Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kenny Higgs and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kenny Higgs 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 7 times in NBA games. Kenny Higgs has a 4-3 winning record over Magic Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kenny Higgs:
1978-79 to 1981-82
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kenny Higgs
4
4
0
Magic Johnson
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Higgs 9.9 2.0 9.4 2.30.0
Magic Johnson 22.9 9.9 11.43.10.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Higgs 27 4 16 50
Magic Johnson 33 16 17 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Higgs 1

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0

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2

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1

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0

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Magic Johnson 6

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7

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5

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5

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5

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1980
1. Nuggets 123   Kenny Higgs 0 0 7 3 0 1 1 13 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 18 6 11 1 0 1 4 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 04, 1981
2. Nuggets 123   Kenny Higgs 9 3 9 3 0 3 4 26 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 21 8 3 4 1 6 4 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Mar. 29, 1981
3. Nuggets 148   Kenny Higgs 13 1 16 5 0 4 3 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-7 .714
OT Lakers 146   Magic Johnson 33 15 17 6 1 8 5 47 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1981
4. Nuggets 117   Kenny Higgs 4 2 6 1 0 4 6 25 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 24 10 11 2 1 2 2 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jan. 19, 1982
5. Nuggets 140   Kenny Higgs 27 4 12 1 0 0 5 37 12-18 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 22 16 14 2 1 5 4 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Feb. 21, 1982
6. Nuggets 131   Kenny Higgs 2 1 11 1 0 1 5 24 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 25 8 8 5 0 4 4 38 11-14 .786 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 09, 1982
7. Nuggets 128   Kenny Higgs 14 3 5 2 0 0 1 14 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Lakers 153   Magic Johnson 17 6 16 2 2 1 3 29 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429