Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Hot Rod Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Hot Rod Williams 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 9 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 7-2 winning record over Hot Rod Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Hot Rod Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Hot Rod Williams:
1986-87 to 1998-99
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
7
7
0
Hot Rod Williams
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.8 7.4 10.9 1.30.3
Hot Rod Williams 11.0 6.2 1.61.41.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 12 17 51
Hot Rod Williams 22 9 3 44
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 8

games		 5

games		 9

games		 4

games		2

games
Hot Rod Williams 1

game 		2

games		 0

games		 4

games		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 1

game		1

game

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
%
Dec. 16, 1986
1. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 25 11 14 1 1 4 2 42 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 116   Hot Rod Williams 22 7 2 3 1 2 0 42 11-15 .733 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1987
2. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 26 8 17 2 0 7 3 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 118   Hot Rod Williams 16 8 3 1 2 0 1 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1987
3. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 19 9 9 5 0 4 0 42 6-16 .375 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 97   Hot Rod Williams 0 6 3 1 2 0 3 19 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1987
4. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 16 5 8 0 0 5 5 40 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
Cavaliers 89   Hot Rod Williams 9 7 2 4 1 3 5 32 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1988
5. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 31 12 13 1 1 3 4 42 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 102   Hot Rod Williams 12 9 0 2 0 1 2 20 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 13, 1989
6. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 5 11 0 1 4 2 36 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 95   Hot Rod Williams 10 1 0 0 0 0 3 23 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1990
7. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 26 6 8 1 0 3 1 30 9-15 .600 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 93   Hot Rod Williams 4 6 1 0 2 6 4 23 2-12 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1990
8. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 15 5 10 2 0 4 4 38 4-16 .250 0-5 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 112   Hot Rod Williams 18 9 2 1 4 0 4 42 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1996
9. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 12 6 8 0 0 6 2 32 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Suns 97   Hot Rod Williams 8 3 1 1 1 0 1 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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