Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Bernard Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Bernard Thompson 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 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 12-3 winning record over Bernard Thompson, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Bernard Thompson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Bernard Thompson:
1984-85 to 1988-89
15 Games played
13 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
12
10
2
Bernard Thompson
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14.6 4.9 12.3 1.90.3
Bernard Thompson 6.9 2.2 2.10.60.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 24 11 20 52
Bernard Thompson 14 5 8 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 10

games		 10

games		 14

games		 9

games		1

game
Bernard Thompson 3

games 		4

games		 1

game		 2

games		1

game
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 0

games		 4

games		13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1984
1. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 21 3 11 5 1 6 4 37 7-10 .700 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 116   Bernard Thompson 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 05 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1985
2. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 6 3 6 0 0 2 2 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Bernard Thompson 13 4 4 0 0 1 2 23 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 29, 1985
3. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 12 6 13 0 0 5 2 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 106   Bernard Thompson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 05 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1985
4. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 24 4 14 1 0 6 3 46 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
OT Trail Blazers 116   Bernard Thompson 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1985
5. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 12 7 12 3 0 1 3 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Trail Blazers 101   Bernard Thompson 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 06 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 30, 1985
6. Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 19 9 18 3 0 7 1 38 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Trail Blazers 118   Bernard Thompson 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1985
7. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 13 4 20 0 0 3 0 31 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Suns 102   Bernard Thompson 13 0 4 2 0 1 4 29 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 14, 1986
8. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 21 9 19 2 0 3 3 35 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 122   Bernard Thompson 10 4 8 1 0 2 4 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1986
9. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 8 4 11 0 1 0 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 100   Bernard Thompson 8 5 3 1 1 2 4 25 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 28, 1986
10. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 17 5 12 3 0 2 1 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Suns 103   Bernard Thompson 12 3 2 0 0 5 2 18 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 01, 1986
11. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 4 9 4 0 9 2 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 123   Bernard Thompson 11 2 1 2 0 0 1 22 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 24, 1987
12. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 108   Bernard Thompson 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 16 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1987
13. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 3 19 4 2 2 1 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Suns 104   Bernard Thompson 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1987
14. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 7 2 9 3 0 2 1 30 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Suns 97   Bernard Thompson 14 3 5 1 0 2 3 31 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1989
15. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 17 11 10 1 0 5 2 34 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Rockets 114   Bernard Thompson 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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