Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Drew and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Drew 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 30 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 28-2 winning record over Larry Drew, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Drew
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Drew:
1980-81 to 1990-91
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
30 Games played
27 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Drew
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
28
25
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Drew 11.8 1.5 5.1 0.1
Magic Johnson 18.0 6.4 11.40.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Drew 23 4 14 1
Magic Johnson 33 12 19 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Drew 6

games		 1

game		 2

games		 1

game
Magic Johnson 22

games 		29

games		 27

games		 9

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 0

games		 1

game		 20

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1981
1. Kings 106   Larry Drew 6 0 5 2 0 2 19 3-7 .429 0- .000 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 22 10 9 3 2 2 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 17, 1982
2. Kings 97   Larry Drew 21 1 3 0 0 0 25 9-13 .692 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 29 7 9 0 0 4 38 12-15 .800 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 09, 1982
3. Kings 99   Larry Drew 9 1 6 1 0 1 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 4 4 1 0 3 36 8-13 .615 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Mar. 28, 1982
4. Kings 111   Larry Drew 16 2 5 0 0 25 6-15 .400 1- .000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 0 4 41 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
5. Kings 117   Larry Drew 12 1 9 1 0 5 5 28 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 15 6 5 4 0 0 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 04, 1983
6. Kings 125   Larry Drew 14 2 12 0 0 3 22 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 8 10 15 4 2 1 34 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Feb. 06, 1983
7. Kings 106   Larry Drew 18 0 9 2 0 6 2 40 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 11 6 11 2 0 0 2 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 18, 1983
8. Kings 124   Larry Drew 17 3 14 1 1 1 39 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 17 7 15 3 0 6 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 18, 1983
9. Kings 96   Larry Drew 23 0 1 3 0 0 36 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
10. Kings 107   Larry Drew 10 2 5 0 0 4 4 20 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 16 5 11 1 1 6 3 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jan. 12, 1984
11. Kings 89   Larry Drew 4 4 8 1 0 2 2 35 2-19 .105 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 15 1 11 3 1 4 2 39 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 21, 1984
12. Kings 116   Larry Drew 21 1 6 1 0 3 4 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 24 12 19 2 1 5 4 28 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1984
13. Kings 105   Larry Drew 11 1 7 1 0 2 1 30 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 7 11 3 0 4 2 39 12-22 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 20, 1984
14. Kings 102   Larry Drew 4 3 4 1 0 2 1 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 23 5 11 0 0 4 4 40 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 22, 1984
15. Kings 102   Larry Drew 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 10 13 2 1 3 3 42 4-11 .364 0-0 - 9-11 .818
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1984
16. Kings 116   Larry Drew 16 3 4 1 0 4 1 30 7-20 .350 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 9 5 11 3 0 5 3 32 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nov. 30, 1984
17. Kings 121   Larry Drew 16 1 3 1 0 2 4 20 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 2 0 2 1 35 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 21, 1985
18. Kings 117   Larry Drew 7 2 4 0 1 2 1 30 3-12 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 15 10 17 0 1 5 2 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1985
19. Kings 111   Larry Drew 13 1 2 0 0 4 2 20 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 20 5 13 3 0 6 1 29 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 08, 1986
20. Kings 121   Larry Drew 9 2 8 0 0 1 2 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2OT Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 33 5 17 4 1 1 2 53 13-23 .565 1-1 1.000 6-11 .545
Mar. 22, 1986
21. Kings 113   Larry Drew 14 1 1 0 0 2 0 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 2 14 2 0 2 1 41 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Apr. 03, 1986
22. Kings 105   Larry Drew 6 3 3 1 1 2 0 25 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 12 5 16 2 2 4 1 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Apr. 12, 1986
23. Kings 92   Larry Drew 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 14 6 8 1 0 7 2 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 06, 1987
24. Clippers 112   Larry Drew 12 2 6 2 0 0 1 23 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 15 6 16 2 0 3 0 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 09, 1987
25. Clippers 100   Larry Drew 9 1 6 0 0 1 0 20 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 28 6 11 4 1 2 3 31 8-16 .500 0-0 - 12-13 .923
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1987
26. Clippers 82   Larry Drew 8 2 4 0 0 3 1 23 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 9 6 11 1 0 5 0 30 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Dec. 19, 1987
27. Clippers 97   Larry Drew 9 0 6 2 0 0 0 28 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 28 7 7 2 0 3 2 41 12-21 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 13, 1988
28. Clippers 110   Larry Drew 14 3 7 2 0 1 1 40 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 0-0 -
OT Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 27 11 13 2 0 6 0 46 8-21 .381 1-2 .500 10-13 .769
Feb. 04, 1988
29. Clippers 86   Larry Drew 10 1 1 0 0 2 0 23 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 18 10 11 1 0 4 3 30 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 16, 1988
30. Clippers 100   Larry Drew 17 0 4 2 0 4 4 34 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 13 3 12 5 0 3 1 35 3-8 .375 0-0 - 7-8 .875
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