Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Terry Porter

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Terry Porter 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 39 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 29-10 winning record over Terry Porter, including a 7-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Terry Porter
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Terry Porter:
1985-86 to 2001-02
39 Games played
30 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
29
22
7
Terry Porter
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.7 6.7 12.8 1.40.2
Terry Porter 15.7 3.6 7.91.60.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 35 11 22 52
Terry Porter 29 10 16 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 29

games		 29

games		 29

games		 15

games		7

games
Terry Porter 10

games 		6

games		 8

games		 15

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 4

games		 2

games		 9

games		27

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1985
1. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 30 9 12 4 0 5 2 44 12-19 .632 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Trail Blazers 102   Terry Porter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nov. 23, 1985
2. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 17 3 14 0 0 2 0 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 113   Terry Porter 24 3 3 5 0 4 1 28 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Jan. 08, 1986
3. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 22 4 16 1 1 4 0 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Trail Blazers 121   Terry Porter 14 3 3 1 0 0 4 17 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1986
4. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 26 6 11 1 0 3 2 36 9-19 .474 0-2 .000 8-11 .727
Trail Blazers 122   Terry Porter 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1986
5. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 25 5 10 0 0 6 1 41 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Trail Blazers 114   Terry Porter 20 4 1 1 0 0 4 24 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1986
6. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 17 6 18 3 1 7 1 35 6-9 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Trail Blazers 115   Terry Porter 6 2 5 0 0 1 2 28 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 01, 1987
7. Lakers 140   Magic Johnson 4 6 18 0 0 3 1 29 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 104   Terry Porter 9 0 4 3 0 2 1 34 3-12 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 27, 1987
8. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 20 5 11 0 0 6 1 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 100   Terry Porter 12 7 10 0 0 3 1 30 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 05, 1987
9. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 5 10 2 0 4 2 41 7-13 .538 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Trail Blazers 105   Terry Porter 18 10 13 4 0 4 4 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 12, 1987
10. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 25 5 16 1 1 6 1 41 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 116   Terry Porter 18 5 8 3 0 7 2 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 03, 1987
11. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 35 10 11 1 0 4 4 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Trail Blazers 121   Terry Porter 16 7 11 3 0 3 2 38 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1987
12. Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 9 7 14 4 0 3 2 30 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 115   Terry Porter 12 2 5 1 2 5 2 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 02, 1987
13. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 16 6 9 0 1 3 4 35 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Trail Blazers 117   Terry Porter 6 3 13 0 0 2 5 37 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1988
14. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 11 4 9 0 0 3 2 31 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 81   Terry Porter 8 4 3 4 0 5 2 38 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1988
15. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 9 1 12 0 0 2 2 36 4-15 .267 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 119   Terry Porter 19 3 11 1 0 2 3 45 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 12, 1988
16. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 23 11 13 4 1 1 1 40 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 103   Terry Porter 19 4 7 1 0 1 3 38 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1988
17. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 26 6 9 4 1 4 2 40 8-17 .471 0-3 .000 10-10 1.000
Trail Blazers 105   Terry Porter 16 3 8 1 0 4 2 37 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 04, 1989
18. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 18 3 15 3 0 4 2 37 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Terry Porter 17 3 13 2 0 4 4 37 8-17 .471 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 03, 1989
19. Lakers 140   Magic Johnson 29 8 8 1 0 4 1 33 10-15 .667 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 129   Terry Porter 14 1 13 0 0 2 0 37 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 21, 1989
20. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 23 7 10 2 0 4 2 38 9-19 .474 2-7 .286 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 114   Terry Porter 17 5 13 2 0 0 3 45 7-23 .304 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1989
21. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 30 7 16 0 0 4 2 42 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 108   Terry Porter 16 8 10 0 1 4 2 39 6-18 .333 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 30, 1989
22. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 35 8 12 5 0 3 2 38 10-19 .526 4-8 .500 11-11 1.000
Trail Blazers 105   Terry Porter 21 4 6 1 0 2 3 41 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
May. 03, 1989
23. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 17 6 7 1 0 2 3 41 8-11 .727 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 108   Terry Porter 29 4 9 0 0 1 3 44 12-18 .667 4-6 .667 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1990
24. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 24 10 15 3 0 5 6 37 8-18 .444 4-8 .500 4-4 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 119   Terry Porter 19 6 12 2 0 3 1 43 7-15 .467 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
Feb. 14, 1990
25. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 33 6 15 1 0 5 4 46 7-18 .389 3-6 .500 16-17 .941
2OT Trail Blazers 132   Terry Porter 26 7 11 4 0 3 2 44 6-20 .300 0-5 .000 14-15 .933
Mar. 27, 1990
26. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 8 2 7 0 0 3 0 14 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 130   Terry Porter 16 6 1 2 0 1 0 26 6-12 .500 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000
Mar. 30, 1990
27. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 25 10 14 0 0 4 2 32 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 106   Terry Porter 17 2 4 0 0 0 1 24 4-10 .400 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1990
28. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 24 6 22 3 0 5 3 49 8-16 .500 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 125   Terry Porter 23 3 12 5 1 3 2 41 8-19 .421 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Jan. 03, 1991
29. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 13 6 17 1 0 5 1 44 4-11 .364 3-7 .429 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 104   Terry Porter 8 4 6 1 0 4 3 31 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1991
30. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 24 8 16 0 0 4 3 39 8-14 .571 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 96   Terry Porter 13 4 16 3 0 1 1 36 3-10 .300 3-7 .429 4-6 .667
Mar. 29, 1991
31. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 23 10 12 0 0 2 4 43 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
OT Trail Blazers 109   Terry Porter 26 4 14 2 1 2 3 42 11-19 .579 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Apr. 13, 1991
32. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 12 6 15 2 0 7 3 41 5-13 .385 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 118   Terry Porter 23 3 16 1 0 4 1 37 8-12 .667 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 18, 1991
33. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 6 21 2 0 2 2 43 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 11-13 .846
Trail Blazers 106   Terry Porter 9 1 6 0 0 2 4 26 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
May. 21, 1991
34. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 19 7 12 2 0 8 3 46 6-14 .429 3-8 .375 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 109   Terry Porter 26 0 8 2 0 3 2 41 12-15 .800 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
May. 24, 1991
35. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 14 7 19 1 0 4 2 44 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 92   Terry Porter 16 2 7 4 0 1 2 39 7-14 .500 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
May. 26, 1991
36. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 22 9 9 2 0 2 1 38 8-15 .533 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 95   Terry Porter 10 2 10 1 0 2 1 33 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 28, 1991
37. Lakers 84   Magic Johnson 29 8 7 0 0 5 1 45 8-19 .421 4-8 .500 9-12 .750
Trail Blazers 95   Terry Porter 17 5 5 2 0 2 1 39 6-17 .353 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
May. 30, 1991
38. Lakers 91   Magic Johnson 25 11 8 2 0 6 2 47 8-16 .500 1-4 .250 8-10 .800
Trail Blazers 90   Terry Porter 24 4 5 1 1 0 0 45 10-18 .556 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 10, 1996
39. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 6 10 11 0 2 4 3 28 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 90   Terry Porter 4 1 4 0 0 0 2 20 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
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