Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Ed Nealy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Ed Nealy 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 28 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 22-6 winning record over Ed Nealy, including a 5-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Ed Nealy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Ed Nealy:
1982-83 to 1992-93
28 Games played
23 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
22
17
5
Ed Nealy
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.9 6.7 11.8 1.90.4
Ed Nealy 2.6 3.2 0.90.40.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 12 19 42
Ed Nealy 10 15 5 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 27

games		 22

games		 28

games		 19

games		6

games
Ed Nealy 1

game 		5

games		 0

games		 2

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 7

games		22

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
1. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 15 6 5 4 0 0 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 117   Ed Nealy 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1983
2. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 8 10 15 4 2 1 34 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Kings 125   Ed Nealy 2 4 1 0 0 0 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1983
3. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 11 6 11 2 0 0 2 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 106   Ed Nealy 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1983
4. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 17 7 15 3 0 6 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 124   Ed Nealy 10 5 0 3 0 6 28 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1983
5. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 96   Ed Nealy 10 12 0 0 0 3 32 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1984
6. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 15 1 11 3 1 4 2 39 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Kings 89   Ed Nealy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1984
7. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 24 12 19 2 1 5 4 28 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Kings 116   Ed Nealy 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1984
8. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 7 11 3 0 4 2 39 12-22 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Kings 105   Ed Nealy 6 6 2 0 0 1 0 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 20, 1984
9. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 23 5 11 0 0 4 4 40 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Kings 102   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1986
10. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 9 13 3 0 5 4 37 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 108   Ed Nealy 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1987
11. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 26 3 9 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Spurs 109   Ed Nealy 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 13 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 20, 1987
12. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 20 6 11 1 2 3 0 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 4 8 5 2 0 2 4 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1987
13. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 12 13 3 0 5 5 37 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Spurs 121   Ed Nealy 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 17, 1987
14. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 17 4 6 1 1 0 1 22 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 10 15 2 2 1 2 5 32 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1987
15. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 21 6 13 0 2 7 3 38 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Spurs 124   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1988
16. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 14 8 13 4 0 3 2 30 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1988
17. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 22 9 13 2 0 5 4 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Spurs 132   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1988
18. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 24 2 9 0 0 6 2 40 9-11 .818 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
Spurs 126   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1988
19. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 13 4 18 3 0 6 2 42 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 110   Ed Nealy 4 6 1 1 0 0 3 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1988
20. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 26 9 15 2 0 2 3 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Spurs 112   Ed Nealy 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1988
21. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 7 8 1 0 5 3 40 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Suns 111   Ed Nealy 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 16 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 01, 1989
22. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 12 9 2 0 4 4 38 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Suns 114   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1989
23. Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 25 6 19 0 0 3 0 33 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Suns 122   Ed Nealy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1989
24. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 10 3 14 0 0 4 2 35 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Suns 127   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1989
25. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 20 9 11 1 0 6 2 43 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Suns 107   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1990
26. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 25 12 15 1 1 4 2 40 11-24 .458 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
Suns 98   Ed Nealy 4 5 0 0 0 1 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 12, 1991
27. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 14 3 15 1 0 6 3 40 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Suns 99   Ed Nealy 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1991
28. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 31 8 8 4 0 2 1 38 11-19 .579 3-6 .500 6-9 .667
Suns 85   Ed Nealy 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 14 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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