Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Buck Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Buck Williams 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 21 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 13-8 winning record over Buck Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Buck Williams:
1981-82 to 1997-98
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
13
13
0
Buck Williams
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Michael Cooper 9.2 2.8 4.0
Buck Williams 16.3 10.1 1.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Michael Cooper 16 7 9
Buck Williams 30 21 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Michael Cooper 0

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1

game
16

games
Buck Williams 19

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20

games
1

game
Both had same stat 2

games
0

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4

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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
%
Jan. 20, 1982
1. Lakers 132   Michael Cooper 16 3 5 2 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 113   Buck Williams 18 9 2 2 37 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 03, 1982
2. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 7 0 1 3 23 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nets 111   Buck Williams 15 14 1 4 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1982
3. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 8 6 4 0 1 2 32 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 106   Buck Williams 20 9 2 0 0 4 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Jan. 11, 1983
4. Lakers 96   Michael Cooper 6 1 5 2 0 2 1 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 110   Buck Williams 21 21 2 2 1 3 1 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
5. Lakers 147   Michael Cooper 14 1 3 0 1 1 3 18 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nets 123   Buck Williams 16 6 5 3 0 2 5 25 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 29, 1984
6. Lakers 92   Michael Cooper 9 0 4 2 0 4 4 27 3-3 1.000 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Nets 102   Buck Williams 14 15 1 2 2 3 3 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-3 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1984
7. Lakers 121   Michael Cooper 13 1 9 1 0 2 1 28 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 111   Buck Williams 15 10 1 0 1 3 5 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Dec. 05, 1984
8. Lakers 104   Michael Cooper 15 5 2 3 1 2 2 35 7-11 .636 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nets 93   Buck Williams 18 9 2 2 1 2 2 43 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1985
9. Lakers 138   Michael Cooper 12 1 4 2 1 0 2 23 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 119   Buck Williams 12 9 4 0 1 6 3 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 21, 1986
10. Lakers 106   Michael Cooper 8 7 4 1 0 2 5 28 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nets 121   Buck Williams 19 15 1 1 1 3 3 42 5-12 .417 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
11. Lakers 111   Michael Cooper 7 6 3 0 1 0 1 27 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nets 95   Buck Williams 12 10 1 1 0 6 3 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Jan. 19, 1987
12. Lakers 126   Michael Cooper 7 1 4 2 0 0 1 30 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Nets 115   Buck Williams 30 14 4 2 1 4 2 39 12-16 .750 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1987
13. Lakers 98   Michael Cooper 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 22 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nets 81   Buck Williams 14 10 0 1 0 2 5 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 14, 1988
14. Lakers 115   Michael Cooper 4 2 6 1 1 2 0 27 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nets 105   Buck Williams 13 7 4 0 1 5 1 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1988
15. Lakers 113   Michael Cooper 14 1 5 4 0 1 3 44 5-9 .556 3-5 .600 1-2 .500
OT Nets 118   Buck Williams 22 13 0 1 1 4 2 46 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 05, 1989
16. Lakers 134   Michael Cooper 13 1 4 0 0 2 3 32 4-9 .444 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Nets 116   Buck Williams 13 6 1 1 1 2 5 28 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1990
17. Lakers 121   Michael Cooper 4 1 3 0 0 2 3 17 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 119   Buck Williams 14 8 2 1 3 3 4 44 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Feb. 14, 1990
18. Lakers 128   Michael Cooper 12 7 3 1 3 4 5 30 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
2OT Trail Blazers 132   Buck Williams 20 9 1 0 0 2 4 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Mar. 27, 1990
19. Lakers 111   Michael Cooper 3 3 5 1 1 0 4 28 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 130   Buck Williams 12 9 0 1 1 3 1 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mar. 30, 1990
20. Lakers 135   Michael Cooper 12 5 6 1 0 1 5 30 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 106   Buck Williams 18 7 0 2 0 4 5 29 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 22, 1990
21. Lakers 88   Michael Cooper 5 5 4 0 1 2 4 38 1-14 .071 0-6 .000 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 130   Buck Williams 7 2 1 0 2 1 5 15 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000