Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jeff Hornacek and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jeff Hornacek 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 32 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 22-10 winning record over Jeff Hornacek, including a 5-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Jeff Hornacek
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jeff Hornacek:
1986-87 to 1999-00
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
32 Games played
23 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Jeff Hornacek
10
6
4
Magic Johnson
22
17
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jeff Hornacek 13.8 3.2 6.1 1.20.2
Magic Johnson 20.8 6.1 13.31.50.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jeff Hornacek 29 11 15 41
Magic Johnson 43 12 24 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jeff Hornacek 8

games		 7

games		 3

games		 10

games		3

games
Magic Johnson 22

games 		22

games		 27

games		 12

games		3

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 3

games		 2

games		 10

games		26

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1987
1. Suns 118   Jeff Hornacek 3 1 4 0 0 4 2 21 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 155   Magic Johnson 32 1 14 2 0 2 1 26 14-19 .737 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 30, 1987
2. Suns 102   Jeff Hornacek 5 1 8 2 0 2 2 23 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 15 3 19 5 0 2 2 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 24, 1987
3. Suns 108   Jeff Hornacek 0 4 6 0 1 0 3 23 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 12, 1987
4. Suns 104   Jeff Hornacek 0 4 5 0 0 1 2 18 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 3 19 4 2 2 1 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1987
5. Suns 97   Jeff Hornacek 8 0 8 4 0 3 2 30 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 7 2 9 3 0 2 1 30 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 16, 1988
6. Suns 96   Jeff Hornacek 9 2 6 0 0 2 0 20 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 18 7 9 0 0 0 1 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 28, 1988
7. Suns 97   Jeff Hornacek 17 2 15 2 1 4 1 44 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 23 4 15 0 0 7 0 32 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 15, 1988
8. Suns 114   Jeff Hornacek 7 7 7 0 0 1 2 34 3-12 .250 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 31 7 15 2 0 2 2 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Apr. 22, 1988
9. Suns 112   Jeff Hornacek 21 3 1 0 0 2 2 28 10-13 .769 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 18 4 17 0 0 6 1 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1988
10. Suns 111   Jeff Hornacek 12 2 5 3 0 2 1 25 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 19 12 18 0 1 4 3 32 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Feb. 01, 1989
11. Suns 114   Jeff Hornacek 9 4 11 3 0 2 1 31 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 12 9 2 0 4 4 38 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Feb. 26, 1989
12. Suns 122   Jeff Hornacek 25 2 7 2 0 1 4 31 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 25 6 19 0 0 3 0 33 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Mar. 26, 1989
13. Suns 116   Jeff Hornacek 8 1 5 0 0 1 3 24 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 34 10 18 1 0 4 1 44 11-22 .500 0-5 .000 12-13 .923
Mar. 28, 1989
14. Suns 127   Jeff Hornacek 14 4 10 1 0 1 3 25 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 10 3 14 0 0 4 2 35 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 20, 1989
15. Suns 119   Jeff Hornacek 20 3 6 0 0 0 2 25 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 3 12 3 0 4 6 31 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
May. 23, 1989
16. Suns 95   Jeff Hornacek 16 2 5 0 0 0 2 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 22 9 14 2 0 4 1 44 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
May. 26, 1989
17. Suns 107   Jeff Hornacek 21 11 4 1 0 2 5 35 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 20 9 11 1 0 6 2 43 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
May. 28, 1989
18. Suns 117   Jeff Hornacek 6 5 4 2 1 2 4 33 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 21 6 20 3 1 6 2 41 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1989
19. Suns 107   Jeff Hornacek 21 2 8 2 1 6 1 41 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1989
20. Suns 96   Jeff Hornacek 9 3 7 1 1 3 4 39 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 18 11 12 1 1 4 2 41 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 4-7 .571
Jan. 09, 1990
21. Suns 121   Jeff Hornacek 16 5 7 2 1 2 2 38 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
OT Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 24 6 24 2 2 4 2 45 6-11 .545 3-5 .600 9-11 .818
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1990
22. Suns 104   Jeff Hornacek 12 2 5 2 0 3 5 26 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 22 7 14 2 0 5 5 41 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 14-15 .933
May. 10, 1990
23. Suns 100   Jeff Hornacek 18 3 5 2 0 2 2 30 9-14 .643 0-0 - 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
24. Suns 117   Jeff Hornacek 29 4 4 3 0 2 2 31 10-16 .625 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
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
25. Suns 114   Jeff Hornacek 23 2 1 1 0 1 2 36 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 10-11 .909
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 43 6 10 2 0 3 3 45 15-26 .577 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
May. 15, 1990
26. Suns 106   Jeff Hornacek 22 4 4 1 0 4 3 38 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 43 8 7 0 0 6 4 44 15-26 .577 0-2 .000 13-16 .813
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1990
27. Suns 112   Jeff Hornacek 18 3 6 0 0 2 5 25 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 9 15 1 0 6 0 42 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Dec. 01, 1990
28. Suns 98   Jeff Hornacek 15 2 5 1 1 3 3 24 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 25 12 15 1 1 4 2 40 11-24 .458 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
Feb. 12, 1991
29. Suns 99   Jeff Hornacek 23 2 7 1 0 0 1 36 8-11 .727 2-2 1.000 5-5 1.000
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 14 3 15 1 0 6 3 40 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Apr. 04, 1991
30. Suns 98   Jeff Hornacek 10 1 6 0 0 0 3 36 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 10 9 14 2 0 4 2 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 07, 1991
31. Suns 85   Jeff Hornacek 20 10 6 0 0 2 2 43 9-21 .429 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 31 8 8 4 0 2 1 38 11-19 .579 3-6 .500 6-9 .667
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1996
32. Jazz 103   Jeff Hornacek 5 1 6 2 0 0 0 38 2-9 .222 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 21 7 6 1 0 2 1 31 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 15-18 .833
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