Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dale Ellis and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dale Ellis 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 36 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has a 19-17 winning record over Dale Ellis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dale Ellis
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dale Ellis:
1983-84 to 1999-00
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
36 Games played
36 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dale Ellis
17
17
0
Kenny Smith
19
19
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 18.9 3.7 1.9 1.00.2
Kenny Smith 9.9 1.8 5.71.10.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 49 8 5 32
Kenny Smith 24 5 13 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 30

games		 24

games		 2

games		 11

games		6

games
Kenny Smith 6

games 		10

games		 31

games		 10

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		 15

games		28

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1987
1. Supersonics 114   Dale Ellis 11 3 2 0 0 2 2 28 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Kings 109   Kenny Smith 15 1 6 1 0 3 1 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 10, 1988
2. Supersonics 108   Dale Ellis 30 8 3 1 0 2 3 38 12-22 .545 3-4 .750 3-5 .600
Kings 109   Kenny Smith 16 3 10 1 0 2 4 36 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Jan. 26, 1988
3. Supersonics 116   Dale Ellis 42 4 3 1 1 2 0 43 14-22 .636 5-6 .833 9-10 .900
Kings 100   Kenny Smith 4 1 13 1 0 1 0 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1988
4. Supersonics 133   Dale Ellis 37 7 5 1 0 2 1 39 15-19 .789 4-4 1.000 3-3 1.000
Kings 130   Kenny Smith 14 1 12 1 0 4 1 42 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1988
5. Supersonics 106   Dale Ellis 24 3 4 2 0 0 2 38 10-22 .455 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 3 4 4 1 0 4 2 36 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-8 .125
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1988
6. Supersonics 97   Dale Ellis 28 4 2 1 0 2 2 33 11-19 .579 3-4 .750 3-5 .600
Kings 75   Kenny Smith 6 2 4 0 0 3 0 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1988
7. Supersonics 141   Dale Ellis 27 7 5 3 0 3 1 34 8-18 .444 3-5 .600 8-8 1.000
Kings 111   Kenny Smith 10 3 6 0 1 3 2 29 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 05, 1989
8. Supersonics 120   Dale Ellis 49 6 2 3 2 5 0 43 20-32 .625 5-8 .625 4-4 1.000
Kings 106   Kenny Smith 16 1 10 2 0 4 1 34 6-9 .667 2-3 .667 2-4 .500
Jan. 14, 1989
9. Supersonics 102   Dale Ellis 31 2 2 2 0 3 2 43 14-23 .609 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Kings 93   Kenny Smith 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 36 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 25, 1989
10. Supersonics 94   Dale Ellis 11 3 4 1 1 3 2 34 3-17 .176 0-5 .000 5-5 1.000
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 24 4 12 3 0 2 0 42 10-20 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Feb. 27, 1989
11. Supersonics 116   Dale Ellis 27 4 4 2 0 2 2 44 10-19 .526 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Kings 107   Kenny Smith 19 3 6 1 0 5 2 40 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1989
12. Supersonics 100   Dale Ellis 11 6 1 1 0 1 3 37 3-18 .167 1-8 .125 4-4 1.000
Kings 107   Kenny Smith 8 0 5 2 1 1 3 34 2-16 .125 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Mar. 09, 1990
13. Supersonics 97   Dale Ellis 6 0 2 0 0 6 3 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hawks 107   Kenny Smith 4 0 5 2 0 1 0 23 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1991
14. Supersonics 97   Dale Ellis 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 27 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 15 3 10 3 0 6 2 39 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 21, 1991
15. Bucks 90   Dale Ellis 17 3 0 0 0 1 4 26 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 92   Kenny Smith 14 1 5 1 0 5 1 36 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1991
16. Bucks 110   Dale Ellis 22 1 2 1 1 2 3 26 9-15 .600 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 16 3 7 1 0 1 1 42 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Jan. 21, 1992
17. Bucks 107   Dale Ellis 28 5 1 2 0 2 1 36 10-14 .714 3-3 1.000 5-7 .714
Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 8 1 9 2 0 2 3 33 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1992
18. Spurs 87   Dale Ellis 19 8 1 2 0 0 5 37 7-20 .350 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Rockets 93   Kenny Smith 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 22 2-9 .222 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Nov. 21, 1992
19. Spurs 100   Dale Ellis 17 4 2 1 0 0 4 32 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 12 2 3 0 0 4 1 26 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000
Dec. 17, 1992
20. Spurs 109   Dale Ellis 24 3 1 2 0 1 2 44 11-17 .647 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Rockets 121   Kenny Smith 17 4 7 1 0 1 4 32 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Apr. 10, 1993
21. Spurs 88   Dale Ellis 9 2 2 1 0 2 2 36 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 6 5 9 3 0 4 1 30 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 1993
22. Spurs 119   Dale Ellis 20 3 1 0 1 0 1 37 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
OT Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 14 0 1 0 0 2 1 29 5-10 .500 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1993
23. Spurs 88   Dale Ellis 15 4 0 2 0 1 0 40 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 11 2 2 1 0 0 1 26 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1994
24. Spurs 115   Dale Ellis 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 24 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 9 0 3 0 0 1 2 24 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 12, 1994
25. Spurs 109   Dale Ellis 12 4 0 2 0 0 2 28 5-11 .455 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 8 1 3 0 0 0 4 23 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Apr. 19, 1994
26. Spurs 90   Dale Ellis 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 25 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 80   Kenny Smith 6 2 5 1 0 1 1 29 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1994
27. Nuggets 101   Dale Ellis 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 109   Kenny Smith 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 29, 1994
28. Nuggets 81   Dale Ellis 9 3 0 0 0 1 2 40 4-12 .333 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 6 4 9 0 0 1 0 19 2-5 .400 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 14, 1995
29. Nuggets 118   Dale Ellis 17 0 2 0 0 0 2 25 6-12 .500 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 9 4 3 1 0 1 3 30 4-10 .400 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 1995
30. Nuggets 74   Dale Ellis 11 5 1 0 0 1 1 27 4-9 .444 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Rockets 86   Kenny Smith 7 1 1 4 0 1 1 22 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1995
31. Nuggets 120   Dale Ellis 16 4 3 0 0 0 2 32 5-10 .500 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
Rockets 123   Kenny Smith 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 22 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1995
32. Nuggets 97   Dale Ellis 12 5 4 2 0 2 4 35 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 2-4 .500
Rockets 101   Kenny Smith 7 0 3 1 0 1 2 23 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 17, 1996
33. Nuggets 112   Dale Ellis 18 3 3 1 0 0 4 43 8-13 .615 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Rockets 120   Kenny Smith 11 3 8 1 0 0 0 31 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Apr. 07, 1996
34. Nuggets 111   Dale Ellis 21 5 1 0 1 1 3 37 8-14 .571 2-5 .400 3-6 .500
Rockets 105   Kenny Smith 8 2 2 0 0 0 2 24 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1996
35. Nuggets 109   Dale Ellis 19 5 1 1 0 1 3 40 7-18 .389 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 9 2 8 1 0 0 2 24 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1996
36. Nuggets 94   Dale Ellis 20 4 4 0 0 3 5 51 7-21 .333 4-10 .400 2-2 1.000
OT Pistons 95   Kenny Smith 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
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