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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Steve Nash vs Tim Duncan

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Steve Nash1996-972013-14 · PHX
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Tim Duncan1997-982015-16 · SAS

Tim Duncan leads 6 of 8 career categories against Steve Nash, including scoring (19.0 PPG) and rebounding (10.8 RPG). Head to head they met 83 times, 37 of them in the playoffs, with Tim Duncan winning the series 52–31.

The case for Steve Nash

playmaking (8.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%).

The case for Tim Duncan

scoring (19.0 PPG), rebounding (10.8 RPG), per-minute impact (24.2 PER), and 3 more.

Tale of the tape

14.3PPG19.0
3.0RPG10.8
8.5APG3.0
60.5%TS%55.1%
19.9PER24.2
129.6Win Shares206.7
1217games played1392

Head to Head

Steve NashTim Duncan
31Series wins52
15.5PPG24.0
3.4RPG13.2
8.0APG3.0
83 meetings (37 in the playoffs) · first 1997-98 · last 2012-13

Per Game

Steve NashTim Duncan
1217G1392
31.3MIN34.0
14.3PTS19.0
3.0REB10.8
8.5AST3.0
0.7STL0.7
0.1BLK2.2
49.0FG%50.6
42.83P%17.9
90.4FT%69.6

Advanced

Steve NashTim Duncan
19.9PER24.2
60.5TS%55.1
21.0USG%27.0
129.6WS206.7
0.163WS/480.210
3.5BPM4.8
53.5VORP82.1

Accolades

Steve NashTim Duncan
2MVP2
7All-NBA15
8All-Star15
Finals MVP3
All-Defensive15
All-Star MVP1
Rookie of the Year1
All-Rookie1

Career percentiles

78
Scoring
91
91
Efficiency
72
96
Playmaking
80
45
Rebounding
98
37
Defense
97

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