Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and John Salley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and John Salley 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:
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They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. John Salley has a 11-7 winning record over Michael Cooper, including a 7-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Cooper
vs.
John Salley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
John Salley:
1986-87 to 1999-00
18 Games played
7 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
7
3
4
John Salley
11
4
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 7.6 2.2 3.6 1.00.3
John Salley 7.4 4.4 1.00.61.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 19 5 13 31
John Salley 17 10 3 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 9

games		 3

games		 14

games		 9

games		2

games
John Salley 9

games 		13

games		 1

game		 5

games		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		 4

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
1. Lakers 114   Michael Cooper 13 3 2 3 0 0 4 25 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Pistons 119   John Salley 9 6 1 0 2 1 1 21 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 26, 1987
2. Lakers 128   Michael Cooper 10 5 5 0 0 1 4 24 3-8 .375 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Pistons 111   John Salley 16 7 3 0 1 0 5 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
3. Lakers 106   Michael Cooper 6 3 1 0 0 2 4 29 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Pistons 104   John Salley 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
4. Lakers 93   Michael Cooper 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 23 0-7 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 105   John Salley 2 5 1 0 1 2 3 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1988
5. Lakers 108   Michael Cooper 5 2 4 1 1 1 2 24 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Pistons 96   John Salley 9 5 2 1 0 3 5 25 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jun. 12, 1988
6. Lakers 99   Michael Cooper 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 27 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 86   John Salley 8 6 0 2 3 0 4 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1988
7. Lakers 86   Michael Cooper 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 28 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Pistons 111   John Salley 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 16, 1988
8. Lakers 94   Michael Cooper 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 24 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 104   John Salley 7 10 1 1 3 0 5 24 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jun. 19, 1988
9. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 4 2 3 1 0 0 5 22 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Pistons 102   John Salley 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 21 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 21, 1988
10. Lakers 108   Michael Cooper 12 5 3 0 0 0 2 28 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 0-2 .000
Pistons 105   John Salley 17 10 1 1 1 1 2 36 6-9 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
11. Lakers 99   Michael Cooper 9 5 6 0 1 0 1 30 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Pistons 102   John Salley 6 6 0 0 1 1 5 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 14, 1989
12. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 7 3 8 0 0 3 5 32 2-11 .182 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 111   John Salley 11 1 2 1 2 1 5 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
13. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 3 2 1 1 0 0 5 25 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Pistons 109   John Salley 5 2 1 0 5 2 3 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 08, 1989
14. Lakers 105   Michael Cooper 19 1 4 3 1 0 3 44 6-12 .500 4-8 .500 3-3 1.000
Pistons 108   John Salley 8 2 0 1 3 0 4 17 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1989
15. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 15 0 13 1 1 2 2 48 6-14 .429 3-8 .375 0-0 -
Pistons 114   John Salley 9 3 3 0 0 0 5 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 13, 1989
16. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 11 3 9 2 0 0 4 46 4-14 .286 1-7 .143 2-3 .667
Pistons 105   John Salley 8 3 1 0 3 0 2 20 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1989
17. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 10 1 1 1 0 2 4 32 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
OT Pistons 108   John Salley 4 3 0 2 0 2 6 23 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1990
18. Lakers 107   Michael Cooper 7 2 0 1 0 0 2 17 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Pistons 97   John Salley 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 19 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
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