Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rik Smits and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rik Smits and Isiah Thomas 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 28 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 17-11 winning record over Rik Smits, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rik Smits
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rik Smits:
1988-89 to 1999-00
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
28 Games played
25 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rik Smits
11
11
0
Isiah Thomas
17
14
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rik Smits 14.0 5.5 1.4 0.41.2
Isiah Thomas 20.0 3.2 8.12.30.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rik Smits 26 13 4 14
Isiah Thomas 36 8 13 72
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rik Smits 8

games		 21

games		 1

game		 1

game		15

games
Isiah Thomas 19

games 		7

games		 27

games		 22

games		2

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 5

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1988
1. Pacers 107   Rik Smits 6 10 0 0 3 1 4 22 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 16 3 12 6 0 6 3 42 5-17 .294 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Nov. 30, 1988
2. Pacers 111   Rik Smits 8 4 0 0 2 1 2 22 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 36 1 9 4 0 3 2 43 16-26 .615 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Jan. 07, 1989
3. Pacers 113   Rik Smits 12 6 0 1 3 2 3 21 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 31 5 8 4 0 4 4 40 13-26 .500 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Jan. 20, 1989
4. Pacers 99   Rik Smits 19 13 3 1 2 4 5 33 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 132   Isiah Thomas 18 3 12 3 0 6 2 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 14, 1989
5. Pacers 117   Rik Smits 17 7 3 0 1 2 4 28 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 129   Isiah Thomas 28 2 5 1 0 3 4 41 10-16 .625 2-4 .500 6-8 .750
Apr. 19, 1989
6. Pacers 105   Rik Smits 22 2 0 0 1 1 4 22 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 18 0 7 0 0 4 1 24 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1989
7. Pacers 95   Rik Smits 18 7 3 1 2 2 2 27 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Pistons 74   Isiah Thomas 17 1 2 3 0 5 3 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 09, 1989
8. Pacers 93   Rik Smits 13 3 0 1 0 2 2 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 30 5 9 4 0 6 1 34 15-23 .652 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 1990
9. Pacers 99   Rik Smits 10 5 1 0 1 2 5 16 2-9 .222 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 24 1 9 4 0 3 3 29 9-18 .500 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 04, 1990
10. Pacers 105   Rik Smits 14 7 0 0 1 2 3 27 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 23 5 12 1 1 3 4 40 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 20, 1990
11. Pacers 115   Rik Smits 20 8 2 1 2 4 5 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-9 .667
OT Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 19 4 6 7 0 7 4 44 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
1990 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1990
12. Pacers 92   Rik Smits 23 6 1 0 2 2 4 38 9-10 .900 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 20 8 5 0 2 4 4 38 8-15 .533 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Apr. 28, 1990
13. Pacers 87   Rik Smits 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 28 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 13 5 12 3 0 3 3 41 3-10 .300 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
May. 01, 1990
14. Pacers 96   Rik Smits 10 7 2 1 0 1 4 30 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 23 5 9 4 0 1 4 37 10-18 .556 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
15. Pacers 100   Rik Smits 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 09 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 32 5 11 1 0 3 3 47 11-27 .407 3-5 .600 7-8 .875
Apr. 14, 1991
16. Pacers 125   Rik Smits 11 4 2 1 0 0 2 21 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 11 2 9 2 0 5 6 33 5-18 .278 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1991
17. Pacers 118   Rik Smits 26 7 2 0 4 2 3 34 12-22 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 27 6 7 0 0 4 4 32 10-16 .625 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Dec. 03, 1991
18. Pacers 108   Rik Smits 24 6 4 0 3 1 4 33 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 6 1 13 0 0 5 4 35 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 15, 1992
19. Pacers 104   Rik Smits 20 5 4 0 1 3 2 24 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 23 3 11 1 0 3 4 36 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1992
20. Pacers 87   Rik Smits 6 4 0 1 0 2 6 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 89   Isiah Thomas 8 0 5 0 0 4 6 37 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 14, 1992
21. Pacers 104   Rik Smits 12 0 1 0 0 2 3 16 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 13 5 9 3 0 3 2 44 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1992
22. Pacers 106   Rik Smits 10 5 4 0 0 1 2 23 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 19 1 10 3 1 4 3 31 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Jan. 30, 1993
23. Pacers 110   Rik Smits 18 5 3 0 1 0 6 25 5-12 .417 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 9 3 4 1 0 2 1 29 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 1993
24. Pacers 104   Rik Smits 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 0-4 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 20 2 7 3 0 5 2 39 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1993
25. Pacers 107   Rik Smits 8 2 0 0 0 3 6 06 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 12 6 10 2 0 6 3 35 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Jan. 08, 1994
26. Pacers 101   Rik Smits 15 9 2 1 1 2 5 30 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Pistons 92   Isiah Thomas 13 2 5 2 0 1 2 31 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Feb. 25, 1994
27. Pacers 110   Rik Smits 25 11 2 1 1 2 3 29 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 29 3 4 1 1 4 1 27 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 17, 1994
28. Pacers 104   Rik Smits 16 9 0 0 0 2 2 25 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 22 3 6 1 1 7 3 30 9-20 .450 2-8 .250 2-2 1.000
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