Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Earl Monroe

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Earl Monroe 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 2 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 2-0 winning record over Earl Monroe. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Earl Monroe:
1967-68 to 1979-80
2 Games played
2 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
2
2
0
Earl Monroe
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17.5 8.0 9.0 2.50.0
Earl Monroe 9.5 0.0 1.50.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19 10 11 30
Earl Monroe 17 0 2 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 2

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Earl Monroe 0

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Both had same stat 0

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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
%
Jan. 21, 1980
1. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 16 6 7 2 0 3 2 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Knicks 114   Earl Monroe 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1980
2. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 3 0 4 5 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Knicks 105   Earl Monroe 17 0 2 1 0 0 1 22 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-4 .750