Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rodney Buford and Steve Nash

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rodney Buford 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.

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They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Steve Nash has a 6-3 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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rodney Buford:
1999-00 to 2004-05
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
9 Games played
8 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Rodney Buford
3
2
1
Steve Nash
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 6.4 2.7 0.8 0.60.1
Steve Nash 16.0 3.2 8.71.40.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 16 7 3 21
Steve Nash 30 7 19 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rodney Buford 1

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3

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0

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2

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1

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Steve Nash 8

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5

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9

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6

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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1

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0

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1

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8

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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   Steve Nash 10 2 5 2 0 1 1 34 4-11 .364 2-5 .400 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2002
2. Grizzlies 97   Rodney Buford 15 5 0 1 0 1 2 37 6-9 .667 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Mavericks 108   Steve Nash 20 7 10 3 0 4 3 37 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 26, 2002
3. Grizzlies 91   Rodney Buford 14 6 3 0 0 1 4 44 5-18 .278 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Mavericks 104   Steve Nash 8 6 7 1 0 3 1 22 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 2002
4. Grizzlies 100   Rodney Buford 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 23 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 111   Steve Nash 13 1 5 0 0 1 2 20 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 2004
5. Kings 120   Rodney Buford 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 102   Steve Nash 13 2 7 2 0 2 1 32 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 2004
6. Kings 117   Rodney Buford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 127   Steve Nash 20 4 19 0 0 2 3 40 8-13 .615 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 2004
7. Kings 116   Rodney Buford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Steve Nash 13 2 8 2 0 3 1 38 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2004
8. Nets 80   Rodney Buford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 112   Steve Nash 17 2 8 3 0 6 0 37 6-8 .750 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 23, 2005
9. Nets 105   Rodney Buford 16 7 1 1 0 2 3 42 6-15 .400 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Suns 113   Steve Nash 30 3 9 0 0 3 0 40 10-15 .667 5-6 .833 5-5 1.000