Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Nate McMillan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Nate McMillan 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 25 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 21-4 winning record over Nate McMillan, including an 8-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Cooper
vs.
Nate McMillan
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Nate McMillan:
1986-87 to 1997-98
25 Games played
17 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
21
13
8
Nate McMillan
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 6.8 2.8 3.2 1.00.8
Nate McMillan 6.9 3.2 8.01.20.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 16 7 8 42
Nate McMillan 19 8 16 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 13

games		 7

games		 4

games		 6

games		12

games
Nate McMillan 12

games 		12

games		 21

games		 12

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 6

games		 0

games		 7

games		8

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
%
Nov. 12, 1986
1. Lakers 122   Michael Cooper 10 7 6 2 1 0 2 23 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 97   Nate McMillan 8 4 4 0 0 0 3 21 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1987
2. Lakers 101   Michael Cooper 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 18 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 125   Nate McMillan 5 1 6 1 0 1 2 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 04, 1987
3. Lakers 138   Michael Cooper 11 5 5 0 0 1 3 30 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
Supersonics 124   Nate McMillan 4 0 9 0 0 0 5 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1987
4. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 6 4 3 1 0 1 2 26 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Nate McMillan 2 6 16 4 0 5 2 35 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1987
5. Lakers 104   Michael Cooper 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 26 0-7 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 110   Nate McMillan 10 6 11 3 2 1 2 33 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1987
6. Lakers 92   Michael Cooper 10 3 1 4 1 1 5 35 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Supersonics 87   Nate McMillan 4 3 8 1 1 3 3 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 19, 1987
7. Lakers 112   Michael Cooper 13 1 3 1 1 1 4 26 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Nate McMillan 15 6 7 1 1 2 4 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 7-8 .875
May. 23, 1987
8. Lakers 122   Michael Cooper 12 2 5 0 2 2 5 33 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Supersonics 121   Nate McMillan 10 3 15 1 0 3 4 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 25, 1987
9. Lakers 133   Michael Cooper 9 5 8 4 0 2 1 24 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 102   Nate McMillan 4 1 3 0 0 4 4 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
10. Lakers 113   Michael Cooper 16 2 2 1 0 2 4 28 5-6 .833 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 109   Nate McMillan 0 1 12 4 0 2 3 19 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 24, 1987
11. Lakers 85   Michael Cooper 12 5 2 2 0 0 3 37 4-12 .333 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 103   Nate McMillan 11 8 10 1 0 2 1 36 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 20, 1987
12. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 6 3 4 2 2 3 3 40 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 94   Nate McMillan 2 3 2 0 0 4 1 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1988
13. Lakers 94   Michael Cooper 5 4 3 1 0 3 2 35 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 90   Nate McMillan 17 3 4 2 1 4 4 38 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 8-11 .727
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1988
14. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 12 1 6 0 1 0 3 34 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Supersonics 106   Nate McMillan 3 3 8 0 0 3 5 28 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 03, 1989
15. Lakers 106   Michael Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 116   Nate McMillan 6 5 8 2 1 4 3 30 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Apr. 04, 1989
16. Lakers 115   Michael Cooper 0 5 5 0 2 1 3 30 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Nate McMillan 9 0 8 1 1 2 3 33 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 23, 1989
17. Lakers 121   Michael Cooper 8 1 3 1 0 1 2 26 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Supersonics 117   Nate McMillan 14 3 13 2 1 1 1 34 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1989
18. Lakers 113   Michael Cooper 2 3 3 1 1 1 0 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 102   Nate McMillan 11 3 12 0 0 3 4 28 3-5 .600 0-0 - 5-7 .714
May. 10, 1989
19. Lakers 130   Michael Cooper 10 1 3 0 2 1 1 21 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Supersonics 108   Nate McMillan 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 12, 1989
20. Lakers 91   Michael Cooper 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 15 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 86   Nate McMillan 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 16 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 14, 1989
21. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 2 5 6 0 0 2 5 26 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 95   Nate McMillan 4 3 8 1 0 1 2 39 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1990
22. Lakers 100   Michael Cooper 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 21 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 90   Nate McMillan 4 3 9 2 0 2 5 26 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1990
23. Lakers 112   Michael Cooper 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 19 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 107   Nate McMillan 19 5 7 1 0 0 3 32 8-13 .615 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1990
24. Lakers 116   Michael Cooper 12 3 3 1 2 2 2 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 94   Nate McMillan 4 5 6 1 0 1 3 29 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 17, 1990
25. Lakers 102   Michael Cooper 4 3 2 0 0 1 2 25 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Nate McMillan 5 3 10 3 1 1 4 21 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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