Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Otis Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Otis Smith 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 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-3 winning record over Otis Smith, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Otis Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Otis Smith:
1986-87 to 1991-92
19 Games played
16 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
16
13
3
Otis Smith
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.7 6.2 12.1 1.60.3
Otis Smith 10.6 3.4 1.70.70.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 35 14 20 52
Otis Smith 28 8 7 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15

games		 14

games		 19

games		 10

games		3

games
Otis Smith 4

games 		4

games		 0

games		 3

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 6

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 1987
1. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 20 1 12 2 0 0 0 27 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nuggets 109   Otis Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1987
2. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 11 5 20 3 0 4 2 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 107   Otis Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
3. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 16 7 14 0 1 1 0 27 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 1-6 .167
Nuggets 95   Otis Smith 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 25, 1987
4. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 21 8 15 2 1 4 3 35 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Nuggets 127   Otis Smith 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 29, 1987
5. Lakers 140   Magic Johnson 16 7 14 0 0 1 1 34 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 103   Otis Smith 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 08 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1988
6. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 20 8 14 3 0 4 2 42 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Warriors 113   Otis Smith 13 4 5 1 1 1 4 23 3-12 .250 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 04, 1988
7. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 8 4 10 0 0 2 2 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Warriors 107   Otis Smith 20 6 7 2 2 2 3 29 8-14 .571 2-2 1.000 2-4 .500
Apr. 24, 1988
8. Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 2 1 7 0 0 1 1 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 100   Otis Smith 12 2 0 1 0 0 3 16 5-6 .833 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1988
9. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 22 7 18 2 0 4 3 38 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 102   Otis Smith 12 8 2 2 1 0 2 22 5-12 .417 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 08, 1989
10. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 28 8 12 1 0 3 3 30 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 11-11 1.000
Warriors 121   Otis Smith 18 4 2 1 0 5 5 30 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 01, 1989
11. Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 35 14 8 1 0 1 1 32 13-20 .650 4-7 .571 5-5 1.000
Warriors 121   Otis Smith 10 6 0 1 3 3 3 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1989
12. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 23 6 10 2 0 3 3 39 6-13 .462 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
Warriors 115   Otis Smith 12 6 1 1 0 1 1 24 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Apr. 08, 1989
13. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 24 9 12 5 1 7 5 41 10-22 .455 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 122   Otis Smith 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1989
14. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 4 2 6 3 30 3-16 .188 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Magic 108   Otis Smith 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 09 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 10, 1990
15. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 3 0 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Magic 106   Otis Smith 28 5 3 2 0 3 2 30 13-20 .650 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1990
16. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 21 2 14 1 0 3 2 28 8-8 1.000 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Magic 89   Otis Smith 6 4 2 0 0 1 2 21 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 1991
17. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 15 4 8 2 1 2 4 25 4-9 .444 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
Magic 96   Otis Smith 20 1 1 0 0 1 3 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 01, 1991
18. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 26 8 9 1 0 4 3 33 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 8-9 .889
Magic 101   Otis Smith 15 5 2 0 0 3 2 25 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 10, 1991
19. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 5 12 1 0 4 1 36 6-10 .600 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
Magic 101   Otis Smith 12 4 1 1 0 0 2 24 4-13 .308 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
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