Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Roy Tarpley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Roy Tarpley 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 20 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 14-6 winning record over Roy Tarpley, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Roy Tarpley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Roy Tarpley:
1986-87 to 1994-95
20 Games played
13 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
14
10
4
Roy Tarpley
6
3
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.2 6.4 13.2 1.20.3
Roy Tarpley 12.7 10.4 1.11.61.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 34 10 23 31
Roy Tarpley 24 20 6 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15

games		 7

games		 20

games		 6

games		1

game
Roy Tarpley 5

games 		12

games		 0

games		 10

games		12

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. 18, 1986
1. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 29 6 9 0 1 5 1 40 10-21 .476 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mavericks 110   Roy Tarpley 6 5 0 1 1 0 3 10 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 1986
2. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 8 10 3 0 4 1 44 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Mavericks 104   Roy Tarpley 9 4 1 3 2 2 4 14 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 20, 1986
3. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 34 7 15 0 0 6 5 41 11-22 .500 0-2 .000 12-12 1.000
Mavericks 130   Roy Tarpley 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1987
4. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 7 12 1 1 5 2 40 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Mavericks 132   Roy Tarpley 2 5 0 0 1 1 4 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 1987
5. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 18 3 8 1 0 4 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 103   Roy Tarpley 12 9 1 0 1 1 2 33 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1987
6. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 5 15 1 0 3 2 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 116   Roy Tarpley 12 5 4 3 0 1 4 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1988
7. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 11 8 15 2 0 4 1 41 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 89   Roy Tarpley 14 7 0 2 0 0 5 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 1988
8. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 14 10 16 1 0 3 1 39 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 97   Roy Tarpley 7 6 1 0 2 0 1 26 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 20, 1988
9. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 8 10 23 0 1 8 2 42 1-7 .143 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 107   Roy Tarpley 24 13 1 1 1 0 4 29 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1988
10. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 19 6 12 1 0 4 2 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Roy Tarpley 18 20 6 0 2 2 1 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 25, 1988
11. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 15 4 19 2 0 3 4 37 5-7 .714 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 101   Roy Tarpley 8 13 2 4 1 4 3 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 27, 1988
12. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 14 8 10 1 1 2 3 39 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333
Mavericks 106   Roy Tarpley 21 20 1 2 2 1 5 41 7-24 .292 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
May. 29, 1988
13. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 28 5 12 0 0 2 3 42 10-22 .455 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 118   Roy Tarpley 16 13 1 1 5 2 5 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 31, 1988
14. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 6 20 0 0 3 3 35 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mavericks 102   Roy Tarpley 18 11 1 0 3 1 2 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Jun. 02, 1988
15. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 19 2 12 1 0 8 1 41 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 105   Roy Tarpley 12 7 0 0 2 2 2 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 04, 1988
16. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 24 9 11 1 1 4 2 43 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 102   Roy Tarpley 18 7 1 3 0 0 4 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
17. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 6 14 2 0 5 5 37 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 113   Roy Tarpley 8 7 0 2 0 4 4 27 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
18. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 20 9 12 1 1 4 4 43 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 94   Roy Tarpley 23 17 1 3 2 2 5 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 12, 1989
19. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 4 7 3 0 2 1 32 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Roy Tarpley 12 14 0 2 1 6 5 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1990
20. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 21 5 11 2 0 3 0 43 7-15 .467 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
Mavericks 91   Roy Tarpley 12 18 0 3 2 2 1 39 5-20 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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