 3 22 4-10 .400 3-6 .500 0-0 -