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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Patrick Ewing vs Steve Nash

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Patrick Ewing1985-862001-02 · NYK
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Steve Nash1996-972013-14 · PHX

Steve Nash leads 5 of 8 career categories against Patrick Ewing, including playmaking (8.5 APG) and shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%). Head to head they met 8 times, with Steve Nash winning the series 5–3.

The case for Patrick Ewing

scoring (21.0 PPG), rebounding (9.8 RPG), per-minute impact (21.0 PER).

The case for Steve Nash

playmaking (8.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%), career value (129.6 Win Shares), and 2 more.

Tale of the tape

21.0PPG14.3
9.8RPG3.0
1.9APG8.5
55.3%TS%60.5%
21.0PER19.9
123.9Win Shares129.6
1183games played1217

Head to Head

Patrick EwingSteve Nash
3Series wins5
15.4PPG11.6
8.9RPG3.1
0.6APG6.5
8 meetings · first 1996-97 · last 2001-02

Per Game

Patrick EwingSteve Nash
1183G1217
34.3MIN31.3
21.0PTS14.3
9.8REB3.0
1.9AST8.5
1.0STL0.7
2.4BLK0.1
50.4FG%49.0
15.23P%42.8
74.0FT%90.4

Advanced

Patrick EwingSteve Nash
21.0PER19.9
55.3TS%60.5
28.1USG%21.0
123.9WS129.6
0.146WS/480.163
2.5BPM3.5
46.6VORP53.5

Accolades

Patrick EwingSteve Nash
7All-NBA7
11All-Star8
3All-Defensive
1Rookie of the Year
1All-Rookie
MVP2

Career percentiles

91
Scoring
78
69
Efficiency
91
56
Playmaking
96
94
Rebounding
45
94
Defense
37

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