Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bob Lanier and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bob Lanier and Isiah Thomas 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 13 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 7-6 winning record over Bob Lanier. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bob Lanier:
1970-71 to 1983-84
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Bob Lanier
6
6
0
Isiah Thomas
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bob Lanier 16.2 5.9 2.4 0.81.2
Isiah Thomas 19.2 4.4 8.62.80.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bob Lanier 26 9 5 23
Isiah Thomas 31 7 14 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bob Lanier 5

games
8

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0

games
1

game
6

games
Isiah Thomas 7

games
3

games
12

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10

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
1

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2

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
1. Bucks 113   Bob Lanier 10 6 3 1 0 3 5 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 31 3 11 1 1 3 4 41 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 10-13 .769
Nov. 24, 1981
2. Bucks 103   Bob Lanier 24 9 2 2 1 2 2 34 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 17 4 13 2 0 4 2 39 6-21 .286 0-2 .000 5-9 .556
Dec. 05, 1981
3. Bucks 111   Bob Lanier 14 2 3 0 2 1 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 10 1 4 5 0 4 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 17, 1982
4. Bucks 103   Bob Lanier 20 6 3 0 0 2 5 31 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 15 2 7 1 0 3 3 36 5-17 .294 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 02, 1982
5. Bucks 101   Bob Lanier 17 6 1 0 3 5 5 30 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 18 5 3 2 0 1 4 28 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 09, 1982
6. Bucks 118   Bob Lanier 26 6 5 0 3 3 2 31 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 9 4 5 4 0 4 6 29 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
7. Bucks 100   Bob Lanier 8 9 0 2 3 0 2 31 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 28 6 6 0 1 3 3 37 13-23 .565 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 18, 1983
8. Bucks 99   Bob Lanier 17 6 1 1 0 4 3 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 24 7 14 5 0 4 6 47 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1983
9. Bucks 93   Bob Lanier 18 5 1 1 2 3 4 31 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 12 6 10 2 0 2 3 33 4-13 .308 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 08, 1984
10. Bucks 100   Bob Lanier 20 9 3 1 0 2 3 31 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 29 5 10 6 0 3 4 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mar. 13, 1984
11. Bucks 116   Bob Lanier 17 4 5 1 0 3 4 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 17 4 10 3 0 5 4 34 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 31, 1984
12. Bucks 105   Bob Lanier 10 5 2 1 1 5 2 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 22 6 11 3 1 3 4 41 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Apr. 07, 1984
13. Bucks 110   Bob Lanier 9 4 2 0 0 1 1 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 92   Isiah Thomas 17 4 8 3 0 6 2 33 6-15 .400 2-4 .500 3-4 .750