Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Adams and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Adams 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has a 12-10 winning record over Michael Adams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Adams
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Adams:
1985-86 to 1995-96
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Adams
10
10
0
Kenny Smith
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 16.7 3.0 6.7 2.00.2
Kenny Smith 17.8 2.6 7.01.40.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 41 6 14 41
Kenny Smith 30 5 12 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 9

games		 14

games		 5

games		 13

games		4

games
Kenny Smith 11

games 		7

games		 13

games		 6

games		3

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 4

games		 3

games		15

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
%
Nov. 10, 1987
1. Nuggets 123   Michael Adams 6 2 3 2 1 1 2 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 134   Kenny Smith 21 1 6 1 0 2 3 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nov. 14, 1987
2. Nuggets 130   Michael Adams 4 3 8 2 0 1 2 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 109   Kenny Smith 10 0 8 1 0 0 1 39 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1988
3. Nuggets 114   Michael Adams 20 5 4 4 0 2 5 45 8-15 .533 2-9 .222 2-4 .500
OT Kings 116   Kenny Smith 21 3 11 0 1 3 3 45 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 29, 1988
4. Nuggets 107   Michael Adams 15 2 6 4 0 5 1 44 4-18 .222 1-10 .100 6-8 .750
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 19 5 7 3 0 7 4 37 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 31, 1988
5. Nuggets 121   Michael Adams 19 2 4 0 0 2 0 42 8-18 .444 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Kings 111   Kenny Smith 19 2 7 1 0 5 3 40 8-15 .533 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1988
6. Nuggets 133   Michael Adams 16 5 6 2 0 3 4 44 4-14 .286 2-7 .286 6-8 .750
OT Kings 126   Kenny Smith 19 4 8 0 0 3 2 41 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 04, 1989
7. Nuggets 128   Michael Adams 25 4 6 2 1 1 3 34 6-18 .333 1-11 .091 12-13 .923
Kings 124   Kenny Smith 17 5 10 3 0 5 1 40 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 13, 1989
8. Nuggets 112   Michael Adams 11 2 3 2 0 1 2 38 4-11 .364 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000
Kings 121   Kenny Smith 17 4 6 2 1 1 0 39 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 0-3 .000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1989
9. Nuggets 102   Michael Adams 5 1 2 1 0 3 0 28 1-13 .077 1-6 .167 2-4 .500
Kings 84   Kenny Smith 24 3 2 3 0 6 3 40 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Dec. 15, 1989
10. Nuggets 121   Michael Adams 12 2 5 1 0 1 2 30 4-13 .308 0-4 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 112   Kenny Smith 20 5 8 2 1 5 5 42 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1990
11. Nuggets 112   Michael Adams 13 3 7 2 0 1 0 40 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 3-3 1.000
Kings 98   Kenny Smith 16 2 8 1 0 5 3 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 26, 1990
12. Nuggets 102   Michael Adams 15 4 5 2 0 0 3 39 4-11 .364 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000
Hawks 113   Kenny Smith 8 3 7 0 0 3 1 32 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1991
13. Nuggets 133   Michael Adams 39 0 12 2 0 1 2 33 14-27 .519 5-11 .455 6-7 .857
Rockets 156   Kenny Smith 25 1 5 1 0 3 2 28 10-13 .769 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Feb. 26, 1991
14. Nuggets 99   Michael Adams 25 4 7 1 0 3 2 34 8-24 .333 1-8 .125 8-8 1.000
Rockets 129   Kenny Smith 20 2 7 1 0 1 4 29 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Apr. 05, 1991
15. Nuggets 120   Michael Adams 41 0 8 3 0 6 3 45 15-34 .441 6-15 .400 5-5 1.000
Rockets 126   Kenny Smith 29 4 11 1 0 4 1 40 10-18 .556 3-4 .750 6-7 .857
Apr. 21, 1991
16. Nuggets 125   Michael Adams 25 6 10 4 0 2 3 39 10-28 .357 3-11 .273 2-2 1.000
Rockets 131   Kenny Smith 19 5 12 1 0 2 1 32 7-13 .538 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1991
17. Bullets 97   Michael Adams 22 5 14 4 1 4 1 41 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 7-9 .778
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 12 0 7 1 0 4 2 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 27, 1991
18. Bullets 100   Michael Adams 16 4 11 3 1 5 0 45 5-22 .227 1-7 .143 5-5 1.000
Rockets 107   Kenny Smith 14 2 7 3 0 8 3 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1993
19. Bullets 106   Michael Adams 10 3 8 0 0 3 3 38 4-13 .308 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 30 2 8 3 0 3 3 42 13-19 .684 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Mar. 26, 1993
20. Bullets 69   Michael Adams 7 3 3 0 0 2 2 35 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 7 2 4 2 0 2 2 22 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1994
21. Bullets 120   Michael Adams 17 4 12 2 0 4 2 40 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 3-7 .429
Rockets 102   Kenny Smith 6 2 2 1 0 3 2 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1995
22. Hornets 89   Michael Adams 5 2 4 2 0 1 3 15 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 105   Kenny Smith 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 39 7-9 .778 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000
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