Head-to-Head: Games Played Between John Lucas and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Lucas 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 10 times in NBA games. John Lucas has a 9-1 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Lucas
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Lucas:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
John Lucas
9
9
0
Kenny Smith
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Lucas 5.7 1.5 4.1 0.60.0
Kenny Smith 15.5 2.6 6.71.00.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Lucas 11 3 7 20
Kenny Smith 24 5 12 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Lucas 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		 3

games		0

games
Kenny Smith 9

games 		6

games		 8

games		 5

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 0

games		 2

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
%
Nov. 19, 1987
1. Bucks 117   John Lucas 7 2 6 0 0 2 2 25 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
OT Kings 113   Kenny Smith 23 3 7 1 0 4 6 48 9-20 .450 1-2 .500 4-8 .500
Mar. 15, 1988
2. Bucks 108   John Lucas 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 17 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 12 5 8 1 0 1 2 31 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1988
3. Supersonics 97   John Lucas 7 2 7 1 0 2 0 17 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 75   Kenny Smith 6 2 4 0 0 3 0 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1988
4. Supersonics 141   John Lucas 8 2 5 0 0 0 0 12 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Kings 111   Kenny Smith 10 3 6 0 1 3 2 29 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 05, 1989
5. Supersonics 120   John Lucas 6 1 5 1 0 1 0 09 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Kings 106   Kenny Smith 16 1 10 2 0 4 1 34 6-9 .667 2-3 .667 2-4 .500
Jan. 14, 1989
6. Supersonics 102   John Lucas 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 93   Kenny Smith 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 36 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 25, 1989
7. Supersonics 94   John Lucas 1 3 6 0 0 2 0 14 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 24 4 12 3 0 2 0 42 10-20 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Feb. 27, 1989
8. Supersonics 116   John Lucas 8 1 1 1 0 1 2 10 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Kings 107   Kenny Smith 19 3 6 1 0 5 2 40 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1989
9. Rockets 103   John Lucas 5 2 7 2 0 4 2 19 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Kings 92   Kenny Smith 16 4 5 0 0 0 2 39 7-16 .438 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 11, 1990
10. Rockets 90   John Lucas 11 1 2 1 0 2 3 24 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 5-7 .714
Kings 87   Kenny Smith 23 1 6 0 0 4 4 42 9-13 .692 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
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