Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ben McLemore and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ben McLemore 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 8 times in NBA games. J.R. Smith has a 6-2 winning record over Ben McLemore, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Ben McLemore:
2013-14 to 2021-22
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
8 Games played
6 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Ben McLemore
2
2
0
J.R. Smith
6
4
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McLemore 8.5 2.3 1.4 0.60.3
J.R. Smith 9.1 2.5 1.91.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McLemore 20 4 5 11
J.R. Smith 29 5 5 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McLemore 3

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4

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2

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3

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J.R. Smith 3

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3

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3

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3

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1

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Both had same stat 2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2014
1. Kings 99   Ben McLemore 16 1 1 1 0 0 3 31 6-12 .500 4-7 .571 0-0 -
Knicks 107   J.R. Smith 29 4 4 0 1 2 2 42 10-19 .526 9-12 .750 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2015
2. Kings 103   Ben McLemore 7 4 3 1 0 0 1 27 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Cavaliers 84   J.R. Smith 4 5 1 1 0 4 3 31 2-10 .200 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 2015
3. Kings 90   Ben McLemore 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 27 2-8 .250 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Cavaliers 101   J.R. Smith 16 3 5 4 0 2 3 37 6-12 .500 4-10 .400 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2017
4. Grizzlies 111   Ben McLemore 5 2 5 0 0 1 4 26 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Cavaliers 116   J.R. Smith 17 5 2 3 0 2 1 34 6-8 .750 4-5 .800 1-2 .500
Feb. 23, 2018
5. Grizzlies 89   Ben McLemore 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 24 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 112   J.R. Smith 5 0 2 2 0 2 4 15 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Aug. 06, 2020
6. Rockets 113   Ben McLemore 20 4 1 1 1 0 5 30 7-13 .538 5-10 .500 1-1 1.000
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
7. Rockets 102   Ben McLemore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0-2 .000 0-2 .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
8. Rockets 96   Ben McLemore 9 2 0 0 0 1 2 20 3-9 .333 3-9 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 119   J.R. Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -