Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Avery Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Avery 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 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 14-1 winning record over Avery Johnson, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Avery Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Avery Johnson:
1988-89 to 2003-04
15 Games played
11 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
14
10
4
Avery Johnson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.5 7.5 12.7 1.50.4
Avery Johnson 2.6 0.7 2.50.50.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 40 12 21 52
Avery Johnson 10 3 13 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15

games		 15

games		 14

games		 10

games		4

games
Avery Johnson 0

games 		0

games		 1

game		 2

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		11

games

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. 11, 1988
1. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 11 9 16 2 1 3 2 37 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 103   Avery Johnson 5 1 3 3 1 2 1 13 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Nov. 17, 1988
2. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 28 10 6 1 0 4 4 41 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 16-17 .941
Supersonics 101   Avery Johnson 3 2 3 2 0 2 4 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 30, 1988
3. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 40 9 10 2 1 3 2 38 13-21 .619 1-1 1.000 13-14 .929
Supersonics 106   Avery Johnson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 02 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1989
4. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 15 9 18 1 0 2 1 38 7-12 .583 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Avery Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1989
5. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 29 9 21 1 0 2 2 40 8-14 .571 4-4 1.000 9-9 1.000
Supersonics 117   Avery Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1989
6. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 21 1 14 5 0 1 3 42 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 11-14 .786
Supersonics 102   Avery Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 10, 1989
7. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 12 5 12 2 0 6 2 38 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 108   Avery Johnson 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 3-5 .600 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 12, 1989
8. Lakers 91   Magic Johnson 10 9 14 2 0 9 2 44 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 86   Avery Johnson 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 14, 1989
9. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 9 9 0 2 3 1 39 4-12 .333 0-4 .000 9-10 .900
Supersonics 95   Avery Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1990
10. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 6 9 1 0 3 3 38 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 14-16 .875
Supersonics 90   Avery Johnson 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1990
11. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 21 10 11 0 0 1 1 34 9-16 .563 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Nuggets 105   Avery Johnson 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 21, 1990
12. Lakers 141   Magic Johnson 22 3 18 0 0 5 0 38 6-12 .500 1-4 .250 9-9 1.000
Nuggets 121   Avery Johnson 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1991
13. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 3 15 2 1 3 1 43 3-10 .300 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Spurs 91   Avery Johnson 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1991
14. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 30 12 10 2 1 3 4 40 8-13 .615 1-3 .333 13-13 1.000
Spurs 115   Avery Johnson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 07, 1996
15. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 15 9 7 1 0 5 1 41 4-11 .364 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Spurs 97   Avery Johnson 10 1 13 0 0 6 1 45 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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