Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Greg Ostertag

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Greg Ostertag 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:
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They faced each other a total of 30 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 15-15, but Dirk Nowitzki won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dirk Nowitzki
vs.
Greg Ostertag
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Greg Ostertag:
1995-96 to 2005-06
30 Games played
25 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
15
12
3
Greg Ostertag
15
13
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 21.1 8.0 2.1 1.21.3
Greg Ostertag 4.0 5.0 0.70.21.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 34 17 8 44
Greg Ostertag 16 13 4 16
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 30

games		 21

games		 23

games		 19

games		15

games
Greg Ostertag 0

games 		7

games		 2

games		 2

games		10

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 5

games		 9

games		5

games

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. 09, 1999
1. Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 15 9 0 0 1 3 3 32 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
Jazz 90   Greg Ostertag 7 6 0 0 2 0 2 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 26, 1999
2. Mavericks 65   Dirk Nowitzki 5 7 0 1 2 3 5 36 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 80   Greg Ostertag 4 9 0 1 1 1 4 28 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 05, 1999
3. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 10 4 1 2 0 1 4 24 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Jazz 106   Greg Ostertag 7 8 1 0 1 0 5 28 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1999
4. Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 15 9 3 4 2 3 4 42 5-14 .357 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000
Jazz 85   Greg Ostertag 2 6 1 0 4 0 2 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 2000
5. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 24 7 3 1 1 0 5 43 11-22 .500 2-7 .286 0-2 .000
Jazz 105   Greg Ostertag 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 24, 2000
6. Mavericks 85   Dirk Nowitzki 9 9 1 2 1 3 2 41 4-13 .308 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Jazz 92   Greg Ostertag 2 10 0 0 6 1 1 28 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 2000
7. Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 16 17 8 1 3 4 2 48 6-11 .545 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000
Jazz 105   Greg Ostertag 4 1 0 0 3 3 1 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2000
8. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 20 7 1 0 1 1 4 34 8-14 .571 4-8 .500 0-0 -
Jazz 112   Greg Ostertag 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 20, 2000
9. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 20 14 1 1 0 2 1 35 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Jazz 98   Greg Ostertag 6 5 0 0 0 1 2 19 1-7 .143 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 26, 2001
10. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 27 13 2 1 0 1 3 41 5-18 .278 2-8 .250 15-17 .882
Jazz 90   Greg Ostertag 7 5 1 0 3 0 3 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 07, 2001
11. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 22 9 2 0 3 4 5 43 7-16 .438 1-5 .200 7-7 1.000
Jazz 116   Greg Ostertag 2 6 0 1 0 1 3 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 21, 2001
12. Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 20 12 1 1 1 3 4 48 7-20 .350 2-9 .222 4-5 .800
Jazz 88   Greg Ostertag 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 24, 2001
13. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 15 4 2 0 2 2 6 46 3-11 .273 1-5 .200 8-10 .800
Jazz 109   Greg Ostertag 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 2001
14. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 33 10 2 0 1 2 3 48 9-19 .474 2-7 .286 13-14 .929
Jazz 91   Greg Ostertag 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 2001
15. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 33 8 2 0 0 0 3 36 10-19 .526 5-10 .500 8-9 .889
Jazz 77   Greg Ostertag 2 4 1 0 1 2 1 17 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-4 .000
May. 03, 2001
16. Mavericks 84   Dirk Nowitzki 18 4 1 1 0 1 5 36 3-11 .273 2-4 .500 10-10 1.000
Jazz 83   Greg Ostertag 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 08, 2002
17. Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 10 3 1 1 1 1 2 16 5-8 .625 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 96   Greg Ostertag 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 16, 2002
18. Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 24 6 2 3 1 3 2 37 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Jazz 87   Greg Ostertag 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2002
19. Mavericks 81   Dirk Nowitzki 28 17 1 4 0 0 4 48 7-18 .389 1-6 .167 13-15 .867
Jazz 93   Greg Ostertag 16 6 4 1 2 1 5 37 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Feb. 03, 2003
20. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 25 5 3 3 4 2 0 45 10-23 .435 1-7 .143 4-4 1.000
Jazz 90   Greg Ostertag 2 6 0 0 1 2 3 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 2003
21. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 21 6 3 0 0 2 3 25 8-15 .533 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Jazz 77   Greg Ostertag 2 3 1 0 2 0 2 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2003
22. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 34 8 2 2 1 1 4 43 10-22 .455 4-6 .667 10-10 1.000
Jazz 95   Greg Ostertag 6 13 1 1 1 1 3 35 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-4 .000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2003
23. Mavericks 127   Dirk Nowitzki 15 3 3 1 2 1 4 25 6-8 .750 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Jazz 102   Greg Ostertag 3 5 2 0 0 1 2 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 05, 2004
24. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 24 9 1 1 4 0 2 38 8-15 .533 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Jazz 108   Greg Ostertag 10 8 4 0 3 2 2 38 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 2-6 .333
Jan. 28, 2004
25. Mavericks 88   Dirk Nowitzki 17 2 4 0 0 1 4 40 6-14 .429 1-6 .167 4-4 1.000
Jazz 91   Greg Ostertag 12 11 2 1 2 2 1 36 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Apr. 08, 2004
26. Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 27 4 3 1 2 0 3 34 7-10 .700 2-4 .500 11-11 1.000
Jazz 94   Greg Ostertag 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 18 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2004
27. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 33 10 5 2 2 3 3 42 12-19 .632 2-2 1.000 7-8 .875
Kings 98   Greg Ostertag 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 2005
28. Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 34 11 2 2 2 0 1 44 14-25 .560 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Kings 113   Greg Ostertag 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2005
29. Mavericks 82   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 0 1 3 1 2 36 5-17 .294 1-6 .167 5-6 .833
Jazz 93   Greg Ostertag 2 6 0 0 5 1 3 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 2006
30. Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 22 7 4 0 0 2 1 36 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 14-14 1.000
Jazz 95   Greg Ostertag 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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