Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Mike McGee

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Mike McGee 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 10 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-4 winning record over Mike McGee, but Mike McGee won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Mike McGee
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Mike McGee:
1981-82 to 1989-90
10 Games played
7 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
6
5
1
Mike McGee
4
2
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 25.5 5.4 10.6 1.20.2
Mike McGee 4.8 2.1 1.10.70.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 43 9 16 32
Mike McGee 17 5 4 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 10

games		 8

games		 10

games		 4

games		1

game
Mike McGee 0

games 		1

game		 0

games		 2

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 4

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1986
1. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 3 8 0 0 3 5 36 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Hawks 113   Mike McGee 8 4 1 1 0 1 3 21 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 1-4 .250
Jan. 21, 1987
2. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 0 0 7 4 40 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
Hawks 109   Mike McGee 2 3 2 0 0 1 6 24 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1987
3. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 7 8 1 2 2 2 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 103   Mike McGee 17 4 2 2 0 2 2 31 5-16 .313 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
Jan. 28, 1988
4. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 4 9 1 0 3 2 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 94   Mike McGee 9 1 1 1 0 4 1 23 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1988
5. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 35 9 9 3 0 3 1 45 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
OT Nets 118   Mike McGee 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 16 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1989
6. Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 27 5 13 1 0 2 2 39 11-16 .688 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Nets 116   Mike McGee 6 2 4 1 0 1 1 17 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 06, 1990
7. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 10 2 0 3 5 41 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
Suns 99   Mike McGee 2 5 0 1 0 0 3 22 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1990
8. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 21 1 14 2 0 2 3 34 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Suns 100   Mike McGee 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1990
9. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 16 0 0 4 3 42 7-18 .389 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
Suns 117   Mike McGee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 13, 1990
10. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 43 6 10 2 0 3 3 45 15-26 .577 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Suns 114   Mike McGee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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