Head-to-Head: Games Played Between T.J. Ford and Dirk Nowitzki

This is the detail of NBA games in which T.J. Ford 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 12 times in NBA games. Dirk Nowitzki has a 9-3 winning record over T.J. Ford. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
T.J. Ford:
2003-04 to 2011-12
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
T.J. Ford
3
3
0
Dirk Nowitzki
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
T.J. Ford 11.3 2.9 5.6 1.00.3
Dirk Nowitzki 23.3 8.4 2.30.81.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
T.J. Ford 24 5 11 31
Dirk Nowitzki 38 14 5 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
T.J. Ford 3

games
1

game
12

games
5

games
1

game
Dirk Nowitzki 9

games
11

games
0

games
3

games
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
4

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3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2003
1. Bucks 92   T.J. Ford 4 4 11 0 1 1 3 22 0-5 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 20 11 1 0 0 1 2 36 8-19 .421 2-5 .400 2-3 .667
Jan. 02, 2004
2. Bucks 109   T.J. Ford 6 5 6 2 0 0 2 21 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 101   Dirk Nowitzki 23 14 5 1 2 2 4 44 9-17 .529 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2005
3. Bucks 113   T.J. Ford 24 4 7 0 0 3 3 46 7-12 .583 2-3 .667 8-10 .800
OT Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 18 12 2 1 2 3 2 46 5-22 .227 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Jan. 16, 2006
4. Bucks 95   T.J. Ford 4 5 5 3 0 2 4 30 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 35 4 4 1 2 3 2 38 14-21 .667 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2006
5. Raptors 98   T.J. Ford 18 5 2 1 0 3 3 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Mavericks 117   Dirk Nowitzki 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 10 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 2007
6. Raptors 96   T.J. Ford 16 2 8 3 0 1 1 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 97   Dirk Nowitzki 38 11 5 2 3 1 1 46 14-30 .467 3-6 .500 7-9 .778
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2007
7. Raptors 99   T.J. Ford 13 2 5 1 0 1 3 22 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 105   Dirk Nowitzki 32 7 1 0 1 2 1 37 12-19 .632 4-6 .667 4-4 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2008
8. Pacers 106   T.J. Ford 10 3 7 1 0 1 1 28 4-10 .400 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 24 12 3 2 2 2 4 39 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 11-13 .846
Mar. 20, 2009
9. Pacers 92   T.J. Ford 11 0 3 0 0 3 5 23 4-9 .444 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Mavericks 94   Dirk Nowitzki 23 7 2 0 0 0 4 37 10-26 .385 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2009
10. Pacers 92   T.J. Ford 9 2 5 0 1 1 3 26 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 113   Dirk Nowitzki 31 4 2 1 2 2 1 30 10-14 .714 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Feb. 22, 2010
11. Pacers 82   T.J. Ford 14 2 3 0 1 0 1 21 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 23 7 1 0 1 2 3 32 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2012
12. Spurs 93   T.J. Ford 7 1 5 1 0 0 2 19 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 71   Dirk Nowitzki 6 6 0 1 1 2 0 24 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 0-1 .000