Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Matt Barnes and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Matt Barnes 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 28 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 14-14, but Matt Barnes won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Matt Barnes:
2003-04 to 2016-17
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
28 Games played
23 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Matt Barnes
14
10
4
J.R. Smith
14
13
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Matt Barnes 6.9 3.2 1.3 0.60.4
J.R. Smith 14.0 2.8 2.10.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Matt Barnes 28 9 5 33
J.R. Smith 31 7 7 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Matt Barnes 7

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13

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10

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8

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8

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J.R. Smith 19

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12

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13

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12

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2

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Both had same stat 2

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3

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5

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8

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2004
1. Kings 94   Matt Barnes 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 9 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hornets 81   J.R. Smith 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 17 0-7 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 2004
2. Kings 107   Matt Barnes 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 14 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Hornets 71   J.R. Smith 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2006
3. Warriors 112   Matt Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 115   J.R. Smith 13 4 2 0 0 3 0 34 4-11 .364 2-7 .286 3-4 .750
Nov. 24, 2006
4. Warriors 129   Matt Barnes 21 5 5 1 2 1 2 31 8-10 .800 2-3 .667 3-5 .600
Nuggets 140   J.R. Smith 31 1 4 0 0 2 3 25 12-18 .667 4-8 .500 3-4 .750
Feb. 12, 2007
5. Warriors 111   Matt Barnes 13 6 5 3 0 3 2 33 5-11 .455 2-8 .250 1-2 .500
Nuggets 123   J.R. Smith 28 4 1 0 0 2 2 23 10-18 .556 6-11 .545 2-2 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2007
6. Warriors 120   Matt Barnes 10 2 2 2 0 4 2 24 4-9 .444 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Nuggets 124   J.R. Smith 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 2007
7. Warriors 105   Matt Barnes 8 7 5 0 1 4 5 26 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Nuggets 95   J.R. Smith 15 3 2 1 0 3 3 18 6-11 .545 3-8 .375 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 2008
8. Warriors 112   Matt Barnes 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nuggets 119   J.R. Smith 20 5 7 0 0 3 1 26 7-16 .438 1-9 .111 5-6 .833
Apr. 10, 2008
9. Warriors 105   Matt Barnes 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 114   J.R. Smith 24 3 1 0 0 2 2 26 7-12 .583 4-8 .500 6-8 .750
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2008
10. Suns 108   Matt Barnes 7 2 1 2 0 3 2 22 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 101   J.R. Smith 23 4 0 1 1 3 1 29 9-16 .563 5-11 .455 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 2009
11. Suns 113   Matt Barnes 13 6 1 0 0 5 6 24 5-12 .417 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
OT Nuggets 119   J.R. Smith 19 5 7 2 0 3 5 37 6-18 .333 3-9 .333 4-6 .667
Mar. 23, 2009
12. Suns 118   Matt Barnes 3 6 2 1 0 4 3 27 1-8 .125 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Nuggets 115   J.R. Smith 14 2 0 1 0 2 5 33 4-11 .364 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2010
13. Magic 97   Matt Barnes 28 9 1 3 1 1 5 37 11-18 .611 3-5 .600 3-5 .600
Nuggets 115   J.R. Smith 17 2 3 0 0 3 0 24 6-9 .667 3-4 .750 2-4 .500
Mar. 28, 2010
14. Magic 103   Matt Barnes 16 5 2 0 0 0 3 37 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Nuggets 97   J.R. Smith 13 2 0 0 0 4 2 22 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2010
15. Lakers 112   Matt Barnes 6 3 0 0 1 3 3 13 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 118   J.R. Smith 13 5 4 1 0 2 2 26 4-6 .667 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Apr. 03, 2011
16. Lakers 90   Matt Barnes 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 18 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nuggets 95   J.R. Smith 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 16 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2013
17. Clippers 102   Matt Barnes 4 3 1 0 1 1 3 19 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Knicks 88   J.R. Smith 6 3 3 1 0 2 4 34 1-9 .111 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 2013
18. Clippers 93   Matt Barnes 5 5 0 0 3 1 3 21 2-6 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Knicks 80   J.R. Smith 17 6 1 1 0 3 2 36 4-20 .200 1-7 .143 8-9 .889
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2014
19. Clippers 109   Matt Barnes 5 4 1 1 0 0 5 22 2-9 .222 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Knicks 95   J.R. Smith 24 4 2 0 0 0 4 35 9-18 .500 3-7 .429 3-4 .750
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 31, 2014
20. Clippers 99   Matt Barnes 9 5 0 2 1 0 2 28 3-7 .429 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 78   J.R. Smith 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 17 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
Jan. 16, 2015
21. Clippers 121   Matt Barnes 17 8 1 0 0 1 3 40 6-13 .462 3-8 .375 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 126   J.R. Smith 8 2 4 3 0 0 3 30 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 2015
22. Clippers 94   Matt Barnes 4 3 2 0 0 3 3 24 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 105   J.R. Smith 16 5 2 5 0 0 2 29 6-10 .600 4-8 .500 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2015
23. Grizzlies 76   Matt Barnes 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 18 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 106   J.R. Smith 9 7 7 1 0 1 2 34 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2017 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 01, 2017
24. Warriors 113   Matt Barnes 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 02 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 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
25. Warriors 132   Matt Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 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
26. Warriors 118   Matt Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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
27. Warriors 116   Matt Barnes 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 137   J.R. Smith 15 2 1 1 0 0 3 29 5-10 .500 5-9 .556 0-0 -
Jun. 12, 2017
28. Warriors 129   Matt Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 120   J.R. Smith 25 3 1 0 2 0 2 41 9-11 .818 7-8 .875 0-1 .000