Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Kareem Rush

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Kareem Rush 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 13 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has an 8-5 winning record over Kareem Rush. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dirk Nowitzki
vs.
Kareem Rush
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Kareem Rush:
2002-03 to 2009-10
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
8
8
0
Kareem Rush
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 22.0 11.8 2.9 0.80.8
Kareem Rush 6.2 2.3 0.90.10.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 27 22 6 23
Kareem Rush 18 8 4 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 12

games		 12

games		 10

games		 8

games		5

games
Kareem Rush 1

game 		0

games		 2

games		 1

game		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 4

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2002
1. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 18 17 0 0 0 2 4 35 7-19 .368 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Lakers 72   Kareem Rush 6 5 2 1 1 0 0 22 2-11 .182 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 06, 2002
2. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 21 12 3 2 1 2 2 44 6-11 .545 4-4 1.000 5-7 .714
Lakers 105   Kareem Rush 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 2003
3. Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 25 22 2 1 0 3 4 47 7-21 .333 1-6 .167 10-10 1.000
Lakers 100   Kareem Rush 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 2003
4. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 26 9 2 1 0 3 1 40 8-20 .400 2-7 .286 8-8 1.000
Lakers 108   Kareem Rush 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2003
5. Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 19 13 1 1 1 3 2 33 5-17 .294 0-6 .000 9-12 .750
Lakers 109   Kareem Rush 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 14 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 2003
6. Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 27 12 5 1 1 1 3 46 10-22 .455 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Lakers 93   Kareem Rush 12 2 0 0 1 0 1 24 6-11 .545 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Jan. 22, 2004
7. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 16 9 6 0 2 2 2 42 6-16 .375 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Lakers 87   Kareem Rush 18 2 1 0 2 1 3 31 7-13 .538 3-5 .600 1-3 .333
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2005
8. Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 20 9 2 0 3 3 1 40 7-22 .318 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
Bobcats 99   Kareem Rush 11 3 4 0 1 2 1 34 4-18 .222 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2005
9. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 23 16 4 2 0 3 2 40 9-22 .409 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
Bobcats 88   Kareem Rush 13 8 1 0 1 0 1 32 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Mar. 03, 2006
10. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 26 9 3 1 0 2 4 38 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Bobcats 76   Kareem Rush 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2007
11. Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 20 11 5 0 1 2 4 42 6-14 .429 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
Pacers 111   Kareem Rush 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 2008
12. Mavericks 116   Dirk Nowitzki 21 6 2 0 0 2 3 28 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Pacers 97   Kareem Rush 5 6 1 0 1 1 0 19 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2009
13. Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 24 9 3 2 1 5 1 42 9-19 .474 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Clippers 84   Kareem Rush 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 04 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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