Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Horace Grant and Rik Smits

This is the detail of NBA games in which Horace Grant and Rik Smits 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 48 times in NBA games. Horace Grant has a 33-15 winning record over Rik Smits, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Horace Grant:
1987-88 to 2003-04
Rik Smits:
1988-89 to 1999-00
48 Games played
41 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Horace Grant
33
29
4
Rik Smits
15
12
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 13.2 10.0 2.6 1.11.1
Rik Smits 14.5 5.4 1.50.41.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 30 20 7 34
Rik Smits 27 11 7 28
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Horace Grant 19

games
38

games
33

games
25

games
20

games
Rik Smits 27

games
8

games
9

games
5

games
21

games
Both had same stat 2

games
2

games
6

games
18

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7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1988
1. Bulls 100   Horace Grant 7 5 2 0 1 1 3 41 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 93   Rik Smits 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 08 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 1988
2. Bulls 101   Horace Grant 12 11 1 3 0 1 5 31 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 85   Rik Smits 7 8 0 0 3 5 3 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 17, 1989
3. Bulls 103   Horace Grant 8 15 1 3 1 0 4 41 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 96   Rik Smits 13 6 1 0 0 1 4 15 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 13, 1989
4. Bulls 122   Horace Grant 13 9 3 2 0 2 3 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pacers 90   Rik Smits 25 8 3 1 4 0 4 42 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 18, 1989
5. Bulls 103   Horace Grant 11 10 2 0 2 1 3 33 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pacers 114   Rik Smits 16 2 0 0 1 2 5 30 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 13, 1989
6. Bulls 105   Horace Grant 10 10 0 0 0 1 3 43 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Pacers 109   Rik Smits 10 7 0 0 1 2 4 21 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1989
7. Bulls 104   Horace Grant 18 7 3 2 1 3 5 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 106   Rik Smits 14 3 0 0 1 2 3 25 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 1990
8. Bulls 113   Horace Grant 12 12 4 3 0 3 3 42 6-16 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 120   Rik Smits 17 6 2 0 1 3 5 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 10, 1990
9. Bulls 117   Horace Grant 12 8 6 0 2 2 4 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pacers 105   Rik Smits 20 4 2 0 1 2 5 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 03, 1990
10. Bulls 109   Horace Grant 15 6 4 1 1 3 4 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pacers 102   Rik Smits 21 7 2 0 2 3 5 39 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 16, 1990
11. Bulls 102   Horace Grant 16 6 1 2 1 1 4 40 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pacers 111   Rik Smits 20 6 3 1 0 1 5 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1990
12. Bulls 124   Horace Grant 14 9 2 3 0 0 2 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pacers 95   Rik Smits 13 5 1 0 8 2 4 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 22, 1990
13. Bulls 128   Horace Grant 10 7 6 0 1 1 3 32 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pacers 118   Rik Smits 8 4 2 0 3 1 2 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 1991
14. Bulls 133   Horace Grant 12 5 4 0 0 4 4 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pacers 119   Rik Smits 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 10, 1991
15. Bulls 101   Horace Grant 13 7 5 0 0 1 3 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Pacers 96   Rik Smits 14 8 1 0 1 0 5 30 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1991
16. Bulls 109   Horace Grant 15 10 2 0 0 4 2 36 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Pacers 104   Rik Smits 11 6 1 2 2 1 5 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 10, 1992
17. Bulls 108   Horace Grant 15 11 0 2 3 0 3 36 5-8 .625 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Pacers 96   Rik Smits 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1992
18. Bulls 102   Horace Grant 16 11 3 0 4 1 2 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Pacers 97   Rik Smits 10 7 2 0 0 1 4 17 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1992
19. Bulls 95   Horace Grant 30 20 1 1 2 1 2 41 12-16 .750 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Pacers 84   Rik Smits 4 6 1 0 2 1 1 27 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1993
20. Bulls 109   Horace Grant 15 16 6 1 1 1 6 39 4-13 .308 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Pacers 100   Rik Smits 11 7 0 0 1 1 1 24 5-15 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 10, 1993
21. Bulls 115   Horace Grant 16 14 3 0 1 2 2 42 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Pacers 104   Rik Smits 24 6 2 0 2 5 4 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 10, 1993
22. Bulls 92   Horace Grant 14 14 5 2 0 2 1 41 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Pacers 87   Rik Smits 14 2 0 0 2 1 3 33 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1994
23. Bulls 96   Horace Grant 11 12 5 3 1 0 1 40 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 95   Rik Smits 14 3 3 0 0 2 3 30 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 22, 1994
24. Bulls 90   Horace Grant 0 8 1 0 0 1 1 26 0-6 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 81   Rik Smits 12 2 0 0 0 2 3 24 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1994
25. Bulls 86   Horace Grant 12 15 3 2 0 1 3 42 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pacers 96   Rik Smits 19 10 2 0 1 6 2 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 26, 1994
26. Bulls 90   Horace Grant 13 10 2 2 2 2 2 39 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pacers 88   Rik Smits 14 3 0 0 0 2 2 24 4-5 .800 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 08, 1994
27. Bulls 100   Horace Grant 19 14 4 1 1 3 4 42 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pacers 94   Rik Smits 25 7 5 0 0 3 6 34 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1995
28. Magic 111   Horace Grant 17 16 4 1 2 0 2 41 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Pacers 92   Rik Smits 20 8 0 2 2 1 2 33 8-20 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 17, 1995
29. Magic 97   Horace Grant 18 11 1 2 2 0 3 43 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Pacers 107   Rik Smits 21 11 4 0 4 7 4 32 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 21, 1995
30. Magic 110   Horace Grant 20 5 2 0 2 0 1 28 10-11 .909 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 86   Rik Smits 13 8 0 0 1 5 3 27 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1995 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1995
31. Magic 105   Horace Grant 15 12 2 2 1 2 1 43 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pacers 101   Rik Smits 17 5 2 0 0 2 5 32 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
May. 25, 1995
32. Magic 119   Horace Grant 9 12 1 0 0 1 3 44 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pacers 114   Rik Smits 19 6 6 0 1 3 5 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 7-8 .875
May. 27, 1995
33. Magic 100   Horace Grant 11 2 4 2 2 0 3 39 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 105   Rik Smits 19 4 3 0 0 1 5 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 29, 1995
34. Magic 93   Horace Grant 7 12 4 2 3 2 6 44 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 94   Rik Smits 21 7 7 1 2 2 4 36 6-16 .375 0-0 - 9-11 .818
May. 31, 1995
35. Magic 108   Horace Grant 10 6 0 1 2 2 4 44 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pacers 106   Rik Smits 20 8 4 1 2 0 6 28 9-11 .818 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 02, 1995
36. Magic 96   Horace Grant 5 9 3 1 0 1 2 35 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pacers 123   Rik Smits 22 10 0 0 0 3 5 28 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jun. 04, 1995
37. Magic 105   Horace Grant 16 9 1 2 0 2 4 42 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pacers 81   Rik Smits 10 3 0 1 1 0 4 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1997
38. Magic 111   Horace Grant 18 7 3 3 2 1 1 31 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pacers 87   Rik Smits 10 8 2 0 0 4 4 25 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1997
39. Magic 99   Horace Grant 19 8 7 1 2 3 2 41 7-9 .778 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pacers 90   Rik Smits 14 3 2 1 0 1 5 24 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1997
40. Magic 92   Horace Grant 14 15 0 2 3 2 4 44 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 95   Rik Smits 12 5 2 1 1 2 5 30 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1997
41. Magic 81   Horace Grant 10 8 1 1 0 0 1 29 5-16 .313 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pacers 107   Rik Smits 20 1 0 1 2 2 1 21 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 10, 1998
42. Magic 66   Horace Grant 12 7 0 0 1 0 1 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pacers 85   Rik Smits 16 6 2 2 0 1 1 22 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 20, 1998
43. Magic 93   Horace Grant 6 7 2 0 1 0 2 32 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 91   Rik Smits 27 9 1 0 5 2 2 35 12-20 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1999
44. Magic 103   Horace Grant 12 8 2 0 2 1 4 44 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Pacers 100   Rik Smits 13 2 1 0 0 1 4 29 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 14, 1999
45. Magic 80   Horace Grant 7 10 2 0 2 3 2 39 3-11 .273 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 83   Rik Smits 8 5 0 1 0 3 1 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 27, 1999
46. Magic 88   Horace Grant 14 11 1 1 0 1 0 45 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pacers 87   Rik Smits 12 5 1 0 1 2 3 20 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1999
47. Supersonics 102   Horace Grant 23 11 3 1 0 0 3 40 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Pacers 91   Rik Smits 10 4 1 1 1 2 3 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1999
48. Supersonics 103   Horace Grant 10 10 2 0 1 0 2 40 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 113   Rik Smits 6 2 0 0 5 0 3 22 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -