Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Maurice Lucas and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Maurice Lucas and Karl Malone 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 16 times in NBA games. Maurice Lucas has a 9-7 winning record over Karl Malone, but Karl Malone won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Maurice Lucas:
1976-77 to 1987-88
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
16 Games played
12 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Maurice Lucas
9
8
1
Karl Malone
7
4
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Maurice Lucas 6.3 5.5 0.8 0.60.2
Karl Malone 26.8 10.2 2.10.80.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Maurice Lucas 21 14 3 22
Karl Malone 41 19 7 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Maurice Lucas 2

games
2

games
3

games
5

games
2

games
Karl Malone 14

games
14

games
10

games
8

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
3

games
9

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1985
1. Lakers 116   Maurice Lucas 16 12 0 0 0 5 4 27 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 8 1 2 1 0 4 5 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 12, 1985
2. Lakers 119   Maurice Lucas 21 7 0 0 0 2 1 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 10 5 2 2 0 3 3 29 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Dec. 04, 1985
3. Lakers 131   Maurice Lucas 21 7 1 1 2 4 1 29 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
OT Jazz 127   Karl Malone 25 15 2 0 1 1 5 44 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Jan. 03, 1986
4. Lakers 110   Maurice Lucas 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 20 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 18 7 3 1 1 4 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1987
5. Supersonics 127   Maurice Lucas 2 3 1 1 0 2 3 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 23 6 0 3 0 2 3 31 8-18 .444 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 26, 1987
6. Supersonics 108   Maurice Lucas 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 95   Karl Malone 13 3 1 0 0 1 4 30 5-18 .278 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 24, 1987
7. Supersonics 103   Maurice Lucas 2 7 0 2 0 3 2 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 133   Karl Malone 38 13 3 0 0 3 3 32 14-20 .700 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Apr. 14, 1987
8. Supersonics 103   Maurice Lucas 11 7 1 0 0 1 4 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 18 10 0 0 0 4 3 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1988
9. Trail Blazers 104   Maurice Lucas 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 07 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 116   Karl Malone 31 13 5 1 1 2 3 44 8-19 .421 0-0 - 15-19 .789
Feb. 04, 1988
10. Trail Blazers 123   Maurice Lucas 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Jazz 126   Karl Malone 41 19 7 0 1 5 4 43 16-26 .615 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Apr. 14, 1988
11. Trail Blazers 128   Maurice Lucas 5 5 1 2 0 1 5 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 123   Karl Malone 39 11 1 1 0 5 4 43 17-26 .654 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 19, 1988
12. Trail Blazers 122   Maurice Lucas 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 16 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 129   Karl Malone 38 12 1 0 0 3 4 46 15-26 .577 0-0 - 8-12 .667
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1988
13. Trail Blazers 108   Maurice Lucas 5 4 0 0 0 1 3 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 16 13 1 1 0 6 3 44 5-22 .227 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 30, 1988
14. Trail Blazers 105   Maurice Lucas 1 14 1 0 0 2 4 19 0-4 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 114   Karl Malone 37 16 1 1 0 7 4 44 12-21 .571 0-0 - 13-16 .813
May. 04, 1988
15. Trail Blazers 108   Maurice Lucas 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 35 9 3 0 1 3 3 46 9-21 .429 0-0 - 17-22 .773
May. 06, 1988
16. Trail Blazers 96   Maurice Lucas 2 4 3 1 0 1 2 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 38 10 2 2 1 3 1 44 17-29 .586 0-0 - 4-8 .500