Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gar Heard and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gar Heard 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:
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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-5 winning record over Gar Heard, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Gar Heard
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gar Heard:
1970-71 to 1980-81
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
15 Games played
10 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Gar Heard
5
4
1
Magic Johnson
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gar Heard 5.7 5.3 1.7 1.61.0
Magic Johnson 19.1 9.2 9.03.30.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gar Heard 15 11 5 33
Magic Johnson 29 13 16 72
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gar Heard 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 5

games		8

games
Magic Johnson 14

games 		14

games		 14

games		 9

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		3

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. 02, 1979
1. Suns 110   Gar Heard 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 6 10 2 2 5 3 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nov. 23, 1979
2. Suns 126   Gar Heard 5 3 1 3 2 2 3 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 6 6 1 0 5 4 38 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 13-15 .867
Dec. 30, 1979
3. Suns 105   Gar Heard 3 8 5 1 0 1 3 23 1-7 .143 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 9 5 4 1 4 2 36 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 02, 1980
4. Suns 123   Gar Heard 2 4 3 1 1 0 1 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 12 5 5 0 4 3 43 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Mar. 16, 1980
5. Suns 106   Gar Heard 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 21 13 13 3 2 7 2 37 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 19, 1980
6. Suns 112   Gar Heard 6 3 0 2 1 1 2 17 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 8 3 1 1 4 3 41 6-10 .600 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 08, 1980
7. Suns 110   Gar Heard 2 6 2 3 1 2 4 32 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 13 12 16 2 0 3 2 39 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 09, 1980
8. Suns 128   Gar Heard 4 9 4 1 3 0 5 39 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 25 13 11 6 0 4 6 48 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 12-14 .857
Apr. 11, 1980
9. Suns 105   Gar Heard 10 11 0 0 2 3 3 35 2-10 .200 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 12 13 4 5 0 5 3 39 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 13, 1980
10. Suns 127   Gar Heard 15 9 2 3 2 2 4 29 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 8 9 13 2 0 4 3 40 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 15, 1980
11. Suns 101   Gar Heard 7 5 1 2 0 0 3 25 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 19 7 11 2 0 2 1 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1980
12. Clippers 101   Gar Heard 9 5 0 0 0 1 1 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 8 10 2 2 1 1 31 13-21 .619 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Nov. 14, 1980
13. Clippers 100   Gar Heard 4 4 1 3 0 0 3 20 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 5 10 2 0 3 2 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 12, 1981
14. Clippers 116   Gar Heard 6 1 3 1 1 1 2 18 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 27 9 7 5 0 3 3 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 15, 1981
15. Clippers 122   Gar Heard 10 5 3 3 2 1 3 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 20 8 11 7 1 3 4 42 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
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