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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Brian Taylor 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 13 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-3 winning record over Brian Taylor. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Brian Taylor
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Brian Taylor:
1976-77 to 1981-82
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
10
0
Brian Taylor
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.5 8.1 8.4 0.8
Brian Taylor 11.1 1.8 5.30.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 13 13 4
Brian Taylor 31 5 11 0
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 10

games		 13

games		 11

games		 6

games
Brian Taylor 3

games 		0

games		 2

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 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
%
Oct. 12, 1979
1. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 26 8 4 1 4 3 3 41 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Clippers 102   Brian Taylor 8 1 2 1 0 4 0 30 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 06, 1979
2. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 9 8 2 0 0 1 38 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 112   Brian Taylor 16 3 6 1 0 1 2 34 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Nov. 13, 1979
3. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 22 6 6 4 0 3 2 33 9-10 .900 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Clippers 91   Brian Taylor 6 5 7 3 0 4 4 39 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1979
4. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 31 13 8 0 0 3 3 35 14-22 .636 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 116   Brian Taylor 8 0 1 3 0 2 4 22 2-5 .400 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1980
5. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 12 12 8 1 0 2 4 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 106   Brian Taylor 10 0 4 2 0 3 6 35 5-12 .417 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1980
6. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 22 7 3 3 0 2 0 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 88   Brian Taylor 4 1 4 1 0 3 3 42 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1980
7. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 8 10 2 2 1 1 31 13-21 .619 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 101   Brian Taylor 4 4 4 2 0 2 1 20 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 14, 1980
8. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 5 10 2 0 3 2 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Clippers 100   Brian Taylor 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 24 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1981
9. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 27 9 7 5 0 3 3 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 116   Brian Taylor 7 0 5 0 0 1 5 24 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1981
10. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 20 8 11 7 1 3 4 42 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Clippers 122   Brian Taylor 31 2 9 1 0 1 5 33 12-16 .750 4-4 1.000 3-3 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1981
11. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 8 8 10 1 5 1 41 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 117   Brian Taylor 19 1 5 0 2 3 39 7-10 .700 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
Nov. 27, 1981
12. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 17 6 13 1 6 34 4-12 .333 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Clippers 138   Brian Taylor 21 3 11 0 3 37 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 9-10 .900
Dec. 27, 1981
13. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 21 6 11 1 5 1 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Clippers 117   Brian Taylor 6 3 6 0 1 2 19 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
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