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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Juwan 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. J.R. Smith has a 10-5 winning record over Juwan Howard, but Juwan Howard won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Juwan Howard

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J.R. Smith


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

15 Games played

14 in Regular Season

1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Juwan Howard	5	4	1
J.R. Smith	10	10	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Juwan Howard	8.8	6.3	1.5	0.7	0.1
J.R. Smith	13.3	2.5	1.9	0.9	0.1

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Juwan Howard	22	13	4	2	1
J.R. Smith	28	7	7	2	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Juwan Howard	5 games	11 games	4 games	5 games	2 games
J.R. Smith	10 games	2 games	6 games	6 games	2 games
Both had same stat	0 games	2 games	5 games	4 games	11 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	%
	Jan. 26, 2005
1.	Rockets	82	Juwan Howard	2	4	0	2	0	2	2	27	0-2	.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Hornets	77	J.R. Smith	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	24	2-5	.400	2-3	.667	0-2	.000


2005-06 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 05, 2005
2.	Rockets	84	Juwan Howard	11	8	3	0	0	5	3	29	4-6	.667	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Hornets	91	J.R. Smith	6	2	1	2	0	0	2	22	2-9	.222	0-2	.000	2-2	1.000
	Dec. 28, 2005
3.	Rockets	90	Juwan Howard	8	8	1	0	0	1	4	34	3-13	.231	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Hornets	92	J.R. Smith	16	5	1	0	0	1	0	22	6-12	.500	2-6	.333	2-3	.667
	Jan. 14, 2006
4.	Rockets	80	Juwan Howard	22	10	0	1	0	2	2	44	9-20	.450	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Hornets	86	J.R. Smith	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Mar. 23, 2006
5.	Rockets	93	Juwan Howard	16	12	0	2	0	3	2	36	5-7	.714	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Hornets	92	J.R. Smith	5	1	0	1	0	1	2	12	2-5	.400	1-3	.333	0-0	-


2006-07 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 12, 2007
6.	Rockets	90	Juwan Howard	12	5	3	2	0	3	2	37	5-11	.455	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Nuggets	86	J.R. Smith	11	1	1	0	1	1	1	19	4-17	.235	2-7	.286	1-1	1.000
	Jan. 20, 2007
7.	Rockets	113	Juwan Howard	21	13	4	1	0	4	5	42	8-13	.615	0-0	-	5-6	.833
OT	Nuggets	121	J.R. Smith	24	3	1	1	1	2	3	31	9-14	.643	6-9	.667	0-2	.000


2007-08 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 06, 2007
8.	Mavericks	109	Juwan Howard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	04	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Nuggets	122	J.R. Smith	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	15	1-3	.333	1-2	.500	0-0	-
	Mar. 27, 2008
9.	Mavericks	105	Juwan Howard	6	2	1	0	0	0	2	12	2-3	.667	0-0	-	2-3	.667
	Nuggets	118	J.R. Smith	13	4	5	1	0	1	2	27	5-11	.455	1-5	.200	2-2	1.000


2008-09 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 30, 2009
10.	Bobcats	99	Juwan Howard	11	5	1	1	1	2	1	26	4-10	.400	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Nuggets	110	J.R. Smith	10	2	4	0	0	0	2	27	4-11	.364	0-2	.000	2-4	.500


2009-10 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 25, 2009
11.	Trail Blazers	107	Juwan Howard	4	8	3	0	1	1	5	31	2-5	.400	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Nuggets	96	J.R. Smith	20	3	0	0	0	2	1	29	9-23	.391	2-6	.333	0-0	-
	Mar. 07, 2010
12.	Trail Blazers	106	Juwan Howard	8	7	4	2	0	1	3	28	4-6	.667	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Nuggets	118	J.R. Smith	22	2	7	2	0	1	1	29	8-14	.571	4-8	.500	2-2	1.000
	Apr. 01, 2010
13.	Trail Blazers	92	Juwan Howard	4	5	3	0	0	1	2	24	1-3	.333	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Nuggets	109	J.R. Smith	15	4	3	2	0	0	4	31	6-16	.375	2-10	.200	1-1	1.000


2010-11 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 13, 2011
14.	Heat	102	Juwan Howard	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	18	3-8	.375	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Nuggets	130	J.R. Smith	28	7	1	1	0	2	4	27	10-17	.588	8-14	.571	0-0	-


2012 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 28, 2012
15.	Heat	100	Juwan Howard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	05	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Knicks	67	J.R. Smith	17	4	2	2	0	4	4	33	7-17	.412	3-8	.375	0-0	-