Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Ben Poquette

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Ben Poquette 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 24 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 21-3 winning record over Ben Poquette. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Ben Poquette
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Ben Poquette:
1977-78 to 1986-87
24 Games played
24 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
21
21
0
Ben Poquette
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.8 8.4 11.0 0.5
Ben Poquette 8.3 5.5 1.81.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 41 12 22 2
Ben Poquette 24 11 6 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18

games		 18

games		 23

games		 5

games
Ben Poquette 4

games 		5

games		 0

games		 12

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 1

game		 7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1979
1. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 14 8 8 2 0 5 4 35 3-10 .300 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jazz 118   Ben Poquette 20 5 5 0 1 0 5 37 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 27, 1979
2. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 15 7 11 0 0 0 1 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 116   Ben Poquette 13 8 1 0 3 0 4 34 4-8 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 23, 1980
3. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 13 4 9 6 1 5 3 35 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Jazz 96   Ben Poquette 13 9 3 0 1 0 3 43 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 27, 1980
4. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 11 5 1 0 3 1 40 7-11 .636 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
Jazz 95   Ben Poquette 10 6 1 0 2 0 2 32 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1980
5. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 33 8 6 4 0 1 0 32 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
Jazz 99   Ben Poquette 2 6 6 0 2 1 2 29 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1981
6. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 41 12 11 1 0 5 2 44 17-23 .739 0-0 - 7-10 .700
OT Jazz 112   Ben Poquette 7 5 1 1 6 4 2 40 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
7. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 17 8 9 0 1 43 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Jazz 110   Ben Poquette 10 6 1 0 4 30 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 01, 1981
8. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 3 1 1 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jazz 86   Ben Poquette 4 7 0 0 3 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1981
9. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 13 7 12 1 1 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jazz 114   Ben Poquette 4 2 3 2 4 23 2-6 .333 0- .000 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1982
10. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 10 9 1 3 36 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 112   Ben Poquette 10 11 2 2 2 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1982
11. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 20 11 10 3 1 1 36 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jazz 115   Ben Poquette 11 11 2 2 4 40 2-10 .200 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1982
12. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 1 3 39 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Jazz 101   Ben Poquette 6 10 5 1 1 36 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 10, 1982
13. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 12 13 1 0 1 36 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
Jazz 122   Ben Poquette 24 9 2 1 6 4 34 11-13 .846 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 22, 1982
14. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 18 7 12 2 1 3 4 27 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 100   Ben Poquette 13 4 3 2 2 6 5 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 09, 1983
15. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 7 7 12 1 2 0 4 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 99   Ben Poquette 21 9 3 1 0 3 4 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 26, 1983
16. Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 8 9 10 0 0 6 2 38 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 101   Ben Poquette 10 4 4 1 2 0 4 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1983
17. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 23 9 22 3 1 2 1 37 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 114   Ben Poquette 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1984
18. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 23 6 10 2 0 4 1 35 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Cavaliers 99   Ben Poquette 4 4 0 0 2 2 2 10 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1984
19. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 28 10 14 3 1 5 2 39 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Cavaliers 112   Ben Poquette 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1985
20. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 6 7 13 1 0 4 4 22 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 106   Ben Poquette 6 3 2 2 0 1 6 27 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
21. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 23 8 8 0 0 3 1 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 129   Ben Poquette 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 1985
22. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 4 14 1 0 2 2 36 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 116   Ben Poquette 8 5 0 0 0 0 2 14 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1986
23. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 25 11 14 1 1 4 2 42 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 116   Ben Poquette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1987
24. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 28 6 16 0 0 5 1 44 12-20 .600 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Bulls 100   Ben Poquette 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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