Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bill Garnett and Dennis Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Garnett and Dennis 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 17 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 14-3 winning record over Bill Garnett. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bill Garnett:
1982-83 to 1985-86
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Bill Garnett
3
3
0
Dennis Johnson
14
14
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 4.9 3.6 1.8 0.80.4
Dennis Johnson 16.1 3.5 5.01.90.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 10 11 6 54
Dennis Johnson 30 8 12 63
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 0

games
6

games
2

games
4

games
4

games
Dennis Johnson 17

games
8

games
15

games
11

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
0

games
2

games
10

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1982
1. Mavericks 100   Bill Garnett 4 3 6 1 0 2 5 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 112   Dennis Johnson 22 5 5 3 1 4 1 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 23, 1982
2. Mavericks 106   Bill Garnett 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 125   Dennis Johnson 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 20 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 08, 1983
3. Mavericks 112   Bill Garnett 9 4 0 1 0 1 3 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 100   Dennis Johnson 12 5 4 0 0 2 4 37 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 08, 1983
4. Mavericks 120   Bill Garnett 10 6 3 0 1 1 5 28 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Suns 99   Dennis Johnson 12 3 4 0 0 2 2 32 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1983
5. Mavericks 112   Bill Garnett 8 8 1 0 4 1 3 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Suns 115   Dennis Johnson 21 5 5 4 3 2 1 39 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 11-13 .846
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1983
6. Mavericks 109   Bill Garnett 2 3 2 5 0 1 4 25 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Celtics 114   Dennis Johnson 17 3 6 1 2 1 5 40 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Mar. 28, 1984
7. Mavericks 107   Bill Garnett 2 3 5 2 0 0 3 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 114   Dennis Johnson 19 3 3 0 1 3 2 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1984
8. Pacers 115   Bill Garnett 10 11 3 1 0 1 3 25 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 132   Dennis Johnson 24 8 4 0 0 2 1 37 11-21 .524 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 21, 1984
9. Pacers 107   Bill Garnett 5 10 1 0 0 1 4 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 117   Dennis Johnson 11 4 4 2 0 3 1 21 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 25, 1985
10. Pacers 94   Bill Garnett 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 125   Dennis Johnson 11 3 3 1 0 1 2 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 24, 1985
11. Pacers 100   Bill Garnett 6 1 0 0 0 2 3 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 113   Dennis Johnson 14 5 12 2 0 4 4 40 4-12 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1985
12. Pacers 114   Bill Garnett 10 1 1 3 0 1 2 13 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 30 2 4 6 0 0 6 37 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 16, 1985
13. Pacers 111   Bill Garnett 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Dennis Johnson 12 2 3 3 0 3 3 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1986
14. Pacers 104   Bill Garnett 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Dennis Johnson 29 3 4 5 0 3 3 38 14-20 .700 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 17, 1986
15. Pacers 105   Bill Garnett 4 3 2 0 1 0 4 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 11 2 7 2 0 1 1 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 23, 1986
16. Pacers 98   Bill Garnett 7 3 1 0 1 1 2 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 113   Dennis Johnson 12 2 7 2 0 0 3 42 5-10 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 19, 1986
17. Pacers 108   Bill Garnett 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Celtics 127   Dennis Johnson 14 3 8 1 0 2 2 38 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000