Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Cliff Robinson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Cliff Robinson 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. Magic Johnson has a 13-1 winning record over Cliff Robinson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Cliff Robinson:
1979-80 to 1991-92
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
13
13
0
Cliff Robinson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.4 9.0 12.4 2.40.5
Cliff Robinson 18.4 8.6 2.01.00.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 13 22 42
Cliff Robinson 28 15 6 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 5

games
9

games
14

games
11

games
2

games
Cliff Robinson 8

games
4

games
0

games
2

games
4

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
0

games
1

game
8

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
%
Feb. 08, 1980
1. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 19 13 13 0 0 4 5 45 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Nets 120   Cliff Robinson 27 10 3 2 1 4 2 35 11-20 .550 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 22, 1980
2. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 9 7 6 4 0 1 3 35 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Nets 110   Cliff Robinson 13 6 4 2 0 3 3 20 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1981
3. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 12 11 4 3 0 4 3 24 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Nets 103   Cliff Robinson 20 13 2 0 1 3 1 34 7-20 .350 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1981
4. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 22 10 9 3 2 2 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 106   Cliff Robinson 23 8 6 0 2 3 33 11-24 .458 0- .000 1-3 .333
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1982
5. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 7 12 8 0 1 3 2 37 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 98   Cliff Robinson 20 11 2 0 1 2 3 39 10-20 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1983
6. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 3 1 5 2 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Cliff Robinson 12 9 1 1 0 4 3 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1983
7. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 23 9 22 3 1 2 1 37 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 114   Cliff Robinson 28 8 2 1 3 3 2 41 13-22 .591 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
8. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 1 2 4 2 42 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 101   Cliff Robinson 25 10 1 3 1 2 1 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Dec. 16, 1984
9. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 17 9 18 3 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Bullets 101   Cliff Robinson 10 6 1 2 0 3 5 27 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1985
10. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 15 8 13 2 0 2 0 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 84   Cliff Robinson 18 15 3 1 0 3 0 40 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 05, 1986
11. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 18 8 17 4 0 1 0 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Cliff Robinson 13 7 1 0 0 0 1 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1986
12. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 28 8 9 2 0 5 1 31 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
76ers 85   Cliff Robinson 8 6 0 1 0 4 2 30 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
13. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 26 6 17 2 0 1 2 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-9 .889
76ers 115   Cliff Robinson 17 6 1 1 0 2 1 35 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 07, 1988
14. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 24 11 17 3 0 2 1 40 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
76ers 104   Cliff Robinson 24 5 1 0 1 1 2 39 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -