Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Doc Rivers and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Doc Rivers 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 23 times in NBA games. Doc Rivers has a 13-10 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

Doc Rivers
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Doc Rivers:
1983-84 to 1995-96
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
23 Games played
17 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Doc Rivers
13
11
2
Kenny Smith
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Doc Rivers 10.3 2.7 2.9 1.40.3
Kenny Smith 11.4 2.2 4.91.00.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Doc Rivers 26 8 11 41
Kenny Smith 28 6 13 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Doc Rivers 8

games		 11

games		 6

games		 10

games		6

games
Kenny Smith 13

games 		5

games		 14

games		 5

games		1

game
Both had same stat 2

games		 7

games		 3

games		 8

games		16

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
%
Feb. 16, 1988
1. Hawks 115   Doc Rivers 12 8 11 0 1 2 5 36 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Kings 118   Kenny Smith 24 5 7 4 0 5 3 39 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1988
2. Hawks 123   Doc Rivers 8 6 10 1 1 1 3 24 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Kings 113   Kenny Smith 11 5 6 0 0 2 2 33 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 16, 1989
3. Hawks 119   Doc Rivers 21 4 6 2 0 5 3 31 8-12 .667 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 24 3 6 1 0 5 2 43 11-20 .550 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1989
4. Hawks 115   Doc Rivers 18 5 3 2 1 0 3 39 9-15 .600 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Kings 112   Kenny Smith 19 5 10 0 0 2 3 40 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1990
5. Hawks 113   Doc Rivers 26 4 3 3 0 3 3 38 10-19 .526 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Rockets 110   Kenny Smith 28 2 11 3 0 7 0 41 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Mar. 28, 1991
6. Hawks 111   Doc Rivers 19 4 2 1 1 1 4 39 5-16 .313 1-4 .250 8-11 .727
Rockets 112   Kenny Smith 25 1 13 1 1 2 3 42 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 17, 1992
7. Clippers 92   Doc Rivers 8 3 5 2 0 1 1 25 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 16 6 7 1 0 0 2 33 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 26, 1992
8. Clippers 109   Doc Rivers 8 1 3 2 0 4 1 22 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 7 3 3 0 0 3 2 27 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1993
9. Knicks 102   Doc Rivers 10 5 4 3 0 1 4 22 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 23 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
Feb. 11, 1993
10. Knicks 125   Doc Rivers 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 14 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 12 0 1 2 0 1 0 26 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1993
11. Knicks 85   Doc Rivers 15 1 5 1 0 0 5 28 6-10 .600 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 8 1 1 1 0 3 2 23 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1995
12. Spurs 100   Doc Rivers 9 3 1 1 0 0 1 19 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750
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
13. Spurs 103   Doc Rivers 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 0 1 3 1 1 3 2 24 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1995
14. Spurs 98   Doc Rivers 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 3 1 4 3 0 1 0 17 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1995
15. Spurs 124   Doc Rivers 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 12 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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
16. Spurs 93   Doc Rivers 8 2 0 1 0 0 5 26 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
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
17. Spurs 96   Doc Rivers 16 1 3 2 1 1 1 27 7-17 .412 2-8 .250 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
18. Spurs 107   Doc Rivers 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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
19. Spurs 103   Doc Rivers 13 2 1 1 1 2 1 10 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000 2-2 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
20. Spurs 90   Doc Rivers 8 1 0 1 0 1 5 16 3-9 .333 2-4 .500 0-1 .000
Rockets 111   Kenny Smith 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 01, 1995
21. Spurs 95   Doc Rivers 7 2 1 1 0 0 3 17 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
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
22. Spurs 110   Doc Rivers 7 3 2 1 1 1 1 16 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 2-2 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
23. Spurs 88   Doc Rivers 9 1 0 4 0 2 3 19 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 82   Kenny Smith 9 1 1 1 0 0 2 22 4-8 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
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