wayne cooper most points in a playoff game

Wayne Cooper posted his most points in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 1985 Western Conference Finals versus the Lakers, with 23 points.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
23
5/22/1985
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
33
4
1
1
3
10
18
55.6
0
0
3
4
75.0
58.2
2
2
1
2
2Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
16
5/2/1985
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
29
8
0
1
6
7
12
58.3
0
0
2
3
66.7
60.1
1
7
1
2
3Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
16
4/24/1983
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
29
8
1
0
2
7
10
70.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
73.5
5
3
3
5
4Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
15
5/7/1985
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
25
11
3
2
3
7
14
50.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
50.4
6
5
4
3
5Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
14
5/11/1985
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
20
7
1
0
1
5
9
55.6
0
0
4
8
50.0
55.9
2
5
1
4
6Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
14
5/5/1985
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
27
14
2
0
2
6
11
54.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
58.9
5
9
5
4
7Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
14
4/23/1985
DEN DEN
@
SAS SAS
19
3
2
0
0
6
8
75.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
78.8
1
2
1
4
8Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
14
4/20/1985
DEN DEN
vs
SAS SAS
34
10
0
0
4
5
13
38.5
0
0
4
4
100.0
47.4
5
5
0
4
9Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
14
4/26/1983
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
34
7
1
1
0
6
13
46.2
0
0
2
3
66.7
48.9
5
2
2
4
10Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
14
4/20/1983
POR POR
@
SEA SEA
39
10
1
1
2
6
8
75.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
78.8
4
6
3
2
11Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
13
4/29/1986
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
30
9
1
0
1
5
12
41.7
0
0
3
4
75.0
47.2
3
6
2
5
12Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
13
4/24/1986
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
13
3
0
0
0
5
7
71.4
0
0
3
3
100.0
78.1
1
2
1
2
13Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
13
5/3/1983
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
32
5
3
0
2
6
15
40.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
40.9
2
3
2
4
14Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
12
5/6/1986
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
21
7
1
0
1
4
9
44.4
0
1
0.0
4
7
57.1
49.7
2
5
1
6
15Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
12
4/30/1985
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
21
4
0
1
1
6
10
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
1
3
0
4
16Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
10
5/15/1988
DEN DEN
@
DAL DAL
19
10
1
0
2
4
8
50.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
56.3
6
4
2
4
17Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
10
5/4/1985
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
23
7
2
0
6
3
9
33.3
0
0
4
7
57.1
41.4
2
5
1
4
18Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
10
5/1/1983
POR POR
vs
LAL LAL
20
5
1
0
0
4
7
57.1
0
0
2
2
100.0
63.5
0
5
5
6
19Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
10
4/29/1983
POR POR
vs
LAL LAL
38
10
1
0
0
4
9
44.4
0
0
2
2
100.0
50.6
4
6
1
6
20Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
10
4/22/1983
POR POR
vs
SEA SEA
36
11
1
0
2
3
12
25.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
36.3
4
7
1
6
21Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
8
4/23/1987
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
12
4
2
0
0
4
5
80.0
0
0
0
0
80.0
1
3
0
2
22Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
8
5/4/1986
DEN DEN
vs
HOU HOU
26
9
2
1
2
4
10
40.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
36.8
1
8
2
6
23Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
8
4/28/1985
DEN DEN
vs
SAS SAS
15
4
1
0
1
4
9
44.4
0
0
0
0
44.4
2
2
2
5
24Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
8
4/18/1985
DEN DEN
vs
SAS SAS
22
7
7
0
5
3
7
42.9
0
0
2
2
100.0
50.8
2
5
0
4
25Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
8
4/24/1984
POR POR
@
PHX PHX
27
4
3
0
0
4
9
44.4
0
0
0
0
44.4
3
1
0
3

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ORTG

124.3

2nd

DRTG

111.2

3rd

NETRTG

13.2

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36.4

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
13
1
.929
2
Nuggets Nuggets
10
2
.833
2.0
3
Rockets Rockets
9
3
.750
3.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
4
.714
3.0
5
Spurs Spurs
9
4
.692
3.5
Schedule
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Mon
11/17
CHI CHI
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
11/19
DEN DEN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Fri
11/21
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
9:30 PM
Sat
11/22
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Mon
11/24
DEN DEN
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
13
1
.929
2
Nuggets Nuggets
10
2
.833
2.0
3
Rockets Rockets
9
3
.750
3.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
4
.714
3.0
5
Spurs Spurs
9
4
.692
3.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
5
.615
4.5
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1
Pistons Pistons
11
2
.846
2
Knicks Knicks
8
4
.667
2.5
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
9
5
.643
2.5
4
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9
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.643
2.5
5
Raptors Raptors
8
5
.615
3.0
6
76ers 76ers
7
5
.583
3.5

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
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Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
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ORL ORL
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11/17
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DET DET
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11/17
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PHI PHI
7:00 PM
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11/17
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