Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Greg Grant and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Greg Grant 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.

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They faced each other a total of 7 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 5-2 winning record over Greg Grant, but Greg Grant won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Greg Grant:
1989-90 to 1995-96
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
7 Games played
4 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Greg Grant
2
0
2
Magic Johnson
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Grant 3.3 0.7 1.3 0.40.0
Magic Johnson 21.1 5.3 10.61.10.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Grant 12 3 3 10
Magic Johnson 43 11 16 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Grant 1

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2

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1

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1

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0

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Magic Johnson 6

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5

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6

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3

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1

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1989
1. Suns 107   Greg Grant 12 1 3 1 0 0 1 13 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1989
2. Suns 96   Greg Grant 2 0 3 1 0 2 2 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 18 11 12 1 1 4 2 41 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 4-7 .571
Apr. 06, 1990
3. Suns 99   Greg Grant 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 10 2 0 3 5 41 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1990
4. Suns 100   Greg Grant 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 08 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 21 1 14 2 0 2 3 34 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
May. 12, 1990
5. Suns 117   Greg Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 16 0 0 4 3 42 7-18 .389 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
May. 13, 1990
6. Suns 114   Greg Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 43 6 10 2 0 3 3 45 15-26 .577 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1990
7. Knicks 97   Greg Grant 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 5 11 1 0 5 2 41 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 6-7 .857