Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Melvin Ely and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Melvin Ely 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 14 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 10-4 winning record over Melvin Ely. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Melvin Ely
vs.
Dirk Nowitzki
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Melvin Ely:
2002-03 to 2013-14
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Melvin Ely
4
4
0
Dirk Nowitzki
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 3.9 2.1 0.6 0.40.2
Dirk Nowitzki 21.9 8.9 2.10.80.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 14 7 2 31
Dirk Nowitzki 33 16 5 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		 2

games		2

games
Dirk Nowitzki 13

games 		12

games		 10

games		 7

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 5

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2002
1. Clippers 95   Melvin Ely 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 09 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 12, 2003
2. Clippers 90   Melvin Ely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 96   Dirk Nowitzki 23 6 2 1 0 1 3 41 9-17 .529 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 2004
3. Clippers 91   Melvin Ely 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 116   Dirk Nowitzki 16 9 5 2 5 2 3 37 6-18 .333 0-4 .000 4-4 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2005
4. Bobcats 99   Melvin Ely 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 03 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 20 9 2 0 3 3 1 40 7-22 .318 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 19, 2005
5. Bobcats 93   Melvin Ely 11 1 0 1 0 4 4 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 33 6 1 2 0 3 5 41 12-20 .600 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2005
6. Bobcats 88   Melvin Ely 14 4 1 0 0 3 2 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 23 16 4 2 0 3 2 40 9-22 .409 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
Mar. 03, 2006
7. Bobcats 76   Melvin Ely 4 2 1 3 1 2 2 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 26 9 3 1 0 2 4 38 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2006
8. Bobcats 85   Melvin Ely 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 93   Dirk Nowitzki 24 14 4 0 2 1 3 41 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Dec. 26, 2006
9. Bobcats 84   Melvin Ely 5 5 2 0 1 1 4 23 1-6 .167 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 23 7 0 1 0 1 3 36 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2007
10. Hornets 112   Melvin Ely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 19 6 3 0 0 1 2 35 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 9-10 .900
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2009
11. Hornets 104   Melvin Ely 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 20 13 2 0 1 4 1 38 8-17 .471 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 10, 2009
12. Hornets 92   Melvin Ely 5 3 1 0 0 0 5 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 25 7 1 1 0 1 2 38 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Apr. 12, 2009
13. Hornets 102   Melvin Ely 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 29 14 3 1 0 0 1 43 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2010
14. Nuggets 103   Melvin Ely 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 22 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 23 6 0 0 1 7 0 37 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
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