Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Gary Payton 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 6 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 4-2 winning record over Gary Payton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
4
4
0
Gary Payton
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.8 4.0 6.8 2.20.0
Gary Payton 9.8 2.8 7.21.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 33 7 11 40
Gary Payton 20 4 12 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 4

games
4

games
2

games
4

games
0

games
Gary Payton 2

games
1

game
4

games
2

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
0

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1991
1. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 33 4 9 3 0 2 1 44 12-14 .857 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 12 4 11 0 1 2 5 38 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1991
2. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 16 3 6 3 0 0 1 29 4-11 .364 1-6 .167 7-9 .778
Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 2 4 12 0 0 3 2 25 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 24, 1991
3. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 33 3 11 2 0 7 0 33 11-14 .786 3-3 1.000 8-9 .889
Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 6 1 3 1 0 4 4 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 21, 1991
4. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 12 2 2 4 0 3 1 21 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 2 1 6 0 0 1 4 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 19, 1996
5. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 14 5 10 1 0 0 1 34 4-6 .667 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 71   Gary Payton 17 3 4 2 1 4 2 36 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Mar. 21, 1996
6. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 17 7 3 0 0 3 4 39 7-18 .389 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 20 4 7 5 0 2 0 46 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000