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

This is the detail of NBA games in which John 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.

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They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-3 winning record over John Johnson, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Johnson
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Johnson:
1970-71 to 1981-82
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
14 Games played
9 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
John Johnson
3
2
1
Magic Johnson
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
John Johnson 10.6 4.8 5.1
Magic Johnson 16.1 7.6 8.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
John Johnson 19 11 10
Magic Johnson 28 13 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
John Johnson 2

games		 1

game		 1

game
Magic Johnson 12

games 		13

games		 12

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game

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
%
Oct. 17, 1979
1. Supersonics 112   John Johnson 19 11 3 2 2 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 15 3 4 0 1 5 0 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Nov. 21, 1979
2. Supersonics 119   John Johnson 6 3 10 2 0 3 2 34 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 4 0 0 6 2 37 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Dec. 23, 1979
3. Supersonics 97   John Johnson 6 4 6 1 0 3 1 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 6 10 3 1 2 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 26, 1980
4. Supersonics 108   John Johnson 4 1 7 0 0 2 2 29 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 6 13 3 1 3 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 22, 1980
5. Supersonics 92   John Johnson 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 35 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 2 7 7 4 0 6 2 37 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 1980
6. Supersonics 108   John Johnson 8 7 9 1 1 1 0 32 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 8 9 3 1 3 4 36 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Apr. 23, 1980
7. Supersonics 99   John Johnson 11 4 5 0 0 6 1 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 6 1 2 3 37 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Apr. 25, 1980
8. Supersonics 100   John Johnson 19 9 9 1 1 1 4 40 5-13 .385 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 0 1 3 1 43 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Apr. 27, 1980
9. Supersonics 93   John Johnson 8 7 2 0 0 3 3 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 13 6 6 0 6 3 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Apr. 30, 1980
10. Supersonics 105   John Johnson 19 3 6 0 0 1 3 32 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 1 1 3 4 41 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 10, 1980
11. Supersonics 98   John Johnson 12 7 3 0 0 2 2 32 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 14 11 8 1 1 5 4 34 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Oct. 24, 1980
12. Supersonics 98   John Johnson 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 18 9 12 3 0 3 1 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 20, 1981
13. Supersonics 119   John Johnson 19 2 3 1 0 3 3 25 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 28 5 8 2 1 2 3 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 16-21 .762
Mar. 27, 1981
14. Supersonics 90   John Johnson 12 2 3 2 3 29 3-10 .300 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 13 7 9 2 0 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
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