Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Kurt Nimphius

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Kurt Nimphius 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 22 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 15-7 winning record over Kurt Nimphius, but Kurt Nimphius won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Johnson
vs.
Kurt Nimphius
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Kurt Nimphius:
1981-82 to 1989-90
22 Games played
20 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
15
15
0
Kurt Nimphius
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 15.2 3.1 5.1 1.30.7
Kurt Nimphius 5.0 4.0 0.80.00.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 24 6 11 43
Kurt Nimphius 17 10 3 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 20

games		 7

games		 22

games		 12

games		5

games
Kurt Nimphius 2

games 		12

games		 0

games		 1

game		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 0

games		 9

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1981
1. Suns 121   Dennis Johnson 13 4 8 3 0 2 3 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 93   Kurt Nimphius 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 21, 1981
2. Suns 110   Dennis Johnson 24 2 6 3 0 1 2 37 12-18 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 88   Kurt Nimphius 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 09, 1982
3. Suns 101   Dennis Johnson 22 3 4 0 2 3 3 34 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 11-14 .786
Mavericks 105   Kurt Nimphius 13 7 0 0 2 1 2 21 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 09, 1982
4. Suns 100   Dennis Johnson 9 2 1 2 0 1 5 35 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 105   Kurt Nimphius 10 6 0 0 3 0 2 18 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1982
5. Suns 112   Dennis Johnson 22 5 5 3 1 4 1 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mavericks 100   Kurt Nimphius 4 6 2 0 1 2 2 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1982
6. Suns 125   Dennis Johnson 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 20 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 106   Kurt Nimphius 10 8 1 0 1 1 6 22 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 08, 1983
7. Suns 100   Dennis Johnson 12 5 4 0 0 2 4 37 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 112   Kurt Nimphius 7 10 3 1 1 0 2 25 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 08, 1983
8. Suns 99   Dennis Johnson 12 3 4 0 0 2 2 32 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 120   Kurt Nimphius 10 10 0 0 3 0 3 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1983
9. Suns 115   Dennis Johnson 21 5 5 4 3 2 1 39 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 11-13 .846
OT Mavericks 112   Kurt Nimphius 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 23 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1983
10. Celtics 114   Dennis Johnson 17 3 6 1 2 1 5 40 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
OT Mavericks 109   Kurt Nimphius 6 8 2 0 2 0 6 23 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1984
11. Celtics 114   Dennis Johnson 19 3 3 0 1 3 2 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mavericks 107   Kurt Nimphius 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 27 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1984
12. Celtics 114   Dennis Johnson 17 5 6 2 3 2 1 45 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 99   Kurt Nimphius 0 7 3 0 0 0 4 17 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1985
13. Celtics 133   Dennis Johnson 14 3 4 1 1 0 2 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 122   Kurt Nimphius 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1985
14. Celtics 125   Dennis Johnson 14 5 6 3 0 2 2 28 4-13 .308 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Clippers 103   Kurt Nimphius 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 24 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1986
15. Celtics 124   Dennis Johnson 21 2 5 1 1 3 3 41 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Clippers 108   Kurt Nimphius 17 7 2 0 0 0 0 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1986
16. Celtics 114   Dennis Johnson 15 3 8 1 0 3 3 36 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Clippers 101   Kurt Nimphius 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1987
17. Celtics 119   Dennis Johnson 24 2 6 0 0 4 3 42 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
OT Pistons 115   Kurt Nimphius 5 3 1 0 1 2 1 24 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1987
18. Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 8 0 8 0 1 1 0 33 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 122   Kurt Nimphius 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 24, 1987
19. Celtics 119   Dennis Johnson 8 0 5 0 0 1 1 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 145   Kurt Nimphius 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1988
20. Celtics 119   Dennis Johnson 16 6 11 4 1 1 2 37 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 118   Kurt Nimphius 7 1 0 0 0 2 3 08 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
21. Celtics 96   Dennis Johnson 12 3 2 0 0 2 1 16 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 94   Kurt Nimphius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1990
22. Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 13 3 4 0 0 2 3 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
76ers 122   Kurt Nimphius 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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