Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Junior Bridgeman and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Junior Bridgeman 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 18 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 15-3 winning record over Junior Bridgeman. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Junior Bridgeman:
1975-76 to 1986-87
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Junior Bridgeman
3
3
0
Magic Johnson
15
15
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Junior Bridgeman 13.3 3.2 2.6 0.90.1
Magic Johnson 17.6 7.1 12.82.70.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Junior Bridgeman 30 7 5 31
Magic Johnson 34 12 20 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Junior Bridgeman 8

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4

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0

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0

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1

game
Magic Johnson 9

games
14

games
18

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13

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3

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Both had same stat 1

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0

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0

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5

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14

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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. 31, 1979
1. Bucks 110   Junior Bridgeman 22 6 2 1 0 1 3 31 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 10 3 7 2 0 2 4 28 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Bucks 103   Junior Bridgeman 30 3 3 1 0 3 0 28 14-22 .636 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 4 0 3 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 06, 1980
3. Bucks 113   Junior Bridgeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 7 6 1 0 4 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 27, 1980
4. Bucks 102   Junior Bridgeman 16 0 0 1 0 2 2 25 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 3 7 5 0 3 3 39 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 29, 1980
5. Bucks 126   Junior Bridgeman 20 5 5 3 0 3 3 28 10-20 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 11 7 4 0 3 3 45 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Mar. 04, 1980
6. Bucks 124   Junior Bridgeman 8 7 2 0 0 2 5 28 2-9 .222 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 8 7 3 0 4 5 34 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
7. Bucks 113   Junior Bridgeman 16 1 4 0 0 0 5 31 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 02, 1983
8. Bucks 117   Junior Bridgeman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 34 7 15 5 0 4 3 42 15-20 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
9. Bucks 97   Junior Bridgeman 7 0 2 1 0 1 1 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 6 6 17 4 1 2 0 29 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1984
10. Bucks 94   Junior Bridgeman 14 5 4 1 0 3 2 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 20 4 11 3 0 2 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
11. Clippers 103   Junior Bridgeman 18 0 1 3 0 1 1 24 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 3 2 7 3 40 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 29, 1984
12. Clippers 107   Junior Bridgeman 20 7 2 1 0 0 1 31 9-20 .450 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 10 16 1 1 0 2 44 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 22, 1985
13. Clippers 114   Junior Bridgeman 13 2 5 0 1 4 2 32 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 13 4 13 2 0 3 3 34 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 02, 1985
14. Clippers 96   Junior Bridgeman 12 6 3 2 0 0 1 28 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 7 5 17 3 0 4 4 37 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 12, 1985
15. Clippers 110   Junior Bridgeman 18 5 2 1 0 0 0 22 9-16 .563 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 23 3 12 1 0 2 3 26 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 16, 1985
16. Clippers 112   Junior Bridgeman 12 3 5 0 0 0 1 24 4-13 .308 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 25 9 15 3 0 3 2 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1985
17. Clippers 96   Junior Bridgeman 7 1 2 0 0 2 4 20 2-12 .167 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 12 9 14 3 0 5 1 32 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 20, 1985
18. Clippers 107   Junior Bridgeman 6 6 4 1 0 1 1 27 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 9 20 1 0 2 2 35 9-12 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800