Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Jim Les

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

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Jim Les:
1988-89 to 1994-95
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
Jim Les
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17.7 7.0 12.3 2.30.2
Jim Les 4.2 1.5 4.50.80.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 24 12 15 41
Jim Les 8 4 10 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 6

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5

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6

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5

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1

game
Jim Les 0

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1

game
0

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1

game
2

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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0

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3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1988
1. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 17 12 15 3 0 3 2 38 8-12 .667 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Jazz 92   Jim Les 7 2 6 2 0 2 3 14 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Dec. 25, 1988
2. Lakers 87   Magic Johnson 18 5 10 3 0 3 2 40 4-13 .308 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Jazz 101   Jim Les 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1989
3. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 24 4 10 2 0 3 1 38 9-22 .409 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Jazz 99   Jim Les 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1991
4. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 9 6 15 4 1 0 4 37 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Kings 78   Jim Les 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 16 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1991
5. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 19 12 14 2 0 3 3 42 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Kings 89   Jim Les 6 1 10 1 0 1 3 30 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1991
6. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 19 3 10 0 0 4 0 24 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Kings 87   Jim Les 8 4 4 2 1 1 2 37 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 -