Michael Cooper vs. Stephen Curry Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephen Curry and Michael Cooper, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Michael Cooper played 12 years in the NBA, 3 less than Stephen Curry, who played 15. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Stephen Curry had his rookie season in 2009-10. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Michael Cooper |
12 |
11 |
1978-79 to 1989-90 |
Stephen Curry |
15 |
9 |
2009-10 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
Rookie Season |
|
Michael Cooper |
Stephen Curry |
Season |
1978-79 | 2009-10 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Stephen Curry |
80 |
36.2 |
17.5 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
14.3 |
.462 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
.437 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
82 |
24.1 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
.524 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.250 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.776 |
Stephen Curry |
74 |
33.6 |
18.6 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
14.2 |
.480 |
2.0 |
4.6 |
.442 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
.934 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
16 |
29.0 |
9.1 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
.407 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.861 |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
81 |
32.4 |
9.4 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
8.1 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.211 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.785 |
Stephen Curry |
26 |
28.2 |
14.7 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
11.4 |
.490 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.455 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.809 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
3 |
34.0 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
.550 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
.714 |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
76 |
28.9 |
11.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
9.8 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.118 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.813 |
Stephen Curry |
78 |
38.2 |
22.9 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.451 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.453 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
.900 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
14 |
27.4 |
11.9 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
8.9 |
.565 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.735 |
Stephen Curry |
12 |
41.4 |
23.4 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
8.1 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
8.5 |
19.6 |
.434 |
3.5 |
8.8 |
.396 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
.921 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
82 |
26.2 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
.535 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.238 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.785 |
Stephen Curry |
78 |
36.5 |
24.0 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
8.4 |
17.7 |
.471 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.424 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
15 |
30.2 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
7.6 |
.465 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.143 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.829 |
Stephen Curry |
7 |
42.3 |
23.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
16.6 |
.440 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
.386 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
.881 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
82 |
29.1 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
.497 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.314 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.838 |
Stephen Curry |
80 |
32.7 |
23.8 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
8.2 |
16.8 |
.487 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.443 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
.914 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
21 |
34.4 |
11.3 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.461 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.333 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.806 |
Stephen Curry |
21 |
39.3 |
28.3 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
2.2 |
9.5 |
20.9 |
.456 |
4.7 |
11.0 |
.422 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.835 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
82 |
26.7 |
8.6 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
.465 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.285 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.865 |
Stephen Curry |
79 |
34.2 |
30.1 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
10.2 |
20.2 |
.504 |
5.1 |
11.2 |
.454 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
.908 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
19 |
26.4 |
10.4 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
.563 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.308 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
.923 |
Stephen Curry |
18 |
34.1 |
25.1 |
0.8 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
8.2 |
18.8 |
.438 |
4.4 |
11.0 |
.404 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
.916 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
82 |
27.7 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
.452 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.387 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.865 |
Stephen Curry |
79 |
33.4 |
25.3 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
8.5 |
18.3 |
.468 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
.411 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.898 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
14 |
30.1 |
9.7 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
.470 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
.463 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.818 |
Stephen Curry |
17 |
35.4 |
28.1 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
18.4 |
.484 |
4.2 |
10.1 |
.419 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
.904 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
82 |
27.5 |
10.5 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
9.0 |
.438 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.385 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.851 |
Stephen Curry |
51 |
32.0 |
26.4 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
16.9 |
.495 |
4.2 |
9.8 |
.423 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
.921 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
18 |
29.0 |
13.0 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
8.8 |
.484 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
.486 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
.852 |
Stephen Curry |
15 |
37.0 |
25.5 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
9.1 |
20.3 |
.451 |
4.3 |
10.8 |
.395 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
.957 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
61 |
29.4 |
8.7 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
7.9 |
.392 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.320 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.858 |
Stephen Curry |
69 |
33.8 |
27.3 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
9.2 |
19.4 |
.472 |
5.1 |
11.7 |
.437 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
.916 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
24 |
24.5 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.412 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.403 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.741 |
Stephen Curry |
22 |
38.5 |
28.2 |
0.8 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
19.6 |
.441 |
4.2 |
11.1 |
.377 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
.943 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
80 |
24.3 |
7.3 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
.431 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.381 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.871 |
Stephen Curry |
5 |
27.8 |
20.8 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
16.4 |
.402 |
2.4 |
9.8 |
.245 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
15 |
27.6 |
7.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.416 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.382 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.833 |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
80 |
23.1 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
.387 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.318 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.883 |
Stephen Curry |
63 |
34.2 |
32.0 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
10.4 |
21.7 |
.482 |
5.3 |
12.7 |
.421 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
.916 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
9 |
19.2 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
.286 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
64 |
34.5 |
25.5 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
19.1 |
.437 |
4.5 |
11.7 |
.380 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
.923 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
22 |
34.7 |
27.4 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
9.2 |
20.0 |
.459 |
4.1 |
10.4 |
.397 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
.829 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
56 |
34.7 |
29.4 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
10.0 |
20.2 |
.493 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.427 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
.915 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
13 |
37.9 |
30.5 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
11.2 |
23.9 |
.466 |
4.4 |
12.1 |
.363 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.845 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
74 |
32.7 |
26.4 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
8.8 |
19.5 |
.450 |
4.8 |
11.8 |
.408 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.923 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |