Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Bob Lanier

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Bob Lanier 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 5-3 winning record over Bob Lanier. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Bob Lanier:
1970-71 to 1983-84
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
5
5
0
Bob Lanier
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17.9 7.9 10.3 2.80.3
Bob Lanier 13.1 6.3 3.50.81.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 12 20 41
Bob Lanier 25 11 8 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 5

games
6

games
8

games
7

games
0

games
Bob Lanier 1

game
2

games
0

games
1

game
3

games
Both had same stat 2

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
5

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
%
Dec. 14, 1979
1. Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 27 4 9 4 0 3 2 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Pistons 122   Bob Lanier 25 10 8 1 2 3 4 36 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Feb. 29, 1980
2. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 11 7 4 0 3 3 45 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
OT Bucks 126   Bob Lanier 19 9 5 0 5 2 4 41 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 04, 1980
3. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 8 7 3 0 4 5 34 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 124   Bob Lanier 21 3 4 1 0 2 2 34 7-9 .778 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1982
4. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 28 7 6 2 0 0 1 36 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Bucks 118   Bob Lanier 14 2 5 0 0 2 1 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 26, 1982
5. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 16 11 5 2 1 4 5 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bucks 96   Bob Lanier 2 8 0 1 2 2 6 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
6. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Bucks 113   Bob Lanier 4 5 5 1 0 0 3 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
7. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 6 6 17 4 1 2 0 29 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 97   Bob Lanier 6 2 1 1 1 2 1 16 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1984
8. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 20 4 11 3 0 2 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bucks 94   Bob Lanier 14 11 0 1 0 4 4 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-0 -