Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal 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.

They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 6-6, but Kenny Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
12 Games played
8 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
6
6
0
Kenny Smith
6
2
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 23.9 13.4 4.2 0.81.8
Kenny Smith 9.0 1.8 4.20.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 33 20 9 24
Kenny Smith 23 4 10 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 11

games
12

games
6

games
3

games
10

games
Kenny Smith 1

game
0

games
4

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
8

games
2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1992
1. Magic 107   Shaquille O'Neal 12 13 2 1 3 2 3 42 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 7 4 10 1 0 1 1 31 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1993
2. Magic 93   Shaquille O'Neal 16 17 1 2 2 5 4 46 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 23 2 8 1 0 1 0 36 8-15 .533 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1994
3. Magic 115   Shaquille O'Neal 28 7 4 1 1 1 5 39 13-19 .684 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 12 1 8 1 0 2 1 38 5-10 .500 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 01, 1994
4. Magic 85   Shaquille O'Neal 19 13 2 1 2 1 2 44 8-19 .421 0-0 - 3-12 .250
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 10 3 5 0 0 1 1 25 4-9 .444 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1994
5. Magic 117   Shaquille O'Neal 30 7 2 0 0 3 5 29 13-19 .684 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 12 1 0 1 0 3 0 30 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000
Mar. 02, 1995
6. Magic 107   Shaquille O'Neal 19 20 6 2 2 4 5 42 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 7 0 1 0 0 2 1 17 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1995 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1995
7. Magic 118   Shaquille O'Neal 26 16 9 0 3 7 5 44 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-9 .667
OT Rockets 120   Kenny Smith 23 3 9 0 0 1 3 42 8-13 .615 7-11 .636 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1995
8. Magic 106   Shaquille O'Neal 33 12 7 0 0 4 5 45 12-22 .545 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 19 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1995
9. Magic 103   Shaquille O'Neal 28 10 6 1 3 4 3 45 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 2 2 3 1 0 0 2 22 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1995
10. Magic 101   Shaquille O'Neal 25 12 3 0 4 6 5 46 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 22 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1995
11. Magic 92   Shaquille O'Neal 22 18 5 0 1 4 5 38 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 20 2-6 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1996
12. Magic 97   Shaquille O'Neal 29 16 3 1 1 6 4 42 13-24 .542 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 15 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500