Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Brian Shaw and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Brian Shaw and Kenny 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 16 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 8-8, but Kenny Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Brian Shaw
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Brian Shaw:
1988-89 to 2002-03
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
16 Games played
12 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Brian Shaw
8
8
0
Kenny Smith
8
4
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Shaw 9.9 4.3 4.1 1.10.3
Kenny Smith 9.7 1.6 4.70.90.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Shaw 26 12 8 61
Kenny Smith 23 4 14 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Brian Shaw 7

games		 11

games		 7

games		 8

games		5

games
Kenny Smith 8

games 		4

games		 6

games		 5

games		0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 3

games		 3

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
1. Celtics 128   Brian Shaw 8 10 8 2 1 0 3 36 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 116   Kenny Smith 14 0 8 2 0 2 3 31 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Feb. 22, 1989
2. Celtics 99   Brian Shaw 5 2 6 0 1 1 3 30 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Kings 91   Kenny Smith 16 1 9 1 0 2 2 38 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
3. Celtics 108   Brian Shaw 8 6 5 1 0 4 2 35 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 4 1 3 0 0 3 2 27 0-4 .000 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 10, 1990
4. Celtics 107   Brian Shaw 26 12 7 0 0 3 1 41 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 14 4 14 2 0 4 2 32 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 1992
5. Heat 93   Brian Shaw 20 4 3 6 0 3 4 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 114   Kenny Smith 20 2 9 4 0 3 4 37 9-15 .600 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1992
6. Heat 93   Brian Shaw 2 1 4 1 0 2 0 21 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Kenny Smith 8 2 7 1 0 3 1 26 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1993
7. Heat 94   Brian Shaw 4 11 5 1 0 1 2 28 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 28 5-6 .833 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1993
8. Heat 88   Brian Shaw 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 11 3 5 1 0 1 0 27 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1994
9. Magic 117   Brian Shaw 10 5 5 0 0 1 2 28 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 12 1 0 1 0 3 0 30 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000
Mar. 02, 1995
10. Magic 107   Brian Shaw 13 2 2 1 1 0 1 17 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 7 0 1 0 0 2 1 17 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1995 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1995
11. Magic 118   Brian Shaw 11 5 4 1 0 2 4 22 5-12 .417 1-5 .200 0-0 -
OT Rockets 120   Kenny Smith 23 3 9 0 0 1 3 42 8-13 .615 7-11 .636 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1995
12. Magic 106   Brian Shaw 8 3 2 1 0 2 3 19 3-8 .375 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 19 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1995
13. Magic 103   Brian Shaw 14 1 3 0 0 1 3 20 6-12 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 2 2 3 1 0 0 2 22 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1995
14. Magic 101   Brian Shaw 17 4 4 0 1 3 5 23 6-15 .400 5-11 .455 0-0 -
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 22 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1995
15. Magic 92   Brian Shaw 2 0 4 1 1 1 2 19 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 20 2-6 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1996
16. Magic 97   Brian Shaw 11 1 2 3 0 3 1 20 5-9 .556 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 15 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
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