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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Sam Vincent 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 16 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-5 winning record over Sam Vincent, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Sam Vincent
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Sam Vincent:
1985-86 to 1991-92
16 Games played
12 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
11
8
3
Sam Vincent
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 22.4 5.9 11.1 2.30.3
Sam Vincent 6.3 1.6 3.70.60.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 39 10 20 52
Sam Vincent 21 6 11 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14

games		 14

games		 14

games		 12

games		3

games
Sam Vincent 2

games 		2

games		 2

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
1. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 15 1 6 3 0 0 3 27 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 110   Sam Vincent 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 07 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 15, 1987
2. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 39 7 10 2 0 4 4 45 12-20 .600 1-1 1.000 14-15 .933
Celtics 103   Sam Vincent 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 05 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
3. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 29 8 13 2 1 0 2 39 13-25 .520 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 113   Sam Vincent 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 04, 1987
4. Lakers 141   Magic Johnson 22 5 20 3 0 2 2 31 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 122   Sam Vincent 10 3 3 0 0 1 2 13 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jun. 11, 1987
5. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 29 8 12 4 0 2 4 40 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 123   Sam Vincent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 14, 1987
6. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 16 8 19 3 1 3 2 42 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 93   Sam Vincent 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
7. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 26 6 8 5 1 5 4 38 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Supersonics 109   Sam Vincent 4 1 4 0 0 3 0 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 1987
8. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 16 8 12 2 0 3 3 38 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Supersonics 94   Sam Vincent 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1988
9. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 34 10 6 2 0 6 1 42 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 16-19 .842
Supersonics 109   Sam Vincent 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1988
10. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 7 2 4 0 0 1 0 10 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bulls 128   Sam Vincent 13 5 11 2 0 2 1 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
11. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 31 4 12 3 0 2 3 41 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 9-9 1.000
Bulls 116   Sam Vincent 12 2 8 2 0 2 1 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1989
12. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 4 2 6 3 30 3-16 .188 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Magic 108   Sam Vincent 21 6 10 2 1 3 2 36 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Jan. 10, 1990
13. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 3 0 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Magic 106   Sam Vincent 12 0 5 1 0 1 2 16 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1990
14. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 21 2 14 1 0 3 2 28 8-8 1.000 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Magic 89   Sam Vincent 6 5 4 1 0 2 2 32 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1991
15. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 26 8 9 1 0 4 3 33 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 8-9 .889
Magic 101   Sam Vincent 6 2 5 1 0 2 1 15 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 10, 1991
16. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 5 12 1 0 4 1 36 6-10 .600 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
Magic 101   Sam Vincent 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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