Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mateen Cleaves and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mateen Cleaves 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.

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They faced each other a total of 6 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 4-2 winning record over Mateen Cleaves. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mateen Cleaves:
2000-01 to 2005-06
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mateen Cleaves
2
2
0
Dirk Nowitzki
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mateen Cleaves 3.0 0.8 2.2 0.70.2
Dirk Nowitzki 25.2 11.2 2.70.50.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mateen Cleaves 6 2 6 11
Dirk Nowitzki 35 18 7 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mateen Cleaves 0

games
0

games
4

games
2

games
0

games
Dirk Nowitzki 6

games
6

games
2

games
1

game
2

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

games
3

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2000
1. Pistons 90   Mateen Cleaves 4 1 3 1 0 1 3 15 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 25 7 1 0 0 1 3 38 9-17 .529 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000
Jan. 03, 2001
2. Pistons 107   Mateen Cleaves 6 2 3 1 0 2 4 14 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 25 12 0 0 1 6 5 40 7-12 .583 4-6 .667 7-10 .700
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2003
3. Kings 123   Mateen Cleaves 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 15 9 0 1 1 6 3 31 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 30, 2004
4. Cavaliers 109   Mateen Cleaves 4 1 6 1 1 2 5 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 126   Dirk Nowitzki 35 18 4 1 1 1 3 43 14-23 .609 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2005
5. Supersonics 98   Mateen Cleaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 34 13 7 1 0 1 1 40 9-20 .450 1-2 .500 15-15 1.000
Feb. 04, 2006
6. Supersonics 91   Mateen Cleaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 17 8 4 0 0 3 2 37 8-19 .421 0-0 - 1-2 .500