Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James 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 32 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 18-14 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, but Dirk Nowitzki won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
Dirk Nowitzki
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
32 Games played
26 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
18
16
2
Dirk Nowitzki
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 25.4 7.6 6.8 1.40.6
Dirk Nowitzki 21.1 8.8 2.90.70.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 46 13 12 43
Dirk Nowitzki 35 20 7 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 20

games		 13

games		 25

games		 19

games		6

games
Dirk Nowitzki 11

games 		16

games		 5

games		 8

games		9

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 2

games		 5

games		17

games

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
%
Feb. 18, 2004
1. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 16 4 9 0 1 5 2 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 18 10 4 2 1 0 1 39 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
Mar. 30, 2004
2. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 28 5 6 4 0 3 2 42 13-22 .591 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Mavericks 126   Dirk Nowitzki 35 18 4 1 1 1 3 43 14-23 .609 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2005
3. Cavaliers 86   LeBron James 19 4 6 0 0 3 1 36 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 11 14 2 0 5 3 3 31 3-12 .250 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 03, 2005
4. Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 37 10 7 2 1 6 3 48 10-23 .435 4-8 .500 13-13 1.000
Mavericks 80   Dirk Nowitzki 21 7 3 0 2 2 2 40 8-19 .421 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 2006
5. Cavaliers 87   LeBron James 36 12 5 0 2 4 1 45 14-27 .519 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 30 13 6 0 2 1 0 45 12-28 .429 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Mar. 29, 2006
6. Cavaliers 107   LeBron James 46 5 4 3 0 2 3 43 16-23 .696 4-7 .571 10-13 .769
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 29 5 3 2 0 2 2 39 9-18 .500 2-4 .500 9-12 .750
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 2007
7. Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 39 3 5 0 0 2 2 40 17-27 .630 1-4 .250 4-8 .500
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 24 11 7 0 0 2 3 39 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 21, 2007
8. Cavaliers 90   LeBron James 31 6 4 2 3 6 3 45 12-28 .429 1-6 .167 6-7 .857
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 23 9 6 1 1 4 3 44 9-24 .375 2-7 .286 3-3 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2007
9. Cavaliers 74   LeBron James 10 5 4 1 0 5 4 36 2-11 .182 0-2 .000 6-10 .600
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 15 8 6 0 2 2 3 37 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Dec. 27, 2007
10. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 24 8 7 3 0 3 5 36 9-21 .429 1-4 .250 5-10 .500
Mavericks 81   Dirk Nowitzki 19 20 1 0 1 1 1 40 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2008
11. Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 29 8 3 2 1 1 1 34 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 13-15 .867
Mavericks 81   Dirk Nowitzki 8 6 2 1 0 2 1 32 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 29, 2009
12. Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 24 6 12 1 2 0 0 31 9-22 .409 2-4 .500 4-5 .800
Mavericks 74   Dirk Nowitzki 20 7 4 0 2 1 2 37 7-23 .304 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2009
13. Cavaliers 111   LeBron James 25 5 12 0 0 1 2 36 10-20 .500 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 27 9 2 1 1 2 3 42 10-19 .526 0-0 - 7-9 .778
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2010
14. Heat 95   LeBron James 23 8 4 1 0 5 3 36 5-19 .263 0-4 .000 13-15 .867
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 22 6 4 3 0 2 4 34 9-23 .391 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
Dec. 20, 2010
15. Heat 96   LeBron James 19 10 7 0 0 5 4 36 6-17 .353 2-4 .500 5-7 .714
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 26 9 2 1 0 0 4 39 8-21 .381 0-4 .000 10-10 1.000
2011 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 31, 2011
16. Heat 92   LeBron James 24 9 5 1 0 1 4 45 9-16 .563 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 84   Dirk Nowitzki 27 8 2 0 0 2 4 40 7-18 .389 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
Jun. 02, 2011
17. Heat 93   LeBron James 20 8 4 4 1 5 4 40 8-15 .533 2-7 .286 2-4 .500
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 24 11 4 0 1 5 2 42 10-22 .455 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Jun. 05, 2011
18. Heat 88   LeBron James 17 3 9 2 0 4 3 45 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 34 11 1 1 3 3 1 42 11-21 .524 3-5 .600 9-9 1.000
Jun. 07, 2011
19. Heat 83   LeBron James 8 9 7 2 0 4 4 46 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Mavericks 86   Dirk Nowitzki 21 11 1 0 0 3 2 39 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Jun. 09, 2011
20. Heat 103   LeBron James 17 10 10 0 1 4 3 46 8-19 .421 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 29 6 3 1 0 2 2 40 9-18 .500 1-1 1.000 10-10 1.000
Jun. 12, 2011
21. Heat 95   LeBron James 21 4 6 1 1 6 2 40 9-15 .600 2-5 .400 1-4 .250
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 21 11 1 2 0 2 4 39 9-27 .333 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2011
22. Heat 105   LeBron James 37 10 6 2 2 3 3 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 15-19 .789
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 21 5 3 0 0 2 4 29 6-15 .400 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mar. 29, 2012
23. Heat 106   LeBron James 19 9 5 2 0 3 3 36 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 85   Dirk Nowitzki 25 6 3 1 1 3 3 34 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 2013
24. Heat 119   LeBron James 32 12 9 3 1 4 0 42 11-20 .550 1-3 .333 9-11 .818
OT Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 19 6 1 0 0 2 3 29 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2013
25. Heat 110   LeBron James 39 6 4 1 0 6 0 37 14-18 .778 1-1 1.000 10-11 .909
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 28 6 3 2 1 5 3 36 8-12 .667 3-5 .600 9-10 .900
Feb. 18, 2014
26. Heat 117   LeBron James 42 9 6 2 0 3 2 38 16-23 .696 4-8 .500 6-8 .750
Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 22 9 7 1 0 1 1 36 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 7-7 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 10, 2015
27. Cavaliers 127   LeBron James 27 7 8 1 1 2 3 29 10-14 .714 4-6 .667 3-5 .600
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 13 4 1 1 1 2 4 29 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2016
28. Cavaliers 110   LeBron James 27 10 7 2 0 4 2 42 9-17 .529 3-6 .500 6-8 .750
OT Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 17 11 3 0 0 3 1 38 7-15 .467 3-5 .600 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2016
29. Cavaliers 128   LeBron James 19 5 11 1 0 4 1 29 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 15 6 3 0 0 1 3 27 7-18 .389 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 2017
30. Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 23 9 9 2 0 5 0 37 9-19 .474 1-6 .167 4-8 .500
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 8 6 1 1 0 2 1 24 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2017
31. Cavaliers 111   LeBron James 19 11 4 0 1 6 3 42 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 14 5 0 1 1 0 0 25 6-9 .667 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 2018
32. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 16 13 12 0 0 2 1 39 5-21 .238 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 87   Dirk Nowitzki 9 7 1 0 0 0 1 21 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
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