Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and David Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and David Thompson 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 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 12-7 winning record over David Thompson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
David Thompson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
David Thompson:
1976-77 to 1983-84
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
12
12
0
David Thompson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Magic Johnson 19.5 9.1 11.5 2.9
David Thompson 19.7 2.8 3.10.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Magic Johnson 33 16 23 6
David Thompson 43 7 11 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Magic Johnson 10

games		 18

games		 18

games		 16

games
David Thompson 9

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 2

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
%
Nov. 09, 1979
1. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 31 6 8 4 1 3 4 43 10-16 .625 0-0 - 11-15 .733
OT Nuggets 122   David Thompson 23 2 2 1 0 4 4 36 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 6-9 .667
Nov. 16, 1979
2. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 20 11 11 6 0 9 3 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-7 .857
OT Nuggets 128   David Thompson 27 5 3 1 2 5 5 42 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 7-10 .700
Dec. 09, 1979
3. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 21 4 11 4 0 2 0 40 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Nuggets 118   David Thompson 20 1 5 1 1 2 2 36 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Dec. 22, 1979
4. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 20 7 9 1 0 6 2 38 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nuggets 130   David Thompson 16 7 5 1 2 5 5 26 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1980
5. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 18 6 11 1 0 1 4 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 123   David Thompson 31 3 6 0 2 2 3 34 11-21 .524 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Mar. 04, 1981
6. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 21 8 3 4 1 6 4 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Nuggets 123   David Thompson 28 2 3 1 0 4 4 31 11-24 .458 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 29, 1981
7. Lakers 146   Magic Johnson 33 15 17 6 1 8 5 47 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
OT Nuggets 148   David Thompson 43 5 1 1 1 4 2 42 17-27 .630 0-0 - 9-11 .818
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1982
8. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 22 16 14 2 1 5 4 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Nuggets 140   David Thompson 21 1 7 0 0 2 4 25 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 21, 1982
9. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 25 8 8 5 0 4 4 38 11-14 .786 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 131   David Thompson 13 1 1 0 2 2 1 17 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 23, 1982
10. Lakers 145   Magic Johnson 15 6 8 3 0 0 2 30 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 129   David Thompson 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 09, 1982
11. Lakers 153   Magic Johnson 17 6 16 2 2 1 3 29 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Nuggets 128   David Thompson 20 4 1 1 0 2 3 26 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
12. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 4 11 10 3 2 4 3 41 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 93   David Thompson 10 5 5 0 5 2 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 30, 1982
13. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 17 8 16 3 0 2 0 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 117   David Thompson 15 3 3 1 0 2 1 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 08, 1983
14. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 10 11 3 0 7 2 42 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 118   David Thompson 8 0 1 0 0 2 0 18 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1983
15. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 15 11 4 0 2 0 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 108   David Thompson 9 1 1 1 0 0 3 31 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 04, 1983
16. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 10 8 2 0 5 1 43 4-15 .267 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 121   David Thompson 31 5 3 1 3 2 4 32 14-22 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 15, 1983
17. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 12 8 12 0 1 5 4 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Supersonics 99   David Thompson 19 4 11 3 1 3 2 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1984
18. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 9 5 23 2 0 3 3 36 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
Supersonics 112   David Thompson 14 4 1 1 1 2 3 21 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 22, 1984
19. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 22 13 11 0 0 6 5 41 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Supersonics 121   David Thompson 19 1 0 0 2 0 2 22 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-5 .600
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