Garnett and Nowitzki have played each other 40 times, who is the better performer?

The 21st Century League has three super power forwards, Duncan, Garnett and Nowitzki, who have very different styles, but they are all strong interior players. Duncan played both offense and defense and led the Spurs to become a dynasty team. The driver is strong in attack and weak in defense, and is the greatest foreign star.

The Wolves are defenseless and are also the league's superstars. Garnett and Nowitzki are on equal footing in history, so can the wolf king at his peak beat Nowitzki? After looking at the data of 40 encounters, the results are obvious.

Garnett and Nowitzki both entered the league at the age of 19, Garnett started his career with the Timberwolves and Nowitzki played for the Mavericks. A No. 5 show and a No. 9 show are both talented players who have become the core of the team early on. The age difference between the two is only 2 years, and they overlap perfectly in their prime, competing with each other for many years, and they are also competing for All-Star and All-Star spots in their prime, which can be regarded as lifelong enemies.

Regular season comparison.

Garnett and Nowitzki met a total of 37 times during the regular season, and they were both leaders of their respective teams. The driver is the offensive core, and Garnett is the defensive core. In terms of record, Nowitzki is dominant, with a 20-17 record.

In terms of data, Nowitzki averaged shots per game, and he could get points, rebounds, and assists, and the shooting percentage was. Garnett also performed well, averaging shots per game, and can cut down the statistics of points, rebounds and assists, and shooting percentage. Nowitzki scored more, Garnett was more versatile, and the regular season matchup could be said to be evenly matched.

Playoff comparisons.

Although both are playoff regulars and have led the team to championships, Garnett and Nowitzki have only met once in the playoffs, in the first round of the playoffs in 2002. At that time, the Mavericks were the 4th team in the West, and the Timberwolves were the 5th in the West, and the difference in strength was not large. However, in the end, the Mavericks swept the Timberwolves 3-0 and easily advanced to the second round.

As the boss of the Timberwolves, Garnett averaged 24 points, rebounds and 5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was a top forward with both offense and defense. Not to be outdone, Nowitzki averaged 19 shots per game, blasted down 3 steals in points, rebounds, and shot from the field.

On the whole, whether in the regular season or the playoffs, Nowitzki has an advantage in terms of record, after 40 encounters, the driver averages 24+9+2 per game, and Garnett averages 22+12+2 per game, no matter how you look at it, they are all at the same level. Obviously, not to mention the peak Garnett, even the peak Duncan can't beat Nowitzki.

Nowitzki was even better, and Nowitzki suppressed Garnett in terms of record and stats.

Garnett and Nowitzki have played each other a total of 40 times in their careers, and from the team record, Nornett has a slight advantage of 23-17, and Garnett can average 2 assists per game, while Garnett can score 2 assists per game, and Garnett has reached the shooting percentage, and Nornett is, from the data level, Garnett is better than Nort, and the two sides are evenly matched in terms of fighting.

Garnett and Nowitzki have played each other 40 times and I think Nowitzki is the better because Nowitzki is more consistent in scoring and helps the team more on the court.

I posted an article last month, "Honor Speaks: The NBA All-Time Top 10 Forwards", and the ranking controversy of other players is not loud, but on the issue of Nowitzki and Garnett, many fans have a big disagreement. This is enough to show that after 2000, our Chinese fans are familiar with NBA stars, especially their love for well-known stars.

Garnett's characteristics lie in organization and defense, and his offensive ability can only be considered mid-stream among top power forwards. And Dirk Nowitzki is the opposite, he is in the 6th place in the all-time scoring list, and the signature scoring action Golden Rooster is famous in the league. It can be described as an attack and a defense, a battle of contradictions, and it is difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior.

First of all, the main honors of the two people are compared:

Nowitzki: 1 regular season MVP; 12 times in the best team (4 times in the first team, 5 times in the second team, 3 times in the third team); 14-time All-Star; 1 overall champion; Finals MVP 1 times.

Garnett: 1 regular season MVP; 1 Defensive Player of the Year; 9 times in the best team (4 times in the first team, 3 times in the second team, 2 times in the third team); 12 All-Defensive Team (9 in the first team, 3 in the second team); All-Star selection: 15; All-Star MVP:

1 slucc; 1 overall champion;

Now we sincerely invite all netizens to vote and see who everyone thinks is the third biggest forward after Duncan and Malone? (PS: Ma Jian is the god of big forwards and is not in the evaluation).

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Leaving the Timberwolves to go to the Celtics and the Nets, and finally returning to his roots, when the most loyal fans took off their T-shirts again to reveal "Welcome home, kg", the Wolves King Garnett couldn't hold back tears, waved to the fans who loved him the most, and left a good memory.

One man and one city is a myth in itself, but Nowitzki has been waiting for thirteen years, when he broke through the big three on the south coast at this time, King Novitz burst into tears, and ran back to the locker room alone to feel the joy, and the scene reappeared as if it were yesterday.

As a superstar in the NBA league, who has more accomplishments, Garnett or Nowitzki? There is a lot of controversy, so let's make a comparison from three aspects:

Garnett:1 regular season MVP, 1 Defensive Player of the Year, 4 rebounding champions, 4 First Team of the Year, 3 Second Team of the Year, 2 Third Team of the Year, 9 First Team of the Year, 3 Second Team of the Year.

Nowitzki:1 regular season MVP, 1 Finals MVP, 4 Best First Team, 5 Best Second Team, and Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

Garnett ranked eighteenth with 26,071 points and averaged 10 rebounds and assists per game.

Nowitzki all-time ranks sixth with 31560 points scored and assists per game.

Overall, Garnett's defensive ability is stronger than Nowitzki's, but Nowitzki's playoff MVP and all-time total points are too powerful, and Nowitzki's personal honor wins.

Garnett was drafted by the Timberwolves with the fifth pick in the first round in 1995 and spent his time between the Celtics and Nets, playing two Finals games for the Celtics in 2007-08 and 2009-10, including a championship in 2007-08.

Nowitzki was drafted by the Bucks with the ninth pick in the first round in 1998 and then traded to the Mavericks, dedicating all 21 years of his NBA career to the Mavericks. He played in the 2005-06 and 2010-11 Finals for the team, and in 2010-11, he single-handedly led the team to defeat the Heat's Big Three to win the only championship of his career.

In comparison, the two have achieved the same honor for the team, two finals and a championship, the difference is that the championship of Nuo Tianwang is too explosive, full of gold, and the team honor is slightly better than Nowitzki.

The U.S. basketball is full of talent, and it is difficult to make it to the national team, although there are some superstars who disdain to compete in international competitions, and Garnett only competed in the 2000 Sydney 2000 for the national team and won a gold medal.

The level of German basketball is relatively low, and Nowitzki has become a must-have for the German team, playing for the national team for 19 years, winning a bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2005 European Championships.

In the comparison of the three aspects, Nowitzki's national team honor lost to Garnett, but the NBA individual honor and team honor surpassed Garnett, and the overall achievement of Noritzki was higher.

Because Garnett's obvious decline has to do with his style of play and the team he is on. Nowitzki can't see that it's because the Mavericks are willing to let others work harder to protect him on the defensive end in order to take advantage of his offensive ability; Duncan is reduced because the Spurs are willing to let the frontguard players play more offense in order to use his protection of the basket. The specific reasons are as follows:

First of all, because Nowitzki is a big shooter on the perimeter, with a tall and flexible body, a well-honed touch, and the team's various pick-and-roll and transfer ball support, his offense is generally initiated from the outside, with turn-and-go jumpers, catch-and-shoot shots, pull-ups, and three-pointers. And Nowitzki doesn't have serious knee and back injuries, so he can play until he is 40 years old. What's more, he's never been the team's defensive core, and the Mavericks haven't been an athletic team since Nelson Sr.

Such a style of play and environment have undoubtedly greatly extended his professional life.

Secondly, because Duncan's style of play is both inside and outside, the offense is the big axis or the initiation point, the defense is mainly the inside position and the low post defense, since 08 with injuries and physical reduction, the main defensive area is concentrated in the three-second area, so the Spurs have been supporting Duncan with a variety of defensive gates: Jackson, Bowen, Jefferson, Green, Leonard. Duncan only needs to run, interfere with the pick-and-roll shot, and defend the basket to maintain defensive deterrence (his defensive moves are really coquettish).

Finally, Garnett's style of play is typical, with long arms and excellent physical fitness, but a low weight. The offensive end mainly relies on mid-range jumpers and inside cuts (only jump shots are left after this age), and the defensive end is the strength of the Wolves, from the three-second zone to the three-point line, and on the defensive end, you can have 1 top 2. This is also Garnett's biggest strength.

However, due to age and injury, the explosiveness and speed of his legs could not reach this standard, so he could only become a center like Duncan, but his weight and leg strength were not as good as Duncan's. As a result, you can't keep up with the speed of the little man, and you can't withstand the power of the big man. Standing on the field like this is a clear hole in the team's defense!

If it was an unknown player, it would be fine, but he used to be the king, and the treatment of the tiger in Pingyang was not what the team and good knew him to pursue, so simply leaving was the best choice. There is only half the power left on the offensive end, and the power on the defensive end is lost. It's a pity.

The main reason is that Garnett's playing style is more violent and often hits the basket, so he is prone to injury.

Because Garnett is not strong enough, he is not aggressive, and he does not have the ability to study new skills, so he is the fastest regression, and he is definitely the fastest to retire.

The talent is not strong, the strength is not strong, the body is lax, the physical fitness is not high, the psychology is slack, and I don't want to participate in the competition.

Legendary foreign player "German Chariot" Nowitzki, he and Garnett's career is even greater, January 7 is a special day for the Mavericks, not because of their wonderful performance on the court, but because of the new team hero jersey in the sky over the American Airlines Center, who would have thought that a young man from Germany 24 years ago could lead this team to win the only championship trophy in team history.

The legendary foreign player "German Chariot" Nowitzki, compared with Garnett's career, Nowitzki is even greater, in his career, he has always adhered to one man and one city, and has been alone in this team for 20 years, in these 20 years, he has set a record in team history, the first total score in team history, the first in team history in steeple, the first in team history in terms of appearances, the first in team history in blocks, and so on.

The legendary foreign player "German chariot" Nowitzki, compared with his career with Garnett, Nowitzki is even greater, from the 3 carriages of the year, to the later lonely empty city, his teammates have changed wave after wave, but he has always stuck here, just to help the team stand on the top, and finally he turned his dream into reality, he did it, he brought the team to unprecedented heights, his career can be described as a legend, his career scored 31560 points, ranking sixth in the history of the scoring list, He is also the only foreign player in the top ten, arguably the greatest foreign player in history, and his iconic Golden Rooster independence has left a deep impression on every fan, and he is Dirk Nowitzki.

The legendary foreign player "German Chariot" Nowitzki, he is even greater than the career of Nate in the Canadian stool, his persistence allowed him to sell the brigade to the final victory, his victory was hard-won, in today's league, I believe that there is almost no one like him, more than 20 years have always stuck to a team, let alone a foreign player, you can imagine how great his approach is.

I think Garnett's career is even better, because comparatively speaking, Garnett and Nowitzki have only won one championship in their careers, while Garnett's shooting percentage is higher, reached, in addition, Garnett's personal honor is higher, he has 4 rebounding titles, a regular base foot early game MVP and a best defensive player, and 9 times the best team handicap, etc., his popularity index is also higher.