Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Paul Pierce and Rik Smits

This is the detail of NBA games in which Paul Pierce and Rik Smits 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 7 times in NBA games. Rik Smits has a 6-1 winning record over Paul Pierce. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Paul Pierce
vs.
Rik Smits
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
Rik Smits:
1988-89 to 1999-00
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Paul Pierce
1
1
0
Rik Smits
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 20.3 7.0 3.7 0.90.9
Rik Smits 15.6 6.0 1.40.30.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 30 12 7 22
Rik Smits 28 8 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 5

games		 2

games		 5

games		 4

games		2

games
Rik Smits 2

games 		4

games		 1

game		 1

game		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 1999
1. Celtics 96   Paul Pierce 15 6 1 0 0 0 4 25 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Pacers 99   Rik Smits 28 7 2 0 0 2 2 35 10-21 .476 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mar. 28, 1999
2. Celtics 93   Paul Pierce 18 4 3 1 1 5 3 37 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 7-10 .700
Pacers 101   Rik Smits 10 5 2 1 0 1 3 21 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1999
3. Celtics 104   Paul Pierce 30 12 6 0 1 2 3 44 9-21 .429 5-8 .625 7-10 .700
Pacers 120   Rik Smits 4 4 1 1 2 0 4 17 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1999
4. Celtics 108   Paul Pierce 19 5 2 1 1 5 5 26 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Pacers 115   Rik Smits 13 7 2 0 2 0 4 25 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 22, 1999
5. Celtics 95   Paul Pierce 17 12 4 1 0 3 1 35 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Pacers 85   Rik Smits 12 8 1 0 1 1 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 01, 2000
6. Celtics 96   Paul Pierce 16 5 3 1 1 2 2 39 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Pacers 99   Rik Smits 26 6 1 0 1 3 3 29 11-15 .733 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 09, 2000
7. Celtics 104   Paul Pierce 27 5 7 2 2 1 4 45 9-18 .500 3-6 .500 6-8 .750
Pacers 113   Rik Smits 16 5 1 0 0 2 2 21 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-2 .000
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