Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Patrick Ewing and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Patrick Ewing and Magic Johnson 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 11 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 9-2 winning record over Patrick Ewing. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Patrick Ewing
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Patrick Ewing:
1985-86 to 2001-02
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Patrick Ewing
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Patrick Ewing 22.0 9.5 2.4 1.82.0
Magic Johnson 21.3 8.5 12.02.80.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Patrick Ewing 33 15 6 45
Magic Johnson 26 15 15 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Patrick Ewing 6

games		 6

games		 0

games		 2

games		9

games
Magic Johnson 5

games 		3

games		 11

games		 6

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 3

games		1

game

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
%
Dec. 17, 1985
1. Knicks 99   Patrick Ewing 28 9 4 4 1 2 2 45 9-17 .529 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 8 12 2 0 5 2 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1986
2. Knicks 88   Patrick Ewing 14 9 2 1 0 5 3 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 21 4 15 2 2 3 1 31 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 09, 1986
3. Knicks 87   Patrick Ewing 20 15 2 4 1 5 3 36 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 22 8 15 4 0 1 1 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1988
4. Knicks 112   Patrick Ewing 21 6 1 2 2 6 3 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 19 3 8 4 0 4 0 43 4-9 .444 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Mar. 09, 1988
5. Knicks 99   Patrick Ewing 16 6 0 0 3 3 5 32 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 14 9 1 0 4 1 41 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1988
6. Knicks 98   Patrick Ewing 17 13 1 1 5 4 5 44 7-15 .467 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 25 12 13 6 0 5 2 42 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Jan. 24, 1989
7. Knicks 122   Patrick Ewing 25 7 3 1 2 1 5 36 10-15 .667 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 11 11 5 1 2 1 43 10-17 .588 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1989
8. Knicks 104   Patrick Ewing 29 7 1 1 3 5 5 30 10-17 .588 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 7 11 1 2 5 2 38 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Jan. 23, 1990
9. Knicks 97   Patrick Ewing 12 7 1 0 2 0 2 33 4-16 .250 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 11 7 13 3 0 0 2 29 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
10. Knicks 109   Patrick Ewing 27 14 6 2 3 4 4 43 11-22 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 15 14 2 0 4 2 41 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 12-12 1.000
Dec. 18, 1990
11. Knicks 97   Patrick Ewing 33 11 5 4 0 0 2 39 15-24 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 5 11 1 0 5 2 41 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
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