Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Craig Ehlo and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Craig Ehlo 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 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 12-3 winning record over Craig Ehlo, including a 1-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Craig Ehlo:
1983-84 to 1996-97
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
15 Games played
14 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Craig Ehlo
3
3
0
Magic Johnson
12
11
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Craig Ehlo 6.6 2.7 2.9 1.50.3
Magic Johnson 20.9 7.4 12.11.20.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Craig Ehlo 23 8 7 41
Magic Johnson 31 12 18 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Craig Ehlo 1

game
1

game
0

games
6

games
5

games
Magic Johnson 14

games
14

games
15

games
5

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
4

games
8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 1985
1. Rockets 107   Craig Ehlo 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 12 8 16 0 0 8 3 36 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1986
2. Rockets 95   Craig Ehlo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 02 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 15 4 4 1 0 2 1 29 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 10, 1986
3. Rockets 113   Craig Ehlo 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 04 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 4 16 1 0 4 1 41 9-22 .409 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1986
4. Rockets 107   Craig Ehlo 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 26 7 18 3 0 4 4 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 8-13 .615
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 1987
5. Cavaliers 118   Craig Ehlo 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 26 8 17 2 0 7 3 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1987
6. Cavaliers 97   Craig Ehlo 8 1 3 0 0 0 2 19 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 19 9 9 5 0 4 0 42 6-16 .375 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 13, 1987
7. Cavaliers 89   Craig Ehlo 9 3 7 3 1 5 4 32 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 16 5 8 0 0 5 5 40 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1988
8. Cavaliers 102   Craig Ehlo 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 14 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 31 12 13 1 1 3 4 42 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 7-10 .700
Jan. 13, 1989
9. Cavaliers 95   Craig Ehlo 10 3 3 4 0 2 1 24 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 5 11 0 1 4 2 36 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 8-9 .889
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1990
10. Cavaliers 93   Craig Ehlo 14 3 7 3 1 2 3 34 6-11 .545 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 26 6 8 1 0 3 1 30 9-15 .600 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Mar. 15, 1990
11. Cavaliers 112   Craig Ehlo 23 8 6 3 0 1 4 42 9-17 .529 2-4 .500 3-5 .600
Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 15 5 10 2 0 4 4 38 4-16 .250 0-5 .000 7-7 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1990
12. Cavaliers 84   Craig Ehlo 5 3 5 1 0 2 3 39 2-10 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 74   Magic Johnson 18 8 15 1 0 3 3 40 6-13 .462 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
Jan. 11, 1991
13. Cavaliers 93   Craig Ehlo 16 7 6 4 1 3 4 41 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 4-8 .500
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 10 14 0 0 9 3 41 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 13-13 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1996
14. Hawks 86   Craig Ehlo 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 19 2-11 .182 1-6 .167 1-2 .500
Lakers 87   Magic Johnson 15 10 13 1 0 4 3 39 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 4-8 .500
Mar. 29, 1996
15. Hawks 89   Craig Ehlo 2 5 0 1 1 3 2 21 1-8 .125 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 10 9 0 0 2 1 42 6-17 .353 0-0 - 4-4 1.000