Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Nash and Steve Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Nash and Steve 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 22 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 11-11, but Steve Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
Steve Smith:
1991-92 to 2004-05
22 Games played
20 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Nash
11
11
0
Steve Smith
11
9
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 12.4 2.8 7.5 0.90.1
Steve Smith 9.9 3.1 1.90.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 27 5 14 31
Steve Smith 26 7 5 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 14

games
9

games
19

games
9

games
2

games
Steve Smith 7

games
8

games
3

games
9

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
5

games
0

games
4

games
17

games

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
%
Jan. 07, 1997
1. Suns 103   Steve Nash 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 10 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
OT Hawks 105   Steve Smith 18 4 2 1 0 3 6 45 5-17 .294 1-7 .143 7-10 .700
Feb. 05, 1997
2. Suns 99   Steve Nash 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hawks 81   Steve Smith 11 2 4 0 0 1 0 32 4-12 .333 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1997
3. Suns 94   Steve Nash 18 0 4 0 0 1 1 25 7-9 .778 4-4 1.000 0-1 .000
Hawks 78   Steve Smith 16 5 2 3 1 3 2 36 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Jan. 26, 1998
4. Suns 96   Steve Nash 13 1 7 1 0 0 1 24 5-8 .625 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Hawks 91   Steve Smith 26 5 4 0 1 1 4 39 11-17 .647 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 30, 2000
5. Mavericks 85   Steve Nash 4 3 7 2 0 2 3 37 2-6 .333 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 96   Steve Smith 22 5 0 0 0 0 3 35 8-10 .800 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
Apr. 11, 2000
6. Mavericks 92   Steve Nash 9 1 6 0 0 0 1 39 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 81   Steve Smith 8 5 2 1 0 1 2 29 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2000
7. Mavericks 84   Steve Nash 16 2 2 3 0 5 3 36 4-10 .400 3-5 .600 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Steve Smith 19 7 4 1 1 2 4 38 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Dec. 20, 2000
8. Mavericks 106   Steve Nash 18 4 8 1 1 5 2 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Trail Blazers 101   Steve Smith 14 2 2 2 0 0 1 37 4-10 .400 1-5 .200 5-5 1.000
Mar. 20, 2001
9. Mavericks 88   Steve Nash 9 5 9 1 0 1 3 37 2-12 .167 1-4 .250 4-7 .571
Trail Blazers 96   Steve Smith 8 5 1 0 0 1 2 31 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 28, 2001
10. Mavericks 94   Steve Nash 14 3 8 0 0 5 2 31 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 84   Steve Smith 8 4 0 1 0 2 4 26 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2001
11. Mavericks 126   Steve Nash 27 4 5 0 0 3 4 40 10-21 .476 2-3 .667 5-7 .714
OT Spurs 123   Steve Smith 11 4 2 2 0 0 4 44 3-9 .333 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Jan. 05, 2002
12. Mavericks 103   Steve Nash 17 4 6 1 0 2 5 40 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Spurs 105   Steve Smith 18 2 1 1 0 0 3 41 8-15 .533 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 2002
13. Mavericks 87   Steve Nash 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 18 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Spurs 89   Steve Smith 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 11 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 2002
14. Mavericks 104   Steve Nash 21 4 10 3 0 2 5 40 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Spurs 111   Steve Smith 3 3 5 1 0 2 2 26 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 20, 2003
15. Mavericks 110   Steve Nash 18 1 7 1 0 2 2 44 7-16 .438 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
OT Spurs 112   Steve Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 2003
16. Mavericks 93   Steve Nash 9 5 10 0 0 2 2 31 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Spurs 72   Steve Smith 11 5 1 1 0 1 2 37 4-11 .364 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000
2003 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 2003
17. Mavericks 83   Steve Nash 10 4 9 2 1 4 3 37 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Spurs 96   Steve Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 29, 2003
18. Mavericks 78   Steve Nash 6 4 11 0 0 2 1 40 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Spurs 90   Steve Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2003
19. Mavericks 125   Steve Nash 17 1 11 2 0 2 3 32 6-7 .857 5-5 1.000 0-1 .000
Hornets 97   Steve Smith 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 20 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 04, 2004
20. Mavericks 113   Steve Nash 18 3 12 1 0 1 0 35 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Hornets 104   Steve Smith 11 4 4 0 0 0 3 25 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 2004
21. Suns 115   Steve Nash 9 2 14 1 0 3 3 37 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Bobcats 106   Steve Smith 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 11 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 2005
22. Suns 115   Steve Nash 19 5 14 0 0 3 1 37 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Heat 125   Steve Smith 6 3 4 1 0 1 2 15 2-6 .333 2-3 .667 0-0 -