Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Wayne Cooper and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Wayne Cooper 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Wayne Cooper has a 9-4 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Wayne Cooper:
1978-79 to 1991-92
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Wayne Cooper
9
9
0
Kenny Smith
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Wayne Cooper 4.6 5.8 0.6 0.41.7
Kenny Smith 13.2 3.1 5.91.00.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Wayne Cooper 11 12 3 27
Kenny Smith 21 8 12 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Wayne Cooper 1

game
9

games
1

game
1

game
8

games
Kenny Smith 11

games
4

games
12

games
6

games
2

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
0

games
6

games
3

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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
%
Nov. 10, 1987
1. Nuggets 123   Wayne Cooper 11 11 1 0 5 1 4 30 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 134   Kenny Smith 21 1 6 1 0 2 3 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nov. 14, 1987
2. Nuggets 130   Wayne Cooper 10 6 0 1 3 1 4 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 109   Kenny Smith 10 0 8 1 0 0 1 39 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1988
3. Nuggets 133   Wayne Cooper 5 12 3 2 0 3 6 33 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-3 .333
OT Kings 126   Kenny Smith 19 4 8 0 0 3 2 41 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 16, 1989
4. Nuggets 116   Wayne Cooper 8 12 0 1 7 1 5 27 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 110   Kenny Smith 14 1 6 1 0 2 2 39 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 04, 1989
5. Nuggets 128   Wayne Cooper 8 12 0 1 2 1 4 23 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 124   Kenny Smith 17 5 10 3 0 5 1 40 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 13, 1989
6. Nuggets 112   Wayne Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 121   Kenny Smith 17 4 6 2 1 1 0 39 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 0-3 .000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
7. Trail Blazers 114   Wayne Cooper 2 4 0 0 2 0 2 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 96   Kenny Smith 12 3 6 3 0 2 0 40 3-14 .214 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Mar. 29, 1990
8. Trail Blazers 112   Wayne Cooper 10 6 2 0 1 0 5 22 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hawks 106   Kenny Smith 4 2 0 0 0 5 2 19 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1990
9. Trail Blazers 90   Wayne Cooper 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Kenny Smith 20 8 6 0 0 7 4 37 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 08, 1991
10. Trail Blazers 123   Wayne Cooper 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 24 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 16, 1991
11. Trail Blazers 115   Wayne Cooper 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 13 2 1 0 0 2 0 25 6-14 .429 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1991
12. Trail Blazers 106   Wayne Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 108   Kenny Smith 11 5 12 1 1 4 2 38 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 14, 1992
13. Trail Blazers 96   Wayne Cooper 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 108   Kenny Smith 10 4 6 0 0 3 1 20 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000