Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Alford and Michael Cooper

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Alford and Michael Cooper 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 8 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 6-2 winning record over Steve Alford, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Alford
vs.
Michael Cooper
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Alford:
1987-88 to 1990-91
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
8 Games played
6 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Steve Alford
2
2
0
Michael Cooper
6
4
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 4.3 1.0 0.9 0.40.1
Michael Cooper 8.6 2.3 3.80.80.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 10 3 3 21
Michael Cooper 14 5 8 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 1

game		 2

games		 0

games		 1

game		1

game
Michael Cooper 7

games 		4

games		 6

games		 4

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		 3

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 25, 1988
1. Mavericks 101   Steve Alford 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Michael Cooper 9 0 2 1 0 2 1 19 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 31, 1988
2. Mavericks 102   Steve Alford 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Michael Cooper 11 1 0 0 1 2 3 21 4-6 .667 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1989
3. Warriors 121   Steve Alford 4 3 1 1 0 2 1 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Michael Cooper 9 2 6 2 0 1 2 38 3-11 .273 2-6 .333 1-2 .500
Mar. 01, 1989
4. Warriors 121   Steve Alford 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 21 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 142   Michael Cooper 5 3 2 1 0 0 3 17 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1989
5. Warriors 115   Steve Alford 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 09 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 126   Michael Cooper 10 4 8 2 2 1 1 31 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Apr. 08, 1989
6. Warriors 122   Steve Alford 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 09 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Michael Cooper 14 1 5 0 2 2 3 29 5-10 .500 4-7 .571 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1989
7. Mavericks 98   Steve Alford 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Michael Cooper 4 5 4 0 0 1 1 23 2-9 .222 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1990
8. Mavericks 106   Steve Alford 10 1 3 2 0 0 1 11 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Lakers 113   Michael Cooper 7 2 3 0 0 2 1 19 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
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