Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson 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 24 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 17-7 winning record over Kenny Smith, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
24 Games played
17 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
17
13
4
Kenny Smith
7
4
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.0 6.3 11.0 1.30.2
Kenny Smith 15.9 1.6 6.51.30.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 38 13 21 52
Kenny Smith 34 7 14 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 13

games		 21

games		 18

games		 6

games		3

games
Kenny Smith 9

games 		1

game		 5

games		 9

games		1

game
Both had same stat 2

games		 2

games		 1

game		 9

games		20

games

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
%
Dec. 23, 1987
1. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 7 8 1 2 2 2 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 10 2 8 1 0 4 1 38 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 28, 1988
2. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 4 9 1 0 3 2 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 94   Kenny Smith 9 1 5 1 0 3 1 33 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
3. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 3 15 2 0 2 1 33 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Kings 102   Kenny Smith 20 0 6 1 0 3 0 36 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Jan. 10, 1989
4. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 22 8 12 1 0 6 1 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 106   Kenny Smith 19 7 14 3 0 4 1 39 7-13 .538 3-4 .750 2-6 .333
Feb. 24, 1989
5. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 8 1 8 5 0 0 1 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 30 3 10 1 0 1 1 41 13-23 .565 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mar. 23, 1989
6. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 25 10 14 0 0 4 2 40 10-19 .526 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Kings 92   Kenny Smith 21 2 10 2 0 1 2 40 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 20, 1989
7. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 19 6 16 1 1 4 4 41 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Kings 115   Kenny Smith 19 3 13 1 0 3 3 42 7-17 .412 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1989
8. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 14 2 15 2 0 2 0 36 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Kings 93   Kenny Smith 19 2 5 0 0 1 1 40 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Dec. 26, 1989
9. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 27 6 14 2 0 5 1 39 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Kings 102   Kenny Smith 21 1 8 2 0 4 1 38 8-12 .667 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1990
10. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 17 3 10 1 0 3 0 32 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Kings 91   Kenny Smith 20 1 7 3 0 2 4 39 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 11, 1990
11. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 32 8 14 3 1 5 0 39 10-19 .526 3-5 .600 9-10 .900
Hawks 115   Kenny Smith 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 19 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1990
12. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 24 10 16 3 1 5 2 50 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 10-10 1.000
OT Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 24 0 8 1 1 3 0 39 11-20 .550 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Jan. 13, 1991
13. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 17 9 16 1 0 4 2 38 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 7 2 6 2 0 3 0 28 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1991
14. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 18 10 17 0 0 5 1 44 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 19 1 4 0 0 2 3 30 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 03, 1991
15. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 18 6 8 2 0 5 5 41 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 34 1 3 3 0 2 1 39 12-22 .545 0-0 - 10-11 .909
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1991
16. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 17 3 10 2 0 3 4 39 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 92   Kenny Smith 15 3 5 1 0 2 2 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 27, 1991
17. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 13 7 21 1 0 3 1 45 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 19 3 7 1 0 1 1 41 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Apr. 30, 1991
18. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 38 6 7 1 0 6 3 41 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 12 2 12 2 1 3 2 39 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 1996
19. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 11 4-4 1.000 4-4 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1996
20. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 14 7 5 2 0 7 4 26 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Rockets 111   Kenny Smith 21 1 3 3 0 0 2 27 7-12 .583 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000
1996 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1996
21. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 20 13 3 0 0 5 1 36 4-11 .364 2-4 .500 10-12 .833
Rockets 87   Kenny Smith 7 1 4 1 0 0 1 27 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 27, 1996
22. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 7 5 0 0 1 1 31 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 11-13 .846
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 13 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 30, 1996
23. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 7 9 13 0 0 2 0 38 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 17 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 02, 1996
24. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 8 5 5 0 0 4 1 30 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 102   Kenny Smith 17 2 6 1 0 2 1 24 6-6 1.000 4-4 1.000 1-1 1.000
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