Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Johnny Dawkins and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Johnny Dawkins 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 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 12-3 winning record over Johnny Dawkins, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Johnny Dawkins:
1986-87 to 1994-95
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
15 Games played
12 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Johnny Dawkins
3
3
0
Magic Johnson
12
9
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Johnny Dawkins 12.8 2.0 5.7 1.30.0
Magic Johnson 21.9 6.6 12.32.10.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Johnny Dawkins 30 7 13 40
Magic Johnson 34 12 18 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Johnny Dawkins 2

games
1

game
2

games
4

games
0

games
Magic Johnson 11

games
14

games
12

games
10

games
4

games
Both had same stat 2

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
11

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
%
Nov. 19, 1986
1. Spurs 108   Johnny Dawkins 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 16 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 9 13 3 0 5 4 37 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 11, 1987
2. Spurs 109   Johnny Dawkins 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 26 3 9 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Mar. 20, 1987
3. Spurs 115   Johnny Dawkins 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 11 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 20 6 11 1 2 3 0 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 10, 1987
4. Spurs 121   Johnny Dawkins 8 0 3 1 0 1 1 20 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 12 13 3 0 5 5 37 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Apr. 17, 1987
5. Spurs 115   Johnny Dawkins 12 7 8 0 0 1 4 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 17 4 6 1 1 0 1 22 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1987
6. Spurs 124   Johnny Dawkins 21 0 11 2 0 1 1 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 21 6 13 0 2 7 3 38 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Nov. 15, 1987
7. Spurs 130   Johnny Dawkins 17 1 10 4 0 2 1 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 25 5 10 2 1 3 1 31 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 04, 1988
8. Spurs 115   Johnny Dawkins 15 1 5 2 0 2 1 33 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 14 8 13 4 0 3 2 30 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 12, 1988
9. Spurs 132   Johnny Dawkins 22 4 10 1 0 2 3 38 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 22 9 13 2 0 5 4 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1988
10. Spurs 110   Johnny Dawkins 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 13 4 18 3 0 6 2 42 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 01, 1988
11. Spurs 112   Johnny Dawkins 11 1 1 2 0 0 0 22 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 26 9 15 2 0 2 3 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-10 .800
May. 03, 1988
12. Spurs 107   Johnny Dawkins 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 21 1-10 .100 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 25 5 11 2 0 3 1 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
13. Spurs 122   Johnny Dawkins 22 4 13 4 0 1 0 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 21 8 14 1 0 4 3 42 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1990
14. 76ers 116   Johnny Dawkins 19 2 6 1 0 2 0 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 5 17 2 0 6 1 37 8-10 .800 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Mar. 14, 1990
15. 76ers 116   Johnny Dawkins 30 5 10 2 0 3 3 40 13-19 .684 1-1 1.000 3-6 .500
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 34 6 9 1 0 5 2 40 9-15 .600 4-6 .667 12-13 .923