Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and John Salley
This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and John Salley 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.
They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 9-9, but John Salley won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 6-4 postseason record.
Games Played Against Each Other
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18 Games played
8 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs
Summary of Victories
Games Won | in Regular Season |
in Playoffs |
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Magic Johnson | 9 |
5 |
4 |
John Salley | 9 |
3 |
6 |
Stats in Games Between Them
Averages |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
Magic Johnson | 20.4 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
John Salley | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
Game Highs |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
Magic Johnson | 34 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
John Salley | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Games with better stats than the other player... |
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Player |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
Magic Johnson | 17 |
11 |
17 |
11 | 1 |
John Salley | 1 |
3 |
1 |
2 | 10 |
Both had same stat | 0 |
4 |
0 |
5 | 7 |
Head To Head Games Played: One by One
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1986-87 Season
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Dec. 13, 1986
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1. | Lakers | 114 | Magic Johnson | 34 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13-30 | .433 | 0-0 | - | 8-8 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 119 | John Salley | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4-5 | .800 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 | ||
Mar. 26, 1987
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2. | Lakers | 128 | Magic Johnson | 21 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 7-11 | .636 | 0-1 | .000 | 7-8 | .875 | |
Pistons | 111 | John Salley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 5-8 | .625 | 0-0 | - | 6-8 | .750 |
1987-88 Season
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Jan. 08, 1988
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3. | Lakers | 106 | Magic Johnson | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 9-17 | .529 | 0-1 | .000 | 3-3 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 104 | John Salley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1-3 | .333 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Feb. 21, 1988
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4. | Lakers | 117 | Magic Johnson | 19 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 5-17 | .294 | 0-1 | .000 | 9-10 | .900 | |
Pistons | 110 | John Salley | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 2-2 | 1.000 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - |
1988 Playoffs
- NBA Finals |
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Jun. 07, 1988
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5. | Lakers | 93 | Magic Johnson | 28 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 8-11 | .727 | 2-2 | 1.000 | 10-10 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 105 | John Salley | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1-2 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Jun. 09, 1988
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6. | Lakers | 108 | Magic Johnson | 23 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 7-12 | .583 | 0-0 | - | 9-9 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 96 | John Salley | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 3-4 | .750 | 0-0 | - | 3-6 | .500 | ||
Jun. 12, 1988
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7. | Lakers | 99 | Magic Johnson | 18 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 7-8 | .875 | 0-0 | - | 4-5 | .800 | |
Pistons | 86 | John Salley | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 4-9 | .444 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Jun. 14, 1988
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8. | Lakers | 86 | Magic Johnson | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 7-13 | .538 | 0-2 | .000 | 9-11 | .818 | |
Pistons | 111 | John Salley | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 2-3 | .667 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Jun. 16, 1988
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9. | Lakers | 94 | Magic Johnson | 15 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 4-15 | .267 | 0-0 | - | 7-11 | .636 | |
Pistons | 104 | John Salley | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 1-2 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | .833 | ||
Jun. 19, 1988
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10. | Lakers | 103 | Magic Johnson | 22 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 5-12 | .417 | 0-1 | .000 | 12-13 | .923 | |
Pistons | 102 | John Salley | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 1-2 | .500 | 0-0 | - | 1-1 | 1.000 | ||
Jun. 21, 1988
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11. | Lakers | 108 | Magic Johnson | 19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 6-9 | .667 | 0-1 | .000 | 7-8 | .875 | |
Pistons | 105 | John Salley | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 6-9 | .667 | 0-0 | - | 5-7 | .714 |
1989 Playoffs
- NBA Finals |
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Jun. 06, 1989
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13. | Lakers | 97 | Magic Johnson | 17 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 6-12 | .500 | 0-2 | .000 | 5-6 | .833 | |
Pistons | 109 | John Salley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 2-5 | .400 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | .500 | ||
Jun. 08, 1989
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14. | Lakers | 105 | Magic Johnson | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 6-12 | .500 | 1-3 | .333 | 5-5 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 108 | John Salley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4-4 | 1.000 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | ||
Jun. 11, 1989
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15. | Lakers | 110 | Magic Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05 | 0-2 | .000 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | |
Pistons | 114 | John Salley | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 4-6 | .667 | 0-0 | - | 1-1 | 1.000 |
1989-90 Season
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Dec. 01, 1989
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16. | Lakers | 97 | Magic Johnson | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 10-16 | .625 | 1-4 | .250 | 7-8 | .875 | |
OT | Pistons | 108 | John Salley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 2-4 | .500 | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | - | |
Jan. 21, 1990
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17. | Lakers | 107 | Magic Johnson | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 6-14 | .429 | 1-3 | .333 | 8-8 | 1.000 | |
Pistons | 97 | John Salley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 2-3 | .667 | 0-1 | .000 | 2-3 | .667 |