Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kenny Smith and Mychal Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kenny Smith and Mychal Thompson 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 18 times in NBA games. Mychal Thompson has a 15-3 winning record over Kenny Smith, including a 1-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
Mychal Thompson:
1978-79 to 1990-91
18 Games played
17 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kenny Smith
3
3
0
Mychal Thompson
15
14
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 18.1 2.1 7.6 1.60.1
Mychal Thompson 7.7 6.1 0.70.71.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 34 7 14 41
Mychal Thompson 19 16 3 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 15

games
2

games
18

games
9

games
1

game
Mychal Thompson 1

game
14

games
0

games
1

game
11

games
Both had same stat 2

games
2

games
0

games
8

games
6

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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
%
Dec. 23, 1987
1. Kings 103   Kenny Smith 10 2 8 1 0 4 1 38 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 117   Mychal Thompson 10 9 3 0 3 1 3 22 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 28, 1988
2. Kings 94   Kenny Smith 9 1 5 1 0 3 1 33 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Lakers 115   Mychal Thompson 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 23 0-5 .000 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 26, 1988
3. Kings 114   Kenny Smith 30 6 12 4 0 2 1 43 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Lakers 92   Mychal Thompson 10 4 1 2 2 1 4 39 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1988
4. Kings 104   Kenny Smith 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 16 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Mychal Thompson 6 7 2 0 1 0 2 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
5. Kings 102   Kenny Smith 20 0 6 1 0 3 0 36 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Lakers 120   Mychal Thompson 7 3 1 1 0 0 1 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 10, 1989
6. Kings 106   Kenny Smith 19 7 14 3 0 4 1 39 7-13 .538 3-4 .750 2-6 .333
Lakers 97   Mychal Thompson 9 11 0 3 2 1 3 32 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 20, 1989
7. Kings 97   Kenny Smith 15 3 8 4 0 3 1 46 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 100   Mychal Thompson 10 7 0 1 4 1 2 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1989
8. Kings 103   Kenny Smith 30 3 10 1 0 1 1 41 13-23 .565 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Lakers 115   Mychal Thompson 12 6 1 1 1 0 4 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 1989
9. Kings 92   Kenny Smith 21 2 10 2 0 1 2 40 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Lakers 115   Mychal Thompson 4 3 1 1 1 0 4 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1989
10. Kings 115   Kenny Smith 19 3 13 1 0 3 3 42 7-17 .412 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Lakers 118   Mychal Thompson 3 6 0 1 0 2 2 24 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1989
11. Kings 93   Kenny Smith 19 2 5 0 0 1 1 40 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Lakers 109   Mychal Thompson 19 8 1 0 2 1 3 24 8-10 .800 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 15, 1990
12. Kings 91   Kenny Smith 20 1 7 3 0 2 4 39 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 111   Mychal Thompson 4 12 0 0 1 1 2 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1990
13. Hawks 115   Kenny Smith 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 19 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Mychal Thompson 16 9 1 1 0 2 4 35 5-13 .385 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1990
14. Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 24 0 8 1 1 3 0 39 11-20 .550 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
OT Lakers 108   Mychal Thompson 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 13, 1991
15. Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 7 2 6 2 0 3 0 28 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Mychal Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1991
16. Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 19 1 4 0 0 2 3 30 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 112   Mychal Thompson 15 16 1 1 0 0 5 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 03, 1991
17. Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 34 1 3 3 0 2 1 39 12-22 .545 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Lakers 95   Mychal Thompson 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1991
18. Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 19 3 7 1 0 1 1 41 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Lakers 109   Mychal Thompson 0 3 0 0 2 0 4 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -