Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Adrian Dantley and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Adrian Dantley 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 38 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 30-8 winning record over Adrian Dantley, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Adrian Dantley
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Adrian Dantley:
1976-77 to 1990-91
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
38 Games played
31 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Adrian Dantley
8
5
3
Magic Johnson
30
26
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Adrian Dantley 26.4 5.6 3.1 0.1
Magic Johnson 20.8 7.8 10.90.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Adrian Dantley 50 12 7 1
Magic Johnson 41 13 19 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Adrian Dantley 23

games		 8

games		 1

game		 1

game
Magic Johnson 14

games 		25

games		 37

games		 11

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 5

games		 0

games		 26

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1979
1. Jazz 118   Adrian Dantley 50 9 2 2 0 3 3 45 21-27 .778 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 14 8 8 2 0 5 4 35 3-10 .300 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Dec. 27, 1979
2. Jazz 116   Adrian Dantley 37 7 6 2 0 4 2 39 15-24 .625 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 15 7 11 0 0 0 1 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1980
3. Jazz 99   Adrian Dantley 36 2 1 1 0 0 3 40 12-19 .632 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 33 8 6 4 0 1 0 32 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
Mar. 28, 1981
4. Jazz 112   Adrian Dantley 30 6 2 0 0 6 5 40 10-26 .385 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
OT Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 41 12 11 1 0 5 2 44 17-23 .739 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
5. Jazz 110   Adrian Dantley 32 5 4 0 3 35 14-28 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 17 8 9 0 1 43 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Dec. 01, 1981
6. Jazz 86   Adrian Dantley 12 2 4 0 2 32 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 3 1 1 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 29, 1981
7. Jazz 114   Adrian Dantley 40 11 7 0 3 43 13-20 .650 0- .000 14-15 .933
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 13 7 12 1 1 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 17, 1982
8. Jazz 112   Adrian Dantley 31 6 3 0 2 35 13-14 .929 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 10 9 1 3 36 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 14, 1982
9. Jazz 115   Adrian Dantley 28 7 3 0 2 44 12-18 .667 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 20 11 10 3 1 1 36 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1982
10. Jazz 101   Adrian Dantley 19 4 2 0 6 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 1 3 39 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Dec. 10, 1982
11. Jazz 122   Adrian Dantley 35 5 5 1 0 1 43 13-21 .619 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 12 13 1 0 1 36 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1983
12. Jazz 115   Adrian Dantley 24 10 5 0 0 3 3 39 4-13 .308 0-0 - 16-18 .889
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 2 1 4 3 40 4-7 .571 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Nov. 13, 1983
13. Jazz 118   Adrian Dantley 36 12 7 0 0 0 3 37 12-20 .600 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 30 13 16 3 0 4 2 41 13-17 .765 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 22, 1983
14. Jazz 130   Adrian Dantley 32 10 7 2 1 2 3 48 10-22 .455 0-0 - 12-13 .923
OT Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 17 9 17 4 1 5 1 43 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Feb. 03, 1984
15. Jazz 105   Adrian Dantley 34 7 3 1 0 2 1 33 9-19 .474 0-0 - 16-16 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 7 11 16 4 0 5 1 42 2-10 .200 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 05, 1984
16. Jazz 115   Adrian Dantley 23 4 1 0 0 4 1 31 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 2 1 4 1 33 10-11 .909 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
17. Jazz 109   Adrian Dantley 15 4 1 1 0 1 1 22 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 20 10 14 1 0 2 3 40 6-17 .353 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Jan. 10, 1985
18. Jazz 112   Adrian Dantley 34 3 4 0 0 2 0 39 13-21 .619 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 20 4 10 1 0 2 1 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 26, 1985
19. Jazz 96   Adrian Dantley 31 3 3 1 0 6 4 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 17-19 .895
Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 19 8 6 0 0 7 2 40 5-11 .455 0-0 - 9-11 .818
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1985
20. Jazz 106   Adrian Dantley 28 6 3 3 0 1 3 40 10-19 .526 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 16 6 12 1 0 4 3 44 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Nov. 12, 1985
21. Jazz 110   Adrian Dantley 36 3 7 1 0 4 4 42 13-18 .722 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 3 10 0 0 2 2 42 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Dec. 04, 1985
22. Jazz 127   Adrian Dantley 36 11 5 2 0 5 5 46 12-24 .500 0-0 - 12-15 .800
OT Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 9 8 5 0 2 5 35 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 10-11 .909
Jan. 03, 1986
23. Jazz 101   Adrian Dantley 25 4 6 0 0 3 1 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 11 4 4 0 0 3 3 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 05, 1986
24. Jazz 84   Adrian Dantley 8 2 0 1 0 0 1 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 4 8 1 0 2 0 26 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
25. Pistons 119   Adrian Dantley 21 7 1 1 0 2 2 32 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 34 9 9 0 2 2 2 39 13-30 .433 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mar. 26, 1987
26. Pistons 111   Adrian Dantley 23 5 2 1 0 0 2 29 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 21 7 15 3 2 5 3 38 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
27. Pistons 104   Adrian Dantley 25 4 2 1 0 1 3 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 5 9 1 0 6 2 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
28. Pistons 105   Adrian Dantley 34 4 4 0 0 2 3 43 14-16 .875 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 28 8 10 2 0 1 3 44 8-11 .727 2-2 1.000 10-10 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
29. Pistons 96   Adrian Dantley 19 2 2 0 1 0 2 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 23 7 11 2 0 3 3 42 7-12 .583 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jun. 12, 1988
30. Pistons 86   Adrian Dantley 14 8 3 0 0 4 3 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 18 6 14 3 0 3 2 40 7-8 .875 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jun. 14, 1988
31. Pistons 111   Adrian Dantley 27 3 2 0 0 5 3 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 23 4 6 1 0 2 5 34 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Jun. 16, 1988
32. Pistons 104   Adrian Dantley 25 7 3 1 0 3 3 36 7-10 .700 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 15 6 17 2 1 4 3 45 4-15 .267 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Jun. 19, 1988
33. Pistons 102   Adrian Dantley 14 6 1 1 0 1 2 39 3-10 .300 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 4 19 2 0 2 2 45 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Jun. 21, 1988
34. Pistons 105   Adrian Dantley 16 5 1 2 0 3 2 31 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 14 2 0 4 5 40 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
35. Pistons 102   Adrian Dantley 14 2 4 1 0 2 3 29 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 0 0 9 2 32 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 17, 1989
36. Mavericks 103   Adrian Dantley 24 10 2 0 0 5 3 41 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 31 12 13 2 2 4 0 40 10-18 .556 0-5 .000 11-11 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
37. Mavericks 94   Adrian Dantley 18 4 1 1 1 0 2 30 4-10 .400 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 20 9 12 1 1 4 4 43 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Nov. 12, 1989
38. Mavericks 98   Adrian Dantley 18 2 0 0 0 1 3 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 4 7 3 0 2 1 32 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
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