Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kenny Smith and Rod Strickland

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kenny Smith and Rod Strickland 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 31 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has a 17-14 winning record over Rod Strickland, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
Rod Strickland:
1988-89 to 2004-05
31 Games played
27 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kenny Smith
17
14
3
Rod Strickland
14
13
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 12.8 1.9 5.6 1.10.1
Rod Strickland 17.4 4.1 7.61.90.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 23 5 13 51
Rod Strickland 32 10 15 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 11

games
5

games
9

games
6

games
1

game
Rod Strickland 20

games
24

games
21

games
15

games
9

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
1

game
10

games
21

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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. 10, 1988
1. Kings 111   Kenny Smith 16 5 13 0 0 1 3 37 7-18 .389 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 124   Rod Strickland 4 4 3 1 0 1 0 15 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1989
2. Kings 112   Kenny Smith 23 4 9 1 0 4 4 40 8-13 .615 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Knicks 106   Rod Strickland 7 1 2 2 0 1 3 15 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1989
3. Kings 102   Kenny Smith 15 3 5 0 0 3 2 40 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Knicks 121   Rod Strickland 10 4 8 1 0 4 0 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 01, 1990
4. Kings 89   Kenny Smith 13 3 10 2 0 3 2 44 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 96   Rod Strickland 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1990
5. Rockets 110   Kenny Smith 22 3 13 4 0 3 2 42 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Spurs 111   Rod Strickland 27 4 6 4 0 2 5 33 11-14 .786 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Dec. 18, 1990
6. Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 23 1 7 1 0 5 2 45 7-14 .500 3-5 .600 6-6 1.000
Spurs 96   Rod Strickland 17 4 9 4 1 3 4 40 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Jan. 29, 1991
7. Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 23 3 8 0 0 5 1 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 89   Rod Strickland 16 1 5 2 0 5 4 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 18, 1991
8. Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 15 0 5 0 0 5 1 29 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Spurs 102   Rod Strickland 14 2 10 3 0 3 1 35 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1992
9. Rockets 112   Kenny Smith 11 1 12 5 0 2 1 50 5-18 .278 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2OT Spurs 110   Rod Strickland 13 10 8 3 0 3 3 46 4-17 .235 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 23, 1992
10. Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 17 2 7 2 0 6 1 42 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Spurs 83   Rod Strickland 10 3 5 1 1 1 2 30 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Mar. 12, 1992
11. Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 20 3 4 0 0 5 2 40 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Spurs 104   Rod Strickland 19 4 4 1 0 6 4 40 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1993
12. Rockets 101   Kenny Smith 23 5 8 4 0 2 1 40 7-11 .636 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
OT Trail Blazers 103   Rod Strickland 25 9 10 4 0 3 2 44 11-16 .688 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 07, 1993
13. Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 2 0 7 0 0 1 1 22 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 113   Rod Strickland 18 4 14 4 0 0 1 37 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 5-10 .500
Mar. 11, 1993
14. Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 10 1 7 2 0 2 3 29 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 91   Rod Strickland 18 4 11 1 0 3 3 36 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 19, 1993
15. Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 5 3 7 0 0 1 3 26 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
OT Trail Blazers 106   Rod Strickland 16 9 11 0 0 3 4 49 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1993
16. Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 20 0 2 2 0 2 2 31 6-11 .545 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 92   Rod Strickland 9 3 4 0 0 5 0 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 04, 1994
17. Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 13 2 3 3 0 1 1 27 5-10 .500 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Rod Strickland 10 10 5 0 0 3 1 35 4-16 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 15, 1994
18. Rockets 105   Kenny Smith 17 0 4 1 0 5 0 30 5-8 .625 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 99   Rod Strickland 19 2 8 4 0 1 1 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 17, 1994
19. Rockets 119   Kenny Smith 15 1 5 1 0 2 2 37 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 110   Rod Strickland 20 3 9 5 1 1 0 36 10-20 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1994 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1994
20. Rockets 114   Kenny Smith 15 4 7 0 0 0 3 39 4-10 .400 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 104   Rod Strickland 17 2 5 0 0 2 3 31 7-18 .389 0-0 - 3-5 .600
May. 01, 1994
21. Rockets 115   Kenny Smith 7 2 5 3 0 2 1 28 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 104   Rod Strickland 26 6 12 3 1 1 4 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-7 .857
May. 03, 1994
22. Rockets 115   Kenny Smith 12 0 4 0 0 0 2 30 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 118   Rod Strickland 25 4 15 0 1 1 2 42 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-5 .600
May. 06, 1994
23. Rockets 92   Kenny Smith 13 3 3 1 0 2 2 36 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 89   Rod Strickland 26 4 7 1 0 6 4 41 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1995
24. Rockets 82   Kenny Smith 8 1 5 1 0 2 3 25 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Rod Strickland 13 5 6 1 0 2 3 27 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Apr. 07, 1995
25. Rockets 109   Kenny Smith 8 2 0 0 0 2 2 18 3-8 .375 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 127   Rod Strickland 27 5 10 2 0 2 1 36 9-14 .643 1-3 .333 8-10 .800
Apr. 13, 1995
26. Rockets 112   Kenny Smith 6 3 8 0 1 1 3 24 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 99   Rod Strickland 22 4 5 4 1 4 1 35 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 3-5 .600
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1995
27. Rockets 101   Kenny Smith 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 28 2-7 .286 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
2OT Trail Blazers 103   Rod Strickland 32 5 8 1 1 2 4 47 13-25 .520 3-4 .750 3-5 .600
Dec. 21, 1995
28. Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 25 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 86   Rod Strickland 30 1 6 2 0 3 2 39 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 8-12 .667
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1996
29. Pistons 92   Kenny Smith 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 17 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Bullets 79   Rod Strickland 8 4 6 1 0 3 0 32 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nov. 15, 1996
30. Pistons 95   Kenny Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 84   Rod Strickland 11 0 9 3 1 3 0 30 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 05, 1997
31. Nuggets 106   Kenny Smith 9 1 0 0 0 2 1 18 4-7 .571 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Bullets 104   Rod Strickland 28 4 10 0 1 4 1 37 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 2-4 .500