Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Larry Nance

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Larry Nance 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 48 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 34-14 winning record over Larry Nance, including an 8-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Larry Nance
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Larry Nance:
1981-82 to 1993-94
48 Games played
38 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
34
26
8
Larry Nance
14
12
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 16.8 6.6 11.5 2.30.3
Larry Nance 18.7 7.9 2.40.91.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 15 24 92
Larry Nance 40 15 8 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18

games		 19

games		 45

games		 29

games		2

games
Larry Nance 29

games 		27

games		 2

games		 8

games		36

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 1

game		 11

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
1. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 11 7 16 9 0 5 3 40 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Suns 101   Larry Nance 4 3 2 0 1 0 3 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nov. 14, 1981
2. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 8 7 9 5 0 10 4 35 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Suns 97   Larry Nance 12 0 0 0 0 3 3 15 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 25, 1981
3. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 18 5 8 3 0 3 3 39 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Suns 101   Larry Nance 8 2 1 0 0 0 2 07 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1982
4. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 12 6 11 3 0 1 4 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 87   Larry Nance 20 10 2 0 1 3 1 22 10-13 .769 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1982
5. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 10 7 14 4 0 2 4 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 109   Larry Nance 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 18, 1982
6. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 15 15 12 2 0 4 1 41 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Suns 115   Larry Nance 12 3 0 4 1 1 2 16 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1982 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1982
7. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 23 10 10 1 0 2 4 38 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Suns 96   Larry Nance 7 3 1 1 2 2 1 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 28, 1982
8. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 12 12 5 0 4 2 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 98   Larry Nance 11 11 0 3 0 4 2 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 30, 1982
9. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 23 14 9 2 0 1 3 41 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Suns 106   Larry Nance 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 02, 1982
10. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 15 11 12 3 0 3 4 35 4-7 .571 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 107   Larry Nance 16 6 3 2 5 3 2 30 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1982
11. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 8 7 7 4 0 6 4 40 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 113   Larry Nance 11 11 1 1 2 3 1 41 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 08, 1982
12. Lakers 89   Magic Johnson 5 4 8 1 2 6 3 35 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Suns 86   Larry Nance 18 11 5 0 1 2 3 38 9-14 .643 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1982
13. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 15 3 2 0 0 3 2 37 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 126   Larry Nance 17 12 2 2 2 2 2 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 16, 1983
14. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 25 11 8 3 0 4 1 38 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Suns 95   Larry Nance 29 10 3 2 4 0 0 43 14-22 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 07, 1983
15. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 0 0 5 3 46 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 108   Larry Nance 22 4 4 3 3 3 4 40 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1983
16. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 20 9 11 5 0 4 2 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Suns 101   Larry Nance 18 7 1 1 1 1 4 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1983
17. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 8 15 2 0 3 4 33 7-10 .700 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Suns 105   Larry Nance 21 9 3 0 1 3 4 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 19, 1984
18. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 14 6 12 4 0 10 2 42 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 138   Larry Nance 23 9 3 2 2 2 3 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 24, 1984
19. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 17 6 11 2 0 5 4 42 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Suns 110   Larry Nance 18 14 2 2 3 4 5 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 31, 1984
20. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 14 6 13 4 0 4 2 41 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Suns 97   Larry Nance 16 4 0 1 0 1 0 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 15, 1984
21. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 14 2 1 1 0 5 1 13 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 123   Larry Nance 20 9 4 0 1 1 4 28 10-12 .833 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 12, 1984
22. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 16 1 9 4 0 2 3 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 94   Larry Nance 14 15 4 0 2 4 3 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 15, 1984
23. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 6 7 24 5 2 4 4 38 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 102   Larry Nance 29 9 0 2 1 1 0 40 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-7 .714
May. 18, 1984
24. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 21 8 13 3 1 5 1 47 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 9-9 1.000
OT Suns 135   Larry Nance 23 12 1 0 3 2 4 48 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-6 .500
May. 20, 1984
25. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 20 2 15 1 0 3 2 41 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 115   Larry Nance 27 2 4 1 1 2 3 38 9-11 .818 0-0 - 9-13 .692
May. 23, 1984
26. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 4 13 2 1 4 5 41 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 126   Larry Nance 25 13 0 0 1 2 5 39 11-14 .786 0-0 - 3-6 .500
May. 25, 1984
27. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 16 11 13 1 1 3 4 43 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 97   Larry Nance 11 12 6 0 3 1 4 42 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1984
28. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 29 5 10 1 0 2 1 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Suns 108   Larry Nance 11 3 3 2 0 0 1 22 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Nov. 21, 1984
29. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 12 7 8 1 0 4 2 42 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 97   Larry Nance 40 13 3 1 1 4 1 43 19-23 .826 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 21, 1984
30. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 25 10 12 1 0 4 0 40 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 8-12 .667
Suns 105   Larry Nance 25 9 4 1 2 1 3 41 12-17 .706 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 28, 1985
31. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 4 8 0 0 2 1 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Suns 117   Larry Nance 23 13 5 2 1 1 4 39 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1985
32. Lakers 144   Magic Johnson 6 7 12 0 0 3 0 22 1-7 .143 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 107   Larry Nance 23 4 0 1 2 4 4 25 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Dec. 12, 1985
33. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 13 4 20 0 0 3 0 31 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Suns 102   Larry Nance 23 9 3 1 1 3 3 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 14, 1986
34. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 21 9 19 2 0 3 3 35 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 122   Larry Nance 30 6 4 1 0 1 3 36 10-20 .500 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Feb. 12, 1986
35. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 8 4 11 0 1 0 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 100   Larry Nance 14 9 3 0 1 1 4 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 28, 1986
36. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 17 5 12 3 0 2 1 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Suns 103   Larry Nance 14 6 3 1 1 4 3 41 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 01, 1986
37. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 4 9 4 0 9 2 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 123   Larry Nance 22 8 8 2 1 2 1 32 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1987
38. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 15 3 19 5 0 2 2 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 102   Larry Nance 18 9 2 0 1 3 4 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 24, 1987
39. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 108   Larry Nance 32 13 8 0 2 3 3 46 10-21 .476 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Apr. 12, 1987
40. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 3 19 4 2 2 1 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Suns 104   Larry Nance 24 8 7 0 3 4 5 40 8-18 .444 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1987
41. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 7 2 9 3 0 2 1 30 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Suns 97   Larry Nance 27 6 3 1 0 2 3 33 13-19 .684 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 16, 1988
42. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 18 7 9 0 0 0 1 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 96   Larry Nance 20 10 2 0 1 1 5 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1988
43. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 31 12 13 1 1 3 4 42 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 102   Larry Nance 20 9 0 1 2 1 5 41 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 13, 1989
44. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 5 11 0 1 4 2 36 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 95   Larry Nance 12 5 1 0 1 3 4 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1990
45. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 26 6 8 1 0 3 1 30 9-15 .600 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 93   Larry Nance 21 11 1 1 1 0 3 32 9-18 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 15, 1990
46. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 15 5 10 2 0 4 4 38 4-16 .250 0-5 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 112   Larry Nance 18 6 1 1 1 1 4 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1990
47. Lakers 74   Magic Johnson 18 8 15 1 0 3 3 40 6-13 .462 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 84   Larry Nance 26 15 2 0 3 1 4 43 12-22 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 11, 1991
48. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 10 14 0 0 9 3 41 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 13-13 1.000
Cavaliers 93   Larry Nance 19 6 0 1 2 1 4 38 9-21 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
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