Head-to-Head: Games Played Between JaVale McGee and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which JaVale McGee and J.R. Smith 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.

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They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. JaVale McGee has a 9-8 winning record over J.R. Smith, including a 7-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
JaVale McGee:
2008-09 to 2023-24
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
17 Games played
9 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
JaVale McGee
9
2
7
J.R. Smith
8
7
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
JaVale McGee 7.1 4.1 0.4 0.11.1
J.R. Smith 13.2 2.9 2.21.20.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
JaVale McGee 13 13 2 13
J.R. Smith 40 9 8 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
JaVale McGee 5

games
10

games
3

games
0

games
11

games
J.R. Smith 11

games
4

games
12

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10

games
3

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Both had same stat 1

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3

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2

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7

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3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 2009
1. Wizards 103   JaVale McGee 13 4 2 0 0 1 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 124   J.R. Smith 10 0 4 0 0 3 2 24 4-5 .800 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
Mar. 20, 2009
2. Wizards 105   JaVale McGee 13 11 1 1 0 3 3 24 4-8 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Nuggets 116   J.R. Smith 40 5 3 3 1 4 0 35 15-23 .652 3-8 .375 7-8 .875
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 2010
3. Wizards 107   JaVale McGee 9 7 0 0 3 1 2 22 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 97   J.R. Smith 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 23 1-8 .125 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 16, 2010
4. Wizards 87   JaVale McGee 5 3 0 0 2 1 2 22 1-6 .167 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 97   J.R. Smith 17 2 3 0 1 2 3 28 7-16 .438 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 25, 2011
5. Wizards 94   JaVale McGee 13 13 0 0 0 1 4 23 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 114   J.R. Smith 14 3 6 0 1 1 2 31 5-11 .455 3-5 .600 1-2 .500
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2012
6. Nuggets 106   JaVale McGee 4 3 1 0 3 2 3 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 112   J.R. Smith 15 9 0 2 0 2 4 34 5-19 .263 2-7 .286 3-6 .500
Mar. 13, 2013
7. Nuggets 117   JaVale McGee 8 8 0 0 1 0 1 12 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 94   J.R. Smith 15 5 8 1 0 1 3 32 5-12 .417 3-5 .600 2-3 .667
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 2014
8. Nuggets 93   JaVale McGee 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Knicks 109   J.R. Smith 28 4 4 2 1 5 2 37 10-16 .625 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2016
9. Mavericks 107   JaVale McGee 10 1 0 0 3 1 1 18 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Cavaliers 110   J.R. Smith 10 1 3 3 0 0 1 40 4-7 .571 2-5 .400 0-0 -
2017 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 01, 2017
10. Warriors 113   JaVale McGee 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 6 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 91   J.R. Smith 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 28 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jun. 04, 2017
11. Warriors 132   JaVale McGee 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 113   J.R. Smith 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 14 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 07, 2017
12. Warriors 118   JaVale McGee 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 113   J.R. Smith 16 1 0 2 0 1 4 34 5-10 .500 5-10 .500 1-2 .500
Jun. 09, 2017
13. Warriors 116   JaVale McGee 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 137   J.R. Smith 15 2 1 1 0 0 3 29 5-10 .500 5-9 .556 0-0 -
2018 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 31, 2018
14. Warriors 124   JaVale McGee 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 06 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Cavaliers 114   J.R. Smith 10 6 2 0 0 2 1 39 3-10 .300 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
Jun. 03, 2018
15. Warriors 122   JaVale McGee 12 2 0 0 1 0 4 18 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Cavaliers 103   J.R. Smith 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 31 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 0-1 .000
Jun. 06, 2018
16. Warriors 110   JaVale McGee 10 3 0 0 2 1 1 14 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 102   J.R. Smith 13 4 0 3 0 0 4 33 5-14 .357 3-10 .300 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 2018
17. Warriors 108   JaVale McGee 6 3 0 0 1 0 1 16 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 85   J.R. Smith 10 2 1 0 0 0 3 27 3-8 .375 3-5 .600 1-2 .500