Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Bill Laimbeer

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Bill Laimbeer 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 29 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 17-12 winning record over Bill Laimbeer, but Bill Laimbeer won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 6-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Bill Laimbeer
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Bill Laimbeer:
1980-81 to 1993-94
29 Games played
19 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
17
13
4
Bill Laimbeer
12
6
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.3 7.2 11.7 1.80.4
Bill Laimbeer 12.8 9.8 2.10.80.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 34 14 19 52
Bill Laimbeer 30 19 6 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 25

games		 7

games		 28

games		 18

games		2

games
Bill Laimbeer 4

games 		21

games		 1

game		 5

games		12

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 6

games		15

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1980
1. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 8 6 4 2 6 2 39 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 98   Bill Laimbeer 16 8 1 0 3 1 6 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1982
2. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 25 14 6 3 0 4 3 40 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Cavaliers 100   Bill Laimbeer 12 10 3 3 1 2 5 31 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1983
3. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 7 7 12 5 0 8 2 38 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 112   Bill Laimbeer 30 11 6 1 0 2 3 41 15-21 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1983
4. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 21 10 16 4 0 2 42 9-21 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 108   Bill Laimbeer 20 13 1 1 2 4 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
5. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 29 14 7 3 2 7 1 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Pistons 114   Bill Laimbeer 27 5 1 0 0 1 4 38 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 23, 1984
6. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 11 4 10 3 2 2 1 36 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Pistons 121   Bill Laimbeer 21 19 1 2 0 1 2 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1985
7. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 22 8 10 0 0 4 1 37 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 121   Bill Laimbeer 14 13 1 0 1 0 4 28 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 24, 1985
8. Lakers 148   Magic Johnson 25 10 19 1 0 5 3 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 130   Bill Laimbeer 20 14 4 1 0 3 5 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
9. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 19 7 15 2 0 8 2 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Pistons 119   Bill Laimbeer 15 10 2 0 0 1 5 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 19, 1986
10. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 10 6 18 1 0 3 1 40 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 118   Bill Laimbeer 16 11 2 0 0 1 5 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
11. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 34 9 9 0 2 2 2 39 13-30 .433 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 119   Bill Laimbeer 10 7 2 1 2 1 4 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1987
12. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 21 7 15 3 2 5 3 38 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Pistons 111   Bill Laimbeer 4 9 1 2 3 2 2 28 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
13. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 5 9 1 0 6 2 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 104   Bill Laimbeer 6 11 2 2 0 2 4 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1988
14. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 7 13 2 0 2 3 40 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Pistons 110   Bill Laimbeer 18 14 5 1 0 2 6 42 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
15. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 28 8 10 2 0 1 3 44 8-11 .727 2-2 1.000 10-10 1.000
Pistons 105   Bill Laimbeer 11 7 2 0 1 0 2 34 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
16. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 23 7 11 2 0 3 3 42 7-12 .583 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Pistons 96   Bill Laimbeer 11 9 1 0 0 4 4 32 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 12, 1988
17. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 18 6 14 3 0 3 2 40 7-8 .875 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 86   Bill Laimbeer 10 9 2 0 2 0 3 37 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1988
18. Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 23 4 6 1 0 2 5 34 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Pistons 111   Bill Laimbeer 13 8 1 0 2 1 3 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jun. 16, 1988
19. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 15 6 17 2 1 4 3 45 4-15 .267 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Pistons 104   Bill Laimbeer 8 11 3 0 1 1 3 33 4-14 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 19, 1988
20. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 4 19 2 0 2 2 45 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Pistons 102   Bill Laimbeer 2 9 2 0 0 2 6 39 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 21, 1988
21. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 14 2 0 4 5 40 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Pistons 105   Bill Laimbeer 11 9 2 3 1 0 4 31 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
22. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 0 0 9 2 32 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 102   Bill Laimbeer 9 8 2 4 1 0 0 38 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
23. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 5 14 3 0 5 2 41 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Pistons 109   Bill Laimbeer 4 8 1 1 0 2 4 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1989
24. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 6 9 0 0 0 2 29 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Pistons 108   Bill Laimbeer 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1989
25. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 114   Bill Laimbeer 10 2 6 1 0 0 3 29 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1989
26. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 28 7 10 0 0 1 5 40 10-16 .625 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
OT Pistons 108   Bill Laimbeer 15 10 2 0 2 1 4 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 21, 1990
27. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 21 5 16 1 0 4 4 45 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
Pistons 97   Bill Laimbeer 13 15 3 0 1 2 4 40 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1990
28. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 21 12 14 0 0 4 2 36 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 90   Bill Laimbeer 13 6 0 0 0 0 1 31 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 24, 1991
29. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 31 8 11 3 0 3 1 47 11-18 .611 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
OT Pistons 96   Bill Laimbeer 11 13 2 0 0 2 3 42 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
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