Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Horace Grant and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Horace Grant 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 20 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 10-10, but Kenny Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Horace Grant
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Horace Grant:
1987-88 to 2003-04
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
20 Games played
16 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Horace Grant
10
10
0
Kenny Smith
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 11.8 9.8 2.6 0.80.9
Kenny Smith 10.7 1.7 4.91.00.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 22 18 6 25
Kenny Smith 25 4 13 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 11

games		 20

games		 6

games		 8

games		10

games
Kenny Smith 9

games 		0

games		 13

games		 5

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 7

games		9

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. 01, 1988
1. Bulls 95   Horace Grant 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 10 1 11 1 1 2 2 39 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 19, 1988
2. Bulls 111   Horace Grant 8 9 3 0 1 3 2 24 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 90   Kenny Smith 10 1 9 4 0 3 0 26 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1988
3. Bulls 114   Horace Grant 12 7 5 0 0 1 2 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 98   Kenny Smith 9 0 3 0 0 1 1 33 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 02, 1989
4. Bulls 109   Horace Grant 13 18 3 2 0 1 3 42 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 98   Kenny Smith 18 2 7 1 0 7 5 37 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
5. Bulls 96   Horace Grant 15 13 0 1 0 3 2 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 94   Kenny Smith 22 3 6 0 0 0 1 43 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 21, 1990
6. Bulls 99   Horace Grant 13 3 1 1 3 0 3 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Hawks 89   Kenny Smith 7 1 2 1 0 3 1 30 1-9 .111 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1991
7. Bulls 92   Horace Grant 12 12 1 2 5 2 5 32 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 114   Kenny Smith 18 2 13 1 0 3 0 29 8-10 .800 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1991
8. Bulls 90   Horace Grant 10 12 1 1 0 2 4 41 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 25 3 7 4 0 2 1 43 9-13 .692 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1992
9. Bulls 114   Horace Grant 22 9 6 2 0 0 2 39 10-12 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 1992
10. Bulls 102   Horace Grant 13 12 6 1 1 1 1 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 105   Kenny Smith 9 3 7 0 0 3 0 27 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1992
11. Bulls 96   Horace Grant 12 9 3 0 1 0 2 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 110   Kenny Smith 17 4 7 2 0 1 1 36 5-10 .500 3-3 1.000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 28, 1993
12. Bulls 83   Horace Grant 11 7 2 0 0 1 3 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 9 1 5 0 0 2 2 22 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1994
13. Bulls 82   Horace Grant 8 4 6 0 0 1 4 39 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 76   Kenny Smith 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 23 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1994
14. Magic 117   Horace Grant 8 12 4 2 1 3 4 39 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 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
15. Magic 107   Horace Grant 9 8 2 1 1 2 1 38 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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
16. Magic 118   Horace Grant 15 16 2 0 1 1 2 47 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Rockets 120   Kenny Smith 23 3 9 0 0 1 3 42 8-13 .615 7-11 .636 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1995
17. Magic 106   Horace Grant 10 10 1 0 0 0 5 40 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 19 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1995
18. Magic 103   Horace Grant 18 10 1 1 1 3 3 40 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 2 2 3 1 0 0 2 22 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1995
19. Magic 101   Horace Grant 11 12 2 1 0 2 3 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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
20. Magic 92   Horace Grant 11 9 2 0 2 1 2 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 20 2-6 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 -
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