Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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 18 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 12-6 winning record over Zydrunas Ilgauskas. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Zydrunas Ilgauskas:
1997-98 to 2010-11
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
6
6
0
Dirk Nowitzki
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 15.5 8.8 1.1 0.51.2
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 9.8 3.40.81.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 34 18 4 24
Dirk Nowitzki 35 20 7 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6

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8

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2

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4

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5

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Dirk Nowitzki 11

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9

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13

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8

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8

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Both had same stat 1

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1

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3

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2000
1. Cavaliers 92   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 24 12 0 0 3 3 3 35 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 12 4 1 0 3 0 4 39 5-16 .313 2-8 .250 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2001
2. Cavaliers 82   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6 3 0 0 0 3 3 14 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 15 9 1 0 0 0 2 32 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2002
3. Cavaliers 99   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 34 14 3 1 3 4 2 39 11-24 .458 0-0 - 12-16 .750
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 17 12 1 1 2 4 3 42 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 11-11 1.000
Mar. 18, 2003
4. Cavaliers 93   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 30 13 3 1 0 2 4 34 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 14-16 .875
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 28 8 4 3 2 2 2 32 8-14 .571 2-4 .500 10-12 .833
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 2004
5. Cavaliers 98   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 11 3 1 0 2 2 2 29 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 18 10 4 2 1 0 1 39 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
Mar. 30, 2004
6. Cavaliers 109   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 4 0 0 0 3 2 37 10-13 .769 0-1 .000 6-11 .545
Mavericks 126   Dirk Nowitzki 35 18 4 1 1 1 3 43 14-23 .609 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2005
7. Cavaliers 86   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 6 0 1 4 1 1 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 11 14 2 0 5 3 3 31 3-12 .250 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 03, 2005
8. Cavaliers 100   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 21 16 4 1 2 3 4 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mavericks 80   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 3 0 2 2 2 40 8-19 .421 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 2006
9. Cavaliers 87   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17 13 0 0 1 0 3 33 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 30 13 6 0 2 1 0 45 12-28 .429 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Mar. 29, 2006
10. Cavaliers 107   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 9 3 1 3 0 2 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 29 5 3 2 0 2 2 39 9-18 .500 2-4 .500 9-12 .750
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 2007
11. Cavaliers 92   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 3 1 1 0 2 3 19 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 24 11 7 0 0 2 3 39 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 21, 2007
12. Cavaliers 90   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10 7 1 0 0 1 3 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 23 9 6 1 1 4 3 44 9-24 .375 2-7 .286 3-3 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2007
13. Cavaliers 74   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17 18 0 0 0 4 2 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 15 8 6 0 2 2 3 37 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Dec. 27, 2007
14. Cavaliers 88   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18 11 1 1 0 1 2 32 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mavericks 81   Dirk Nowitzki 19 20 1 0 1 1 1 40 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2008
15. Cavaliers 100   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17 11 2 0 2 1 2 32 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 81   Dirk Nowitzki 8 6 2 1 0 2 1 32 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 29, 2009
16. Cavaliers 102   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 14 9 0 0 0 0 4 28 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 74   Dirk Nowitzki 20 7 4 0 2 1 2 37 7-23 .304 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2010
17. Heat 95   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 22 6 4 3 0 2 4 34 9-23 .391 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
Dec. 20, 2010
18. Heat 96   Zydrunas Ilgauskas 8 4 0 0 1 0 2 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 26 9 2 1 0 0 4 39 8-21 .381 0-4 .000 10-10 1.000