Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shandon Anderson and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shandon Anderson 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 24 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 12-12, but Shandon Anderson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Shandon Anderson:
1996-97 to 2005-06
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
24 Games played
20 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Shandon Anderson
12
9
3
Dirk Nowitzki
12
11
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shandon Anderson 8.4 3.8 2.1 1.00.5
Dirk Nowitzki 22.0 9.1 1.90.71.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shandon Anderson 22 10 7 52
Dirk Nowitzki 35 16 7 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shandon Anderson 1

game
2

games
12

games
6

games
3

games
Dirk Nowitzki 22

games
21

games
11

games
7

games
9

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
1

game
11

games
12

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1999
1. Jazz 90   Shandon Anderson 8 2 1 0 1 2 4 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 79   Dirk Nowitzki 15 9 0 0 1 3 3 32 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
Feb. 26, 1999
2. Jazz 80   Shandon Anderson 10 5 3 1 2 2 3 24 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 65   Dirk Nowitzki 5 7 0 1 2 3 5 36 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 05, 1999
3. Jazz 106   Shandon Anderson 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 10 4 1 2 0 1 4 24 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1999
4. Rockets 95   Shandon Anderson 14 2 3 3 0 3 3 32 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 4-7 .571
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 16 3 2 1 0 2 5 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Nov. 23, 1999
5. Rockets 119   Shandon Anderson 16 5 4 3 1 4 4 29 7-7 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 31 5 2 2 0 3 2 43 12-19 .632 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Jan. 17, 2000
6. Rockets 121   Shandon Anderson 10 8 6 3 1 3 1 34 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 3-5 .600
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 10 7 0 0 2 1 3 32 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 13, 2000
7. Rockets 111   Shandon Anderson 14 5 2 0 0 1 4 44 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 15 6 3 0 1 0 4 30 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2000
8. Rockets 109   Shandon Anderson 22 10 5 3 0 4 5 42 8-13 .615 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 35 12 2 0 0 3 4 42 11-18 .611 2-5 .400 11-13 .846
Dec. 30, 2000
9. Rockets 114   Shandon Anderson 15 9 7 5 0 2 3 39 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 20 8 0 0 0 1 5 33 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Mar. 03, 2001
10. Rockets 95   Shandon Anderson 8 9 3 1 0 2 3 45 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 26 13 2 0 5 1 2 43 10-18 .556 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
Apr. 03, 2001
11. Rockets 97   Shandon Anderson 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 24 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 20 9 1 1 1 0 4 33 9-16 .563 1-7 .143 1-3 .333
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 2002
12. Knicks 108   Shandon Anderson 10 6 1 0 0 2 0 18 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
OT Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 30 16 2 0 1 4 5 50 10-23 .435 3-10 .300 7-8 .875
Jan. 10, 2002
13. Knicks 89   Shandon Anderson 7 6 2 1 0 1 2 21 3-6 .500 1-4 .250 0-1 .000
Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 29 13 1 1 2 1 1 38 11-18 .611 2-7 .286 5-5 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2002
14. Knicks 82   Shandon Anderson 12 5 1 1 0 3 1 13 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 107   Dirk Nowitzki 19 9 7 2 1 0 1 35 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 2003
15. Knicks 90   Shandon Anderson 8 2 1 0 0 2 2 16 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 30 9 2 3 0 1 1 37 9-20 .450 2-4 .500 10-11 .909
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2004
16. Knicks 121   Shandon Anderson 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 12 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Mavericks 127   Dirk Nowitzki 31 10 1 1 0 2 2 47 12-24 .500 3-9 .333 4-4 1.000
Feb. 10, 2004
17. Knicks 90   Shandon Anderson 19 2 4 1 2 1 2 42 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 27 12 3 1 1 1 2 37 9-19 .474 2-4 .500 7-9 .778
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2005
18. Heat 104   Shandon Anderson 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 19 7 4 1 3 1 3 39 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2005
19. Heat 90   Shandon Anderson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 23 8 1 0 0 1 2 40 7-16 .438 4-5 .800 5-6 .833
Feb. 09, 2006
20. Heat 76   Shandon Anderson 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 112   Dirk Nowitzki 27 4 1 0 2 0 2 31 11-16 .688 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
2006 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 11, 2006
21. Heat 85   Shandon Anderson 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 26 16 4 0 2 1 2 41 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Jun. 15, 2006
22. Heat 98   Shandon Anderson 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 19 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Mavericks 74   Dirk Nowitzki 16 9 1 1 0 4 2 41 2-14 .143 1-5 .200 11-13 .846
Jun. 18, 2006
23. Heat 101   Shandon Anderson 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 20 8 3 0 0 2 4 49 8-19 .421 0-4 .000 4-5 .800
Jun. 20, 2006
24. Heat 95   Shandon Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 29 15 2 0 2 1 5 47 10-22 .455 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000