Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Lonnie Shelton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Lonnie Shelton 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 28 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 22-6 winning record over Lonnie Shelton, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Lonnie Shelton:
1976-77 to 1985-86
28 Games played
23 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
22
18
4
Lonnie Shelton
6
5
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 14.6 8.8 10.2
Lonnie Shelton 14.6 6.5 2.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 26 15 22
Lonnie Shelton 25 13 9
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 13

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17

games
26

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Lonnie Shelton 14

games
8

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
3

games
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 17, 1979
1. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 15 3 4 0 1 5 0 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 112   Lonnie Shelton 14 3 0 0 5 24 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 21, 1979
2. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 4 0 0 6 2 37 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 119   Lonnie Shelton 25 11 3 2 1 1 3 34 12-18 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 23, 1979
3. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 6 10 3 1 2 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 97   Lonnie Shelton 10 8 2 2 3 2 6 28 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 26, 1980
4. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 6 13 3 1 3 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Lonnie Shelton 21 5 2 1 0 3 1 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 22, 1980
5. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 2 7 7 4 0 6 2 37 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 92   Lonnie Shelton 6 13 5 0 0 4 4 36 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 1980
6. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 8 9 3 1 3 4 36 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Lonnie Shelton 15 9 2 1 0 1 2 38 7-9 .778 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 1980
7. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 6 1 2 3 37 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 99   Lonnie Shelton 16 9 3 2 2 4 4 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Apr. 25, 1980
8. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 0 1 3 1 43 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Supersonics 100   Lonnie Shelton 7 6 2 1 0 1 4 26 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 27, 1980
9. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 13 6 6 0 6 3 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Supersonics 93   Lonnie Shelton 15 8 1 5 0 4 4 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 30, 1980
10. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 1 1 3 4 41 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 105   Lonnie Shelton 10 4 2 1 2 5 5 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 10, 1980
11. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 14 11 8 1 1 5 4 34 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 98   Lonnie Shelton 19 5 6 3 0 9 2 36 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Oct. 24, 1980
12. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 18 9 12 3 0 3 1 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 98   Lonnie Shelton 12 9 3 3 1 1 2 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
13. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 12 12 5 2 0 8 3 42 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 103   Lonnie Shelton 22 6 9 2 1 3 6 34 11-15 .733 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1981
14. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 8 8 5 1 1 3 4 41 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 104   Lonnie Shelton 22 4 5 1 1 1 1 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 03, 1982
15. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 9 9 14 3 3 41 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Supersonics 110   Lonnie Shelton 25 12 4 7 2 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 16, 1982
16. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 11 10 18 2 2 2 42 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 101   Lonnie Shelton 18 11 4 3 2 44 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 25, 1982
17. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 10 12 7 0 0 4 1 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Supersonics 98   Lonnie Shelton 16 11 3 2 0 1 2 40 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1982
18. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 8 12 8 5 2 3 3 41 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Lonnie Shelton 10 8 1 8 5 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
19. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 4 11 10 3 2 4 3 41 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 93   Lonnie Shelton 15 4 3 0 1 5 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 30, 1982
20. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 17 8 16 3 0 2 0 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 117   Lonnie Shelton 22 1 4 1 0 1 4 33 11-16 .688 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 08, 1983
21. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 10 11 3 0 7 2 42 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 118   Lonnie Shelton 16 3 3 0 0 3 4 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1983
22. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 15 11 4 0 2 0 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 108   Lonnie Shelton 19 4 1 0 0 6 2 27 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 04, 1983
23. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 10 8 2 0 5 1 43 4-15 .267 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 121   Lonnie Shelton 17 4 0 1 1 2 4 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 15, 1983
24. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 12 8 12 0 1 5 4 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Supersonics 99   Lonnie Shelton 6 6 2 0 1 3 4 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1983
25. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 23 9 22 3 1 2 1 37 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 114   Lonnie Shelton 7 5 1 0 1 1 5 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 04, 1984
26. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 23 6 10 2 0 4 1 35 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Cavaliers 99   Lonnie Shelton 24 10 5 4 1 4 4 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1985
27. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 6 7 13 1 0 4 4 22 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 106   Lonnie Shelton 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1985
28. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 4 14 1 0 2 2 36 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 116   Lonnie Shelton 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 12 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -