Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Chris Paul and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Chris Paul and J.R. 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 31 times in NBA games. Chris Paul has a 16-15 winning record over J.R. Smith, but J.R. Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Chris Paul:
2005-06 to 2023-24
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
31 Games played
26 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Chris Paul
16
15
1
J.R. Smith
15
11
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Chris Paul 18.9 4.9 10.0 1.80.1
J.R. Smith 12.5 3.1 1.60.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Chris Paul 32 9 19 71
J.R. Smith 32 7 5 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Chris Paul 22

games
22

games
31

games
19

games
3

games
J.R. Smith 8

games
6

games
0

games
3

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
3

games
0

games
9

games
25

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 2007
1. Hornets 114   Chris Paul 15 4 7 1 0 2 5 40 6-23 .261 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
OT Nuggets 112   J.R. Smith 9 3 2 1 0 1 2 20 3-13 .231 2-8 .250 1-2 .500
Mar. 06, 2007
2. Hornets 91   Chris Paul 13 4 14 1 0 2 4 39 4-14 .286 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
Nuggets 106   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 2007
3. Hornets 105   Chris Paul 18 3 8 1 0 3 2 38 8-21 .381 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Nuggets 107   J.R. Smith 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2007
4. Hornets 99   Chris Paul 30 4 12 1 0 5 4 37 12-20 .600 1-6 .167 5-6 .833
Nuggets 105   J.R. Smith 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 08 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 2008
5. Hornets 117   Chris Paul 23 9 17 2 1 3 1 38 7-20 .350 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Nuggets 93   J.R. Smith 14 3 0 0 0 3 3 17 5-12 .417 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2008
6. Hornets 105   Chris Paul 22 4 10 3 0 3 2 41 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Nuggets 101   J.R. Smith 32 5 4 2 0 2 1 33 13-21 .619 5-9 .556 1-2 .500
Jan. 03, 2009
7. Hornets 100   Chris Paul 30 5 11 3 0 7 4 42 12-18 .667 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Nuggets 105   J.R. Smith 17 4 3 0 0 0 0 27 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Jan. 28, 2009
8. Hornets 94   Chris Paul 12 2 10 4 0 5 2 38 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Nuggets 81   J.R. Smith 20 6 5 0 0 4 4 38 7-17 .412 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000
Mar. 25, 2009
9. Hornets 88   Chris Paul 19 6 13 2 0 6 1 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Nuggets 101   J.R. Smith 16 0 1 2 0 3 3 23 6-12 .500 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
2009 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 2009
10. Hornets 84   Chris Paul 21 5 11 2 0 4 2 34 7-19 .368 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 113   J.R. Smith 19 4 1 1 0 5 2 24 8-18 .444 0-7 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 22, 2009
11. Hornets 93   Chris Paul 14 4 13 0 0 5 2 38 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 108   J.R. Smith 15 4 0 1 0 1 3 27 6-11 .545 3-5 .600 0-2 .000
Apr. 25, 2009
12. Hornets 95   Chris Paul 32 5 12 1 0 6 1 46 11-20 .550 2-6 .333 8-9 .889
Nuggets 93   J.R. Smith 14 5 0 0 0 1 3 25 5-14 .357 4-9 .444 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 2009
13. Hornets 63   Chris Paul 4 2 6 2 0 6 0 36 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 121   J.R. Smith 12 1 4 1 0 2 3 21 5-8 .625 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 2009
14. Hornets 86   Chris Paul 12 6 10 3 0 3 3 46 5-16 .313 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
Nuggets 107   J.R. Smith 20 3 3 1 0 2 3 28 7-12 .583 5-8 .625 1-2 .500
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2009
15. Hornets 98   Chris Paul 30 9 19 1 0 4 2 42 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 92   J.R. Smith 25 3 1 1 0 1 1 30 11-17 .647 0-3 .000 3-5 .600
Jan. 23, 2010
16. Hornets 110   Chris Paul 26 3 10 2 0 3 3 45 10-18 .556 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
OT Nuggets 116   J.R. Smith 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2010
17. Hornets 101   Chris Paul 18 7 7 1 0 0 2 37 6-14 .429 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Nuggets 95   J.R. Smith 12 3 2 1 0 3 2 21 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Jan. 09, 2011
18. Hornets 96   Chris Paul 20 3 6 0 1 4 5 34 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Nuggets 87   J.R. Smith 9 6 4 1 0 2 1 32 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 3-6 .500
Mar. 14, 2011
19. Hornets 103   Chris Paul 27 5 10 7 0 2 2 42 9-16 .563 2-5 .400 7-9 .778
Nuggets 114   J.R. Smith 18 3 0 2 0 2 2 26 5-12 .417 5-8 .625 3-4 .750
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2013
20. Clippers 102   Chris Paul 25 6 7 4 0 1 3 29 10-17 .588 3-5 .600 2-4 .500
Knicks 88   J.R. Smith 6 3 3 1 0 2 4 34 1-9 .111 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 2013
21. Clippers 93   Chris Paul 20 4 8 1 0 1 1 37 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Knicks 80   J.R. Smith 17 6 1 1 0 3 2 36 4-20 .200 1-7 .143 8-9 .889
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2013
22. Clippers 93   Chris Paul 15 5 7 2 0 2 0 26 4-9 .444 1-5 .200 6-7 .857
Knicks 80   J.R. Smith 7 5 2 0 1 1 2 26 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 31, 2014
23. Clippers 99   Chris Paul 5 3 8 0 0 3 1 28 2-11 .182 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Knicks 78   J.R. Smith 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 17 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
Jan. 16, 2015
24. Clippers 121   Chris Paul 15 8 14 3 0 5 3 41 4-15 .267 1-7 .143 6-7 .857
Cavaliers 126   J.R. Smith 8 2 4 3 0 0 3 30 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 2015
25. Clippers 94   Chris Paul 10 2 9 1 0 0 3 27 4-14 .286 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 105   J.R. Smith 16 5 2 5 0 0 2 29 6-10 .600 4-8 .500 0-0 -
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2016
26. Clippers 102   Chris Paul 30 3 9 3 1 4 4 34 11-19 .579 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 115   J.R. Smith 22 2 2 0 0 0 5 33 8-12 .667 6-7 .857 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2016
27. Clippers 90   Chris Paul 17 5 10 2 0 4 2 30 5-11 .455 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 114   J.R. Smith 17 1 1 0 0 0 3 23 6-9 .667 5-8 .625 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2016
28. Clippers 113   Chris Paul 16 6 9 1 0 0 4 25 5-11 .455 3-7 .429 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 94   J.R. Smith 3 2 1 1 1 1 5 24 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 2017
29. Clippers 108   Chris Paul 5 4 7 0 0 3 2 27 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 78   J.R. Smith 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 28 4-17 .235 0-7 .000 2-4 .500
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 2018
30. Rockets 120   Chris Paul 22 8 11 1 0 0 4 27 8-14 .571 6-9 .667 0-0 -
Cavaliers 88   J.R. Smith 12 7 1 0 1 0 3 28 4-12 .333 3-9 .333 1-2 .500
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Aug. 05, 2020
31. Thunder 105   Chris Paul 21 7 6 1 0 5 3 31 8-12 .667 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Lakers 86   J.R. Smith 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -