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2011 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
Sep 9, 1985
Height:
6-6 / 1.98
Weight:
220 lbs. / 99.8 kg.
High School:
St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
Years Pro:
6
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PRO CAREER: Honors: Western Conference Rookie of the Month (January, February, March, 2005) NBA: Has scored in double figures 183 times, including 56 20+ games and nine 30+ games and three 40+ games Has three career double-doubles and five games of 10+ rebounds Ranks 2nd on Denvers all-time three-point field goals made list with 486 Denvers all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage (.397/486-1,225) 2008-09 (Denver): Played in a career-high 81 games (18 starts), averaging career-highs of 15.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 2.8 apg in 27.7 mpg Finished second in voting for the 2008-09 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award Reached double-digits in 61 contests on the year (a career-best 21-straight from 3/3 4/13), including 18 games of 20+, four of 30+ and two of 40+ Led the Nuggets in scoring 15 times, in assists nine times and in rebounding three times Ranked 26th in the NBA in points per 48 minutes (26.4) Had two double-digit rebound games and two double-doubles Made a career-high 180 three-pointers, the fourth-most in the NBA and the second-most in a single season in team history Made at least seven treys in three of his last four home games Erupted for his third career 40-point effort with a career-high 45 points (13-22 FG, 11-18 3FG) to go along with four rebounds in 30 minutes vs. Sacramento on 4/13 Broke his own franchise record for points by a reserve Shot 11-18 3FG vs. Sacramento on 4/13, setting new career-highs for both makes and attempts, while also setting a new Nuggets team record for 3FG makes His 11 3FG makes vs. Sacramento on 4/13 tied the third-most makes ever recorded in a game in NBA history (one of only four players to have made 11+ threes in a game) Posted 34 points (12-20 FG, 7-14 3FG) vs. L.A. Clippers on 4/4 Scored 28 points (8-14 FG, 8-13 3FG) to go along with a career-high-tying seven assists (6th time) vs. Utah on 4/2 Moved into second on the Nuggets all-time 3FG makes list past Dale Ellis vs. Golden State on 3/28 and now has 486 3FG makes as a Nugget Poured in 40 points (15-23 FG) vs. Washington on 3/20 Finished third in the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix on 2/14 Notched 19 points (7-9 FG), seven rebounds, six assists and a career-high-tying four steals (5th time) vs. Sacramento on 1/20 Posted his second double-double of the season (second as a Nugget, third of his career) with 15 points and a career-high-tying 10 rebounds (3rd time) vs. San Antonio on 12/4 Had 32 points (5-9 3FG) vs. New Orleans on 11/27 Scored his 3,000th career point vs. Memphis on 11/9 Notched 17 points and 10 rebounds at L.A. Clippers on 10/31 DNP-CD at L.A. Clippers on 11/26 2007-08 (Denver): Appeared in 74 games, averaging 12.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 1.7 apg in 19.2 mpg Set career-highs for field goal percentage (.461) 3FG percentage (.403) Ranked 1st in the NBA in three-point field goals made per 48 minutes (5.3) and 7th in points per 48 minutes (30.6) Finished 6th in voting for the NBAs Sixth-Man-of-the-Year Award Was red-hot over the last three months of the season (37 games), averaging 15.0 ppg on .496 shooting from the field (195-393) and .429 shooting from downtown (99-231) His 13 20-point performances were the most by any player in the NBA to not record a start 157 treys were the fifth-most in a single-season in Nuggets history Made six or more three-pointers seven times, which were the second most 6+ 3FG outings in the entire NBA (Peja Stojakovic, 8) Connected on seven three-pointers in the fourth quarter at Memphis on 3/24, marking the second time this season he has tied the Nuggets team record for 3FG makes in a single quarter (also, fourth quarter at Chicago on 2/22) DNP-CD five times Suspended for the first three games of the regular season for conduct detrimental to the team 2006-07 (Denver): Averaged 13.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 63 games played Started 24 times Led the Nuggets in scoring eight times Tied for 6th in the NBA in three-point field goal makes per game (2.4), ranked 7th in 3FG attempts per game (6.1) and tied for 27th in three-point field goal percentage (.390) DNP-CD twice Missed eight of nine games from 2/23-3/11 while recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair a torn lateral meniscus suffered at San Antonio on 2/20 Served a 10-game NBA suspension from 12/181/8 Tied a team record with seven made three-pointers in a first half vs. Miami on 12/8 2005-06 (New Orleans/Oklahoma City): Averaged 7.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 1.1 apg in 55 games Led team in scoring in three games and in rebounds and assists once each Scored 10+ points on 21 occasions and had two 20+ point nights ... Had one double-double Started first 24 games of the season (25 total starts) and averaged 12.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 2.0 apg Spent seven games on the Inactive List, four between 11/15 and 11/19 with a sprained left ankle DNP-CD 20 times 2004-05 (New Orleans): Named the got milk? Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January after averaging 8.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 2.2 apg in 16 games during the month, in February after averaging 14.6 ppg, 2.3 apg and 1.8 rpg in 12 games during the month and in March after averaging 16.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 2.2 apg in 14 games Finished fifth in scoring, third in three-point field goals made, second in three-point field goals attempted and ninth in three-point percentage among rookies (tops in scoring among Western Conference rookies) Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 17 times and in assists four times Scored in double figures 33 times and scored 20 or more 12 times Averaged 2.6 ppg over the first 20 games of the season and 13.1 ppg after moving into the starting lineup for the final 56 games of the season Averaged 17.4 ppg and 2.7 apg over the last 23 games of the season Finished third in the 2005 Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend Missed the game 11/26 at Phoenix due to personal reasons DNP-CD five times. PLAYOFFS: 2009 (Denver): Helped lead the Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals (WCF), averaging 14.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 2.8 apg in 27.2 mpg in 16 games (all as a reserve) Scored 24 points during Game 6 of the WCF vs. L.A. Lakers on 5/29 Totaled 24 points (4-9 3FG), four assists and two steals in Game 4 of the WCF vs. L.A. Lakers on 5/25 Averaged 16.6 ppg in six games against Dallas during the Western Conference Semifinals Finished with 18 points (4-10 3FG), five rebounds and a playoff career-high-tying six assists in Game 5 of the Western Semis vs. Dallas on 5/13 2008 (Denver): Played in all four games against the Lakers Averaged 18.3 ppg (third-best on the team) in 27.0 mpg Scored a career-playoff-high 26 points in Game 4 2007: Appeared in four of Denvers five playoff games vs. San Antonio, averaging 4.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 11.8 minutes. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected out of high school by New Orleans Hornets in first round (18th pick overall) in 2004 NBA Draft Traded by New Orleans/Oklahoma City along with P.J. Brown to Chicago in exchange for Tyson Chandler (7/14/06) Traded by Chicago to Denver in exchange for Howard Eisley and two future second-round draft picks (7/20/06) Re-signed by Denver (8/22/08). |
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Son of Ida and Earl Smith
Has three brothers and two sisters
Has a newborn daughter named Demi
Also played football and baseball in high school
Favorite sport other than basketball is football
Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys
Grew up admiring Michael Jordan
Favorite food is baked ziti
Enjoys playing video games especially Madden and NCAA College Football
Favorite movie is Love & Basketball
Lists being named MVP of the McDonalds High School All-American game in 2004 as his greatest sports achievement
Favorite musical artist is Jay-Z
While playing in New Orleans, funded two adult literacy scholarships through HANO and was on hand for the ribbon-cutting of the Pecan Grove Resource Center
Funded a Kids Cafι site with his proceeds from the Slam Dunk Contest
Started the J.R. Smith Foundation, which helps kids get accepted into St. Benedicts Prep and assisted victims of Hurricane Katrina
Purchased tickets to every home game for underprivileged families the last two seasons. |
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