Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Danny Manning

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Danny Manning 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-1 winning record over Danny Manning. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Danny Manning
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Danny Manning:
1988-89 to 2002-03
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
10
0
Danny Manning
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 24.4 6.3 11.5 2.00.4
Danny Manning 19.2 6.6 2.51.40.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 34 8 21 42
Danny Manning 30 10 7 63
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 7

games		 4

games		 11

games		 6

games		3

games
Danny Manning 3

games 		5

games		 0

games		 3

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 0

games		 2

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1988
1. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 25 8 21 2 0 4 2 41 7-16 .438 0-3 .000 11-11 1.000
Clippers 102   Danny Manning 15 6 5 1 3 2 3 39 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Dec. 30, 1988
2. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 34 8 14 4 0 3 1 39 10-24 .417 0-4 .000 14-14 1.000
Clippers 109   Danny Manning 23 8 3 0 2 6 3 42 10-22 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1989
3. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 34 6 10 4 1 4 3 41 11-20 .550 0-4 .000 12-15 .800
Clippers 103   Danny Manning 16 4 2 0 0 2 4 19 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Jan. 30, 1990
4. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 16 3 7 2 1 4 4 25 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Clippers 121   Danny Manning 25 4 1 2 0 1 5 41 12-20 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 23, 1990
5. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 28 6 8 1 2 2 1 35 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 12-16 .750
Clippers 102   Danny Manning 19 5 2 1 1 2 3 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 21, 1990
6. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 30 8 12 4 0 4 1 35 10-21 .476 5-10 .500 5-5 1.000
Clippers 115   Danny Manning 30 9 7 0 2 2 3 43 10-14 .714 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1990
7. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 7 13 1 0 6 2 40 6-16 .375 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Clippers 99   Danny Manning 18 7 2 6 0 2 5 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 01, 1991
8. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 30 8 10 0 0 2 3 39 9-17 .529 2-5 .400 10-12 .833
Clippers 92   Danny Manning 18 10 2 2 1 2 4 33 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 05, 1991
9. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 22 4 13 2 0 5 1 30 7-9 .778 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Clippers 102   Danny Manning 13 6 2 1 0 4 6 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 19, 1991
10. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 18 5 11 2 0 2 1 29 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Clippers 105   Danny Manning 19 10 1 0 1 2 4 30 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1996
11. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 12 6 8 0 0 6 2 32 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Suns 97   Danny Manning 15 4 1 2 0 2 4 26 7-16 .438 0-0 - 1-4 .250
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