Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Luke Walton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Luke Walton 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 23 times in NBA games. Luke Walton has a 13-10 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, but Dirk Nowitzki won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Luke Walton:
2003-04 to 2012-13
23 Games played
22 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
10
9
1
Luke Walton
13
13
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 23.1 10.7 3.0 0.71.2
Luke Walton 5.5 3.1 1.80.40.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 35 16 8 45
Luke Walton 21 7 6 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 23

games
22

games
15

games
7

games
18

games
Luke Walton 0

games
0

games
4

games
2

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
4

games
14

games
4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2003
1. Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 19 13 1 1 1 3 2 33 5-17 .294 0-6 .000 9-12 .750
Lakers 109   Luke Walton 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 06 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 2004
2. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 16 9 6 0 2 2 2 42 6-16 .375 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Lakers 87   Luke Walton 2 7 3 1 0 3 1 22 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 2005
3. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 23 13 3 1 1 0 5 42 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 8-10 .800
Lakers 108   Luke Walton 5 3 2 0 0 1 2 18 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 10, 2005
4. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 25 11 4 0 1 1 2 41 6-19 .316 0-4 .000 13-15 .867
Lakers 100   Luke Walton 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 2005
5. Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 24 8 3 4 2 3 4 39 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 12-14 .857
Lakers 112   Luke Walton 12 5 2 1 0 4 5 22 5-7 .714 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2005
6. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 27 15 2 0 1 4 4 42 9-20 .450 0-3 .000 9-12 .750
Lakers 109   Luke Walton 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 20, 2005
7. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 18 11 3 0 1 1 3 27 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Lakers 112   Luke Walton 6 4 5 0 0 2 3 22 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 07, 2006
8. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 26 12 2 0 0 3 2 37 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 9-10 .900
Lakers 87   Luke Walton 6 3 0 0 1 1 5 13 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2006
9. Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 23 14 8 2 1 3 2 41 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Lakers 101   Luke Walton 13 7 2 1 0 2 3 40 3-13 .231 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Jan. 07, 2007
10. Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 29 13 3 1 1 2 3 40 10-24 .417 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Lakers 101   Luke Walton 21 3 6 1 0 1 1 39 8-14 .571 1-3 .333 4-7 .571
Jan. 18, 2007
11. Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 27 10 3 1 1 2 0 37 11-18 .611 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Lakers 95   Luke Walton 8 2 3 0 1 4 0 30 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2008
12. Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 26 10 3 0 1 3 3 36 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Lakers 105   Luke Walton 4 4 3 0 0 2 4 23 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 02, 2008
13. Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 30 13 5 2 2 2 4 45 10-26 .385 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
OT Lakers 108   Luke Walton 11 6 2 2 1 0 6 25 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 18, 2008
14. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 35 11 1 0 5 1 3 43 11-23 .478 3-6 .500 10-12 .833
Lakers 102   Luke Walton 8 4 1 1 1 1 2 17 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 04, 2008
15. Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 27 4 3 0 0 2 3 31 13-19 .684 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Luke Walton 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 05 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2008
16. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 14 8 1 0 2 4 6 37 5-17 .294 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 106   Luke Walton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 2009
17. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 20 5 2 1 1 2 3 38 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 8-11 .727
Lakers 107   Luke Walton 0 5 1 1 0 4 2 16 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2009
18. Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 21 10 1 1 1 1 2 38 5-14 .357 1-4 .250 10-11 .909
Lakers 80   Luke Walton 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 2010
19. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 30 16 2 0 1 0 3 43 11-22 .500 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Lakers 100   Luke Walton 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2011
20. Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 14 8 3 0 0 0 1 37 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
Lakers 100   Luke Walton 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 2011
21. Mavericks 82   Dirk Nowitzki 27 13 2 0 1 4 4 34 10-20 .500 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Lakers 110   Luke Walton 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2011 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 2011
22. Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 17 7 4 1 0 1 2 32 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 86   Luke Walton 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 04 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 15, 2013
23. Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 13 11 4 2 1 2 1 33 6-17 .353 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Cavaliers 86   Luke Walton 9 3 5 2 0 5 2 19 3-6 .500 3-4 .750 0-0 -