Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Brian Cardinal and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Brian Cardinal 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 18-1 winning record over Brian Cardinal, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Brian Cardinal
vs.
Dirk Nowitzki
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Brian Cardinal:
2000-01 to 2011-12
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
19 Games played
16 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Brian Cardinal
1
1
0
Dirk Nowitzki
18
15
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cardinal 5.3 2.8 0.7 0.90.2
Dirk Nowitzki 24.9 9.8 2.11.11.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cardinal 18 8 2 31
Dirk Nowitzki 38 15 6 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Cardinal 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 6

games		1

game
Dirk Nowitzki 19

games 		19

games		 15

games		 7

games		10

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 6

games		8

games

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. 17, 2000
1. Pistons 90   Brian Cardinal 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 25 7 1 0 0 1 3 38 9-17 .529 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2003
2. Warriors 87   Brian Cardinal 8 1 0 0 0 1 4 13 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 29 15 1 3 4 3 3 45 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Jan. 07, 2004
3. Warriors 99   Brian Cardinal 18 6 2 1 1 3 2 32 7-12 .583 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 23 11 1 1 1 2 4 41 8-19 .421 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Feb. 03, 2004
4. Warriors 93   Brian Cardinal 7 2 0 1 0 2 1 12 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 9 4 2 3 2 0 0 35 4-14 .286 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2004
5. Warriors 108   Brian Cardinal 17 8 2 1 0 1 4 29 6-7 .857 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 29 14 3 2 1 6 3 46 10-15 .667 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2004
6. Grizzlies 88   Brian Cardinal 6 2 1 3 1 0 5 19 1-5 .200 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 22 13 0 1 1 3 3 31 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 6-9 .667
Apr. 11, 2005
7. Grizzlies 89   Brian Cardinal 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 19 8 2 0 3 1 1 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2006
8. Grizzlies 80   Brian Cardinal 6 7 1 2 0 1 5 25 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mavericks 81   Dirk Nowitzki 18 12 1 0 1 4 1 37 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
2006 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 2006
9. Grizzlies 93   Brian Cardinal 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 07 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 31 11 3 1 0 1 3 45 9-18 .500 0-3 .000 13-15 .867
Apr. 26, 2006
10. Grizzlies 79   Brian Cardinal 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 31 4 1 0 1 1 5 37 9-19 .474 1-3 .333 12-14 .857
May. 01, 2006
11. Grizzlies 76   Brian Cardinal 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 27 7 3 2 0 2 2 35 12-21 .571 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2006
12. Grizzlies 84   Brian Cardinal 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 24 13 2 0 0 5 4 35 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Feb. 07, 2007
13. Grizzlies 97   Brian Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 38 10 6 3 4 0 3 38 14-20 .700 2-2 1.000 8-9 .889
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2008
14. Grizzlies 81   Brian Cardinal 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 21 6 2 1 0 1 2 26 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Feb. 22, 2008
15. Grizzlies 83   Brian Cardinal 7 5 2 0 0 2 5 20 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 27 6 3 0 0 2 3 37 8-9 .889 1-1 1.000 10-12 .833
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2008
16. Timberwolves 100   Brian Cardinal 4 5 2 3 0 0 1 27 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 24 13 3 2 1 2 1 39 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Mar. 31, 2009
17. Timberwolves 88   Brian Cardinal 6 2 0 0 0 3 3 23 2-9 .222 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 23 12 0 1 0 2 1 32 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 13, 2009
18. Timberwolves 94   Brian Cardinal 9 4 1 3 0 2 5 41 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 34 9 3 1 1 3 1 40 8-19 .421 2-3 .667 16-17 .941
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2009
19. Timberwolves 77   Brian Cardinal 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 20 11 2 0 3 0 2 29 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
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