Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Sly Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Sly Williams 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 9 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has an 8-1 winning record over Sly Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Johnson
vs.
Sly Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Sly Williams:
1979-80 to 1985-86
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
8
8
0
Sly Williams
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Dennis Johnson 19.3 4.1 5.0
Sly Williams 8.0 3.1 1.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Dennis Johnson 39 8 9
Sly Williams 16 7 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Dennis Johnson 7

games		 4

games		 8

games
Sly Williams 1

game 		4

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 0

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
%
Dec. 21, 1979
1. Supersonics 121   Dennis Johnson 21 5 6 6 3 34 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Knicks 102   Sly Williams 9 2 2 1 2 13 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 18, 1980
2. Supersonics 124   Dennis Johnson 30 6 3 3 1 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Knicks 117   Sly Williams 0 1 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1981
3. Suns 99   Dennis Johnson 20 6 4 2 1 2 3 40 6-15 .400 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Knicks 94   Sly Williams 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 15, 1981
4. Suns 101   Dennis Johnson 39 8 4 2 0 5 6 41 13-25 .520 1-2 .500 12-13 .923
Knicks 115   Sly Williams 16 3 5 3 0 3 3 41 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 1982
5. Suns 90   Dennis Johnson 14 5 4 1 0 4 3 41 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 89   Sly Williams 14 7 3 3 0 2 4 31 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1982
6. Suns 104   Dennis Johnson 28 4 5 3 0 5 2 36 9-12 .750 0-0 - 10-17 .588
Knicks 90   Sly Williams 6 5 2 0 0 2 3 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 02, 1983
7. Suns 115   Dennis Johnson 11 1 4 0 0 1 1 12 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Knicks 108   Sly Williams 9 2 1 1 0 1 3 11 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1983
8. Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 4 1 6 0 1 4 3 29 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hawks 96   Sly Williams 11 7 0 2 0 3 3 26 3-15 .200 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1985
9. Celtics 119   Dennis Johnson 7 1 9 0 0 1 5 27 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Hawks 111   Sly Williams 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
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