Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Albert King

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Albert King 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 13 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 9-4 winning record over Albert King. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Albert King
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Albert King:
1981-82 to 1991-92
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
9
9
0
Albert King
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 20.3 7.5 12.6
Albert King 12.3 3.5 2.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 42 11 20
Albert King 22 9 9
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 8

games		 11

games		 13

games
Albert King 4

games 		2

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1982
1. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 10 7 12 5 34 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 113   Albert King 19 4 5 4 28 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 03, 1982
2. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 8 6 5 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nets 111   Albert King 12 9 1 2 30 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1982
3. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 16 8 13 3 1 5 39 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Nets 106   Albert King 12 4 9 1 0 3 40 6-17 .353 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1983
4. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 16 8 11 2 3 6 3 42 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Nets 110   Albert King 8 3 1 1 0 1 1 13 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
5. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 19 7 20 1 1 3 1 37 3-7 .429 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Nets 123   Albert King 21 5 3 2 0 3 5 36 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1984
6. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 20 7 12 0 1 6 3 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 111   Albert King 22 3 2 1 0 0 2 17 7-14 .500 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1985
7. Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 21 6 15 2 0 3 1 30 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Nets 119   Albert King 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1986
8. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 20 5 10 0 0 5 2 39 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 7-9 .778
Nets 121   Albert King 20 3 3 0 0 2 1 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
9. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 11 5 10 1 1 1 3 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nets 95   Albert King 14 7 1 0 2 2 2 25 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 19, 1987
10. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 42 11 7 2 1 6 3 41 13-28 .464 0-2 .000 16-16 1.000
Nets 115   Albert King 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 15 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
11. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 26 6 17 2 0 1 2 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-9 .889
76ers 115   Albert King 4 2 1 0 0 3 3 29 1-9 .111 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 07, 1988
12. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 24 11 17 3 0 2 1 40 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
76ers 104   Albert King 13 0 5 1 1 1 1 24 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
13. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 21 8 14 1 0 4 3 42 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Spurs 122   Albert King 5 4 3 1 0 4 5 14 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
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