Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Roy Tarpley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Roy Tarpley 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 19 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 13-6 winning record over Roy Tarpley, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Roy Tarpley:
1986-87 to 1994-95
19 Games played
12 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
13
9
4
Roy Tarpley
6
3
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 9.8 3.0 3.0 0.80.6
Roy Tarpley 13.0 10.6 1.11.71.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 18 7 10 23
Roy Tarpley 24 20 6 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 7

games
1

game
12

games
5

games
3

games
Roy Tarpley 12

games
18

games
3

games
11

games
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
4

games
3

games
5

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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. 18, 1986
1. Lakers 114   Michael Cooper 16 4 0 2 0 1 2 31 5-11 .455 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 110   Roy Tarpley 6 5 0 1 1 0 3 10 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 1986
2. Lakers 112   Michael Cooper 16 7 5 0 3 4 4 29 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Mavericks 104   Roy Tarpley 9 4 1 3 2 2 4 14 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 20, 1986
3. Lakers 119   Michael Cooper 9 1 1 1 1 2 4 35 3-15 .200 1-7 .143 2-3 .667
Mavericks 130   Roy Tarpley 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1987
4. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 18 3 4 1 1 1 5 34 6-14 .429 5-6 .833 1-2 .500
Mavericks 132   Roy Tarpley 2 5 0 0 1 1 4 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 1987
5. Lakers 99   Michael Cooper 6 2 10 1 0 0 1 31 2-11 .182 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Mavericks 103   Roy Tarpley 12 9 1 0 1 1 2 33 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1987
6. Lakers 119   Michael Cooper 16 2 3 0 0 1 2 23 6-9 .667 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Mavericks 116   Roy Tarpley 12 5 4 3 0 1 4 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1988
7. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 7 4 4 0 1 0 1 31 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 89   Roy Tarpley 14 7 0 2 0 0 5 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1988
8. Lakers 114   Michael Cooper 14 2 3 0 1 1 3 37 5-12 .417 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 107   Roy Tarpley 24 13 1 1 1 0 4 29 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1988
9. Lakers 113   Michael Cooper 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 18 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 98   Roy Tarpley 18 20 6 0 2 2 1 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 25, 1988
10. Lakers 123   Michael Cooper 9 0 2 1 0 2 1 19 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mavericks 101   Roy Tarpley 8 13 2 4 1 4 3 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 27, 1988
11. Lakers 94   Michael Cooper 9 4 3 2 1 1 3 26 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Mavericks 106   Roy Tarpley 21 20 1 2 2 1 5 41 7-24 .292 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
May. 29, 1988
12. Lakers 104   Michael Cooper 6 4 4 2 1 1 1 28 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Mavericks 118   Roy Tarpley 16 13 1 1 5 2 5 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 31, 1988
13. Lakers 119   Michael Cooper 11 1 0 0 1 2 3 21 4-6 .667 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Mavericks 102   Roy Tarpley 18 11 1 0 3 1 2 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Jun. 02, 1988
14. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 10 6 5 1 0 1 3 25 4-8 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Roy Tarpley 12 7 0 0 2 2 2 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 04, 1988
15. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 8 3 1 1 0 1 3 24 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 102   Roy Tarpley 18 7 1 3 0 0 4 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
16. Lakers 116   Michael Cooper 11 4 1 1 0 3 2 22 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 113   Roy Tarpley 8 7 0 2 0 4 4 27 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
17. Lakers 102   Michael Cooper 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 21 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 94   Roy Tarpley 23 17 1 3 2 2 5 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 12, 1989
18. Lakers 107   Michael Cooper 4 5 4 0 0 1 1 23 2-9 .222 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 98   Roy Tarpley 12 14 0 2 1 6 5 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1990
19. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 29 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mavericks 91   Roy Tarpley 12 18 0 3 2 2 1 39 5-20 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000