Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Nash and Nick Van Exel

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

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They faced each other a total of 25 times in NBA games. Steve Nash has a 16-9 winning record over Nick Van Exel. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
25 Games played
25 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Nash
16
16
0
Nick Van Exel
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 10.3 2.4 6.0 0.80.0
Nick Van Exel 11.8 2.8 6.50.90.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 23 8 12 30
Nick Van Exel 31 6 15 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 11

games
9

games
11

games
6

games
0

games
Nick Van Exel 13

games
13

games
13

games
7

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
3

games
1

game
12

games
24

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1996
1. Suns 82   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 96   Nick Van Exel 2 4 8 2 0 2 3 25 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 17, 1996
2. Suns 88   Steve Nash 6 1 4 2 0 1 4 21 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 102   Nick Van Exel 15 3 9 2 0 5 0 38 4-10 .400 2-7 .286 5-5 1.000
Dec. 25, 1996
3. Suns 87   Steve Nash 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Nick Van Exel 9 3 12 1 0 4 4 37 2-9 .222 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Apr. 11, 1997
4. Suns 98   Steve Nash 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Nick Van Exel 24 2 9 1 0 2 2 41 10-18 .556 4-7 .571 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1998
5. Suns 109   Steve Nash 21 1 1 0 0 1 3 25 8-13 .615 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Lakers 119   Nick Van Exel 13 6 6 0 0 0 2 39 4-13 .308 4-7 .571 1-2 .500
Mar. 18, 1998
6. Suns 93   Steve Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   Nick Van Exel 8 5 7 2 0 1 3 27 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1999
7. Mavericks 94   Steve Nash 10 2 9 1 0 4 2 33 4-16 .250 2-9 .222 0-0 -
Nuggets 100   Nick Van Exel 27 5 6 3 0 3 2 38 10-18 .556 4-7 .571 3-4 .750
Feb. 25, 1999
8. Mavericks 90   Steve Nash 7 4 5 2 0 1 0 31 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 81   Nick Van Exel 16 1 2 1 0 1 3 36 7-15 .467 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1999
9. Mavericks 98   Steve Nash 6 1 3 1 0 2 1 35 2-7 .286 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Nuggets 79   Nick Van Exel 4 1 9 0 0 2 1 35 2-11 .182 0-3 .000 0-2 .000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2000
10. Mavericks 107   Steve Nash 12 3 4 1 0 3 1 20 3-5 .600 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 8 1 4 0 0 2 1 27 4-10 .400 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 2000
11. Mavericks 98   Steve Nash 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 07 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 17 2 12 0 0 1 1 42 6-21 .286 3-9 .333 2-2 1.000
Apr. 06, 2000
12. Mavericks 116   Steve Nash 15 4 10 1 0 2 1 51 7-11 .636 1-3 .333 0-0 -
OT Nuggets 115   Nick Van Exel 17 3 12 1 0 2 3 44 7-18 .389 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2000
13. Mavericks 108   Steve Nash 6 3 5 0 0 3 2 28 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 96   Nick Van Exel 13 1 8 0 0 2 1 31 5-11 .455 3-7 .429 0-2 .000
Nov. 25, 2000
14. Mavericks 108   Steve Nash 19 2 3 0 0 3 1 31 6-9 .667 3-3 1.000 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 84   Nick Van Exel 9 2 6 2 0 1 1 33 4-14 .286 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 27, 2001
15. Mavericks 100   Steve Nash 23 6 5 3 0 2 1 43 7-13 .538 3-4 .750 6-6 1.000
Nuggets 102   Nick Van Exel 18 4 9 0 0 1 0 26 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2001
16. Mavericks 105   Steve Nash 13 2 12 0 0 2 1 40 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 91   Nick Van Exel 13 2 7 0 0 2 0 35 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 2002
17. Mavericks 95   Steve Nash 10 2 8 0 0 3 2 35 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 94   Nick Van Exel 31 3 6 1 0 6 1 43 12-29 .414 2-8 .250 5-5 1.000
Jan. 24, 2002
18. Mavericks 104   Steve Nash 17 2 8 0 0 4 0 35 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nuggets 97   Nick Van Exel 9 6 15 3 1 0 3 43 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 2004
19. Mavericks 105   Steve Nash 7 3 12 1 0 1 0 37 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Warriors 99   Nick Van Exel 15 6 9 1 0 2 2 44 6-15 .400 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 2004
20. Mavericks 107   Steve Nash 17 4 8 1 0 2 4 30 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Warriors 93   Nick Van Exel 11 3 2 1 0 1 2 21 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2004
21. Suns 121   Steve Nash 10 3 11 0 0 2 1 28 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 99   Nick Van Exel 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 2005
22. Suns 117   Steve Nash 4 3 10 1 0 3 2 35 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 98   Nick Van Exel 8 6 2 1 0 3 0 34 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Mar. 05, 2005
23. Suns 129   Steve Nash 9 0 8 2 0 1 2 24 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Trail Blazers 116   Nick Van Exel 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 08 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2005
24. Suns 91   Steve Nash 14 8 10 0 0 6 2 39 5-14 .357 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 97   Nick Van Exel 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 2006
25. Suns 91   Steve Nash 22 3 10 2 0 6 2 40 8-14 .571 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667
Spurs 86   Nick Van Exel 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -