Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and J.R. 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.

They faced each other a total of 29 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 20-9 winning record over J.R. Smith, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Harden
vs.
J.R. Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
29 Games played
22 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
James Harden
20
16
4
J.R. Smith
9
6
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 22.1 6.0 5.4 1.40.5
J.R. Smith 9.3 2.9 1.31.00.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 41 11 15 52
J.R. Smith 19 10 4 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 21

games		 19

games		 22

games		 15

games		10

games
J.R. Smith 8

games 		6

games		 4

games		 8

games		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 4

games		 3

games		 6

games		13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2009
1. Thunder 93   James Harden 9 3 5 0 0 4 4 24 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 102   J.R. Smith 19 3 2 0 0 3 4 33 5-14 .357 1-5 .200 8-10 .800
Jan. 29, 2010
2. Thunder 101   James Harden 12 1 1 1 0 2 3 20 4-8 .500 3-5 .600 1-2 .500
Nuggets 84   J.R. Smith 18 3 0 2 0 2 4 29 6-15 .400 5-10 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 03, 2010
3. Thunder 90   James Harden 19 5 1 3 0 3 3 29 3-8 .375 3-5 .600 10-11 .909
Nuggets 119   J.R. Smith 18 2 0 2 0 2 1 24 6-8 .750 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000
Apr. 07, 2010
4. Thunder 94   James Harden 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 21 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 98   J.R. Smith 10 1 1 4 2 1 4 30 4-13 .308 0-5 .000 2-3 .667
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2010
5. Thunder 114   James Harden 21 3 2 1 0 0 3 28 6-11 .545 2-6 .333 7-8 .875
Nuggets 106   J.R. Smith 6 3 0 1 0 2 5 28 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 19, 2011
6. Thunder 107   James Harden 4 6 1 0 0 0 2 17 2-5 .400 0-3 .000 0-2 .000
Nuggets 112   J.R. Smith 8 2 4 2 1 1 2 23 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 05, 2011
7. Thunder 101   James Harden 13 2 1 1 0 2 3 28 4-12 .333 2-7 .286 3-6 .500
Nuggets 94   J.R. Smith 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 16 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 2011
8. Thunder 104   James Harden 14 5 3 0 0 1 0 25 5-8 .625 2-5 .400 2-4 .500
Nuggets 89   J.R. Smith 6 1 3 0 0 2 3 26 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 3-6 .500
2011 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 2011
9. Thunder 107   James Harden 5 3 4 1 2 0 2 26 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Nuggets 103   J.R. Smith 9 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 20, 2011
10. Thunder 106   James Harden 18 5 1 0 0 1 4 28 5-9 .556 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
Nuggets 89   J.R. Smith 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 7 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 2011
11. Thunder 97   James Harden 10 5 2 2 0 1 4 32 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 2-4 .500
Nuggets 94   J.R. Smith 15 6 2 0 0 1 3 14 4-12 .333 4-9 .444 3-5 .600
Apr. 25, 2011
12. Thunder 101   James Harden 7 8 5 1 2 3 4 31 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 104   J.R. Smith 15 2 0 0 0 1 2 24 5-11 .455 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
Apr. 27, 2011
13. Thunder 100   James Harden 12 7 3 2 1 2 2 32 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
Nuggets 97   J.R. Smith 8 1 0 0 0 2 1 15 3-8 .375 2-3 .667 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2012
14. Rockets 131   James Harden 33 4 9 1 1 3 3 39 7-15 .467 3-5 .600 16-16 1.000
Knicks 103   J.R. Smith 12 5 2 2 1 1 5 35 2-13 .154 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Dec. 17, 2012
15. Rockets 109   James Harden 28 10 3 2 0 1 3 38 9-18 .500 2-6 .333 8-9 .889
Knicks 96   J.R. Smith 17 3 0 0 0 2 3 20 7-13 .538 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
2013-14 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2013
16. Rockets 109   James Harden 36 9 2 1 0 5 3 42 9-17 .529 2-6 .333 16-18 .889
Knicks 106   J.R. Smith 15 8 4 3 1 0 3 39 4-16 .250 2-5 .400 5-7 .714
Jan. 03, 2014
17. Rockets 102   James Harden 37 7 6 0 0 5 2 44 10-19 .526 5-10 .500 12-12 1.000
Knicks 100   J.R. Smith 9 0 2 2 0 0 1 31 3-13 .231 1-8 .125 2-2 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2014
18. Rockets 91   James Harden 36 6 6 3 1 5 2 40 11-22 .500 7-12 .583 7-7 1.000
Knicks 86   J.R. Smith 8 3 2 1 0 2 2 19 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 2015
19. Rockets 105   James Harden 21 7 9 1 0 7 0 33 6-18 .333 2-7 .286 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 93   J.R. Smith 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 18 0-5 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 2015
20. Rockets 105   James Harden 33 8 5 3 2 5 3 42 8-18 .444 2-6 .333 15-18 .833
OT Cavaliers 103   J.R. Smith 8 10 4 4 0 2 4 51 3-13 .231 1-8 .125 1-2 .500
2015-16 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2016
21. Rockets 77   James Harden 11 5 5 3 1 8 5 38 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 91   J.R. Smith 13 5 0 1 0 1 3 26 5-15 .333 2-12 .167 1-2 .500
Mar. 29, 2016
22. Rockets 106   James Harden 27 6 8 1 0 4 2 44 8-16 .500 3-8 .375 8-10 .800
Cavaliers 100   J.R. Smith 4 3 2 0 1 1 5 35 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2016
23. Rockets 120   James Harden 41 7 15 1 0 1 3 38 13-20 .650 5-9 .556 10-14 .714
Cavaliers 128   J.R. Smith 15 3 2 0 0 0 3 34 5-12 .417 5-11 .455 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 2017
24. Rockets 117   James Harden 38 10 11 1 1 4 2 40 13-28 .464 4-14 .286 8-12 .667
Cavaliers 112   J.R. Smith 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 22 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2017
25. Rockets 117   James Harden 35 11 13 5 1 5 4 43 8-21 .381 6-14 .429 13-14 .929
Cavaliers 113   J.R. Smith 13 1 1 1 0 1 4 32 5-11 .455 3-8 .375 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 2018
26. Rockets 120   James Harden 16 6 9 2 0 4 2 31 5-16 .313 1-11 .091 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 88   J.R. Smith 12 7 1 0 1 0 3 28 4-12 .333 3-9 .333 1-2 .500
2019-20 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Aug. 06, 2020
27. Rockets 113   James Harden 39 8 12 3 1 10 2 36 11-19 .579 5-10 .500 12-12 1.000
Lakers 97   J.R. Smith 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 13 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
2020 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 08, 2020
28. Rockets 102   James Harden 33 9 9 0 0 2 2 38 11-23 .478 4-9 .444 7-7 1.000
Lakers 112   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Sep. 12, 2020
29. Rockets 96   James Harden 30 6 5 1 1 6 5 42 12-20 .600 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000
Lakers 119   J.R. Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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