Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Purvis Short and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Purvis Short 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 10 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has a 6-4 winning record over Purvis Short. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Purvis Short
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Purvis Short
4
4
0
Kenny Smith
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Purvis Short 10.9 3.5 1.6 0.50.4
Kenny Smith 13.6 1.9 5.81.90.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Purvis Short 22 7 5 21
Kenny Smith 22 4 12 70
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Purvis Short 4

games		 7

games		 1

game		 0

games		4

games
Kenny Smith 6

games 		2

games		 8

games		 6

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 4

games		6

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. 12, 1987
1. Rockets 116   Purvis Short 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Kings 114   Kenny Smith 11 2 12 3 0 3 2 42 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 19, 1988
2. Rockets 104   Purvis Short 12 3 1 0 0 1 5 23 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Kings 107   Kenny Smith 8 2 1 2 0 5 2 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 05, 1988
3. Rockets 105   Purvis Short 22 3 0 0 1 0 2 29 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 94   Kenny Smith 10 0 5 1 0 5 2 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 19, 1988
4. Rockets 104   Purvis Short 14 1 2 1 0 2 2 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 121   Kenny Smith 20 2 5 7 0 3 3 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
5. Rockets 105   Purvis Short 4 5 2 1 1 0 0 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 104   Kenny Smith 22 3 7 2 0 2 3 40 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 17, 1989
6. Rockets 109   Purvis Short 7 5 1 1 0 1 1 23 2-12 .167 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Kings 123   Kenny Smith 11 2 6 1 0 3 1 28 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 14, 1989
7. Rockets 90   Purvis Short 4 4 3 0 0 0 2 14 0-7 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 95   Kenny Smith 12 4 10 0 0 1 3 40 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1989
8. Nets 98   Purvis Short 7 5 1 2 0 0 1 16 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Kings 112   Kenny Smith 22 3 2 3 0 3 2 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 03, 1990
9. Nets 114   Purvis Short 20 1 1 0 1 0 1 26 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 109   Kenny Smith 12 0 8 0 0 0 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 17, 1990
10. Nets 95   Purvis Short 19 7 5 0 1 4 5 36 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Hawks 118   Kenny Smith 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 4-5 .800 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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