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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Bob Thornton 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 7-1 winning record over Bob Thornton. 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 Thornton:
1985-86 to 1995-96
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
Bob Thornton
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 25.4 7.6 15.6 2.00.3
Bob Thornton 2.4 1.5 0.40.10.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 34 11 20 32
Bob Thornton 5 3 1 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 8

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8

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8

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8

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1

game
Bob Thornton 0

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0

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0

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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0

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7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1985
1. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 8 12 2 0 5 2 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Knicks 99   Bob Thornton 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1986
2. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 21 4 15 2 2 3 1 31 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 88   Bob Thornton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
3. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 26 6 17 2 0 1 2 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-9 .889
76ers 115   Bob Thornton 3 3 0 1 0 2 2 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 07, 1988
4. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 24 11 17 3 0 2 1 40 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
76ers 104   Bob Thornton 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1988
5. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 32 11 20 2 0 7 1 42 12-23 .522 1-1 1.000 7-10 .700
76ers 104   Bob Thornton 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 28, 1988
6. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 26 10 18 2 0 5 4 39 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
76ers 123   Bob Thornton 4 2 0 0 0 1 5 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1990
7. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 5 17 2 0 6 1 37 8-10 .800 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
76ers 116   Bob Thornton 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 14, 1990
8. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 34 6 9 1 0 5 2 40 9-15 .600 4-6 .667 12-13 .923
76ers 116   Bob Thornton 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -