Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Darren Daye and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Darren Daye 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 11-4 winning record over Darren Daye, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Darren Daye:
1983-84 to 1987-88
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
15 Games played
9 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Darren Daye
4
2
2
Magic Johnson
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darren Daye 4.7 1.7 1.1 0.30.1
Magic Johnson 23.7 7.8 13.32.30.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darren Daye 20 5 4 11
Magic Johnson 39 11 20 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darren Daye 1

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Magic Johnson 14

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
1. Bullets 95   Darren Daye 7 4 3 0 0 1 4 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 12 2 2 6 3 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 10, 1984
2. Bullets 96   Darren Daye 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 13 10 13 2 1 6 3 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
3. Bullets 101   Darren Daye 8 3 3 1 1 1 2 23 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 1 2 4 2 42 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 16, 1984
4. Bullets 101   Darren Daye 20 5 4 1 0 2 4 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 17 9 18 3 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 1986
5. Bullets 88   Darren Daye 4 5 2 0 0 1 1 18 2-12 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 18 8 17 4 0 1 0 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1986
6. Celtics 110   Darren Daye 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 31 7 8 2 1 2 2 42 13-25 .520 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Feb. 15, 1987
7. Celtics 103   Darren Daye 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 39 7 10 2 0 4 4 45 12-20 .600 1-1 1.000 14-15 .933
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
8. Celtics 113   Darren Daye 7 3 0 0 1 2 3 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 29 8 13 2 1 0 2 39 13-25 .520 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jun. 04, 1987
9. Celtics 122   Darren Daye 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 09 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 141   Magic Johnson 22 5 20 3 0 2 2 31 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 07, 1987
10. Celtics 109   Darren Daye 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 32 11 9 1 0 1 0 43 12-18 .667 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jun. 09, 1987
11. Celtics 106   Darren Daye 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 29 8 5 1 0 5 0 41 12-20 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jun. 11, 1987
12. Celtics 123   Darren Daye 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 29 8 12 4 0 2 4 40 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Jun. 14, 1987
13. Celtics 93   Darren Daye 6 1 1 1 0 2 2 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 16 8 19 3 1 3 2 42 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1987
14. Celtics 114   Darren Daye 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 8 17 2 0 4 3 44 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Feb. 14, 1988
15. Celtics 106   Darren Daye 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 22 5 14 3 0 3 1 42 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 4-7 .571