Mavericks · PF

Celtics · C

Career

Dirk Nowitzki	Stats	Shaquille O'Neal
1,522	Games Played	1,207
33.8	Minutes Per Game	34.7
20.7	Points Per Game	23.7
7.5	Rebounds Per Game	10.9
2.4	Assists Per Game	2.5
0.8	Steals Per Game	0.6
0.8	Blocks Per Game	2.3
7.3	Field Goals Per Game	9.4
15.6	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	16.1
47.1	Field-Goal Percentage	58.2
1.3	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	0.0
3.4	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	0.0
38.0	Three-Point Percentage	4.5
4.8	Free Throws Per Game	4.9
5.4	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	9.3
87.9	Free-Throw Percentage	52.7
57.7	True Shooting Percentage	58.6
1.0	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	3.5
6.6	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	7.4
1.6	Turnovers Per Game	2.7
51,368	Minutes Played	41,918
31,560	Points	28,596
11,489	Rebounds	13,099
3,651	Assists	3,026
1,210	Steals	739
1,281	Blocks	2,732
11,169	Field Goals	11,330
23,734	Field-Goal Attempts	19,457
1,982	Three-Pointers Made	1
5,210	Three-Point Attempts	22
7,240	Free Throws	5,935
8,239	Free-Throw Attempts	11,252
1,468	Offensive Rebounds	4,209
10,021	Defensive Rebounds	8,890
2,494	Turnovers	3,310
3,601	Personal Fouls	4,146
+6541	Plus/Minus	+4887

Dirk Nowitzki	Biography and accolades	Shaquille O'Neal
Power forward	Position	Center
Jun 19, 1978	Birth date	Mar 6, 1972
7′0″	Height	7′1″
245 lb	Weight	325 lb

Dirk Nowitzki

Mavericks · PF

Shaquille O'Neal

Celtics · C

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Career

Dirk Nowitzki	Stats	Shaquille O'Neal
11-18	Record	18-11
29	Games Played	29
37.1	Minutes Per Game	34.5
23.7	Points Per Game	24.8
9.4	Rebounds Per Game	11.4
2.3	Assists Per Game	2.1
0.9	Steals Per Game	0.4
1.1	Blocks Per Game	1.5
8.1	Field Goals Per Game	9.5
16.5	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	15.3
49.4	Field-Goal Percentage	61.9
1.4	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	0.0
3.3	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	0.0
43.8	Three-Point Percentage	—
6.0	Free Throws Per Game	5.8
7.0	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	11.2
85.2	Free-Throw Percentage	52.2
60.5	True Shooting Percentage	61.3
1.8	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	4.1
7.6	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	7.3
1.8	Turnovers Per Game	3.0
1,075	Minutes Played	1,000
687	Points	719
273	Rebounds	330
67	Assists	62
27	Steals	12
32	Blocks	43
236	Field Goals	275
478	Field-Goal Attempts	444
42	Three-Pointers Made	0
96	Three-Point Attempts	0
173	Free Throws	169
203	Free-Throw Attempts	324
52	Offensive Rebounds	119
221	Defensive Rebounds	211
51	Turnovers	86
84	Personal Fouls	103
+36	Plus/Minus	+88

Dirk Nowitzki game log vs. Shaquille O'Neal

	NAME	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2/17/1999	DAL	@	LAL	24	7	4	3	0	1	2	10	20.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	29.8	2	2	1	2	-5
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	5/3/1999	DAL	@	LAL	15	8	1	0	0	0	3	6	50.0	0	0		2	4	50.0	51.5	0	1	1	6	-12
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	11/7/1999	DAL	@	LAL	31	20	9	0	0	1	6	10	60.0	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	79.1	1	8	2	5	-8
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	11/9/1999	DAL	vs	LAL	23	6	6	2	2	1	2	10	20.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	27.6	3	3	1	2	-12
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12/27/1999	DAL	@	LAL	38	30	6	1	1	1	10	16	62.5	5	7	71.4	5	5	100.0	82.4	3	3	0	5	+5
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	4/18/2000	DAL	vs	LAL	28	10	6	1	3	0	5	14	35.7	0	0		0	0		35.7	3	3	0	1	+2
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12/3/2000	DAL	@	LAL	38	25	11	1	0	3	9	16	56.3	2	6	33.3	5	6	83.3	67.1	1	10	5	1	+8
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12/22/2000	DAL	vs	LAL	46	29	10	2	0	0	9	15	60.0	0	3	0.0	11	15	73.3	67.1	0	10	1	5	+2
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2/20/2001	DAL	vs	LAL	41	25	8	0	1	2	10	18	55.6	2	4	50.0	3	3	100.0	64.7	1	7	1	3	-12
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3/30/2001	DAL	@	LAL	40	24	9	3	2	1	7	13	53.8	3	5	60.0	7	12	58.3	65.6	3	6	0	2	-4
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12/5/2001	DAL	@	LAL	42	33	14	3	0	3	12	20	60.0	3	5	60.0	6	8	75.0	70.2	3	11	1	4	-3
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2/3/2002	DAL	vs	LAL	42	19	15	1	3	1	6	17	35.3	0	5	0.0	7	10	70.0	44.4	2	13	1	3	-11
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3/17/2002	DAL	@	LAL	44	17	10	4	1	1	6	16	37.5	4	7	57.1	1	2	50.0	50.4	1	9	2	5	-2
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3/19/2002	DAL	vs	LAL	45	19	11	3	1	0	5	16	31.3	2	4	50.0	7	8	87.5	48.7	2	9	2	4	+24
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12/6/2002	DAL	@	LAL	43	21	12	3	2	1	6	11	54.5	4	4	100.0	5	7	71.4	74.6	0	12	2	2	+5
16	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	4/3/2003	DAL	vs	LAL	47	25	22	2	1	0	7	21	33.3	1	6	16.7	10	10	100.0	49.2	3	19	3	4	-10
17	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	4/8/2003	DAL	@	LAL	40	26	9	2	1	0	8	20	40.0	2	7	28.6	8	8	100.0	55.3	0	9	3	1	-7
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	10/28/2003	DAL	@	LAL	33	19	13	1	1	1	5	17	29.4	0	6	0.0	9	12	75.0	42.6	3	10	3	2	-20
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12/12/2003	DAL	@	LAL	46	27	12	5	1	1	10	22	45.5	1	2	50.0	6	6	100.0	54.8	1	11	1	3	+17
20	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	11/11/2004	DAL	@	MIA	42	41	10	4	0	2	12	24	50.0	4	7	57.1	13	13	100.0	69.0	1	9	2	2	+30
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2/1/2005	DAL	vs	MIA	39	19	7	4	1	3	8	15	53.3	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	58.2	0	7	1	3	+1
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2/9/2006	DAL	vs	MIA	31	27	4	1	0	2	11	16	68.8	2	3	66.7	3	4	75.0	76.0	0	4	0	2	+20
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	2/22/2007	DAL	vs	MIA	38	31	11	6	1	2	11	17	64.7	0	1	0.0	9	9	100.0	74.0	3	8	3	2	+11
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	4/6/2008	DAL	@	PHX	38	32	12	1	2	0	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	9	10	90.0	58.4	1	11	3	4	+12
25	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12/4/2008	DAL	vs	PHX	38	39	9	2	0	1	17	25	68.0	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	74.1	2	7	2	3	+15
	Average					37.1	23.7	9.4	2.3	0.9	1.1	8.1	16.5	49.4	1.4	3.3	43.8	6.0	7.0	85.2	60.5	1.8	7.6	1.8	2.9	1.2
	Total					1,075	687	273	67	27	32	236	478	49.4	42	96	43.8	173	203	85.2	60.5	52	221	51	84	+36

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Summary

Dirk Nowitzki was 11-18 versus Shaquille O'Neal in 29 regular-season games.

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30.6

Curry

30.1

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RPG Leaders

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12.8

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APG Leaders

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3.0

Daniels

2.6

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2.3

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BPG Leaders

4.5

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2.5

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3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

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TS% Leaders

73.4

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72.2

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120.9

119.6

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119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

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697.7

Wembanyama

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Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

677.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.13

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

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Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

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Dončić

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0