Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Linas Kleiza and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Linas Kleiza 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Linas Kleiza has a 10-6 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Linas Kleiza:
2005-06 to 2012-13
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
16 Games played
12 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Linas Kleiza
10
7
3
Dirk Nowitzki
6
5
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Linas Kleiza 6.1 3.0 0.4 0.50.2
Dirk Nowitzki 29.9 11.1 3.60.61.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Linas Kleiza 23 9 2 33
Dirk Nowitzki 44 16 8 27
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Linas Kleiza 0

games
0

games
1

game
4

games
1

game
Dirk Nowitzki 16

games
16

games
15

games
5

games
9

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
7

games
6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 2006
1. Nuggets 112   Linas Kleiza 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 27 10 5 0 7 2 1 43 8-17 .471 1-4 .250 10-11 .909
Feb. 10, 2006
2. Nuggets 113   Linas Kleiza 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 19 8 5 0 0 6 1 37 6-13 .462 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Apr. 02, 2006
3. Nuggets 79   Linas Kleiza 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 30 12 4 1 0 2 1 41 10-19 .526 2-4 .500 8-8 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2006
4. Nuggets 90   Linas Kleiza 5 5 0 0 0 1 2 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 25 9 5 1 0 5 4 45 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Feb. 24, 2007
5. Nuggets 95   Linas Kleiza 7 2 0 1 0 2 3 22 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 115   Dirk Nowitzki 31 11 8 0 1 4 2 34 10-22 .455 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Apr. 06, 2007
6. Nuggets 75   Linas Kleiza 3 5 1 0 3 1 2 19 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mavericks 71   Dirk Nowitzki 22 11 4 0 1 6 3 36 9-23 .391 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2007
7. Nuggets 122   Linas Kleiza 23 4 0 2 0 0 2 30 8-14 .571 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 32 12 5 0 1 4 2 38 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 10-10 1.000
Jan. 27, 2008
8. Nuggets 85   Linas Kleiza 10 9 1 3 0 3 5 40 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 5-8 .625
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 32 11 4 0 2 3 5 34 12-17 .706 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2008
9. Nuggets 108   Linas Kleiza 14 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 23 10 3 0 2 0 3 39 8-20 .400 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Dec. 15, 2008
10. Nuggets 98   Linas Kleiza 6 3 0 1 0 1 2 18 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 88   Dirk Nowitzki 27 10 1 0 2 5 1 41 10-22 .455 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Jan. 13, 2009
11. Nuggets 99   Linas Kleiza 5 5 2 1 0 4 4 21 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 3-5 .600
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 44 14 0 1 0 1 3 42 15-26 .577 2-6 .333 12-12 1.000
Mar. 27, 2009
12. Nuggets 103   Linas Kleiza 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 26 11 1 2 0 0 3 36 7-23 .304 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
2009 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 03, 2009
13. Nuggets 109   Linas Kleiza 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 28 10 4 2 1 2 2 41 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
May. 05, 2009
14. Nuggets 117   Linas Kleiza 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 35 9 4 0 0 3 2 40 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 12-13 .923
May. 09, 2009
15. Nuggets 106   Linas Kleiza 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 33 16 2 0 2 1 2 38 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 13-15 .867
May. 11, 2009
16. Nuggets 117   Linas Kleiza 7 3 1 0 0 0 4 20 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 2-4 .500
Mavericks 119   Dirk Nowitzki 44 13 3 2 1 4 1 44 14-25 .560 0-0 - 16-17 .941