Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Melvin Ely and Steve Nash

This is the detail of NBA games in which Melvin Ely and Steve Nash 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 11 times in NBA games. Steve Nash has an 8-3 winning record over Melvin Ely. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Melvin Ely:
2002-03 to 2013-14
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Melvin Ely
3
3
0
Steve Nash
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 4.3 2.2 0.5 0.20.0
Steve Nash 17.8 3.1 10.51.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 11 5 2 10
Steve Nash 32 9 14 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Ely 1

game
4

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
Steve Nash 10

games
6

games
11

games
8

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
3

games
10

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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   Steve Nash 17 2 7 1 0 2 1 26 5-9 .556 1-3 .333 6-6 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   Steve Nash 24 9 6 1 0 4 0 36 7-18 .389 3-5 .600 7-7 1.000
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   Steve Nash 12 3 8 1 1 2 3 25 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2004
4. Bobcats 106   Melvin Ely 11 5 2 0 0 0 3 20 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Suns 115   Steve Nash 9 2 14 1 0 3 3 37 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 2005
5. Bobcats 105   Melvin Ely 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 120   Steve Nash 11 3 10 2 0 0 1 28 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2005
6. Bobcats 100   Melvin Ely 4 4 0 0 0 3 2 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 110   Steve Nash 24 5 13 4 0 5 3 39 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2006
7. Bobcats 84   Melvin Ely 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 114   Steve Nash 11 0 10 2 0 1 1 27 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 2008
8. Hornets 132   Melvin Ely 4 3 0 0 0 2 5 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Suns 130   Steve Nash 32 4 12 1 0 10 3 45 13-23 .565 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000
Feb. 27, 2008
9. Hornets 120   Melvin Ely 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 103   Steve Nash 8 0 13 0 0 4 0 31 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2008
10. Hornets 108   Melvin Ely 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 95   Steve Nash 24 4 9 0 0 7 2 36 9-16 .563 2-4 .500 4-5 .800
Apr. 08, 2009
11. Hornets 100   Melvin Ely 6 4 1 0 0 0 4 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 105   Steve Nash 24 2 13 1 0 1 1 34 7-9 .778 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000