Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Avery Johnson and Arvydas Sabonis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Avery Johnson and Arvydas Sabonis 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 27 times in NBA games. Avery Johnson has a 15-12 winning record over Arvydas Sabonis, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Avery Johnson:
1988-89 to 2003-04
Arvydas Sabonis:
1995-96 to 2002-03
27 Games played
23 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Avery Johnson
15
11
4
Arvydas Sabonis
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Avery Johnson 10.0 1.6 6.0 1.00.1
Arvydas Sabonis 11.9 7.0 1.90.80.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Avery Johnson 24 5 15 61
Arvydas Sabonis 28 17 8 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Avery Johnson 11

games
1

game
22

games
7

games
2

games
Arvydas Sabonis 13

games
24

games
3

games
7

games
16

games
Both had same stat 3

games
2

games
2

games
13

games
9

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1996
1. Spurs 87   Avery Johnson 6 1 8 1 0 0 3 37 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 83   Arvydas Sabonis 11 10 0 1 0 0 5 20 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Feb. 20, 1996
2. Spurs 108   Avery Johnson 7 5 15 1 0 2 1 40 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 105   Arvydas Sabonis 16 7 3 1 1 2 4 28 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Apr. 15, 1996
3. Spurs 97   Avery Johnson 14 1 14 6 0 3 1 42 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 121   Arvydas Sabonis 22 9 3 0 2 2 3 26 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1996
4. Spurs 81   Avery Johnson 14 1 3 3 0 1 2 35 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 94   Arvydas Sabonis 7 6 3 2 1 2 2 21 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Nov. 27, 1996
5. Spurs 109   Avery Johnson 18 1 12 2 0 4 5 33 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Arvydas Sabonis 23 5 4 1 1 2 0 24 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 7-10 .700
Dec. 29, 1996
6. Spurs 86   Avery Johnson 7 0 4 1 0 2 1 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 110   Arvydas Sabonis 15 11 1 1 1 0 3 25 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000 3-5 .600
Apr. 10, 1997
7. Spurs 81   Avery Johnson 7 0 4 0 0 1 1 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 98   Arvydas Sabonis 18 12 1 0 3 1 5 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1997
8. Spurs 79   Avery Johnson 15 2 6 1 0 3 1 43 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 82   Arvydas Sabonis 13 11 0 3 0 1 5 34 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Jan. 02, 1998
9. Spurs 85   Avery Johnson 6 2 7 0 0 0 1 32 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 69   Arvydas Sabonis 4 4 0 0 1 0 5 22 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1998
10. Spurs 82   Avery Johnson 6 3 5 1 0 1 0 14 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Trail Blazers 78   Arvydas Sabonis 23 17 3 1 1 5 4 38 9-14 .643 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 19, 1999
11. Spurs 85   Avery Johnson 12 0 8 0 1 3 2 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 90   Arvydas Sabonis 28 11 2 2 2 2 3 40 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Apr. 16, 1999
12. Spurs 81   Avery Johnson 8 4 8 0 0 3 1 40 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 80   Arvydas Sabonis 10 5 2 0 0 1 2 21 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 01, 1999
13. Spurs 98   Avery Johnson 24 3 8 2 0 6 2 42 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 90   Arvydas Sabonis 14 6 2 0 0 0 6 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-5 .800
May. 04, 1999
14. Spurs 87   Avery Johnson 18 5 6 1 0 4 1 42 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 81   Arvydas Sabonis 18 8 8 1 1 2 1 36 7-13 .538 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
1999 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 29, 1999
15. Spurs 80   Avery Johnson 9 1 9 0 0 2 0 43 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 76   Arvydas Sabonis 5 6 3 0 2 4 2 26 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
May. 31, 1999
16. Spurs 86   Avery Johnson 10 2 7 0 0 3 2 37 5-17 .294 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 85   Arvydas Sabonis 17 7 4 1 1 1 2 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jun. 04, 1999
17. Spurs 85   Avery Johnson 14 1 8 1 1 1 3 33 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 63   Arvydas Sabonis 6 7 1 2 1 1 4 30 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 06, 1999
18. Spurs 94   Avery Johnson 15 2 6 3 0 2 1 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 80   Arvydas Sabonis 10 7 2 1 0 0 3 31 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2000
19. Spurs 95   Avery Johnson 18 1 1 1 0 0 2 29 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Trail Blazers 105   Arvydas Sabonis 17 7 2 1 0 3 3 28 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 29, 2000
20. Spurs 67   Avery Johnson 15 3 5 0 1 1 0 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 81   Arvydas Sabonis 7 8 1 1 0 2 3 24 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 13, 2000
21. Spurs 77   Avery Johnson 6 1 4 1 1 2 1 30 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 93   Arvydas Sabonis 13 5 1 0 0 3 1 20 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 2001
22. Spurs 87   Avery Johnson 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 95   Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 2 1 0 1 1 23 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 19, 2001
23. Spurs 98   Avery Johnson 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 85   Arvydas Sabonis 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 07 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 2001
24. Spurs 99   Avery Johnson 2 1 4 0 0 1 1 21 0-5 .000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 93   Arvydas Sabonis 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2002
25. Mavericks 82   Avery Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 73   Arvydas Sabonis 10 10 3 1 1 2 1 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 04, 2002
26. Mavericks 103   Avery Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 88   Arvydas Sabonis 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 2003
27. Mavericks 95   Avery Johnson 7 2 2 2 0 1 0 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 112   Arvydas Sabonis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500