Head-to-Head: Games Played Between George Johnson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which George Johnson 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 12 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-2 winning record over George Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

George Johnson
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
George Johnson:
1978-79 to 1985-86
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
George Johnson
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
George Johnson 10.3 4.8 2.4
Magic Johnson 21.7 7.8 8.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
George Johnson 19 12 6
Magic Johnson 31 15 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
George Johnson 1

game		 3

games		 0

games
Magic Johnson 11

games 		9

games		 12

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 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
%
Nov. 09, 1979
1. Nuggets 122   George Johnson 12 3 2 1 0 0 1 12 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
OT Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 31 6 8 4 1 3 4 43 10-16 .625 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Nov. 16, 1979
2. Nuggets 128   George Johnson 10 5 2 1 2 2 2 15 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 20 11 11 6 0 9 3 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Dec. 09, 1979
3. Nuggets 118   George Johnson 6 6 3 0 0 0 5 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 21 4 11 4 0 2 0 40 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Dec. 22, 1979
4. Nuggets 130   George Johnson 11 4 4 4 0 1 3 34 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 20 7 9 1 0 6 2 38 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 20, 1980
5. Nuggets 103   George Johnson 10 4 2 1 0 1 3 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 30 12 4 3 2 5 1 39 11-19 .579 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 14, 1980
6. Nuggets 126   George Johnson 16 2 2 1 3 2 4 26 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 17 4 7 0 2 4 5 25 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1981
7. Pacers 123   George Johnson 2 2 1 0 0 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 2 0 4 49 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 15, 1982
8. Pacers 92   George Johnson 0 2 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 15 4 0 5 1 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-13 .538
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 1983
9. Pacers 112   George Johnson 19 7 6 2 2 3 5 28 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 27 10 9 3 0 3 2 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1984
10. Pacers 105   George Johnson 17 12 2 0 2 3 3 29 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 15 2 12 1 0 5 3 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 10, 1984
11. Pacers 126   George Johnson 18 9 5 4 0 3 0 30 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 22 6 9 2 1 4 4 41 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1985
12. 76ers 104   George Johnson 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 6 15 3 2 2 1 39 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
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