Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Edwards and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Edwards 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. Magic Johnson has a 7-0 winning record over Kevin Edwards. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin Edwards:
1988-89 to 2000-01
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
Kevin Edwards
0
0
0
Magic Johnson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Edwards 14.9 2.6 5.1 0.60.4
Magic Johnson 18.9 7.3 10.91.10.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Edwards 27 5 8 23
Magic Johnson 25 11 17 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Edwards 1

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Magic Johnson 6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1988
1. Heat 91   Kevin Edwards 6 2 6 0 0 2 1 17 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 11 4 17 0 0 4 0 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 06, 1989
2. Heat 86   Kevin Edwards 14 4 7 1 0 4 3 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 25 5 11 2 1 1 0 29 7-13 .538 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Mar. 08, 1989
3. Heat 87   Kevin Edwards 12 2 6 1 0 4 1 26 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 13 5 10 0 1 2 0 19 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 16, 1989
4. Heat 108   Kevin Edwards 27 3 8 2 0 3 2 41 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 24 7 7 2 0 5 4 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1989
5. Heat 75   Kevin Edwards 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 19 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 18 10 8 2 0 4 1 32 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 1991
6. Heat 95   Kevin Edwards 18 1 1 0 0 0 3 23 7-10 .700 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 21 11 14 2 0 5 2 42 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Apr. 05, 1991
7. Heat 87   Kevin Edwards 19 5 6 0 3 3 1 38 9-19 .474 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 20 9 9 0 0 5 2 33 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000