Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Larry Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Larry 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 37 times in NBA games. Larry Smith has a 21-16 winning record over Karl Malone, including a 6-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Larry Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Larry Smith:
1980-81 to 1992-93
37 Games played
29 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
16
14
2
Larry Smith
21
15
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 22.0 11.3 2.6 1.10.8
Larry Smith 4.8 9.2 1.10.80.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 41 22 7 73
Larry Smith 14 24 6 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 36

games		 23

games		 25

games		 15

games		15

games
Larry Smith 1

game 		12

games		 8

games		 10

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 4

games		 12

games		18

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
1. Jazz 118   Karl Malone 11 10 6 0 0 5 3 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Warriors 99   Larry Smith 2 7 0 2 0 0 3 30 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nov. 30, 1985
2. Jazz 89   Karl Malone 18 13 2 2 1 5 3 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Warriors 88   Larry Smith 4 9 0 1 1 1 3 25 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 02, 1985
3. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 17 9 1 1 0 3 4 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Warriors 100   Larry Smith 10 10 1 2 3 3 1 25 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Jan. 15, 1986
4. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 13 3 1 0 1 2 3 25 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-6 .167
Warriors 150   Larry Smith 12 16 1 0 1 1 2 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1986
5. Jazz 111   Karl Malone 9 7 3 7 1 4 4 28 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Warriors 118   Larry Smith 12 10 1 2 0 1 6 29 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1986
6. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 9 8 2 2 0 5 2 34 4-15 .267 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Warriors 111   Larry Smith 6 12 1 0 0 3 5 33 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 1987
7. Jazz 123   Karl Malone 19 12 6 0 2 2 4 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Warriors 100   Larry Smith 7 17 0 3 1 3 1 34 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 17, 1987
8. Jazz 118   Karl Malone 17 11 4 0 0 3 2 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Warriors 103   Larry Smith 12 17 0 1 0 0 4 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 28, 1987
9. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 25 13 0 1 0 3 3 40 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Warriors 116   Larry Smith 14 24 1 0 0 2 4 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1987
10. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 25 9 1 1 1 3 3 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Warriors 107   Larry Smith 9 14 4 1 1 2 4 39 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
11. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 20 10 1 3 0 5 3 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 85   Larry Smith 5 8 0 0 0 3 4 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 25, 1987
12. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 22 13 1 4 1 2 3 42 6-18 .333 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Warriors 100   Larry Smith 4 12 4 0 0 1 5 30 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 1987
13. Jazz 95   Karl Malone 15 9 0 1 1 1 4 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Warriors 110   Larry Smith 10 17 1 2 1 1 4 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1987
14. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 20 7 2 2 1 6 4 43 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Warriors 98   Larry Smith 3 8 1 2 0 1 5 37 0-2 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 03, 1987
15. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 23 9 2 1 1 3 6 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Warriors 118   Larry Smith 12 14 1 0 0 2 5 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1987
16. Jazz 127   Karl Malone 19 12 5 0 2 1 1 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Warriors 93   Larry Smith 0 5 1 0 0 1 3 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1988
17. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 24 14 1 1 0 4 4 44 8-22 .364 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Warriors 114   Larry Smith 2 9 1 1 0 3 5 31 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 1989
18. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 41 13 1 1 2 3 5 38 16-22 .727 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Warriors 131   Larry Smith 10 13 2 2 1 2 5 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1989
19. Jazz 126   Karl Malone 30 14 4 1 1 4 4 40 11-24 .458 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Warriors 112   Larry Smith 10 3 1 1 1 1 5 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1989
20. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 22 13 1 1 0 7 5 46 7-15 .467 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Warriors 123   Larry Smith 4 11 6 1 4 1 5 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 1989
21. Jazz 91   Karl Malone 37 22 1 1 1 4 5 45 13-25 .520 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Warriors 99   Larry Smith 0 2 1 1 1 1 5 19 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 02, 1989
22. Jazz 106   Karl Malone 33 14 2 1 0 2 6 45 13-26 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Warriors 120   Larry Smith 0 2 3 0 3 0 3 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
23. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 21 10 2 0 0 3 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Rockets 100   Larry Smith 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 20 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 09, 1989
24. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 25 14 5 0 1 2 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 90   Larry Smith 4 8 2 1 0 0 5 32 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 14, 1990
25. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 7 7 1 0 0 3 2 16 2-12 .167 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 103   Larry Smith 4 4 2 0 0 2 4 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 22, 1990
26. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 20 11 3 0 1 4 2 35 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Rockets 100   Larry Smith 4 18 2 1 0 1 4 34 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-4 .000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
27. Jazz 90   Karl Malone 17 14 2 2 1 3 4 39 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Rockets 110   Larry Smith 4 10 0 1 0 2 5 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Nov. 28, 1990
28. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 31 13 2 2 0 4 3 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Rockets 92   Larry Smith 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1991
29. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 26 8 6 1 3 3 1 41 8-11 .727 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Rockets 92   Larry Smith 0 5 0 0 0 2 5 22 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1991
30. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 31 15 3 1 1 2 4 44 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Rockets 97   Larry Smith 2 11 0 0 0 1 5 25 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1992
31. Jazz 124   Karl Malone 22 10 7 0 0 2 4 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 97   Larry Smith 4 5 0 0 0 1 3 22 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1992
32. Jazz 97   Karl Malone 36 16 1 2 1 4 5 42 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 8-13 .615
Rockets 106   Larry Smith 0 4 0 0 0 1 6 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1992
33. Jazz 130   Karl Malone 29 11 4 1 1 0 3 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Rockets 98   Larry Smith 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 21 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1992
34. Jazz 102   Karl Malone 32 12 2 1 0 4 3 39 12-18 .667 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Spurs 128   Larry Smith 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 08, 1992
35. Jazz 103   Karl Malone 18 9 3 1 0 1 4 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Spurs 121   Larry Smith 0 9 1 2 0 0 1 22 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 1993
36. Jazz 113   Karl Malone 18 13 5 0 1 2 3 30 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Spurs 87   Larry Smith 2 7 0 1 2 1 2 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 1993
37. Jazz 99   Karl Malone 13 9 2 0 2 1 4 36 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Spurs 109   Larry Smith 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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