Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Wes Matthews

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Wes Matthews 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 14 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 10-4 winning record over Wes Matthews, but Wes Matthews won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Johnson
vs.
Wes Matthews
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Wes Matthews:
1980-81 to 1989-90
14 Games played
10 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
10
9
1
Wes Matthews
4
1
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 17.0 3.2 7.2 1.20.5
Wes Matthews 7.0 0.6 2.60.90.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 33 10 13 41
Wes Matthews 14 2 6 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 13

games		 12

games		 11

games		 4

games		7

games
Wes Matthews 1

game 		1

game		 1

game		 4

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 6

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1981
1. Suns 120   Dennis Johnson 19 5 6 1 0 3 3 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Hawks 86   Wes Matthews 10 1 4 2 0 7 3 26 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1982
2. Suns 94   Dennis Johnson 21 7 2 1 1 5 4 40 5-10 .500 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Hawks 90   Wes Matthews 7 0 2 2 0 1 6 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1982
3. Suns 91   Dennis Johnson 12 4 3 1 0 5 3 37 3-16 .188 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Hawks 80   Wes Matthews 14 1 2 1 0 2 3 20 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1984
4. Celtics 125   Dennis Johnson 21 2 7 0 1 5 3 44 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Bulls 105   Wes Matthews 14 0 6 1 0 1 2 19 7-8 .875 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1985
5. Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 14 2 6 2 0 5 4 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Wes Matthews 10 2 6 2 1 2 3 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1985
6. Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 15 2 7 4 0 1 5 41 7-17 .412 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 106   Wes Matthews 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1985
7. Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 13 1 12 2 1 5 3 42 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bulls 105   Wes Matthews 11 0 4 2 0 2 3 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 06, 1985
8. Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 9 0 9 0 1 4 1 37 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Bulls 107   Wes Matthews 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 07 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1986
9. Celtics 120   Dennis Johnson 14 3 4 4 1 1 1 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Spurs 100   Wes Matthews 11 2 5 2 0 4 0 28 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 13, 1986
10. Celtics 135   Dennis Johnson 15 2 7 0 0 3 1 27 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Spurs 119   Wes Matthews 12 0 3 1 1 2 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
11. Celtics 113   Dennis Johnson 7 1 13 1 0 1 4 34 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 126   Wes Matthews 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 04 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 04, 1987
12. Celtics 122   Dennis Johnson 20 4 9 0 1 2 1 34 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 141   Wes Matthews 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 06 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1987
13. Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 25 2 11 1 0 2 3 43 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   Wes Matthews 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 14, 1987
14. Celtics 93   Dennis Johnson 33 10 5 0 1 0 1 46 11-22 .500 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
Lakers 106   Wes Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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