Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Sam Lacey

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Sam Lacey 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 12 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-2 winning record over Sam Lacey. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Sam Lacey
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Sam Lacey:
1970-71 to 1982-83
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
10
0
Sam Lacey
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 16.9 7.7 7.3
Sam Lacey 9.4 8.3 4.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 28 16 14
Sam Lacey 24 21 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 10

games		 4

games		 9

games
Sam Lacey 2

games 		5

games		 2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

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
%
Oct. 26, 1979
1. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 7 6 0 0 1 4 28 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Kings 104   Sam Lacey 4 7 5 1 1 2 6 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 15, 1979
2. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 9 9 7 4 0 5 0 39 2-10 .200 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 114   Sam Lacey 8 9 1 1 2 0 4 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 25, 1979
3. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 16 5 9 3 0 2 4 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 110   Sam Lacey 4 6 8 2 3 0 6 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1979
4. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 24 8 4 1 0 6 4 35 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Kings 118   Sam Lacey 18 21 11 3 1 6 5 37 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 1980
5. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 20 6 3 1 1 3 3 40 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 100   Sam Lacey 24 6 1 1 1 4 2 32 12-16 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1980
6. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 28 16 3 2 0 5 4 38 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 101   Sam Lacey 6 9 4 0 1 5 35 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-7 .286
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 15, 1980
7. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 12 14 7 0 3 47 8-23 .348 0-0 - 4-8 .500
OT Kings 107   Sam Lacey 9 9 3 0 2 3 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 18, 1980
8. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 2 3 4 1 0 1 1 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 94   Sam Lacey 6 1 4 0 0 1 0 15 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1981
9. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 13 8 7 5 0 2 4 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 98   Sam Lacey 11 14 3 3 0 3 3 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 13, 1981
10. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 4 11 7 0 4 2 36 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Kings 101   Sam Lacey 10 7 10 3 0 2 5 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1982
11. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 10 7 12 5 34 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 113   Sam Lacey 5 3 1 2 12 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1983
12. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 3 1 5 2 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Sam Lacey 8 8 3 0 0 1 5 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
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