Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Vinny Del Negro and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Vinny Del Negro 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.

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They faced each other a total of 24 times in NBA games. Vinny Del Negro has a 13-11 winning record over Kenny Smith, but Kenny Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Vinny Del Negro:
1988-89 to 2001-02
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
24 Games played
18 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Vinny Del Negro
13
11
2
Kenny Smith
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinny Del Negro 12.3 2.9 3.4 0.70.2
Kenny Smith 7.3 1.5 4.30.80.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinny Del Negro 26 7 9 32
Kenny Smith 22 5 9 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinny Del Negro 15

games
16

games
8

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8

games
3

games
Kenny Smith 8

games
3

games
12

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12

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
5

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4

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4

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20

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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. 14, 1992
1. Spurs 87   Vinny Del Negro 8 3 9 0 0 1 4 38 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 93   Kenny Smith 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 22 2-9 .222 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Nov. 21, 1992
2. Spurs 100   Vinny Del Negro 8 3 6 2 0 3 4 33 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 12 2 3 0 0 4 1 26 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000
Dec. 17, 1992
3. Spurs 109   Vinny Del Negro 12 3 7 0 1 1 3 35 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 121   Kenny Smith 17 4 7 1 0 1 4 32 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Apr. 10, 1993
4. Spurs 88   Vinny Del Negro 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 6 5 9 3 0 4 1 30 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1994
5. Spurs 115   Vinny Del Negro 21 5 3 0 0 1 2 30 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 9 0 3 0 0 1 2 24 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 12, 1994
6. Spurs 109   Vinny Del Negro 7 2 4 1 0 1 4 24 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 8 1 3 0 0 0 4 23 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Apr. 09, 1994
7. Spurs 89   Vinny Del Negro 10 4 5 0 0 1 4 41 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 22 1 7 2 0 0 0 37 7-12 .583 4-5 .800 4-5 .800
Apr. 19, 1994
8. Spurs 90   Vinny Del Negro 8 3 4 0 0 1 2 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 80   Kenny Smith 6 2 5 1 0 1 1 29 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1994
9. Spurs 108   Vinny Del Negro 1 3 4 3 0 2 2 32 0-7 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 17 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1994
10. Spurs 98   Vinny Del Negro 26 3 3 2 0 0 1 38 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 8-10 .800
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 21 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 1995
11. Spurs 100   Vinny Del Negro 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 31 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 11 1 7 1 0 1 1 33 4-7 .571 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Jan. 26, 1995
12. Spurs 103   Vinny Del Negro 22 4 6 2 0 0 1 44 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 0 1 3 1 1 3 2 24 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1995
13. Spurs 98   Vinny Del Negro 23 3 0 0 0 3 3 38 10-16 .625 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 3 1 4 3 0 1 0 17 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1995
14. Spurs 124   Vinny Del Negro 11 2 1 0 2 0 1 27 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 6 0 4 1 0 2 0 19 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 -
1995 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 22, 1995
15. Spurs 93   Vinny Del Negro 8 2 2 1 1 1 2 21 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 25 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
May. 24, 1995
16. Spurs 96   Vinny Del Negro 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 18 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 26, 1995
17. Spurs 107   Vinny Del Negro 19 2 5 1 0 2 3 34 7-14 .500 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
Rockets 102   Kenny Smith 13 2 5 0 0 1 2 29 4-8 .500 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000
May. 28, 1995
18. Spurs 103   Vinny Del Negro 19 7 4 0 0 3 1 39 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 81   Kenny Smith 13 3 3 1 0 2 0 29 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 30, 1995
19. Spurs 90   Vinny Del Negro 8 1 4 0 0 2 0 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 111   Kenny Smith 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 01, 1995
20. Spurs 95   Vinny Del Negro 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 6 1 6 1 0 0 3 30 2-8 .250 1-7 .143 1-2 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1995
21. Spurs 110   Vinny Del Negro 22 4 1 0 0 0 2 35 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 9 3 5 0 0 2 1 31 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Jan. 09, 1996
22. Spurs 88   Vinny Del Negro 9 5 2 0 0 2 2 32 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
Rockets 82   Kenny Smith 9 1 1 1 0 0 2 22 4-8 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 15, 1997
23. Spurs 105   Vinny Del Negro 18 0 3 0 0 4 0 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 121   Kenny Smith 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 17 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1997
24. Spurs 96   Vinny Del Negro 10 4 2 2 0 0 1 26 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 90   Kenny Smith 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 15 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -