Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ernie Grunfeld and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ernie Grunfeld 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 17-2 winning record over Ernie Grunfeld. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Ernie Grunfeld
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Ernie Grunfeld:
1977-78 to 1985-86
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ernie Grunfeld
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
17
17
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Ernie Grunfeld 6.7 2.6 2.4 0.3
Magic Johnson 18.2 7.5 8.30.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Ernie Grunfeld 14 6 7 1
Magic Johnson 29 16 15 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Ernie Grunfeld 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games
Magic Johnson 18

games 		18

games		 16

games		 3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 12

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
%
Oct. 26, 1979
1. Kings 104   Ernie Grunfeld 7 4 2 1 1 1 4 24 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 7 6 0 0 1 4 28 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Nov. 15, 1979
2. Kings 114   Ernie Grunfeld 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 9 9 7 4 0 5 0 39 2-10 .200 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nov. 25, 1979
3. Kings 110   Ernie Grunfeld 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 16 5 9 3 0 2 4 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1979
4. Kings 118   Ernie Grunfeld 10 4 1 0 1 1 1 19 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 24 8 4 1 0 6 4 35 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 15, 1980
5. Kings 100   Ernie Grunfeld 10 6 3 1 0 1 2 28 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 20 6 3 1 1 3 3 40 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 05, 1980
6. Kings 101   Ernie Grunfeld 11 3 3 0 0 1 14 3-7 .429 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 28 16 3 2 0 5 4 38 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 15, 1980
7. Kings 107   Ernie Grunfeld 2 3 0 0 0 1 16 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 12 14 7 0 3 47 8-23 .348 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Nov. 18, 1980
8. Kings 94   Ernie Grunfeld 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 13 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 2 3 4 1 0 1 1 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1981
9. Kings 98   Ernie Grunfeld 6 5 3 1 0 0 0 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 13 8 7 5 0 2 4 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 13, 1981
10. Kings 101   Ernie Grunfeld 6 3 7 0 0 4 2 33 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 4 11 7 0 4 2 36 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1981
11. Kings 106   Ernie Grunfeld 14 1 2 0 0 1 27 6-10 .600 0- .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 22 10 9 3 2 2 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 17, 1982
12. Kings 97   Ernie Grunfeld 6 2 3 0 1 1 15 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 29 7 9 0 0 4 38 12-15 .800 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 09, 1982
13. Kings 99   Ernie Grunfeld 12 0 4 2 0 5 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 4 4 1 0 3 36 8-13 .615 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Mar. 28, 1982
14. Kings 111   Ernie Grunfeld 13 1 6 0 4 23 6-10 .600 0- .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 0 4 41 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1983
15. Knicks 90   Ernie Grunfeld 3 1 3 0 1 2 18 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 16 6 8 3 1 2 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 01, 1983
16. Knicks 88   Ernie Grunfeld 0 0 3 1 0 1 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 4 9 12 1 0 2 41 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1985
17. Knicks 104   Ernie Grunfeld 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 05 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 17 6 12 5 1 5 4 41 4-6 .667 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Feb. 24, 1985
18. Knicks 114   Ernie Grunfeld 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 16 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 8 15 2 0 3 2 44 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1985
19. Knicks 99   Ernie Grunfeld 5 5 0 4 0 1 5 26 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 8 12 2 0 5 2 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-7 .857
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