Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Harold Pressley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Harold Pressley 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 17 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-1 winning record over Harold Pressley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Harold Pressley:
1986-87 to 1989-90
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
16
16
0
Harold Pressley
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 22.6 5.9 12.3 1.60.3
Harold Pressley 8.7 3.9 2.91.00.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 46 12 19 52
Harold Pressley 21 12 6 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15

games
9

games
17

games
9

games
4

games
Harold Pressley 2

games
4

games
0

games
4

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
4

games
0

games
4

games
8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1986
1. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 34 8 12 2 0 3 2 42 12-21 .571 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Kings 111   Harold Pressley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1986
2. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 46 10 9 1 0 2 3 48 17-36 .472 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
OT Kings 117   Harold Pressley 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1987
3. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 10 5 17 0 1 3 0 28 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 92   Harold Pressley 6 5 4 2 0 2 3 18 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 10, 1987
4. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 7 3 38 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Kings 98   Harold Pressley 8 2 2 0 0 0 2 13 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 22, 1987
5. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 33 12 19 3 1 5 3 40 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Kings 121   Harold Pressley 2 2 4 0 0 0 4 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1987
6. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 26 6 10 3 0 3 5 43 10-23 .435 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
OT Kings 120   Harold Pressley 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 17 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 23, 1987
7. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 7 8 1 2 2 2 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 103   Harold Pressley 4 2 6 0 0 0 3 24 1-8 .125 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 28, 1988
8. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 4 9 1 0 3 2 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 94   Harold Pressley 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
9. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 3 15 2 0 2 1 33 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Kings 102   Harold Pressley 18 3 5 2 0 3 5 33 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Jan. 10, 1989
10. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 22 8 12 1 0 6 1 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 106   Harold Pressley 17 6 1 1 1 2 1 34 7-11 .636 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1989
11. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 8 1 8 5 0 0 1 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 103   Harold Pressley 10 5 2 1 0 1 3 29 4-9 .444 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1989
12. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 25 10 14 0 0 4 2 40 10-19 .526 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Kings 92   Harold Pressley 10 12 3 1 1 1 1 27 4-13 .308 2-4 .500 0-2 .000
Apr. 20, 1989
13. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 19 6 16 1 1 4 4 41 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Kings 115   Harold Pressley 21 7 6 5 0 0 6 34 7-12 .583 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1989
14. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 14 2 15 2 0 2 0 36 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Kings 93   Harold Pressley 11 8 2 0 2 4 4 30 3-4 .750 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 26, 1989
15. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 27 6 14 2 0 5 1 39 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Kings 102   Harold Pressley 9 6 4 1 1 2 4 33 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1990
16. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 17 3 10 1 0 3 0 32 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Kings 91   Harold Pressley 8 3 6 1 0 1 2 23 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 1990
17. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 17 4 8 1 0 4 2 36 5-12 .417 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Kings 92   Harold Pressley 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 0-0 -