Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Austin Rivers and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Austin Rivers 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. J.R. Smith has a 10-7 winning record over Austin Rivers, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Austin Rivers:
2012-13 to 2022-23
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
17 Games played
15 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Austin Rivers
7
7
0
J.R. Smith
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Austin Rivers 8.7 1.8 2.6 0.60.2
J.R. Smith 10.3 3.3 2.51.10.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Austin Rivers 16 5 7 31
J.R. Smith 22 8 6 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Austin Rivers 6

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3

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8

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4

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3

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J.R. Smith 9

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9

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7

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7

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1

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Both had same stat 2

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5

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2

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6

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13

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2012
1. Hornets 80   Austin Rivers 14 1 4 0 1 0 1 36 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 2-7 .286
Knicks 102   J.R. Smith 15 5 1 2 0 1 1 30 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Jan. 13, 2013
2. Hornets 87   Austin Rivers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 100   J.R. Smith 8 4 6 2 0 2 3 27 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2013
3. Pelicans 103   Austin Rivers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 99   J.R. Smith 12 8 3 1 0 3 4 34 4-11 .364 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000
Feb. 19, 2014
4. Pelicans 91   Austin Rivers 14 3 1 1 0 1 2 22 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Knicks 98   J.R. Smith 19 5 3 2 0 1 2 40 7-13 .538 3-4 .750 2-3 .667
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2014
5. Pelicans 104   Austin Rivers 9 1 2 1 1 2 0 19 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Knicks 93   J.R. Smith 17 4 5 0 0 1 1 28 6-18 .333 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Jan. 16, 2015
6. Clippers 121   Austin Rivers 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 12 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 126   J.R. Smith 8 2 4 3 0 0 3 30 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 2015
7. Clippers 94   Austin Rivers 10 5 5 2 0 1 5 22 4-11 .364 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
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
%
Jan. 21, 2016
8. Clippers 102   Austin Rivers 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 20 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 115   J.R. Smith 22 2 2 0 0 0 5 33 8-12 .667 6-7 .857 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2016
9. Clippers 90   Austin Rivers 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 24 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 114   J.R. Smith 17 1 1 0 0 0 3 23 6-9 .667 5-8 .625 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2016
10. Clippers 113   Austin Rivers 12 4 7 0 0 1 5 23 4-8 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 94   J.R. Smith 3 2 1 1 1 1 5 24 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 2017
11. Clippers 108   Austin Rivers 11 3 0 0 0 0 3 29 4-9 .444 0-5 .000 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 78   J.R. Smith 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 28 4-17 .235 0-7 .000 2-4 .500
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2017
12. Clippers 113   Austin Rivers 16 1 6 0 0 4 5 35 6-18 .333 2-10 .200 2-2 1.000
OT Cavaliers 118   J.R. Smith 5 4 4 0 0 1 3 36 2-7 .286 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 2018
13. Clippers 116   Austin Rivers 15 3 6 3 0 2 2 38 6-14 .429 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 102   J.R. Smith 15 3 5 3 0 1 4 35 6-15 .400 3-9 .333 0-0 -
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2018
14. Wizards 119   Austin Rivers 12 2 2 1 0 2 3 29 4-10 .400 3-8 .375 1-4 .250
Cavaliers 95   J.R. Smith 6 2 3 0 0 1 2 24 3-11 .273 0-4 .000 0-2 .000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Aug. 06, 2020
15. Rockets 113   Austin Rivers 11 3 5 0 0 4 3 32 2-10 .200 2-7 .286 5-6 .833
Lakers 97   J.R. Smith 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 13 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2020 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 08, 2020
16. Rockets 102   Austin Rivers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 112   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Sep. 12, 2020
17. Rockets 96   Austin Rivers 9 3 2 1 0 0 5 24 2-7 .286 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
Lakers 119   J.R. Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -