Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Chris Ford and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Chris Ford 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 3 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 2-1 winning record over Chris Ford. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Chris Ford
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Chris Ford:
1972-73 to 1981-82
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Chris Ford
1
1
0
Magic Johnson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Chris Ford 10.3 3.0 2.0
Magic Johnson 14.3 7.0 5.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Chris Ford 18 6 3
Magic Johnson 23 10 8
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Chris Ford 1

game		 1

game		 1

game
Magic Johnson 2

games 		2

games		 2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 105   Chris Ford 18 1 2 0 0 1 3 28 7-12 .583 2-4 .500 2-4 .500
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 8 6 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 98   Chris Ford 11 6 3 2 0 0 3 33 5-16 .313 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 1 3 2 2 0 3 1 21 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1982
3. Celtics 108   Chris Ford 2 2 1 3 23 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 19 10 8 4 39 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
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