Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Melvin Turpin 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 13 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-3 winning record over Melvin Turpin, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Melvin Turpin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
13 Games played
10 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
8
2
Melvin Turpin
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.2 6.8 12.5 1.30.2
Melvin Turpin 9.8 4.7 0.50.41.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 11 17 31
Melvin Turpin 22 11 1 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12

games		 10

games		 13

games		 8

games		0

games
Melvin Turpin 1

game 		3

games		 0

games		 1

game		7

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		6

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
%
Dec. 04, 1984
1. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 28 10 14 3 1 5 2 39 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Cavaliers 112   Melvin Turpin 11 7 0 0 1 1 1 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 09, 1985
2. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 6 7 13 1 0 4 4 22 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 106   Melvin Turpin 18 11 0 1 1 4 2 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
3. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 23 8 8 0 0 3 1 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 129   Melvin Turpin 9 2 0 2 2 0 3 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 20, 1985
4. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 4 14 1 0 2 2 36 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 116   Melvin Turpin 14 3 1 1 1 1 2 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1986
5. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 25 11 14 1 1 4 2 42 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 116   Melvin Turpin 20 7 0 0 3 0 2 22 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 07, 1987
6. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 26 8 17 2 0 7 3 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 118   Melvin Turpin 16 7 1 0 1 3 1 20 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
7. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 4 14 2 0 2 2 41 10-25 .400 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Jazz 109   Melvin Turpin 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 12 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 26, 1988
8. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 22 8 11 3 0 2 1 31 6-10 .600 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Jazz 100   Melvin Turpin 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 08 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1988
9. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 8 17 0 0 5 2 41 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
Jazz 105   Melvin Turpin 22 6 1 0 2 1 4 22 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
10. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 2 0 5 3 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jazz 91   Melvin Turpin 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 1988
11. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 24 2 9 0 0 3 2 41 7-13 .538 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Jazz 100   Melvin Turpin 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 19, 1988
12. Lakers 80   Magic Johnson 10 6 9 1 0 3 2 31 3-12 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 108   Melvin Turpin 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1989
13. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 21 7 14 1 1 1 2 40 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 103   Melvin Turpin 6 5 0 0 1 0 2 11 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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