Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dave Cowens and Cliff Robinson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dave Cowens and Cliff Robinson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 7 times in NBA games. Dave Cowens has a 5-2 winning record over Cliff Robinson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dave Cowens:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Cliff Robinson:
1979-80 to 1991-92
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dave Cowens
5
5
0
Cliff Robinson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Dave Cowens 11.7 8.7 1.4
Cliff Robinson 17.4 8.4 1.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Dave Cowens 24 16 3
Cliff Robinson 30 19 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Dave Cowens 3

games
4

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3

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Cliff Robinson 4

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2

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2

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Both had same stat 0

games
1

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2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1979
1. Celtics 111   Dave Cowens 21 6 3 5 43 8-19 .421 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nets 103   Cliff Robinson 7 4 1 2 15 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 12, 1979
2. Celtics 116   Dave Cowens 24 10 3 3 3 42 10-28 .357 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nets 102   Cliff Robinson 20 9 1 3 30 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Mar. 17, 1980
3. Celtics 117   Dave Cowens 12 16 1 0 0 1 2 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 92   Cliff Robinson 22 6 1 2 2 2 3 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 23, 1980
4. Celtics 96   Dave Cowens 13 11 1 1 3 0 5 34 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nets 101   Cliff Robinson 6 2 0 0 1 1 4 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1982
5. Bucks 119   Dave Cowens 4 11 2 1 0 1 1 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 95   Cliff Robinson 18 11 2 0 1 1 4 31 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 13, 1983
6. Bucks 110   Dave Cowens 6 5 0 0 0 0 2 22 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 100   Cliff Robinson 19 8 1 1 1 3 1 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 09, 1983
7. Bucks 94   Dave Cowens 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 104   Cliff Robinson 30 19 1 0 1 3 4 44 11-22 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889