Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jim Paxson and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jim Paxson 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:
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They faced each other a total of 6 times in NBA games. Jim Paxson has a 5-1 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Jim Paxson
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Jim Paxson
5
5
0
Kenny Smith
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Paxson 7.5 0.5 2.0 0.30.2
Kenny Smith 14.0 1.2 7.81.00.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Paxson 16 2 4 11
Kenny Smith 18 3 15 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Paxson 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 2

games		1

game
Kenny Smith 6

games 		3

games		 6

games		 4

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		5

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
%
Feb. 11, 1988
1. Trail Blazers 113   Jim Paxson 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 10 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 123   Kenny Smith 12 2 15 2 0 5 2 40 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
2. Celtics 128   Jim Paxson 13 1 4 0 0 1 2 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 116   Kenny Smith 14 0 8 2 0 2 3 31 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Feb. 22, 1989
3. Celtics 99   Jim Paxson 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 14 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Kings 91   Kenny Smith 16 1 9 1 0 2 2 38 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1989
4. Celtics 115   Jim Paxson 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Kings 112   Kenny Smith 10 1 4 0 0 4 1 37 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1990
5. Celtics 121   Jim Paxson 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 89   Kenny Smith 18 3 8 1 0 3 2 31 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 13, 1990
6. Celtics 112   Jim Paxson 6 0 0 1 0 1 1 15 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 100   Kenny Smith 14 0 3 0 0 4 1 20 7-7 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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