Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Joe Dumars and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Joe Dumars 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 21 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-10 winning record over Joe Dumars, but Joe Dumars won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 6-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Joe Dumars
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Joe Dumars:
1985-86 to 1998-99
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
21 Games played
11 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Joe Dumars
10
4
6
Magic Johnson
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Dumars 15.8 2.1 5.0 0.70.0
Magic Johnson 20.3 6.3 12.01.40.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Dumars 33 5 11 21
Magic Johnson 34 12 19 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Dumars 8

games		 1

game		 1

game		 4

games		1

game
Magic Johnson 13

games 		18

games		 20

games		 12

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 5

games		17

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
1. Pistons 119   Joe Dumars 12 2 3 1 0 3 2 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 19 7 15 2 0 8 2 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Jan. 19, 1986
2. Pistons 118   Joe Dumars 18 1 11 0 0 3 3 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 10 6 18 1 0 3 1 40 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
3. Pistons 119   Joe Dumars 8 4 6 1 0 5 2 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 34 9 9 0 2 2 2 39 13-30 .433 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mar. 26, 1987
4. Pistons 111   Joe Dumars 2 0 5 0 0 1 1 18 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 21 7 15 3 2 5 3 38 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
5. Pistons 104   Joe Dumars 25 1 2 2 0 1 3 36 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 5 9 1 0 6 2 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 21, 1988
6. Pistons 110   Joe Dumars 17 2 6 2 0 1 3 41 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 7 13 2 0 2 3 40 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
7. Pistons 105   Joe Dumars 9 2 4 0 0 0 2 25 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 28 8 10 2 0 1 3 44 8-11 .727 2-2 1.000 10-10 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
8. Pistons 96   Joe Dumars 11 1 7 0 0 2 1 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 23 7 11 2 0 3 3 42 7-12 .583 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jun. 12, 1988
9. Pistons 86   Joe Dumars 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 18 6 14 3 0 3 2 40 7-8 .875 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jun. 14, 1988
10. Pistons 111   Joe Dumars 6 2 3 1 0 1 3 33 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 23 4 6 1 0 2 5 34 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Jun. 16, 1988
11. Pistons 104   Joe Dumars 19 4 3 1 0 1 2 39 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 15 6 17 2 1 4 3 45 4-15 .267 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Jun. 19, 1988
12. Pistons 102   Joe Dumars 16 2 10 1 0 1 1 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 4 19 2 0 2 2 45 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Jun. 21, 1988
13. Pistons 105   Joe Dumars 25 5 4 1 0 3 5 41 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 14 2 0 4 5 40 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
14. Pistons 102   Joe Dumars 20 1 4 2 0 0 2 35 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 0 0 9 2 32 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
15. Pistons 109   Joe Dumars 22 2 7 0 0 2 1 39 11-16 .688 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 5 14 3 0 5 2 41 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Jun. 08, 1989
16. Pistons 108   Joe Dumars 33 2 6 0 0 0 2 36 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 6 9 0 0 0 2 29 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Jun. 11, 1989
17. Pistons 114   Joe Dumars 31 2 5 2 1 3 1 35 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1989
18. Pistons 108   Joe Dumars 26 5 5 0 0 2 1 40 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
OT Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 28 7 10 0 0 1 5 40 10-16 .625 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Jan. 21, 1990
19. Pistons 97   Joe Dumars 8 5 4 0 0 1 3 36 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 21 5 16 1 0 4 4 45 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1990
20. Pistons 90   Joe Dumars 7 1 1 0 0 3 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 21 12 14 0 0 4 2 36 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 24, 1991
21. Pistons 96   Joe Dumars 8 1 7 0 0 1 5 34 3-14 .214 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 31 8 11 3 0 3 1 47 11-18 .611 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
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