Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Jalen Rose

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Jalen Rose 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 2 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 1-1. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Jalen Rose:
1994-95 to 2006-07
2 Games played
2 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
1
1
0
Jalen Rose
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15.0 8.5 7.0 1.01.5
Jalen Rose 6.5 3.5 8.01.00.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 16 9 12 22
Jalen Rose 8 7 8 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 2

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2

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1

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1

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2

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Jalen Rose 0

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0

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1

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1

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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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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1996
1. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 16 9 12 2 1 5 1 33 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Nuggets 78   Jalen Rose 5 0 8 1 0 0 2 21 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 09, 1996
2. Lakers 91   Magic Johnson 14 8 2 0 2 2 1 26 3-13 .231 2-4 .500 6-8 .750
Nuggets 98   Jalen Rose 8 7 8 1 1 3 3 36 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 4-5 .800