Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard 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.

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They faced each other a total of 27 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has a 16-11 winning record over J.R. Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dwight Howard
vs.
J.R. Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
27 Games played
27 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
16
16
0
J.R. Smith
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 14.0 11.9 1.4 0.71.9
J.R. Smith 11.3 2.8 2.01.10.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 23 24 5 45
J.R. Smith 25 8 9 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 18

games		 26

games		 8

games		 5

games		23

games
J.R. Smith 7

games 		0

games		 15

games		 10

games		0

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 4

games		 12

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2004
1. Magic 90   Dwight Howard 5 10 2 0 1 3 0 30 0-2 .000 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Hornets 89   J.R. Smith 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 10 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Feb. 13, 2005
2. Magic 97   Dwight Howard 11 10 1 1 1 1 3 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Hornets 94   J.R. Smith 20 3 3 1 0 4 3 33 9-16 .563 0-4 .000 2-5 .400
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2005
3. Magic 88   Dwight Howard 16 13 1 0 1 3 5 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Hornets 83   J.R. Smith 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 20 1-8 .125 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2006
4. Magic 108   Dwight Howard 9 8 0 1 2 2 1 40 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 99   J.R. Smith 17 5 3 1 0 3 5 34 5-14 .357 4-10 .400 3-3 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2008
5. Magic 103   Dwight Howard 20 13 0 0 3 4 2 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Nuggets 113   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 13, 2008
6. Magic 109   Dwight Howard 23 24 3 1 2 5 3 42 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 7-14 .500
Nuggets 98   J.R. Smith 16 1 1 0 0 1 2 21 6-11 .545 4-9 .444 0-2 .000
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2009
7. Magic 106   Dwight Howard 14 20 0 1 3 3 3 33 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nuggets 88   J.R. Smith 9 6 1 1 0 4 3 36 2-13 .154 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Feb. 11, 2009
8. Magic 73   Dwight Howard 16 15 0 1 3 6 4 38 4-7 .571 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Nuggets 82   J.R. Smith 8 2 2 1 0 4 2 13 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 0-0 -
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2010
9. Magic 97   Dwight Howard 8 13 1 1 3 5 1 31 1-7 .143 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nuggets 115   J.R. Smith 17 2 3 0 0 3 0 24 6-9 .667 3-4 .750 2-4 .500
Mar. 28, 2010
10. Magic 103   Dwight Howard 18 11 5 1 2 2 2 43 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Nuggets 97   J.R. Smith 13 2 0 0 0 4 2 22 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2010
11. Magic 94   Dwight Howard 21 14 1 0 2 4 4 37 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Nuggets 111   J.R. Smith 16 2 2 1 0 1 2 21 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Mar. 18, 2011
12. Magic 85   Dwight Howard 16 18 3 4 5 5 3 37 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Nuggets 82   J.R. Smith 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 16 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 28, 2012
13. Magic 86   Dwight Howard 12 5 2 2 0 6 4 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Knicks 108   J.R. Smith 12 3 3 2 0 1 4 30 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Apr. 05, 2012
14. Magic 80   Dwight Howard 8 8 1 1 3 5 5 40 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Knicks 96   J.R. Smith 15 4 9 1 0 1 3 34 6-12 .500 3-4 .750 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2012
15. Lakers 107   Dwight Howard 20 7 1 0 1 2 4 38 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Knicks 116   J.R. Smith 18 3 2 0 0 1 4 27 7-14 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Dec. 25, 2012
16. Lakers 100   Dwight Howard 14 12 1 2 2 1 1 38 4-8 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Knicks 94   J.R. Smith 25 5 0 2 0 1 4 37 10-23 .435 3-8 .375 2-4 .500
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2013
17. Rockets 109   Dwight Howard 7 15 2 0 4 5 4 34 1-5 .200 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Knicks 106   J.R. Smith 15 8 4 3 1 0 3 39 4-16 .250 2-5 .400 5-7 .714
Jan. 03, 2014
18. Rockets 102   Dwight Howard 15 7 0 1 3 1 3 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Knicks 100   J.R. Smith 9 0 2 2 0 0 1 31 3-13 .231 1-8 .125 2-2 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 2015
19. Rockets 105   Dwight Howard 17 19 2 0 1 4 5 37 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Cavaliers 93   J.R. Smith 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 18 0-5 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2016
20. Rockets 77   Dwight Howard 14 11 1 2 2 2 1 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Cavaliers 91   J.R. Smith 13 5 0 1 0 1 3 26 5-15 .333 2-12 .167 1-2 .500
Mar. 29, 2016
21. Rockets 106   Dwight Howard 11 11 3 0 2 2 0 31 2-3 .667 0-0 - 7-22 .318
Cavaliers 100   J.R. Smith 4 3 2 0 1 1 5 35 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2016
22. Hawks 110   Dwight Howard 7 17 2 0 3 3 4 27 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Cavaliers 106   J.R. Smith 6 2 3 2 0 1 1 32 2-13 .154 2-10 .200 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2017
23. Hawks 126   Dwight Howard 19 5 2 0 1 2 2 24 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
OT Cavaliers 125   J.R. Smith 9 4 2 0 0 0 3 34 3-10 .300 3-10 .300 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2017
24. Hornets 107   Dwight Howard 8 5 2 0 0 4 6 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Cavaliers 115   J.R. Smith 10 5 3 2 0 1 2 31 4-9 .444 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Nov. 24, 2017
25. Hornets 99   Dwight Howard 20 13 1 1 1 3 4 30 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Cavaliers 100   J.R. Smith 16 1 1 3 0 1 3 36 6-13 .462 3-9 .333 1-2 .500
Mar. 28, 2018
26. Hornets 105   Dwight Howard 19 10 1 0 1 0 3 29 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 118   J.R. Smith 19 5 3 3 0 1 1 31 8-9 .889 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2018
27. Wizards 119   Dwight Howard 10 7 0 0 0 2 4 20 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Cavaliers 95   J.R. Smith 6 2 3 0 0 1 2 24 3-11 .273 0-4 .000 0-2 .000
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