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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Kenny 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:
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They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 11-1 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Cooper
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
11
11
0
Kenny Smith
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 5.8 2.6 3.8 0.80.3
Kenny Smith 16.9 2.1 8.41.70.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 13 6 9 31
Kenny Smith 30 7 14 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 2

games		 6

games		 1

game		 2

games		4

games
Kenny Smith 10

games 		5

games		 11

games		 8

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1987
1. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 11 1 9 1 1 3 2 22 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 10 2 8 1 0 4 1 38 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 28, 1988
2. Lakers 115   Michael Cooper 7 2 2 1 0 1 2 27 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Kings 94   Kenny Smith 9 1 5 1 0 3 1 33 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
3. Lakers 120   Michael Cooper 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 21 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Kings 102   Kenny Smith 20 0 6 1 0 3 0 36 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Jan. 10, 1989
4. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 2 1 3 1 0 1 4 24 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Kings 106   Kenny Smith 19 7 14 3 0 4 1 39 7-13 .538 3-4 .750 2-6 .333
Feb. 20, 1989
5. Lakers 100   Michael Cooper 4 2 7 1 1 3 0 36 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 15 3 8 4 0 3 1 46 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 24, 1989
6. Lakers 115   Michael Cooper 13 5 5 3 0 1 2 28 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 30 3 10 1 0 1 1 41 13-23 .565 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mar. 23, 1989
7. Lakers 115   Michael Cooper 7 2 2 0 0 2 2 26 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Kings 92   Kenny Smith 21 2 10 2 0 1 2 40 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 20, 1989
8. Lakers 118   Michael Cooper 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 24 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Kings 115   Kenny Smith 19 3 13 1 0 3 3 42 7-17 .412 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1989
9. Lakers 109   Michael Cooper 4 0 3 1 1 1 2 15 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Kings 93   Kenny Smith 19 2 5 0 0 1 1 40 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Dec. 26, 1989
10. Lakers 104   Michael Cooper 4 5 3 0 0 1 3 29 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Kings 102   Kenny Smith 21 1 8 2 0 4 1 38 8-12 .667 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1990
11. Lakers 111   Michael Cooper 4 6 5 1 1 1 1 17 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 91   Kenny Smith 20 1 7 3 0 2 4 39 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 11, 1990
12. Lakers 123   Michael Cooper 5 3 2 0 0 0 3 19 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Hawks 115   Kenny Smith 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 19 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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