Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Jim Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Jim Smith 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 4 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 3-1 winning record over Jim Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Cooper
vs.
Jim Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Jim Smith:
1981-82 to 1982-83
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
3
3
0
Jim Smith
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Michael Cooper 14.3 2.0 1.3 1.0
Jim Smith 3.8 4.3 2.51.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Michael Cooper 17 5 2 2
Jim Smith 9 7 4 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Michael Cooper 3

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game
Jim Smith 1

game 		4

games		 3

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 2

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
%
Nov. 21, 1981
1. Lakers 119   Michael Cooper 16 1 1 1 4 2 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Clippers 117   Jim Smith 4 2 1 0 0 3 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1981
2. Lakers 129   Michael Cooper 17 1 0 0 0 32 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Clippers 138   Jim Smith 0 2 2 0 1 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1981
3. Lakers 139   Michael Cooper 16 5 2 1 3 2 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 117   Jim Smith 2 7 3 4 1 2 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 30, 1982
4. Lakers 143   Michael Cooper 8 1 2 2 0 2 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Clippers 120   Jim Smith 9 6 4 2 0 6 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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