Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Dave Twardzik

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Dave Twardzik 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 5 times in NBA games. Dave Twardzik has a 3-2 winning record over Magic Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Dave Twardzik:
1976-77 to 1979-80
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
2
2
0
Dave Twardzik
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14.0 10.6 6.2 2.21.2
Dave Twardzik 8.8 3.0 5.41.80.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 25 16 8 72
Dave Twardzik 23 5 11 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 5

games
4

games
3

games
2

games
4

games
Dave Twardzik 0

games
0

games
2

games
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
1

game

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
%
Nov. 20, 1979
1. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 15 11 5 1 0 5 3 40 4-11 .364 1-1 1.000 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 114   Dave Twardzik 7 4 1 1 0 2 0 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 24, 1980
2. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 6 5 4 1 2 3 4 23 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Trail Blazers 111   Dave Twardzik 5 5 11 3 0 2 3 30 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 1980
3. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 10 9 8 1 1 2 5 34 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 103   Dave Twardzik 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1980
4. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 25 12 8 1 1 5 3 38 10-17 .588 2-2 1.000 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 142   Dave Twardzik 23 1 6 3 0 1 1 28 8-9 .889 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Mar. 12, 1980
5. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 14 16 6 7 2 8 2 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Trail Blazers 94   Dave Twardzik 9 3 9 2 0 5 3 34 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000