Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Dennis Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Dennis Johnson 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 60 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 38-22 winning record over Dennis Johnson, including a 19-9 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Dennis Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
60 Games played
32 in Regular Season
28 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
38
19
19
Dennis Johnson
22
13
9

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 18.5 7.3 11.2
Dennis Johnson 18.5 4.4 6.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 39 15 21
Dennis Johnson 33 10 17
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 26

games		 45

games		 49

games
Dennis Johnson 33

games 		10

games		 5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 5

games		 6

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. 17, 1979
1. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 15 3 4 0 1 5 0 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 112   Dennis Johnson 15 3 7 3 3 37 5-20 .250 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Nov. 21, 1979
2. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 4 0 0 6 2 37 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 119   Dennis Johnson 26 2 2 4 0 1 5 33 12-22 .545 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Dec. 23, 1979
3. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 6 10 3 1 2 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 97   Dennis Johnson 18 8 3 5 0 5 2 44 9-25 .360 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1980
4. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 6 13 3 1 3 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Dennis Johnson 30 4 3 1 1 2 4 41 12-20 .600 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Mar. 22, 1980
5. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 2 7 7 4 0 6 2 37 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 92   Dennis Johnson 14 6 3 3 0 1 3 37 5-21 .238 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 1980
6. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 8 9 3 1 3 4 36 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Dennis Johnson 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 23 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1980
7. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 6 1 2 3 37 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 99   Dennis Johnson 20 3 2 1 0 4 4 35 8-20 .400 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 25, 1980
8. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 0 1 3 1 43 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Supersonics 100   Dennis Johnson 18 6 2 0 0 1 1 37 5-15 .333 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Apr. 27, 1980
9. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 13 6 6 0 6 3 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Supersonics 93   Dennis Johnson 18 9 5 1 0 3 4 43 8-21 .381 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Apr. 30, 1980
10. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 1 1 3 4 41 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 105   Dennis Johnson 29 4 5 1 1 1 2 42 12-23 .522 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 17, 1980
11. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 24 6 7 5 1 3 4 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Suns 109   Dennis Johnson 12 5 5 0 0 3 5 33 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 01, 1981
12. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 9 10 4 2 0 4 2 33 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Suns 101   Dennis Johnson 20 8 3 1 0 2 3 35 7-19 .368 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 18, 1981
13. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 25 5 8 3 0 5 2 41 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 4-7 .571
Suns 126   Dennis Johnson 23 8 8 3 1 3 2 36 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
14. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 11 7 16 9 0 5 3 40 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Suns 101   Dennis Johnson 18 4 11 5 0 4 0 41 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 14, 1981
15. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 8 7 9 5 0 10 4 35 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Suns 97   Dennis Johnson 24 8 6 3 0 2 3 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Dec. 25, 1981
16. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 18 5 8 3 0 3 3 39 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Suns 101   Dennis Johnson 19 4 6 3 0 2 3 41 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Jan. 28, 1982
17. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 12 6 11 3 0 1 4 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 87   Dennis Johnson 14 2 1 0 0 2 1 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 02, 1982
18. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 10 7 14 4 0 2 4 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 109   Dennis Johnson 25 7 10 4 0 2 1 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Apr. 18, 1982
19. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 15 15 12 2 0 4 1 41 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Suns 115   Dennis Johnson 22 4 6 1 0 7 1 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1982 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1982
20. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 23 10 10 1 0 2 4 38 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Suns 96   Dennis Johnson 20 6 4 1 0 1 4 42 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Apr. 28, 1982
21. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 12 12 5 0 4 2 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 98   Dennis Johnson 27 4 6 5 0 1 2 42 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 30, 1982
22. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 23 14 9 2 0 1 3 41 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Suns 106   Dennis Johnson 9 6 4 0 1 3 6 33 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 02, 1982
23. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 15 11 12 3 0 3 4 35 4-7 .571 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 107   Dennis Johnson 31 4 5 4 1 7 6 43 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1982
24. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 8 7 7 4 0 6 4 40 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 113   Dennis Johnson 14 2 4 2 0 1 2 36 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 08, 1982
25. Lakers 89   Magic Johnson 5 4 8 1 2 6 3 35 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Suns 86   Dennis Johnson 10 4 3 3 0 3 3 42 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Dec. 18, 1982
26. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 15 3 2 0 0 3 2 37 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 126   Dennis Johnson 13 4 6 1 1 1 1 30 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 16, 1983
27. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 25 11 8 3 0 4 1 38 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Suns 95   Dennis Johnson 23 3 6 0 0 0 2 35 8-14 .571 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000
Apr. 10, 1983
28. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 20 9 11 5 0 4 2 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Suns 101   Dennis Johnson 22 3 5 1 1 4 1 32 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1984
29. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 8 10 6 0 5 1 43 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 109   Dennis Johnson 11 4 2 1 0 3 2 40 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 24, 1984
30. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 9 8 18 3 1 5 2 40 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 11 6 4 4 0 1 3 30 4-18 .222 0-3 .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
31. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 6 10 4 0 3 5 38 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 109   Dennis Johnson 23 5 2 2 1 3 5 46 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
May. 31, 1984
32. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 27 10 9 0 1 4 5 46 10-14 .714 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
OT Celtics 124   Dennis Johnson 10 1 2 2 1 3 6 28 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 03, 1984
33. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 14 11 21 1 1 2 3 39 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 14 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jun. 06, 1984
34. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 20 11 17 2 0 7 5 49 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-7 .571
OT Celtics 129   Dennis Johnson 22 2 14 0 0 2 4 50 9-23 .391 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jun. 08, 1984
35. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 10 5 13 2 2 4 2 39 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 22 2 6 3 0 3 1 40 10-20 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jun. 10, 1984
36. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 21 6 10 1 0 4 3 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 20 3 6 2 0 2 1 41 8-20 .400 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Jun. 12, 1984
37. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 5 15 4 2 7 5 43 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 22 6 2 2 0 5 5 36 5-13 .385 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1985
38. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 8 7 13 2 0 3 0 39 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 20 9 7 1 0 1 1 39 10-22 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1985
39. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 37 3 13 2 0 5 1 42 10-16 .625 0-0 - 17-19 .895
Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 20 6 10 2 0 4 4 44 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
40. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 19 1 12 3 0 2 2 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 148   Dennis Johnson 13 3 10 2 0 3 1 33 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
May. 30, 1985
41. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 14 4 13 3 0 7 3 41 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 102   Dennis Johnson 15 4 8 2 0 3 2 43 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jun. 02, 1985
42. Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 17 9 16 2 0 1 2 39 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 8 2 6 2 1 2 3 34 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 05, 1985
43. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 20 11 12 2 0 4 3 43 5-12 .417 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 27 7 12 2 2 1 0 46 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Jun. 07, 1985
44. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 26 6 17 2 0 2 1 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 22 3 17 1 0 6 3 48 10-21 .476 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 09, 1985
45. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 14 10 14 1 0 4 5 36 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 100   Dennis Johnson 11 7 4 1 1 5 4 43 3-15 .200 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
46. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 15 1 6 3 0 0 3 27 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 22 7 6 2 0 4 0 34 9-19 .474 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 16, 1986
47. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 6 6 12 2 0 4 1 38 0-4 .000 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Celtics 105   Dennis Johnson 23 1 5 2 0 1 2 38 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1986
48. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 31 7 8 2 1 2 2 42 13-25 .520 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 21 4 14 0 1 2 3 42 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 15, 1987
49. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 39 7 10 2 0 4 4 45 12-20 .600 1-1 1.000 14-15 .933
Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 22 6 10 1 0 2 5 43 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
50. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 29 8 13 2 1 0 2 39 13-25 .520 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 113   Dennis Johnson 7 1 13 1 0 1 4 34 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jun. 04, 1987
51. Lakers 141   Magic Johnson 22 5 20 3 0 2 2 31 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 122   Dennis Johnson 20 4 9 0 1 2 1 34 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 07, 1987
52. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 32 11 9 1 0 1 0 43 12-18 .667 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Celtics 109   Dennis Johnson 26 7 4 0 0 1 3 42 11-22 .500 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Jun. 09, 1987
53. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 29 8 5 1 0 5 0 41 12-20 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 106   Dennis Johnson 15 2 14 1 1 2 3 45 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jun. 11, 1987
54. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 29 8 12 4 0 2 4 40 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 25 2 11 1 0 2 3 43 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jun. 14, 1987
55. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 16 8 19 3 1 3 2 42 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 93   Dennis Johnson 33 10 5 0 1 0 1 46 11-22 .500 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1987
56. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 8 17 2 0 4 3 44 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Celtics 114   Dennis Johnson 19 4 5 0 1 1 3 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 14, 1988
57. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 22 5 14 3 0 3 1 42 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Celtics 106   Dennis Johnson 21 4 10 0 1 4 3 37 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1988
58. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 31 3 7 0 0 2 4 36 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 6 3 8 0 1 0 2 30 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1989
59. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 16 6 21 6 0 3 0 43 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 24 4 6 2 0 5 5 34 11-15 .733 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 18, 1990
60. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 30 4 13 1 0 4 2 38 10-21 .476 3-6 .500 7-7 1.000
Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 10 3 12 0 0 1 3 39 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
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