Head-to-Head: Games Played Between George Gervin and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which George Gervin and Melvin Turpin 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 8 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 4-4. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
George Gervin:
1976-77 to 1985-86
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
George Gervin
4
4
0
Melvin Turpin
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Gervin 20.0 2.1 2.5 0.90.1
Melvin Turpin 11.5 6.9 0.40.51.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Gervin 42 5 5 21
Melvin Turpin 18 10 1 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Gervin 6

games
1

game
6

games
2

games
0

games
Melvin Turpin 2

games
7

games
0

games
1

game
7

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
5

games
1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1984
1. Spurs 127   George Gervin 42 2 1 0 1 0 0 27 18-23 .783 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 103   Melvin Turpin 14 6 1 0 1 2 4 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 18, 1984
2. Spurs 110   George Gervin 15 1 1 0 0 4 4 30 6-18 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 118   Melvin Turpin 14 9 0 0 2 1 3 35 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
3. Bulls 116   George Gervin 4 1 4 1 0 1 3 16 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 6 4 0 1 2 1 4 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 16, 1985
4. Bulls 128   George Gervin 22 4 5 1 0 0 6 34 7-15 .467 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
OT Cavaliers 132   Melvin Turpin 10 3 0 2 1 1 6 23 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 30, 1985
5. Bulls 121   George Gervin 31 1 3 2 0 0 3 32 11-18 .611 1-1 1.000 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 117   Melvin Turpin 10 10 1 0 4 0 2 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1986
6. Bulls 116   George Gervin 26 2 5 2 0 0 1 24 8-14 .571 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Cavaliers 96   Melvin Turpin 18 10 1 0 2 5 2 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1986
7. Bulls 97   George Gervin 20 5 1 1 0 1 3 29 7-21 .333 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 123   Melvin Turpin 18 8 0 1 1 4 6 37 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Apr. 13, 1986
8. Bulls 97   George Gervin 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 104   Melvin Turpin 2 5 0 0 1 2 3 24 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -