Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Jim Paxson 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 33 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 22-11 winning record over Jim Paxson, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Johnson
vs.
Jim Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
33 Games played
30 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
22
20
2
Jim Paxson
11
10
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 16.6 4.0 4.9 1.60.6
Jim Paxson 13.7 2.8 3.21.30.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 32 9 11 62
Jim Paxson 29 7 8 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 22

games		 20

games		 21

games		 13

games		12

games
Jim Paxson 10

games 		7

games		 8

games		 11

games		2

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 6

games		 4

games		 9

games		19

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. Supersonics 95   Dennis Johnson 15 6 2 1 2 1 1 30 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 100   Jim Paxson 8 3 0 1 0 1 1 16 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 23, 1979
2. Supersonics 94   Dennis Johnson 9 3 4 3 1 2 2 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 90   Jim Paxson 7 2 2 0 1 1 1 18 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Dec. 28, 1979
3. Supersonics 126   Dennis Johnson 16 3 5 3 0 4 5 25 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 97   Jim Paxson 8 5 5 0 0 1 0 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1980
4. Supersonics 98   Dennis Johnson 32 5 6 2 2 2 4 40 13-29 .448 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 97   Jim Paxson 6 1 2 2 0 2 1 18 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1980
5. Supersonics 135   Dennis Johnson 14 3 1 0 0 1 1 30 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 104   Jim Paxson 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 02, 1980
6. Supersonics 120   Dennis Johnson 20 3 2 4 0 1 4 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 110   Jim Paxson 8 1 3 0 0 1 2 16 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1980
7. Supersonics 95   Dennis Johnson 24 5 4 1 2 5 6 46 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 105   Jim Paxson 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 09 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1980
8. Supersonics 103   Dennis Johnson 11 7 6 6 1 2 5 34 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 86   Jim Paxson 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 1-5 .200 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1980
9. Suns 119   Dennis Johnson 18 1 4 0 0 2 2 22 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 107   Jim Paxson 18 1 4 4 0 4 2 32 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Dec. 14, 1980
10. Suns 110   Dennis Johnson 25 3 1 1 1 5 5 35 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 116   Jim Paxson 18 3 8 5 0 4 2 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Dec. 21, 1980
11. Suns 111   Dennis Johnson 22 5 3 4 1 3 3 36 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 100   Jim Paxson 13 7 7 3 0 5 3 36 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 27, 1981
12. Suns 117   Dennis Johnson 26 2 7 1 2 3 5 40 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 18 4 4 3 0 3 2 36 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 1981
13. Suns 128   Dennis Johnson 17 4 4 3 0 6 4 27 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 107   Jim Paxson 13 3 2 1 0 2 4 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 24, 1981
14. Suns 111   Dennis Johnson 27 6 3 1 1 2 3 37 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Jim Paxson 23 4 5 1 0 2 1 41 11-18 .611 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
15. Suns 95   Dennis Johnson 10 1 4 1 0 2 3 41 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 103   Jim Paxson 13 3 2 0 0 1 4 30 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 10, 1981
16. Suns 117   Dennis Johnson 23 5 5 3 0 3 6 29 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 110   Jim Paxson 29 3 6 1 0 1 5 40 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Dec. 30, 1981
17. Suns 113   Dennis Johnson 20 1 8 1 0 0 3 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 112   Jim Paxson 14 1 5 0 0 3 1 29 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1982
18. Suns 108   Dennis Johnson 7 5 4 1 0 1 3 29 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
OT Trail Blazers 119   Jim Paxson 29 5 4 1 2 1 2 40 13-22 .591 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Apr. 08, 1982
19. Suns 104   Dennis Johnson 22 2 1 1 0 1 4 28 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 106   Jim Paxson 17 7 4 3 0 3 3 37 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 16, 1982
20. Suns 113   Dennis Johnson 14 9 7 1 1 4 3 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 99   Jim Paxson 9 4 1 2 1 0 0 28 4-19 .211 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1982
21. Suns 92   Dennis Johnson 13 4 6 1 0 6 3 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 87   Jim Paxson 15 1 2 1 0 1 2 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nov. 14, 1982
22. Suns 102   Dennis Johnson 17 6 5 1 1 3 4 36 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 94   Jim Paxson 16 2 4 1 0 2 1 28 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Dec. 12, 1982
23. Suns 94   Dennis Johnson 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 99   Jim Paxson 20 3 5 2 0 2 0 35 6-15 .400 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Dec. 28, 1982
24. Suns 116   Dennis Johnson 14 6 5 3 1 1 0 31 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 94   Jim Paxson 8 2 0 1 0 1 2 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1983
25. Suns 106   Dennis Johnson 18 6 7 0 0 2 1 40 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Trail Blazers 89   Jim Paxson 13 4 1 1 0 4 2 34 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1983
26. Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 15 3 11 2 0 2 4 41 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 106   Jim Paxson 11 2 3 2 0 1 4 37 4-15 .267 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 19, 1984
27. Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 20 2 4 2 1 1 4 43 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 101   Jim Paxson 24 1 1 1 0 2 1 38 10-17 .588 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1985
28. Celtics 128   Dennis Johnson 9 7 10 2 0 4 4 45 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 127   Jim Paxson 24 3 5 1 1 1 2 35 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Feb. 12, 1985
29. Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 2 2 9 0 0 2 2 35 1-11 .091 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 21 2 6 1 0 2 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
30. Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 13 4 3 4 0 3 6 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 16 5 3 0 0 3 2 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 14, 1986
31. Celtics 120   Dennis Johnson 29 4 7 1 1 4 3 45 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 119   Jim Paxson 10 2 8 2 0 5 1 31 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 1987
32. Celtics 131   Dennis Johnson 8 3 4 0 0 2 1 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 116   Jim Paxson 10 3 1 0 0 1 0 30 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 1988
33. Celtics 124   Dennis Johnson 13 5 9 0 0 2 2 35 3-9 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 104   Jim Paxson 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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