Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin McHale and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin McHale 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 13 times in NBA games. Kevin McHale has a 11-2 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin McHale
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kevin McHale:
1980-81 to 1992-93
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin McHale
11
11
0
Kenny Smith
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 19.8 6.9 2.8 0.21.3
Kenny Smith 13.2 1.8 7.00.90.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 32 11 7 13
Kenny Smith 19 6 14 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin McHale 10

games		 12

games		 3

games		 0

games		9

games
Kenny Smith 3

games 		1

game		 9

games		 8

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		4

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
%
Dec. 27, 1987
1. Celtics 114   Kevin McHale 25 7 2 1 2 2 2 35 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Kings 102   Kenny Smith 10 1 7 1 0 2 0 30 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1988
2. Celtics 122   Kevin McHale 24 4 4 0 1 0 2 30 12-15 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 86   Kenny Smith 16 3 7 0 0 5 0 40 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
3. Celtics 128   Kevin McHale 23 11 1 1 0 1 4 42 7-16 .438 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Kings 116   Kenny Smith 14 0 8 2 0 2 3 31 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Feb. 22, 1989
4. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 25 5 1 0 3 3 2 38 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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
5. Celtics 115   Kevin McHale 13 11 5 0 1 1 2 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-6 .500
OT Kings 112   Kenny Smith 10 1 4 0 0 4 1 37 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1990
6. Celtics 121   Kevin McHale 21 5 6 0 0 3 3 23 7-10 .700 2-3 .667 5-5 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
7. Celtics 112   Kevin McHale 26 10 5 0 2 3 1 33 11-16 .688 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Hawks 100   Kenny Smith 14 0 3 0 0 4 1 20 7-7 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1990
8. Celtics 101   Kevin McHale 27 7 4 0 2 2 1 39 10-20 .500 0-4 .000 7-8 .875
Hawks 98   Kenny Smith 19 1 4 1 0 1 2 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
9. Celtics 108   Kevin McHale 32 10 7 0 3 5 2 35 13-19 .684 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 4 1 3 0 0 3 2 27 0-4 .000 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 10, 1990
10. Celtics 107   Kevin McHale 23 7 1 1 1 2 4 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 14 4 14 2 0 4 2 32 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1992
11. Celtics 99   Kevin McHale 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 10 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 105   Kenny Smith 13 6 11 1 0 3 2 37 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1992
12. Celtics 98   Kevin McHale 10 4 0 0 0 1 2 31 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 12 1 5 1 0 4 3 34 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Feb. 18, 1993
13. Celtics 84   Kevin McHale 8 6 0 0 0 2 2 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 119   Kenny Smith 11 2 8 2 0 4 1 25 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
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