Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Armen Gilliam and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Armen Gilliam 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 15-4 winning record over Armen Gilliam, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Armen Gilliam
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Armen Gilliam:
1987-88 to 1999-00
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
19 Games played
15 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Armen Gilliam
4
4
0
Magic Johnson
15
11
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Armen Gilliam 13.3 6.5 0.7 0.70.3
Magic Johnson 18.4 6.7 12.41.10.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Armen Gilliam 25 14 3 31
Magic Johnson 31 12 20 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Armen Gilliam 5

games		 10

games		 0

games		 5

games		4

games
Magic Johnson 14

games 		9

games		 19

games		 8

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 6

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1988
1. Suns 96   Armen Gilliam 16 10 1 0 0 3 1 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 18 7 9 0 0 0 1 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 28, 1988
2. Suns 97   Armen Gilliam 19 9 2 1 0 3 2 38 9-18 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 23 4 15 0 0 7 0 32 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 15, 1988
3. Suns 114   Armen Gilliam 14 6 0 3 0 3 3 24 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 31 7 15 2 0 2 2 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Apr. 22, 1988
4. Suns 112   Armen Gilliam 17 12 2 0 0 5 5 41 8-17 .471 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 18 4 17 0 0 6 1 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1988
5. Suns 111   Armen Gilliam 9 5 0 2 0 1 2 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 19 12 18 0 1 4 3 32 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Dec. 26, 1988
6. Suns 111   Armen Gilliam 14 6 1 1 1 5 3 32 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 7 8 1 0 5 3 40 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Feb. 01, 1989
7. Suns 114   Armen Gilliam 24 14 0 2 0 0 2 41 8-16 .500 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 12 9 2 0 4 4 38 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Feb. 26, 1989
8. Suns 122   Armen Gilliam 18 8 0 1 0 2 4 30 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 25 6 19 0 0 3 0 33 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Mar. 28, 1989
9. Suns 127   Armen Gilliam 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 08 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 10 3 14 0 0 4 2 35 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 20, 1989
10. Suns 119   Armen Gilliam 14 6 1 0 0 0 3 14 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 3 12 3 0 4 6 31 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
May. 23, 1989
11. Suns 95   Armen Gilliam 6 4 0 0 1 2 1 10 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 22 9 14 2 0 4 1 44 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
May. 26, 1989
12. Suns 107   Armen Gilliam 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 20 9 11 1 0 6 2 43 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
May. 28, 1989
13. Suns 117   Armen Gilliam 12 3 0 0 0 0 1 21 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 21 6 20 3 1 6 2 41 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1989
14. Suns 107   Armen Gilliam 6 7 0 2 1 3 3 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1989
15. Suns 96   Armen Gilliam 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 18 11 12 1 1 4 2 41 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 4-7 .571
Mar. 12, 1990
16. Hornets 102   Armen Gilliam 7 2 3 1 0 4 0 38 3-12 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 9 15 1 2 4 1 41 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 11-12 .917
Mar. 20, 1990
17. Hornets 97   Armen Gilliam 25 6 1 0 1 1 1 33 12-17 .706 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 15 3 6 1 0 3 3 29 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 7-9 .778
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 25, 1991
18. 76ers 92   Armen Gilliam 19 8 0 0 0 2 1 37 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 16 7 13 1 2 3 0 43 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1996
19. Nets 96   Armen Gilliam 21 10 3 1 1 2 3 42 9-20 .450 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 18 9 8 2 1 2 1 31 5-16 .313 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
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