Joe Smith vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Joe Smith, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Joe Smith played 16 years in the NBA, 6 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Joe Smith had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Kenny Smith had his rookie season in 1987-88. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Joe Smith |
16 |
10 |
1995-96 to 2010-11 |
Kenny Smith |
10 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1996-97 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Joe Smith |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
1995-96 | 1987-88 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
82 |
34.4 |
15.3 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
12.5 |
.458 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.357 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.773 |
Kenny Smith |
61 |
35.6 |
13.8 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
11.4 |
.477 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.308 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.819 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
80 |
38.6 |
18.7 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
.454 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.261 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.814 |
Kenny Smith |
81 |
38.8 |
17.3 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
14.6 |
.462 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.359 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 3 |
|
Joe Smith |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
1997-98 | 1989-90 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers | Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
79 |
29.7 |
14.6 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.775 |
Kenny Smith |
79 |
30.6 |
11.9 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
10.3 |
.466 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.313 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
43 |
33.0 |
13.7 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
12.1 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.755 |
Kenny Smith |
78 |
34.6 |
17.7 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
6.7 |
12.9 |
.520 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.363 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
4 |
30.0 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
9.3 |
.297 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.727 |
Kenny Smith |
3 |
37.7 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
12.7 |
.474 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
78 |
25.3 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.756 |
Kenny Smith |
81 |
33.8 |
14.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
11.2 |
.475 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.394 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.866 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
4 |
19.8 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
69 |
28.1 |
12.3 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
11.1 |
.403 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.805 |
Kenny Smith |
82 |
29.5 |
13.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
9.1 |
.520 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
.438 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
12 |
32.6 |
14.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
10.7 |
.492 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
.500 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
72 |
26.7 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.667 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.830 |
Kenny Smith |
78 |
28.3 |
11.6 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
.480 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.405 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
3 |
14.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.875 |
Kenny Smith |
23 |
30.3 |
10.8 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
8.2 |
.455 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.447 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.808 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
54 |
20.7 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.779 |
Kenny Smith |
81 |
25.1 |
10.4 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
.484 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.429 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.851 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
5 |
8.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.000 |
Kenny Smith |
22 |
29.6 |
10.8 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
8.1 |
.438 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.442 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.900 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
76 |
29.7 |
10.9 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
9.3 |
.439 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.859 |
Kenny Smith |
68 |
23.8 |
8.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
.433 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.382 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
5 |
35.4 |
13.2 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
11.0 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
.923 |
Kenny Smith |
8 |
23.9 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.434 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.387 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.000 |
|
Season 10 |
|
Joe Smith |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
2004-05 | 1996-97 |
Team |
Milwaukee Bucks | Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
74 |
30.6 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
8.4 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.768 |
Kenny Smith |
48 |
15.9 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.423 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.437 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.867 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
44 |
20.2 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.774 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
5 |
21.2 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.667 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
65 |
23.1 |
8.5 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.845 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
77 |
22.4 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
8.5 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.755 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
13 |
20.2 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.636 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
57 |
19.3 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.468 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.429 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.720 |
Kenny Smith |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
13 |
16.8 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
.460 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.600 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.793 |
Kenny Smith |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
64 |
9.3 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.399 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.813 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
5 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
16 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.188 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Smith |
5 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |