Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Micheal Ray Richardson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Micheal Ray Richardson 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 11 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has an 8-3 winning record over Micheal Ray Richardson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Micheal Ray Richardson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
M. Richardson:
1978-79 to 1985-86
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
8
8
0
Micheal Ray Richardson
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 17.8 7.0 9.9
Micheal Ray Richardson 14.2 4.0 7.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 27 12 15
Micheal Ray Richardson 28 9 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 7

games		 11

games		 7

games
Micheal Ray Richardson 3

games 		0

games		 3

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 1

game

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
%
Jan. 21, 1980
1. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 16 6 7 2 0 3 2 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Knicks 114   Micheal Ray Richardson 21 4 9 3 0 6 5 34 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 05, 1980
2. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 3 0 4 5 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Knicks 105   Micheal Ray Richardson 11 8 8 3 0 5 5 42 5-19 .263 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1982
3. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 11 9 4 42 5-11 .455 0- .000 10-10 1.000
OT Knicks 129   Micheal Ray Richardson 28 9 9 7 3 47 11-23 .478 1- .000 5-5 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1982
4. Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 10 5 13 3 1 4 4 27 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Warriors 127   Micheal Ray Richardson 4 4 8 2 0 2 1 28 2-11 .182 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 1982
5. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 14 12 5 4 0 3 3 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Warriors 107   Micheal Ray Richardson 8 2 4 3 0 2 2 19 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Dec. 29, 1982
6. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 6 10 2 1 5 1 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 15-16 .938
Warriors 110   Micheal Ray Richardson 8 1 11 2 1 3 4 28 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 29, 1984
7. Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 14 3 8 4 1 6 1 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 102   Micheal Ray Richardson 12 2 6 4 0 3 2 31 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1984
8. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 20 7 12 0 1 6 3 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 111   Micheal Ray Richardson 20 4 8 3 0 1 2 40 10-18 .556 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 1984
9. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 15 6 9 2 0 4 2 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nets 93   Micheal Ray Richardson 20 2 11 3 0 3 4 35 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1985
10. Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 21 6 15 2 0 3 1 30 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Nets 119   Micheal Ray Richardson 10 4 4 2 0 1 2 23 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1986
11. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 20 5 10 0 0 5 2 39 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 7-9 .778
Nets 121   Micheal Ray Richardson 14 4 8 3 0 1 5 35 3-10 .300 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
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