Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Nick Van Exel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan and Nick Van Exel 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 8 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 4-4. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Jordan
vs.
Nick Van Exel
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
4
4
0
Nick Van Exel
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 22.9 6.4 5.0 1.51.0
Nick Van Exel 14.3 3.9 6.41.10.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 36 9 8 52
Nick Van Exel 36 8 13 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 6

games		 6

games		 2

games		 2

games		7

games
Nick Van Exel 2

games 		2

games		 4

games		 2

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 4

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1995
1. Bulls 108   Michael Jordan 20 7 6 5 1 3 2 38 5-20 .250 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Lakers 88   Nick Van Exel 5 1 2 1 0 4 4 18 2-8 .250 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 1996
2. Bulls 99   Michael Jordan 17 7 7 1 0 3 2 39 8-17 .471 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 84   Nick Van Exel 9 2 11 1 0 2 0 38 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1996
3. Bulls 129   Michael Jordan 30 9 3 1 1 2 2 47 10-32 .313 0-2 .000 10-14 .714
OT Lakers 123   Nick Van Exel 36 3 6 1 0 6 3 42 14-21 .667 5-9 .556 3-5 .600
Feb. 05, 1997
4. Bulls 90   Michael Jordan 27 4 4 1 1 2 1 39 10-24 .417 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Lakers 106   Nick Van Exel 24 8 13 2 0 1 1 46 10-20 .500 4-8 .500 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1997
5. Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 36 5 4 1 1 4 4 35 12-22 .545 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Lakers 83   Nick Van Exel 11 4 5 1 0 1 1 32 5-14 .357 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 31, 2002
6. Wizards 103   Michael Jordan 10 3 5 1 1 2 1 28 4-14 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 110   Nick Van Exel 16 1 5 1 0 1 1 26 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2002
7. Wizards 86   Michael Jordan 13 7 8 0 2 3 3 36 5-15 .333 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 92   Nick Van Exel 2 8 6 1 0 3 2 23 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 2003
8. Wizards 101   Michael Jordan 30 9 3 2 1 6 3 52 14-26 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Mavericks 106   Nick Van Exel 11 4 3 1 0 3 2 34 4-12 .333 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
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