Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird 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.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has an 8-0 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
8
8
0
Kenny Smith
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.6 9.0 7.4 1.60.4
Kenny Smith 13.1 1.8 6.30.60.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 37 15 10 51
Kenny Smith 19 4 14 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 7

games
7

games
4

games
5

games
3

games
Kenny Smith 1

game
1

game
2

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
2

games
5

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
%
Dec. 27, 1987
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 35 10 5 1 1 3 2 41 15-24 .625 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Kings 102   Kenny Smith 10 1 7 1 0 2 0 30 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1988
2. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 9 10 1 0 0 1 32 11-20 .550 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Kings 86   Kenny Smith 16 3 7 0 0 5 0 40 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1989
3. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 37 11 10 2 0 3 1 49 14-31 .452 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
OT Kings 112   Kenny Smith 10 1 4 0 0 4 1 37 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1990
4. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 14 1 8 0 1 3 1 24 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 89   Kenny Smith 18 3 8 1 0 3 2 31 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 13, 1990
5. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 22 11 7 2 0 2 2 44 9-14 .643 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 100   Kenny Smith 14 0 3 0 0 4 1 20 7-7 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1990
6. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 23 5 4 1 0 5 5 40 8-19 .421 3-8 .375 4-4 1.000
Hawks 98   Kenny Smith 19 1 4 1 0 1 2 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
7. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 18 15 8 1 1 2 1 39 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 4 1 3 0 0 3 2 27 0-4 .000 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 10, 1990
8. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 21 10 7 5 0 5 2 44 8-23 .348 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 14 4 14 2 0 4 2 32 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000