Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Paul Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Paul Thompson 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 3 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 3-0 winning record over Paul Thompson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Paul Thompson:
1983-84 to 1985-86
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
3
3
0
Paul Thompson
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 24.7 8.3 15.3 2.70.7
Paul Thompson 12.0 4.7 3.01.01.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 10 22 31
Paul Thompson 18 6 4 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 3

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2

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3

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2

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1

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Paul Thompson 0

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0

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0

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0

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1

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Both had same stat 0

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1

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0

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1983
1. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 23 9 22 3 1 2 1 37 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 114   Paul Thompson 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 17 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 04, 1984
2. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 23 6 10 2 0 4 1 35 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Cavaliers 99   Paul Thompson 13 6 4 2 2 1 2 24 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1984
3. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 28 10 14 3 1 5 2 39 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Cavaliers 112   Paul Thompson 18 4 4 1 1 1 2 26 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000