Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Scott May

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Scott May 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 6 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 3-3. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Scott May:
1976-77 to 1982-83
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
3
3
0
Scott May
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17.8 9.8 6.7 2.30.3
Scott May 12.3 5.0 3.50.70.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 18 9 51
Scott May 17 9 10 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 4

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4

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5

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5

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2

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Scott May 2

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1

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1

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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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3

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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. 16, 1979
1. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 2 0 2 5 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 96   Scott May 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Oct. 30, 1979
2. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 24 7 6 2 0 4 2 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bulls 105   Scott May 16 6 2 0 0 2 4 24 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 30, 1979
3. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 6 7 6 1 0 4 6 39 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Bulls 107   Scott May 17 9 1 0 1 1 0 43 7-15 .467 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 07, 1980
4. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 14 18 9 5 1 2 4 41 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 99   Scott May 16 4 2 2 0 2 1 29 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1982
5. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 28 7 6 2 0 0 1 36 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Bucks 118   Scott May 12 7 10 0 0 3 4 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1982
6. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 16 11 5 2 1 4 5 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bucks 96   Scott May 9 3 4 2 0 4 3 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333