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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Garnett 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-6 winning record over Bill Garnett, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Bill Garnett
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Bill Garnett:
1982-83 to 1985-86
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
17 Games played
13 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Bill Garnett
6
5
1
Magic Johnson
11
8
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 6.7 4.9 1.2 0.20.5
Magic Johnson 18.2 6.3 11.41.30.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 14 15 3 12
Magic Johnson 30 9 16 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 1

game		 5

games		 0

games		 2

games		6

games
Magic Johnson 15

games 		10

games		 17

games		 11

games		3

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 0

games		 4

games		8

games

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. 17, 1982
1. Mavericks 118   Bill Garnett 8 6 1 0 1 1 5 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 12 6 6 2 0 1 4 37 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 19, 1982
2. Mavericks 108   Bill Garnett 8 15 1 0 1 1 3 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 20 9 13 0 1 2 3 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 02, 1983
3. Mavericks 122   Bill Garnett 6 3 0 0 1 0 4 12 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 14 9 6 1 0 4 4 31 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Feb. 17, 1983
4. Mavericks 110   Bill Garnett 8 8 2 1 2 0 4 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 25 6 11 0 0 3 3 37 10-15 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 20, 1983
5. Mavericks 110   Bill Garnett 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 18 7 16 0 0 2 0 38 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1983
6. Mavericks 107   Bill Garnett 6 6 2 1 0 3 4 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 10 6 14 1 0 4 3 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 09, 1983
7. Mavericks 106   Bill Garnett 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 22 5 13 2 0 2 4 38 8-9 .889 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Dec. 02, 1983
8. Mavericks 133   Bill Garnett 11 7 2 0 1 1 2 20 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 16 8 12 2 0 2 3 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 09, 1984
9. Mavericks 120   Bill Garnett 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2OT Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 30 6 8 1 0 9 4 50 13-19 .684 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1984
10. Mavericks 91   Bill Garnett 11 5 0 0 0 0 2 15 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 6 1 11 2 2 3 4 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1984
11. Mavericks 101   Bill Garnett 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 27 8 11 2 3 2 2 35 12-17 .706 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
May. 04, 1984
12. Mavericks 125   Bill Garnett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 24 4 14 1 0 4 4 41 11-17 .647 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 08, 1984
13. Mavericks 99   Bill Garnett 14 7 2 0 1 1 2 15 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 14 6 15 0 2 0 3 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1985
14. Pacers 100   Bill Garnett 8 9 3 1 0 0 2 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 17 5 12 0 0 5 0 38 6-17 .353 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Feb. 22, 1985
15. Pacers 122   Bill Garnett 6 4 0 0 0 1 2 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 22 6 11 2 0 5 1 37 8-9 .889 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1986
16. Pacers 102   Bill Garnett 8 5 2 1 0 2 5 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 12 9 11 4 0 4 1 32 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Feb. 19, 1986
17. Pacers 81   Bill Garnett 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 21 6 10 2 0 6 2 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
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