Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Joe Dumars

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Joe Dumars 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 20 times in NBA games. Joe Dumars has a 12-8 winning record over Michael Cooper, including a 7-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Joe Dumars:
1985-86 to 1998-99
20 Games played
9 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
8
4
4
Joe Dumars
12
5
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 7.3 2.3 3.7 1.20.3
Joe Dumars 17.3 2.2 5.00.60.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 19 5 13 41
Joe Dumars 33 5 11 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 2

games
8

games
4

games
10

games
4

games
Joe Dumars 18

games
8

games
14

games
5

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
4

games
2

games
5

games
16

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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
%
Dec. 15, 1985
1. Lakers 132   Michael Cooper 4 2 2 4 0 1 4 20 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Pistons 119   Joe Dumars 12 2 3 1 0 3 2 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 19, 1986
2. Lakers 115   Michael Cooper 5 5 7 1 0 1 1 30 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Pistons 118   Joe Dumars 18 1 11 0 0 3 3 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
3. Lakers 114   Michael Cooper 13 3 2 3 0 0 4 25 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Pistons 119   Joe Dumars 8 4 6 1 0 5 2 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1987
4. Lakers 128   Michael Cooper 10 5 5 0 0 1 4 24 3-8 .375 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Pistons 111   Joe Dumars 2 0 5 0 0 1 1 18 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
5. Lakers 106   Michael Cooper 6 3 1 0 0 2 4 29 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Pistons 104   Joe Dumars 25 1 2 2 0 1 3 36 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
6. Lakers 93   Michael Cooper 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 23 0-7 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Joe Dumars 9 2 4 0 0 0 2 25 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
7. Lakers 108   Michael Cooper 5 2 4 1 1 1 2 24 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Pistons 96   Joe Dumars 11 1 7 0 0 2 1 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 12, 1988
8. Lakers 99   Michael Cooper 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 27 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 86   Joe Dumars 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1988
9. Lakers 86   Michael Cooper 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 28 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Pistons 111   Joe Dumars 6 2 3 1 0 1 3 33 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 16, 1988
10. Lakers 94   Michael Cooper 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 24 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 104   Joe Dumars 19 4 3 1 0 1 2 39 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 19, 1988
11. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 4 2 3 1 0 0 5 22 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Pistons 102   Joe Dumars 16 2 10 1 0 1 1 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 21, 1988
12. Lakers 108   Michael Cooper 12 5 3 0 0 0 2 28 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 0-2 .000
Pistons 105   Joe Dumars 25 5 4 1 0 3 5 41 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
13. Lakers 99   Michael Cooper 9 5 6 0 1 0 1 30 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Pistons 102   Joe Dumars 20 1 4 2 0 0 2 35 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 14, 1989
14. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 7 3 8 0 0 3 5 32 2-11 .182 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 111   Joe Dumars 23 1 3 0 0 1 1 30 9-15 .600 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
15. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 3 2 1 1 0 0 5 25 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Pistons 109   Joe Dumars 22 2 7 0 0 2 1 39 11-16 .688 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1989
16. Lakers 105   Michael Cooper 19 1 4 3 1 0 3 44 6-12 .500 4-8 .500 3-3 1.000
Pistons 108   Joe Dumars 33 2 6 0 0 0 2 36 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Jun. 11, 1989
17. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 15 0 13 1 1 2 2 48 6-14 .429 3-8 .375 0-0 -
Pistons 114   Joe Dumars 31 2 5 2 1 3 1 35 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Jun. 13, 1989
18. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 11 3 9 2 0 0 4 46 4-14 .286 1-7 .143 2-3 .667
Pistons 105   Joe Dumars 23 1 6 0 0 2 0 37 5-13 .385 0-0 - 13-17 .765
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1989
19. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 10 1 1 1 0 2 4 32 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
OT Pistons 108   Joe Dumars 26 5 5 0 0 2 1 40 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Jan. 21, 1990
20. Lakers 107   Michael Cooper 7 2 0 1 0 0 2 17 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Pistons 97   Joe Dumars 8 5 4 0 0 1 3 36 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 0-0 -