Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal 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 2 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 1-1. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
2 Games played
2 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
1
1
0
Shaquille O'Neal
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12.0 4.0 6.0 1.50.5
Shaquille O'Neal 24.5 10.0 3.51.02.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14 4 7 21
Shaquille O'Neal 26 10 4 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 0

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0

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2

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1

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0

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Shaquille O'Neal 2

games
2

games
0

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0

games
1

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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1

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 17, 1996
1. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 10 4 5 1 0 2 3 33 4-11 .364 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Magic 98   Shaquille O'Neal 26 10 4 1 3 7 6 39 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 26, 1996
2. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 14 4 7 2 1 6 1 36 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Magic 91   Shaquille O'Neal 23 10 3 1 1 4 2 42 11-24 .458 0-0 - 1-6 .167