Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Cedric Maxwell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Cedric Maxwell 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 31 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 19-12 winning record over Cedric Maxwell. They each won 6 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Cedric Maxwell
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Cedric Maxwell:
1977-78 to 1987-88
31 Games played
19 in Regular Season
12 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
19
13
6
Cedric Maxwell
12
6
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 18.2 7.0 12.2
Cedric Maxwell 9.9 4.7 2.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 37 13 21
Cedric Maxwell 30 16 9
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 23

games		 19

games		 31

games
Cedric Maxwell 7

games 		9

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 0

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. 28, 1979
1. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 8 6 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Celtics 105   Cedric Maxwell 19 16 0 0 1 3 4 30 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 1 3 2 2 0 3 1 21 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 98   Cedric Maxwell 13 6 1 0 1 5 3 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1982
3. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 19 10 8 4 39 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Celtics 108   Cedric Maxwell 27 11 1 3 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1983
4. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 14 9 10 2 1 8 1 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 110   Cedric Maxwell 16 7 0 2 0 3 1 21 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 23, 1983
5. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 20 13 10 2 1 6 3 46 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 113   Cedric Maxwell 30 6 8 0 0 2 3 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1984
6. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 8 10 6 0 5 1 43 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 109   Cedric Maxwell 8 8 3 1 3 2 1 35 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 24, 1984
7. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 9 8 18 3 1 5 2 40 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 108   Cedric Maxwell 17 8 3 1 0 5 4 37 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1984
8. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 6 10 4 0 3 5 38 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 109   Cedric Maxwell 6 5 0 0 0 2 5 33 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 31, 1984
9. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 27 10 9 0 1 4 5 46 10-14 .714 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
OT Celtics 124   Cedric Maxwell 16 12 1 1 0 1 3 35 3-7 .429 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Jun. 03, 1984
10. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 14 11 21 1 1 2 3 39 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 104   Cedric Maxwell 9 4 5 1 0 1 4 28 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 06, 1984
11. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 20 11 17 2 0 7 5 49 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-7 .571
OT Celtics 129   Cedric Maxwell 11 3 4 2 0 2 3 40 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jun. 08, 1984
12. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 10 5 13 2 2 4 2 39 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Celtics 121   Cedric Maxwell 13 4 2 1 0 3 5 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jun. 10, 1984
13. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 21 6 10 1 0 4 3 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 108   Cedric Maxwell 12 3 3 1 1 3 2 36 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jun. 12, 1984
14. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 5 15 4 2 7 5 43 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Celtics 111   Cedric Maxwell 24 8 8 2 1 2 2 43 5-10 .500 0-0 - 14-17 .824
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1985
15. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 8 7 13 2 0 3 0 39 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Cedric Maxwell 8 3 2 1 0 3 1 28 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 17, 1985
16. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 37 3 13 2 0 5 1 42 10-16 .625 0-0 - 17-19 .895
Celtics 111   Cedric Maxwell 12 3 2 0 1 3 3 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
17. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 19 1 12 3 0 2 2 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 148   Cedric Maxwell 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 30, 1985
18. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 14 4 13 3 0 7 3 41 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 102   Cedric Maxwell 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 02, 1985
19. Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 17 9 16 2 0 1 2 39 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Celtics 111   Cedric Maxwell 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 18 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 05, 1985
20. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 20 11 12 2 0 4 3 43 5-12 .417 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Celtics 107   Cedric Maxwell 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 07, 1985
21. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 26 6 17 2 0 2 1 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 111   Cedric Maxwell 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1986
22. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 15 5 16 1 1 4 2 29 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 108   Cedric Maxwell 5 7 1 1 1 2 1 28 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 19, 1986
23. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 18 5 11 2 0 4 3 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Clippers 115   Cedric Maxwell 11 6 2 0 0 0 3 26 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1986
24. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 14 4 14 0 0 3 1 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 92   Cedric Maxwell 10 3 2 1 0 1 2 27 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1986
25. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 13 1 13 2 2 9 0 33 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 115   Cedric Maxwell 9 8 9 3 0 2 1 34 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 28, 1987
26. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 31 7 13 3 0 5 2 36 13-16 .813 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 109   Cedric Maxwell 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 31, 1987
27. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 21 10 13 2 0 6 3 38 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Rockets 96   Cedric Maxwell 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
28. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 23 10 12 1 0 7 1 37 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 92   Cedric Maxwell 4 4 0 0 0 2 4 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 18, 1988
29. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 26 5 7 1 0 2 2 38 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Rockets 96   Cedric Maxwell 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 22, 1988
30. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 10 5 12 1 0 4 1 24 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Cedric Maxwell 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 17, 1988
31. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 10 12 1 0 5 4 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 127   Cedric Maxwell 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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