Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Johnson and Lauri Markkanen

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Johnson and Lauri Markkanen 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 9 times in NBA games. James Johnson has a 5-4 winning record over Lauri Markkanen. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Johnson:
2009-10 to 2024-25
Lauri Markkanen:
2017-18 to 2024-25
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Johnson
5
5
0
Lauri Markkanen
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Johnson 6.9 2.7 2.8 1.00.4
Lauri Markkanen 18.6 8.9 1.80.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Johnson 15 7 6 22
Lauri Markkanen 32 13 4 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Johnson 1

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0

games
4

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4

games
2

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Lauri Markkanen 8

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8

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3

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1

game
2

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Both had same stat 0

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1

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2

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4

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2017
1. Heat 100   James Johnson 15 7 6 2 2 0 0 28 7-9 .778 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Bulls 93   Lauri Markkanen 11 10 1 0 1 0 1 32 4-10 .400 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 2018
2. Heat 111   James Johnson 8 2 3 1 0 1 2 29 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-4 .000
Bulls 119   Lauri Markkanen 17 9 3 1 0 0 2 30 6-13 .462 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2019
3. Heat 117   James Johnson 10 3 2 1 0 1 1 25 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Bulls 103   Lauri Markkanen 20 9 0 2 1 2 1 34 7-19 .368 4-10 .400 2-3 .667
Jan. 30, 2019
4. Heat 89   James Johnson 2 2 4 1 0 1 3 18 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 105   Lauri Markkanen 14 13 4 0 0 2 3 34 4-15 .267 0-5 .000 6-7 .857
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2019
5. Heat 116   James Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Lauri Markkanen 9 7 1 0 0 1 1 24 3-12 .250 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 2020
6. Timberwolves 115   James Johnson 8 4 5 2 2 3 3 22 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Bulls 108   Lauri Markkanen 13 4 0 0 0 1 0 21 6-10 .600 1-4 .250 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2021
7. Mavericks 101   James Johnson 10 2 0 0 0 5 4 21 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 1-3 .333
Bulls 117   Lauri Markkanen 29 10 3 0 0 2 2 33 10-19 .526 2-7 .286 7-8 .875
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2021
8. Nets 117   James Johnson 9 4 5 2 0 0 4 29 4-13 .308 1-4 .250 0-2 .000
Cavaliers 112   Lauri Markkanen 22 8 1 0 1 1 1 31 7-17 .412 3-9 .333 5-5 1.000
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2024
9. Pacers 105   James Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 132   Lauri Markkanen 32 10 3 0 0 1 1 28 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 10-10 1.000