Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Brian Shaw

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Brian Shaw 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 4 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 2-2. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Brian Shaw:
1988-89 to 2002-03
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
2
2
0
Brian Shaw
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 22.0 6.3 11.3 1.30.5
Brian Shaw 9.5 2.8 5.81.30.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 9 16 21
Brian Shaw 20 3 9 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 4

games
3

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4

games
1

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1

game
Brian Shaw 0

games
0

games
0

games
2

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

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1

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0

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1

game
2

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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
%
Dec. 16, 1988
1. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 31 3 7 0 0 2 4 36 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Celtics 110   Brian Shaw 3 3 6 1 0 2 2 17 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1991
2. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 22 9 15 2 0 6 2 38 9-16 .563 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Celtics 87   Brian Shaw 20 3 9 2 1 0 3 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 1991
3. Lakers 85   Magic Johnson 21 9 16 1 1 2 1 41 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 6-8 .750
Celtics 98   Brian Shaw 10 3 6 2 1 2 4 34 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 1996
4. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 14 4 7 2 1 6 1 36 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Magic 91   Brian Shaw 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 18 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -