Head-to-Head: Games Played Between B.J. Armstrong and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which B.J. Armstrong 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 11 times in NBA games. B.J. Armstrong has a 6-5 winning record over Magic Johnson, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

B.J. Armstrong
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
B.J. Armstrong:
1989-90 to 1999-00
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
11 Games played
6 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
B.J. Armstrong
6
2
4
Magic Johnson
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
B.J. Armstrong 5.5 1.0 2.1 0.50.0
Magic Johnson 16.9 7.5 11.11.10.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
B.J. Armstrong 20 4 6 10
Magic Johnson 22 12 20 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
B.J. Armstrong 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		0

games
Magic Johnson 10

games 		11

games		 10

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1989
1. Bulls 93   B.J. Armstrong 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 13 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 18 12 10 4 0 3 3 42 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1990
2. Bulls 114   B.J. Armstrong 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 9 14 0 0 5 1 39 7-14 .500 4-7 .571 0-1 .000
Feb. 03, 1991
3. Bulls 86   B.J. Armstrong 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 12 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 7 7 11 0 0 5 3 31 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
1991 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1991
4. Bulls 91   B.J. Armstrong 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 10 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 1 0 5 2 43 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000 9-10 .900
Jun. 05, 1991
5. Bulls 107   B.J. Armstrong 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 14 7 10 2 0 4 2 43 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Jun. 07, 1991
6. Bulls 104   B.J. Armstrong 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 6 10 2 0 5 2 50 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Jun. 09, 1991
7. Bulls 97   B.J. Armstrong 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 82   Magic Johnson 22 6 11 0 0 2 4 44 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Jun. 12, 1991
8. Bulls 108   B.J. Armstrong 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 16 11 20 1 0 6 0 48 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1996
9. Warriors 118   B.J. Armstrong 10 0 3 1 0 1 3 17 5-7 .714 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 8 10 2 0 4 5 27 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 14, 1996
10. Warriors 103   B.J. Armstrong 14 2 6 1 0 5 3 40 5-8 .625 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 4 6 0 1 3 1 34 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 9-10 .900
Apr. 12, 1996
11. Warriors 81   B.J. Armstrong 20 0 1 0 0 2 2 30 7-10 .700 3-3 1.000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 10 2 9 0 0 2 0 26 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
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