Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Dirk Minniefield

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Dirk Minniefield 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 7-1 winning record over Dirk Minniefield. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Dirk Minniefield:
1985-86 to 1987-88
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
7
7
0
Dirk Minniefield
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 25.9 6.3 13.1 2.00.1
Dirk Minniefield 7.9 1.5 5.51.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 38 10 16 31
Dirk Minniefield 20 4 13 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 8

games
8

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8

games
3

games
1

game
Dirk Minniefield 0

games
0

games
0

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
4

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7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
1. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 23 8 8 0 0 3 1 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 129   Dirk Minniefield 0 3 7 0 0 0 3 19 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 1985
2. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 4 14 1 0 2 2 36 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 116   Dirk Minniefield 12 0 8 1 0 1 2 27 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1986
3. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 38 8 16 3 1 2 1 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 16-16 1.000
Rockets 96   Dirk Minniefield 20 4 13 4 0 4 3 43 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Dec. 26, 1986
4. Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 30 4 15 3 0 4 3 34 11-20 .550 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Rockets 111   Dirk Minniefield 16 2 9 3 0 3 6 34 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 1987
5. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 31 7 13 3 0 5 2 36 13-16 .813 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 109   Dirk Minniefield 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 14 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1987
6. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 21 10 13 2 0 6 3 38 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Rockets 96   Dirk Minniefield 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 08 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1987
7. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 23 4 12 1 0 2 1 39 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Warriors 110   Dirk Minniefield 9 0 2 0 0 2 1 15 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 14, 1988
8. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 22 5 14 3 0 3 1 42 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Celtics 106   Dirk Minniefield 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 10 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -