Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Nick Vanos

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Nick Vanos 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 4 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 3-1 winning record over Nick Vanos. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Nick Vanos:
1985-86 to 1986-87
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
3
3
0
Nick Vanos
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17.0 1.8 13.3 2.80.5
Nick Vanos 5.5 3.3 2.50.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 3 19 52
Nick Vanos 9 6 6 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 3

games
1

game
3

games
3

games
1

game
Nick Vanos 1

game
2

games
1

game
0

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
3

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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
%
Jan. 02, 1987
1. Lakers 155   Magic Johnson 32 1 14 2 0 2 1 26 14-19 .737 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 118   Nick Vanos 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 1987
2. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 15 3 19 5 0 2 2 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 102   Nick Vanos 7 3 1 1 0 0 1 09 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 24, 1987
3. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 108   Nick Vanos 9 6 6 0 0 0 3 21 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 12, 1987
4. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 3 19 4 2 2 1 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Suns 104   Nick Vanos 2 4 2 0 1 2 4 22 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -