Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Nash and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Nash and Gary Payton 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.

They faced each other a total of 35 times in NBA games. Steve Nash has a 18-17 winning record over Gary Payton, but Gary Payton won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Nash
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
35 Games played
31 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Steve Nash
18
17
1
Gary Payton
17
14
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 11.9 2.2 5.9 0.50.1
Gary Payton 19.4 5.0 7.71.40.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 30 6 19 21
Gary Payton 34 9 14 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 10

games		 4

games		 11

games		 6

games		2

games
Gary Payton 23

games 		26

games		 22

games		 19

games		9

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 5

games		 2

games		 10

games		24

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1996
1. Suns 98   Steve Nash 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 25 4 7 5 1 3 4 40 11-22 .500 2-9 .222 1-2 .500
Nov. 29, 1996
2. Suns 92   Steve Nash 12 2 2 0 0 4 2 21 5-7 .714 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Supersonics 105   Gary Payton 26 3 7 2 0 0 3 39 9-18 .500 1-6 .167 7-9 .778
Mar. 30, 1997
3. Suns 107   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 23 9 9 4 0 4 3 43 10-23 .435 0-3 .000 3-5 .600
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1997
4. Suns 78   Steve Nash 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 09 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 122   Gary Payton 23 2 6 1 0 2 2 36 10-24 .417 1-5 .200 2-3 .667
Apr. 29, 1997
5. Suns 110   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 34 9 6 0 0 6 2 46 12-24 .500 8-14 .571 2-4 .500
May. 01, 1997
6. Suns 115   Steve Nash 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
OT Supersonics 122   Gary Payton 28 7 14 2 1 3 2 53 9-20 .450 5-11 .455 5-6 .833
May. 03, 1997
7. Suns 92   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 116   Gary Payton 19 4 10 1 0 1 1 46 7-26 .269 1-9 .111 4-4 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1997
8. Suns 97   Steve Nash 16 1 1 1 0 2 2 24 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 24 6 10 4 0 3 4 42 8-14 .571 4-6 .667 4-7 .571
Mar. 01, 1998
9. Suns 87   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 89   Gary Payton 22 5 5 1 0 4 1 39 9-17 .529 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000
Mar. 21, 1998
10. Suns 109   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 30 6 5 2 0 1 0 42 11-20 .550 6-11 .545 2-4 .500
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1999
11. Mavericks 86   Steve Nash 9 2 5 1 0 1 3 40 3-13 .231 3-9 .333 0-1 .000
OT Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 28 7 6 1 0 1 3 44 12-28 .429 2-9 .222 2-2 1.000
Mar. 29, 1999
12. Mavericks 101   Steve Nash 5 0 4 1 0 1 6 22 2-7 .286 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Supersonics 109   Gary Payton 20 4 7 0 1 1 1 36 9-17 .529 1-6 .167 1-2 .500
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1999
13. Mavericks 96   Steve Nash 9 1 4 1 0 2 2 27 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 10 8 13 3 0 4 3 40 3-15 .200 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
Feb. 09, 2000
14. Mavericks 106   Steve Nash 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 16 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Supersonics 117   Gary Payton 25 7 14 0 0 1 2 41 11-23 .478 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 2000
15. Mavericks 86   Steve Nash 4 1 5 0 0 2 2 19 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 19 8 9 1 0 5 5 30 9-17 .529 1-4 .250 0-1 .000
Apr. 14, 2000
16. Mavericks 117   Steve Nash 12 6 8 0 0 4 4 38 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 12 7 3 1 0 2 5 32 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2000
17. Mavericks 99   Steve Nash 14 4 9 2 0 1 1 39 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 22 8 9 1 0 3 2 44 8-25 .320 2-7 .286 4-5 .800
Nov. 21, 2000
18. Mavericks 110   Steve Nash 16 4 12 1 0 2 1 39 6-9 .667 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 116   Gary Payton 28 8 9 1 2 2 5 39 10-25 .400 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Dec. 26, 2000
19. Mavericks 114   Steve Nash 22 3 8 1 0 3 4 41 6-11 .545 4-5 .800 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 23 3 9 0 1 4 2 44 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 15, 2001
20. Mavericks 107   Steve Nash 13 4 6 1 0 3 2 30 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
OT Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 23 6 13 1 1 2 5 50 10-25 .400 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2001
21. Mavericks 97   Steve Nash 25 1 6 0 0 2 0 41 10-19 .526 5-10 .500 0-0 -
Supersonics 105   Gary Payton 25 5 10 2 0 5 3 46 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Feb. 12, 2002
22. Mavericks 112   Steve Nash 28 4 8 1 0 4 2 35 9-15 .600 5-9 .556 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 17 5 10 0 0 4 4 40 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 11, 2002
23. Mavericks 119   Steve Nash 23 2 9 2 0 1 1 37 8-19 .421 3-8 .375 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 22 4 7 2 1 3 4 40 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 13, 2002
24. Mavericks 116   Steve Nash 10 4 9 0 0 3 1 22 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 21 6 7 1 1 3 2 35 8-19 .421 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2002
25. Mavericks 115   Steve Nash 27 4 8 0 0 2 1 41 9-19 .474 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Supersonics 105   Gary Payton 20 4 10 3 0 1 2 42 7-13 .538 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Jan. 19, 2003
26. Mavericks 81   Steve Nash 14 2 3 0 0 3 1 35 4-13 .308 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 85   Gary Payton 12 2 8 1 0 4 3 39 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2003
27. Mavericks 93   Steve Nash 8 0 7 0 0 4 4 29 4-10 .400 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Gary Payton 21 7 9 2 1 1 3 35 10-20 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 2003
28. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 30 2 8 1 0 2 2 37 10-18 .556 4-4 1.000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 114   Gary Payton 17 5 8 0 0 2 2 40 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Dec. 12, 2003
29. Mavericks 110   Steve Nash 23 5 7 0 0 1 1 38 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
Lakers 93   Gary Payton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 07 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 2004
30. Mavericks 106   Steve Nash 2 3 8 1 0 3 2 23 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 87   Gary Payton 11 4 5 0 0 0 0 32 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 2005
31. Suns 128   Steve Nash 13 2 15 1 1 3 5 35 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Celtics 119   Gary Payton 5 2 8 2 0 1 1 29 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 2006
32. Suns 111   Steve Nash 11 3 19 0 0 3 0 35 3-6 .500 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Heat 93   Gary Payton 15 3 3 3 0 2 2 38 6-11 .545 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Jan. 26, 2006
33. Suns 107   Steve Nash 21 6 14 1 0 5 3 38 7-16 .438 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000
Heat 98   Gary Payton 7 4 8 1 0 4 2 36 3-11 .273 0-5 .000 1-2 .500
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2006
34. Suns 99   Steve Nash 18 3 11 1 0 4 1 35 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Heat 89   Gary Payton 4 2 3 1 0 2 2 17 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 2007
35. Suns 108   Steve Nash 22 5 4 0 0 0 1 32 8-14 .571 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000
Heat 80   Gary Payton 14 1 3 1 0 3 1 35 5-8 .625 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
Share: