Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Ed Nealy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Ed Nealy 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 28 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 23-5 winning record over Ed Nealy, including a 5-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Cooper
vs.
Ed Nealy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Ed Nealy:
1982-83 to 1992-93
28 Games played
23 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
23
18
5
Ed Nealy
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 8.5 3.4 5.0 0.70.5
Ed Nealy 2.5 3.1 0.90.40.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 17 8 13 44
Ed Nealy 10 15 5 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 23

games		 11

games		 26

games		 11

games		9

games
Ed Nealy 4

games 		8

games		 1

game		 5

games		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 9

games		 1

game		 12

games		18

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
1. Lakers 139   Michael Cooper 10 2 6 4 1 2 0 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 117   Ed Nealy 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1983
2. Lakers 143   Michael Cooper 11 2 2 2 0 1 22 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Kings 125   Ed Nealy 2 4 1 0 0 0 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1983
3. Lakers 116   Michael Cooper 9 3 3 1 0 2 3 27 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 106   Ed Nealy 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1983
4. Lakers 118   Michael Cooper 5 4 3 1 0 3 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Kings 124   Ed Nealy 10 5 0 3 0 6 28 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1983
5. Lakers 109   Michael Cooper 10 5 8 0 0 3 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 96   Ed Nealy 10 12 0 0 0 3 32 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1983
6. Lakers 129   Michael Cooper 4 1 10 2 0 0 4 29 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 106   Ed Nealy 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 12, 1984
7. Lakers 95   Michael Cooper 2 7 4 0 0 1 1 31 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Kings 89   Ed Nealy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1984
8. Lakers 123   Michael Cooper 2 3 6 1 0 1 3 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 116   Ed Nealy 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1984
9. Lakers 116   Michael Cooper 9 3 7 2 4 0 3 36 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Kings 105   Ed Nealy 6 6 2 0 0 1 0 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 20, 1984
10. Lakers 109   Michael Cooper 6 4 3 1 1 3 4 34 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 102   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1985
11. Lakers 132   Michael Cooper 6 3 7 0 1 2 3 23 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 125   Ed Nealy 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1985
12. Lakers 122   Michael Cooper 17 3 13 1 3 3 2 41 8-12 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Kings 116   Ed Nealy 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1986
13. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 15 4 3 0 0 1 2 30 6-13 .462 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Spurs 108   Ed Nealy 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1987
14. Lakers 111   Michael Cooper 6 0 6 0 0 1 3 24 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
Spurs 109   Ed Nealy 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 13 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 20, 1987
15. Lakers 147   Michael Cooper 9 8 3 0 0 1 4 20 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 4 8 5 2 0 2 4 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1987
16. Lakers 131   Michael Cooper 14 1 6 1 0 2 0 32 6-13 .462 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000
Spurs 121   Ed Nealy 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 17, 1987
17. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 5 4 4 1 0 2 3 25 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 10 15 2 2 1 2 5 32 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1987
18. Lakers 133   Michael Cooper 13 4 2 0 0 1 3 28 5-8 .625 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Spurs 124   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1988
19. Lakers 133   Michael Cooper 15 0 5 1 1 2 3 25 6-6 1.000 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1988
20. Lakers 133   Michael Cooper 10 4 7 0 1 0 3 28 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Spurs 132   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1988
21. Lakers 133   Michael Cooper 4 5 1 0 0 1 3 21 2-6 .333 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Spurs 126   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1988
22. Lakers 122   Michael Cooper 2 6 3 0 0 2 2 24 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Spurs 110   Ed Nealy 4 6 1 1 0 0 3 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1988
23. Lakers 130   Michael Cooper 12 4 8 1 1 1 3 43 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Spurs 112   Ed Nealy 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1988
24. Lakers 96   Michael Cooper 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 20 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Suns 111   Ed Nealy 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 16 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 01, 1989
25. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 9 3 3 0 0 0 3 24 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Suns 114   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1989
26. Lakers 134   Michael Cooper 4 1 6 0 1 3 3 26 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Suns 122   Ed Nealy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1989
27. Lakers 104   Michael Cooper 9 3 4 1 0 2 2 26 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Suns 127   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1989
28. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 16 4 4 0 0 1 2 30 5-6 .833 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000
Suns 107   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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