Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ken Norman and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ken Norman 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.

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They faced each other a total of 30 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has a 19-11 winning record over Ken Norman, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ken Norman:
1987-88 to 1996-97
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
30 Games played
25 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Ken Norman
11
9
2
Kenny Smith
19
16
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Norman 13.8 7.2 2.4 0.90.6
Kenny Smith 13.2 2.5 5.31.10.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Norman 35 15 5 43
Kenny Smith 29 7 13 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Norman 14

games
29

games
5

games
10

games
11

games
Kenny Smith 15

games
0

games
24

games
10

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
1

game
10

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18

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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
%
Mar. 20, 1988
1. Clippers 116   Ken Norman 20 8 5 1 3 4 2 46 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Kings 112   Kenny Smith 8 2 13 2 0 0 1 44 3-15 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 02, 1988
2. Clippers 105   Ken Norman 9 5 1 1 1 1 1 22 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 13 2 4 0 0 3 4 32 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1988
3. Clippers 112   Ken Norman 19 4 3 3 2 3 2 39 9-10 .900 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Kings 101   Kenny Smith 12 2 8 1 0 4 1 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 29, 1988
4. Clippers 95   Ken Norman 9 6 2 0 0 4 2 34 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Kings 123   Kenny Smith 17 3 7 1 0 3 1 33 8-12 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1989
5. Clippers 104   Ken Norman 14 8 2 1 1 1 0 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 106   Kenny Smith 23 4 8 1 0 1 1 37 8-20 .400 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Mar. 29, 1989
6. Clippers 114   Ken Norman 26 9 2 0 1 2 2 46 13-16 .813 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Kings 108   Kenny Smith 13 2 9 2 1 3 2 36 5-14 .357 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Apr. 22, 1989
7. Clippers 89   Ken Norman 10 5 3 1 0 4 2 34 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Kings 104   Kenny Smith 10 4 10 1 0 3 1 34 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1989
8. Clippers 114   Ken Norman 12 8 3 0 0 3 1 28 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 84   Kenny Smith 10 2 2 1 0 4 2 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 1990
9. Clippers 104   Ken Norman 35 12 4 4 1 1 3 41 14-23 .609 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Kings 136   Kenny Smith 24 0 8 3 0 0 1 29 10-12 .833 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 30, 1990
10. Clippers 118   Ken Norman 12 6 0 0 0 2 2 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Hawks 122   Kenny Smith 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 1991
11. Clippers 130   Ken Norman 31 5 3 2 1 1 2 44 13-22 .591 0-0 - 5-7 .714
OT Rockets 126   Kenny Smith 12 2 6 4 1 2 2 39 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Jan. 19, 1991
12. Clippers 96   Ken Norman 13 6 2 1 0 2 2 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Rockets 107   Kenny Smith 20 5 4 4 0 1 4 40 7-18 .389 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1992
13. Clippers 96   Ken Norman 8 3 3 1 1 2 0 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 109   Kenny Smith 21 1 10 4 0 3 2 39 10-19 .526 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 12, 1992
14. Clippers 97   Ken Norman 7 4 5 2 0 2 2 28 2-13 .154 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 11 1 3 1 0 3 1 30 2-9 .222 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 17, 1992
15. Clippers 92   Ken Norman 0 7 1 0 0 1 2 27 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 16 6 7 1 0 0 2 33 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 26, 1992
16. Clippers 109   Ken Norman 14 10 1 0 2 1 0 22 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 7 3 3 0 0 3 2 27 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1992
17. Clippers 83   Ken Norman 10 15 2 0 1 1 0 36 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 88   Kenny Smith 11 7 8 2 0 0 1 32 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Jan. 12, 1993
18. Clippers 103   Ken Norman 26 8 3 1 0 1 0 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 29 3 5 0 0 1 0 35 11-16 .688 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
Mar. 02, 1993
19. Clippers 83   Ken Norman 10 7 4 1 0 0 2 34 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 18 3 6 1 0 5 2 34 7-14 .500 3-6 .500 1-2 .500
Apr. 06, 1993
20. Clippers 101   Ken Norman 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 26 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 114   Kenny Smith 2 1 5 1 0 2 0 24 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1993 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1993
21. Clippers 94   Ken Norman 13 8 2 1 0 0 2 29 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 19 1 6 0 0 0 2 27 7-9 .778 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750
May. 01, 1993
22. Clippers 95   Ken Norman 16 12 3 1 0 0 1 35 4-13 .308 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Rockets 83   Kenny Smith 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
May. 03, 1993
23. Clippers 99   Ken Norman 8 9 3 2 0 1 2 35 4-15 .267 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
Rockets 111   Kenny Smith 13 4 7 0 0 2 2 35 5-11 .455 2-5 .400 1-3 .333
May. 05, 1993
24. Clippers 93   Ken Norman 13 6 3 0 0 0 2 34 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 3-8 .375
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 10 3 2 0 0 1 2 27 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 08, 1993
25. Clippers 80   Ken Norman 14 6 1 0 0 0 1 31 6-13 .462 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 19 4 6 0 0 7 1 43 8-15 .533 3-6 .500 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1993
26. Bucks 91   Ken Norman 13 10 2 0 1 2 0 31 6-19 .316 1-7 .143 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Kenny Smith 9 2 2 0 0 2 3 23 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 08, 1994
27. Bucks 106   Ken Norman 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 20 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 13 2 1 0 1 1 4 25 5-8 .625 3-5 .600 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1994
28. Hawks 93   Ken Norman 28 11 2 0 0 1 1 40 11-22 .500 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 105   Kenny Smith 3 3 4 0 0 0 1 22 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 13, 1995
29. Hawks 86   Ken Norman 12 11 2 1 0 1 2 35 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 6 2 4 1 0 2 1 19 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1997
30. Hawks 104   Ken Norman 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 11 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 115   Kenny Smith 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 25 5-8 .625 3-6 .500 0-0 -