Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Kevin Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Kevin Johnson 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 22 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 13-9 winning record over Kevin Johnson, including a 5-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
22 Games played
13 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
13
8
5
Kevin Johnson
9
5
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 6.5 3.0 4.1 0.90.4
Kevin Johnson 20.6 3.5 12.01.90.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 16 6 9 42
Kevin Johnson 37 9 21 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Cooper 1

game
6

games
2

games
4

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5

games
Kevin Johnson 21

games
13

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19

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12

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
1

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6

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16

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1987
1. Lakers 95   Michael Cooper 5 5 6 1 1 1 3 31 2-10 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Cavaliers 97   Kevin Johnson 8 1 5 1 0 1 0 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1987
2. Lakers 90   Michael Cooper 3 2 4 2 0 2 1 15 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 89   Kevin Johnson 8 3 4 1 0 0 3 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 15, 1988
3. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 12 4 9 4 0 3 3 37 4-9 .444 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 18 6 12 3 0 2 2 40 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 22, 1988
4. Lakers 117   Michael Cooper 4 2 6 0 0 0 2 24 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Suns 112   Kevin Johnson 22 2 16 2 0 1 4 41 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1988
5. Lakers 125   Michael Cooper 9 1 3 0 1 0 1 19 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 14 2 17 4 0 3 1 43 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1988
6. Lakers 96   Michael Cooper 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 20 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 18 6 13 2 0 4 3 44 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 01, 1989
7. Lakers 97   Michael Cooper 9 3 3 0 0 0 3 24 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 23 4 12 0 0 4 5 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Feb. 26, 1989
8. Lakers 134   Michael Cooper 4 1 6 0 1 3 3 26 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Suns 122   Kevin Johnson 30 2 21 4 1 4 3 45 11-16 .688 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Mar. 26, 1989
9. Lakers 118   Michael Cooper 6 3 4 0 0 1 4 27 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Suns 116   Kevin Johnson 26 4 16 1 0 1 2 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 28, 1989
10. Lakers 104   Michael Cooper 9 3 4 1 0 2 2 26 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Suns 127   Kevin Johnson 24 4 17 1 0 4 3 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 20, 1989
11. Lakers 127   Michael Cooper 8 4 8 0 0 2 3 25 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Suns 119   Kevin Johnson 27 3 18 0 0 4 4 46 10-18 .556 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
May. 23, 1989
12. Lakers 101   Michael Cooper 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 25 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Suns 95   Kevin Johnson 22 1 10 2 0 10 3 43 6-12 .500 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
May. 26, 1989
13. Lakers 110   Michael Cooper 16 4 4 0 0 1 2 30 5-6 .833 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000
Suns 107   Kevin Johnson 22 4 13 0 1 2 1 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 28, 1989
14. Lakers 122   Michael Cooper 8 3 3 1 2 1 1 25 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Suns 117   Kevin Johnson 22 1 10 4 1 5 1 39 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1989
15. Lakers 111   Michael Cooper 16 3 8 2 0 3 2 32 6-11 .545 4-5 .800 0-0 -
Suns 107   Kevin Johnson 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 03 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1990
16. Lakers 118   Michael Cooper 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 11 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
OT Suns 121   Kevin Johnson 34 6 15 1 0 5 4 47 12-17 .706 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Apr. 06, 1990
17. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 7 6 2 3 0 3 5 31 2-10 .200 1-4 .250 2-4 .500
Suns 99   Kevin Johnson 24 0 9 0 0 4 2 44 5-10 .500 0-0 - 14-19 .737
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1990
18. Lakers 102   Michael Cooper 0 3 2 1 2 1 2 20 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Suns 104   Kevin Johnson 9 9 12 2 0 4 2 45 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
May. 10, 1990
19. Lakers 124   Michael Cooper 0 4 2 1 1 2 2 16 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Suns 100   Kevin Johnson 12 5 12 4 0 3 1 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 12, 1990
20. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 6 3 5 1 0 0 3 26 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 117   Kevin Johnson 22 7 8 2 0 2 2 42 8-19 .421 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
May. 13, 1990
21. Lakers 101   Michael Cooper 10 2 0 0 0 2 5 21 4-5 .800 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 30 4 16 4 0 5 2 47 8-18 .444 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
May. 15, 1990
22. Lakers 103   Michael Cooper 5 3 6 3 0 1 3 31 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Suns 106   Kevin Johnson 37 3 8 2 0 4 1 42 14-23 .609 0-0 - 9-10 .900