Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Dennis Smith Jr.

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Dennis Smith Jr. 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 7 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has a 4-3 winning record over Dennis Smith Jr.. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Dennis Smith Jr.:
2017-18 to 2023-24
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
4
4
0
Dennis Smith Jr.
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 10.9 11.1 0.9 0.61.6
Dennis Smith Jr. 9.0 3.0 3.30.90.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 18 23 2 14
Dennis Smith Jr. 21 5 7 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 4

games
7

games
0

games
2

games
6

games
Dennis Smith Jr. 2

games
0

games
5

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2

games
0

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Both had same stat 1

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0

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2

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3

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 2018
1. Hornets 111   Dwight Howard 15 12 2 1 4 3 1 35 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 5-18 .278
Mavericks 115   Dennis Smith Jr. 15 3 6 0 2 1 1 31 4-13 .308 0-5 .000 7-8 .875
Mar. 24, 2018
2. Hornets 102   Dwight Howard 18 23 2 0 1 1 2 33 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 6-12 .500
Mavericks 98   Dennis Smith Jr. 21 5 6 0 0 2 2 33 8-17 .471 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2018
3. Wizards 100   Dwight Howard 8 11 2 0 1 1 3 33 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 119   Dennis Smith Jr. 19 4 7 1 0 3 5 31 6-14 .429 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 2020
4. Lakers 100   Dwight Howard 5 12 0 1 3 1 4 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Knicks 92   Dennis Smith Jr. 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2020
5. 76ers 109   Dwight Howard 9 6 0 1 1 0 4 15 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Knicks 89   Dennis Smith Jr. 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 18 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2021
6. Lakers 90   Dwight Howard 11 7 0 1 0 3 2 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 105   Dennis Smith Jr. 0 3 0 4 0 1 3 12 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 2022
7. Lakers 99   Dwight Howard 10 7 0 0 1 1 2 11 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 94   Dennis Smith Jr. 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-5 .400