Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Horace Grant and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Horace Grant 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 14 times in NBA games. Horace Grant has a 10-4 winning record over Magic Johnson, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Horace Grant

vs.

Magic Johnson


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

14 Games played

9 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Horace Grant	10	6	4
Magic Johnson	4	3	1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Horace Grant	13.6	9.6	1.6	1.1	0.9
Magic Johnson	17.9	6.9	11.3	1.3	0.0

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Horace Grant	26	18	6	2	2
Magic Johnson	31	12	20	4	0

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Horace Grant	4 games	7 games	0 games	4 games	9 games
Magic Johnson	9 games	5 games	14 games	5 games	0 games
Both had same stat	1 game	2 games	0 games	5 games	5 games

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	%
	Feb. 02, 1988
1.	Bulls	101	Horace Grant	6	8	0	1	0	0	2	32	3-6	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	110	Magic Johnson	25	2	11	0	0	3	0	43	11-17	.647	0-0	-	3-5	.600
	Mar. 10, 1988
2.	Bulls	128	Horace Grant	14	11	1	2	1	0	3	29	7-10	.700	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	107	Magic Johnson	7	2	4	0	0	1	0	10	2-5	.400	0-1	.000	3-3	1.000


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 20, 1988
3.	Bulls	116	Horace Grant	8	13	1	1	1	0	4	38	4-7	.571	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	103	Magic Johnson	31	4	12	3	0	2	3	41	11-18	.611	0-2	.000	9-9	1.000
	Mar. 21, 1989
4.	Bulls	104	Horace Grant	10	7	1	2	0	1	4	34	5-9	.556	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	103	Magic Johnson	20	8	12	2	0	7	1	40	7-13	.538	1-2	.500	5-6	.833


1989-90 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 19, 1989
5.	Bulls	93	Horace Grant	12	8	2	1	1	2	3	37	6-8	.750	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	83	Magic Johnson	18	12	10	4	0	3	3	42	6-16	.375	1-3	.333	5-6	.833
	Feb. 07, 1990
6.	Bulls	103	Horace Grant	12	18	6	0	1	1	4	41	5-10	.500	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	121	Magic Johnson	22	8	17	2	0	4	2	39	7-14	.500	3-6	.500	5-5	1.000


1990-91 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 21, 1990
7.	Bulls	114	Horace Grant	11	6	1	0	2	2	3	38	5-9	.556	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Lakers	103	Magic Johnson	18	9	14	0	0	5	1	39	7-14	.500	4-7	.571	0-1	.000
	Feb. 03, 1991
8.	Bulls	86	Horace Grant	19	7	1	0	1	1	6	41	9-15	.600	0-0	-	1-3	.333
	Lakers	99	Magic Johnson	7	7	11	0	0	5	3	31	2-4	.500	2-3	.667	1-1	1.000


1991 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jun. 02, 1991
9.	Bulls	91	Horace Grant	6	10	1	2	0	1	1	40	3-8	.375	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	93	Magic Johnson	19	10	11	1	0	5	2	43	4-5	.800	2-2	1.000	9-10	.900
	Jun. 05, 1991
10.	Bulls	107	Horace Grant	20	5	1	2	0	1	1	40	10-13	.769	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	86	Magic Johnson	14	7	10	2	0	4	2	43	4-13	.308	0-2	.000	6-6	1.000
	Jun. 07, 1991
11.	Bulls	104	Horace Grant	22	11	3	1	0	5	2	42	9-11	.818	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
OT	Lakers	96	Magic Johnson	22	6	10	2	0	5	2	50	7-15	.467	0-2	.000	8-9	.889
	Jun. 09, 1991
12.	Bulls	97	Horace Grant	14	7	3	2	1	0	3	36	6-14	.429	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	82	Magic Johnson	22	6	11	0	0	2	4	44	6-13	.462	0-2	.000	10-10	1.000
	Jun. 12, 1991
13.	Bulls	108	Horace Grant	11	6	0	1	2	2	2	40	4-5	.800	0-0	-	3-6	.500
	Lakers	101	Magic Johnson	16	11	20	1	0	6	0	48	4-12	.333	2-6	.333	6-6	1.000


1995-96 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 17, 1996
14.	Magic	98	Horace Grant	26	17	2	0	2	3	3	43	10-15	.667	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Lakers	97	Magic Johnson	10	4	5	1	0	2	3	33	4-11	.364	1-1	1.000	1-1	1.000