Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Anthony Jones

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Anthony Jones 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 7-1 winning record over Anthony Jones. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Anthony Jones
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Anthony Jones:
1986-87 to 1989-90
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
7
7
0
Anthony Jones
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 22.6 6.3 9.4 1.90.9
Anthony Jones 6.5 1.8 1.80.60.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 38 12 13 42
Anthony Jones 16 4 5 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 8

games		 8

games		 8

games		 6

games		4

games
Anthony Jones 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		4

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
%
Jan. 11, 1987
1. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 26 3 9 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Spurs 109   Anthony Jones 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 17 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1987
2. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 20 6 11 1 2 3 0 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Spurs 115   Anthony Jones 16 4 4 2 1 3 2 28 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Apr. 10, 1987
3. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 12 13 3 0 5 5 37 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Spurs 121   Anthony Jones 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 12 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1987
4. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 17 4 6 1 1 0 1 22 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Spurs 115   Anthony Jones 12 1 5 0 0 2 1 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1989
5. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 20 4 9 1 2 3 3 40 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Mavericks 93   Anthony Jones 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
6. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 20 9 12 1 1 4 4 43 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 94   Anthony Jones 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 12, 1989
7. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 4 7 3 0 2 1 32 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Anthony Jones 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 09, 1990
8. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 38 8 8 1 1 2 1 41 8-13 .615 3-5 .600 19-22 .864
Mavericks 106   Anthony Jones 7 2 1 1 0 1 1 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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