Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Don Buse and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Don Buse and Isiah Thomas 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. Don Buse has a 6-3 winning record over Isiah Thomas. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Don Buse:
1976-77 to 1984-85
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Don Buse
6
6
0
Isiah Thomas
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Don Buse 9.4 3.2 5.1
Isiah Thomas 18.6 3.4 8.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Don Buse 18 5 9
Isiah Thomas 26 5 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Don Buse 2

games
3

games
2

games
Isiah Thomas 7

games
3

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1981
1. Pacers 105   Don Buse 15 5 3 2 0 2 31 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 14 3 3 1 0 5 38 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 20, 1982
2. Pacers 100   Don Buse 17 4 8 1 32 7-11 .636 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 11 1 8 4 4 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 28, 1982
3. Pacers 112   Don Buse 9 2 5 1 5 31 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 16 5 4 2 2 4 28 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 31, 1982
4. Pacers 108   Don Buse 18 4 7 5 31 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 19 5 10 0 5 3 38 7-19 .368 0- .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 03, 1982
5. Pacers 102   Don Buse 11 3 1 1 4 32 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 17 3 10 1 5 4 37 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 29, 1983
6. Trail Blazers 114   Don Buse 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 12 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 26 3 8 1 0 6 5 39 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1983
7. Kings 106   Don Buse 8 4 7 3 0 3 0 23 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 131   Isiah Thomas 19 4 5 0 0 7 2 30 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 21, 1984
8. Kings 119   Don Buse 2 0 5 0 0 2 2 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 23 4 6 3 3 5 5 36 9-20 .450 0-3 .000 5-8 .625
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1984
9. Kings 129   Don Buse 5 4 9 1 0 3 0 29 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 22 3 21 2 0 3 4 35 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 4-5 .800