Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Alton Lister

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Alton Lister 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 32 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 26-6 winning record over Alton Lister, including an 8-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Alton Lister:
1981-82 to 1997-98
32 Games played
24 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
26
18
8
Alton Lister
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 8.0 2.8 3.7 1.20.6
Alton Lister 7.3 7.3 1.30.51.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 18 8 11 42
Alton Lister 27 16 6 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 21

games
4

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21

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16

games
3

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Alton Lister 10

games
28

games
6

games
5

games
21

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Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
5

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11

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8

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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
%
Jan. 26, 1982
1. Lakers 94   Michael Cooper 13 2 0 2 0 4 4 23 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bucks 96   Alton Lister 5 7 1 1 1 2 2 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
2. Lakers 115   Michael Cooper 11 3 2 0 0 1 3 31 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 113   Alton Lister 7 9 6 0 2 0 5 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 02, 1983
3. Lakers 127   Michael Cooper 4 3 3 2 0 3 4 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 117   Alton Lister 27 12 5 2 1 3 4 31 10-10 1.000 0-0 - 7-12 .583
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
4. Lakers 126   Michael Cooper 14 3 6 3 0 3 3 30 7-12 .583 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 97   Alton Lister 6 4 1 0 3 3 2 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 20, 1984
5. Lakers 99   Michael Cooper 0 2 6 3 2 0 2 21 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 94   Alton Lister 10 11 0 2 2 4 2 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1984
6. Lakers 96   Michael Cooper 8 8 6 3 0 1 3 37 3-12 .250 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Bucks 89   Alton Lister 2 7 2 1 3 1 2 23 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1985
7. Lakers 105   Michael Cooper 9 3 2 2 0 2 4 24 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Bucks 115   Alton Lister 4 9 3 0 2 3 5 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1985
8. Lakers 107   Michael Cooper 9 1 8 0 0 2 4 31 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Bucks 105   Alton Lister 12 3 1 1 2 2 4 19 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 28, 1986
9. Lakers 125   Michael Cooper 18 2 11 0 0 2 4 39 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Bucks 115   Alton Lister 14 5 0 1 1 3 6 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 4-8 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1986
10. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 14 5 0 3 0 2 1 24 6-10 .600 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 96   Alton Lister 11 14 2 1 1 3 5 28 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nov. 12, 1986
11. Lakers 122   Michael Cooper 10 7 6 2 1 0 2 23 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 97   Alton Lister 11 9 1 0 4 1 3 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 28, 1987
12. Lakers 101   Michael Cooper 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 18 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 125   Alton Lister 9 16 2 0 3 7 3 37 2-10 .200 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 04, 1987
13. Lakers 138   Michael Cooper 11 5 5 0 0 1 3 30 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Supersonics 124   Alton Lister 10 11 2 0 0 0 3 29 2-6 .333 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 02, 1987
14. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 6 4 3 1 0 1 2 26 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Alton Lister 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1987
15. Lakers 92   Michael Cooper 10 3 1 4 1 1 5 35 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Supersonics 87   Alton Lister 6 10 1 1 1 1 6 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 19, 1987
16. Lakers 112   Michael Cooper 13 1 3 1 1 1 4 26 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Alton Lister 11 2 3 2 2 1 3 28 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 23, 1987
17. Lakers 122   Michael Cooper 12 2 5 0 2 2 5 33 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Supersonics 121   Alton Lister 7 7 0 0 2 1 6 24 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 25, 1987
18. Lakers 133   Michael Cooper 9 5 8 4 0 2 1 24 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 102   Alton Lister 2 8 1 1 1 0 4 20 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
19. Lakers 113   Michael Cooper 16 2 2 1 0 2 4 28 5-6 .833 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 109   Alton Lister 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 24, 1987
20. Lakers 85   Michael Cooper 12 5 2 2 0 0 3 37 4-12 .333 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 103   Alton Lister 4 13 0 0 5 0 5 28 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 20, 1987
21. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 6 3 4 2 2 3 3 40 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 94   Alton Lister 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1988
22. Lakers 94   Michael Cooper 5 4 3 1 0 3 2 35 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 90   Alton Lister 5 14 2 0 2 1 4 22 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1988
23. Lakers 114   Michael Cooper 4 1 4 1 0 1 4 18 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Alton Lister 8 6 1 0 1 2 5 17 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 17, 1988
24. Lakers 98   Michael Cooper 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 10 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Alton Lister 10 2 0 0 1 0 5 16 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1988
25. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 12 1 6 0 1 0 3 34 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Supersonics 106   Alton Lister 4 4 0 1 0 0 2 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1989
26. Lakers 106   Michael Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 116   Alton Lister 9 3 2 0 5 0 5 22 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 04, 1989
27. Lakers 115   Michael Cooper 0 5 5 0 2 1 3 30 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Alton Lister 4 10 0 0 1 1 2 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1989
28. Lakers 121   Michael Cooper 8 1 3 1 0 1 2 26 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Supersonics 117   Alton Lister 2 10 2 1 2 0 5 25 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1989
29. Lakers 113   Michael Cooper 2 3 3 1 1 1 0 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 102   Alton Lister 8 8 0 0 1 2 3 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 10, 1989
30. Lakers 130   Michael Cooper 10 1 3 0 2 1 1 21 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Supersonics 108   Alton Lister 9 4 0 1 2 1 3 16 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 12, 1989
31. Lakers 91   Michael Cooper 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 15 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 86   Alton Lister 3 5 0 0 2 0 4 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 14, 1989
32. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 2 5 6 0 0 2 5 26 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 95   Alton Lister 1 4 0 0 1 2 2 14 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500