Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Donaldson and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Donaldson 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.

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They faced each other a total of 24 times in NBA games. James Donaldson has a 14-10 winning record over Kenny Smith, but Kenny Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Donaldson
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Donaldson:
1980-81 to 1994-95
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
24 Games played
19 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
James Donaldson
14
12
2
Kenny Smith
10
7
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Donaldson 6.0 6.5 0.3 0.21.4
Kenny Smith 13.3 1.6 5.40.70.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Donaldson 19 18 1 15
Kenny Smith 32 6 11 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Donaldson 5

games		 21

games		 0

games		 4

games		16

games
Kenny Smith 19

games 		2

games		 24

games		 12

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 8

games		6

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
%
Nov. 21, 1987
1. Mavericks 103   James Donaldson 8 13 0 1 3 2 3 39 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Kings 96   Kenny Smith 25 2 11 1 0 2 4 43 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Dec. 29, 1987
2. Mavericks 126   James Donaldson 6 6 0 1 3 2 4 35 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 117   Kenny Smith 19 0 6 0 1 3 0 44 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 04, 1988
3. Mavericks 101   James Donaldson 8 10 0 0 1 0 1 32 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 118   Kenny Smith 10 2 7 1 1 0 1 31 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1988
4. Mavericks 115   James Donaldson 8 9 1 0 2 1 3 25 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 90   Kenny Smith 6 2 3 2 1 4 2 36 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1988
5. Mavericks 111   James Donaldson 8 14 0 1 1 1 2 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 71   Kenny Smith 11 2 6 0 0 1 2 30 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 03, 1989
6. Mavericks 96   James Donaldson 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 123   Kenny Smith 13 4 5 1 0 3 4 31 5-15 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1989
7. Mavericks 94   James Donaldson 19 14 1 0 2 5 1 36 5-8 .625 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Kings 96   Kenny Smith 17 4 10 1 0 2 1 44 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Dec. 23, 1989
8. Mavericks 102   James Donaldson 19 18 0 1 2 2 3 44 6-8 .750 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Kings 95   Kenny Smith 4 0 2 0 0 4 2 36 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1990
9. Mavericks 106   James Donaldson 9 11 1 0 2 1 2 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 93   Kenny Smith 6 3 3 2 0 4 1 33 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 06, 1990
10. Mavericks 100   James Donaldson 8 8 1 1 5 1 2 39 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 90   Kenny Smith 9 0 7 0 0 1 0 32 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 19, 1990
11. Mavericks 117   James Donaldson 10 5 1 0 0 1 2 34 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Hawks 110   Kenny Smith 5 0 4 0 0 2 3 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1990
12. Mavericks 107   James Donaldson 11 5 0 0 5 4 1 41 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 17 1 8 2 1 1 3 32 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 07, 1991
13. Mavericks 90   James Donaldson 6 4 0 0 1 1 1 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 122   Kenny Smith 19 2 5 1 0 3 2 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1991
14. Mavericks 92   James Donaldson 1 8 0 0 1 0 2 26 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 17 2 4 0 0 2 3 29 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Dec. 23, 1991
15. Mavericks 105   James Donaldson 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 85   Kenny Smith 9 0 8 1 0 2 0 33 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1995
16. Jazz 101   James Donaldson 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 121   Kenny Smith 11 2 3 1 1 1 2 26 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 23, 1995
17. Jazz 112   James Donaldson 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 16 0 5 0 0 1 1 36 6-10 .600 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Apr. 19, 1995
18. Jazz 115   James Donaldson 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 19 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 12 0 4 1 0 1 0 26 4-8 .500 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000
Apr. 23, 1995
19. Jazz 103   James Donaldson 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 24 3-10 .300 0-5 .000 0-0 -
1995 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1995
20. Jazz 102   James Donaldson 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 14 1 5 1 0 3 2 31 5-8 .625 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Apr. 29, 1995
21. Jazz 126   James Donaldson 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 140   Kenny Smith 32 6 9 0 1 3 3 45 10-13 .769 7-8 .875 5-5 1.000
May. 03, 1995
22. Jazz 95   James Donaldson 6 4 0 0 0 0 4 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 82   Kenny Smith 20 1 5 1 0 0 2 35 5-10 .500 4-6 .667 6-6 1.000
May. 05, 1995
23. Jazz 106   James Donaldson 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 123   Kenny Smith 13 1 6 0 0 3 2 30 4-8 .500 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
May. 07, 1995
24. Jazz 91   James Donaldson 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 17 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 8 4 2 0 1 3 2 33 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
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