Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Hopson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Hopson 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.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 5-3 winning record over Dennis Hopson, but Dennis Hopson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Hopson
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Hopson:
1987-88 to 1991-92
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
8 Games played
7 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Hopson
3
2
1
Magic Johnson
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Hopson 9.1 2.3 1.4 0.80.4
Magic Johnson 20.5 7.9 11.51.40.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Hopson 25 4 4 22
Magic Johnson 35 13 14 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Hopson 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		1

game
Magic Johnson 7

games 		8

games		 8

games		 3

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1987
1. Nets 81   Dennis Hopson 4 3 2 2 0 1 4 24 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 13 13 14 2 1 3 3 42 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1988
2. Nets 118   Dennis Hopson 10 4 0 0 2 2 2 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 35 9 9 3 0 3 1 45 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Feb. 05, 1989
3. Nets 116   Dennis Hopson 21 1 1 1 0 0 4 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 27 5 13 1 0 2 2 39 11-16 .688 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1989
4. Nets 92   Dennis Hopson 13 4 3 1 1 3 1 35 5-15 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 28 5 8 2 1 0 2 38 11-20 .550 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 04, 1990
5. Nets 105   Dennis Hopson 25 1 4 1 0 2 3 40 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 22 8 13 1 1 4 1 29 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1990
6. Bulls 114   Dennis Hopson 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 9 14 0 0 5 1 39 7-14 .500 4-7 .571 0-1 .000
Feb. 03, 1991
7. Bulls 86   Dennis Hopson 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 7 7 11 0 0 5 3 31 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
1991 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 05, 1991
8. Bulls 107   Dennis Hopson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 14 7 10 2 0 4 2 43 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
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