Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gary Payton and Josh Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gary Payton and Josh 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 11 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 10-1 winning record over Josh Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
Josh Smith:
2004-05 to 2017-18
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Gary Payton
10
10
0
Josh Smith
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 8.0 2.5 4.9 1.10.1
Josh Smith 13.8 7.2 2.31.12.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 15 7 13 21
Josh Smith 27 13 5 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 3

games
0

games
8

games
3

games
0

games
Josh Smith 8

games
9

games
2

games
3

games
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
1

game
5

games
0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2005
1. Celtics 106   Gary Payton 15 3 7 1 0 0 0 35 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Hawks 94   Josh Smith 11 6 3 2 4 0 4 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 22, 2005
2. Celtics 96   Gary Payton 6 1 13 1 0 2 2 34 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 100   Josh Smith 7 9 2 1 1 3 1 33 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 09, 2005
3. Celtics 95   Gary Payton 2 1 3 2 0 4 2 32 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 91   Josh Smith 4 3 0 0 2 3 1 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 2005
4. Celtics 116   Gary Payton 14 4 8 0 0 0 1 34 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Hawks 100   Josh Smith 16 11 2 1 1 1 1 39 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2005
5. Heat 96   Gary Payton 13 3 2 0 1 2 1 23 5-5 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 74   Josh Smith 10 3 0 0 2 0 3 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 20, 2005
6. Heat 111   Gary Payton 15 3 8 1 0 0 3 27 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Hawks 92   Josh Smith 4 4 3 0 1 1 4 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 04, 2006
7. Heat 95   Gary Payton 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 30 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
Hawks 93   Josh Smith 21 8 5 2 2 4 3 45 9-12 .750 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2006
8. Heat 93   Gary Payton 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 17 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
OT Hawks 88   Josh Smith 16 13 0 2 4 3 3 51 6-15 .400 0-4 .000 4-6 .667
Mar. 05, 2007
9. Heat 88   Gary Payton 11 7 4 2 0 2 1 24 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Hawks 81   Josh Smith 16 7 3 0 2 3 6 38 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 1-4 .250
Mar. 21, 2007
10. Heat 91   Gary Payton 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 18 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Hawks 83   Josh Smith 27 9 3 3 4 4 1 42 12-26 .462 1-2 .500 2-6 .333
Mar. 26, 2007
11. Heat 106   Gary Payton 6 2 2 1 0 1 0 14 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 89   Josh Smith 20 6 4 1 3 1 5 44 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 7-8 .875