Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Darryl Dawkins and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Darryl Dawkins and Magic 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 20 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 12-8 winning record over Darryl Dawkins, including an 8-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Darryl Dawkins
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Darryl Dawkins:
1975-76 to 1988-89
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
20 Games played
8 in Regular Season
12 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Darryl Dawkins
8
4
4
Magic Johnson
12
4
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darryl Dawkins 14.9 5.1 1.5 0.81.7
Magic Johnson 18.1 9.2 9.42.40.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darryl Dawkins 26 13 5 43
Magic Johnson 42 15 20 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darryl Dawkins 6

games		 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		12

games
Magic Johnson 14

games 		15

games		 20

games		 17

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 4

games		 0

games		 2

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1980
1. 76ers 103   Darryl Dawkins 16 4 3 1 3 2 5 36 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 10 4 4 2 1 3 1 31 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1980
2. 76ers 105   Darryl Dawkins 18 6 1 1 1 4 5 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 21 6 9 3 1 6 4 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1980 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1980
3. 76ers 102   Darryl Dawkins 12 3 1 2 2 3 6 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 9 10 3 0 2 1 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1980
4. 76ers 107   Darryl Dawkins 25 7 2 4 2 6 3 39 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 13 8 11 2 0 5 5 41 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 10, 1980
5. 76ers 101   Darryl Dawkins 21 9 1 1 2 2 6 30 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 16 11 5 2 0 5 2 44 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
May. 11, 1980
6. 76ers 105   Darryl Dawkins 26 6 3 0 2 2 5 41 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 28 9 9 3 1 3 1 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-10 .800
May. 14, 1980
7. 76ers 103   Darryl Dawkins 23 7 5 0 3 1 4 44 10-25 .400 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 14 15 10 3 0 10 5 39 4-13 .308 0-0 - 6-7 .857
May. 16, 1980
8. 76ers 107   Darryl Dawkins 14 4 1 0 3 5 5 31 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 42 15 7 3 1 5 3 47 14-23 .609 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
1982 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1982
9. 76ers 117   Darryl Dawkins 16 4 0 1 2 1 4 20 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 10 14 9 1 0 7 3 45 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 30, 1982
10. 76ers 110   Darryl Dawkins 9 1 0 0 2 3 5 08 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 18 11 7 4 0 5 3 44 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Jun. 01, 1982
11. 76ers 108   Darryl Dawkins 14 13 0 0 3 5 4 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 22 9 8 3 0 3 5 34 8-9 .889 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jun. 03, 1982
12. 76ers 101   Darryl Dawkins 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 17 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 24 8 7 1 0 0 3 43 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Jun. 06, 1982
13. 76ers 135   Darryl Dawkins 20 7 1 1 3 0 4 28 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 10 10 4 2 0 5 4 40 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jun. 08, 1982
14. 76ers 104   Darryl Dawkins 10 1 0 0 1 3 6 20 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 13 13 13 4 2 6 5 44 2-3 .667 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1982
15. Nets 106   Darryl Dawkins 15 7 2 2 1 2 19 7-8 .875 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 16 8 13 3 1 5 39 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Jan. 11, 1983
16. Nets 110   Darryl Dawkins 14 8 4 1 2 9 5 26 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 16 8 11 2 3 6 3 42 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
17. Nets 123   Darryl Dawkins 15 4 1 0 0 1 6 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 19 7 20 1 1 3 1 37 3-7 .429 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Feb. 29, 1984
18. Nets 102   Darryl Dawkins 5 3 1 1 0 1 5 13 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 14 3 8 4 1 6 1 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1985
19. Nets 119   Darryl Dawkins 19 3 3 0 0 2 5 19 7-8 .875 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 21 6 15 2 0 3 1 30 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
20. Pistons 102   Darryl Dawkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 0 0 9 2 32 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
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