Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rodney Buford and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rodney Buford 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 10 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 6-4 winning record over Rodney Buford, but Rodney Buford won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rodney Buford
vs.
Dirk Nowitzki
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rodney Buford:
1999-00 to 2004-05
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
10 Games played
9 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rodney Buford
4
3
1
Dirk Nowitzki
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 6.4 2.9 0.8 0.70.1
Dirk Nowitzki 24.4 8.7 3.81.81.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 18 8 3 31
Dirk Nowitzki 32 13 7 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		0

games
Dirk Nowitzki 10

games 		10

games		 10

games		 6

games		7

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1999
1. Heat 128   Rodney Buford 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 23 9 5 0 0 1 3 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Dec. 20, 1999
2. Heat 92   Rodney Buford 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 89   Dirk Nowitzki 12 6 2 1 1 2 4 38 5-15 .333 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2002
3. Grizzlies 97   Rodney Buford 15 5 0 1 0 1 2 37 6-9 .667 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Mavericks 108   Dirk Nowitzki 32 6 1 1 1 1 3 44 9-20 .450 2-2 1.000 12-13 .923
Feb. 26, 2002
4. Grizzlies 91   Rodney Buford 14 6 3 0 0 1 4 44 5-18 .278 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Mavericks 104   Dirk Nowitzki 16 9 6 3 1 1 2 26 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 2002
5. Grizzlies 100   Rodney Buford 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 23 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 24 7 3 2 2 3 4 23 10-12 .833 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 2004
6. Kings 120   Rodney Buford 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 21 8 4 1 0 2 1 38 8-19 .421 1-6 .167 4-4 1.000
Apr. 01, 2004
7. Kings 117   Rodney Buford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 127   Dirk Nowitzki 27 10 4 2 1 3 5 40 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 10-12 .833
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 2004
8. Kings 116   Rodney Buford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 32 13 3 3 5 1 5 43 12-19 .632 4-6 .667 4-4 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2004
9. Nets 78   Rodney Buford 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 33 2-16 .125 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 31 7 7 4 0 1 3 44 10-18 .556 3-4 .750 8-11 .727
Jan. 15, 2005
10. Nets 93   Rodney Buford 18 8 1 3 0 1 4 37 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Mavericks 98   Dirk Nowitzki 26 12 3 1 2 1 0 41 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
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