Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Donald Royal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Donald Royal 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. Magic Johnson has a 4-1 winning record over Donald Royal. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Donald Royal:
1989-90 to 1997-98
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
4
4
0
Donald Royal
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.2 5.2 9.8 1.40.6
Donald Royal 3.2 0.8 0.40.00.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 37 10 15 21
Donald Royal 6 3 1 00
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 5

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5

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5

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4

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3

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Donald Royal 0

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0

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0

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1989
1. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 26 10 9 2 1 2 3 48 7-14 .500 0-0 - 12-14 .857
OT Timberwolves 97   Donald Royal 4 3 0 0 0 2 4 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 04, 1990
2. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 3 15 0 0 2 2 33 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 96   Donald Royal 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 1990
3. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 37 5 13 2 1 0 1 45 9-19 .474 3-5 .600 16-19 .842
Timberwolves 99   Donald Royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 17, 1996
4. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 10 4 5 1 0 2 3 33 4-11 .364 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Magic 98   Donald Royal 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 26, 1996
5. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 14 4 7 2 1 6 1 36 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Magic 91   Donald Royal 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000