Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Sam Bowie and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Bowie 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 11 times in NBA games. Sam Bowie has a 6-5 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Sam Bowie:
1984-85 to 1994-95
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Sam Bowie
6
6
0
Kenny Smith
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 13.1 7.9 1.9 0.51.3
Kenny Smith 13.2 1.9 4.81.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 34 15 5 33
Kenny Smith 22 4 8 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 5

games
9

games
0

games
2

games
8

games
Kenny Smith 6

games
1

game
10

games
5

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
4

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1989
1. Nets 98   Sam Bowie 23 12 1 0 1 3 2 39 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 112   Kenny Smith 22 3 2 3 0 3 2 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 03, 1990
2. Nets 114   Sam Bowie 25 12 0 0 2 0 6 39 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Hawks 109   Kenny Smith 12 0 8 0 0 0 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1990
3. Nets 99   Sam Bowie 15 9 0 3 2 5 4 39 6-14 .429 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Rockets 101   Kenny Smith 18 3 4 1 0 4 3 36 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 05, 1991
4. Nets 100   Sam Bowie 18 8 5 0 0 2 3 25 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 112   Kenny Smith 8 0 6 0 0 1 0 24 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1991
5. Nets 109   Sam Bowie 19 10 5 0 2 4 5 32 9-20 .450 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 118   Kenny Smith 18 3 7 2 0 4 0 40 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1991
6. Nets 99   Sam Bowie 34 15 2 0 1 3 3 35 13-20 .650 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Rockets 93   Kenny Smith 18 4 5 4 0 3 0 38 8-14 .571 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1993
7. Nets 100   Sam Bowie 2 7 1 0 0 1 2 18 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 83   Kenny Smith 4 3 4 0 0 3 2 30 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 1993
8. Nets 105   Sam Bowie 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 108   Kenny Smith 20 1 7 1 0 3 1 37 7-12 .583 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1994
9. Lakers 107   Sam Bowie 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Kenny Smith 3 3 3 1 0 3 0 22 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 15, 1994
10. Lakers 97   Sam Bowie 6 7 0 2 2 1 6 26 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 16 0 3 1 0 2 1 29 5-11 .455 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000
Mar. 26, 1995
11. Lakers 107   Sam Bowie 0 1 4 1 3 1 3 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 6 1 4 1 0 1 0 29 2-8 .250 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000