Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Nate McMillan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Nate McMillan 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. Dennis Johnson has a 5-3 winning record over Nate McMillan. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Nate McMillan:
1986-87 to 1997-98
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
5
5
0
Nate McMillan
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 10.1 3.3 6.4 2.30.3
Nate McMillan 5.4 3.6 8.61.50.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 23 5 12 41
Nate McMillan 10 6 13 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 5

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2

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2

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5

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2

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Nate McMillan 2

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2

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6

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2

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2

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Both had same stat 1

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4

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0

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1

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1986
1. Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 10 4 7 1 1 3 2 37 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 102   Nate McMillan 6 4 12 4 0 2 5 31 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1987
2. Celtics 112   Dennis Johnson 20 4 12 1 0 4 3 44 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 108   Nate McMillan 2 4 7 2 1 1 1 34 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1987
3. Celtics 117   Dennis Johnson 23 3 5 3 1 1 4 46 8-12 .667 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 112   Nate McMillan 3 3 10 1 0 4 5 29 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 30, 1987
4. Celtics 105   Dennis Johnson 8 5 2 2 0 4 2 39 1-9 .111 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
Supersonics 111   Nate McMillan 2 3 5 1 0 1 2 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1989
5. Celtics 87   Dennis Johnson 2 2 5 3 0 3 4 28 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 89   Nate McMillan 10 6 8 1 0 3 3 38 5-9 .556 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1989
6. Celtics 91   Dennis Johnson 3 0 4 1 0 1 4 35 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 96   Nate McMillan 7 4 13 1 2 4 2 39 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1989
7. Celtics 109   Dennis Johnson 6 4 12 3 0 1 3 38 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 97   Nate McMillan 6 4 7 2 0 2 2 31 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1989
8. Celtics 96   Dennis Johnson 9 4 4 4 0 2 3 28 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 89   Nate McMillan 7 1 7 0 0 3 5 31 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500