Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and John Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and John Paxson 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 25 times in NBA games. John Paxson has a 14-11 winning record over Magic Johnson, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
John Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
25 Games played
20 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
11
10
1
John Paxson
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.2 6.5 12.0 1.60.2
John Paxson 9.0 1.0 3.80.40.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 12 20 52
John Paxson 20 4 8 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21

games		 21

games		 24

games		 14

games		5

games
John Paxson 4

games 		1

game		 1

game		 5

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 0

games		 6

games		19

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1984
1. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 10 12 5 2 6 4 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 124   John Paxson 6 0 5 0 0 2 0 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 21, 1984
2. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 12 12 12 2 0 4 4 42 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 113   John Paxson 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1984
3. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 22 9 8 1 1 4 1 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Spurs 124   John Paxson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1984
4. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 6 3 10 0 1 6 2 30 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 137   John Paxson 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 1984
5. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 32 1 8 5 0 2 0 41 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Spurs 113   John Paxson 14 1 4 0 0 0 3 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 02, 1984
6. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 16 7 11 4 0 5 0 30 6-7 .857 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Spurs 100   John Paxson 15 0 5 0 0 3 4 28 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1985
7. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 21 6 18 2 1 4 1 41 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Spurs 114   John Paxson 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1985
8. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 11 5 13 1 0 5 2 38 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Spurs 122   John Paxson 14 0 3 1 1 0 1 19 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1985
9. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 17 8 17 1 0 3 1 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 113   John Paxson 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 20, 1986
10. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 24 1 14 1 1 0 3 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bulls 118   John Paxson 11 1 7 0 0 1 1 21 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
11. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 30 2 9 0 0 3 4 41 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Bulls 103   John Paxson 6 2 2 0 0 3 2 18 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1987
12. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 28 6 16 0 0 5 1 44 12-20 .600 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Bulls 100   John Paxson 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 37 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1988
13. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 25 2 11 0 0 3 0 43 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bulls 101   John Paxson 8 1 0 0 0 0 4 22 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1988
14. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 7 2 4 0 0 1 0 10 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bulls 128   John Paxson 4 3 6 2 0 0 1 25 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
15. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 31 4 12 3 0 2 3 41 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 9-9 1.000
Bulls 116   John Paxson 14 0 5 0 0 1 1 24 5-7 .714 4-5 .800 0-2 .000
Mar. 21, 1989
16. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 20 8 12 2 0 7 1 40 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Bulls 104   John Paxson 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 21 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1989
17. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 18 12 10 4 0 3 3 42 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Bulls 93   John Paxson 11 0 5 0 0 3 0 29 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 07, 1990
18. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 22 8 17 2 0 4 2 39 7-14 .500 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Bulls 103   John Paxson 4 0 3 1 0 1 4 30 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1990
19. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 9 14 0 0 5 1 39 7-14 .500 4-7 .571 0-1 .000
Bulls 114   John Paxson 14 0 6 1 0 2 0 29 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 1991
20. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 7 7 11 0 0 5 3 31 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Bulls 86   John Paxson 12 1 3 0 0 1 1 31 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1991
21. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 1 0 5 2 43 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000 9-10 .900
Bulls 91   John Paxson 6 4 2 2 0 0 2 30 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 05, 1991
22. Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 14 7 10 2 0 4 2 43 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 107   John Paxson 16 0 6 1 0 0 2 25 8-8 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 07, 1991
23. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 6 10 2 0 5 2 50 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
OT Bulls 104   John Paxson 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 36 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1991
24. Lakers 82   Magic Johnson 22 6 11 0 0 2 4 44 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Bulls 97   John Paxson 15 3 2 1 0 1 1 35 7-11 .636 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jun. 12, 1991
25. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 16 11 20 1 0 6 0 48 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
Bulls 108   John Paxson 20 3 4 1 0 1 3 33 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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