Head-to-Head: Games Played Between John Lucas and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Lucas and Karl Malone 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:
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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has an 8-7 winning record over John Lucas. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Lucas:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
John Lucas
7
7
0
Karl Malone
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Lucas 11.4 2.4 6.3 1.50.1
Karl Malone 25.8 11.9 2.51.10.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Lucas 21 7 13 31
Karl Malone 37 18 7 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Lucas 2

games
1

game
12

games
9

games
1

game
Karl Malone 13

games
14

games
2

games
3

games
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
3

games
6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
1. Rockets 112   John Lucas 21 7 6 1 0 2 4 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 108   Karl Malone 8 6 2 4 0 4 4 24 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 10, 1985
2. Rockets 134   John Lucas 13 1 6 1 1 5 2 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 19 9 1 1 0 6 3 27 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Dec. 14, 1985
3. Rockets 100   John Lucas 15 1 5 1 0 4 1 36 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jazz 114   Karl Malone 22 15 7 2 1 4 2 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Dec. 26, 1985
4. Rockets 106   John Lucas 19 1 7 2 0 1 1 37 6-19 .316 2-2 1.000 5-5 1.000
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 26 15 3 1 1 1 2 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 14, 1986
5. Rockets 102   John Lucas 12 0 8 1 0 2 2 35 6-17 .353 0-5 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 29 14 1 0 2 2 4 36 8-19 .421 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Feb. 25, 1986
6. Rockets 97   John Lucas 17 3 9 3 0 1 3 35 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 7 12 2 1 0 2 4 32 3-13 .231 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1987
7. Bucks 113   John Lucas 15 3 5 3 0 4 1 31 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 26 8 4 2 1 3 4 37 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 06, 1987
8. Bucks 123   John Lucas 16 2 6 3 1 4 3 33 7-17 .412 1-5 .200 1-3 .333
Jazz 124   Karl Malone 34 11 1 0 1 6 5 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
9. Bucks 107   John Lucas 9 3 13 2 0 2 2 26 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 29 11 1 0 1 0 3 47 10-20 .500 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Mar. 26, 1988
10. Bucks 107   John Lucas 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 33 14 2 0 2 3 4 45 11-33 .333 0-1 .000 11-17 .647
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
11. Supersonics 104   John Lucas 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 21 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 36 10 2 3 0 3 4 45 11-25 .440 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Mar. 27, 1989
12. Supersonics 105   John Lucas 9 3 4 2 0 2 2 19 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jazz 124   Karl Malone 35 11 3 2 0 2 0 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 13-15 .867
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
13. Rockets 100   John Lucas 10 3 9 0 0 1 1 21 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Jazz 92   Karl Malone 21 10 2 0 0 3 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Dec. 09, 1989
14. Rockets 90   John Lucas 8 3 5 1 0 1 0 27 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 25 14 5 0 1 2 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jan. 23, 1990
15. Rockets 94   John Lucas 5 4 4 2 0 2 1 21 1-7 .143 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Jazz 102   Karl Malone 37 18 2 0 1 3 4 38 12-21 .571 0-0 - 13-18 .722