Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Rod Higgins

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Rod Higgins 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 30 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 23-7 winning record over Rod Higgins, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Cooper
vs.
Rod Higgins
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Rod Higgins:
1982-83 to 1994-95
30 Games played
25 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
23
19
4
Rod Higgins
7
6
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 10.8 3.3 4.4 1.31.0
Rod Higgins 9.5 3.6 1.40.40.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 24 8 12 33
Rod Higgins 24 7 4 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 15

games		 16

games		 28

games		 17

games		15

games
Rod Higgins 12

games 		13

games		 1

game		 3

games		6

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 1

game		 1

game		 10

games		9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1983
1. Lakers 114   Michael Cooper 2 2 3 0 0 1 5 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 111   Rod Higgins 19 7 1 0 2 2 3 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 12, 1983
2. Lakers 123   Michael Cooper 6 3 5 0 0 2 3 30 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 116   Rod Higgins 16 2 2 0 2 1 5 37 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1983
3. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 4 2 5 2 1 1 4 28 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 100   Rod Higgins 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1984
4. Lakers 124   Michael Cooper 10 2 8 3 0 1 3 31 4-8 .500 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 108   Rod Higgins 7 1 2 0 1 0 1 24 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1984
5. Lakers 112   Michael Cooper 8 6 1 2 2 0 2 38 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 113   Rod Higgins 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1985
6. Lakers 127   Michael Cooper 19 4 4 0 2 2 1 32 9-9 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 117   Rod Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1986
7. Lakers 106   Michael Cooper 11 3 2 0 0 1 2 27 4-8 .500 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000
Warriors 116   Rod Higgins 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1986
8. Lakers 132   Michael Cooper 24 1 2 0 1 1 1 30 8-13 .615 4-5 .800 4-4 1.000
Warriors 100   Rod Higgins 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 3-7 .429 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jan. 10, 1987
9. Lakers 109   Michael Cooper 9 3 3 2 1 1 6 34 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Warriors 124   Rod Higgins 6 7 0 1 0 0 1 19 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1987
10. Lakers 129   Michael Cooper 7 1 6 1 3 3 4 32 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Warriors 109   Rod Higgins 13 4 0 0 0 0 2 19 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Feb. 27, 1987
11. Lakers 121   Michael Cooper 13 2 9 1 1 0 4 40 5-8 .625 3-3 1.000 0-1 .000
Warriors 109   Rod Higgins 13 6 4 1 1 2 0 34 6-7 .857 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 03, 1987
12. Lakers 114   Michael Cooper 7 3 4 0 0 0 1 31 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Warriors 109   Rod Higgins 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 19 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1987
13. Lakers 125   Michael Cooper 17 3 7 0 1 3 4 31 7-9 .778 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Warriors 116   Rod Higgins 10 5 3 2 1 0 3 27 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1987
14. Lakers 116   Michael Cooper 12 8 12 2 1 5 2 33 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Warriors 101   Rod Higgins 4 4 3 1 0 0 1 26 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 09, 1987
15. Lakers 133   Michael Cooper 19 4 3 0 2 1 2 26 6-11 .545 4-7 .571 3-3 1.000
Warriors 108   Rod Higgins 5 2 2 1 2 0 1 14 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 10, 1987
16. Lakers 121   Michael Cooper 17 4 10 1 1 5 2 37 6-14 .429 3-9 .333 2-2 1.000
Warriors 129   Rod Higgins 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 12, 1987
17. Lakers 118   Michael Cooper 17 4 2 2 2 2 0 27 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Warriors 106   Rod Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1987
18. Lakers 118   Michael Cooper 9 5 3 1 0 2 2 30 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Warriors 110   Rod Higgins 16 5 0 1 1 0 1 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 17, 1987
19. Lakers 113   Michael Cooper 9 3 5 2 1 0 0 33 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Warriors 106   Rod Higgins 12 2 3 2 0 2 4 31 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 12, 1988
20. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 15 1 6 1 1 0 2 30 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Warriors 113   Rod Higgins 24 6 4 0 1 2 4 39 9-15 .600 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1988
21. Lakers 114   Michael Cooper 7 2 2 3 0 1 2 19 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Warriors 102   Rod Higgins 7 6 0 0 0 1 1 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 08, 1989
22. Lakers 118   Michael Cooper 9 2 6 2 0 1 2 38 3-11 .273 2-6 .333 1-2 .500
Warriors 121   Rod Higgins 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 23 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Mar. 01, 1989
23. Lakers 142   Michael Cooper 5 3 2 1 0 0 3 17 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Rod Higgins 10 2 0 0 0 2 3 16 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Mar. 12, 1989
24. Lakers 126   Michael Cooper 10 4 8 2 2 1 1 31 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Warriors 115   Rod Higgins 8 1 1 1 1 0 2 20 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Apr. 08, 1989
25. Lakers 116   Michael Cooper 14 1 5 0 2 2 3 29 5-10 .500 4-7 .571 0-0 -
Warriors 122   Rod Higgins 8 4 3 0 1 0 2 29 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1989
26. Lakers 106   Michael Cooper 11 8 2 3 3 2 4 32 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Warriors 95   Rod Higgins 9 5 2 0 1 2 3 32 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 29, 1989
27. Lakers 130   Michael Cooper 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 22 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Warriors 111   Rod Higgins 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 29 3-11 .273 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 06, 1990
28. Lakers 131   Michael Cooper 16 2 3 3 1 1 5 18 5-6 .833 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000
Warriors 133   Rod Higgins 19 5 1 0 0 0 1 31 5-10 .500 4-6 .667 5-6 .833
Mar. 09, 1990
29. Lakers 131   Michael Cooper 12 7 2 2 1 2 4 40 5-12 .417 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 115   Rod Higgins 17 5 1 0 0 1 3 21 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Apr. 13, 1990
30. Lakers 131   Michael Cooper 5 4 1 0 0 1 5 23 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Warriors 119   Rod Higgins 10 6 0 0 1 0 3 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Share: