Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Smith 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 32 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 17-15 winning record over Josh Smith, but Josh Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dirk Nowitzki
vs.
Josh Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Josh Smith:
2004-05 to 2017-18
32 Games played
27 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
17
16
1
Josh Smith
15
11
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 22.2 8.3 2.1 0.60.6
Josh Smith 15.0 6.5 3.31.41.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 37 15 5 24
Josh Smith 32 13 9 710
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 24

games		 22

games		 9

games		 4

games		5

games
Josh Smith 7

games 		9

games		 18

games		 18

games		16

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 5

games		 10

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2004
1. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 15 12 3 2 1 2 3 32 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 5-10 .500
Hawks 68   Josh Smith 9 7 4 0 10 3 0 33 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 22, 2004
2. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 23 7 3 1 1 3 6 42 7-19 .368 2-5 .400 7-8 .875
Hawks 113   Josh Smith 14 9 3 1 1 1 4 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-8 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2005
3. Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 20 13 1 0 1 2 4 39 8-21 .381 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Hawks 78   Josh Smith 6 5 2 0 3 1 2 31 1-6 .167 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 25, 2006
4. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 27 13 2 0 0 0 2 41 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Hawks 83   Josh Smith 11 4 5 0 4 1 4 36 5-17 .294 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 2007
5. Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 27 8 0 1 3 1 3 37 10-17 .588 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Hawks 87   Josh Smith 4 5 5 1 1 5 3 36 2-11 .182 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 25, 2007
6. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 28 4 2 0 0 1 4 41 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Hawks 97   Josh Smith 21 6 1 2 1 3 3 43 7-19 .368 0-0 - 7-8 .875
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2007
7. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 28 8 2 1 0 3 2 38 10-22 .455 2-7 .286 6-7 .857
Hawks 101   Josh Smith 18 11 4 3 2 6 3 37 5-16 .313 0-4 .000 8-8 1.000
Dec. 29, 2007
8. Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 22 9 5 2 2 3 4 39 8-19 .421 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Hawks 84   Josh Smith 13 8 3 3 6 3 2 42 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-8 .625
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2008
9. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 24 11 3 0 0 4 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Hawks 98   Josh Smith 13 9 3 1 1 3 4 39 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
Mar. 19, 2009
10. Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 23 12 1 1 1 1 3 44 10-23 .435 1-4 .250 2-4 .500
Hawks 95   Josh Smith 15 9 2 2 1 5 3 42 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2009
11. Mavericks 75   Dirk Nowitzki 32 9 2 1 4 2 3 44 11-24 .458 2-6 .333 8-10 .800
Hawks 80   Josh Smith 12 6 2 1 1 4 5 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Feb. 26, 2010
12. Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 37 9 4 1 1 2 2 46 15-26 .577 2-2 1.000 5-5 1.000
OT Hawks 103   Josh Smith 18 11 8 7 1 3 2 42 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2010
13. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 3 0 0 2 1 39 8-22 .364 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
Hawks 93   Josh Smith 21 5 6 5 0 1 1 35 10-19 .526 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 29, 2011
14. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 19 6 4 1 1 5 3 33 8-11 .727 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Hawks 91   Josh Smith 17 7 3 2 0 3 6 23 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 2012
15. Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 22 3 1 0 0 4 2 26 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Hawks 106   Josh Smith 23 9 7 1 0 1 4 28 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 2013
16. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 24 7 2 2 1 0 2 36 8-14 .571 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Hawks 105   Josh Smith 26 13 6 1 0 5 5 40 10-15 .667 4-5 .800 2-4 .500
Mar. 18, 2013
17. Mavericks 127   Dirk Nowitzki 22 6 5 0 1 0 1 30 7-11 .636 2-2 1.000 6-6 1.000
Hawks 113   Josh Smith 13 5 6 1 1 4 3 31 5-11 .455 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 2014
18. Mavericks 116   Dirk Nowitzki 28 9 4 1 0 1 3 32 10-16 .625 3-5 .600 5-5 1.000
Pistons 106   Josh Smith 25 8 2 2 0 2 2 41 10-24 .417 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
Feb. 22, 2014
19. Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 24 4 1 0 0 1 4 31 9-19 .474 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000
Pistons 102   Josh Smith 32 3 3 1 3 4 2 38 14-20 .700 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2014
20. Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 18 10 2 1 0 1 1 31 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Pistons 106   Josh Smith 7 2 4 3 1 1 4 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 28, 2015
21. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 14 5 1 0 0 1 2 31 4-11 .364 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Rockets 99   Josh Smith 18 6 2 1 3 2 2 28 7-13 .538 4-5 .800 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 2015
22. Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 12 6 2 1 0 0 3 27 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Josh Smith 15 4 1 0 1 5 3 26 7-12 .583 1-3 .333 0-4 .000
Apr. 02, 2015
23. Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 0 1 0 1 3 32 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Rockets 108   Josh Smith 15 12 3 2 2 2 3 32 4-11 .364 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
2015 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 2015
24. Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 24 8 2 0 0 6 5 34 10-14 .714 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 118   Josh Smith 11 7 1 1 2 4 1 25 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 1-4 .250
Apr. 21, 2015
25. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 10 13 2 1 0 0 1 37 3-14 .214 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 111   Josh Smith 15 8 9 1 1 2 5 26 7-15 .467 1-5 .200 0-1 .000
Apr. 24, 2015
26. Mavericks 128   Dirk Nowitzki 34 8 4 0 1 1 3 36 10-19 .526 3-7 .429 11-11 1.000
Rockets 130   Josh Smith 18 3 4 0 0 2 4 27 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 2-4 .500
Apr. 26, 2015
27. Mavericks 121   Dirk Nowitzki 16 8 4 0 1 1 2 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 109   Josh Smith 23 6 3 1 1 3 3 28 8-10 .800 4-5 .800 3-6 .500
Apr. 28, 2015
28. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 22 15 0 1 0 2 5 39 8-23 .348 0-6 .000 6-8 .750
Rockets 103   Josh Smith 20 8 2 1 0 4 3 22 7-12 .583 2-6 .333 4-8 .500
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2015
29. Mavericks 88   Dirk Nowitzki 16 7 2 1 0 0 1 25 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Clippers 104   Josh Smith 5 6 1 0 2 1 4 14 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Nov. 11, 2015
30. Mavericks 118   Dirk Nowitzki 31 11 1 0 0 2 5 33 11-14 .786 5-6 .833 4-5 .800
Clippers 108   Josh Smith 7 3 0 0 0 1 2 13 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Jan. 24, 2016
31. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 19 3 0 0 0 1 1 27 7-13 .538 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000
Rockets 115   Josh Smith 16 3 2 2 2 1 3 23 6-14 .429 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2017
32. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 7 6 0 0 0 1 1 22 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pelicans 99   Josh Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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