Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Rik Smits

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Rik Smits 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 11 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 7-4 winning record over Rik Smits, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Rik Smits:
1988-89 to 1999-00
11 Games played
6 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
7
3
4
Rik Smits
4
3
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 15.4 4.0 3.2 0.81.0
Rik Smits 12.6 5.2 0.90.51.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 28 10 7 22
Rik Smits 24 10 2 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 6

games
3

games
8

games
3

games
4

games
Rik Smits 5

games
6

games
2

games
1

game
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
1

game
7

games
4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1997
1. Lakers 85   Kobe Bryant 10 1 1 0 0 1 1 21 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Pacers 101   Rik Smits 15 10 2 0 2 3 4 37 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 25, 1998
2. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 8 3 2 1 0 6 3 23 1-8 .125 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pacers 89   Rik Smits 19 8 2 0 1 2 4 32 7-23 .304 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 04, 1998
3. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 15 3 1 0 0 4 3 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Pacers 95   Rik Smits 19 3 0 0 0 2 6 15 9-18 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1999
4. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 18 2 0 2 2 3 5 35 6-12 .500 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
Pacers 101   Rik Smits 16 5 1 2 1 0 3 27 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2000
5. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 18 7 3 0 1 2 6 40 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 111   Rik Smits 10 8 2 1 2 3 4 24 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 2000
6. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 22 5 7 1 1 3 3 41 9-17 .529 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Pacers 92   Rik Smits 6 5 0 1 0 3 5 12 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 2000
7. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 14 3 5 1 2 2 4 38 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Pacers 87   Rik Smits 12 5 0 1 2 4 6 20 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 09, 2000
8. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 9 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 104   Rik Smits 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 2000
9. Lakers 120   Kobe Bryant 28 4 5 1 2 3 4 47 14-27 .519 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Pacers 118   Rik Smits 24 3 0 1 2 2 4 22 11-14 .786 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 16, 2000
10. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 8 5 3 2 0 0 5 37 4-20 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 120   Rik Smits 12 2 0 0 0 0 5 14 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 19, 2000
11. Lakers 116   Kobe Bryant 26 10 4 1 2 1 4 45 8-27 .296 2-6 .333 8-9 .889
Pacers 111   Rik Smits 2 6 1 0 1 1 5 25 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -