Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jeremy Lin and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jeremy Lin and Dirk Nowitzki 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.

They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 11-6 winning record over Jeremy Lin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jeremy Lin:
2010-11 to 2018-19
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Jeremy Lin
6
6
0
Dirk Nowitzki
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jeremy Lin 12.4 2.5 4.5 1.20.5
Dirk Nowitzki 22.1 6.4 1.90.60.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jeremy Lin 28 7 14 53
Dirk Nowitzki 38 17 4 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jeremy Lin 2

games
2

games
11

games
8

games
3

games
Dirk Nowitzki 14

games
14

games
3

games
2

games
5

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
3

games
7

games
9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 02, 2011
1. Warriors 99   Jeremy Lin 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 16 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 5-16 .313 0-4 .000 6-8 .750
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 2012
2. Knicks 104   Jeremy Lin 28 4 14 5 1 7 0 46 11-20 .550 3-6 .500 3-6 .500
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 34 5 3 2 0 4 2 38 11-20 .550 4-5 .800 8-9 .889
Mar. 06, 2012
3. Knicks 85   Jeremy Lin 14 3 7 2 0 2 1 33 4-13 .308 1-5 .200 5-8 .625
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 28 3 1 1 0 2 1 34 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 12-12 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 2013
4. Rockets 100   Jeremy Lin 19 3 4 1 0 4 1 31 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 6-10 .600
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 19 8 1 0 1 1 3 33 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Mar. 03, 2013
5. Rockets 136   Jeremy Lin 21 0 9 2 0 2 2 25 8-14 .571 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 8 4 4 1 1 3 2 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 06, 2013
6. Rockets 108   Jeremy Lin 12 1 3 0 0 3 0 25 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 22 5 3 0 1 1 5 33 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2013
7. Rockets 113   Jeremy Lin 14 3 4 3 0 6 1 30 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 22 4 2 0 0 1 6 30 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Nov. 20, 2013
8. Rockets 120   Jeremy Lin 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 17 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 123   Dirk Nowitzki 35 7 4 1 1 1 3 34 13-20 .650 2-5 .400 7-7 1.000
Dec. 23, 2013
9. Rockets 104   Jeremy Lin 20 2 2 1 0 5 2 37 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 7-10 .700
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 31 6 3 1 2 1 0 35 11-18 .611 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Jan. 29, 2014
10. Rockets 117   Jeremy Lin 18 7 7 1 0 2 3 37 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mavericks 115   Dirk Nowitzki 38 17 3 0 0 2 1 35 13-21 .619 1-3 .333 11-11 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2014
11. Lakers 106   Jeremy Lin 18 4 5 0 1 4 2 27 8-11 .727 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mavericks 140   Dirk Nowitzki 23 2 2 0 1 0 0 21 8-10 .800 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
Dec. 26, 2014
12. Lakers 98   Jeremy Lin 5 5 7 1 3 2 3 22 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 14 8 0 1 0 0 1 24 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 08, 2015
13. Lakers 93   Jeremy Lin 7 2 5 1 0 3 5 24 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 12 4 2 1 0 0 3 27 5-12 .417 2-5 .400 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2015
14. Hornets 108   Jeremy Lin 7 1 2 2 1 4 2 17 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 14 6 0 0 0 0 1 28 4-12 .333 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 14, 2016
15. Hornets 96   Jeremy Lin 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 19 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 23 11 1 0 2 1 3 28 8-18 .444 1-5 .200 6-7 .857
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 10, 2017
16. Nets 96   Jeremy Lin 18 5 3 2 0 2 3 27 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 9-10 .900
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 13 3 0 1 0 0 3 23 5-12 .417 3-8 .375 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 2017
17. Nets 104   Jeremy Lin 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 07 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 23 9 0 0 0 0 4 27 9-17 .529 3-6 .500 2-3 .667