Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Elfrid Payton and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Elfrid Payton 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 12 times in NBA games. J.R. Smith has a 10-2 winning record over Elfrid Payton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Elfrid Payton:
2014-15 to 2024-25
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Elfrid Payton
2
2
0
J.R. Smith
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elfrid Payton 8.8 4.5 6.1 0.80.3
J.R. Smith 14.3 2.8 1.90.80.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elfrid Payton 20 10 10 32
J.R. Smith 26 5 3 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elfrid Payton 2

games
7

games
11

games
2

games
2

games
J.R. Smith 10

games
5

games
0

games
4

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
6

games
7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2014
1. Magic 97   Elfrid Payton 0 3 8 0 0 1 1 23 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 95   J.R. Smith 19 4 3 0 0 1 2 30 6-16 .375 3-8 .375 4-4 1.000
Mar. 15, 2015
2. Magic 108   Elfrid Payton 13 9 10 2 0 5 1 38 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 2-6 .333
Cavaliers 123   J.R. Smith 25 4 3 2 1 2 3 34 7-14 .500 6-11 .545 5-6 .833
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2015
3. Magic 103   Elfrid Payton 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 19 0-7 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 117   J.R. Smith 26 0 2 1 1 1 1 38 10-16 .625 6-10 .600 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 2016
4. Magic 79   Elfrid Payton 0 3 4 0 0 2 2 16 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 104   J.R. Smith 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 20 1-7 .143 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2016
5. Magic 99   Elfrid Payton 10 4 5 0 1 0 3 34 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
Cavaliers 105   J.R. Smith 16 5 1 1 1 0 4 28 5-11 .455 4-10 .400 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 2017
6. Magic 104   Elfrid Payton 8 10 6 3 0 1 2 34 4-17 .235 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 116   J.R. Smith 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 4-8 .500 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 2017
7. Magic 102   Elfrid Payton 12 4 6 0 0 1 0 23 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 122   J.R. Smith 19 5 3 0 0 1 1 31 7-11 .636 5-8 .625 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 2018
8. Magic 127   Elfrid Payton 20 7 5 0 0 3 4 27 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 131   J.R. Smith 10 2 2 1 0 1 2 29 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 18, 2018
9. Magic 103   Elfrid Payton 19 4 8 2 1 3 1 30 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 104   J.R. Smith 6 2 3 0 0 1 3 30 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 2018
10. Magic 116   Elfrid Payton 10 2 8 1 2 2 1 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 98   J.R. Smith 12 1 1 1 0 1 3 26 4-6 .667 4-6 .667 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2018
11. Suns 107   Elfrid Payton 10 4 7 1 0 5 1 23 4-10 .400 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 129   J.R. Smith 14 5 1 1 0 1 2 22 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 2018
12. Suns 95   Elfrid Payton 4 2 2 0 0 3 2 22 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 120   J.R. Smith 11 3 2 1 0 1 2 27 3-7 .429 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000