Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Nance and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Nance 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 19-13 winning record over Larry Nance. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Nance
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Nance:
1981-82 to 1993-94
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
32 Games played
32 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Nance
13
13
0
Isiah Thomas
19
19
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 16.2 7.5 2.9 0.82.3
Isiah Thomas 18.1 3.7 8.11.20.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 30 14 8 46
Isiah Thomas 38 7 17 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 13

games		 26

games		 3

games		 8

games		23

games
Isiah Thomas 18

games 		3

games		 27

games		 13

games		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 2

games		 11

games		5

games

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
%
Jan. 23, 1982
1. Suns 113   Larry Nance 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 07 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 8 3 5 1 0 6 3 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1982
2. Suns 115   Larry Nance 19 9 1 1 3 3 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 15 4 12 1 0 4 4 44 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Feb. 19, 1983
3. Suns 101   Larry Nance 28 8 3 1 0 4 6 36 14-19 .737 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 19 3 9 4 1 2 4 43 8-21 .381 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1984
4. Suns 114   Larry Nance 16 6 4 0 2 1 4 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 128   Isiah Thomas 26 5 12 1 0 4 4 41 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 24, 1984
5. Suns 109   Larry Nance 30 11 2 2 1 1 5 43 15-24 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 20 3 11 1 0 4 2 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1985
6. Suns 103   Larry Nance 10 8 2 0 0 2 4 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 9 1 17 0 1 0 1 30 2-6 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1986
7. Suns 100   Larry Nance 9 7 5 0 4 3 5 34 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 31 3 4 4 0 5 4 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Jan. 26, 1987
8. Suns 120   Larry Nance 26 11 2 1 2 0 4 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-10 .600
OT Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 17 1 15 0 0 5 5 43 7-19 .368 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 1988
9. Cavaliers 100   Larry Nance 13 3 2 0 0 1 5 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 16 5 13 2 0 4 1 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 17, 1988
10. Cavaliers 99   Larry Nance 14 7 5 0 3 3 4 35 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 16 7 8 1 0 1 1 42 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 13, 1988
11. Cavaliers 98   Larry Nance 20 12 3 0 5 2 6 31 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 21 6 5 0 0 5 5 35 10-19 .526 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1988
12. Cavaliers 119   Larry Nance 22 6 4 1 1 1 2 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 10 4 3 0 1 3 3 27 3-11 .273 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 27, 1989
13. Cavaliers 80   Larry Nance 11 9 3 1 2 4 2 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 79   Isiah Thomas 22 7 5 1 0 2 2 44 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Feb. 28, 1989
14. Cavaliers 115   Larry Nance 18 8 3 1 2 1 3 38 4-10 .400 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 28 3 13 1 0 4 3 40 9-22 .409 2-7 .286 8-11 .727
Mar. 03, 1989
15. Cavaliers 90   Larry Nance 20 7 2 1 0 3 2 45 7-16 .438 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 16 5 11 3 0 6 4 42 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 12, 1989
16. Cavaliers 95   Larry Nance 10 10 4 2 2 2 2 32 2-9 .222 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 18, 1989
17. Cavaliers 102   Larry Nance 9 4 1 0 1 0 2 35 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 17 3 8 0 0 2 2 26 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1989
18. Cavaliers 82   Larry Nance 9 3 2 0 4 2 1 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 10 2 4 0 0 3 3 24 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 1990
19. Cavaliers 100   Larry Nance 24 6 2 1 3 3 3 43 11-17 .647 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 19 6 6 3 0 4 5 30 8-18 .444 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 06, 1990
20. Cavaliers 96   Larry Nance 10 7 2 0 0 2 1 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 20 3 11 1 1 5 1 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1990
21. Cavaliers 97   Larry Nance 6 5 0 0 0 2 4 25 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 24 4 10 0 0 4 4 33 10-17 .588 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Jan. 04, 1991
22. Cavaliers 94   Larry Nance 21 8 3 1 2 1 4 39 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 10 7 5 2 0 5 1 28 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1991
23. Cavaliers 94   Larry Nance 22 7 5 2 0 2 1 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 20 3 7 0 0 5 6 34 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1991
24. Cavaliers 96   Larry Nance 13 9 8 1 6 1 1 42 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 89   Isiah Thomas 13 1 1 0 0 1 2 34 4-14 .286 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 05, 1991
25. Cavaliers 110   Larry Nance 15 9 2 1 4 0 2 37 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 21 1 8 1 0 5 3 42 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750
Jan. 29, 1992
26. Cavaliers 95   Larry Nance 18 14 2 1 5 1 2 43 5-15 .333 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 24 7 7 1 0 5 5 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 06, 1992
27. Cavaliers 95   Larry Nance 18 5 2 4 5 3 4 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 38 6 6 2 0 4 3 40 15-26 .577 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1992
28. Cavaliers 103   Larry Nance 18 6 3 0 3 1 5 41 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 21 3 6 3 0 2 4 33 5-15 .333 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Feb. 05, 1993
29. Cavaliers 109   Larry Nance 19 11 6 1 4 1 3 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 89   Isiah Thomas 9 2 12 0 0 4 4 35 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 28, 1993
30. Cavaliers 78   Larry Nance 6 6 4 0 2 2 5 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 31 1 10 1 1 2 2 39 13-28 .464 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Apr. 20, 1993
31. Cavaliers 105   Larry Nance 19 3 2 1 0 1 1 27 9-11 .818 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 81   Isiah Thomas 7 5 7 1 1 5 2 32 3-11 .273 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1994
32. Cavaliers 107   Larry Nance 20 13 4 2 5 0 3 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 22 4 4 3 0 2 4 44 10-24 .417 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
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