Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Carlos Clark and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Carlos Clark 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 7 times in NBA games. Carlos Clark has a 4-3 winning record over Magic Johnson, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Carlos Clark:
1983-84 to 1984-85
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
7 Games played
2 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Carlos Clark
4
1
3
Magic Johnson
3
1
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Carlos Clark 2.6 0.7 1.0 0.10.1
Magic Johnson 17.3 5.9 14.72.30.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Carlos Clark 8 2 3 11
Magic Johnson 37 11 21 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Carlos Clark 0

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Magic Johnson 6

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6

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7

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2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 03, 1984
1. Celtics 104   Carlos Clark 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 08 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 14 11 21 1 1 2 3 39 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jun. 08, 1984
2. Celtics 121   Carlos Clark 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 10 5 13 2 2 4 2 39 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 12, 1984
3. Celtics 111   Carlos Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 5 15 4 2 7 5 43 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1985
4. Celtics 104   Carlos Clark 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 8 7 13 2 0 3 0 39 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1985
5. Celtics 111   Carlos Clark 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 37 3 13 2 0 5 1 42 10-16 .625 0-0 - 17-19 .895
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
6. Celtics 148   Carlos Clark 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 19 1 12 3 0 2 2 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 02, 1985
7. Celtics 111   Carlos Clark 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 17 9 16 2 0 1 2 39 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000