Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Michael Jordan 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 9 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 5-4 winning record over Michael Jordan. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
5
5
0
Michael Jordan
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 9.2 3.4 3.9 0.90.9
Michael Jordan 31.2 5.3 6.21.90.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 19 6 8 22
Michael Jordan 42 10 16 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 1

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Michael Jordan 8

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1984
1. Lakers 112   Michael Cooper 8 6 1 2 2 0 2 38 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 20 2 3 1 1 4 3 42 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 19, 1985
2. Lakers 127   Michael Cooper 19 4 4 0 2 2 1 32 9-9 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 117   Michael Jordan 16 6 8 0 0 3 5 30 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
3. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 11 3 4 0 0 0 2 32 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500
Bulls 103   Michael Jordan 41 10 3 1 1 3 4 45 19-43 .442 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 20, 1987
4. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 4 0 6 1 1 1 5 23 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 100   Michael Jordan 33 2 5 5 2 2 4 40 11-27 .407 0-0 - 11-12 .917
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1988
5. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 7 4 4 0 0 2 6 16 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Bulls 101   Michael Jordan 39 2 4 3 1 3 3 40 14-26 .538 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
6. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 9 4 4 2 0 0 4 30 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Bulls 116   Michael Jordan 42 7 8 4 0 1 0 39 11-23 .478 2-3 .667 18-22 .818
Mar. 21, 1989
7. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 9 4 8 1 1 0 4 31 4-6 .667 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 21 8 16 1 0 5 3 43 7-20 .350 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1989
8. Lakers 83   Michael Cooper 5 4 2 1 1 2 3 33 2-9 .222 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Bulls 93   Michael Jordan 37 7 5 2 1 7 1 44 15-29 .517 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Feb. 07, 1990
9. Lakers 121   Michael Cooper 11 2 2 1 1 0 2 23 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 103   Michael Jordan 32 4 4 0 1 8 3 40 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 8-12 .667