Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Clemon Johnson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Clemon Johnson 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 27 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 18-9 winning record over Clemon Johnson, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Clemon Johnson
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Clemon Johnson:
1978-79 to 1987-88
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
27 Games played
20 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Clemon Johnson
9
6
3
Magic Johnson
18
14
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Clemon Johnson 3.6 3.1 0.3
Magic Johnson 21.4 6.9 10.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Clemon Johnson 16 8 1
Magic Johnson 34 15 19
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Clemon Johnson 0

games		 1

game		 0

games
Magic Johnson 27

games 		25

games		 27

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 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
%
Nov. 18, 1979
1. Pacers 104   Clemon Johnson 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 14 5 7 1 0 5 4 27 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 02, 1980
2. Pacers 120   Clemon Johnson 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 20 6 5 2 0 6 3 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1981
3. Pacers 123   Clemon Johnson 11 5 1 0 1 4 19 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2OT Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 2 0 4 49 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 15, 1982
4. Pacers 92   Clemon Johnson 16 5 1 4 4 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 15 4 0 5 1 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-13 .538
1983 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 22, 1983
5. 76ers 113   Clemon Johnson 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 09 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 9 11 1 0 3 4 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 29, 1983
6. 76ers 111   Clemon Johnson 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 18 7 13 2 1 8 4 44 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
May. 31, 1983
7. 76ers 115   Clemon Johnson 4 2 0 0 1 1 4 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 27 7 13 1 1 9 5 48 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1984
8. 76ers 99   Clemon Johnson 4 8 0 0 2 2 2 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 23 8 11 1 1 7 2 43 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 07, 1984
9. 76ers 113   Clemon Johnson 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 11 2 11 2 1 5 6 40 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1984
10. 76ers 122   Clemon Johnson 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 5 17 1 2 1 3 42 9-11 .818 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 25, 1985
11. 76ers 104   Clemon Johnson 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 6 15 3 2 2 1 39 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1986
12. 76ers 111   Clemon Johnson 4 3 0 0 1 0 3 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 34 5 11 1 0 4 5 43 13-21 .619 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1986
13. Supersonics 96   Clemon Johnson 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 10 3 10 6 1 3 2 39 2-9 .222 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Nov. 12, 1986
14. Supersonics 97   Clemon Johnson 6 7 1 0 0 0 4 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 19 6 10 2 1 5 1 30 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 28, 1987
15. Supersonics 125   Clemon Johnson 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 24 3 11 1 1 6 1 40 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Mar. 04, 1987
16. Supersonics 124   Clemon Johnson 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 31 9 19 2 2 2 1 41 12-19 .632 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Apr. 02, 1987
17. Supersonics 114   Clemon Johnson 6 8 0 1 0 0 2 24 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 34 10 13 2 0 1 3 40 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Apr. 19, 1987
18. Supersonics 110   Clemon Johnson 6 6 0 0 0 0 3 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 22 8 7 3 0 3 2 34 7-27 .259 0-3 .000 8-11 .727
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1987
19. Supersonics 87   Clemon Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 19 7 11 2 1 4 3 40 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
May. 19, 1987
20. Supersonics 104   Clemon Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 2 1 4 3 45 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
May. 23, 1987
21. Supersonics 121   Clemon Johnson 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 19 7 11 2 0 3 5 35 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
May. 25, 1987
22. Supersonics 102   Clemon Johnson 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 08 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 21 5 12 2 0 4 1 34 6-9 .667 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
23. Supersonics 109   Clemon Johnson 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 26 6 8 5 1 5 4 38 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Nov. 24, 1987
24. Supersonics 103   Clemon Johnson 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 06 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 85   Magic Johnson 23 3 6 1 0 3 5 38 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Dec. 20, 1987
25. Supersonics 94   Clemon Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 16 8 12 2 0 3 3 38 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Jan. 24, 1988
26. Supersonics 109   Clemon Johnson 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 34 10 6 2 0 6 1 42 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 16-19 .842
Mar. 01, 1988
27. Supersonics 114   Clemon Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 16 5 13 0 0 7 1 43 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
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