Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Shaquille O'Neal and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Shaquille O'Neal and J.R. 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.

They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 6-6. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Shaquille O'Neal
6
6
0
J.R. Smith
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 16.0 9.7 1.5 0.81.3
J.R. Smith 13.0 2.6 1.50.70.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 34 18 3 33
J.R. Smith 23 5 4 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Shaquille O'Neal 5

games
12

games
4

games
3

games
7

games
J.R. Smith 7

games
0

games
5

games
4

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
5

games
5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 2005
1. Heat 97   Shaquille O'Neal 12 8 1 2 2 2 1 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hornets 68   J.R. Smith 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 18 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 2005
2. Heat 111   Shaquille O'Neal 34 15 3 1 1 3 4 37 15-21 .714 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Hornets 99   J.R. Smith 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 24 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 2006
3. Heat 92   Shaquille O'Neal 19 9 0 1 1 2 4 30 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Hornets 107   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2007
4. Heat 89   Shaquille O'Neal 6 8 0 0 0 2 3 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 115   J.R. Smith 11 3 3 0 0 1 2 29 4-11 .364 0-4 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 05, 2008
5. Suns 113   Shaquille O'Neal 12 18 2 0 0 5 3 30 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 126   J.R. Smith 20 2 1 0 0 2 0 21 7-12 .583 6-8 .750 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 2008
6. Suns 132   Shaquille O'Neal 20 12 3 3 0 5 4 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nuggets 117   J.R. Smith 23 4 4 0 0 1 1 23 8-16 .500 3-9 .333 4-8 .500
Apr. 01, 2008
7. Suns 120   Shaquille O'Neal 14 13 2 1 2 2 4 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-9 .222
Nuggets 126   J.R. Smith 17 5 3 1 0 0 3 28 6-11 .545 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2008
8. Suns 108   Shaquille O'Neal 19 9 3 0 1 2 5 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 101   J.R. Smith 23 4 0 1 1 3 1 29 9-16 .563 5-11 .455 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 2009
9. Suns 118   Shaquille O'Neal 19 7 2 1 3 2 5 24 6-8 .750 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Nuggets 115   J.R. Smith 14 2 0 1 0 2 5 33 4-11 .364 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2010
10. Cavaliers 97   Shaquille O'Neal 10 4 2 0 1 2 5 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 99   J.R. Smith 11 2 3 0 0 5 2 27 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Feb. 18, 2010
11. Cavaliers 116   Shaquille O'Neal 18 7 0 0 1 1 5 30 9-15 .600 0-0 - 0-6 .000
OT Nuggets 118   J.R. Smith 14 3 2 1 1 1 2 30 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 2010
12. Celtics 105   Shaquille O'Neal 9 6 0 0 3 2 3 21 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nuggets 89   J.R. Smith 16 5 0 1 0 2 3 26 7-18 .389 2-4 .500 0-0 -