Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Joe Smith 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 3 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 3-0 winning record over Joe Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Joe Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
3
3
0
Joe Smith
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 16.7 4.7 8.3 0.70.3
Joe Smith 21.0 10.3 1.30.72.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21 8 10 21
Joe Smith 28 13 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		 1

game		0

games
Joe Smith 3

games 		3

games		 0

games		 1

game		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1996
1. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 8 10 2 0 4 5 27 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Warriors 118   Joe Smith 23 10 2 1 2 2 6 36 6-14 .429 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Mar. 14, 1996
2. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 4 6 0 1 3 1 34 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 9-10 .900
Warriors 103   Joe Smith 28 13 2 0 2 1 5 42 11-17 .647 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667
Apr. 12, 1996
3. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 10 2 9 0 0 2 0 26 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 81   Joe Smith 12 8 0 1 2 2 3 38 6-19 .316 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Share: